With just a few tournaments remaining before Holiday break valuable FedExCup points are on the line when the PGA Tour heads south of the border for this week’s World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. The field gets an infusion of big-name talent with former world No. 1 golfers Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka pegging it up for the first time in several weeks. Thomas was positioned as the betting favorite on the opening odds ahead of defending champion Viktor Hovland. Abraham Ancer is the third favorite on the list looking to become the first Mexican player to win on home soil. Be sure to visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager.
Odds to Win World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
Justin Thomas +1100
Viktor Hovland +1800
Abraham Ancer +2000
Tony Finau +2200
Tyrrell Hatton +2200
Billy Horschel +2500
Brooks Koepka +2800
Patrick Reed +2800
Scottie Scheffler +3000
Aaron Wise +3000
Shane Lowry +3300
Talor Gooch +3500
Will Zalatoris +3500
Alex Noren +3500
Matthew Wolff +4000
Sergio Garcia +4000
Cameron Tringale +4500
Joaquin Niemann +4500
Keegan Bradley +4500
Matthew Fitzpatrick +4500
Rickie Fowler +4500
Mito Pereira +4500
Harold Varner III +5000
Russell Henley +5500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5500
Gary Woodland +6000
Justin Rose +6000
Maverick McNealy +6000
Carlos Ortiz +6000
Charley Hoffman +6000
Jhonattan Vegas +6600
Emiliano Grillo +6600
Garrick Higgo +8000
Henrik Stenson +8000
Kevin Streelman +8000
Patrick Rodgers +8000
Seamus Power +8000
Tom Hoge +8000
Odds Analysis
Abraham Ancer +2000
The prospect of becoming the first Mexican player to win a home game could be a blessing or a curse for Ancer. I’m going to say it’s the former and back him even though I rarely go this high up the odds board. Now that he has a win under his belt at last season’s WGC St. Jude Invitational the pressure shouldn’t be as extreme, and he closed the campaign on a nice run. It’s been a few weeks since Ancer last teed it up with a T14 at the CJ CUP using the time to prepare for this week. He’s finished among the top-12 three times in his last four visits and is ready to bust loose.
Rickie Fowler +4500
It’s been a tough go for Fowler and as he continues to slump the odds get longer. That could be a good thing since he’s due to break out, isn’t he? This season has mirrored his recent struggles with a MC at the Shriners followed by a T3 at the CJ CUP where he held the 54-hole lead. He wasn’t bad at the ZOZO, just not good enough settling for a T44. Fowler’s had some success here with a runner-up and top-20 with a scoring average of 67 in those eight rounds.
Billy Horschel +2500
Once again I find myself lingering higher up the odds board than I usually do, but it’s tough to overlook what Horschel has accomplished in the last year. He had a nice run that started with a top-5 at this event last year. Since then he’s won twice worldwide with six other top-10s. This is his first start on the PGA Tour this season, though he’s started twice on the European Tour with a win at the BMW PGA Championship. He also owns a pair of top-10s in his last two starts here.
Russell Knox +11000
If you’re looking for value go no further than Knox. I’ll admit I was shocked to see him offered at this price and had to jump at the chance to throw down a few bucks. He’s had success at this venue going 8 for 8 with no finish higher than T37. He also had a run at El Camaleon where he was runner-up in 2015, T3 the next year and T9 the year after that. He was also the first round leader last year before settling for a top-25. He arrives off a T12 in Bermuda that was his best showing in the last 24 starts. I’ll drop a few bucks on him with the hope of a nice payday.
Matthew Wolff +4000
The betting markets are starting to catch back up to Wolff, but there’s still some value at his current price. His struggles on and off the course this year were a concern, however he’s seemingly in a good place now and his game has come around with two nice finishes to start the season. He opened with a T17 in the Sanderson Farms Championship followed by a runner-up in the Shriners. With Wolff looking to make up for lost time I think he’s well worth the risk.
Course: El Camaleon Golf Club – 7,017 yards, par 71
El Camaleon opened in 2004 and has hosted every tournament since its inception in 2007. A few years ago the course was stretched out by 30 yards and now plays at just over 7,000 yards at par 71. It’s still considered short by Tour standards and there is no need for massive drives. There are few courses on Tour where accuracy plays better than distance and this is one of them. The fairways are forgiving, but go too far wide and the numbers can climb quickly with water, forests and swampland on the outer edges. Over par holes are usually well over par with this layout owning a high percentage of doubles or worse. There are just a few, however. El Camaleon is a resort course and hasn’t offered much resistance over the years with winning scores routinely in the 20-under range. Weather can and has been a factor in the past, which is something to keep an eye on.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel
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