Viktor Hovland will attempt to win the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba for the third year in a row this week when he tees it up against a strong field in Mexico. The tournament will begin on Thursday morning at El Camaleón Golf Course.
Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
El Camaleón Golf Course will play at 7,304 yards and is a par 71, featuring big greens and tight fairways that require accuracy off the tee.
In addition to Hovland, who is 11th in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, Collin Morikawa and Scottie Scheffler are among the big-name players in the field at Mayakoba. Scheffler is the highest-ranked in the field at No. 4 while Morikawa is 34th in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings.
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World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba – Top-5 picks
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Collin Morikawa (+400)
Morikawa is a good value at +400, especially if he can get his putter going. Though he hasn’t finished better than T-29 in his 2 starts so far this season, I expect him to contend at Mayakoba where distance isn’t a huge factor.
Maverick McNealy (+480)
McNealy tied for 11th and 12th in his last 2 starts at this event and also has a T-26 in his only other appearance here. He’s playing some of his best golf right now, too, with 3 top-20 finishes and 1 top-10.
Brendon Todd (+900)
Todd feels like a steal at +900 given his history in this event. In the last 3 years, he’s won it once and finished in the top 11 two other times. I’ll take a shot on him to crack the top 5 again this week at that number, even with some big names in the field.
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World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba – Top-10 picks
Viktor Hovland (+135)
Hovland has won this event the last 2 years and is going for his 3rd straight title on a course that seems to fit his game well. Oddly, he missed the cut in his first 2 starts at this tournament before breaking through with 2 wins, and I’ll take him to contend again.
Seamus Power (+480)
Power won the Butterfield Bermuda Championship last week, which was his 1st top-20 of the season. He tied for 11th at this event last year so the combination of his course history and recent play gives me confidence he’ll be near the top on Sunday.
Adam Long (+600)
Long has tied for 2nd, 3rd and 22nd at this tournament in the last 3 years and is among the best putters on tour this season – though it is early. He ranks 2nd in strokes gained putting so far, which gives him a chance to contend this week at Mayakoba.
World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba – Top-20 picks
Hayden Buckley (+240)
Buckley is off to a great start this season, making the cut 3 of 4 times and finishing in the top 20 three times. He tied for 5th at the ZOZO Championship, which was his most recent start, so he’s coming in hot.
Brendon Todd (+175)
For all the reasons listed above, I’m looking at Todd to finish in the top 20, too. It’s much safer than a top-5 wager and comes with less reward, but he’s finished in the top-11 in each of the last three years.
World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba – Matchups
Suggested play is golfer in bold.
- Maverick McNealy (-110) vs. Taylor Montgomery (-110)
- Viktor Hovland (+100) vs. Scottie Scheffler (-120)
McNealy and Hovland both all good picks this week, especially in the matchup department. McNealy is playing some great golf right now, and while Montgomery is doing the same, McNealy has the course history compared to Montgomery, who’s making his debut.
Scheffler really struggled with his putter en route to a T-45 at the CJ Cup and ranks 190th in strokes gained: putting after one start. Hovland at even money is a nice value.
World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba – Top American
Collin Morikawa (+1200)
Morikawa is tied with Billy Horschel and Aaron Wise for the third-best odds in this category. Scheffler and Tony Finau have better odds at +600 and +1000, respectively, but I like Morikawa’s chances.
World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba – First-round leader
Justin Lower (+8000)
Lower ranks 11th on tour in 1st-round scoring so far this season, and he’s coming off a T-8 at the Bermuda Championship after already posting a T-4 at the Fortinet Championship.
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