Top 125 bubble watch: Which PGA Tour players are on the verge of losing their cards?

Some golfers are in danger of losing their status.

Some players have work to do to ensure themselves of a PGA Tour card come 2024.

With only three events left in the FedEx Cup Fall, numerous golfers will have to battle it out to remain inside the top 125 in the FedEx Cup Standings to ensure they keep their card for the 2024 season. The World Wide Technology Championship, Butterfield Bermuda Championship and RSM Classic could be the difference in someone playing on the PGA Tour next year or losing their card.

Plenty of FedEx Cup points remain up for grabs, and a win could even vault someone into the 51-60 spot, which earns spots in the first two signature events of 2024 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Genesis Invitational.

Additionally, in a new change, players who finish 126-200 in the FedEx Cup Standings can accept full membership on the DP World Tour.

Here’s a look at which PGA Tour pros have work to do to retain their card for the 2024 season.

(Note: some golfers may be below the top 125 in the standings but are exempt because of career achievements.)

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly included Cameron Champ. 

PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship finds new venue south of the border

“Build a bridge?” a PGA Tour tournament director said. “More like they burned a bridge,” on chances of a return to Mayakoba Resort

The World Wide Technology Championship will continue to be played South of the Border.

Golfweek has learned that the tournament, which has been a staple of the PGA Tour’s fall schedule for more than a decade, is maintaining its Mexican roots and moving to Cabo.

Multiple sources say that the move is expected to be approved at the Tour’s board meeting to be held in Orlando on Monday ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. A source says the tournament will be played at Diamante’s El Cardonal, the first course designed by Tiger Woods, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is a top attraction at the Cabo San Lucas timeshare community at the tip of the Baja Peninsula.

It’s unclear how much of a role Woods, who serves as tournament host at the Genesis Invitational and Hero World Challenge, will have at the WWTC event.

The World Wide Technologies Championship previously had been played at El Camaleon Golf Club south of Cancun in Mexico’s Riviera Maya. But after 16 years of staging a PGA Tour event, the course jumped ship for LIV Golf, and is hosting the inaugural event of the upstart league’s second season this week.

On Thursday, Borja Escalada, the CEO of RLH Properties which owns the Mayakoba resort, said that he would like to host events with both circuits and help “build a bridge” between the two warring factions. But as one Tour tournament director said, that is unlikely. “Build a bridge?” a PGA Tour tournament director said. “More like they burned a bridge with the PGA Tour, who won’t be back.”

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Mexico’s Mayakoba Resort jumps ship from PGA Tour to LIV Golf

This marks the first golf course to leave the PGA Tour in favor of hosting an event on the upstart LIV Golf circuit.

The 16th edition of the PGA Tour visiting the Riviera Maya in Mexico, south of Cancun, which was played earlier this month, will be its final rendition. Golfweek has learned that the El Camaleon Golf Club, which has regularly hosted the World Wide Technologies Championship at Mayakoba is set to be the site of the first LIV Golf tournament in February 2023. Multiple sources have confirmed that an announcement is expected as early as Tuesday.

The decision to jump to LIV Golf makes sense given that Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf, designed the course and has strong ties to the resort and tournament organizers. LIV Golf also has signed the most prominent Mexican golfers to its roster of players, including Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz.

LIV Golf Mayakoba is expected to take place on Feb. 24-26, 2023, and serve as the kick-off event on the 14-event schedule. It is the first golf course to leave the PGA Tour in favor of hosting an event on the upstart LIV Golf circuit. Under the new PGA Tour schedule, a number of events have been deemed “elevated” in an effort to maximize playing fields and purses. The World Wide Technologies Championship was left off the elevated list for 2023.

WWT remains signed as a title sponsor and it is believed that the PGA Tour will seek a new venue for the WWT Championship. El Camaleon was the first official event on the PGA Tour schedule outside of the United States and Canada.

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Russell Henley holds the trophy after winning the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Club de Golf El Camaleon in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo: Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

The routing of the Norman design blends through the rich ecosystems of Mayakoba, including tropical jungle, dense mangroves, freshwater canals and pristine Riviera Maya oceanfront, including holes along the clear-blue Caribbean Sea. The course even incorporates a cenote – an underground cavern common to the area – in the heart of the No. 7 fairway.

The eco-resort is nestled in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, home to four upscale hotels: Andaz, Banyan Tree, Fairmont and Rosewood, each connected by waterways and capable of hosting everything from a buddies trip to a couples getaway.

El Camaleon ranks No. 18 on Golfweek’s Best Courses list for Mexico, the Caribbean, Atlantic islands and Central America.

When asked for a response, an official from the PGA Tour texted Golfweek, saying the organization had no comment.

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Conversations with Champions: ‘I don’t know how Tiger did this 80-some times,’ Russell Henley said after winning 2022 World Wide Technology Championship

Conversations with Champions is presented by Sentry.

“Conversations with Champions presented by Sentry” is a weekly series from Golfweek. This week: Russell Henley, winner of the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.

Russell Henley snapped a five-year winless drought at El Camaleon Golf Course in Riviera Maya, Mexico, on Sunday.

His four-stroke win at Mayakoba put an end to a string of near-misses for the 33-year-old.

Henley at one point led by six shots, the largest on the PGA Tour since Jon Rahm at the 2020 Memorial. Players holding a six-shot lead entering the final round in last 15 seasons have now won 23 of 25 times.

Here is everything Henley said Sunday after his win:

“A lot of these events that I haven’t come through on, like I was telling [caddie] Todd [Gjesvold] earlier, just means so much more. I tried to learn from those situations where I didn’t get it done and didn’t come through down the stretch, just tried to keep working on my game and keep practicing hard and keep believing that I can do it. Took a little longer than I wanted, but I’ve been playing some good golf for a few years and it’s nice to get a W.

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Russell Henley celebrates with his caddie Todd Gjesvold celebrate after winning the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Club de Golf El Camaleon in Playa del Carmen. (Photo: Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Q: It’s different when it’s a six-shot lead. I can imagine the last 24 hours were interesting in terms of just blinders, strategy and just going out there and taking care of business?

RH: Yeah, it’s tough. I don’t sleep well on a lead. I need a lot more practice. I have no idea how Tiger did this 80-some times. It’s tough for me just to kind of calm down. You definitely don’t feel the same as when you’re practicing at home, but that’s the fun of it, that’s why we play. We want to see what we’re made of out here and get tested under pressure.

Q: What were those calming moments for you today? What was the key to you in that round? The bogey at 5, but you hop right back at 6. What were some of the moments that kind of stand in your mind as to what helped you get it across the finish line?

RH: I kind of had it in my mind today I needed to get under par, for sure. I figured that somebody would shoot a low one and so, you know, making a bogey on 6, I kind of got a mud ball and just misplayed it with my hybrid and ended up missing a short putt. Just kind of a disappointing way to start the day because I hit every shot really nice and gave myself a lot of birdie putts before that. Andy just said, just shake it off and let’s just keep doing what we’re doing. And hit a great drive on the next hole and kind of felt like I can do this, I can keep playing well, that’s just one hole. So it was nice to come back from that.

Q: Easy to say these weeks are a springboard of something. You thought you were going to have this moment many times over the last couple weeks, but what can this week do for you moving forward?

RH: Yeah, I mean, I hope just keep giving me confidence. It’s just so hard to get in contention out here, first part, and then to close it out, it’s a really hard deal. I feel like it gets harder every year. I’m just going to try to just pull from the fact that when I didn’t feel super comfortable and I had a lead that I executed and I got it done.

Q: Twenty-five birdies and just two bogeys, incredible. With that, just a few thoughts on clutching your fourth career PGA Tour title.

RH: It’s surreal to hear you say that. You know, you always have doubts, am I going to win again. I’ve had a lot of tournaments where I haven’t gotten it done, so this one’s really special. To be leading by six, which is my largest 54-hole lead, I’m sure, and to just play solid today and get it done gives me a lot of confidence. I’m really excited, really thankful. Yeah, I don’t know what to say, it’s just surreal.

Q: This was your fifth start here at Mayakoba and haven’t had an entirely successful past four starts. Was there something different? Was it just you and how you were playing? Did the course feel different? What was the difference that you could maybe put a finger on?

RH: I’ve always felt like I could play well here. I think I’ve been in a little bit of an interesting spot with my game other years. One of the years I was playing pretty well after two days and ended up getting basically disqualified, so the track record may look a little better if you add that week in. I think golf’s just really hard. This week I felt like I was confident off the tee and I felt like I had — my putting stroke was working well. So just kind of rode the wave and here we are.

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Russell Henley plays a shot on the sixth hole during the third round of the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Club de Golf El Camaleon in Mexico. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

Q: Nice weekend to be a Georgia Bulldog, I guess. Did you watch the game last night? What did you get up to last night as you were preparing for today knowing obviously you had such a big cushion?

RH: I was playing while the game was going on, so I didn’t get to see it. I heard on No. 13 or so that we were winning 21-3, so I was very happy to hear that. It was actually a little bit surprising that we bet them so handily. I guess they got a little closer at the end. The Dawgs are playing great. I’m still kind of living off of last year’s National Championship, though. It’s a fun time of the year to be a Georgia fan.

Q: In terms of your 54-hole leads, obviously you haven’t been able to convert one in a while, but you did this week obviously. Did you feel like this was a bit of a monkey off your back scenario?

RH: I do. I’ve just choked, you know. The nerves have gotten to me and I’ve made bad mistakes, bad mental mistakes and just haven’t gotten it done on Sunday. So put myself in position a decent amount, just haven’t gotten it done. So to come out and kind of do everything pretty well today tee to green and keep it pretty clean and just play steady was what was nice. I think, I don’t think I would have done it unless I had kind of failed so many times.

Q: When that final putt dropped on 18 and you won, what was the emotion like for you?

RH: Yeah, I mean, kind of walking up 18 I kind of felt like I wanted to cry a little bit. It was almost like just a little bit of emotion, just so much happiness looking back at the times where I kind of choked. I remember at Greensboro a couple years ago, just should have easily won the tournament, was just playing great and didn’t get it done. It was such a tough feeling because I put in a lot of work like we all do and just, you know, choked. So it was just a lot of emotion thinking about how those moments have kind of, I’m still here, I’m still fighting and I just can’t believe that I got it done. I don’t know, I don’t know if that helps.

Q: I want to know if you feel best like revenge on this course? Do you feel like this is revenge for you to come here again?

RH: Absolutely. I love being here, I love the golf course, I love the resort, the food is awesome, the people are so nice and this is always one that I get excited about coming to. I can’t say that about every event. Now every Tour event is great, but this one’s very special. Amazing location, very beautiful, so really fun.

Q: Did you consider that you get your revenge because of what happened in 2019?

RH: I never really thought about it, to be honest. I just felt like that was just some, just some weird stuff happening. But I definitely don’t regret turning myself in. I mean, I think that’s, you know, what we’re all supposed to do. But it was kind of, in my opinion, a little bit of a stupid situation considering I didn’t know that I had played a different ball. So it’s not like I was intentionally doing anything wrong, but you should always turn yourself in if you do do something against the rules. I did and I’m happy for that, and now I’m very happy.

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Russell Henley lines up a putt on the green of the third hole during the third round of the World Wide Technology Championship at Club de Golf El Camaleon at on Nov. 5, 2022. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

Q: Could you tell us a little bit about what happened in that tournament in 2019? How was it that you hit a different ball?

RH: Yeah. So Titleist makes a lot of different balls, prototype balls. How they mark them, they’ll put a little dot or a little dash next to where it says Pro V1x on the ball. So when I was signing my scorecard, I just looked down at the ball and for some reason, the Pro V1x was facing me and it had a little dot beside the Pro V1x. I thought, do all my balls have that dot? I haven’t even, I don’t remember them having a dot. So then I started comparing them to the other eight balls I had and it was the only one with a dot. Turns out it’s a prototype ball that they make. I just play the 17 Pro V1x. So I told the rules official I changed balls about four times that day. They said since you don’t know when you played it, we’re going to give you a four-hole penalty, so it’s two shots a hole, eight shots, trip back home to Columbus, yep.

Q: You hit a great second shot on No. 6 after a not-so-good second shot on No. 5. Can you take us through that moment in the round, 5 and 6?

RH: You know, No. 5, I hit a good drive, I was happy with the drive. Had some mud on the right side of the ball and I tried to aim out to the right to give myself some room, because typically when the mud’s on the right side of the ball, it goes left. I didn’t aim far enough to the right, maybe I didn’t put a great swing on it, it’s tough to know, but the ball just went left the whole way. And I don’t really hit a shot like that too often, or I haven’t been lately, so it was frustrating. I feel like I maybe should have played a little more conservative than I did. I thought I made the right decision at the time. But then after that, my caddie, Andy, just said, “Shake it off, let’s just keep doing what we’re doing,” because the first four holes and then the tee shot on 5 I hit a fairway, a green and I gave myself a birdie putt and was playing well. So he said, “Let’s just keep doing what we’re doing,” and I said OK, going to keep fighting, keep trying to hit fairways and greens and it was nice to come back with a birdie on 6.

Q: After your fourth win on the PGA Tour, what would be the next goal? Do you have the majors in sight? Obviously, you contended in the 2021 U.S. Open and the other majors, but making a Ryder Cup team? What would be the goal for next year?

RH: I think I’ve always dreamed of winning a major and always dreamed of making a Ryder Cup team or Presidents Cup team. Those are high on the list. I would love to do those things. I mean, it’s so hard to make one of those teams and to win a major. It’s just so hard to win out here, everybody is so good and it’s so competitive. I definitely would like to do that. I’d like to just keep putting myself in position to win any Tour event because it’s just so difficult and it’s so much fun to put yourself and kind of see what you’re made of, see what your game’s made of and see if the hard work you’ve put in has paid off and that’s kind of why we play.

Q: Were you looking for perfection knowing that you didn’t bogey in the three rounds? Were you looking for perfection this Sunday?

RH: Absolutely. I mean, I thought I could do it, I thought I could do it. I was close to doing it, to having no bogeys, but in reality, you know, it’s pretty hard to do over the course of 72 holes, especially with how much water and hazards there are out here. So I was definitely — I definitely thought about it, but didn’t quite work out.

Q: Do you think this win can be like a new part in your career knowing that you started with three wins at a very young age in 2013, you were I think 23, 24, and now with this win you can have like another part in your career?

RH: I don’t know, I’m getting old. Everybody’s so young on the Tour now, everybody’s in their early 20s and coming out ready to win majors. I’m not really sure what the future holds. I feel like I have some great golf ahead of me, but I’m just going to try to keep doing what I’m doing and take care of my body and, Lord willing, I can just keep playing some good golf.

Q: Russell, are you kind of bummed that there’s only two events left in this part of the season or are you kind of ready for a break and can kind of lean into the holiday season?

RH: Yeah, I haven’t played a ton this year. I had some family stuff going on this summer and I’ve only played twice this season, so I’ve been kind of excited to play. Just, yeah, I mean, every tournament we play out here is a fun event, every one is run so well like this one. I’m always excited to play, it’s just you can play too much. Yeah, I mean, I think if I had it my way, every event would be at an awesome location like this and super exciting. Yeah, I’m excited to keep playing, I love playing on the PGA Tour.

Q: Your thoughts on the trophy creation?

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The trophy for the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Club de Golf El Camaleon in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo: Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

RH: Yeah, it’s awesome. My wife, Teil, is an artist and she’s going to appreciate it a lot more than I can.

It’s beautiful. I definitely don’t have any trophies like this one, that’s for sure.

I’m excited to put it in the house.

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Scottie Scheffler’s putter switch leads to 62, highlights takeaways from the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba

Scheffler shot a bogey-free 9-under 62 on Sunday, the lowest final-round score of his PGA Tour career.

After a dreadful putting round on Friday, Scottie Scheffler switched back to old faithful and switched back to making birdies Sunday.

The world No. 2 made seven birdies and a hole-out eagle to shoot a bogey-free 9-under 62 at El Camaleon Golf Course at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. It’s the lowest final-round score of his PGA Tour career and lifted him to a five-way tie for third.

Without Shotlink data this week in Riviera Maya, Mexico, it’s hard to say definitively how poorly Scheffler putted on Friday, but it was poor enough for him to shelve the Scotty Cameron T-5.5 Proto mallet putter he used two weeks ago at the CJ Cup in South Carolina and return to the model that he used to win the Masters.

“It never goes too far away,” Scheffler said of his Scotty Cameron Newport 2. “I went back to my old putter for the round yesterday. I think when I see so many putts go up to the cup and not go in, it was like, well, maybe I’ll just make a change and see what happens. This is the time of year when I’ll usually experiment with stuff. It’s probably something I’ll continue to fiddle around with.”

Scheffler’s day got off to a promising start with a hole-out at the par-4 third hole from 108 yards.

“There was nobody at the green and I hit a good shot and it looked like it landed close, but we couldn’t really see, couldn’t really hear anything, nobody was clapping or nothing. So when I got up there, I was like, ‘Oh, man, it must have spun off the green. Then I checked the cup and it was in,” Scheffler said.

How much was Scheffler thinking about the fact he needed either a win or to finish solo second to overtake Rory McIlroy and reclaim world No. 1?

“I was just trying to show up and have a good round of golf,” he said. “Rankings are great, it was definitely fun being No. 1 in the world, it’s definitely something I hope to get back to, but it’s not something that’s going to occupy a lot of my thoughts.”

Scheffler is scheduled to play next week in the Cadence Houston Open, a tournament he nearly won last year. Confidence is high after shooting his sixth round of 62 or lower since the beginning of 2019, most of any player on Tour in that span.

“A few things go my way, a few more putts go in, I could have been right in the tournament,” Scheffler said.

Prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour.

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour. Just ask this week’s winner, Russell Henley.

The 33-year-old from Georgia coasted to a four-shot win Sunday at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, shooting a final-round 1-under 70 at El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The win is Henley’s fourth of his PGA Tour career and first since the 2017 Houston Open.

For his efforts, Henley will take home the top prize of $1,476,000, while runner-up Brian Harman earned $893,800.

Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.

Prize money payouts

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Russell Henley -23 $1,476,000
2 Brian Harman -19 $893,800
T3 Scottie Scheffler -18 $375,560
T3 Joel Dahmen -18 $375,560
T3 Troy Merritt -18 $375,560
T3 Seamus Power -18 $375,560
T3 Will Gordon -18 $375,560
T8 David Lingmerth -17 $248,050
T8 Sam Ryder -17 $248,050
T10 Maverick McNealy -16 $190,650
T10 David Lipsky -16 $190,650
T10 Taylor Montgomery -16 $190,650
T10 Viktor Hovland -16 $190,650
T10 Patton Kizzire -16 $190,650
T15 Aaron Wise -15 $129,150
T15 Collin Morikawa -15 $129,150
T15 J.J. Spaun -15 $129,150
T15 Henrik Norlander -15 $129,150
T15 Martin Laird -15 $129,150
T15 Thomas Detry -15 $129,150
T21 Ryan Armour -14 $82,683
T21 Jason Day -14 $82,683
T21 Nick Hardy -14 $82,683
T21 Danny Willett -14 $82,683
T21 Davis Riley -14 $82,683
T21 Matthias Schwab -14 $82,683
T27 Matt Kuchar -13 $58,630
T27 Eric Cole -13 $58,630
T27 Patrick Rodgers -13 $58,630
T27 John Huh -13 $58,630
T27 Austin Cook -13 $58,630
T32 Harris English -12 $45,783
T32 Adam Hadwin -12 $45,783
T32 Dean Burmester -12 $45,783
T32 Scott Piercy -12 $45,783
T32 Harry Higgs -12 $45,783
T32 Brandon Wu -12 $45,783
T38 Lucas Glover -11 $36,490
T38 Beau Hossler -11 $36,490
T38 Austin Eckroat -11 $36,490
T38 Lee Hodges -11 $36,490
T42 Emiliano Grillo -10 $28,290
T42 K.H. Lee -10 $28,290
T42 Robert Streb -10 $28,290
T42 Alex Noren -10 $28,290
T42 Charley Hoffman -10 $28,290
T42 Greyson Sigg -10 $28,290
T48 Ryan Moore -9 $21,271
T48 Russell Knox -9 $21,271
T48 Philip Knowles -9 $21,271
T48 Andrew Putnam -9 $21,271
T48 Justin Suh -9 $21,271
T53 Brendon Todd -8 $19,489
T53 Nick Taylor -8 $19,489
T53 Carson Young -8 $19,489
T56 Billy Horschel -7 $18,942
T56 Sebastian Muñoz -7 $18,942
T56 Justin Lower -7 $18,942
T59 Ben Griffin -6 $18,368
T59 Hayden Buckley -6 $18,368
T59 Dylan Frittelli -6 $18,368
T59 Ben Taylor -6 $18,368
63 Joseph Bramlett -5 $17,958
T64 Danny Lee -3 $17,712
T64 Chris Kirk -3 $17,712
T66 Rory Sabbatini -2 $17,384
T66 MJ Daffue -2 $17,384
68 Francesco Molinari +2 $17,138

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Russell Henley lays down the hammer at 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba

The win is Henley’s fourth on the PGA Tour and first since 2017.

Russell Henley put four splendid rounds of golf together at El Camaleon Golf Course in Riviera Maya to blitz the field by four strokes and win the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.

Henley tied the 72-hole tournament scoring record with a total of 23-under 261. It marked Henley’s fourth career win and ended a five-year winless drought.

“You know, you always have doubts, am I going to win again,” said Henley, who closed with a 1-under 70. “I guess all the times that I didn’t get it done I learned from it and here we are,”

Something had to give on Sunday: Henley, 33, had failed to convert his last five 54 hole leads and was winless since the 2017 Houston Open. But he was also the 18th player in Tour history to record a score of 191 or lower through 54 holes; each of the previous 17 to do so went on to win. Not to mention that Henley’s six-stroke lead was the largest since Jon Rahm at the 2020 Memorial and players with a six-shot lead entering the final round on the Tour the last 15 seasons had won 22 out of 24 times.

But Henley had blown the 54-hole lead at the 2021 U.S. Open, shooting 76 and finishing T-13, and took three putts at the 72nd hole of the 2021 Wyndham Championship to miss out on a playoff. His most recent missed opportunity happened in January at the Sony Open at Hawaii, where his birdie putt at the last to win stayed out and he lost to Hideki Matsuyama in a playoff.

“I’ve just choked, you know. The nerves have gotten to me and I’ve made bad mistakes, bad mental mistakes and just haven’t gotten it done on Sunday,” Henley said. “All those events that I didn’t close on, they hurt. You don’t know if you’ll ever get to win one more. To win out here is hard.”

Henley played near flawless golf for three rounds, opening with a pair of 63s and doubling his lead to six strokes with a 65 on Saturday. Henley was the only player bogey-free through 54 holes, but he’s been candid about his troubles sleeping on the lead.

“I need a lot more practice. I have no idea how Tiger did this 80-some times. It’s tough for me just to kind of calm down,” he said. “You definitely don’t feel the same as when you’re practicing at home, but that’s the fun of it, that’s why we play. We want to see what we’re made of out here and get tested under pressure.”

On his fifth hole on Sunday, he got a mud ball and tugged his second shot left  into trouble and made bogey. Reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler went out early and shot a bogey-free 62 and cut Henley’s lead in half to three.

Would Henley fold like a newspaper on Sunday yet again? Not this time. He bounced back by bagging three birdies in a row to stretch his lead back to six. From there, he maintained a judicious balance between boldness and good sense, preserving his lead by playing the last 10 holes in 1 over. Henley led the field in driving accuracy and scrambled for par 19 of 21 times when he failed to hit the green in regulation.

It could be said that this event owed Henley one. In 2019, he missed the cut after calling a penalty on himself for breaking the Tour’s one-ball rule as a condition of competition, an innocent gaffe that cost him eight strokes.

“That was a weird one,” Henley said.

Brian Harmon, one of four different players to make an ace at the tournament, closed with a bogey-free 66 to finish second, but this week belonged to Henley, Harmon’s University of Georgia teammate.

“Jealous of his putter. He putts it so great and he’s really rounded his ball-striking into form,” Harmon said. “Not a lot of people would give him credit, but I think he was top 10 last couple years in Strokes Gained: Approach to the Green. He’s been striking it well, so as soon as that putter gets heated up, he’s tough to beat. Yeah, he buzz-sawed everybody.”

Scheffler ended in a five-way tie for third. He needed to finish no worse than solo second to reclaim the No. 1 ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking.

“I feel good, game feels good,” Scheffler said. “A few things go my way, a few more putts go in, I could have been right in the tournament.”

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Aces wild: Check out the four holes-in-one at 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba

Here’s a quick review of the four aces south of the border, which meant cervezas for everybody.

If you thought 4 Aces was just the name of Dustin Johnson’s juggernaut of a team in LIV Golf, you’d be wrong. There were four aces this week at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, too.

The last time there were four holes-in-one in a single PGA Tour event? That would be at the 2019 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. What is it about the par-3s at El Camaleon Golf Club in Riviera Maya, Mexico, that serves up aces and opens the bars?

Here’s a quick review of the four aces south of the border, which meant cervezas for everybody.

2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba Sunday tee times, how to watch event

Everything you need to know for the final round in Mexico.

It’s time for the final round in Mexico.

El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba has played host to the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The course is a par-71 layout measuring at 7,034 yards. Greg Norman was the architect, and Viktor Hovland is a two-time defending champion, but it looks as if someone else will hoist the trophy come Sunday.

Russell Henley increased his round heading to Sunday, but there was plenty more action at Mayakoba on moving day, including a pair of aces and a near hole-in-one on a par 4.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s what you need to know for the final round of the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. All times Eastern.

1st tee

Tee time Players
7:15 a.m.
Rory Sabbatini, Francesco Molinari
7:25 a.m.
MJ Daffue, Danny Lee
7:35 a.m.
Emiliano Grillo, Brendon Todd
7:45 a.m.
Ben Griffin, Nick Taylor
7:55 a.m.
Lucas Glover, Ryan Moore
8:05 a.m.
Chris Kirk, Russell Knox
8:15 a.m.
Carson Young, Billy Horschel
8:25 a.m.
Hayden Buckley, Philip Knowles
8:35 a.m.
K.H. Lee, Beau Hossler
8:50 a.m.
Ryan Armour, Sebastian Munoz
9 a.m.
Dylan Frittelli, Andrew Putnam
9:10 a.m.
Robert Streb, Harris English
9:20 a.m.
Joseph Bramlett, Justin Lower
9:30 a.m.
Ben Taylor, Aaron Wise
9:40 a.m.
Scottie Scheffler, Matt Kuchar
9:50 a.m.
Nick Hardy, Jason Day
10 a.m.
Eric Cole, Austin Eckroat
10:10 a.m.
John Huh, Patrick Rodgers
10:25 a.m.
Alex Noren, Adam Hadwin
10:35 a.m.
Charley Hoffman, Danny Willett
10:45 a.m.
Austin Cook, Justin Suh
10:55 a.m.
David Lingmerth, Sam Ryder
11:05 a.m.
Davis Riley, Maverick McNealy
11:15 a.m.
J.J. Spaun, Collin Morikawa
11:25 a.m.
David Lipsky, Taylor Montgomery
11:35 a.m.
Lee Hodges, Henrik Norlander
11:50 a.m.
Martin Laird, Dean Burmester
12 p.m.
Scott Piercy, Harry Higgs
12:10 p.m.
Joel Dahmen, Brandon Wu
12:20 p.m.
Matthias Schwab, Greyson Sigg
12:30 p.m.
Thomas Detry, Viktor Hovland
12:40 p.m.
Troy Merritt, Brian Harman
12:50 p.m.
Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power
1 p.m.
Russell Henley, Will Gordon

How to watch

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. All times Eastern.

Sunday, Nov. 6

TV

Golf Channel: 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

RADIO

Sirius XM: 12 p.m.-5 p.m.

STREAM

Peacock: 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

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Russell Henley increased his lead, Joel Dahmen almost aced a par 4 and more from moving day at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba

There was plenty of excitement on moving day.

It’s time for the final round in Mexico.

During the third round of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, there was plenty of action, including a pair of aces and another near one on a par 4. Last week’s winner made a big jump on the leaderboard. However, the name at the top remains the same as it was when play began Saturday.

Collin Morikawa, who admitted before the tournament he’s trying to find his form, had his second straight round in red figures, and the first putting coach of his career may be to thank.

Here are some takeaways from the third round at El Cameleon Golf Course at Mayakoba in Mexico.