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2026 World Wide Technology Championship Free Picks feature four outright selections as the PGA Tour visits El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos, Mexico, November 5–8. I’m backing Ben James +2250, Ben Kohles +4600, Zach Bauchou +5100 and Erik van Rooyen +10000.
There’s plenty riding on this tournament beyond the $6 million purse. Players are running out of opportunities to improve their FedExCup Fall positions, and a victory can change a golfer’s outlook for 2027.
Senior Handicapper, CappersPicks.com
I’ve handicapped enough PGA tournaments to know that a golfer playing well on Thursday can look completely lost by Sunday. That’s the price of betting outrights.
I want golfers whose recent performances support their odds, and I’m willing to pass when the number doesn’t make sense.
World Wide Technology Championship Tournament Details
- Course: El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Mexico
- Dates: November 5–8, 2026
- Format: 72-hole individual stroke play
- Course Setup: Par 72, 7,452 yards
- Course Designer: Tiger Woods
- Defending Champion: Ben Griffin
- Field: 120 golfers
- Purse: $6 million
- Winner’s Share: $1.08 million
- FedExCup Points: 500 to the winner
- Television: Golf Channel
El Cardonal offers birdies, but you’d better make enough of them to keep pace.
Defending champion Ben Griffin returns after winning here at 29-under last year. Ryan Gerard brings one of the strongest résumés in the field, while several young players are trying to establish themselves before the season ends.
I’ve got four golfers at four different prices, and each needs to give me a legitimate chance at Sunday’s trophy.
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El Cardonal at Diamante measures 7,452 yards and plays to a par 72. Tiger Woods designed the course, which has hosted this tournament since 2023.
Length helps here, particularly with four par 5s offering scoring opportunities. Still, a golfer who drives it a mile and repeatedly leaves himself difficult approach shots can give those opportunities right back.
I’m paying particular attention to players who can attack the par 5s without sacrificing control elsewhere.
The winning scores tell you how aggressive the competition can get. Erik van Rooyen finished 27-under in 2023, Austin Eckroat reached 24-under in 2024, and Griffin pushed the record to 29-under last year.
That’s a demanding scoring pace.
Four steady rounds might produce a respectable finish, but somebody trying to win this tournament needs stretches where the birdies come in bunches.
Ben Griffin and Ryan Gerard Lead the Field
Griffin returns after a remarkable 2025 season that included three PGA Tour victories. He finished last year’s World Wide Technology Championship with a 9-under 63, winning by two strokes over Chad Ramey and Sami Valimaki.
He’s listed at +1550 on the November 2 outright board.
Ryan Gerard is the betting favorite at +1450, and his standing among the strongest players in this field makes that understandable. He’s earned the respect that comes with consistent results.
Neither price leaves much room for an ordinary week.
At +1450, Gerard needs to win more than 6.45% of the time to justify the number. Griffin’s +1550 requires better than 6.06%.
I respect both players, but I’m looking elsewhere for my four outright selections.
Young Golfers Looking for a Breakthrough
Jackson Koivun, Ben James and Blades Brown bring another interesting element to this field. They’re talented young golfers with plenty to gain from a strong finish.
Koivun has recorded three top-10 finishes this season, including a fifth-place tie at the Biltmore Championship.
James is trying to improve his position for access to the opening Signature Events of 2027. His ability to produce low scores makes him particularly interesting on a course where birdies should be available.
Brown is another player worth watching, although potential alone doesn’t justify an outright bet.
There’s a difference between identifying a golfer who can contend and finding odds that justify betting him. I want both before putting him on my card.
FedExCup Fall Pressure in Mexico
The World Wide Technology Championship is the sixth event of the eight-tournament FedExCup Fall schedule. After this week, only two events remain for golfers trying to improve their playing status.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Chandler Phillips, Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith are among the players facing important positioning decisions.
Others, including Tony Finau, Lucas Glover and Joel Dahmen, have their own reasons to make these final tournaments count.
A strong week could make a substantial difference.
Still, I won’t pay extra for a golfer simply because he needs points. Pressure can motivate a player, but it doesn’t fix an inconsistent putter or a poor approach game.
Luke Donald is also in the field as he prepares for another European Ryder Cup captaincy in 2027. His appearance adds experience, although his limited competitive schedule makes him difficult to support at a very long outright number.
World Wide Technology Championship History & Past Winners
2025 World Wide Technology Championship Recap
Ben Griffin started the final round two shots behind before delivering a spectacular Sunday performance. His closing 63 matched the low round of the day and brought him to 29-under 259.
That established a new tournament scoring record.
Griffin finished two strokes ahead of Chad Ramey and Sami Valimaki, collecting his third victory of 2025. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy were the other players to reach at least three victories that season.
What interests me most is how aggressively Griffin finished.
He didn’t protect his position with conservative golf. He attacked, made birdies and forced everybody else to chase a number they couldn’t reach.
That’s the sort of performance El Cardonal can reward.
Past World Wide Technology Championship Winners
- 2025: Ben Griffin
- 2024: Austin Eckroat
- 2023: Erik van Rooyen
- 2022: Russell Henley
- 2021: Viktor Hovland
- 2020: Viktor Hovland
- 2019: Brendon Todd
- 2018: Matt Kuchar
- 2017: Patton Kizzire
- 2016: Pat Perez
Hovland remains the most recent player to defend this championship successfully, winning in consecutive years in 2020 and 2021.
Griffin has an opportunity to repeat that achievement.
Keep in mind that the tournament moved to El Cardonal in 2023. Results from the previous venue provide useful tournament history, but they aren’t direct evidence of how somebody plays this particular course.
Van Rooyen won at El Cardonal in 2023. That course-specific victory carries more weight with me than a good finish here when the tournament was played somewhere else.
2026 World Wide Technology Championship Best Bets
My four World Wide Technology Championship Free Picks are James, Kohles, Bauchou and van Rooyen. I’m spreading the selections across different odds ranges rather than loading up on one short-priced favorite.
Here’s where I see their opportunities.
Ben James +2250 — PGA Outright Pick
Ben James missed the cut in Bermuda, then responded with a T16 at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open. That’s a useful bounce-back for a young player who has already demonstrated he can compete near the top of PGA Tour leaderboards.
I’m interested in what he can do on El Cardonal’s par 5s.
His ball-striking may not separate him from every contender this week, but the scoring opportunities give him a chance to compensate. If James converts those holes into birdies and avoids costly mistakes elsewhere, he can stay close enough to make a Sunday run.
That’s the path I’m betting.
The +2250 price implies a 4.26% break-even probability. He’s still looking for his first PGA Tour victory, so I won’t treat a promising recent finish as proof he’s ready to close.
There’s some risk here, particularly if his approach play falls behind the leaders.
James gets a meaningful place on my card because his upside at this course justifies consideration at the listed price.
Razor’s pick: Ben James +2250.
Ben Kohles +4600 — PGA Outright Pick
Ben Kohles has quietly put together an impressive run of results. He enters with four consecutive top-20 finishes, including a T17 at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
All four have come during the FedExCup Fall schedule.
He’s also made the cut in 16 straight starts across two tours, and that consistency deserves attention. His tee-to-green performance gives him a reasonable foundation for another competitive week.
Now he needs to turn those respectable finishes into a serious challenge for the lead.
That’s the concern with Kohles. A golfer can play well enough to finish 15th repeatedly without ever giving his outright backers a realistic shot at cashing.
At +4600, however, he needs a winning probability above 2.13% to beat the price.
I’m willing to consider that number given how steadily he’s played this fall. I don’t need him to dominate from Thursday morning, but I do need him within striking distance entering the weekend.
He’s my second selection.
Razor’s pick: Ben Kohles +4600.
Zach Bauchou +5100 — PGA Darkhorse Pick
Zach Bauchou had recorded four consecutive top-25 finishes before his most recent start, including a T9 in Japan. That kind of consistency gives me something to work with at a longer number.
He’s also sitting 79th in the FedExCup standings.
Bauchou’s scoring across par 3s, par 4s and par 5s has been encouraging, with top-20 marks in those categories. That’s a useful combination on a course where a golfer can’t afford to waste too many holes.
He’s capable of putting together competitive rounds.
The bigger question is whether he can maintain that scoring over 72 holes against players with more winning experience. Finishing inside the top 25 is a long way from holding a trophy.
That’s why I’m interested in +5100 rather than a much shorter price.
Those odds require a winning chance above 1.92% to offer value. I see enough recent performance to justify a smaller outright bet, although I won’t confuse consistency with proven closing ability.
Bauchou is my first darkhorse.
Razor’s pick: Zach Bauchou +5100.
Erik van Rooyen +10000 — PGA Longshot Pick
Erik van Rooyen has something the other three golfers on my card don’t have: a victory at El Cardonal. He won this tournament in 2023, reaching 27-under over four rounds.
That’s legitimate course history.
He’s also coming off a T6 at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open, which gives me a recent performance to support the argument. I’m not relying entirely on something he accomplished three years ago.
His game has shown enough life to warrant another look.
At +10000, a winning $10 bet produces $1,000 profit, with the original $10 returned. The implied break-even probability is just 0.99%.
Of course, there’s a reason he’s available at 100-to-1.
Van Rooyen hasn’t been producing victories regularly, and one strong recent tournament doesn’t guarantee he’ll contend again. I can live with those limitations when the bet amount is small.
His previous success on this course gives him a credible route to an upset.
I’m taking the chance without getting carried away.
Razor’s pick: Erik van Rooyen +10000.
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2026 World Wide Technology Championship Betting Odds
Ryan Gerard leads the November 2 pre-tournament outright board at +1450, followed by defending champion Ben Griffin +1550. Jackson Koivun and Keith Mitchell are among the next shortest-priced contenders.
These are dated comparison prices, not guaranteed live odds at any particular sportsbook.
| Golfer | Outright Odds |
|---|---|
| Ryan Gerard | +1450 |
| Ben Griffin | +1550 |
| Jackson Koivun | +1700 |
| Keith Mitchell | +1900 |
| Ben James | +2250 |
| Harry Hall | +2700 |
| Marco Penge | +2900 |
World Wide Technology Championship Mid-Tier Contenders
This group includes several players with enough recent form to threaten the leaders. Kohles is my selection from the middle of the outright board.
At +4600, I don’t need him to be the most talented golfer in the field. I need his chance of winning to be better than the price suggests.
| Golfer | Outright Odds |
|---|---|
| Blades Brown | +3100 |
| Jackson Suber | +3400 |
| Chris Kirk | +3400 |
| Michael Kim | +3500 |
| Johnny Keefer | +3500 |
| Pierceson Coody | +3800 |
| Kristoffer Ventura | +3900 |
| Max Greyserman | +4000 |
| Stephan Jaeger | +4000 |
| Steven Fisk | +4200 |
| Jordan Smith | +4300 |
| Seamus Power | +4300 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | +4500 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +4500 |
| Ben Kohles | +4600 |
| Neal Shipley | +4900 |
2026 World Wide Technology Championship Darkhorse Bets
Bauchou is my preferred selection in this price range. His recent consistency gives me a reason to consider the +5100 number, but he still has to prove he can finish a tournament ahead of everybody else.
I’m keeping the bet modest.
| Golfer | Outright Odds |
|---|---|
| Zach Bauchou | +5100 |
| Rico Hoey | +5200 |
| David Ford | +5200 |
| Trace Crowe | +5700 |
| Kevin Yu | +5800 |
| Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | +5800 |
| Austin Eckroat | +5800 |
| Beau Hossler | +6000 |
| Sami Valimaki | +6100 |
| Taylor Moore | +6200 |
| Billy Horschel | +6200 |
| Rasmus Hojgaard | +6600 |
| Denny McCarthy | +6700 |
| Luke Clanton | +6800 |
| Sudarshan Yellamaraju | +6900 |
| Kevin Roy | +7000 |
| Karl Vilips | +7400 |
| Nick Taylor | +7600 |
| Chandler Phillips | +8000 |
| Austin Hitt | +8000 |
| Taylor Pendrith | +8200 |
| Haotong Li | +8400 |
| Gordon Sargent | +8800 |
World Wide Technology Championship Longshot Odds
Longshots offer attractive payouts, but most of these golfers have a very small chance of winning. Van Rooyen is the one I’m willing to back because he’s already won at El Cardonal and arrives with a recent top-10 finish.
That’s enough for a small bet, not a reason to chase every enormous number on the board.
| Golfer | Outright Odds |
|---|---|
| Zac Blair | +9000 |
| John Parry | +9000 |
| Hayden Springer | +9200 |
| Patrick Rodgers | +9400 |
| A.J. Ewart | +9400 |
| Max McGreevy | +9400 |
| William Mouw | +9600 |
| Jesper Svensson | +9800 |
| Alvaro Ortiz | +9800 |
| Adrien Dumont de Chassart | +9800 |
| Matthieu Pavon | +10000 |
| Zecheng Dou | +10000 |
| Tony Finau | +10000 |
| Preston Stout | +10000 |
| Erik van Rooyen | +10000 |
| Lee Hodges | +10500 |
| Emiliano Grillo | +10500 |
| Patrick Fishburn | +11000 |
| Chad Ramey | +11000 |
| Ben Silverman | +12000 |
| Garrick Higgo | +13500 |
| Tom Hoge | +14000 |
| Takumi Kanaya | +14000 |
| Kevin Streelman | +15500 |
| Joel Dahmen | +16500 |
| Isaiah Salinda | +16500 |
| Matt Kuchar | +17000 |
| Justin Lower | +17000 |
| Andrew Putnam | +17000 |
| Lucas Glover | +17500 |
| Davis Riley | +17500 |
| Chandler Blanchet | +20000 |
| John VanDerLaan | +21000 |
| Dylan Wu | +22500 |
| Danny Walker | +22500 |
| Tyler Duncan | +24000 |
| Brice Garnett | +25000 |
| Alejandro Tosti | +25000 |
| David Skinns | +26000 |
| Jay Leng | +27500 |
| Vince Whaley | +29000 |
| Pontus Nyholm | +29000 |
| Cameron Davis | +29000 |
| Joe Highsmith | +30000 |
| Aaron Wise | +30000 |
| Paul Peterson | +31000 |
| Nick Dunlap | +35000 |
| Ben Martin | +35000 |
| Mark Hubbard | +36000 |
| David Lipsky | +36000 |
| Aldrich Potgieter | +38000 |
| Kensei Hirata | +40000 |
| Jeffrey Kang | +40000 |
| Adam Svensson | +42000 |
| Jimmy Stanger | +44000 |
| Rafael Campos | +44000 |
| Peter Malnati | +44000 |
| Hank Lebioda | +47500 |
| Davis Chatfield | +47500 |
| Alejandro Madariaga | +52500 |
| Patton Kizzire | +62500 |
| Adam Schenk | +72500 |
| Luke Donald | +80000 |
| Camilo Villegas | +95000 |
| Marcelo Rozo | +125000 |
| Jorge Villar | +130000 |
| Christo Lamprecht | +140000 |
| Nicholas Lindheim | +170000 |
| Tyler Collet | +170000 |
| Lyon Lazare | +450000 |
Sportsbook Odds: November 2, 2026 pre-tournament comparison. These prices may change before the opening round and may not all be available at one sportsbook.
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Razor’s World Wide Technology Championship Betting Strategy
I’m not betting the same amount on all four golfers. James and Kohles deserve more consideration on my card, while Bauchou and van Rooyen get smaller amounts because of their longer odds.
Here’s a hypothetical $50 outright card to demonstrate the exposure.
| Golfer | Bet | Odds | Net Card Profit if Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben James | $20 | +2250 | $420 |
| Ben Kohles | $15 | +4600 | $655 |
| Zach Bauchou | $10 | +5100 | $470 |
| Erik van Rooyen | $5 | +10000 | $455 |
Those net figures account for all $50 committed across the four bets. If none wins, the card loses $50.
That’s the risk I’m accepting.
I’ll also consider head-to-head and finishing-position bets once I’ve seen how the course plays. There’s no reason to force those selections before I have a convincing number.
Four outrights are enough for me this week. If I can’t explain why another golfer deserves my money, I’m not adding him just because his odds look enormous.
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Five Things to Know About the World Wide Technology Championship
The World Wide Technology Championship carries significant consequences for golfers trying to improve their 2027 playing status. The tournament also offers some useful distinctions for bettors evaluating this week’s field.
- Winner’s Prize Money
The champion receives $1.08 million from the $6 million tournament purse. - 36-Hole Cut
The low 65 golfers and ties advance to the weekend after Friday’s second round. - FedExCup Points
The winner receives 500 points, making this an important opportunity for golfers trying to improve their standings. - Course History
El Cardonal has hosted this championship since 2023. Van Rooyen, Eckroat and Griffin are the three winners at this venue. - Fall Schedule
This is the sixth of eight FedExCup Fall events, leaving only two tournaments after this week.
2026 World Wide Technology Championship FAQ
Where is the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship played?
The tournament takes place November 5–8 at El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Tiger Woods-designed course measures 7,452 yards and plays to a par 72.
Who won the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship?
Ben Griffin won the 2025 championship at 29-under 259, finishing two strokes ahead of Chad Ramey and Sami Valimaki.
Who is favored to win the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship?
Ryan Gerard leads the November 2 pre-tournament odds board at +1450, followed by defending champion Ben Griffin at +1550. Those prices can change.
How much does the World Wide Technology Championship winner earn?
The winner receives $1.08 million from the tournament’s $6 million purse, along with 500 FedExCup points.
What happens if a golfer misses the cut?
Golfers outside the low 65 and ties after 36 holes don’t advance to the weekend. A standard outright bet on a player who misses the cut loses unless the sportsbook’s applicable rules provide otherwise.
Who has won the World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal?
Erik van Rooyen won in 2023, Austin Eckroat in 2024 and Ben Griffin in 2025. The tournament moved to El Cardonal in 2023.
2026 World Wide Technology Championship Final Picks
My 2026 World Wide Technology Championship Free Picks card is Ben James +2250, Ben Kohles +4600, Zach Bauchou +5100 and Erik van Rooyen +10000.
James offers the scoring upside I want on El Cardonal’s par 5s, while Kohles brings a steady run of fall performances. Bauchou’s recent consistency makes him interesting at a bigger price.
Van Rooyen is the longshot I’m most interested in because he’s already won on this course.
I won’t chase any of them if their odds shorten enough to erase the value. There’s always another tournament, and I don’t need to force a bet to prove I like a golfer.
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RAZOR RAY’S TAKE: El Cardonal can make a good golfer look ordinary if he spends four days watching everybody else make birdies. I want players who can attack when the opportunity is there and keep themselves out of trouble when it isn’t. I’ve got four prices worth considering, and I’m leaving the rest of the board alone.
— Razor Ray Monohan, Cappers Picks
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