2023 World Wide Technology Championship: Predictions, expert picks, odds, field rankings, golf best bets
The PGA Tour returns to action for the fifth event of FedEx Cup Fall at the 2023 World Wide Technology Championship. Historically held at El Camaleon Golf Club at Mayakoba, the World Wide Technology Championship has sought fresh grounds and will take place at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Dimante.
The par-72, resort-style golf course will welcome an eclectic field to Cabo with Ludvig Aberg headlining the action. The young Swede has made his mark on the PGA Tour over the last month with a playoff loss at the Sanderson Farms Championship and a closing 62 at the Shriners Children’s Open.
Aberg’s play represents what can happen to those who find a streak of form during this fall series. Rising inside the top 100 of the FedEx Cup, Aberg looks certain to finish inside the top 125 by the end of the FedEx Cup Fall and has his eyes on entering another cut-off point. The world No. 58 resides just outside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings and could be in line for a Masters invitation should he climb eight spots by the end of the calendar year.
Someone familiar with major championship pressure is reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Cameron Young. Experiencing a sophomore slump, the world No. 17 tees it up for the first time this fall as he searches for his first career victory on the PGA Tour. He is joined by Fortinet Championship winner Sahith Theegala and Lucas Glover, a two-time winner in the 2022-23 season.
Beau Hossler tops the FedEx Cup Fall as No. 51 in the season-long race. In the driver’s seat to qualify for the first two signature events of 2024, the former Texas Longhorn aims to continue a run of form that includes a runner-up result at the Zozo Championship. Taylor Montgomery, Nick Hardy, Ben Griffin and J.J. Spaun find themselves on the inside track as well with three events to go.
2023 World Wide Technology Championship
Dates: Nov. 2-15 | Location: El Cardonal at Diamante — Los Cabos, Mexico
Par: 72 | Yardage: 7,452 | Purse: $8,200,000
2023 World Wide Technology Championship field, odds
- Ludvig Aberg (9-1): He is the clear class of this field at just 23 years old. He has form, quality, competitive reps and recent runs in contention all in his corner as he seeks his first of many victories on the PGA Tour. Aberg has rattled off six straight top 15s between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour with his win at the European Masters sandwiched in the middle. Another quality outing would go a long way in securing his invitation into the 2024 Masters by year end.
- Cameron Young (11-1): This period on the playing calendar is commonly coined “snub season,” and Young tops this list after assistant captain Fred Couples claimed he would be in Rome for the Ryder Cup. The 26-year-old was an omission from the American side and will now tee it up for the first time since the BMW Championship with eyes on impressing those who left him on the sidelines. His sophomore season was a relative letdown compared to his first stroll on the PGA Tour, but Young still showed signs of the player he is with a pair of top 10s in major championships and 10 top 20s.
- Sahith Theegala (16-1): The 25-year-old not only grabbed his first win at the Fortinet Championship but also locked up an invitation into the 2024 Masters and is now playing with house money the rest of the way. Theegala has been tremendous in his two starts this fall, claiming a top 20 at the Zozo Championship his last time out. He should have his ways with this par 72 as the wide fairways and large greens mitigate some the weak points in his game. Over the last three months, he ranks second in total strokes gained, third in strokes gained tee to green and third in strokes gained putting.
- Stephan Jaeger (25-1)
- Beau Hossler (28-1)
- Lucas Glover (30-1): A resurgent summer that saw Glover win in back-to-back weeks was cooled when he was not selected for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. The former U.S. Open champion now returns to action for the first time since the Tour Championship where a win would represent the third in his last five starts. Last he took to the course, Glover was propped up by his typically reliable ball striking and his newfound love affair with the broomstick putter. The former will likely make the trip to Mexico, and if the latter does as well, then Glover should find himself in the mix late on Sunday.
- Emiliano Grillo (33-1)
- Thomas Detry (33-1)
- J.J. Spaun (35-1)
- Akshay Bhatia (35-1)
- Adam Svensson (35-1)
2023 World Wide Technology Championship expert picks
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