2025 World Wide Technology Championship Picks
Quick Bets
- MAX G 22/1
- Bridgeman 45/1
- Taylor 60/1
- Jaeger 70/1 (+ 5 Places)
- Rodgers 80/1 (+ 5 Places)
- Cole 90/1 (+ 5 Places)
- Sneds 150/1 (+ 8 Places)
First Round Leader
- Sneds 140
- Lipsky 140
- Dunlap 200 (+ 5 Places)
- Camilo 275 (+ 5 Places)
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- Sakuma 25/1
2025 World Wide Technology Championship Info
- Course: El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas
- Yardage: 7,452
- Par: 72
- Greens: Platinum Paspalum
- Average Green Size: 8,300 sq. ft.
- Number of Sand Bunkers: 48
- Number of Holes Water is in Play: 1
Cutline: Top 65 and Ties - Field: 120 Players
- Defending Champ: Austin Eckroat
NOTE: Average fairway widths are 60 yards.
2025 World Wide Technology Championship Past Winners
- 2024: Austin Eckroat -24
- 2023: Erik Van Rooyen -27
2025 World Wide Technology Championship Picks Show
I went through the Rabbit Hole on screen to research the course, stats, and field, then Keith Stewart joined me on The PME to break down the odds and make some bets for the World Wide Technology Championship. Plus, he gave us an LPGA runner in Japan to sweat!
2025 World Wide Technology Championship Overview
El Cardonal is an easy resort course with some of the widest fairways you’ll ever encounter. You’d think at 7,452 it would simply lean bombers, yet that isn’t what we’ve seen in the two years the PGA has played at the Tiger Woods design. Could that be because the world’s best players don’t participate in this event? I mean, that’s probably it.
It’s not to say bombers can’t win. EVR is pretty long and erratic with the smoke wagon, and he got a win at -27 here two years ago. It’s just, after scanning the leaderboards, distance isn’t a requirement in Cabo to contend like you’d think. Frankly, the handicapping for WWT and next week in Bermuda are pretty similar: Wedges and Putting. This, despite the courses playing completely differently. Yet, this is what we’ve seen each of the past two years.
Additionally, there’s a bizarre crossover in success between El Cardonal and PGA National, I can’t really explain. But it’s quite glaring when you start cross-referencing each leaderboard. On the show this week, when I put Keith Stewart on the spot about it, he theorized it could have something to do with the overseeding on the PGA National greens, making them run slower like they’ll get in Mexico. Maybe it’s the wind? Maybe it’s just that both are low-strength field events that feature a lot of the same guys? Regardless, I have Cognizant Classic SG: TOTAL over the past three years in the Rabbit Hole Model this week.
Here are the leaders per round in the field this week…
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2025 World Wide Technology Championship Stat Rankings
If you click “Expert Models” inside the Rabbit Hole, you’ll be able to see exactly which filters and weighting I gave to each category. But here are the results if you’re just interested in that…
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2025 World Wide Technology Championship Picks
Max Greyserman — I hate how he always finishes second when I bet on him. I do love how you know whether or not he’ll be in contention for that second-place finish pretty early in the tournament, however. He’s bookended his past eight starts with runners-up with five missed cuts and a T32 in a 70-man field in between. If he’s hitting his irons well in Round 1, he generally sticks around until the end.
Jacob Bridgeman — Bridgeman is a play on baseline over recent form. Because no one could sell you on his recent form. He was T14 in his debut a year ago and was a shot from a novelty check at the Cognizant. It’s all putting-related. If he heats it up, it’s one of the better weapons in a field of this quality. Sometimes that’s good enough.
Nick Taylor — Nothing but a play on his ability to win against this strength of field. You never really see it coming from Taylor, so any time he can be 50/1 or more in a Division III event I blindly bet it. If you happen to be in Canada, outside of Ontario, you can bet Taylor at Coolbet right now for a clean 60/1 under the PME Exclusives tab.
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Stephan Jaeger — Look, I’m not saying he’s going to win, but could you make a better course for Jaeger? With fairways capable of landing jumbo jets, even Jaeger will have issues missing fairways. Now, if anyone can, it is him, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take. Outside of the abysmal driver, the rest of his game is actually in better condition than normal.
Eric Cole — Wedges and putting: The Eric Cole Method. Overall, Cole hasn’t been great during the swing season, but his putter has returned to elite levels. And if the flat stick is rolling, all it takes is a spike iron week to have him deep into Sunday. Which is something he does once every few starts.
Patrick Rodgers —I think I’ve been to Prague more times than I’ve bet PROG. That changes now. Why? Frankly, the odds seem a tad long for something that could turn into a putting contest. If he simply strikes the ball exactly the same as he did in Utah but just finds his putting stroke, he’ll be fine.
Brandt Snedeker — The irons and putter have returned for Sneds during the swing season. It’s resulted in a pair of Top 20s in three starts. While El Cardonal is on the longer side, he can make up for his lack of distance 150 yards and in. We’ve seen enough short hitters challenge for a win in the two years at this course.