I just had a feeling that I was going to regret leaving Seamus out of my playbook last week and it bit me in the butt.  Power had struggled to start the 2022-2022 PGA Tour season but showed big in Bermuda claiming his second career victory.  He shot three straight 65s before closing with a 70 to hold off Ben Griffin and a closing fast Thomas Detry.  Despite it being a field full of basically no names, it was a really competitive weekend.  .

It has got to be tough being a professional golfer.  Last week they had to go to Bermuda and play on a beautiful course and this week they are forced to go to Playa del Carmen, Mexico for the World Wide Technology Championship at  Mayakoba.  It is only home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.  I still hear stories from my wife about her trip to Riviera Maya for a friend’s wedding and how the beaches in Mexico were better than our honeymoon on Maui.  Now that I've made everyone else feel as bad as me for not being able to attend this tournament, let’s talk about the course.

El Camaleon Golf Club plays right alongside those beautiful beaches I spoke about which means you've got the wind to contest with throughout the weekend.  For PGA Tour standards, this course is extremely short at only 7,017 yards and listed as a par 71.  The head of LIV Golf Greg Norman designed this course and it features unique environments.  These players must keep their drives on the fairway to avoid all these hazards. That means I'm looking at Strokes Gained: Off-The-Tee and Fairways Hit.  Waialae Country Club which hosts the Sony Open in Hawaii and Harbour Towne Golf Links which hosts the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island are both really good comp courses, both are short courses which punish players for not being accurate.

Players with success on this course have had traditionally good greens in regulation numbers which usually brings in Strokes Gained: Approach as well. Do not go into this weekend with the mindset that the big bombers on tour will dominate this track because of its distance,  I'm going to be targeting more of the course manager types.  When you look over the course layout, you'll see 11 par 4s for these players to attack, ranging from 386 yards to 485 yards.  I'll be checking out Par 4 Birdie or Better as well.

We've got 132 players in the field and top 65 with ties will make the weekend cut.  We've got some big names like back to back champion Viktor Hovland, world number one Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa and Tony Finau in the mix this weekend.  I'll speak about it more in my example lineups, but I'll be playing more of my bankroll at this event.  The lineups lock for this event super early Thursday morning.  So, you'll want to get them set and ready to rock on Wednesday night.  Here’s to a strong week!

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GViktor Hovland1120026.3%1180033.1%

I feel like it would be irresponsible of me not to put Hovland in my playbook being that he’s won the event two straight years.  He’s also one of the best ball strikers in the field.  I should not have to convince you to roster him this weekend.  

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GAaron Wise1020015.2%1110018.4%

Wise is coming off of a 6th place finish at the CJ CUP.  That was his fourth Top 15 finish in his last seven starts on the PGA Tour.  In his last four trips to Mayakoba he’s finished 10th, missed cut, runner up and 15th last year.  The South African ranks 6th in Driving Distance, 9th in Eagles, 19th in Putting, 35th in Scoring Average and Total.  I like his price tag among the bigger names in his range

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GTom Hoge950024.9%1090025.5%

It has been a really nice start to the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season for Hoge.  He ranks 3rd in Approach, 6th in Green in Regulation, 10th in Total, 11th in Scoring Average, 20th in Tee to Green, 22nd in Putting, and 28th in Birdie Average.  When you see those numbers it shouldnt surprise you to know he hasn’t finished lower than 13th in his last five starts including a 4th place at the Shriners.  Hoge finished 3rd at this event in 2020 and made the cut last year. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GSeamus Power93007.0%105007.2%

We spoke about Power in the article and his performance at the Bermuda Championship last weekend.  He shot three straight rounds of 65 before closing with a 70 on Sunday.  Power finished 11th at the Mayakoba in 2021.  He ranks 8th on the PGA Tour in Birdie Average which makes you feel good knowing it will be a birdie fest this weekend.  He’s also 12th in Putting as well.  He will likely be highly owned being that he won last weekend. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GBrendon Todd90007.3%1010012.1%

I spoke about the importance of being accurate off the tee and there are few players better than Todd.  He finished last season 7th on the PGA Tour in Driving Accuracy.  Brendon is also one of the best putters in the world.  He loves this event and it shows in his results winning the event in 2019, finishing 8th in 2020 and finished 11th last year.  Todd also has two Top 10 finishes this season at the Fortinet and CJ CUP in his last start.  He is an easy plug and play this weekend. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GThomas Detry880013.9%1000018.6%

This big hitting Belgian has played some good golf to start the season.  He’s coming off of a runner up finish last weekend in Bermuda and also has finishes of 5th, 12th and 9th early on this season.  Detry participated in this event last year and finished Top 25.  He ranks Top 50 in Off the Tee, Around the Green, Tee to Green, Driving Distance and Birdie Average.  

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GAdam Hadwin820016.4%98004.3%

This veteran has made the cut in all of his starts this 2022-2023 PGA Tour.  He finished 10th at the Shriners this season.  Mayakoba has been kind to the Canadian with two Top 10 finishes in his last four trips.  He is another player not known for distance but accuracy and putting.  Hadwin ranks 20th on the Greens, 37th in Greens in Regulation, 38th in Eagles, and 40th in Approach.  Love his price tag to help fill out cash or tournament lineups.  

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GMatt Kuchar800015.7%90005.2%

This was an easy selection this weekend.  Matt can still get it done at the age of 44 finishing 12th at the Fortinet and 29th at the CJ CUP.  Kuchar won this event in 2018 and has never missed the cut in five total trips to Mayakoba.  The former Yellowjacket ranks 10th in Tee to Green and 15th in Approach and Greens in Regulation.  He is a great safe option to help fill in your cash and tournament lineup. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GHarris English77002.0%98001.3%

This course is an ideal fit for Harris English and it’s shown in his results.  Harris has back to back Top 5 finishes at Mayakoba.  He is a bit of a mix of power and accuracy with fantastic work on the greens.  English has a Top 10 this season at the Fortinet.  He ranks Top 35 in Around the Greens and Putting.  Harris is never a flashy play but I love his skill for the price tag you are getting him at this weekend. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GAaron Rai76006.3%96003.8%

The transition continues to be seem less for Rai from the former full time DP World Tour player.  The Englishman disappointed me at the Bermuda making the cut but finishing outside the Top 50.  I don’t love him as much this weekend but the price is right for his skill set.  He ranks Top 50 Approach, Greens in Regulation, Driving Accuracy, Putting and Birdie Average.  He finished 20th a couple weeks ago at the Shriners and he finished 15th at this event last year. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GAdam Long740011.8%900010.8%

This former Duke Blue Devil has been making more appearances in my playbooks.  While he didn’t do as well as I had hoped last week but he did make the cut.  Long has made the cut in all three of his previous trips to Mayakoba with a second and third place finishes.  He is not a big hitter but he’s accurate and putts like the dickens.  He ranks 2nd in Putting on the PGA Tour.  Last week you had to pay more for him but this price tag is proper and makes for a good value.  

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GJ.J. Spaun73004.5%87005.4%

JJ had a breakthrough win last season at the Valero but he did have a bit of a hangover missing five cuts over the next three months.  He seems to have gotten things together with six made cuts in a row with three Top 25 finishes including two week ago at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP.  Spaun has also never missed the cut in six trips to Mayakoba with a Top 3 on his resume.  The stats are not going to wow you but he’s been steady across the board this season. 

Game Type: GPP
GWill Gordon70002.4%83002.1%

Will had a pretty awful 2021-2022 PGA Tour season.  He missed the cut in eight of his last 11 starts of the season.  Gordon has made the cut in all four of his starts this season with a high finish of just 30th.  It’s a step in the right direction and hopeful that this is signs of things to come this season.  If you ignore last season’s stats, we saw his potential 2019-2020 finishing 4th in Greens in Regulation, 14th in Off the Tee, 17th in Driving Distance, 25th in Birdie Average, and 54th in Off the Tee.  He played this course in 2020 but missed the cut, I believe he’ll be better the second time around. 

Game Type: GPP
GKevin Yu69001.2%84000.7%

We spoke about this young bomber last week and he showed the world his talent finishing 3rd in Bermuda.  He used a successful run on the Korn Ferry Tour to springboard himself onto the PGA.  The numbers are impressive despite being this early in the season ranking 12th in Tee to Green, 29th in Driving Distance, 14th in Off the Tee, 39th in Greens in Regulation, 42nd in Scoring Average, 51st in Birdie Average, and 55th in Approach.  I really like this kid’s game if he can consistently keep it on the fairway.  He is a name you will remember this PGA DFS season. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
GScott Piercy66001.1%78001.2%

No, Scott is not playing great golf at the moment with three missed cuts in his last four starts but did finish Top 20 at the Sanderson Farms.  In his last six trips to Mayakoba, he has made the cut in all six with two Top 8 finishes.  I’m not going to even talk about his stats because they aren’t impressive this season but we know he is a good ball striker and when everything is working he can climb the leaderboard.  Playing against a field like this one, the price tag is tempting in tournaments.  

Game Type: GPP
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I feel like it would be irresponsible of me not to put Hovland in my playbook being that he’s won the event two straight years.  He’s also one of the best ball strikers in the field.  I should not have to convince you to roster him this weekend.  

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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Wise is coming off of a 6th place finish at the CJ CUP.  That was his fourth Top 15 finish in his last seven starts on the PGA Tour.  In his last four trips to Mayakoba he’s finished 10th, missed cut, runner up and 15th last year.  The South African ranks 6th in Driving Distance, 9th in Eagles, 19th in Putting, 35th in Scoring Average and Total.  I like his price tag among the bigger names in his range

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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It has been a really nice start to the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season for Hoge.  He ranks 3rd in Approach, 6th in Green in Regulation, 10th in Total, 11th in Scoring Average, 20th in Tee to Green, 22nd in Putting, and 28th in Birdie Average.  When you see those numbers it shouldnt surprise you to know he hasn’t finished lower than 13th in his last five starts including a 4th place at the Shriners.  Hoge finished 3rd at this event in 2020 and made the cut last year. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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We spoke about Power in the article and his performance at the Bermuda Championship last weekend.  He shot three straight rounds of 65 before closing with a 70 on Sunday.  Power finished 11th at the Mayakoba in 2021.  He ranks 8th on the PGA Tour in Birdie Average which makes you feel good knowing it will be a birdie fest this weekend.  He’s also 12th in Putting as well.  He will likely be highly owned being that he won last weekend. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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I spoke about the importance of being accurate off the tee and there are few players better than Todd.  He finished last season 7th on the PGA Tour in Driving Accuracy.  Brendon is also one of the best putters in the world.  He loves this event and it shows in his results winning the event in 2019, finishing 8th in 2020 and finished 11th last year.  Todd also has two Top 10 finishes this season at the Fortinet and CJ CUP in his last start.  He is an easy plug and play this weekend. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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This big hitting Belgian has played some good golf to start the season.  He’s coming off of a runner up finish last weekend in Bermuda and also has finishes of 5th, 12th and 9th early on this season.  Detry participated in this event last year and finished Top 25.  He ranks Top 50 in Off the Tee, Around the Green, Tee to Green, Driving Distance and Birdie Average.  

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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This veteran has made the cut in all of his starts this 2022-2023 PGA Tour.  He finished 10th at the Shriners this season.  Mayakoba has been kind to the Canadian with two Top 10 finishes in his last four trips.  He is another player not known for distance but accuracy and putting.  Hadwin ranks 20th on the Greens, 37th in Greens in Regulation, 38th in Eagles, and 40th in Approach.  Love his price tag to help fill out cash or tournament lineups.  

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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This was an easy selection this weekend.  Matt can still get it done at the age of 44 finishing 12th at the Fortinet and 29th at the CJ CUP.  Kuchar won this event in 2018 and has never missed the cut in five total trips to Mayakoba.  The former Yellowjacket ranks 10th in Tee to Green and 15th in Approach and Greens in Regulation.  He is a great safe option to help fill in your cash and tournament lineup. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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This course is an ideal fit for Harris English and it’s shown in his results.  Harris has back to back Top 5 finishes at Mayakoba.  He is a bit of a mix of power and accuracy with fantastic work on the greens.  English has a Top 10 this season at the Fortinet.  He ranks Top 35 in Around the Greens and Putting.  Harris is never a flashy play but I love his skill for the price tag you are getting him at this weekend. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
G
7600
9600

The transition continues to be seem less for Rai from the former full time DP World Tour player.  The Englishman disappointed me at the Bermuda making the cut but finishing outside the Top 50.  I don’t love him as much this weekend but the price is right for his skill set.  He ranks Top 50 Approach, Greens in Regulation, Driving Accuracy, Putting and Birdie Average.  He finished 20th a couple weeks ago at the Shriners and he finished 15th at this event last year. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
G
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9000

This former Duke Blue Devil has been making more appearances in my playbooks.  While he didn’t do as well as I had hoped last week but he did make the cut.  Long has made the cut in all three of his previous trips to Mayakoba with a second and third place finishes.  He is not a big hitter but he’s accurate and putts like the dickens.  He ranks 2nd in Putting on the PGA Tour.  Last week you had to pay more for him but this price tag is proper and makes for a good value.  

Game Type: CASH & GPP
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JJ had a breakthrough win last season at the Valero but he did have a bit of a hangover missing five cuts over the next three months.  He seems to have gotten things together with six made cuts in a row with three Top 25 finishes including two week ago at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP.  Spaun has also never missed the cut in six trips to Mayakoba with a Top 3 on his resume.  The stats are not going to wow you but he’s been steady across the board this season. 

Game Type: GPP
G
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8300

Will had a pretty awful 2021-2022 PGA Tour season.  He missed the cut in eight of his last 11 starts of the season.  Gordon has made the cut in all four of his starts this season with a high finish of just 30th.  It’s a step in the right direction and hopeful that this is signs of things to come this season.  If you ignore last season’s stats, we saw his potential 2019-2020 finishing 4th in Greens in Regulation, 14th in Off the Tee, 17th in Driving Distance, 25th in Birdie Average, and 54th in Off the Tee.  He played this course in 2020 but missed the cut, I believe he’ll be better the second time around. 

Game Type: GPP
G
6900
8400

We spoke about this young bomber last week and he showed the world his talent finishing 3rd in Bermuda.  He used a successful run on the Korn Ferry Tour to springboard himself onto the PGA.  The numbers are impressive despite being this early in the season ranking 12th in Tee to Green, 29th in Driving Distance, 14th in Off the Tee, 39th in Greens in Regulation, 42nd in Scoring Average, 51st in Birdie Average, and 55th in Approach.  I really like this kid’s game if he can consistently keep it on the fairway.  He is a name you will remember this PGA DFS season. 

Game Type: CASH & GPP
G
6600
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No, Scott is not playing great golf at the moment with three missed cuts in his last four starts but did finish Top 20 at the Sanderson Farms.  In his last six trips to Mayakoba, he has made the cut in all six with two Top 8 finishes.  I’m not going to even talk about his stats because they aren’t impressive this season but we know he is a good ball striker and when everything is working he can climb the leaderboard.  Playing against a field like this one, the price tag is tempting in tournaments.  

Game Type: GPP