The 2022-23 PGA Tour season may be trending towards becoming the year of redemption after Russell Henley successfully captured his fourth career victory at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Following in the footsteps of Keegan Bradley and Mackenzie Hughes, Henley’s triumph at El Camaleon Golf Course broke a five-year drought from the winner’s circle and marked his first trophy raise since the 2017 Houston Open.

Finishing the week at 23 under, Henley not only shattered his winless streak but also plenty of scoring records along the way. Both the 36-hole and 54-hole records fell at Mayakoba earlier in the week, and ultimately gave way for Henley to possess the tournament scoring record as well — matching Viktor Hovland’s 23-under total in 2021.

For Henley, this week in Mexico, where his putting finally matched his exquisite iron play and accurate driving, was more than overdue. Ranking second, sixth and third in strokes gained approach the last three seasons on the PGA Tour, Henley has experienced his fair share of gut-wrenching and heartbreaking moments in the final stages of tournaments.

Earlier this year, Henley went into the weekend at the 2022 Sony Open in full control of his game. Playing the final 36 holes in 8 under, the Georgia alum was tracked down by Hideki Matsuyama through a herculean effort that featured consecutive rounds of 7-under 63. 

Falling in a playoff at Waialae Country Club just months earlier, Henley missed out on extra holes entirely at the 2021 Wyndham Championship. Commanding a three-stroke lead entering the final round, the 33-year-old carded four back-nine bogeys including one on his 72nd hole which resulted from a three putt from 25 feet away.

“I just tried to learn from my past and my screw ups,” said Henley. “That’s kind of what I took from the last two events that I played from the start of this season and just tried to learn what I am doing wrong and how can I get better with it. All those events that I didn’t close out, they hurt. You don’t know if you’ll ever get to win another one. It’s so hard out here. To come down 18 with a four-shot lead, it was just really cool. It’s still just … I don’t even know what to say.”

These moments of pain only make this moment of joy at Mayakoba that much deeper and that much more meaningful as Henley came into the event having failed to convert his last five 54-hole leads into victories.

The consistency in which Henley has been able to put himself in this position should be applauded, yet consistency is hardly rewarded in the game of golf without the accompaniment of hardware, especially on the PGA Tour. With such a strong tee-to-green, presence — similar to Bradley almost — it does make the mind wander and imagine what this win will do for Henley’s confidence and if this consistency of his can translate into even more titles.

From 2013-18, Henley was one of the best putters on the PGA Tour before completely falling off with the putter in hand. While Henley has experienced his troubles the last handful of seasons with the flat stick, his victory at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship illustrates exactly what he is capable of when that club cooperates. 

A non-major champion — although a 54-hole leader at the 2021 U.S. Open — and a non-participant in Ryder Cups and Presidents Cups for the United States, conventional wisdom and the sheer depth of the PGA Tour suggests that will not change in 2023. But don’t be surprised if come major championship season or come the time for Zach Johnson to make his captain’s selections for Rome if there isn’t a moment when Henley’s name isn’t at least brought up in conversation. Grade: A+

Here are the grades for the rest of the leaderboard at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. 

T3. Scottie Scheffler (-18): After a quiet fall, Scheffler lit up the course at Mayakoba on Sunday with a 9-under 62 and the round of the week at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. It was what we grew accustomed to from him early in the year, and though he didn’t win, his finale made it easy to envision him bridging 2022 to 2023. Grade: A-

“I feel good, game feels good,” he said. “I hit it nicely this week outside of the few, you know, bad breaks. And a few things go my way, a few more putts go in, I could have been right in the tournament, but obviously Russell’s playing great golf right now and hopefully he just continues to cruise.”

T15. Collin Morikawa (-15): Morikawa had his best finish of the fall this week at Mayakoba, and it coincided with his work with a new putting coach. More interestingly, he popped back at analyst Trevor Immelman after Immelman suggested that Morikawa has been struggling a bit because of how difficult it is to live up to the ridiculously high standard he set for himself early in his career by winning so often (including two of his first eight majors). Morikawa’s response was … kind of odd.

“Wow, that’s hard to hear from him,” Morikawa told Golf Channel. “I couldn’t care less what he says there because I don’t think that’s my bar. I think I’ve got so much more to improve. I’ve been near last on putting. I don’t think I’ve even finished close to being average on putting. If I can just get my putting to be average, I think there’s so much more to improve. I don’t know where that came from, but that kind of stings there. I don’t like to hear that.

“I don’t know if it that was a compliment, I’ll be honest. If he did, maybe it came off wrong from what I heard. For me, I’ve never seen a ceiling. I just want to keep improving. Obviously we took a couple steps back this year. It’s just trying to get better every day and trying to improve on little things. I expect myself to play well. I set really high goals for myself. It just sucks when they don’t come through.”

This has to be a misunderstanding here because Immelman in no way was trying to offend Morikawa. He was simply saying that high bars early in one’s career are difficult to return to, which is true. Morikawa’s response was not commensurate with what Immelman’s posture toward him. Grade: B+

T10. VIktor Hovland (-16): It wasn’t the three-peat Hovland envisioned, but Hovland has now shot scores of 67-69-63-65-67-65-62-67-65-69-66-68 over the last three years at Mayakoba and lost to nine of 393 competitors in that timespan. That is, of course, preposterous. Grade: B-

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Russell Henley remains flawless at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship, having now gone bogey-free over the first 54 holes to (once again) set an event record pace at 22 under. Good for a six-stroke lead, the Georgia Bulldog will look to keep his foot on the gas tomorrow and turn this runaway effort at Mayakoba into his fourth career victory on the PGA Tour.

Beginning the third round with a three-stroke lead, Henley was cool, calm and collected from the start as he tacked on a birdie on his opening hole to extend his overnight margin. Losing his tee shot on the following hole, the 33-year-old was able to get up and down after a penalty stroke to maintain his bogey-free streak and keep his closest pursuers at bay. 

Three additional birdies over a four-hole stretch on his front side helped Henley reach 20 under by the time he made the turn. With two more par breakers on his inward half, including one from distance on the par-3 15th, Henley has now signed for rounds of 63-63-65 around El Camaleon Golf Club and doubled his 36-hole lead heading into the final round.

First-round leader Will Gordon remains Henley’s closest competition at 16 under as the former Vanderbilt standout continues to shine in his return to the PGA Tour. Fellow SEC alums in need of a big final day to chase down Henley include Auburn’s Patton Kizzire at 16 under and fellow Georgia Bulldogs Brian Harman at 14 under and Greyson Sigg at 13 under.

The leader

1. Russell Henley (-22)

There is not much more to say when it comes to what Henley is doing. Commanding the largest 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour since Billy Horschel’s five-stroke edge at the Memorial, Henley has been on cruise control ever since the first tee shot on Thursday. 

He has bested the previous low 54-hole total on the PGA Tour this season by three strokes thanks in part to his steady driving and impressive iron play. At 22 under, he sits one off Viktor Hovland’s winning score from last year’s event — a tournament record with a high likelihood to be broken tomorrow.

Other contenders

T2. Will Gordon, Patton Kizzire (-16)

4. Seamus Power (-15)

T5. Troy Merritt, Brian Harman (-14)

T7. Viktor Hovland, Greyson Sigg, Matthias Schwab, Thomas Detry (-13)

Not many players have had a better start to the 2022-23 season than Detry as the Belgian entered the campaign without full-time status. Already locking up his card courtesy of a runner-up finish at the Bermuda Championship and two additional top-15 efforts, Detry is on the trajectory of not only becoming a mainstay on the PGA Tour, but potentially playing his way onto the European Ryder Cup Team in Rome next fall. While still ways away, the fall swing has been a revelation for the DP World Tour staple and captain Luke Donald has surely taken notice.

“I wouldn’t say more aggressive, but certainly more freely really,” said Detry of securing his PGA Tour card. “I felt no pressure at all today. I’m in contention and I was just cruising out there, I was putting well. I actually didn’t hit the ball — it wasn’t really my best ball-striking day so I’m going to do a little bit of work on the range. But I putted really well. I managed to hole some good ones for par and made some good ones for birdie as well.”

Aces are wild

As if one ace wasn’t enough, how about two more. After Brian Harman kicked the party off on Friday on the par-3 4th, both Greyson Sigg and Seamus Power joined him in the celebrations on Saturday. The Irishman who won last week at the 2022 Bermuda Championship added another hole-out just three holes later and finds his name on the first page of the leaderboard thanks to a stellar third round.

“On eight, the hole-in-one, I think it was 138, it was 6 or 8 and it was a very similar number and a very similar wind to the first round, so I knew it was going to be spot on for a club,” said Power. “I hit it to maybe four feet on Thursday, very same numbers, very same winds, so I hit the same shot and obviously landed a foot long left and spun back in.” 

Hovland’s three-peat bid likely to come up short

Looking to join Steve Stricker, Tiger Woods and Stuart Appleby as the only men since 1980 to win an event three years in a row, Hovland’s effort this week will likely come up just short. At 13 under, he has carded three straight rounds in the 60s — and 12 consecutive at El Camaleon overall — but is no match for what Henley is doing.

“It was a lot of good stuff today. Overall like I’m playing really consistent, but missing way too many putts even though I did make some putts today,” said Hovland. “Just missing way too many putts today and yesterday. At least it’s nice to feel like the ball-striking’s back to where it should be and I feel like I can take it low tomorrow.”

2022 Mayakoba updated odds and picks

Odds via Caesars Sportsbook

• Russell Henley: 17/100
• Will Gordon: 18-1
• Seamus Power: 25-1
• Patton Kizzire: 25-1
• Brian Harman: 50-1
• Viktor Hovland: 55-1

Sometimes, it is fine to sit out the final round of a PGA Tour event, and this may be the case for Sunday. Henley should be able to seal the deal, however, at 17/100 (-588), the juice may not be worth the squeeze knowing his track record of final-round meltdowns. Hardly going out on a limb suggesting he will win, the sensible option may be to sit back, relax and simply enjoy the golf without any money tied up.

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Many of the best ball strikers in the world made their way to Mayakoba this week for the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship. At the halfway point, it is not world No. 2 Scottie Scheffler, two-time defending champion Viktor Hovland, or two-time major champion Collin Morikawa leading the way; rather, it’s 33-year-old Russell Henley.

The former Georgia Bulldog will have plenty on his mind over the coming days with his alma mater taking on the Tennessee Volunteers on the gridiron Saturday, and with him going for his first victory on the PGA Tour since 2017. Standing at 16 under — a 36-hole scoring record at this event — and three strokes clear of Sam Ryder and Will Gordon, Henley will attempt to do what what he has not been able to over the last five years — close out a golf tournament.

Henley has been close to capturing his fourth PGA Tour title on a number of occasions, but has fallen short at each turn. Just last year, he collapsed down the stretch at the 2021 Wyndham Championship. Months later, he was caught by Hideki Matsuyama at the 2022 Sony Open, where he ultimately fell in a playoff. 

With plenty of golf yet to be played, Henley will have to fight not only the competition but his inner demons around El Camaleon Golf Club. With many unknown quantities occupying the first page of the leaderboard, just slightly further behind, a couple of the pre-tournament favorites may be licking their chops as both Hovland and Morikawa stand at 8 under and eight strokes adrift.

The leader

1. Russell Henley (-16)

Russ is cooking at the moment, but that is not to say we have not seen this movie before. A prolific fast starter, it has been the final 36 holes which has tripped up Henley ever since his last victory at the 2017 Houston Open. His accurate driving and precise iron play is likely to persist, but keep an eye on the putter as it has often been the problem child of his when attempting to close out tournaments.

“I felt great the last two days,” said Henley. “Mentally felt confident and believing in what I was doing. Hit a lot of fairways and had some nice par saves today that kept my round going. Obviously very happy with where I am.”

Other contenders

T2. Sam Ryder, Will Gordon (-13)

4. Patton Kizzire (-12)

5. David Lingmerth (-11)

T6. Brian Harman, Martin Laird, Harry Higgs (-10)

T9. Maverick McNealy, Greyson Sigg, Matt Kuchar, Scott Piercy, Patrick Rodgers (-9)

Playing on a sponsor’s exemption this week, Higgs is taking full advantage of his opportunity down in Mexico. His second round of 9-under 62 was extremely timely as the former SMU Mustang entered the week having missed 16 of 20 cuts including his first three of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season. Losing his PGA Tour card last season and missing all three cuts in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, quality performances have been hard to come by. 

“I mean, all over the place,” Higgs said of his current state of mind. “Like I have had a lot of poor days and a lot of consecutive poor days, and then I’ve also had not as many as I would like, but I’ve had some days that were great where I had full control, I was making good decisions, I was kind of, as we all say, getting out of my own way.” 

Harman’s ace propels him into contention

Back-to-back rounds of 5-under 66 have Brian Harman in the thick of it at Mayakoba for the first time in his career. Playing at El Camaleon for the 10th time in his career, the 35-year-old had previously done no better than a T30 finish. Kickstarting his day with a hole-in-one on the par-3 4th, Harman will have a memory regardless of if this form continues over the weekend.

“You know, this place kind of had my number over the years, haven’t really done very good here and today was kind of one of those days, just kind of chopping around, wasn’t doing that great,” said Harman. “Just settled down, made a couple really good swings, started with that one into the wind, just hooded a 50 [degree wedge] and slung it back in there.”

2022 Mayakoba updated odds, picks

Odds via Caesars Sportsbook

• Russell Henley: 11/10
• Will Gordon: 9-1
• Sam Ryder: 11-1
• Brian Harman: 18-1
• Viktor Hovland: 20-1
• Patton Kizzire: 22-1
• Collin Morikawa: 28-1
• Maverick McNealy: 30-1
• Matt Kuchar: 35-1
• David Lingmerth: 35-1
• Martin Laird: 45-1

After opening with an even-par 71, Morikawa shot inside the top 20 with an 8-under 64 on Friday. Coming into the week with his iron play in form, he has carried this approach play and coupled it with a few nice putts in his second round. There are numerous question marks at the top of this leaderboard and that should give way to a weekend charge from a player such as Morikawa, who will give himself plenty of birdie looks over the next couple days. It will take a momentous effort being eight strokes off the pace, but at roughly double his pre-tournament price could be worthy of an investment.

“Eight’s a lot, but eight’s still doable come this weekend,” said Morikawa of the deficit. “This golf course, the way it’s playing, you can post two really good low ones on the weekend. I’m definitely going to need that if I’m going to be in contention, but after today I’m feeling pretty good.”

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The first round of a sneaky good Mayakoba event is in the books, and while the top of the leaderboard doesn’t jump off the page, the field’s strength sits just beyond the leaders.

Will Gordon and Russell Henley are Nos. 1-2 at the top of this board after firing 62 and 63 respectively in Round 1, but the heavyweights are a few strokes back and looking to roll to the top on Friday and beyond. Let’s take a look at how Thursday played out at Mayakoba.

The leader

1. Will Gordon (-9): Gordon made eight birdies and an eagle en route to his first-round lead. The former Vanderbilt golfer had a strong year on the Korn Ferry Tour last season, accumulating six top 10s (including a win) and finishing sixth on the KFT points list. His best finish on the PGA Tour, however, is a T3 at the 2020 Travelers Championship. He said after his 62 that he’s eschewing what he tried to do in the past by tempering his expectations.

“I think that’s what I’ve tried to do in the past, but honestly I’m just going to try to enjoy the moment and continue just to move forward,” Gordon said. “I don’t know what the rest of the week holds, nothing’s promised and nothing’s given, so I’ve just got to continue to try to go out and earn it.”

Gordon’s season has gotten off to a really nice start as he’s made the cut at each of his first four events of the year. It was fascinating to hear him discuss what he’s learned and how he’s grown mentally because of the success of those he’s competed with on the KFT.

“There’s a lot of guys kind of my age and younger that are having a lot of success out here and guys that have been out here and had some major success that I grew up playing with,” Gordon said. “So … it does kind of take the fear away in a sense because you know you can do it, but you’ve still got to go out and do it and earn it. So it’s been good to see the KFT class play well this fall and I’ve gotten to see a bunch of those guys, so it’s been a cool transition this fall.”

Other contenders

2. Russell Henley (-8)

T3. Scott Piercy, Francesco Molinari, Sam Ryder, Harris English (-7)

T7. David Lingmerth, Martin Laird, Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland (-6)

The big dogs reside there at the T7 spot with Hovland going for his third consecutive victory at this tournament and Scheffler aiming for his fifth PGA Tour win in 2022. They played together on Thursday and shot a best ball 60.

“For the most part you’re doing your own thing, but it’s nice when you’re on the golf course and you can see other players hitting really good shots,” Scheffler said. “I think that’s good kind of momentum for the group, when somebody starts playing well, the other guys can kind of feed off of it sometimes.”

Hovland’s last nine rounds at Mayakoba look like this: 67-69-63-65-67-65-62-67-65. That makes for a 65.6 average over the last three seasons, which is absolutely ridiculous. Still, Hovland says he can (and should) play better than he did on Thursday.

“I think the last two years I’ve started 4 and 5 under (He was 4 under in the first round of both wins), so even improved on that,” Hovland said. “Obviously I made a couple putts and holed out from the bunker. Did a lot of good stuff today, but at the same time I felt like I hit some really bad shots, too. So I feel like there’s still opportunities to improve.”

Where’s Morikawa?

I’m not going to get concerned about Collin Morikawa (or any top 10 player in the world) at the start of November of any year. However, he shot 71 on Thursday and is currently T90. If he finishes outside the top 25 (which looks like a probability right now), that would mark three straight events to start his season in which he hasn’t notched a top 25 appearance. It’s something that’s worth monitoring.

2022 Mayakoba odds, picks

• Scottie Scheffler: 6-1
• Viktor Hovland: 13/2
• Russell Henley: 9-1
• Will Gordon: 14-1
• Harris English: 18-1
• Maverick McNealy: 18-1
• Tom Hoge: 22-1
• Francesco Molinari: 22-1

It’s a pretty interesting board right now. Scheffler is a bit too short for my taste, although I do kind of love Hovland at 13/2. Hoge at 22-1 is speaking my language. I’ve been riding the Hoge train for weeks now, and he can’t stop shooting scores in the mid 60s. He’s one of the best iron players in the world that nobody knows about. The value here is probably with Tony Finau — who was my pre-tournament pick — at 35-1. He’s 3 under and just four back of third place. That’s nothing for a scorer like Big Tone at a place like Mayakoba, and I’m  believing that he shook any rust he had off in Round 1.

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Viktor Hovland will be seeking his third straight title in the PGA Tour event when he tees off Thursday at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Hovland, ranked No. 11, is one of five players in the top 20 in the World Golf Ranking who are scheduled to compete this week. Reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who dropped to No. 2 in the world behind Rory McIlroy two weeks ago, leads the field in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Hovland and Scheffler will be joined by ninth-ranked Collin Morikawa, 14th-ranked Tony Finau and No. 16 Billy Horschel. Hovland went 20 under par in 2020 at El Camaleon Golf Course to win his second PGA Tour event, then went 23 under last year to win by four strokes. There are six former winners in the field, including Matt Kuchar (2018) and Harris English (2013).

Caesars Sportsbook lists Scheffler as the 9-1 favorite in its latest 2022 World Wide Technology Championship odds. Hovland (11-1), Morikawa (14-1), Finau (18-1), Billy Horschel (18-1) and Aaron Wise (20-1) also are among the favorites in the World Wide Technology Championship 2022 field. Before you make any 2022 World Wide Technology Championship picks or bets, you need to check out the PGA Tour predictions, best bets and sleepers from SportsLine golf insider Patrick McDonald.

After spending time at FanSided and NBC Sports EDGE, McDonald joined CBS Sports as a golf writer in the spring of 2022. Now covering the sport from a broader perspective, McDonald still likes to dip his toes into the betting pools on a weekly basis on the PGA Tour. 

He takes a measured approach to his outright selections and finished the 2021-22 season up 42 units on those plays, having hit Cameron Smith (22-1) at the Tournament of Champions, Hudson Swafford (250-1) at The American Express, Joaquin Niemann (70-1) at the Genesis Invitational and Justin Thomas (66-1) live at the PGA Championship.

McDonald hit two of his three matchup plays at the Bermuda Championship, including winner Seamus Power +100 over pre-tournament favorite Denny McCarthy. At the Zozo Championship, McDonald nailed a first-round leader, backing 80-1 Brendan Steele, and also hit two of three matchup plays, backing winner Keegan Bradley over Corey Conners, one of the favorites. He is up more than 15 units on matchup wagers this season, and anyone who followed McDonald’s advice cashed in huge.

Now, McDonald has studied the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship field and is locking in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid. You can head to SportsLine now to see all his PGA picks and predictions. 

Top 2022 World Wide Technology Championship expert picks

One player McDonald is fading this week is Maverick McNealy, who is high on the odds list but doesn’t deserve to be. In fact, McDonald doesn’t expect the 26-year-old to make the weekend. The former No. 1 amateur doesn’t have a tour victory yet, and while he has posted three straight top-20 finishes, he hasn’t been posting really low scores. That is what he will need to do here, and he has five rounds of 69 or higher in his past eight. “Despite his current quality, there are flaws in his game,” McDonald says, and the expert says he could get in big trouble off the tee.

On the flip side, the flaws in Morikawa’s game shouldn’t be a major problem this week, so McDonald is expecting big things. The PGA and Open champion is excellent from tee to green, and his issues have come the closer he gets to the hole. El Camaleon isn’t terribly tricky on or around the greens, and despite a T-29 finish, Morikawa was sixth in strokes gained tee to green at the CJ Cup. He hasn’t won in almost a year, but he had eight top-10 finishes and was twice a runner-up last season. Mayakoba is “an ideal spot to break his winless drought,” McDonald says. See who else to pick at Mayakoba here. 

How to make 2022 World Wide Technology Championship golf picks

Before this week’s PGA Tour event south of the border, McDonald has locked in his best bets for the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship. He has several outright plays, including a monster longshot that would bring a massive payout of 100-1. You can only find out who it is, and see the rest of McDonald’s picks and PGA Tour analysis, at SportsLine.

So which 2022 World Wide Technology Championship picks should you target? Which golfer priced at 100-1 could pull off a stunning victory this week at World Wide Technology Championship 2022? Check out the odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Patrick McDonald’s top prop picks for World Wide Technology Championship 2022, all from the expert who ended last season up 42 units on outright plays, and find out.

2022 World Wide Technology Championship odds, field, top contenders

See full World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba 2022 picks, best bets, and predictions here. 

Scottie Scheffler +950
Viktor Hovland +950
Tony Finau +1400
Collin Morikawa +1600
Billy Horschel +2000
Aaron Wise +2000
Maverick Mcnealy +2600
Taylor Montgomery +2600
Tom Hoge +2700
Jason Day +3400
Emiliano Grillo +3400
Seamus Power +3700
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +4200
Brendon Todd +4200
Brian Harman +4200
Alex Noren +4500
Thomas Detry +4500
Keith Mitchell +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Patrick Rodgers +5000
Adam Hadwin +5500
Harris English +5500
Aaron Rai +6000
Robby Shelton +6500
Mark Hubbard +6500
Justin Lower +6500
Justin Rose +6500
Hayden Buckley +6500
Sepp Straka +6500
Andrew Putnam +6500
Matt Kuchar +7000
Dean Burmester +7000
Francesco Molinari +7000
Sebastian Munoz +7500
Cameron Champ +7500
Nick Hardy +7500
Russell Knox +8000
Lee Hodges +8000
Greyson Sigg +8000
Joel Dahmen +8000
Davis Riley +8000
Chris Kirk +8500
Kevin Streelman +8500
J.T. Poston +9000
Brandon Wu +10000
Erik Van Rooyen +10000
Adam Long +10000
Garrick Higgo +10000
Chun-an Yu +10000
Danny Willett +10000
Matt Wallace +10000
Justin Suh +10000
Nick Taylor +10000
Beau Hossler +10000
J.J. Spaun +11000
Adria Arnaus +11000
Seonghyeon Kim +11000
Martin Laird +11000
Adam Svensson +11000
Byeong Hun An +11000
Dylan Frittelli +12000
Ben Griffin +12000
James Hahn +12000
Austin Eckroat +12000
Will Gordon +12000
Austin Smotherman +12000
Troy Merritt +12000
Ryan Palmer +12000
David Lipsky +14000
Lucas Glover +14000
Ze-Cheng Dou +16000
Callum Tarren +16000
Harrison Endycott +16000
Ryan Armour +16000
Charley Hoffman +16000
Travis Vick +16000
C.T. Pan +16000
John Huh +16000

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Just three PGA Tour events remain in the 2022 calendar year, the first of which will tee off from Mexico on Thursday. The 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba will take place at El Camaleon Golf Club, a course which is conducive to low scores, with an average winning score of 20-under-par since 2013. Viktor Hovland is aiming for a three-peat at the tournament, while reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year, Scottie Scheffler, is playing in just his second event of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season.

Hovland and Scheffler enter this week’s event as the 19-2 co-favorites according to the latest 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba odds. Tony Finau (14-1), Collin Morikawa (16-1), Billy Horschel (20-1) and Aaron Wise (20-1) are next in line on the PGA odds board. Before locking in your 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $9,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

McClure’s model included J.T. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere Classic. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned almost $1,100. At the 2022 Masters, McClure’s model was all over Scottie Scheffler’s first career major championship victory heading into the weekend.

In addition, McClure’s best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot. The model was also all over Jon Rahm’s (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner.

This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.

Now that the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba field is locked, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.

Top 2022 World Wide Technology Championship predictions 

One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba: Tony Finau, a four-time PGA Tour champion and one of the top favorites at 14-1, fails to finish on top of the leaderboard and barely cracks the top-five. Finau recorded two wins and seven top-10 finishes last season, but he’s struggled at Mayakoba in recent years. 

In fact, Finau has finished T-45 or worse in two of his last three starts at Mayakoba. In addition, the 33-year-old was inconsistent with his putter last season, ranking 108th in overall putting average (1.610), 116th in one-putt percentage (39.08%) and 135th in total putting (246.8), which doesn’t bode well for his chances to win this week. He’s not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba 2022 field.

Another surprise: Seamus Power, a massive 37-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. No one will have the momentum that Power has for this tournament as he’s coming off a win last week in Bermuda. The Irishman shot three rounds of 65 for his second PGA Tour victory as he’s now ranked a career-best 32nd in the world.

Last year, Hovland won due to the strength of his putting as he ranked 10th in putts per round. The greens are also where Power excels and he grades out even higher than Hovland with his putting. Power ranks fifth in putting average (1.635), 12th in strokes gained: putting (1.026) and 13th in overall putting average (1.528).

Apart from his recent success and a game that suits this course well, Power also has the experience from playing El Camaleon four times previously. His best finish came last year when he finished 11th, breaking par all four rounds. Power has everything needed to exceed expectations and is a steal at his long odds for any 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba bets. See who else to pick here.

How to make 2022 World Wide Technology Championship picks

The model is also targeting three other golfers with odds of 26-1 or longer who will make surprising runs. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s PGA picks here.

So who will win the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba 2022? And which longshots stun the golfing world? Check out the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2022 World Wide Technology Championship leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed eight golf majors, including this year’s Masters.

2022 World Wide Technology Championship odds, field

See full World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba 2022 picks, best bets, and predictions here.

Scottie Scheffler +950
Viktor Hovland +950
Tony Finau +1400
Collin Morikawa +1600
Billy Horschel +2000
Aaron Wise +2000
Maverick Mcnealy +2600
Taylor Montgomery +2600
Tom Hoge +2700
Jason Day +3400
Emiliano Grillo +3400
Seamus Power +3700
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +4200
Brendon Todd +4200
Brian Harman +4200
Alex Noren +4500
Thomas Detry +4500
Keith Mitchell +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Patrick Rodgers +5000
Adam Hadwin +5500
Harris English +5500
Aaron Rai +6000
Robby Shelton +6500
Mark Hubbard +6500
Justin Lower +6500
Justin Rose +6500
Hayden Buckley +6500
Sepp Straka +6500
Andrew Putnam +6500
Matt Kuchar +7000
Dean Burmester +7000
Francesco Molinari +7000
Sebastian Munoz +7500
Cameron Champ +7500
Nick Hardy +7500
Russell Knox +8000
Lee Hodges +8000
Greyson Sigg +8000
Joel Dahmen +8000
Davis Riley +8000
Chris Kirk +8500
Kevin Streelman +8500
J.T. Poston +9000
Brandon Wu +10000
Erik Van Rooyen +10000
Adam Long +10000
Garrick Higgo +10000
Chun-an Yu +10000
Danny Willett +10000
Matt Wallace +10000
Justin Suh +10000
Nick Taylor +10000
Beau Hossler +10000
J.J. Spaun +11000
Adria Arnaus +11000
Seonghyeon Kim +11000
Martin Laird +11000
Adam Svensson +11000
Byeong Hun An +11000
Dylan Frittelli +12000
Ben Griffin +12000
James Hahn +12000
Austin Eckroat +12000
Will Gordon +12000
Austin Smotherman +12000
Troy Merritt +12000
Ryan Palmer +12000
David Lipsky +14000
Lucas Glover +14000
Ze-Cheng Dou +16000
Callum Tarren +16000
Harrison Endycott +16000
Ryan Armour +16000
Charley Hoffman +16000
Travis Vick +16000
C.T. Pan +16000
John Huh +16000

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A handful of the top stars on the PGA Tour are making the trek south of the border to take on El Camaleon Golf Course in the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. The tournament tees off Thursday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and Viktor Hovland returns as a two-time defending champion. The world’s 11th-ranked golfer got his second tour victory at Mayakoba in 2020, then went 23 under to win by four strokes last year. World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler is the highest-ranked player in the World Wide Technology Championship 2022 field, and two-time major champion Collin Morikawa also is scheduled to compete. They will be joined by players like Tony Finau, Billy Horschel and Seamus Power, who won last week’s Bermuda Championship. In addition to Hovland, six other former Mayakoba winners are in the field, including Brendon Todd, Matt Kuchar and Harris English.

The latest 2022 World Wide Technology Championship odds list Scheffler as the 9-1 favorite, with Hovland right behind at 10-1. Five other golfers in the World Wide Technology Championship 2022 field are 20-1 or shorter – Finau (14-1), Billy Horschel (16-1), Aaron Wise (16-1), Maverick McNealy (18-1) and Morikawa (20-1). Before you make any 2022 World Wide Technology Championship picks or bets, you need to check out the PGA Tour predictions, best bets and sleepers from SportsLine golf insider Patrick McDonald.

After spending time at FanSided and NBC Sports EDGE, McDonald joined CBS Sports as a golf writer in the spring of 2022. Now covering the sport from a broader perspective, McDonald still likes to dip his toes into the betting pools on a weekly basis on the PGA Tour. 

He takes a measured approach to his outright selections and finished the 2021-22 season up 42 units on those plays, having hit Cameron Smith (22-1) at the Tournament of Champions, Hudson Swafford (250-1) at The American Express, Joaquin Niemann (70-1) at the Genesis Invitational and Justin Thomas (66-1) live at the PGA Championship.

McDonald hit two of his three matchup plays at the Bermuda Championship, including winner Seamus Power +100 over pre-tournament favorite Denny McCarthy. At the Zozo Championship, McDonald nailed a first-round leader, backing 80-1 Brendan Steele, and also hit two of three matchup plays, backing winner Keegan Bradley over Corey Conners, one of the favorites. He is up more than 15 units on matchup wagers this season, and anyone who followed McDonald’s advice cashed in huge.

Now, McDonald has studied the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship field and is locking in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid. You can head to SportsLine now to see all his PGA picks and predictions. 

Top 2022 World Wide Technology Championship expert picks

One major surprise from McDonald: The expert is fading McNealy, saying “his name simply does not belong in this portion of the odds board.” The former world No. 1 amateur hasn’t recorded a PGA Tour victory yet and finished in the top 10 four times in 27 events last season. He has three straight top-20 finishes in this campaign but hasn’t been scoring particularly low. He is 17 under par over his past two tournaments, shooting 69 or higher in five of eight rounds. McNealy also can get wild off the tee, which will get him into some trouble on El Camaleon.  

On the other hand, the expert likes what he sees from Morikawa and thinks this just might be the place to end his victory drought. The PGA and Open champion has gone almost a year without a worldwide victory, but he was in the top 10 eight times, including two runner-up finishes, last season. He hasn’t cracked the top 25 in two events so far this fall, but this course can hide the problems he has in the short game and on the greens. Morikawa was sixth in strokes gained tee to green at the CJ Cup, where he slipped to T-29 with a final-round 72. See who else to pick at Mayakoba here. 

How to make 2022 World Wide Technology Championship golf picks

Before this week’s PGA Tour event south of the border, McDonald has locked in his best bets for the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship. He has several outright plays, including a monster longshot that would bring a massive payout of 100-1. You can only find out who it is, and see the rest of McDonald’s picks and PGA Tour analysis, at SportsLine.

So which 2022 World Wide Technology Championship picks should you target? Which golfer priced at 100-1 could pull off a stunning victory this week at World Wide Technology Championship 2022? Check out the odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Patrick McDonald’s top prop picks for World Wide Technology Championship 2022, all from the expert who ended last season up 42 units on outright plays, and find out.

2022 World Wide Technology Championship odds, field, top contenders

See full World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba 2022 picks, best bets, and predictions here. 

Scottie Scheffler +950
Viktor Hovland +950
Tony Finau +1400
Collin Morikawa +1600
Billy Horschel +2000
Aaron Wise +2000
Maverick Mcnealy +2600
Taylor Montgomery +2600
Tom Hoge +2700
Jason Day +3400
Emiliano Grillo +3400
Seamus Power +3700
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +4200
Brendon Todd +4200
Brian Harman +4200
Alex Noren +4500
Thomas Detry +4500
Keith Mitchell +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Patrick Rodgers +5000
Adam Hadwin +5500
Harris English +5500
Aaron Rai +6000
Robby Shelton +6500
Mark Hubbard +6500
Justin Lower +6500
Justin Rose +6500
Hayden Buckley +6500
Sepp Straka +6500
Andrew Putnam +6500
Matt Kuchar +7000
Dean Burmester +7000
Francesco Molinari +7000
Sebastian Munoz +7500
Cameron Champ +7500
Nick Hardy +7500
Russell Knox +8000
Lee Hodges +8000
Greyson Sigg +8000
Joel Dahmen +8000
Davis Riley +8000
Chris Kirk +8500
Kevin Streelman +8500
J.T. Poston +9000
Brandon Wu +10000
Erik Van Rooyen +10000
Adam Long +10000
Garrick Higgo +10000
Chun-an Yu +10000
Danny Willett +10000
Matt Wallace +10000
Justin Suh +10000
Nick Taylor +10000
Beau Hossler +10000
J.J. Spaun +11000
Adria Arnaus +11000
Seonghyeon Kim +11000
Martin Laird +11000
Adam Svensson +11000
Byeong Hun An +11000
Dylan Frittelli +12000
Ben Griffin +12000
James Hahn +12000
Austin Eckroat +12000
Will Gordon +12000
Austin Smotherman +12000
Troy Merritt +12000
Ryan Palmer +12000
David Lipsky +14000
Lucas Glover +14000
Ze-Cheng Dou +16000
Callum Tarren +16000
Harrison Endycott +16000
Ryan Armour +16000
Charley Hoffman +16000
Travis Vick +16000
C.T. Pan +16000
John Huh +16000

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