It’s certainly not the worst week on the FedEx Cup Fall with some of the best golfers in the world fighting for priority ranking and access to the 2025 signature events as they compete at this week’s World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. If you’re teeing off with money on the line, it might as well be at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante.
Erik van Rooyen will return to defend an emotional victory as the South African pro became the tournament’s first back-to-back winner since Viktor Hovland in 2020-’21. He also dedicated his triumph to a former college teammate, Jon Trasamar, who was in his last days fighting a battle with cancer. He’s currently No. 67 in the FedEx Cup standings, so a strong finish here will definitely help get him into hotly contested PGA Tour events coming up.
Cameron Young is back on the course this week for the first time since the BMW Championship in August. He’s missed just one cut over the last 11 months. Other notable players include Nico Echavarria, coming off a Zozo Championship victory, Camilo Villegas and Joel Dahmen. Local golfers looking to win in their home country include Isidro Benitez, Santiago de la Fuente, Emilio Gonzalez and Omar Morales.
This week’s winner will receive a $1.296 million cut of the $7.2 million purse.
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Tee Times (all times EST) THURSDAY/FIRST ROUND
First tee
8:30 AM — Martin Laird, Carl Yuan, David Skinns
8:41 AM — Aaron Baddeley, Taylor Montgomery, Carson Young
8:52 AM — Kevin Tway, Sam Ryder, Pierceson Coody
9:03 AM — Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun, Adam Schenk
9:14 AM — Luke List, Ryan Brehm, Matt Kuchar
9:25 AM — Camilo Villegas, Adam Svensson, Keith Mitchell
9:36 AM — Troy Merritt, S.Y. Noh, Luke Donald
9:47 AM — Brandon Wu, Vince Whaley, Ben Taylor
9:58 AM — Rafael Campos, Trace Crowe, Isidro Benitez
10:09 AM — Tom Whitney, Wilson Furr, Dylan Brack (a)
1:05 PM — Danny Willett, Tim Wilkinson, Rico Hoey
1:16 PM — Kevin Streelman, Chesson Hadley, Bud Cauley
1:27 PM — Martin Trainer, Austin Cook, Charley Hoffman
1:38 PM — Harry Hall, Austin Eckroat, Cameron Young
1:49 PM — Tom Hoge, Harris English, Daniel Berger
2 PM — Ryan Moore, Henrik Norlander, Ben Griffin
2:11 PM — Matt NeSmith, Justin Suh, Callum Tarren
2:22 PM — Joel Dahmen, Doug Ghim, S.H. Kim
2:33 PM — Raul Pereda, Santiago de la Fuente, Omar Morales (a)
2:44 PM — Austin Smotherman, Joe Highsmith, Neal Shipley
10th tee
8:30 AM — Garrick Higgo, Chandler Phillip, Hayden Springer
8:41 AM — Zac Blair, Josh Teater, Joseph Bramlett
8:52 AM — Lanto Griffin, David Lipsky, Matti Schmid
9:03 AM — Nico Echavarria, Jhonattan Vegas, Erik van Rooyen
9:14 AM — Patton Kizzire, Lucas Glover, Max Greyserman
9:25 AM — Beau Hossler, Robby Shelton, Dylan Wu
9:36 AM — Tyler Duncan, Hayden Buckley, Harry Higgs
9:47 AM — Ryan Palmer, Wesley Bryan, Billy Andrade
9:58 AM — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Norman Xiong, Kevin Dougherty
10:09 AM — Erik Barnes, Mark Geddes, Austin Hitt
1:05 PM — Nate Lashley, Patrick Fishburn, Jacob Bridgeman
1:16 PM — Michael Kim, Sam Stevens, Will Gordon
1:27 PM — Kevin Chappell, Justin Lower, Tyson Alexander
1:38 PM — Trey Mullinax, K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey
1:49 PM — Nick Hardy, Taylor Moore, Cameron Champ
2 PM — Maverick McNealy, Kelly Kraft, Alex Smalley
2:11 PM — Scott Piercy, Patrick Rodgers, Roger Sloan
2:22 PM — Blaine Hale, Jr., Zach Bauchou, Ryan Gerard
2:33 PM — Paul Barjon, Ryan McCormick, William Moll
2:44 PM — Alejandro Tosti, Andrew Walker, Emilio Gonzalez
SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY
First tee
8:30 AM — Nate Lashley, Patrick Fishburn, Jacob Bridgeman
8:41 AM — Michael Kim, Sam Stevens, Will Gordon
8:52 AM — Kevin Chappell, Justin Lower, Tyson Alexander
9:03 AM — Trey Mullinax, K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey
9:14 AM — Nick Hardy, Taylor Moore, Cameron Champ
9:25 AM — Maverick McNealy, Kelly Kraft, Alex Smalley
9:36 AM — Scott Piercy, Patrick Rodgers, Roger Sloan
9:47 AM — Blaine Hale, Jr., Zach Bauchou, Ryan Gerard
9:58 AM — Paul Barjon, Ryan McCormick, William Moll
10:09 AM — Alejandro Tosti, Andrew Walker, Emilio Gonzalez
1:05 PM — Garrick Higgo, Chandler Phillip, Hayden Springer
1:16 PM — Zac Blair, Josh Teater, Joseph Bramlett
1:27 PM — Lanto Griffin, David Lipsky, Matti Schmid
1:38 PM — Nico Echavarria, Jhonattan Vegas, Erik van Rooyen
1:49 PM — Patton Kizzire, Lucas Glover, Max Greyserman
2 PM — Beau Hossler, Robby Shelton, Dylan Wu
2:11 PM — Tyler Duncan, Hayden Buckley, Harry Higgs
2:22 PM — Ryan Palmer, Wesley Bryan, Billy Andrade
2:33 PM — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Norman Xiong, Kevin Dougherty
2:44 PM — Erik Barnes, Mark Geddes, Austin Hitt
10th tee
8:30 AM — Danny Willett, Tim Wilkinson, Rico Hoey
8:41 AM — Kevin Streelman, Chesson Hadley, Bud Cauley
8:52 AM — Martin Trainer, Austin Cook, Charley Hoffman
9:03 AM — Harry Hall, Austin Eckroat, Cameron Young
9:14 AM — Tom Hoge, Harris English, Daniel Berger
9:25 AM — Ryan Moore, Henrik Norlander, Ben Griffin
9:36 AM — Matt NeSmith, Justin Suh, Callum Tarren
9:47 AM — Joel Dahmen, Doug Ghim, S.H. Kim
9:58 AM — Raul Pereda, Santiago de la Fuente, Omar Morales (a)
10:09 AM — Austin Smotherman, Joe Highsmith, Neal Shipley
1:05 PM — Martin Laird, Carl Yuan, David Skinns
1:16 PM — Aaron Baddeley, Taylor Montgomery, Carson Young
1:27 PM — Kevin Tway, Sam Ryder, Pierceson Coody
1:38 PM — Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun, Adam Schenk
1:49 PM — Luke List, Ryan Brehm, Matt Kuchar
2 PM — Camilo Villegas, Adam Svensson, Keith Mitchell
2:11 PM — Troy Merritt, S.Y. Noh, Luke Donald
2:22 PM — Brandon Wu, Vince Whaley, Ben Taylor
2:33 PM — Rafael Campos, Trace Crowe, Isidro Benitez
2:44 PM — Tom Whitney, Wilson Furr, Dylan Brack (a)
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