World Wide Technology Championship

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World Wide Technology Championship
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Tournament information
Location Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Established2007
Course(s)El Cardonal
Par72
Length7,363 yards (6,733 m)
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$7,200,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Viktor Hovland (2021)
261 Russell Henley (2022)
261 Erik van Rooyen (2023)
To par−27 Erik van Rooyen (2023)
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Eckroat
Location map
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El Cardonal
Location in Mexico
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El Cardonal
Location in Baja California Sur

The World Wide Technology Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Mexico, contested at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal golf course within the Diamante Cabo San Lucas resort. It debuted in February 2007 and was the first PGA Tour event to take place in Mexico. The first 16 years of the tournament took place in Riviera Maya before the tournament was moved to Los Cabos in 2023.

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History

Originally an alternate event in late winter, the tournament was played the same week as the WGC Match Play event in Arizona. Mayakoba was part of the FedEx Cup, but only earned half the points of a regular event. The prize fund in 2007 was US$3.5 million (with a winner's share of $630,000), [1] making it the richest golf tournament in Mexico. [2]

Fred Funk, a winner four months earlier on the Champions Tour, took the inaugural event in a playoff over José Cóceres of Argentina. [1] [3] Funk was 50 years, 257 days of age and became the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event in nearly 32 years; [4] Art Wall was about eleven months older when he won the Greater Milwaukee Open in July 1975. [5]

In 2013, the event was moved to mid-November to be part of the 2014 season as a primary event in the early part of the season, which began in October for the first time. [6] The tournament now offered full FedEx Cup points, a Masters invitation, and a large purse increase (over 60%, to $6 million). With the tour's new schedule, the Mayakoba event was not part of the abbreviated 2013 season.

The Golf Classic is allocated four additional sponsor exemptions designated for players of Spanish or Mexican heritage from Latin America, South America, Spain, or Mexico. [7]

In 2021, World Wide Technology was announced as the new title sponsor of the event, in a deal lasting until 2027. [8]

In November 2022, it was noted that the El Camaleón Golf Course had been added to the roster for the 2023 LIV Golf League. [9] With the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's ongoing legal battle, the tour decided to end its relationship with Mayakoba. [10] In January 2023, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan confirmed that the tour was working with World Wide Technology, but did not see them being back at Mayakoba. [11]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)
World Wide Technology Championship
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Eckroat 264−241 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Justin Lower
Flag of the United States.svg Carson Young 		7,200,0001,296,000
2023 Flag of South Africa.svg Erik van Rooyen 261−272 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar
Flag of Colombia.svg Camilo Villegas 		8,200,0001,476,000
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Russell Henley 261−234 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brian Harman 8,200,0001,476,000
2021 Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Hovland (2)261−234 strokes Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Ortiz 7,200,0001,296,000
Mayakoba Golf Classic
2020 Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Hovland 264−201 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Wise 7,200,0001,296,000
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Brendon Todd 264−201 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Adam Long
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Ortiz
Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Taylor 		7,200,0001,296,000
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar 262−221 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee 7,200,0001,296,000
OHL Classic at Mayakoba
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Patton Kizzire 265−191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler 7,100,0001,278,000
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Perez 263−212 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gary Woodland 7,000,0001,260,000
2015 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell 266−18Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn
Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox 		6,200,0001,116,000
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Charley Hoffman 267−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Stefani 6,100,0001,098,000
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Harris English 263−214 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brian Stuard 6,000,0001,080,000
Mayakoba Golf Classic
2012 Flag of the United States.svg John Huh 271−13Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby 3,700,000666,000
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson Wagner 267−17Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Levin 3,700,000666,000
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Beckman 269−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Stuard 		3,600,000648,000
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wilson 267−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Henry 3,600,000648,000
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gay 264−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Marino 3,500,000630,000
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk 266−14Playoff Flag of Argentina.svg José Cóceres 3,500,000630,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

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