The PGA Tour returns this week in Cabo for a resort-style contest at El Cardonal at Diamante Dunes. The World Wide Technology Championship was previously hosted at the Mayakoba resort, which is a far cry architecturally from the Tiger Woods design at El Cardonal. This was Woods first official project as the lead architect, and he certainly produced a golf course that is inviting for players of all skill levels off the tee. As is often the result with resort courses, players will really be able to separate with their approach play and putting.
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The field is headlined this week by two U.S. Ryder Cup members in Ben Griffin and J.J. Spaun, who are both coming off breakthrough seasons. Both are extremely solid options at the top of the DraftKings slate, and players such as Rico Hoey and Michael Thorbjornsen continue to knock on the door in search of their first PGA Tour victory.
Here are my favorite plays and fades for the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship DFS slate.
$9,000 and above Play: Ben Griffin, $10,500:
Jason Butler
I typically try and avoid the top priced, popular player during the Fall Swing, but Ben Griffin is by far the best player in this field, and hes not priced that way. At $10,500, Griffin is not eating up a demonstrative amount of salary, despite ranking top-two in this field on resort courses, in the fall, and in easy scoring conditions.
Fade: Michael Brennan, $9,000:
Michael Brennans dominance at the Black Desert Classic was almost robotic, but we are still dealing with a very limited sample size and a huge price hike. El Cardonal is not all that different of a test than Black Desert, but there are still far more proven options in his new price range.
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$8,000 range Play: Pierceson Coody, $8,600:
I was surprised that Pierceson Coody was priced in the $8,000 range this week, as he is coming off a third-place finish at the Black Desert, a 12th in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, and a 14th at the Sanderson Farms. His power off the tee should give him a big-time leg up at El Cardonal.
Fade: Keith Mitchell, $8,700:
Kenta Harada
Keith Mitchell has recorded just one top-25 finish in his last 11 starts, yet he still gets priced like one of the best players in the field. Putting remains an essential aspect of the challenge at El Cardonal, and this aspect of Mitchells game is simply not up to snuff.
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$7,000 range Play: Takumi Kanaya, $7,900:
Justin Edmonds
Takumi Kanaya has been playing some great golf recently, with five top-40 finishes in a row, including a 21st at the Sanderson Farms and a fourth at the Baycurrent Classic. In a tournament that is so easy from tee to green and with such a high greens in regulation percentage, it will be highly important to roster some great putters.
Fade: Max McGreevy, $7,700:
While Max McGreevy is certainly a great driver of the ball, he has lost strokes on approach in seven of his last eight measured starts, and his putter is hard to count on as well. Furthermore, his resume on Paspalum resort courses leaves a lot to be desired.
Flier: Greyson Sigg, $7,100:
Justin Edmonds
Based on recent approach play alone, Greyson Sigg certainly deserves a look. Sigg is coming off a 15th at the Black Desert where he gained over eight strokes on approach, as well as 2.2 strokes off the tee. Sigg also has had a strong resume of success on wide, open driver-heavy resort courses such as Corales Punta Cana and Vidanta Vallarta.
$6,000 range Play: Andrew Putnam, $6,800:
David Berding
Andrew Putnam is coming off a fifth at this event last year, and he has also played great on similar resort courses. The massive fairways at El Cardonal should mask his deficiencies off the tee and allow his approach play and putting to shine.
Andy Lack is a PGA Tour writer and podcaster from New York City who now resides in Los Angeles. Andy is the founder and CEO of Inside Sports Network, a website devoted to the predictive quality of advanced analytics and golf course architecture. He came to Golf Digests betting panel after previously writing for Run Pure Sports, RickRunGood.com, the Score and GolfWRX. In his free time, Andy can likely be found on a golf course. Follow him on Twitter: @adplacksports
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