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El Cardonal at Diamante
Los Cabos, Mexico
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| Host Course | El Cardonal at Diamante |
| Yards (per official scorecard): | 7,452. |
| Par: | 72 (36-36). |
| Greens: | Platinum Paspalum; 8,300 square feet on average. |
| Stimpmeter: | 11 to 11.6 feet. |
| Rough: | There isn’t any. |
| Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play | 48/1/1 |
| Architect(s): | Tiger Woods (2014). |
| Defending Champion (event): | No defending champions. |
| Multiple Champion (event) Entered: | No multiple champions |
| Tournament Record: | 259 (-29); Ben Griffin (2025). |
| Course Record (entered): | 61; Sami Valimaki & Nick Dunlap (2025). |
| Fact of the Week: | The worst winning score is 24-under. |
Notes:
- Field of 120 players.
- 2 players from the top 50 OWGR entered.
- $6 million – $1.080 million to the winner, plus 500 FedExCup Fall points.
Recent Winners
2026 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| The Sentry | No Event |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Chris Gotterup |
| The American Express | Scottie Scheffler |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Justin Rose |
| WM Phoenix Open | Chris Gotterup (2) |
| AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Collin Morikawa |
| Cognizant Classic | Nico Echavarria |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Akshay Bhatia |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Cameron Young |
| Valspar Championship | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| Houston Open | Gary Woodland |
| Valero Texas Open | J.J. Spaun |
| Masters Tournament | Rory McIlroy |
| RBC Heritage | Matt Fitzpatrick (2) |
| Zurich Classic | Matt Fitzpatrick (3); Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Cadillac Championship | Cameron Young (2) |
| Truist Championship | Kristoffer Reitan (first-time winner) |
| 108th PGA Championship | Aaron Rai |
| THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Wyndham Clark |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | Russell Henley |
| Memorial Tournament | JT Poston |
| RBC Canadian Open | Bud Cauley (first-time winner) |
| United States Open | Wyndham Clark |
| Travelers Championship | Viktor Hovland |
| John Deere Classic | Chris Gotterup (3) |
| Genesis Scottish Open | Tom Kim |
| The 154th Open Championship | Ryan Fox |
| 3M Open | Jackson Koivun (first-time winner) |
| Rocket Classic | Michael Thorbjornsen (first-time winner) |
| Wyndham Championship | Michael Brennan |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Scottie Scheffler (2) |
| BMW Championship | Wyndham Clark (2) |
| TOUR Championship | Scottie Scheffler (3) |
| FedEx Cup Fall | |
| Biltmore Championship | Jacob Bridgeman (2) |
| Bank of Utah Championship | Austin Smotherman (first timer) |
| Baycurrent Classic | Michael Brennan (2) |
| Butterfield Bermuda | Austin Smotherman (2) |
| VidantaWorld Mexico Open | Andrew Novak |
DraftKings Prop Bets
Stephan Jaeger (+4100) – and – Justin Lower (+13500) – Winner Without Keith Mitchell, Ben Griffin, Ryan Gerard, Ben James, and Jackson Koivun
The last time Jaeger (+4100) was in action in the FedExCup Fall, he earned T4 at the Baycurrent Classic in Japan, his best result of the season. The German circled 20 birdies and stalked the lead for most of the week. An excellent putter, he ranks 10th in Putting: Birdie or Better Conversion percentage, 14th in Birdie Average, and 12th in Par-5 Scoring Average, all key stats this week. Last week, he passed on playing at Vidanta Vallarta, an event on Paspalum where he earned back-to-back top-10 paydays and has never finished worse than T18. The grass fits!
Lower (+13500) is my long-shot selection based on his affinity for top finishes on Paspalum grass, including T2 here in 2024. He loves El Cardonal and never missed the cut in four previous visits. His aggregate score over 12 rounds at the Tiger Woods design is a stunning 56-under-par. He also owns top-five results on Paspalum at Vidanta Vallarta (T3, 2024) and the Corales Puntacana Championship (T4, 2024). Lower’s next win on Tour will be his first.
Jackson Koivun and Blades Brown (+300) – Same Game Parlay Top 20 (including ties)
The kids are all right. Koivun, 21, returns to action for the first time since the Bank of Utah Championship. On some of the largest, truest greens on Tour, a great putter is required, and he qualifies. His first win on Tour in July at the 3M Open produced a winning total of 25-under. A very similar, if not LOWER, no pun intended, Justin, score could be required this week. Brown, all 19 years of him, locked up his PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour and is set for 2027. Like Koivun, his sole focus in the FedExCup Fall is expanding his playing privileges for next year. He’s made the cut in 10 of 12 starts on the PGA Tour in 2026, and eight paydays are T26 or better. His best? Solo third on Paspalum at the Puerto Rico Open in March.
Harry Hall, Pierceson Coody, and Beau Hossler (+648) – Same Game Parlay Top 30 (including ties)
Hall earned paydays of T24 or better in his last four Tour stops. The hot streak includes 15 of his last 16 rounds posted in the 60s. His putter (No. 18 Strokes-Gained) is the money maker. The only top 25 in the summer of 2026 for Pierceson Coody was T23 at Shinnecock Hills. Last week, the Texan posted 18-under and shared sixth place at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open. Strike while he’s hot! Hossler, with finishes of T17, T20, and T15 at El Cardonal, is the horse-for-course of this trio. Like Hall, he is an excellent putter (No. 8 Strokes-Gained), and this track fits his eye.
Garrick Higgo (+115) – Top 40 (including ties)
Already a winner on Paspalum at the 2025 Corales Puntacana Championship, I lean on the South African to continue his mastery at El Cardonal. He flashed form with a 64 to open last week at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open before drifting to T29. His momentum should continue on a track where he shares the course record (61) and posted 43-under-par on his two visits (T4 in 2025, and T6 in 2024). If this play isn’t aggressive enough, move him into a Top 30, Top 20, Top 10, or Top 5 market.
Ben Kohles (+6700) – Par 5 Winner
Trace Crowe (+6600) won this category last week at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open by posting 14-under. Kohles ranks T5 in Par-5 Scoring Average this season and has been on a tear, earning T29 or better in his last six starts on Tour. Kohles also leads the Tour in SG: Approach, an excellent quality to possess on massive greens. Let’s gamble!
Horses for Courses
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Ben Griffin (-29) | Austin Eckroat (-24) | Erik van Rooyen (-27) |
| wins by 2 (Valimaki, Ramey) | wins by 1 (Lower) | wins by 2 (Kuchar, Villegas) |
| Par 72 – 7,452 yards | Par 72 – 7,452 yards | Par 72 – 7,452 yards |
| T2 Sami Valimaki -27 | T2 Jusitn Lower -23 | T2 Matt Kuchar -25 |
| T2 Chad Ramey | 04 Max Greyserman -22 | T2 Camilo Villegas |
| T4 Garrick Higgo -26 | 05 Joe Highsmith -19 | T5 Andrew Putnam -22 |
| T6 Patrick Rodgers -25 | T6 David Lipsky -17 | T7 Mackenzie Hughes -21 |
| T8 Nick Dunlap -24 | T6 Garrick Higgo | T15 Patton Kizzire -18 |
| T11 Matt Kuchar -22 | T12 Patrick Fishburn -16 | T15 Beau Hossler |
| T11 Jackson Suber | T14 Joel Dahmen -15 | T15 Taylor Pendrith |
| 16 Jeremy Paul -20 | T14 Dylan Wu | T15 Will Gordon |
| T17 Beau Hossler -19 | T14 Harry Hall | T23 Michael Kim -17 |
| T17 Vince Whaley | T14 Ryan Gerard | T23 Justin Lower |
| T21 Tom Hoge -18 | T20 Beau Hossler | T23 Ben Griffin |
| T21 Ben Silverman | T20 Chandler Philips -14 | T23 Austin Eckroat |
| T21 Adam Svensson | T24 Lucas Glover | |
| T21 Rico Hoey | T24 Patrick Rodgers | |
| T21 Taylor Moore | T24 Ben Griffin | |
| T24 Kevin Streelman -13 |
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