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Aberg looks to impress in new-look WWT Championship

The PGA Tour is off to Mexico, as the World Wide Technology Championship takes place at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal course at Diamante Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of Baja California.


It's a 72-par course and marks Woods' debut as a designer on the Tour. It's also the first time the course will host the WWT Championship after previous hosts Mayakoba and its El Camaleón course joined up with LIV.

The fifth of seven 'FedEX Cup Fall Series' events, the competition is of key importance for those pushing for a top 125 place for next season and the all-important opportunities that brings.

That makes it an open field, with a lot of the players falling into two groups - young guns looking to cement their Tour position and make a name for themselves, and old heads who need to improve to keep their status.

At 23, Swede Ludvig Åberg falls into the former category. Highly regarded, he sits 99th in the FedEX Cup standings. He won the Omega European Masters on the European Tour last month and was runner-up at the Sanderson Farms Championship at the start of this month, losing only on a playoff. It's no surprise he's the 10-1 favourite heading into the Mexican event.

Sahith Theegala is another who will be expectant of at least a top-10 finish. He took his first Tour win this season at the Fortinet Championship last month and has finished in the top 10 eight times this season. He's priced as one of the favourites at 14/1.

There's also Cameron Young, the biggest name in the field, who returns after last teeing up at the BMW Championship. He later missed out on the Ryder Cup squad and will hope to prove himself here, coming in as second favourite at 12/1.

Looking further down the field, a number of names jump out.

With driving accuracy not expected to be a big issue (Woods' course has wide fairways), other aspects of the game come into play. Ranked 121st, Australian Maverick McNealy leads the entire PGA Tour field for shots gained from putting with an average of 1.058.

He looked good earlier in the season with some solid finishes, but a shoulder injury and subsequent surgery means this is his first appearance since the Canadian Open at the end of May. At 55/1 he's obviously a long shot for the win but will look to put in a solid top 10 or top 20 finish on his return.

If accuracy isn't a problem, a distance-first driver like Cameron Champ may also be a good option for a high finish. He's 50/1 to win but has the third best average driving distance on the Tour with 318.8 yards.


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