Mayakoba Golf Classic Matchups

The last chance to see some of the top players in 2020 on the PGA Tour comes this week in Mexico at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. A surprisingly strong field is assembled for this event and it would have been even better except for a late withdrawal by World No. 1 Dustin Johnson. The field still includes World No. 3 Justin Thomas who is listed as the favorite. I am coming off a 4-3 week with the matchups at the Alfred Dunhill Championship on the European Tour. Let’s look at Mayakoba Golf Classic Matchup picks.

Venue: El Camaleon Golf Club

This course is short at just about 7,000 yards and it is all about accuracy. The greens are not hard to hit if you are in the fairway. Strokes Gained: Approach is a key stat to consider this week and obviously accuracy off the tee is also an important stat to look at. The greens this week are paspalum and they are a bit different than the greens the players are used to.

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Mayakoba Golf Classic Matchups Odds

Justin Thomas -170 vs. Brooks Koepka

Justin Thomas -160 vs. Abraham Ancer

Brooks Koepka -120 vs. Harris English

Harris English -130 vs. Tony Finau

Harold Varner III -125 vs. Gary Woodland

Daniel Berger -115 vs. Russell Henley

Corey Conners -115 vs. Rickie Fowler

Joel Dahmen -115 vs. Chez Reavie

Viktor Hovland -115 vs. Tony Finau

Sebastian Munoz -115 vs. Brian Harman

Abraham Ancer -115 vs. Daniel Berger

Byeong Hun An -120 vs. Rafa Cabrera-Bello

Austin Cook -125 vs. Brian Gay

Joel Dahmen -125 vs. Marc Leishman

Doug Ghim -115 vs. Lucas Glover

Emiliano Grillo -115 vs. Brian Harman

Charley Hoffman -120 vs. Chesson Hadley

Adam Hadwin -115 vs. John Huh

Russell Henley -115 vs. Viktor Hovland

Billy Horschel -125 vs. Charles Howell III

Peter Malnati -120 vs. Mark Hubbard

Denny McCarthy -120 vs. Chris Kirk

Adam Long -125 vs. Patton Kizzire

Russell Knox -120 vs. Alexander Noren

Maverick McNealy -115 vs. Pat Perez

Joaquin Niemann -115 vs. Will Zalatoris

Sebastian Munoz -115 vs. Keegan Bradley

Brendon Todd -120 vs. Carlos Ortiz

Scott Piercy -115 vs. Kevin Streelman

Chez Reavie -125 vs. Rory Sabbatini

Sepp Straka -115 vs. Aaron Wise

Golf Matchup Picks

Justin Thomas -170 vs. Brooks Koepka

Thomas is the best player in the field and he comes in playing well with a number of top 10 finishes in his last few events. Koepka is a player to watch in majors, but he has yet to prove he is trustworthy in regular events. I think Thomas is the clear choice in this matchup.

Harris English -130 vs. Tony Finau

English won this event in 2013 and he finished fifth last year. He has three top 10 finishes this season and I think he has a good chance to contend this week.  Finau is just as likely to miss the cut as he is to finish in the Top 20. He has played this event four times and missed the cut twice. I will take English in this matchup.

Patton Kizzire -105 vs. Adam Long

Kizzire won this event in 2017 and he comes in playing well with three top 25 finishes in his last three starts.  I am a little surprised at the price on this matchup, as I think Kizzire should be the clear favorite and I will take him in this matchup against Long.

Brian Gay -105 vs. Austin Cook

Gay has made the cut in this event in all of his previous 10 tries and he won at Mayakoba in 2008. I see no reason he won’t play well again this week, so I will take him at the short price against Cook.

Corey Conners -115 vs. Rickie Fowler

Conners has been playing well, with top ten finishes in his last two starts. He should thrive on this course, as distance is not a prerequisite for winning. Fowler is nowhere near the player he was a couple of years ago and is overvalued on a regular basis. I will take Conners in this matchup.

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