2020 Mayakoba Golf Classic Tournament Preview
The Mayakoba Golf Classic is played at the El Camaleón Golf Club in Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Although the weather can be beautiful in Mexico, some years the rains come and cause the schedule to become condensed. Expert picks for the Mayakoba Golf Classic can be tough because of weaker fields and unpredictable weather but our tournament preview should help you with your fantasy golf research. One of the last PGA Tour stops before going on their winter break, fantasy golf players will have only a few chances left to pad their bankroll in fantasy golf.
Historically winners of the Mayakoba Classic were golfers that were more accurate off the tee so concentrate on players with high accuracy driving percentages. Obviously course history comes into play here as you have a lot of PGA Tour veterans that mix in with rookies that have never played El Camaleón Golf Club.
Also, make sure you check out our Mayakoba Golf Classic Sleeper Picks Page
2020 Mayakoba Classic Tourney Preview
The tournament is In it's 14th year on the PGA Tour schedule and will have a few PGA Tour players that are bigger names playing. Normally there aren't too many big names that commit to playing but this year has Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson scheduled to appear. Also committed to play are names like Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, Carlos Ortiz and Abraham Ancer. This tournament is the last one of the year before the return to Hawaii in January for the rest of the 2020-2021 PGA Tour season.
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Dates - December 3 – December 6, 2020
Prize Pool - $7,200,000
First Place - $1,296,000
FedEx Cup Points - 500
Here is a recap video from last year's Mayakoba Golf Classic
Mayakoba Golf Classic Course
Name of Course – El Camaleón Golf Club
Where is El Camaleón Golf Club - Playa del Carmen, Mex
Par – 71
Yards – 6987
Slope Rating - 137
Year Built – 2007
Designed by - Greg Norman
Past Mayakoba Golf Classic Winners
2019 – Brendon Todd
2018 – Matt Kuchar
2017 - Patton Kizzire
2016 - Pat Perez
Other Mayakoba Classic Info - Trends, Tidbits
- In 2007 The OHL Classic at Mayakoba became the first PGA TOUR event to ever be played outside North America
- México’s only PGA TOUR event
- Fred Funk won the first ever OHL Classic
- The golf field is a bit smaller than normal with 132 entries
- In 2013 the Mayakoba Golf Classic moved to a new fall date to be part of the expanded FedEx Cup schedule
2020 Mayakoba Classic Fantasy Golf Picks Info
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