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CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 08: Blades Brown of the United States poses with the World Wide Technology Championship Trophy after winning the final round of the World Wide Technology Championship 2026 at El Cardonal at Diamante on November 08, 2026 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)
Getty ImagesIf the current PGA Tour season has taught us anything, it is how the young players on tour are for real. In a year when 21-year-old Jackson Koivun won his first professional tournament, Blades Brown, 19-years-old, has done him one better by winning the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico.
Brown, who turned in 2026, became the youngest player to win a PGA Tour event in nearly 100 years, 95 years to be exact. Brown shot a 9-under 63 to tie Ben James at 23 under par through 72 holes. On the second playoff hole, James missed an 8-foot putt, while Brown made a 3-footer for the win.
It was a memorable event in many ways for Brown after he had shot 66-68-68 over the first three days this week in Mexico, then had 10 birdies (and one bogey) on Sunday, finishing with a birdie on the par-5 18th to get to 23 under. He then had to wait for James to finish. The two headed to a sudden death playoff, where Brown prevailed.
From a career perspective, Brown now knows he’ll be on the PGA Tour for the next two years, with a spot in the Championship Series when it begins in 2028. Brown will also receive an exemption into 2027 The Players Championship.
Not a bad day at the office for the teenager.
Let’s take a look at who was projected to be contending, based on pre-tournament odds.
When it comes to picks for this event, I’d start with my favorite and long shot picks. The favorite pick is the winner pick I like the most. For the long shot winner, that is a golfer who has over +2000 odds to win. It is a long shot pick for a reason, and finding those can be like finding a needle in a haystack.
Favorite: Ben Griffin (+1350) - MISS
Long Shot: Blades Brown (+3000) - HIT
Griffin won this tournament last year, so thinking he could win it again wasn’t crazy. Throw in the fact he had a Top 5 finish a week ago, and his game was trending in the right direction. Despite a T12 finish, I’d say his game still is looking good heading into the winter.
As for Brown, it was our second long shot pick we got right this season, and helped us cash a +3000 odds for the outright win.
As mentioned above, Griffin finished T12, not quite what we were hoping for in this tournament, but Brown winning helped us hedge a big bet and connect with +530 odds for a Top 5 finish.
Koivun, another phenom on the PGA Tour, finished T21, so not quite where we expected him to be. However, Keith Mitchell finished T8 and had us cash the +255 play for a Top 10 pick.
We’ve been riding the Neal Shipley Top 20 train for a while, and Shipley finishing 74th might have put an official end to that right. Nonetheless, we also had Michael Kim in the Top 20 category, and his 3rd place finish gave us a win in every major category for this tournament, at +150 odds.
For bonus plays, these are picks which I don’t necessarily hang my hat on, but still provide value for some who want more exotic plays outside of the aforementioned picks. Sometimes bonus plays are parlays, double chances, triple chances, and even some fun plays for that particular event.
Here are the bonus plays for the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship:
Margin of Victory: 2 Shots (+345) - MISS
Outright Plays: 4/8
Bonus Plays: 0/1
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