World Wide Technology Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Established | 2007 |
| Course(s) | El Camaleon Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,987 yards (6,389 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $6,200,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 Harris English (2014) |
| To par | −21 Harris English (2014) |
| Current champion | |
 Graeme McDowell | |
The OHL Classic at Mayakoba is a PGA Tour golf tournament which was played for the first time in the week of February 19–25, 2007. It is the first PGA Tour event to be played in Mexico this century.
From 2007–2012, it was an alternate event played the same week as the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, and a counting event for the FedEx Cup, but like other alternate events it only counted for half points. In 2008, the prize fund was US$3.5 million (with a first prize of $630,000), making it the richest golf tournament in Mexico.[1] Fred Funk won the inaugural 2007 event at the age of 50 years, 257 days, making him the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event in 32 years.[2]
The event was not part of the 2013 season, but was moved to November 2013 to be part of the 2013–14 season as a primary event in the early part of the season, which started in the month of October for the first time.[3] The new schedule was also the first where the winner of the Mayakoba earned full FedEx Cup points and a Masters invitation. The 2014 event was also played in November and was part of the 2014–15 season.
The OHL Classic is allocated four additional sponsor exemptions designated for players of Spanish or Mexican heritage from Latin America, South America, Spain, or Mexico.[4]
Winners
| Season | Date | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | 1st prize ($) | Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHL Classic at Mayakoba | |||||||||
| 2016 | Nov 16, 2015 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland |
266 | −18 | Playoff |  Jason Bohn Russell Knox |
1,116,000 | 6,200,000 |
| 2015 | Nov 16, 2014 | Charley Hoffman |  United States |
267 | −17 | 1 stroke | Shawn Stefani |
1,098,000 | 6,100,000 |
| 2014 | Nov 17, 2013 | Harris English | United States |
263 | −21 | 4 strokes | Brian Stuard |
1,080,000 | 6,000,000 |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic | |||||||||
| 2012 | Feb 26, 2012 | John Huh | United States |
271 | −13 | Playoff |  Robert Allenby |
666,000 | 3,700,000 |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun | |||||||||
| 2011 | Feb 27, 2011 | Johnson Wagner | United States |
267 | −17 | Playoff | Spencer Levin |
666,000 | 3,700,000 |
| 2010 | Feb 21, 2010 | Cameron Beckman | United States |
269 | −15 | 2 strokes | Joe Durant Brian Stuard |
648,000 | 3,600,000 |
| 2009 | Mar 1, 2009 | Mark Wilson | United States |
267 | −13 | 2 strokes | J. J. Henry |
648,000 | 3,600,000 |
| 2008 | Feb 24, 2008 | Brian Gay | United States |
264 | −16 | 2 strokes | Steve Marino |
630,000 | 3,500,000 |
| 2007 | Feb 25, 2007 | Fred Funk | United States |
266 | −14 | Playoff |  José Cóceres |
630,000 | 3,500,000 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
References
- ^ "Mayakoba Golf Classic".
- ^ "Oldest PGA Tour winners". Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ "2013–14 PGA Tour schedule (2013 tournaments)". PGA Tour. December 12, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015.