After a rather stop-start PGA Tour FedEx Fall Series, we now have a sprint to the line with three straight tournaments.

The first in Mexico this week is on a course designed by Tiger Woods and winning scores in the first two editions at the par 72 El Cardonal were 27-under and 24-under.

A decent weather forecast will ensure another birdie-fest this week.

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Top Tier Picks (18M and over)

Garrick Higgo (18.6M): For less than 19M you get a player who was sixth on his debut here last year and returns to the course with form of 4-2-7. Beyond that, you’re also getting a proven winner. The South African racked up three quick victories on the DP World Tour across 2020-21 and he’s already a two-time champion on the PGA Tour. The second, at Corales Puntacana earlier this season, also came on Paspalum greens, the surfaces in use here.

Rico Hoey (19.4M): It’s easy to think that birdie-fests are just about who putts best. In reality, it’s often about setting up numerous opportunites and Hoey’s elite ball-striking will put him in position time and time again. He’s shown those skills in the FedEx Fall Series with finishes of second, fourth and ninth in three of his four starts and, as for being able to go low, Hoey has twice shot 63 in his last five rounds.

Others to consider: Ben Griffin (21M) is the most expensive player in the game but with some justification. He’s made the top 25 in both starts here and returns as a two-time winner this season with a Ryder Cup appearance on his CV. He was second at the Procure two starts ago. Max Greyserman (19.6M) shot rounds of 64 and 65 here when fourth on his debut in 2024 while he’s fresh off a second place at the Baycurrent Classic in Japan. Thorbjorn Olesen (18.4M) is a first-timer at the course but arrives with a third and a ninth in his last two outings and a run of five top 20s in his latest six worldwide starts.

Mid-Range Value Selections ($14.2m up to 18m)

Stephan Jaeger (15.6M) will relish the wide, wide fairways and also a return to Mexico where he’s finished sixth and third in his last two starts in the country. He was also third after 36 holes here last year while 11th at the recent Bank of Utah Championship built on a return to form following a poor summer.

Nico Echavarria (17M) fired a Friday 63 here last year on the way to sixth place and also shot three good rounds when 31st on debut in 2023. Echavarria has won twice on the PGA Tour, achieving those victories with 21- and 20-under so he loves a birdie-fest. The case for the Colombian is completed by a top 10 in the Baycurrent Classic last time

Others to consider: Justin Lower (14.4M) is easy to justify at the price. He needs a big week to be in the top 100 who keep their cards for next season and second here last year combined with third last time in Utah suggests he might well get it. Defending champion Austin Eckroat (15.6M) has a perfect 6-for-6 record in Mexico (1st and 23rd here) and 11th place at the Procure on his penultimate starts points to a good defence. Matt Kuchar (16.4M) keeps on keepin’ on and seems to be benefitting from a light schedule as shown by form of 18-13-44-5 in once-a-month starts from July to October. Notably, he was runner-up here in 2023, part of a strong slate in Mexico that shows a win, two seconds and a third. Pierceson Coody (17.2M) probably seems a tad expensive right now but look back at this preview in 12 months’ time and we may see that price as a bargain. A third at the Bank of Utah was the latest glimpse of his massive talent.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Sami Valimaki (14M) is a standout at this price if viewing form through the prism of performances on Paspalum (there’s a tongue twister). The Finn’s two DP World Tour wins came on such surfaces and his last five events on Paspalum have resulted in a win and two seconds. Valimaki flashed some good form in August when returning to Europe to take eighth in Denmark before finishing runner-up at Crans in Switzerland.

David Ford (13.4M) had a storied amateur career (played Walker Cup, Arnold Palmer Cup, Eisenhower Trophy) and earned his Tour card via the PGA Tour University Ranking. The 23-year-old has taken a little time to settle but in his last two starts he was eighth at halfway in the Sanderson Farms before fading and then kept it going for 72 holes with an excellent top three at the Bank of Utah.

Others to consider: Brandt Snedeker (13.6M) is making a good fist of trying to save his card. The veteran gave us a little nudge with seventh at Memorial in June while in his last three events he can boast a ninth (Utah) and a 19th (Procure). Nick Hardy (13.4M) isn’t a million miles away despite missing his last few cuts and a pair of top 30s here suggests he could potentially match the top 10 he achieved at the ISCO Championship only six starts ago. Ryo Hisatsune (13.8M) is a consistent cut maker (three of his last four) and has seven top 25s this season. The Japanese golfer was 10th in the Mexico Open earlier this year.

That’s this week in the books from a fantasy perspective.

But while I’m here, I’ll point you towards the revamped and much-boosted FanTeam Sportsbook.

We landed the 72-hole match bet double at the Bank of Utah Championship last time thanks to Kurt Kitayama and Christiaan Bezuidenhout so have a little house money to play with.

My best bet is over in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship which is crammed full of Europe’s winning Ryder Cup team.

I’ll back Shane Lowry for a Top 5 at 6.00. The Bethpage hero was third in India last time and his Yas Links form of 13-28-12 (decent enough) hides the fact that he was in the top three after 54 holes in all those visits.

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