Ben Griffin Odds to Repeat at the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship
Andy Molitor
10 hours ago
Ben Griffin is the second favorite to defend his title at the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship, priced between +1275 and +1600 on Monday behind only Ryan Gerard. Our read: he’s a real contender off a T4 in Mexico last week, but +1275 is too short to chase. Take the +1600 at FanDuel or Fanatics, or move down to his top-10 price.
The event runs Thursday, November 5 through Sunday, November 8 at El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos, Mexico. It’s the second straight week in Mexico, and the defending champ arrives with a new caddie, a left knee he’s been treating all offseason, and a 64 already behind him this fall.
What are Ben Griffin‘s odds at the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship?
Ben Griffin‘s best price to win the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship was +1600 at both FanDuel and Fanatics as of Monday, November 2. DraftKings had him at +1275. Only Ryan Gerard was shorter, at +1200 to +1300 depending on the book.
The spread between books matters more than usual here. DraftKings at +1275 implies about a 7.3 percent chance he wins. FanDuel and Fanatics at +1600 imply about 5.9 percent. Same player, same week, and one book is asking you to pay noticeably more for him.
This table shows Ben Griffin‘s prices at the three books posting the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship, pulled Monday, November 2.
| Market | DraftKings | FanDuel | Fanatics | Best price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | +1275 | +1600 | +1600 | +1600 FanDuel or Fanatics |
| Top 5 | +325 | +380 | +350 | +380 FanDuel |
| Top 10 | +164 | +185 | +175 | +185 FanDuel |
| Top 20 | -132 | -120 | -140 | -120 FanDuel |
| First-round leader | +2800 | +3300 | +2800 | +3300 FanDuel |
FanDuel has the best number on him in every market. DraftKings is the shortest to win, top 5, and top 10, so if you like him this week, don’t bet him there.
How did Ben Griffin win the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship?
Ben Griffin won the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship at 29-under 259, two shots clear of Chad Ramey and Sami Valimaki. That 259 is the tournament record, and it was his third PGA Tour win of 2025, after the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Andrew Novak and his first individual title at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
That stretch also put him on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. It was a breakout year by any measure.
And yes, that’s the same Andrew Novak who just won the Mexico Open by five on Sunday, his first individual PGA Tour title.
Is El Cardonal a good fit for Ben Griffin?
El Cardonal at Diamante, the Tiger Woods design hosting the World Wide Technology Championship for a fourth straight year, is a birdie fest, and Griffin has already proven he can keep pace on it. The par-72 course played 7,452 yards on the 2025 official card, and the winner has gone 24 under or better every year it has hosted.
The winning scores below come from this week’s Betsperts Golf notes, confirmed against the PGA Tour, Wikipedia, and Golf News Net final results.
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ben Griffin | 259 (29 under) | 2 shots |
| 2024 | Austin Eckroat | 264 (24 under) | 1 shot |
| 2023 | Erik van Rooyen | 261 (27 under) | 2 shots |
The scoring comes from the par 5s. All four (holes 1, 6, 14, and 18) played well under par in 2025, per the PGA Tour’s course stats, and the field averaged under 69 for the week. So you need someone who makes a pile of birdies and doesn’t give many back. That’s exactly what he did here last year.
One wrinkle this week is wind. Both forecast models in our notes show around 15 mph sustained on Thursday and Friday with a calmer weekend. That makes the first two rounds a bit tougher than the 2025 scoring suggests, and the tee-time draw is worth a look once it posts.
What changed for Ben Griffin since last season
Ben Griffin made two changes before the 2026 Mexico Open: he hired Jon Yarbrough, Phil Mickelson‘s former caddie, and he spent the offseason treating his left knee with PRP and hyaluronic acid injections after an MRI found a cartilage fissure. Neither seemed to slow him down in his first start back.
Griffin split with Alex Ritthamel, his caddie for about four and a half years, through all three wins and the Ryder Cup. He told the PGA Tour it was a really tough call. Yarbrough most recently worked for Mickelson, and Mickelson has called him the best green reader he’s ever seen, according to Golf.com.
The early returns are hard to argue with. Griffin opened the Mexico Open with a 7-under 64, made 159 feet of putts that day, and gained more than four strokes on the greens, per the PGA Tour. He closed with a 67 and finished T4 at 19 under, behind Novak, Steven Fisk, and Kristoffer Ventura, according to the PGA Tour and ESPN.
The knee is the part to keep an eye on. His season ended at the BMW Championship in August, he played very little golf after that, and the Mexico Open opener was his first time walking 18 holes since. He said at the Mexico Open that he was about seven weeks into the treatment and that it’s supposed to kick in between six and eight weeks. A T4 over four rounds says it’s holding up fine.
Should you bet Ben Griffin at the World Wide Technology Championship?
He’s a fair bet at +1600 and a poor one at +1275. The case for him is strong: he holds the tournament record, he just posted a top-five finish in his first start in more than two months, and his putting looked sharp with a new set of eyes on the greens.
The case against him is the price. At +1275 you’re paying for a defending champion’s name in a 120-player field where 27 under is a normal winning number and anyone with a hot putter can get there. The gap between books is too big to ignore.
Our lean is the top 10 at +185 on FanDuel. He won here last November, he just finished T4 at the Mexico Open, the course rewards the way he’s playing, and that line needs him to keep doing what he just did, not beat everyone. The top 20 at -120 on FanDuel is the safer card if you’d rather not sweat it.
For DFS, expect him to be one of the most popular names at the top. Salaries weren’t in our notes as of Monday, so check the chalk before you lock him into every lineup.
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FAQ
How much does the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship winner earn?
The purse is 6 million dollars, and the winner gets 500 FedExCup Fall points. Griffin took home 1.08 million dollars for winning in 2025.
Who else is near the top of the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship odds?
Ryan Gerard is the favorite at +1200 to +1300. Jackson Koivun sits at +1600 to +1800, Keith Mitchell is +2500 to +2700, and Ben James, who isn’t on the DraftKings board yet, is +1600 at FanDuel and Fanatics.
Is 2024 champion Austin Eckroat in the field?
Yes. Eckroat, the 2024 winner, is listed at +5800 to +6500 to win, and 2025 runner-up Sami Valimaki is +5500 to +6100 depending on the book.
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