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WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY CHAMPIONSHIP TALKING POINTS
➡️ Reigning champion Ben Griffin returns to the World Wide Technology Championship seeking to become the second player to win the tournament multiple times. Griffin set the tournament 72-hole scoring record of 259 in 2025 after closing with a final-round 63. He enters the week ranked 25th in the world following a tie for fourth at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open.
➡️ World No. 23 Ryan Gerard headlines the field as the highest-ranked player in the tournament. In his third PGA Tour season, Gerard has posted eight top-10 finishes and three runner-up showings in 27 starts, advancing to the Tour Championship for the first time. He arrives in Mexico having recorded top-25 finishes in six of his past seven starts.
➡️ Jackson Koivun enters the week with three top-10 finishes in eight starts this season, highlighted by his victory at the 3M Open. The 21-year-old became the youngest American to win a PGA Tour event by multiple strokes since 1932. Koivun also went undefeated for the victorious U.S. Team at the 2026 Presidents Cup after turning professional in June.
➡️ Top-ranked amateur Preston Stout is making his seventh career PGA Tour start and sixth this season. The Oklahoma State senior took over the No. 1 spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking 13 weeks ago following Jackson Koivun’s professional debut. Stout captured the individual title at the 2026 NCAA Championship and became the first player to win three consecutive Big 12 Conference titles.
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