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El Cardonal at Diamante
Los Cabos, Mexico
Field: 120 Players
Cut: Top 65 and Ties
Purse: $6,000,000 | FedExCup Points: 500
Course Designer: Tiger Woods (2014)
Longer Course: 7,452 Yards
Par 72 (36-36)
Greens: Huge ~8,300 square feet average of Paspalum
2025: 76% GIR
Little to No Rough
2025: 89% Driving Accuracy
1 Water Hazard
Desert-resort style course with wide fairways, huge greens, bunkers & natural arroyos
Plenty of room to let Driver go
Aggressive lines can create shorter approaches & better angles
4 Par 5s
3 measure 580+ Yards
Major scoring opportunities
4 Par 3s
3 measure 189+ Yards
Wind can become a factor on the exposed layout
Go Low or Be Left Behind
Model Angle: Target players who can take advantage of El Cardonal’s generous driving conditions through quality ball striking and aggressive scoring, with added emphasis on distance, par-5 performance and Paspalum putting.
Betting Angle: Don’t be afraid to venture down the board, but make sure your longshots bring form with them. Each of the last 10 winners came into the week off a made cut.
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Recent Tournament History
2025: Ben Griffin -29 (65-65-66-63); 2 Stroke Victory over Ramey & Valimaki
2024: Austin Eckroat -24 (68-67-66-63); 1 Stroke Victory over Lower & Carson Young
2023: Erik Van Rooyen -27 (68-64-66-63); 2 Stroke Victory over Kuchar & Villegas
2022: Russell Henley -23 (63-63-65-70); 4 Stroke Victory over Brian Harman
2021: Viktor Hovland -23 (67-65-62-67); 4 Stroke Victory over Carlos Ortiz
2020: Viktor Hovland -20 (67-69-63-65); 1 Stroke Victory over Aaron Wise
*Tournament held at El Cardonal at Diamante since 2023
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Key Stats
Tier 1
Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Off The Tee
Birdie or Better Percentage
Tier 2
Par 4 Scoring
Par 5 Scoring
Driving Distance
Tier 3
Strokes Gained: Putting on Paspalum
Approaches from 150-200
Par 3 Scoring
Course Comps
Plantation Course at Kapalua
Vidanta Vallarta
Puntacana Resort (Corales Golf Course)
10 Years Worth of Tournament Trends
Odds
0-25 (30%) - 2025, 2021, 2020
26-50 (10%) - 2024
51-100 (40%) - 2023, 2022, 2018, 2017
101+ (20%) - 2019, 2016
Winner’s Strokes Behind Leader By Round
R1: 6/10 (60%) within 2 shots (2/10 led)
R2: 7/10 (70%) within 3 shots (3/10 led)
R3: 10/10 (100%) within 2 shots (5/10 led)
Winner’s Lead-In Form
10/10 (100%) made the cut in their last start
8/10 (80%) 2 Top 30 in their last 4 starts
6/10 (60%) Top 25 in their last start
1/10 (10%) WON in their last 4 starts
First Round Leader Tee Splits
AM: 60% (2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2017)
PM: 50% (2024, 2023, 2020, 2018, 2016)
*results can include instances where FRL from both AM/PM and both get credited with a win.
Early Models
Early Top 10
Ben Kohles
Jackson Suber
Zach Bauchou
Keith Mitchell
Kevin Yu
Jordan Smith
Zecheng Dou
Seamus Power
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
Kevin Roy
