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WWT Championship marks 20 years of PGA Tour golf in Mexico
The WWT Championship holds its 20th edition from Nov.
5 to 8 at El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos, Mexico.
The course was designed by Tiger Woods, and the tournament began in 2007 in Mayakoba, Riviera Maya.
It was the first PGA Tour event held in Mexico, helping open the way for more high-level golf in the country.
Since then, the event has awarded $118.4 million in prize money and contributed $4.3 million to charitable causes.
Mexico now hosts two PGA Tour events and one LPGA Tour event each year, with the WWT Championship among the tournaments credited with building that presence.
The event’s 20th edition has a $6 million prize purse, with $1.08 million going to the winner.
World Wide Technology has held the tournament’s naming rights since 2021, with the agreement set to run at least through 2027.
The WWT Championship is marking 20 years since it became the first PGA Tour event held in Mexico.
The 20th edition is scheduled for November 5 to 8 at El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos.
The tournament began in Mayakoba in 2007 and moved to Baja California Sur in 2023.
Its 19 previous editions generated an estimated $473.1 million in economic activity, according to the article.
Tournament director Joe Mazzeo says it helped open the way for other elite golf events in Mexico.
- Who
- The WWT Championship, a PGA Tour event, and its tournament director, Joe Mazzeo.
- What
- The tournament is holding its 20th edition, marking 20 years of PGA Tour golf in Mexico.
- When
- November 5 to 8, 2026.
- Where
- El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Why
- The event is marking its 20th year and its role in opening the way for elite golf events in Mexico.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The WWT Championship was inaugurated in Mayakoba as the first PGA Tour event held in Mexico.
World Wide Technology began sponsoring the tournament under its name.
The tournament moved to Baja California Sur.
The Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba brought the LPGA Tour back to Mexico after eight years.
The tournament is scheduled to hold its 20th edition at El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos.
- Edition
- 20th
- Tournament dates
- November 5–8, 2026
- Venue
- El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos
- Course length
- 7,452 yards
- Purse
- $6 million
- Economic activity
- Estimated $473.1 million across the previous 19 editions
What people are saying
No one, in their wildest dreams, could have imagined that we would still be here after 20 years.
This event paved a path, it was the pioneer and it continues. That is a legacy.
I am very pleased that golf has grown and succeeded in the country.