Weather: Mostly cloudy with light showers in the morning. High of 84. Wind ENE 6-12 mph. Due to overnight rains, preferred lies in closely mown areas were in effect.
First-Round Leaderboard
| Matthew Wolff | 61 | (-10) |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Wise | 63 | (-8) |
| 4 Players | 64 | (-7) |
Things to Know
- Making his first start in the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, Matthew Wolff ties his career-low score with a bogey-free 10-under 61
- A year removed from a solo-second in the event, Aaron Wise was 8-under through 10 holes before posting an 8-under 63
- Combined with a final-round 8-under 63 in 2020, Wise is now 16-under in his last two rounds at El Camaleon GC
- Chris Kirk aces his first hole of the day (No. 10) en route to a 7-under 64; the last player to make a hole-in-one on his first hole of a PGA TOUR round was Keith Mitchell at this event in round one of 2017
- In his bid to become the first player to successfully defend a World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba title, Viktor Hovland opens with a 4-under 67
- World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba became the first PGA TOUR co-sanctioned event to ever be contested outside of the United States and Canada in February of 2007
First-Round Lead Notes
- 3: First-round leaders/co-leaders at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba to win; Fred Funk/2007, Patton Kizzire/2017, Matt Kuchar/2018
- 0: No first-round leader/co-leader has converted for the win this season
Matthew Wolff (entering the week)
| Category | Matthew Wolff |
|---|---|
| Age | 22 (4/14/1999) |
| Country | U.S. |
| FedExCup | 10 |
| OWGR | 31 |
| Mayakoba starts | 0 |
| Mayakoba top 10s | 0 |
| Mayakoba wins | 0 |
| PGA TOUR starts | 51 |
| 2021-22 starts | 2 |
| 2021-22 top 10s | 1 |
| PGA TOUR wins | 1 |
| PGA TOUR top-10s | 6 |
- Making his first start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, made five birdies on each nine to tie his career-low score of 10-under 61 (previous 61: 2021 Shriners Children’s Open/R1)
- Marks his first 18-hole lead and fourth after any round on TOUR
- Hit 11-of-14 fairways, 14-of-18 greens in regulation and required 24 putts to complete his round
- Making his third start of the season, comes off a solo-second most recently at the Shriners Children’s Open
- Seeks a second career PGA TOUR title in his 52nd TOUR start (2019 3M Open)
- Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for a third consecutive season in 2020-21; ended his season at No. 71 in the standings
Aaron Wise (2nd/-8)
- A year removed from his solo-second at the 2020 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, was 8-under through 10 holes before playing his last eight holes in even par
- His 8-under 63 in last year’s final round matched with this year’s opening-round 63 moves him to 16-under par in his last two rounds at El Camaleon GC
- Making his sixth start in the event, with his first top-10 finish (T10) coming in 2018
- Extends his streak of par-or-better rounds on TOUR this season to a perfect 13
- In three starts this season prior to this week, finished inside the top 10 in his most recent two (Shriners Children’s Open/T8, THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT/T5)
- Seeks a second career PGA TOUR title in his 104th start this week and first since the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson
Additional Notes
- Chris Kirk (T3/-7) used a 6-iron from 207 yards to ace his first hole of the day (No. 10); the last player to make a hole-in- one on his first hole of a round on TOUR was Keith Mitchell at this event in 2017 (also No. 10); Kirk’s lone top-10 finish in four previous starts at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba came in his first start of 2016 (T7)
- Coming off top-10 finishes in his last two starts in the event (T8/2019, T5/2020), Billy Horschel (T3/-7) made five birdies, an eagle at the par-5 fifth and no bogeys; the 2014 FedExCup champion seeks a seventh TOUR title and second in the calendar year (World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play)
- Rickie Fowler (T11/-5), who finished solo-second in his first World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba start in 2017, offset three bogeys with eight birdies; best of three showings this season is T3/THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT
- 2012 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba winner John Huh (T11/-5) aced the par-3 eighth from 139 yards, becoming the 16th player in tournament history to make a hole-in-one in the event and second of the day (Chris Kirk/No. 10)
- Viktor Hovland (T20/-4) made five birdies and one bogey in his bid to become the first player to successfully defend his World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
- Beginning on No. 10, 2017 FedExCup champion Justin Thomas (T36/-3) made the turn in three-over par before making birdies on six of his last seven holes; in two previous starts at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, finished T23 in 2014 and T12 last season
- Mexico’s first Presidents Cup participant (2019) and winner of the 2021 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational Abraham Ancer (T36/-3) opened with a 3-under 68 in his seventh consecutive start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba; seeks a third top-10 finish in the event (T9/2017, T8/2019); comes off a T12 showing at Mayakoba last year
- There are 11 Latin American players in this week’s field: Mexico (6) – Abraham Ancer (-3), Juan Carlos Benitez (+3), Roberto Diaz (E), Juan Diego Fernandez (-2), Carlos Ortiz (-4) and Monday qualifier Camilo Aguado (+3); Argentina (1) – Emiliano Grillo (-3); Chile (2) – Joaquin Niemann (-2), Mito Pereira (-1); Colombia (1) – Camilo Villegas (-2); Venezuela (1) – Jhonattan Vegas (E)
Course Statistics
| Toughest Hole | Easiest Hole | |
|---|---|---|
| R1: | Par-4 16th (4.106) | Par-5 13th (4.356) |
Scoring Averages
| Front Nine | Back Nine | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1: | 34.591 | 34.689 | 69.280 |
Bogey-Free Rounds
| R1 (9): | Matthew Wolff (61), Billy Horschel (64), Sergio Garcia (65), Bill Haas (65), Adam Long (66), Stephan Jaeger (67), Scottie Scheffler (67), Aaron Rai (67), Nick Taylor (67) |
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