Draftkings Mexico Open at Vidanta First Round Picks 2/20/25

This Thursday morning, Draftkings golf fans will be presented with the first round of the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta. Let’s take a look at the first round of this tournament from a DFS perspective.

Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta will be played.

The 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta will be played at the Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta Greg Norman Signature Course in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The golf course is a par 71 that measures approximately 7,436 yards.

*Jake Knapp won the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta with a cumulative four round score of 19 under par.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest!

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta.

2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta First Round Picks

Jake Knapp $9,100

Last week, Jake Knapp fired a final round 67 at the 2025 Genesis Invitational en route to an eventual 17th place result.

It is noteworthy that Knapp has played exceptional golf at this week’s PGA Tour event in the past. More specifically, Jake Knapp won the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta.

Beau Hossler $9,200

Beau Hossler has compiled two top 15 finishes in his last four tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including an impressive 12th place result at the 2025 American Express last month.

Additionally, Beau Hossler finished tenth at the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta.

Taylor Moore $8,900

Taylor Moore has accumulated three top 22 finishes in his last three tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a seventh-place result at the 2025 American Express last month.

Alex Smalley $8,600

Since the beginning of January, Alex Smalley has played four tournaments on the PGA Tour. In those four events just mentioned, Smalley amassed three top 21 finishes, including an 11th place result at the 2025 Sony Open seven weeks ago.

I also like the look of Smalley from a statistical standpoint. Why? Smalley is currently ranked 11th on overall scoring average (68.71), third in overall strokes gained (1.883), sixth in par four scoring average (3.88), 18th in strokes gained putting (0.584) and 23rd in first round scoring average (69) on the PGA Tour.

In summary, I fully expect Alex Smalley to continue his outstanding play in the first round of the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta.

Kevin Yu $8,500

Kevin Yu arrives at this week’s event on the heels of two consecutive top 17 finishes on the PGA Tour, including a 17th place result at last week’s 2025 Genesis Invitational.

Greyson Sigg $8,000

The talented American has amassed four top 23 finishes in his last eight tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a ninth-place result at the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open four weeks ago.

Greyson Sigg certainly checks the box for me when it comes to previous event/course history. Let me be more specific. Since 2022, Sigg has played this week’s PGA Tour event three times. In those three events just noted, Sigg compiled two top 19 finishes, including an 18th place result at the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round (Draftkings price noted): Akshay Bhatia $10,800: Aaron Rai $9,300: Jesper Svensson $7,600: Kris Ventura $7,300.