The VidantaWorld Mexico Open Preview - Best bets for victory at Vidanta Vallarta

Brian Campbell returns to defend his title after a play-off victory over Aldrich Potgieter in 2025. 

Current U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and former Mexico Open winner Tony Finau are in the field. 

These are our four selections that could win the title this weekend. 

Tom Kim has been holding form on the PGA Tour since his recent victory, placing T20 at the 3M Open, T5 at the Wyndham Championship, T12 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, T28 at the BMW Championship, and T14 at the Tour Championship. 

Other notable results from Kim's season include a T18 at the Valspar Championship, a T6 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, a T15 at the RBC Canadian Open, 3rd at the U.S. Open, and a victory at the Genesis Scottish Open.

The four-time PGA Tour winner will make his debut at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open this weekend.

Tom Kim comes into this tournament playing well and can take home the winner's cheque in Mexico this weekend.

Doug Ghim has been in decent nick on the PGA Tour since the beginning of August, placing T15 at the Rocket Classic, T19 at the Wyndham Championship, T17 at the Biltmore Championship Asheville, 2nd at the Bank of Utah Championship, and T17 at the Baycurrent Classic. 

Additional highlights from Ghim's year include a T6 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a T19 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, a T15 at the RBC Canadian Open, and a T6 at the John Deere Classic.

The American golfer had made three appearances at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open, finishing T33 in 2022, MC in 2023, and T8 in 2024. 

Ghim has done nothing wrong lately and can emerge victorious at Vidanta Vallarta come Sunday. 

Blades Brown has been in solid form on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour during the past three months, placing T5 at the Evans Scholars Invitational, T6 at the Utah Championship, T9 at the AdventHealth Championship, T49 at the Simmons Bank Open, T17 at the Biltmore Championship Asheville, T17 at the Compliance Solutions Championship, and 2nd at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship. 

Other prominent performances achieved by Brown this season include a T17 at the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, a T18 at the American Express, 3rd at the Puerto Rico Open, 3rd at the Club Car Championship, 2nd at the Tulum Championship, a T9 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, a T16 at the Colonial Life Charity Classic, a T14 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, a T13 at the UNC Health Championship, a T17 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, a T12 at the John Deere Classic, a T22 at the Blue Championship, and a T11 at the Corales Puntacana Championship. 

The 19-year-old finished T34 at the 2025 Mexico Open on his debut.  

Brown has the form to go all the way and win his maiden PGA Tour title this weekend.  

Zach Bauchou has been producing consistent results on the PGA Tour in his last four starts, placing T14 at the Wyndham Championship, T24 at the Biltmore Championship Asheville, T13 at the Bank of Utah Championship, and T9 at the Baycurrent Classic. 

Other noteworthy results achieved by Bauchou this year include a T13 at the American Express, a T23 at the Cognizant Classic, a T21 at the Puerto Rico Open, a T13 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a T24 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, a T6 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, a T22 at the Charles Schwab Challenge, and a T9 at the Corales Puntacana Championship.

The 30-year-old American missed the cut at the 2023 Mexico Open on his debut.

Bauchou has been there and thereabouts lately and can upstage the others with a victory in Vallarta come Sunday.