Can Jake Knapp defend the 2025 Mexico Open title at Vidanta? Odds explored 

The 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld is set to tee off on Thursday, February 20 at Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, Mexico. The competition, being held across four days, will see a stacked PGA Tour field of 132 players compete for the winner’s paycheck from the $7 million purse. The event's reigning champion Jake Knapp will also tee up to defend his title this weekend.

The Mexico Open will feature five of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking among its top contenders. Notably, World No.31 Akshay Bhatia is the top-rated player on the event’s field and is also the outright favorite to win. The 23-year-old golfer enters the competition with 14-1 odds, according to SportsLine. Meanwhile, Jake Knapp comes in as a longshot favorite.

As per SportsLine, the 2024 Mexico Open champion comes into the weekend with 45-1 odds.

The 30-year-old golfer sits outside the top-15 in the odds list behind the likes of Rasmus Hojgaard (20-1), Samuel Stevens (22-1) and Kurt Kitayama (22-1) among others. It is pertinent to note that Knapp’s win at the Mexican event last year was his only victory from 33 starts on the PGA Tour.

Knapp, who has made 24 cuts in the circuit, had a forgettable season last year with only four top-10 finishes including his sole career win. The golfer started off his 2025 season with a solo 56th place finish at The Sentry. However, he failed to make cut at The American Express two weeks later. He finished T32 at Farmers Insurance Open, T33 at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and T44 at the WM Phoenix Open.

Coming off the back of a T17 finish at The Genesis Invitational, his best finish on the PGA Tour since a solo eighth place at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May last year, Knapp will be eyeing a big comeback this weekend in Mexico.

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Listed below is Jake Knapp’s 2025 PGA Tour season so far with earnings:

• The Sentry – T56 – $49,500
• The American Express – Missed Cut
• Farmers Insurance Open – T32 – $52,080
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am – T33 – $99,000
• WM Phoenix Open – T44 – $29,054
• The Genesis Invitational – T17 – $270,714

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2025 Mexico Open odds

Bhatia tops the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld odds list while Hojgaard, Stevens and Kitayama follow him. The top four will face some competition from the likes of Michael Kim (25-1), Patrick Rodgers (25-1), Harry Hall (28-1), Taylor Moore (30-1), Stephan Jaeger (30-1), Aaron Rai (33-1), and Beau Hossler (33-1). Nicolai Hojgaard enters the competition as a longshot favorite with 55-1 odds.

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Listed below are the top odds for the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta (As per SportsLine):

• Akshay Bhatia +1400
• Rasmus Hojgaard +2000
• Samuel Stevens +2200
• Kurt Kitayama +2200
• Michael Kim +2500
• Patrick Rodgers +2500
• Harry Hall +2800
• Taylor Moore +3000
• Stephan Jaeger +3000
• Aaron Rai +3300
• Beau Hossler +3300
• Ben Griffin +3500
• Niklas Norgaard +4000
• Kevin Yu +4000
• Alex Smalley +4500
• Jake Knapp +4500
• Thorbjorn Olesen +4500
• C.T. Pan +5000
• Ryan Fox +5500
• Justin Lower +5500
• Matt Wallace +5500
• Nicolai Hojgaard +5500
• Michael Thorbjornsen +5500
• Greyson Sigg +6000
• Adam Svensson +6000

More details on the PGA Tour’s 2025 Mexico Open will be updated as the event progresses.