PGA Tour Top 10 Power Rankings: WGC-Mexico Championship

Adam Scott won last year’s WGC-Mexico Championship, but can he make it back-to-back titles on a course that’s brand new to the PGA Tour?

PGA Tour fans will get to witness a new spin on an old event this week — formerly known as the WGC-Cadillac Championship, the newly christened WGC-Mexico Championship will kick off on Thursday at Club de Golf Chapultepec, a well-regarded track just outside of Mexico City.

This PGA Tour season will be the first one in more than 50 years to not include an event at the tournament’s former site, the Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral. In what officials insisted was a non-political decision, the WGC’s move south of the border was announced last spring. It’s hard to guess how the new course will play, but judging from the length and layout, it seems as though competent ball strikers will have the biggest edge over the rest of the field.

In last year’s event, Adam Scott came out on top to notch his second victory in as many weeks. He’ll be back to defend his title this week, but he’ll have to beat a sterling field in order to get it done. With the added wrinkle of an unfamiliar course, there’s no telling what’s going to happen.

Without further ado, let’s get to my weekly projections. Here are ten of the best bets for success at the WGC-Mexico Championship. Each player’s current rank on the FedEx Cup points list is shown next to his name.