PGA Tour Top 10 Power Rankings: WGC-Mexico Championship
By Sam Belden
Jordan Spieth — 3rd
Spieth has been hot out of the gate in the new PGA Tour season, finding the top 25 in each of his first five starts and winning at Pebble Beach just a few weeks ago. That kind of consistency isn’t an anomaly for him — in fact, Spieth’s last event that didn’t result in a top 25 was last summer’s Open Championship, so you’d be crazy to think he won’t be able to get at least something going this week. On the new season, he leads the PGA Tour in both strokes gained: approach-the-green and greens in regulation and ranks third in birdie average, so he appears to have all the skills required to make a run at Chapultepec.
In all, Spieth’s talent and consistency make him a great bet to shoot some low scores this week. He should end up on the first page of the leaderboard, even with a putting stroke that’s been strangely quiet in the new year.