PGA TOUR Power Rankings: OHL Classic at Mayakoba
Graeme McDowell comes into this week’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba as a solid “horse for the course” candidate. The Irish veteran has played the tournament just three times in its 11-year history. However, after taking an eight-year hiatus from the event on the Yucatan Peninsula, McDowell has been as solid of a contender as you could expect.
Okay – I’m underselling him a little bit, admittedly. McDowell is one of three returning champions who make this week’s Power Rankings, as he won here two years ago. In 2015, McDowell came out on top in a three-man playoff, ousting Russell Knox and Jason Bohn for his first PGA TOUR win since the 2013 RBC Heritage.
McDowell’s 2016-17 PGA TOUR season ended inauspiciously, with four straight missed cuts from the U.S. Open to the Wyndham Championship. He headed back to the European Tour and got a little bit of his mojo back at the Alfred Dunhill Links, finishing tied for 15th. He dropped a bit at the Italian Open and the CJ Cup, but a bounce-back top-ten in Las Vegas this past week could be a major boost.
McDowell may not be a powerhouse on TOUR, but he’s clearly got the game to win, especially at a course he’s comfortable at. That all adds up to a solid week for Graeme in Mexico.