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Houston Open Power Rankings: Top ten players at Golf Club of Houston

By Mike Randleman

HUMBLE, TX - APRIL 01: Jason Dufner hits his tee shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Shell Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on April 1, 2017 in Humble, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
HUMBLE, TX - APRIL 01: Jason Dufner hits his tee shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Shell Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on April 1, 2017 in Humble, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 23: Rafa Cabrera Bello of Spain plays his shot from the 17th tee during the third round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 23, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

By way of his top-four finish at the 2017 Open and his top-50 world ranking, Rafa Cabrera Bello is already in the field for Augusta. He’s first on the PGA Tour this season in strokes gained approaching the green. Cabrera Bello is not long off the tee, but save for a few par-4s, this course is very gettable for shorter players.

He had a nice finish in Houston in 2016, firing a Sunday seven-under 65 to surge to solo fourth place. RCB comes into the week off of a 1-2 finish at the WGC-Dell Match Play. His last stroke play start was also a WGC event; in Mexico, RCB fired four rounds in the 60s to tie for third.

He’s beginning to show his mettle against big fields. A win this week could give him momentum to play the role of dark horse in Augusta.

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