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Open de España Power Rankings: Top 10 picks for Centro Nacional

By Mike Randleman

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 29: A tee marker during the compleation of the weather delayed Round Three of the Open de Espana 2007 at Centro Nacional de Golf on April 29, 2007 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 29: A tee marker during the compleation of the weather delayed Round Three of the Open de Espana 2007 at Centro Nacional de Golf on April 29, 2007 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 26: Jon Rahm of Spain tees off on the 2nd hole of his match during the semifinals of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at the Austin Country Club on March 26, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /

Jon Rahm will be on double duty as the tournament and home favorite. The 23-year-old Spaniard is the lone top-10 ranked player in the field and the obvious choice in this spot.

Rahm will make his tournament debut and second start in Spain as a pro.

He comes in on good form from the PGA Tour. In January, Rahm won the CareerBuilder Challenge and was runner-up at the Tournament of Champions the week prior.

Rahm’s made all five cuts in 2018 and is fresh off a fourth-place finish at the Masters. It was his best finish in a major and showed his potential, even when it was clear he wasn’t completely sharp.

It might not be a birdie fest this week, but Centro Nacional appears to be a relatively straightforward course.

Rahm’s second on the PGA Tour in strokes gained off the tee and is 32nd in strokes gained putting and around-the-green. His 127th mark in driving accuracy may not be over penalized at Centro Nacional, a course without a ton of tree line.

He has plenty of experience at Centro Nacional where he combined his studies and golf for two years at the adjacent prep school.

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