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WGC-Mexico: Top 10 power rankings at Club de Chapultepec

By Mike Randleman

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 03: A general view during the third round of World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec on March 3, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 03: A general view during the third round of World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec on March 3, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – MARCH 03: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the World Golf Championships Mexico Championship at Club De Golf Chapultepec on March 3, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Justin Heiman/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – MARCH 03: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the World Golf Championships Mexico Championship at Club De Golf Chapultepec on March 3, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Justin Heiman/Getty Images) /

Brooks Koepka didn’t even play last week, but he stayed in the backs of many a golf fan’s mind for his comments made this month about all the slow play problems in golf. The issue was exacerbated with J.B. Holmes at last week’s Genesis Open, so can we please get these two in a Thursday-Friday group? Can we manipulate scores to get it on Saturday or Sunday? It’d be must-see TV.

Koepka on his own is a pretty entertaining watch, too. He can’t move up to world No. 1 this week, but with Justin Rose sitting out, he can make up some ground with another high finish.

BK saw a streak of six straight top-25s come to a close at the European Tour’s Saudi International where he finished T57. He won relatively recently in the fall at the CJ Cup and showed well against a solid field again on the Euro Tour in Abu Dhabi (T9).

Koepka has had a couple weeks off to recoup from his trip to the Middle East as he makes his continental North American debut in 2019.

This will be his second appearance at the WGC-Mexico, his first an up-and-down T48 (76-69-68-73) in 2017.

Koepka is a smart enough player to choose his spots wisely and will be content to find fairways with irons and go from there. His length is an advantage this week, but more so on second shots.

Using 2017-18 Tour stats, Koepka, 28, was third in proximity from 150-175 yards and second from 200-plus. He’s also a good lag putter (fourth from 25-plus feet) and could do well on these sloping greens. I envision him cozying up a lot of birdie putts on the par-5s. He was third on Tour in par-5 scoring.

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