WGC-Mexico: Top 10 power rankings at Chapultepec

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – FEBRUARY 22: Jon Rahm of Spain plays a tee shot during the second round of World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec on February 22, 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) /

When a T-17 is your worst finish in five months, you’re clearly doing something right. Jon Rahm didn’t quite have his best stuff last week at the Genesis Invitational. He still managed four good scores (70-68-69-72) for his seventh straight worldwide top 20.

This scorching stretch of golf features wins in 2019 at the Open de Espana and DP World Tour Championship. The Spaniard was also solo second at the Hero World Challenge and Farmers Insurance Open.

Rahm played well in front of his Arizona State faithful at the Phoenix Open where he finished T-9.

Few are on the type of streak he’s on. Now, he’d like to cash in on his first PGA Tour win since the 2018 Hero World Challenge. His last win in a WGC or full-field event was in February 2018 at the CareerBuilder Challenge. That’s kind of hard to believe.

Rahm nearly won the inaugural WGC-Mexico in 2017 when he finished T-3 (67-70-67-68) and just two shots off the pace.

"“It’s the beauty of old-style golf course like this, right? You have so many different options, so many different strategies off the tee that you learn something every day,” Rahm said during the 2017 tournament in a transcript from Tee Scripts. “You really have to take into consideration where the pin’s going to be and what second shot you want to have.”"

Rahm shot par or better all four days in 2018 for a T-20 (67-71-70-70). He struggled last year for a T-45 (72-72-72-69). Still, through 12 rounds at Chapultepec he’s 17-under.

The 25-year-old is 12th on Tour in strokes gained off the tee (.651) and eighth in SG putting (.903). He’s living up to the Spanish stereotype of solid bunker play, sitting in second in sand save percentage (72.73).

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