2022 Mexico Open: Top 10 power rankings at Vidanta

The PGA Tour is heading south of the border.

The Mexico Open began in 1944 at Club de Golf Chapultepec, which most recently hosted the WGC-Mexico Championship. The Mexico Open has been a part of several different tour schedules, most recently PGA Tour Latinoamerica.

This event is in its first year on the PGA Tour schedule, taking the spot of the old WGC.

The Mexico Open has been held at various courses throughout its history. It’s now rooted at Vidanta Vallarta’s Norman Signature Course, a Greg Norman design that opened in 2015. The scout on the course is that there are large landing areas off the tee and deep greenside bunkers that guard the greens.

It measures a solid 7,456 yards for a par-71. Big hitters can find an advantage here.

There are 106 bunkers on the course.

The Ameca River winds through Vidanta Vallarta and views of the Sierra Madres should make for some good viewing on TV.

Weather doesn’t look to be a big factor this week with dry skies and warm temperatures projected. Wind is one of the course’s main defenses, and that could be one factor coming into play with 10+ mile-per-hour winds expected each day.

Perhaps once this event gains some more steam, the fields will get better. It comes at a time in the year when players are seeking rest after a busy stretch leading up to the Masters and another busy stretch coming in the buildup to the final three majors.

We’ve got just one top 10 player and five from the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings in the 144-player field. There are 12 sponsors exemptions with at least four annually reserved for Latin American players.

New events and courses on the PGA Tour can be tricky to prognosticate, but I’ll do my best to give you the top 10 for this week. Let’s get into the power rankings: