The best players in the world are in Mexico this week for the WGC - Mexico Championship. The tournament was played in Miami at Trump Doral since 2007 but a move was in the works last year and now the event will be played in Mexico until the year 2023.
The field is loaded! New World No. 1 Dustin Johnson +600 is joined by 49 of the top 50 in the current rankings. The only one missing is Jason Day who had to withdraw with an ear infection - imagine that!
Last week’s winner Rickie Fowler +1500 leads a charge that includes Jordan Spieth +700, Henrik Stenson +1200, Hideki Matsuyama +1000, Jon Rahm +2200 and Rory McIlroy +950 makes his first start of the year.
Others to keep your eye on are Spain’s Sergio Garcia +2500 and Rafa Cabrera-Bello +7500, Englishman Justin Rose +1990, Tyrrell Hatton +4800, Danny Willett +12500 and Lee Westwood +10550. Americans Matt Kuchar +6000, Justin Thomas +2700 and Gary Woodland +3600 also may be in the mix when the sun goes down Sunday afternoon in Mexico.
The Course: Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
This week’s host track is located in mountain terrain west of Mexico City. It’s a par-71 tipping out at 7,330 yards but it will play much shorter than that due to an elevation of approximately 7,500 feet. The players will be calculating an additional 10 - 15 percent off their yardages. Bottom line is that the ball is going to fly a long ways this week and the layout will play more like a 6600-yard course, which means the players are going to take it deep. You will see 350-yard drives, maybe even 400. Expect 20-under par to win.
TV Coverage: Thursday-Friday, 2-7 p.m. ET - Golf Channel. Saturday, noon-3 p.m. Golf Channel, 3-6 p.m. - NBC. Sunday, noon-2 p.m. Golf Channel, 2-6 p.m. - NBC..
Current WGC - Mexico Championship Golf Odds at BookMaker.eu:
Dustin Johnson +600
Jordan Spieth +700
Rory McIlroy +950
Hideki Matsuyama +1000
Henrik Stenson +1200
Rickie Fowler +1500
Adam Scott +1750
Justin Rose +1990
Jon Rahm +2200
Sergio Garcia +2500
Justin Thomas +2700
Brandt Snedeker +3000
Paul Casey +3300
Gary Woodland +3600
Louis Oosthuizen +4000
Martin Kaymer +4250
Patrick Reed +4500
Tyrrell Hatton +4800
Phil Mickelson +5000
Jimmy Walker +5250
Bubba Watson +5500
Francesco Molinari +5800
Matt Kuchar +6000
Russell Knox +6300
Zach Johnson +6500
Emiliano Grillo +6750
Brooks Koepka +7000
Rafa Cabrera-Bello +7500
Thomas Pieters +8000
Jason Dufner +8250
Kevin Kisner +8500
Alex Noren +8800
Bill Haas +9000
Byeong Hun An +9200
Daniel Berger +9450
J.B. Holmes +9550
Bernd Wiesberger +9900
Branden Grace +10000
Charl Schwartzel +10000
Jim Furyk +10500
Matthew Fitzpatrick +10750
Ryan Moore +11000
Danny Willett +12500
Lee Westwood +10550
Jhonattan Vegas +11500
Kevin Na +12500
Sean O’Hair +13000
Jeung Hun Wang +14000
Kevin Chappell +15500
Andy Sullivan +16000
Tommy Fleetwood +17500
Chris Wood +18000
Field - All other Players +300
ODDS ANALYSIS
Gary Woodland +3600 has been knocking on the door and offers gamers the best VALUE on the board. The long-hitting Kansan was in the mix last week at The Honda Classic before settling for a T2, his second runner-up to start the year. He also has a T5 and T6 this year. He won the Barracuda Classic in 2013, so he knows a thing or two about playing in elevation. I love Woodland this week!
Tyrrell Hatton +4800 got a taste for what it’s like to play in the last group on Sunday on the PGA Tour when he was paired with eventual champion Rickie Fowler at the Honda Classic. The Englishman got off to a shaky start but hung in there and finished T4. He’s been red-hot with six top 10’s in his last nine starts worldwide. The kid is a ball-striking machine that plays by feel.
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