WGC-Mexico Championship
March 1st – 4th, 2018
Club de Golf Chapultepec
Mexico City, Mexico
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,330
Purse: $10 million
with $1,700,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Dustin Johnson

This week’s field includes:
The field includes only 56 of the top 100 players in the world and 45 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings. Top-50 players not playing is #6 Hideki Matsuyama (hurt), #8 Jason Day, #9 Brooks Koepka (hurt), Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson.
Last year 49 of 50 players were in the field
The field one includes 17 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2018. Those top-25 players in the field are: #1 Justin Thomas, #2 Patton Kizzire, #3 Dustin Johnson, #4 Jon Rahm, #5 Brendan Steele, #7 Tony Finau, #8 Chez Reavie, #9 Pat Perez, #10 Gary Woodland, #11 Patrick Cantlay, #13 Brian Harman, #14 Justin Rose, #17 Phil Mickelson, #19 Alex Noren, #20 Bubba Watson, #23 Marc Leishman and #25 Rickie Fowler. The list of those not playing are #6 Jason Day (decided not to play), #12 Austin Cook (despite winning RSM Classic, only 114th in World Rankings), #15 Chesson Hadley (despite runner-up at Sanderson Farms, only 71st in World Rankings), #16 Luke List (despite runner-up last week at Honda, only 73rd in World Rankings), #18 Ted Potter, Jr. (despite winning at Pebble, only 78th in World Rankings), #21 Cameron Smith (despite winning last year at Zurich and this week at Australian PGA, was 52nd in World Rankings), #22 James Hahn (despite finishing runner-up at Sony Open, Hawaii, was 58th in the World Rankings) and #24 Andrew Landry (despite runner-up at the CareerBuilder, was 119th in World Rankings).
The field includes 4 past champions: Dustin Johnson (2017 & ’15), Patrick Reed (2014), Justin Rose (2012) and Phil Mickelson (2009).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the WGC-Mexico Championship field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the WGC-Mexico Championship in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the WGC-Mexico Championship.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the WGC-Mexico Championship
Player | Honda | Qatar | Genesis Open | AT&T Pebble | Super 6 Perth | Phoenix Open | Maybank Open | Farmers Insurance | Dubai Desert | CareerBuilder Challenge | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open | Sentry T of C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Fleetwood (221 pts) |
4 (80) |
DNP | T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (220.33 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
T22 (9.33) |
Alex Noren (210 pts) |
3 (90) |
DNP | T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Dustin Johnson (208 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (34) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | Win (44) |
Phil Mickelson (203.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (60) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Chez Reavie (186.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T73 (0) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP |
Jon Rahm (185.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T29 (14) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (166 pts) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Bubba Watson (147 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
T35 (15) |
DNP | T40 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Dylan Frittelli (146.33 pts) |
11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | T19 (20.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Chappell (142.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T31 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | 21 (9.67) |
Adam Hadwin (140.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | 32 (6) |
Tony Finau (139.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP |
Gary Woodland (122.67 pts) |
T49 (1) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (115.67 pts) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | T40 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Chris Paisley (108.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Patrick Cantlay (106.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
T35 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (11.67) |
Brendan Steele (102 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T49 (1) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | T29 (14) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | 29 (7) |
Webb Simpson (99.33 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Thomas Pieters (95.67 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Jordan Spieth (94 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
9 (15) |
Brian Harman (87 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
3 (30) |
Jorge Campillo (84 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 14 (24) |
DNP | DNP |
Matt Kuchar (82.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (24) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | DNP |
Paul Casey (81 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T49 (1) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the WGC-Mexico Championship
Player | Honda | Qatar | Genesis Open | AT&T Pebble | Super 6 Perth | Phoenix Open | Maybank Open | Farmers Insurance | Dubai Desert | CareerBuilder Challenge | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open | Sentry T of C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Stone (-23.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Adam Bland (-10 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charl Schwartzel (0 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Francesco Molinari (0 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T40 (6.67) |
DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kevin Kisner (0 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T50 (0.67) |
DNP | T25 (8.33) |
T17 (11) |
Kyle Stanley (3.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (13.33) |
30 (6.67) |
Wade Ormsby (4 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Paul Dunne (4 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T19 (20.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Abraham Ancer (6.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | 76 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Yuta Ikeda (7.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the WGC-Mexico Championship
Best Bets:
Dustin Johnson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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Win | T14 | Win | T4 | T12 | T35 | 2 | T56 | T35 |
Yes it sounds old and easy to pick Dustin, but he had good success on the course last year and has all of the stats to do great this week and defend.
Jon Rahm
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 |
Has to feel like he is at home in Mexico, has all of the stats, has played well and you can see him in contention this week.
Phil Mickelson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | 5 | T31 | T16 | T3 | T43 | T55 | T14 | Win | T20 | T23 |
Yes this is no typo, I really think he will contend and play well this week. Course is a lot like Riviera were he plays well on and he has gotten better each time he plays.
Best of the rest:
Bubba Watson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T38 | 2 | 3 | T2 | T18 | 2 | 72 |
Yes not another typo, he showed a lot with his win at the Genesis and this is a course he can win again on, it’s just like Riviera.
Justin Thomas
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T35 |
Played great last week and his game looks to be very sharp. Played well in Mexico last year, think he will continue the good play.
Tommy Fleetwood
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T71 |
Showed us last week that he can take his game to this side of the Atlantic and do very well.
Alex Noren
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T55 | T56 | T20 | 69 |
Another European that has been very impressive in 2018 and seems to contend every time he plays.
Tyrrell Hatton
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 |
Hard to believe that there are that many good Europeans in the field that can win.
Solid contenders
Patrick Cantlay
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
A solid player that makes lot’s of birdies and show that he could play well at Riviera, if he played well two weeks ago he will play well this week.
Jordan Spieth
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T12 | T17 | T17 | T34 |
No I haven’t forgotten about him, I just think he has struggled too much on Poa Annua greens this year.
Matt Kuchar
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T20 | T28 | T23 | T13 | T35 | T8 | 5 | T3 |
Guy proves that he can play well on any course, this is one he can win on.
Paul Casey
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T16 | 7 | T38 | T51 | T18 | T6 | T31 | T51 | T9 | T56 |
Guy always finds a way into the top-ten, he could play good enough to contend.
Rickie Fowler
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T16 | T8 | T12 | T44 | T35 | T45 | 8 |
No it’s not that we have forgotten about him, but I soured a bit over his comments last week that he hasn’t hit the ball well since Kapalua. Don’t think it will get better this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T38 | T11 | T63 | 65 |
Guy has been very solid and don’t be surprise to see him do well.
Pat Perez
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T38 | T35 |
Guys is playing well, makes lot’s of birdies and should do well this week.
Chris Paisley
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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First time playing in this event |
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One last European that you probably haven’t heard much of, but he has been great the last six weeks and could do well this week.
What about Xander Schauffele? Long hitter that could contend on this course! Also Justin Rose – nice course history.
I know that Justin has played well since the summer, matter of fact in 12 starts since missing the cut at the PGA Championship, he has only been out of the top-ten once and has won three times. His last start he finished T-8th at the Farmers. I just don’t think the course in Mexico suits his game and don’t expect him to do well.
Now Schauffele I considered him, especially since he finished T-9th at the Genesis, maybe I should of mentioned him. He is the type of guy that does go under radar screens, East Lake has a lot of characteristics of Club de Golf Chapultepec so maybe you are right on him.
Good article, but not sure why you don’t like Finau here?.. Played very well on the west coast swing, finishing 2nd at Riviera and 6th at Torrey… both courses with Poa Annua, and Riviera is the closest thing we know to Club de Chapultapec, also having kikuyu fairways and rough. I’m not saying he’s going to win, but I like him for a real chance at a top-10 finish, maybe even a top-5. I like him much for the same reasons we both like Phil this week, and Finau is 6th on tour in strokes gained tee-to-green. I also think Fritelli has a shot at top-20 because he’s been playing well as of late and is familiar with kikuyu… Love to read your previews each week, keep up the good work!
Thank you Sal for the excellent article really helps me make my own predictions and more than pays back the fee to view
We almost nailed it Sal….we had a great team at DK for quite a while that consisted of Tommy Fleetwood, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Louis Oosthuizen, Xander Schauffele, Pat Perez and Sergio Garcia. Was as high as 19th for a bit, but then faded as you can imagine when Oosty choked as well as Perez. Poor Fleetwood just didn’t have it. Our other team with Mickelson ended up higher in the end, but we cashed both entries for profits! Thanks for your great insight this week!