{"id":3437,"date":"2023-05-03T16:06:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2023-05-04T13:43:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:43:09","slug":"pga-ttour-2023-the-leaders-through-the-mexico-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/pga-ttour-2023-the-leaders-through-the-mexico-open\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour 2023: Power Ratings (Through the Mexico Open)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jon Rahm: 2023 Masters Champion<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The PGA Tour \u201cwrap around\u201d season includes fifty events played over forty-six weeks, and with the conclusion of the Mexico Open<\/span><\/a>, thirty of those events have been completed\u2014so it\u2019s a perfect time to review performance and consider the possibilities as the season moves toward the remaining three majors and into the FedEx Cup<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GolfDay Power Rating<\/span><\/a> is based on PGA Tour wins, Top 10 and Cut percentage, and performance at the major championships. The majors carry the most weight, followed by regular tour wins, and then Top 10 and Cut percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scottie Scheffler: 2023 Players Champion<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler have been in a back-and-forth battle for the top spot in the Power Ratings (and the World Golf Rankings<\/span><\/a>) since the season began, but Rahm\u2019s win at The Masters<\/span><\/a> opened up some distance between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahm has recorded 4 Tour wins thus far in \u201923, including a major championship, while Scheffler has recorded 2 Tour wins including The Players Championship<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Xander Schauffele: Ranked No. 3 in 2023<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Xander Schauffele comes in at No. 3. Although he is yet to record a win in \u201823, Xander has made the cut in all twelve of the events he\u2019s played and recorded 7 Top-10\u2019s (including a T10 at the Masters).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rankings<\/strong> (Top 10 through May 1\u2014minimum 10 events played)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Rahm<\/strong><\/td>228.4<\/td><\/tr>
Scottie Scheffler <\/strong><\/td>200.0<\/td><\/tr>
Xander Schauffele<\/strong><\/td>160.0<\/td><\/tr>
Max Homa<\/strong><\/td>155.1<\/td><\/tr>
Tony Finau<\/strong><\/td>142.8<\/td><\/tr>
Patrick Cantley <\/strong><\/td>140.2<\/td><\/tr>
Victor Hoveland<\/strong><\/td>140.0<\/td><\/tr>
Sahith Theegala<\/strong><\/td>134.7<\/td><\/tr>
Jordan Spieth<\/strong><\/td>131.6<\/td><\/tr>
Cameron Young<\/strong><\/td>122.8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Max Homa and Tony Finau: 2 wins each in 2023<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With his sixth career win at the Mexico Open last weekend, Tony Finau joined Rahm, Scheffler and Max Homa as the only multiple winners on tour in 2023\u2014and moved Tony into the top 5 on the Power Ratings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wins<\/td><\/td>Top 10 %<\/td><\/td>Cut %<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Jon Rahm<\/td>4<\/td>Jon Rahm<\/td>67.7<\/td>Scottie Scheffler<\/td>100<\/td><\/tr>
Scottie Scheffler<\/td>2<\/td>Scottie Scheffler<\/td>67.7<\/td>Xander Schauffele<\/td>100<\/td><\/tr>
Max Homa<\/td>2<\/td>Xander Schauffele<\/td>58.3<\/td>Victor Hoveland<\/td>100<\/td><\/tr>
Tony Finau<\/td>2<\/td>Patrick Cantley<\/td>54.6<\/td>Cameron Young<\/td>100<\/td><\/tr>
20 Players<\/td>1<\/td>Max Homa<\/td>46.2<\/td>Sahith Theegala<\/td>94.1<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td>Jason Day<\/td>42.9<\/td>Sungjae Im<\/td>93.8<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td>Victor Hoveland<\/td>41.7<\/td>Tony Finau<\/td>92.3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td>Jordan Spieth<\/td>41.7<\/td>Rickie Fowler<\/td>92.3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td>Sahith Theegala<\/td>41.2<\/td>Jon Rahm<\/td>91.7<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td>Sungjae Im<\/td>37.5<\/td>Patrick Cantley<\/td>90.9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Power Rating Top 10 also includes three talented 25-year-olds who will no doubt make some noise at the remaining 2023 Majors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Victor Hovland, Sahith Theegala and Cameron Young: Young Gun<\/strong>s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Victor Hovland<\/strong> has made the cut in all 12 of the events he\u2019s entered with 5 Top 10\u2019s (including a T7 at The Masters). Hoveland is currently No. 12 in the Word Golf Rankings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sahith Theegala<\/strong>, in his second year on Tour, has made the cut in 16 of his 17 events with 7 Top-10\u2019s (including a 9th<\/sup> place finish at The Masters). Theegala, who resides in Houston, TX, has climbed to No. 24 in the World Golf Rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameron Young,<\/strong> also in his second year on Tour, has made the cut in all 11 events he\u2019s played with 3 Top 10\u2019s (including a T7 at The Masters). Young, who also had a runner-up at The Open Championship in 2022, is No. 16 in the World Golf Rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quail Hollow Country Club: Charlotte, NC<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Wells Fargo Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While neither Rahm nor Scheffler is in the field at Quail Hollow this week, the other 8 players in the Power Rating Top 10 will be teeing it up–along with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quail Hollow<\/span><\/a>, home to the \u00a0Wells Fargo Championship<\/span><\/a>, hosted the PGA Championship<\/span><\/a> in 2017 and the Presidents Cup<\/span><\/a> in 2022. And since the Wells Fargo has also been elevated to a \u201cDesignated Event\u201d with a $20 million dollar purse, the field is among the deepest all year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A win at Quail Hollow would move Xander Schaufflele or Max Homa very close to Scheffler, and within striking distance of Rahm going into the PGA at Oak Hill<\/span><\/a>, so you can bet they will be geared up and ready to go.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Justin Thomas: 2017 PGA Champ at Quail Hollow<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Justin Thomas has been under the radar thus far in 2023. Although he\u2019s made 9 cuts in 10 events, Justin has yet to record a win with only 2 Top-10\u2019s\u2014but he won the PGA at Quail Hollow<\/span><\/a> back in 2017, so perhaps he\u2019ll capture some good vibes and get his season rolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After his poor showing at The Masters, Rory backed out of the RBC Heritage and has played only 7 PGA Tour events all year, missing the cut in two of them. While he\u2019s recorded 3 Top-10\u2019s including a win this year, McIlroy will need to light the afterburner if he wants to catch Rahm and Scheffler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rory: Needs to light it up<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Quail Hollow may turn out to be exactly what the doctor ordered though. Since 2012, Rory has played the Wells Fargo nine times and finished in the Top-10 in eight of them, including two wins, a runner-up and 2 Top-5\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Rory gets it going this week and records his second win of the year, it will set the stage for a heck of showdown at the PGA Championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023 PGA Championship: Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week the Tour heads north for the Wells Fargo Championship<\/span><\/a> at Quail Hollow<\/span><\/a> in Charlotte, NC (May 4-7), and then to Texas for the AT&T Byron Nelson<\/span><\/a> at TPC Craig Ranch<\/span><\/a> in McKinney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second major of the season is next with the PGA Championship<\/span><\/a> at famed Oak Hill Country Club<\/span><\/a> in Rochester, NY (May 18-21) and then moves back to Texas for the Charles Schwab Challenge<\/span><\/a> at Colonia<\/span><\/a>l in Fort Wot Worth (May 25-28). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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