Power rankings: OHL Classic at Mayakoba

The PGA Tour is making its only stop in Mexico this week for the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. The Cancun-area tournament is on a sub-7,000-yard course, making it a breeding ground for a new vs. old showdown.

However, a number of young players who have started well out of the gates, including three of the first five winners, are in the field. The young bucks could dominate again.

Here are our top five players for this week.

1. Russell Knox — Maybe exhausted from the big breakthrough win in China, but Knox has improved in all four starts made in this short new season. He’s warm and ready to go on a shorter course than Sheshan International.

2. Matt Kuchar — Kuchar has been beating up on smaller fish of late, winning the Fiji International by 10 and the Americas Golf Club in a two-man competition on PGA Tour Latinoamerica. Was T-3 here back in 2008, his only start.

3. Patton Kizzire — The Web.com Tour’s best player from last year is running hot on the PGA Tour. Runner-up in Vegas and a T-4 on Monday in Mississippi. Could be the next first-timer to win.

4. Patrick Rodgers — Rodgers is getting close, but dealing with the Justin Thomas Problem of having trouble finishing. He should be able to thrive on this course.

5. Jason Bohn — Bohn has been in the top 10 in his last two Mayakoba starts and in the top five in two of his last three PGA Tour starts. Both good omens.

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