2018 WGC-Mexico Championship

[jbishop15]

We're in Mexico this week! This is the second year that the tournament has been in Mexico City, Mexico, after moving from Doral after the 2016 tournament. 

Dustin Johnson is the reigning champion (and two time winner), and returns to defend his title. Tiger Woods, who has won this tournament seven times, did not qualify. 

Full list of past champions who did not qualify: 

Adam Scott

Nick Watney

Geoff Ogilvy 

Ernies Els

Tiger Woods 

Tee Times:

 https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wgc-mexico-championship/en/tee-times.html

[iacas]

Be curious to see how well the pros adjust to the yardages this year. Last year it was hilarious watching them fly the greens by 15 yards sometimes.

[dennyjones]

Who qualifies?

[nevets88]

28 minutes ago, iacas said:

Be curious to see how well the pros adjust to the yardages this year. Last year it was hilarious watching them fly the greens by 15 yards sometimes.

My reaction to this is but they had Trackman last year, no? And the year before that, etc...

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That’s the equation players need to figure out this week. Thus, Trackman, a launch monitor that examines each shot’s characteristics including ball speed, spin rate and distance, is working overtime as players dial in their games.

“I think this is going to be the best week for (Trackman’s) branding, for sure, versus any other week,” said Justin Thomas, who won his seventh title in his last 30 PGA Tour starts last week in the Honda Classic. “It's very, very dependent on the shot you're hitting and the club you're hitting, but when you hit those drivers up in the air, they go pretty far.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2018/02/28/eye-popping-distances-expected-world-golf-championships-mexico-championship/380755002/

 

[Wally Fairway]

33 minutes ago, dennyjones said:

Who qualifies?

From Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_WGC-Mexico_Championship

 

1. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 19, 2018

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 26, 2018

3. The top 30 players from the final 2017 FedExCup Points List

4. The top 10 players from the 2017 FedExCup Points List, as of February 26, 2018

5. The top 20 players from the final 2017 European Tour Race to Dubai

6. The top 10 players from the 2018 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of February 19, 2018

7. The top 2 players not exempt from the final 2017 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit

8. The top 2 players from the final 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit

9. The top 2 players from the final 2017 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit

10. The top 2 players from the final 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit

11. The highest ranked available player from Mexico from the Official World Golf Ranking as of February 19, 2018

 

26 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

My reaction to this is but they had Trackman last year, no? And the year before that, etc...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2018/02/28/eye-popping-distances-expected-world-golf-championships-mexico-championship/380755002/

 

This is only the 2nd year the event is being played in Mexico, so the question is do they adjust better than last year. Elevation and such (before this was played at Doral Trump National, if I recall correctly)

[iacas]

David Duval just said the golf course is effectively a 6,243 yard course.

Dustin Johnson shot -14 to win last year. This year, with more familiarity, it should be a bit lower.

But they're still not shooting -25, probably.

[Golfingdad]

5 hours ago, Wally Fairway said:

From Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_WGC-Mexico_Championship

 

1. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 19, 2018

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 26, 2018

That's goofy.

[iacas]

22 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

That's goofy.

Why?

[Golfingdad]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

Why?

Because they’re almost the exact same qualification.  Seems like one or the other is sufficient.

[iacas]

8 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

Because they’re almost the exact same qualification.  Seems like one or the other is sufficient.

Tell that to the two or three extra people that might get in?!

[MuniGrit]

I prefer Doral to this track myself.

[Golfingdad]

22 minutes ago, iacas said:

Tell that to the two or three extra people that might get in?!

Ha.  They could’ve just said Top 55 from feb 26 ;)

Also, if wiki is to be believed, this year nobody qualified under the second one.

[boogielicious]

9 hours ago, MuniGrit said:

I prefer Doral to this track myself.

Agree, but they are trying to grow the game. They don't need to grow the game in Florida.

[colin007]

21 hours ago, iacas said:

David Duval just said the golf course is effectively a 6,243 yard course.

Loooooool....omg that's bananas

[David L Yskes]

22 hours ago, iacas said:

David Duval just said the golf course is effectively a 6,243 yard course.

^^^^^ this..  it's funny when they have a mic on the guys talking about the actual distance vs what it plays....  i watched Brian harmon use a wedge on a 178yd par 3 lol..... but the whole was only playing 150 yds...  lol    

 

i am sure if a couple guys get hot, you will see some low scores...     

[Ping]

19 hours ago, MuniGrit said:

I prefer Doral to this track myself.

Concur... With this venue change, they should change the name from the WGC...to "The Open Borders Open"...

[MuniGrit]

43 minutes ago, Ping said:

Concur... With this venue change, they should change the name from the WGC...to "The Open Borders Open"...

I think Doral holds a place with me because I've played it and like to watch the pros beat me by 20 shots. Doral killed me the couple times I played it.

[Frank-0-Sport]

Greetings ....

RE  Questions about qualifiers and other info for the WGC Mexico Invitational Championship

Here's a category-by-category qualifier list from PGA Tour.COM

BTW -- Notice that there are no categories regarding winners of certain events, such as the four Major Championships, the Players Championship, other official WGC events, plus events with 3-year exemptions (A Palmer, Memorial, Tour Championship). If such categories did exist, then the most recent winners of those events would automaticly qualify. This explains why the likes of Si Woo Kim (2017 Players Ch.), who didn't qualify any other way, is not in the Mexico field.

And here's a page with scoring links, tee times, course info and purse breakdown

Thanx-A-Lot & Enjoy

 

Edited March 3, 2018 by Frank-0-Sport
Additional - opinion on absence of certain others