LIV Golf Korea Team Power Rankings

1. Legion XIII reclaims their top spot in this week’s Power Rankings following their fourth top-2 finish of the year and first victory since the season-opening event. Captain Jon Rahm is still in search of his first individual win of the year but his consistency has been impressive as he’s posted 11 consecutive top-10 finishes in LIV Golf events he has played in dating back to last year. Tyrrell Hatton is also coming off his best result of the year (T5). Predicted order of finish: Rahm, Hatton, McKibbin, Surratt

2. Although Ripper GC was unable to hold onto their 36-hole lead in Mexico City, they were five strokes clear of third place and now have four podium finishes through six tournaments. Lucas Herbert led the way with a T2 result amongst a star-studded top of the leaderboard and is up to fourth in the individual standings. Cameron Smith has posted a better finish in four consecutive events. Predicted order of finish: Herbert, Leishman, Smith, Jones

3. Crushers GC will look to bounce back from a disappointing final round that saw them fall from second to fifth place Sunday. Captain Bryson DeChambeau looked like he might pick up his first victory of the year but stumbled late to share runner-up honors with Herbert. This team has developed more consistency as the season has gone on, with every player finishing in the top 30 in each of the last two events. Predicted order of finish: DeChambeau, Casey, Lahiri, Howell

4. The three best finishes this year for 4Aces GC have come over the last three tournaments and it’s safe to say that it has been a team effort. Harold Varner III extended his streak of finishes in the top half of the field to six and every player posted a top 20 in Mexico City. Captain Dustin Johnson has certainly done his part as of late with top 10s in two of the last three. Predicted order of finish: Reed, Johnson, Pieters, Varner III

5. Torque GC is coming off a third-place finish last week for their second podium finish of the year. Joaquin Niemann picked up his third victory already as he’s putting together a record-breaking campaign. That’s overshadowed an impressive season by Sebastian Munoz, who leads the team with four top 10s. If Mito Pereira gets going, the ceiling is sky high for this group, but he currently sits in the drop zone. Predicted order of finish: Ortiz, Niemann, Munoz, Pereira

6. Moving up two spots in this week’s rankings we find Stinger GC. The group has one runner-up result and outside of that they’ve been right around the middle of the pack. At age 40, Charl Schwartzel is having a resurgence as his pair of top 10s has already matched last year’s total. We also can’t forget his countrymate Dean Burmester, who is one spot above him in the individual standings in eighth place. Predicted order of finish: Schwartzel, Burmester, Oosthuizen, Grace

7. Smash GC is coming off their best finish of the season to give them a slight bump in the rankings, although the team probably has its eyes on better than a sixth-place result. Talor Gooch was the catalyst with a second straight top-15 finish, while Brooks Koepka is looking for more consistent results as he has three finishes outside the top-half of the field. Graeme McDowell bounced back from two subpar efforts for his second top-20 finish of the year in Mexico City. Predicted order of finish: Koepka, Gooch, Kokrak, McDowell

8. Falling three spots in this week’s Power Rankings is Fireballs GC, who continue to be the most difficult team to predict. They’re coming off their worst showing of the year in which Sergio Garcia surprisingly bested only three golfers. David Puig continues to chug along with a sixth consecutive top-20 results and that moves him up to seventh in the individual standings. The team has three wins and three finishes of fifth or worse. Talk about feast or famine. Predicted order of finish: Garcia, Puig, Masaveu, Ancer

9. It may have only been a ninth-place finish for RangeGoats GC last week, but their 2-under final round tied for the second best of the day as they look to build momentum heading to Korea. Ben Campbell withdrew due to a wrist injury after Round 1 and was replaced by John Catlin. He’s a possible candidate to fill in for Campbell, who is aiming to return in June. Bubba Watson got things going last time out for his first top-10 finish of the year. Predicted order of finish: Uihlein, Watson, Catlin, Wolff

10. Speaking of momentum, that has been slashed when it comes to HyFlyers GC, whose 10th-place showing in Mexico City was their worst since the season opener. Cameron Tringale had a rare off week, while the main culprit has been Andy Ogletree as he’s right on the border of the Drop Zone currently. Phil Mickelson posted yet another finish in the top half of the field which has him 14th in the individual standings. Predicted order of finish: Tringale, Steele, Mickelson, Ogletree

11. This is the point of the Power Rankings where the optimism starts to dwindle. Cleeks Golf Club has finished 11th or 12th in five consecutive tournaments. The plus side is they’ve avoided a last-place result, and Richard Bland now has three top-15s while Frederik Kjettrup’s T30 last week was his best of the year. The team really needs to Adrian Meronk to find his early season form in order to exceed expectations. Predicted order of finish: Meronk, Bland, Kaymer, Kjettrup

12. Iron Heads GC were a distant last by 10 strokes in Mexico City as Danny Lee, Kevin Na and Yubin Jang all finished outside the top 40. Jinichiro Kozuma made his return after missing the first five events and showed little signs of rust with a 21st-place result. The team should also benefit from Na and Jang and returning to Korea. That’s enough for them to avoid the last spot in the rankings. Predicted order of finish: Na, Kozuma, Jang, Lee

13. Speaking of which, that’s where we find Majesticks GC in the rankings once again, although they did end their three tournament stretch of last place results with a 12th-place finish last week. Sam Horsfield leads the team in 29th-place in the individual standings, which gives a good sense of where this team is at. Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter both currently sit in the Drop Zone. Predicted order of finish: Horsfield, Poulter, Stenson, Westwood