Here is GolfChannel.com’s inaugural Power Rankings, the first of what will be a weekly barometer of who the hottest players in the game are at this moment:
| Rank | Player | Comment | | 1 |
Phil Mickelson
| Lefty’s modus operandi is to play his way into winning form the next couple months, but his stellar finish to 2009 has him still radiating. | | | 2 |
Martin Kaymer
| The German has won three times since July – including against an impressive field at Abu Dhabi – and has only three finishes outside the top-20 in that span. | | | 3 |
Rory McIlroy
| Nearly won the Race to Dubai at the end of 2009, had strong major showings last year and played well in a third-place finish at Abu Dhabi. | | | 4 |
Geoff Ogilvy
| Victory at the SBS Championship, paired with a strong showing at the HSBC Champions at the end of last year add to his heat index. | | | 5 |
Steve Stricker
| Impressive finish last year and a strong start to 2010. It seems he’s in the hunt nearly every time he tees it up. | | | 6 |
Lee Westwood | Won Dubai World Championship to claim inaugural Race to Dubai just nine weeks ago. | | | 7 |
Tiger Woods
| There was dissention as to where the world No. 1 should go given his uncertainty, but if there’s ever a list of golf’s hot topics, his name has to be on it. | | | 8 |
Ian Poulter
| No. 2, as Tiger Woods calls him, started his season with a runner-up in Abu Dhabi and has his sights set keenly on the Ryder Cup. | | | 9 |
Charl Schwartzel
| This hot list is about performance, not “Q rating” and the South African began 2010 with consecutive victories on the European Tour. | | | 10 |
Tim Clark
| The South African may be the best player without a Tour title and the new groove rule favors the fairways-and-greens magician. |
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