2022 Mexico Open leaderboard: Jon Rahm joined by five others at the top after rounds of 7-under 64

World No. 2 Jon Rahm looks in command of his game and has become an even heavier favorite with 54 holes to go

The best player in the 2022 Mexico Open looked the part on Thursday as world No. 2 Jon Rahm opened with a bogey-free 7-under 64. Off in the morning wave, the Spaniard was treated to little-to-no wind and took full advantage.

"Yeah, really comfortable off the tee," Rahm said. "You're not really in real danger of being in bad position, but even though it's generous, when I'm hitting shots the way with the trajectory and the ball flight that I wanted, it just gives me more confidence for every other shot. I was really comfortable out there, so it reflected on the score."

Leading the field in strokes gained: tee-to-green and strokes gained: off-the-tee, Rahm's improvement in the short-game department was a welcome sight. Arriving at Vidanta Vallarta 173rd in strokes gained: around-the-green and 132nd in strokes gained: putting on the season, the 27-year-old was able to put those troubles to the side in Round 1.