Previous rank: 17 Ignoring guys who hit it straighter off the tee with average distance would discredit a group of guys who seem just as likely to win around Bay Hill. Keegan Bradley : I always think of Bradley when I hear about potentially brutal conditions on a course. It guarantees that someone else will be holding the trophy. Scheffler, who entered the week ranked No. Sundays finale easily will be the best round in the context of scoring conditions, but Bay Hills bite might strengthen even more than usual as the wind will rotate and howl in from the north. Schauffele's ailing back hasn't been much of a problem since he withdrew from the Tournament of Champions in his first start of 2023. 1 for much of last season, when he won four times, including his first major championship (at the Masters). 18. Copyright 2023 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Sahith Theegala The PGA Tour had a golf tournament this past weekend, and Sungjae Im didn't participate. Daytime temperatures will eclipse 80 degrees and the threat for rain is relegated to a passing shower at worst. He had a 1-shot lead at the Sandersons Farms Championship in October and tied for eighth. Lee can wallop the ball. The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass has continued to grow in importance and popularity every year, and its safe to say you can throw it in as the unofficial fifth major of the season. However, with five consecutive paydays going back to 2016, three of which for a top 10, itd be surprising only if he wasnt among others to consider, and hes hardly a throw-in. 3 will tee it up at a place hes won at and has finished worse than 13th just once in eight tries. Theegala is the first player this season to hold at least a share of two 54-hole leads. 4. Its, ahem, treated to one of the hardest par 70s on the PGA TOUR. Ranks 2nd in High Winds, 11th in SG: OTT and 12th in SG: APP. The North Dakota native is on a remarkable run. He has three top-10s in his past four starts at Riviera, where he has never won. Who's on the bubble in men's CBB? 7 in the world last week, JT said, "I tried to stop looking because, yeah, it pisses me off, too. Justin Thomas is one to watch this week at the PGA Championship. The greens can run fast if conditions allow. Scheffler will defend his title as The No. He was 120th in shots gained: approach going into the WM Phoenix Open. The former Pepperdine star did everything he could in trying to become only the sixth player in the last 15 seasons to win a tournament with a sponsor exemption. He finished tied for third, his first top-20 finish in his past 11 tour starts. Former Ryder Cup members Shane Lowry, Alex Noren,. The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hillbrings out many of the best players in the world due to its rich history and the new elevated status it holds on the PGA Tour. Even with a playoff loss Sunday, one can argue that the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year is playing better than anyone right now -- even world No. He was playing incredibly consistent golf before that, and his history at Arnold Palmer is very strong with a pair of 3rd place finishes and nothing worse than 21st in 4 tries. It was the largest 36-hole comeback at the WM Phoenix Open since it moved to TPC Scottsdale in 1987, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. After a slow start to the season, the former Florida star is beginning to heat up. Every eligible Top 50 player in the world is in attendance to battle it out for the $20 million purse. Tom Kim : Going through his first mini-slump here since getting his PGA Tour card, but theres not too much to be concerned about. 10. Brett White's wife, Natalie, was emotional watching her husband make his TOUR debut @WMPhoenixOpen. * - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. Jason Day : Day now has one finish worse than 21st in his last 10 starts, and hes tallied four Top 10s in that stretch. Even casual golf fans and golf bettors are familiar with other participants such as Xander Schauffele, Will Zalatoris, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa. Ultimately, his top-10 exemption wasnt necessary, anyway, as the entire. There may be few players happier that the PGA Tour is onto the Florida swing than Sam Burns. The Spanish player is about to begin his 38th week ranked No. He tied for 45th at the Saudi International. That resembled last year when he coasted at Riviera after winning in Phoenix and then added a 2nd victory at Bay Hill. Day climbed from No. 5. Finau has (barely) cooled off from his sizzling stretch last season, in which he won in back-to-back starts and was ninth at the Tour Championship. Yeah, you might want to move those next year. Hes also 18th in scrambling (67.86%) and seventh in successfully going for the green (64.81%). Bay Hill already is one of if not the hardest par 72 in a non-major in every season last years scoring average of 73.886 easily set the mark among its peers but consider that, in relatively docile conditions a year ago, the opening-round scoring average still was 72.292! If your first wager is a winner, not only will you receive the profits, but $150 worth of bonus bets will also be yours. The former LSU star had been red-hot since the start of the 2021-22 season back in September, but back-to-back missed cuts at the Farmers Insurance Open and WM Phoenix Open have cooled him off considerably. He finished in a tie for third at 15-under. He had been too inconsistent off the tee and his putting hadn't been great, either. The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. In years past, I may have skewed driving stats toward Driving Distance on the week, but Ill simply be using SG: Off the Tee. It's probably only a matter of time before Burns starts heating up again, after a relatively quiet start to 2023. Highest-Owned Golfers. 14. pic.twitter.com/Eud55ZASZc, the mug shot of the mulletted streaker from Friday at the WM Phoenix Open is rather perfect pic.twitter.com/ISyMDuc3me, Scheffler, Rahm and McIlroy battle for the top spot in PGA Tour Power Rankings, A battle for No. The Aussie and brother to LPGA star Minjee Lee is used to playing new venues all over the world. The course is infamous for the Bear Trap closing stretch of holes 16-18 where thousands of wayward shots have gone to a watery grave in past years. Thomas posted his fifth top-20 finish in as many PGA Tour starts this season with a tie for eighth at the WM Phoenix Open. A string of solid performances at the Corales Puntacana that read 14th (2020), 22nd (2021) and runner-up last year, and a top-12 (2021) at the Bermuda Championship are signs that Smalley has a liking to these tropical locations. One prize fight after another. Michael Kim Hes a living, breathing example of the power of the additional event. His career victory total is second among South Korean golfers; K.J. His dreams of winning ended on Sunday when his tee shot on No. Payne Stewart in 1987 was the only player to go 20-under when he won by three. Brooks Koepka As always, Ill prefer distance, but you can get around here in a variety of ways. He finished 10th in the Genesis Invitational last season, after claiming his second PGA Tour win in the event in 2021. Scroll to the bottom to find odds comparisons for every golfer in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Just like his new world ranking, the Spaniard cant seem to do anything wrong currently, and hell be looking for his 4th win of the year this week. The greens tend to not be too difficult to roll putts in on, especially for guys based in the Southeast U.S. used to Bermuda. Kevin Yu and Joseph Bramlett both finished T7 at Pebble and didnt get into the WM as predicted, but only Bramlett is committed to the Honda (as of Monday). Gary Woodland : Woodlands irons have been on fire, so theres definitely some intrigue here after he finished 9th at Riviera and gained 9.7 strokes on approach. MJ Daffue The first-time PGA TOUR member finally connected for his first top 25 of the season at The Honda Classic. It's officially a designated event in 2023, but you don't need to conceive a visual of the King himself winking, grinning and giving a thumbs-up to approve what we already know, that this. The question will be if the putter does enough to win. The Australian is still searching for his first PGA Tour victory since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship, but there are plenty signs of hope. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy entered the year ranked No. Its in a tough spot on the schedule with back-to-back designated events coming right before and another one to immediately follow at next weeks Arnold Palmer Invitational. To go forward, we must go back for a moment and tie off a loose end. Let's get down to the top 10 players to get it done at PGA National: 10 Min Woo Lee OWGR: T-47th, FedEx Cup: --, Min Woo Lee is making his Honda Classic debut this week on a sponsor exemption.. "I mean, I hate them," Hahn said during a phone interview with Golfweek that interrupted his gym workout. : Payouts and Points, Medical Extensions, Qualifiers, Reshuffle, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Both made their way into the PGA Tour Power Rankings, which had quite a few adjustments from a week ago. Scottie Scheffler 12. pic.twitter.com/xwhDvl8Wrn, "The best bunker shot Jordan has ever hit. He finished T16. Almost all the worlds top stars will be in attendance as this is one of the PGA Tours newly designated events. Schauffele was right in the mix again in Phoenix, even after a run-in with a cactus and losing his regular caddie, Austin Kaiser, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. 4. 2. Look for his following contributions as scheduled. Competed once before at Grand Reserve, finishing T52 in 2020 via a sponsor exemption. The field gets a primer on Thursday when gusts might touch 20 mph. Lees teed it up twice in 2023, both on the DP World Tours Middle-East swing. All five dozen bunkers on the property also are equipped with new drainage and sand. Kim grabbed his fourth PGA Tour victory when he rallied from 3 shots back to catch Hayden Buckley and win the Sony Open in Hawaii. TPC Southwind boasts 94 bunkers and 10 water hazards, and usually ranks as a top-third difficult course. Plus, access replays, originals and more. It didnt matter to him that there were two fewer par 5s at the time, but thats always been a cornerstone weapon for the 82-time PGA TOUR winner. There havent been any significant modifications to Grand Reserve, a stock par 72 on the coast east of San Juan. Scoring will be the name of the game this week. Its an event dating back to 1972 thats been held at its current venue, PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, since 2007. Just a friendly reminder that these aren't necessarily the 25 most talented players in the world or the 25 greatest players on tour. He is scheduled to play at Riviera. He's as hot as they come entering the Honda Classic, having won in Abu Dhabi a month ago (for a European Tour event) then finishing as the runner-up in Phoenix earlier this month. As one of three invitationals on Tour, its an invite-only field of 120 players and provides automatic three-year exemption status to the winner of the event instead of the standard two years. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. In his first start at the Genesis last year, he tied for 15th at 4-under, 8 strokes behind winner Max Homa. Previous rank: 9 This will be even more pronounced in tomorrow's slate, with winds looking to be brutal as the day progresses. 21+: TheLines.com and all content herein is intended for audiences 21 years and older. TUESDAY*: Power Rankings (Puerto Rico), Sleepers (API), SUNDAY: Payouts and Points (API), Payouts and Points (Puerto Rico), Medical Extensions, Qualifiers, Reshuffle. Its fun to watch the games best have to struggle to make par and be tested on a tough layout. He won the Fortinet Championship in September and then cooled off. He had one of the better fall swings of anyone on tour. Bay Hill already is one of if not the hardest par 72 in a non-major in every season last years scoring average of 73.886 easily set the mark among its peers but consider that, in relatively docile conditions a year ago, the opening-round scoring average still was 72.292!
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