tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28460315761119296272024-03-05T05:57:02.223-08:00Fantasy GolfThe Eat Sleep Golf - Fantasy Golf League is an excellent way to add some fun and excitement to the PGA Tour season. 100% free to register and play, with great prizes and giveaways.Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-74940634820570959152014-11-30T09:10:00.000-08:002014-02-17T14:42:34.569-08:00Welcome to the 2014 Eat Sleep Golf Fantasy League<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-91592140984665896432014-04-16T06:36:00.001-07:002014-04-16T06:36:07.012-07:00Power Rankings - RBC Heritage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As the crow flies, it's only 114 miles from Augusta, Ga., to Hilton Head Island, S.C., but for those making the short trip to this week's RBC Heritage from the season's first major, it can be a cathartic experience. Left behind is the stress and the urgency of peaking for a historic occasion. What awaits along the banks of Calibogue Sound is an arguably more relaxing week of competition.<br /><br />Similar to the stark dichotomy of golf courses that comprise the two-event swing through Hawaii in early January -- mountainous Kapalua and sea-level Waialae are just 80 miles apart -- Harbour Town Golf Links favors the small ball that's not as relevant at Augusta National.<br /><br />Created by Pete Dye, who updated the track in 2011, Harbour Town stretches just 7,101 yards and boasts a litany of shot-makers as champions, including Graeme McDowell, who defends last year's playoff victory over Webb Simpson. The general understanding to succeed here is placement off the tee. Even lies in fairways could yield obstructed angles due to sharp turns and low-hanging tree limbs.<br /><br />McDowell tied for fifth in fairways hit and finished T7 in greens in regulation last year. He also led the field in scrambling and ranked sixth in strokes gained-putting. It's this kind of precision attack that this week's winner will likely author.<br /><br />At +1.038 strokes to par, Harbour Town was the third-hardest par 71 of nine played in non-majors last season. Its GIR percentage of 57.15 was lowest on TOUR, not shocking given that the putting surfaces average just 3,700 square feet. Still, the par-breakers split of 16.49 percent was an eight-year low.<br /><br />A moderate threat of rain and possibly thunderstorms populates the forecast on Friday and Saturday, but the primary test pre-cut is expected to come in the form of sustained winds of at least 15 mph. Rising temperatures will find a ceiling in the mid-70s by the weekend when breezes should abate.<div>
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Second in all-time earnings here with a win (2010), two seconds and three more top 10s. Coming off T6 at the Valero and T14 at the Masters.</div>
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A T5 at the Masters was his third straight top five, but he's scored no better than 72 (Houston) in any of his last five final rounds.</div>
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Two seconds and two thirds in the last five editions. Ranks a predictable seventh in strokes gained-putting and third in scrambling.</div>
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Back injury prevented a start last year; top 10s in 2011 and 2012. No worse than T14 (Bay Hill) in his last three starts this season.</div>
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Seven top 20s in 2013, including a T12 in Houston two weeks ago. Sits 12th in adjusted scoring; fourth in scrambling. T6 here last year.</div>
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Defending champ logged top 10s in four of his first five starts of 2014. Leads TOUR in strokes gained-putting; ninth in adjusted scoring.</div>
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Top 10s in his last two stops at Harbour Town. Shared 36-hole lead last year; led outright after 54 holes. Seven top 25s this season.</div>
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Had two weeks off following his co-runner-up at the VTO. Five top 10s on the season; another four top 20s. Fourth in adjusted scoring.</div>
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Consecutive cuts made streak ended at 15 with a short week in Masters' debut, but has six top 10s this season. T8 here two years ago.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">10</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24024.zach-johnson.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Zach Johnson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24024.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24024.zach-johnson.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Zach Johnson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Superb fit for Harbour Town where he placed second in 2012. Tied for sixth at TPC San Antonio three weeks ago. Four top 10s this season.</div>
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Remarkable debut at the Masters where he tied for second. Shared ninth in his first look at Harbour Town last year.</div>
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All three cuts made here are top 20s, including a T18 last year. Six top 20s this season, including a T11 in his last start at the Valero.</div>
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Quietly enjoying solid season. Valero T6 was his third top 10. Ranks 44th in adjusted scoring; 40th in scrambling. Solo fifth here in 2013.</div>
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Ball-striking has already shone here once (T4, 2012), but it was on display at the Masters where he tied for eighth in his debut.</div>
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Missed Masters' cut in his debut, but capped a strong run with his breakthrough win at Bay Hill. Shared eighth at Harbour Town in 2012.</div>
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Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-32726333446349709702014-04-08T17:57:00.001-07:002014-04-08T17:57:03.439-07:00Power Rankings - The Masters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three of the last four winners on the PGA TOUR are from Australia. Each played his way into the Masters with victory and is now rewarded with the bonus of experiencing life inside the ropes for the first edition in which a fellow countryman defends.<br /><br />John Senden (Valspar Championship) was trailed by first-time winners Steven Bowditch (Valero Texas Open) and Matt Jones (Shell Houston Open). Along with fellow Aussie Jason Day (World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship), they represent all of the international champions in 2013-14. Toss is Marc Leishman, who shared fourth place at Augusta National Golf Club last year, and reigning Masters champion Adam Scott arrives fortified with charges from the world's smallest continent chasing consecutive titles in the season's first major.<br /><br />What this sextet from Down Under -- 2013 U.S. Amateur runner-up Oliver Goss bumps Australia's contingent to seven -- will be preparing to play is the hardest par 72 on last year's PGA TOUR at 73.412. Capable of stretching 7,435 yards, Augusta National is largely considered a second-shot track on which length doesn't hurt. Scott placed a pedestrian T35 in par-5 scoring average, preferring small ball. He led the field in greens in regulation and ranked third in scrambling. He also co-led in par-4 scoring.<br /><br />Augusta National averaged 286.6 yards off the tee in 2013. That wouldn't be notable other than that's its longest split since data was collected for the first time in 2002. Conversely and predictably, the field's driving accuracy landed at a six-year low at 65.00 percent. Otherwise, this week's field of 96 -- Tiger Woods is the only regular qualifier not competing -- will be facing precisely what the experienced will expect. Hitting greens is paramount (60.25 percent in 2013; 10th-lowest on the PGA TOUR); scrambling is challenging (50.82 percent; fourth); and penciling in pars on the par 3s (3.19; fourth) and par 4s (4.19; third) is sufficient. Those with working knowledge of the undulating greens are usually separated from those making their debut. It's the primary practical reason why the last first-timer to wear a green jacket was Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.<br /><br />Dangerous weather shut everything down midday on Monday, but the forecast for the tournament proper is borderline perfect. There is zero rain expected, temperatures will gradually rise into the low 80s by Sunday and winds will be occasionally moderate at worst.<div>
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Defending champ hasn't relented since his breakthrough with four more wins and another five top fives. Solo third (Bay Hill) in last start.</div>
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Ready to go following an injury to his left thumb. Hasn't played since winning Match Play. T2 at 2011 Masters; solo third last year.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">3</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Sergio Garcia" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_21209.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Sergio Garcia</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Trending maybe better than anyone else with 13 straight top 20s. T8 at 2013 Masters; T12 in 2012. In career sweet spot at 34 years of age.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">4</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Rory McIlroy" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_28237.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Rory McIlroy</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Sustained late 2013 form, capped with T7 at SHO. Still unfinished business after 2011 meltdown at ANGC. Hasn't put four rounds together.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">5</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Phil Mickelson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_01810.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Phil Mickelson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
The three-time champ overcame pulled oblique to place T12 in Houston. That he played at all adds confidence to his placement here.</div>
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The 2012 champion. First start since withdrawing from Bay Hill (allergies). Win and two T2s in previous three stroke-play starts.</div>
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In first start as a father, T19 in Houston. Eleven top 20s in last 15 starts worldwide. Won 2011 Masters with birdies on last four holes.</div>
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The 2007 champ has finished outside the top 30 in last five visits, but he's been consistently strong over last several months. T6 at VTO.</div>
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Rested since rare MC at Bay Hill. T8 the week prior at Copperhead. He's 8-for-8 at the Masters with two top 10s and another four top 25s.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">10</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Graeme McDowell" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_25572.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Graeme McDowell</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Just 2-for-6 at the Masters, but both cuts made went for a top 20. Seven top 20s in last eight starts worldwide. Four top 10s in 2014.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">11</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Brandt Snedeker" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_27649.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Brandt Snedeker</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Locked in just in time. A T8 at Bay Hill ended a six-month drought sans a top 10. Four top 20s in last five starts at Augusta National.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">12</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jason Dufner" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_25686.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jason Dufner</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Progressively improving results at ANGC; T20 in third appearance last year. Top 15s in last three starts this season. T4 in par-5 scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">13</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Hunter Mahan" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24781.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Hunter Mahan</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Returned from hip/back injury and placed T31 in Houston. Three top-12 finishes in last five appearances at Augusta National.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">14</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Matt Kuchar" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_23108.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Matt Kuchar</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Twice bitten in Texas en route to a T4 (VTO) and P2 (Houston). Top 10s in last two trips to ANGC. Doubt lingers over closing ability.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">15</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Dustin Johnson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_30925.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Dustin Johnson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Cited back stiffness following WD in Houston (after opening 80). No worse than T4 in previous three stroke-play starts. T13 here last year.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">16</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Gary Woodland" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_31323.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Gary Woodland</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Back at ANGC for the first time since an injury to his left wrist forced a WD in 2012. Top 20s in his last three starts entering this week.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">17</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Bill Haas" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24924.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Bill Haas</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Just off the radar for most of the season, but has two top 10s and another six top 25s. He's 4-for-4 at ANGC with career-best T20 in 2013.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">18</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jimmy Walker" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_25632.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jimmy Walker</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
FedExCup points leader is making his debut. Top 25s in eight of nine starts in 2014. Currently second in strokes gained-putting.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">19</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Lee Westwood" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_20396.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/04/07/the-masters.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Lee Westwood</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
May not have cracked this feature without a 2014-best T17 at the SHO. Three top 10s and a T11 in last four tries at Augusta National.</div>
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A first-timer only as a competitor, but he has experience on Augusta National. Seven top 25s in eight starts in 2014. Two were wins.</div>
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Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-49073214533326373932014-04-02T05:23:00.002-07:002014-04-02T05:23:52.553-07:00Power Rankings - Shell Houston Open<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After sitting out a year as the table-setter for the Masters due to a provision for the Valero Texas Open not to end on Easter Sunday, the Shell Houston Open cozies back into its customary position as the red carpet event for the season's first major. And if that sounds too connected with what's on tap next week, well, that's the point. Tournament organizers of the SHO purposely set up the Golf Club of Houston as an preparatory ground per se for those headed to August National. It worked again as several of the elite are among the 144 in the field.<br /><br />The Rees Jones design is a traditional par 72 measuring 7,441 yards. Its scoring average of 71.868 marked its third consecutive year in red numbers (-0.132 strokes to par) despite some modifications, most notably on holes 16 and 18. The field registered a greens-in-regulation percentage of 70.13, which falls in line with recent history. However, in each of the four 25-yard ranges from 100-200 yards, Golf Club of Houston ranked inside the top-10 longest in proximity to the hole (also typical). It's a track that showcases a strong touch on and around greens.<br /><br />In 2013, Golf Club of Houston was 13th-most challenging in scrambling (55.54%) and extended its run to five years as the hardest track on the PGA TOUR in scrambling from the rough (40.85%). That fact in conjunction with collection areas around undulating putting surfaces place the premium on hitting greens on approach shots. The par 5s are strong as a set, checking in at 4.78 last year, good for a share of the 10th-hardest of the season.<br /><br />Defending champion D.A. Points ranked T10 in GIR, 10th in strokes gained-putting, fifth in scrambling and eighth in average distance of putts made (90 feet, 2 inches). He also led the field in par-4 scoring at 3.75.<br /><br />Rain and storms cannot be ruled out at any time during the tournament. In fact, there is an elevated risk for severe weather on Thursday when it may not hit 80 degrees, but it's expected to be the warmest day for play. As it often does in Texas, the wind will blow throughout.<div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">1</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Dustin Johnson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_30925.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Dustin Johnson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Top 10s in all five stroke-play starts in 2013-14. T4 in last start at Doral. Leads TOUR in many stats. Shared fourth at Golf Club of Houston last year.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">2</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Henrik Stenson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_21528.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Henrik Stenson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Coming off a T5 at Bay Hill where he co-led field in fairways hit and hit the most GIR. T3 at Golf Club of Houston in 2009 and a T2 last year.</div>
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Took the week off after a season-best solo second at Bay Hill. Placed T4 here in 2012 and T10 last year. Sixth in scrambling.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">4</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Rory McIlroy" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_28237.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Rory McIlroy</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Ends a three-week break after a T25 at Doral. It ended a string of six top 10s in stroke-play events. P2 at The Honda the week prior.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">5</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jordan Spieth" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_34046.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jordan Spieth</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Reeled in a solo 10th at TPC San Antonio despite an opening 75. Four top 10s of 2013-14. Ranks 22nd in adjusted scoring.</div>
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Perfect fit for Golf Club of Houston, where he tied for third in 2010. Surged for a T8 at Copperhead three weeks ago after a first-round 75.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">7</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Sergio Garcia" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_21209.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Sergio Garcia</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Hasn't played Golf Club of Houston since debut in 2009. Twelve consecutive top 20s. Would sit second in adjusted scoring if eligible for rankings.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">8</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Matt Kuchar" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_23108.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Matt Kuchar</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
T4 at TPC San Antonio was his fifth top 10 of 2013-14; 17th in adjusted scoring. Placed T8 in his last two starts at Golf Club of Houston (2010, 2011).</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">9</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Bill Haas" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24924.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Bill Haas</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Top 25s in last four starts; T14 in his last at Copperhead. T10 at Golf Club of Houston last year. Ranks 21st in the all-around and 17th in scrambling.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">10</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Luke Donald" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_23983.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Luke Donald</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
First appearance since 2010. T4 in last start at Copperhead. Would lead TOUR in strokes gained-putting if he logged enough rounds.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">11</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Hunter Mahan" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24781.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Hunter Mahan</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Return from a lower back injury. The 2012 champion here is third in all-time earnings. Three other top 10s and a T11 (2006).</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">12</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jason Kokrak" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_30944.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jason Kokrak</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Settled for T31 at the Valero due to a third-round 77, but ranked ninth in total driving and GIR. Solo ninth at Golf Club of Houston last year.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">13</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Charley Hoffman" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_12716.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Charley Hoffman</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
He's 7-for-7 at Golf Club of Houston with one top 10 and another three top 25s. Three top 10s and another four top 25s this season. T11 at Valero.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">14</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Freddie Jacobson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_21731.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/31/shell-houston-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Freddie Jacobson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Top 20s in his last four starts -- six on the season -- but over par in each of those final rounds. Seventh in strokes gained-putting.</div>
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Top 20s in his last two starts at Golf Club of Houston, including a T10 last year. Five top 10s this season. Seventh in GIR; sixth in adjusted scoring.</div>
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Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-20986196444255256152014-03-26T07:29:00.005-07:002014-03-26T07:31:08.562-07:00Power Rankings - Valero Texas Open<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio isn't your typical par 72. It's the endpoint on a spectrum. While in its fifth year as host of the Valero Texas Open, which is annually among the tournament leaders in charitable contributions, there is anything but inside the ropes. This is to say that its quartet of par 5s -- Nos. 2, 8, 14 and 18 -- cannot be defined as scorable even though that's where this week's field of 144 will have to pick up strokes.<br />
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The par 5s averaged 4.88 in 2013, fourth-highest all season on the PGA TOUR, but second-easiest among the first four editions of the tournament. TPC San Antonio, which measures 7,435 yards, was also the only par 72 inside the top seven-most difficult sets of par 5s. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that its greens ranked as the most challenging to hit when trying to reach them in two strokes on those holes, a stat that includes going for the green on drivable par 4s. Last year's field stood over eagle opportunities just 11.86 percent of the time on these holes. Ten of the 17 eagles circled last year occurred on the 14th, which stretches the shortest at 567 yards. The par 5s on the outward nine can play over 600 yards.<br />
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Overall, scoring did dip more than a full stroke last year, landing at 72.740, but that was still good for fourth-highest among par 72s used in non-majors. This was partially due to the modifications made to the first, fourth and 10th holes -- all par 4s -- where greens were improved. (Fairways at 1 and 4 were also opened.) Still, the 481-yard fourth hole averaged plus-.304 strokes to par, making it the hardest hole on the course. It's the hardest No. 4 on any card in all non-majors.<br />
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Defending champ Martin Laird led the field in ball-striking and the all-around ranking. He ranked second in strokes gained-putting and first in par-5 scoring. After beginning the final round five strokes off the 54-hole lead, the Scot closed with a course record-tying 63 to win by two. His strokes gained-putting for the round was 4.397.<br />
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Among TPC San Antonio's plethora of defenses is the wind. It's always an element with which to contend and it will be again this week. Otherwise, a risk a thunderstorms could impact play early on Thursday before turning over to all rain, but that's the worst-case scenario. Primarily dry conditions and eventually sunny skies should take over by Friday if not sooner. High temperatures a few clicks on either side of 80 degrees are expected.<br />
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<tr><th class="rank" style="background-image: url(http://www.pgatour.com/etc/designs/pgatour-site/img/table-cell-bg.png); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; width: 76px;"></th><th class="player-photo" style="background-image: url(http://www.pgatour.com/etc/designs/pgatour-site/img/table-cell-bg.png); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; width: 107px;"></th><th class="player" style="background-image: url(http://www.pgatour.com/etc/designs/pgatour-site/img/table-cell-bg.png); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; text-transform: uppercase; width: 220px;"></th><th class="comment" style="background-image: url(http://www.pgatour.com/etc/designs/pgatour-site/img/table-cell-bg.png); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; text-transform: uppercase;"></th></tr>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">1</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jason Kokrak" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_30944.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jason Kokrak</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Solo fourth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational where he closed with a 73. Sixth in adjusted scoring. T15 at TPC San Antonio last year.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">2</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jim Furyk" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_10809.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jim Furyk</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Under par in each round en route to a T3 in TPC San Antonio debut last year. T20 in last start at Copperhead; three top 25s this season.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">3</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jordan Spieth" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_34046.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jordan Spieth</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Third appearance. Rested after a T20 at Copperhead. Three top 10s and another four top 25s this season. Sits 24th in adjusted scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">4</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Zach Johnson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24024.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Zach Johnson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
The two-time winner of the event is returning since missing the cut in his debut at TPC San Antonio in 2010. Ninth in adjusted scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">5</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jimmy Walker" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_25632.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jimmy Walker</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
FedExCup points leader and local resident has rested since a T25 at Doral. T3 in TPC San Antonio's debut in 2010. Second in par-4 scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">6</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Brendan Steele" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_29518.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Brendan Steele</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Site of his lone PGA TOUR title (2011). T4 in 2012. Five top 25s this season, including a T20 at Bay Hill. Currently T22 in the all-around.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">7</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Freddie Jacobson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_21731.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Freddie Jacobson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Since a solo second in 2010, he's placed T5 (2011), T18 (2012) and T15 (2013). No worse than T20 in all three starts on the Florida Swing.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">8</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Charley Hoffman" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_12716.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Charley Hoffman</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
No worse than T13 (twice) in four tries here. T3 last year. Three top 10s and another three top 25s this season; 33rd in adjusted scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">9</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Phil Mickelson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_01810.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Phil Mickelson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
First appearance in the tournament since his debut in 1992. T16 at Doral in his last start. Still chasing his first top 10 of 2013-14.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">10</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Matt Kuchar" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_23108.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Matt Kuchar</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Just like last year, he cooled on the Florida Swing, but has finished inside the top 25 in both appearances at TPC San Antonio.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">11</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="J.B. Holmes" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_27141.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">J.B. Holmes</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Fresh off a T10 at Bay Hill, his first top 10 in nearly 24 months. Tied for 13th here in 2010, and then chased it with a T11 in 2011.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">12</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="K.J. Choi" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24357.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">K.J. Choi</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Quietly 50th in FedExCup points with four top 20s. Solo sixth at last year's VTO. Sits 41st in strokes gained-putting; T39 in par-5 scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">13</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Pat Perez" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24361.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Pat Perez</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Benefit of the doubt despite a closing 83 at Bay Hill that dropped him 55 spots into a T67. Tied for fifth in last start at Valero in 2011.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">14</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Ryo Ishikawa" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_30852.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Ryo Ishikawa</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Tournament debut. Fresh off a T8 at Bay Hill. Three top 10s and another four top 25s this season. Ranks T12 in par-5 scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">15</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Cameron Tringale" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_33419.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/24/valero-texas-open.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Cameron Tringale</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Current run of eight consecutive cuts made includes four top 25s. TPC San Antonio only site of multiple career top 10s (2011, 2012).</div>
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Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-14321761296082992772014-03-12T14:37:00.001-07:002014-03-12T14:37:51.001-07:00Power Rankings - Valspar Championship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., a community on the northern edge of the Pinellas Peninsula west of Tampa, is celebrating the silver anniversary of its relationship with the PGA TOUR. In 1990-1999, it served as host of the JCPenney Classic, a team competition pairing one golfer from the PGA TOUR and LPGA. It then made its debut as an official event as the then-Tampa Bay Classic in 2000. The club's own member, John Huston, prevailed.<br />
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After six editions were contested in autumn (2000, 2002-2006), it's been a staple of the Florida Swing in March during the FedExCup era. Last September, it was announced that Valspar, a global provider of paint and industrial coatings, inked a four-year agreement with the tournament, which is now known as the Valspar Championship.<br />
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Innisbrook's Copperhead Course played as the most difficult par 71 in a non-major last season at +1.222 strokes to par. That's a five-year high. It features five par 3s and four par 5s, can stretch 7,340 yards and boasts roomy greens that average 8,900 square feet prepped to run at 11.5 on the Stimpmeter. In 2013, it ranked third-most challenging in par breakers (15.21 percent) and inside the top 20 in distance of all drives (268.7 yards; fourth), fairways hit (61.42%; 17th), greens in regulation (60.07%; ninth), scrambling (57.84%; 20th) and par-3 (T10), par-4 (T10) and par-5 (T5) scoring.<br />
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The 16th, 17th and 18th holes, known collectively as the Snake Pit, averaged +0.637 to par as a trio last year. No. 16 extended its run to four straight editions as the track's hardest hole (+0.261), while 17 (fourth-hardest) and 18 (third-hardest) will give everyone in the field of 144 reason to brace coming in.<br />
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While the tournament enjoys a landmark occasion this week, it also remembers Larry Packard. He designed all four courses at Innisbrook, including Copperhead in 1972. Packard died on Jan. 28 at the age of 101.<br />
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Midweek rain and boomers should clear out by Thursday, but gusty winds and cool air will trail, so expect scoring conditions to be difficult in the opening round. A high in the low 60s is forecast. Breezes will abate as the tournament prolongs and it will warm into the mid-70s on the weekend. Rain in measurable amounts is not expected if it even falls.<br />
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">1</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Harris English" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_34099.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Harris English</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Even without a T7 here last year, his 2013-14 slate alone demands this spot. He's 11-for-11 with six top 10s. Fourth in adjusted scoring.</div>
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The runner-up here in 2011 has no worse than a T17 in his last four visits. Rebounded from terrible start at Doral with a pair of 70s (T47).</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">3</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Matt Kuchar" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_23108.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Matt Kuchar</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Shared 36-hole lead at Doral before settling for a T13. Four top 10s this season. Top 15s in his last three visits to Innisbrook.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">4</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jason Dufner" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_25686.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jason Dufner</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Fresh off a personal-best T9 at Doral where he ranked T2 in fairways hit. Five straight top 30s at Copperhead, including a T10 in 2012.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">5</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Luke Donald" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_23983.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Luke Donald</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Sandwiched his playoff win here in 2012 with a T6 (2010) and T4 (2013). Tied for 25th at Doral despite a second-round 82.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">6</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Bill Haas" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24924.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Bill Haas</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Matched season-best with T6 at the WGC-Cadillac. Led the field in strokes gained-putting; ranked second in par-4 scoring. T16 here in 2010.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">7</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jordan Spieth" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_34046.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jordan Spieth</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Closing 69 at Doral was one of just nine sub-70s on Sunday. Finally figured out the greens. T7 at Copperhead in debut last year.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">8</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jim Furyk" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_10809.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jim Furyk</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Since winning here in 2010, he's placed T13 (2011), P2 (2012) and T7 (2013). Under par in 14 of those 16 rounds, averaging 68.56.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">9</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Gary Woodland" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_31323.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Gary Woodland</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Copperhead is site of his breakthrough victory in 2011. T16 at Doral last week. Leads TOUR in total driving; 23rd in greens in regulation.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">10</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Will MacKenzie" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24912.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Will MacKenzie</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
No top 25s among four cuts made in five starts at Copperhead, but has three top 10s this season, including a T6 in his last start at Honda.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">11</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="George McNeill" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24490.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/03/10/valspar.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">George McNeill</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Arrives in terrific form (three straight top 20s) on cue for a course he loves. Ranks 36th in scrambling and 28th in adjusted scoring.</div>
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T9 in Puerto Rico was his third top 15 in five starts. Top 25s in three of his last four trips to Copperhead. Currently 25th in scrambling.</div>
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The rookie held the 54-hole lead in Puerto Rico and won by two. Three top 25s in his last four starts following attitude adjustment.</div>
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T34 at Doral while still battling shoulder tendinitis. He's 7-for-7 at Copperhead with one top 10 (T5, 2011) and another four top 25s.</div>
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The defending champion also has a T10 in 2012. T25 at Doral where he led the field in par-3 scoring. Consecutive cuts made streak of 15.</div>
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Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-9125734334759961392014-03-04T11:22:00.002-08:002014-03-04T11:22:13.564-08:00Power Rankings - WGC Cadillac Championship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship not only hosts the first heavily anticipated redesign of 2014 -- Pinehurst No. 2 will have its day in court in June for the U.S. Open -- but Trump National Doral is the first of two widely advertised projects headed by architect Gil Hanse. When golf returns to the Summer Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Hanse will again emerge as a focal point.<br /><br />About the only facet of the Blue Monster Course that hasn't changed is its par of 72 (36 on each nine). Dick Wilson's original design of 1961 is simply no more. Hanse himself has described the layout as a new golf course.<br /><br />Each of the 18 holes has a new measurement. While eight of them are shorter than pre-overhaul, the aggregate yardage is up 147 yards to a beefy 7,481. Lengthened 63 yards, the par-5 10th hole was extended the most; it's now the longest test on the course at 614 yards. It's also one of seven stretched at least 20 yards. The largest cut occurred at the par-3 fourth, which now read 203 yards on the card, a reduction of 33 yards since last year. Updated irrigation and stadium seating are modern benefits that have been added to the overall value.<br /><br />Each of the 18 greens has been recreated, too. This was arguably the area that required the greatest improvement on the property. While last year's field ranked a respective eighth and 13th in fairways and greens hit as compared to all courses on the PGA TOUR, scrambling, one-putt percentage and three-putt avoidance ranked among the easiest. Blue Monster's scoring average of 71.354 ranked seventh-lowest among 19 par 72s, a fact not lost on new owner Donald Trump.<br /><br />The impact on the 69 golfers that qualified could resemble the feeling you get after rearranging furniture in a room where you live. When you sit down, the horizon will look familiar, but sightlines are new. Therefore, course management and a confident swing upon arrival should be critical given the course presents a blank slate in terms of experience.<br /><br />A front will barge its way through midweek, bringing an elevated risk of rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds by Thursday. Dry conditions, gradually clearing skies and calmer breezes will chase it out by Friday. Seasonable temperatures around 80 degrees are expected throughout.<br /><div>
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Failed to slam the door on a would-be, outright wire-to-wire title at PGA National, but the P2 is his fourth top two in 10 starts worldwide.</div>
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Five top sixes and a T12 in his last six official events. Leads TOUR in GIR, adjusted scoring, all-around, par-4 and par-5 scoring.</div>
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Won his last stroke-play start (Northern Trust); tied for second in the previous (WMPO). Leads TOUR in driving distance and ball-striking.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">4</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Adam Scott" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24502.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Adam Scott</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Ended six-week break with a T12 at the Honda, the worst finish in his last eight starts. Ranked second in the all-around at PGA National.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">5</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Sergio Garcia" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_21209.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Sergio Garcia</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
A T8 at Honda was eighth top 10 in 11 starts worldwide; the other three are top 20s. Would sit T2 in par-4 scoring if eligible for rankings.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">6</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jim Furyk" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_10809.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jim Furyk</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Rested after a 3-1 slate at the WGC-Accenture Match Play. Six top 10s in his last 10 PGA TOUR starts.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">7</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Jordan Spieth" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_34046.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Jordan Spieth</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
That this is another debut hasn't mattered in the last 12 months. Twelve top 10s and another six top 25s during that stretch.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">8</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Zach Johnson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24024.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Zach Johnson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Opened 2014 with a win and two more top 10s, essentially extending last year's second-half form. Lead TOUR in fairways hit; third in GIR.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">9</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Hunter Mahan" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24781.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Hunter Mahan</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
All or nothing of late in stroke play with two top sixes and two finishes outside the top 45 in 2014. Went 2-1 at the Match Play.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">10</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Harris English" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_34099.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Harris English</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Six top 10s on the season, four of which in last five starts. Currently eighth in GIR, ninth in scrambling and fifth in adjusted scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">11</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Webb Simpson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_29221.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Webb Simpson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
A 2-1 week at the Match Play served as his fifth top 10 in seven starts this season. Ranks second in strokes gained-putting and all-around.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">12</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Luke Donald" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_23983.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Luke Donald</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Fulfilled his projection in this space at the Honda with a T8. Ranked third in strokes gained-putting at PGA National.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">13</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Keegan Bradley" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_33141.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Keegan Bradley</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Riding a strange streak of 13 top 20s in his last 17 stroke-play starts, but only two were top 10s. Tied for 12th at The Honda Classic.</div>
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A missed cut at Riviera taints an otherwise spectacular run since November. Top 10s in each of his other seven starts since.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">15</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Charl Schwartzel" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_26331.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Charl Schwartzel</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Stunning missed cut (by seven strokes) at the Honda is a rare blemish in a run of seven top 10s in his last 12 stroke-play starts.</div>
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The WGC-Accenture Match Play champ has just one top-15 finish in his career in the state of Florida (T6, 2011 PLAYERS Championship).</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">17</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Victor Dubuisson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_28339.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Victor Dubuisson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Clutch up-and-downs at Dove Mountain aside, he exhibited a fearless aerial assault on the flags en route a runner-up finish.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">18</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Rickie Fowler" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_32102.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Rickie Fowler</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Extended solid form following a solo third at the Match Play with a T24 at PGA National where he was steady: 3-under 69-69-69-70=277.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">19</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Phil Mickelson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_01810.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Phil Mickelson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Failed to score at PGA National where he hit 22 greens but circled only four birdies. Documented supporter of Gil Hanse.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">20</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Tiger Woods" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_08793.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/power-rankings/2014/03/03/top20.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Tiger Woods</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Defending champ has four victories at the Blue Monster and ranks first in all-time earnings in the event, but a back injury is concerning.</div>
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Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-12766364197466620332014-02-25T06:42:00.006-08:002014-02-25T06:42:58.847-08:00Power Rankings - The Honda Classic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The PGA TOUR's annual migration from the West Coast to Florida brings with it some irony in that eagles and birdies are left behind. Only the strongest and most resilient survive the first test of the Florida Swing that is PGA National Resort & Spa's Champion Course, host of The Honda Classic.<br />
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At +1.318 strokes to par, PGA National was the most difficult par 70 in 2013. To put its test into some perspective, that's the second-lowest it's scored (71.19, 2012) since its debut in 2007. Hitting the 6,400-square foot greens in regulation on the 7,110-yard, Jack Nicklaus redesign (circa 1990) is paramount for success given that last year's field averaged just 59.15 percent, fifth-lowest on TOUR. The scrambling clip rested at 55.47, which was 12th-lowest. This helps explains why even-par 280 has yielded five top 20s in the seven editions at PGA National.<br />
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Since Michael Thompson's PGA TOUR breakthrough victory last year, each of the 63 bunkers was adjusted to achieve consistency throughout the property. New bunkers were added, including a yawning hazard left of the green at the par-4 16th hole.<br />
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The defending champion ranked T9 in fairways hit and T5 in GIR. He also finished fifth in stroke gained-putting and T14, T2 and T2 in par-3, par-4 and par-5 scoring, respectively. His 4.13 clip on the pair of par 5s (holes 3 and 18) featured an eagle, five birdies and two pars. That's where the field of 144 needs to capitalize.<br />
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Of course, to get to the finishing hole, everyone navigates The Bear Trap, which kept its claws withdrawn last year. The par-3-4-3=10 stretch (holes 15, 16 and 17) averaged 10.313. For the first time in its role as host, none of the three ranked inside the top-third hardest on the course for the week.<br />
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A reasonable chance of rain is possible through Friday. The weekend looks clear, but winds are expected to freshen. Temperatures will flirt with 80 degrees throughout.<br />
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">1</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Justin Rose" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_22405.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Justin Rose</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
No worse than T5 (2012) in his last three trips to PGA National. Also a T15 in 2008. Concluded 2013 with five consecutive top 10s.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">2</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Charl Schwartzel" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_26331.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Charl Schwartzel</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
He's 3-for-3 with a T14 (2011), T5 (2012) and a T9 (2013). Took fifth two weeks ago at Riviera. Two wins and two T4s late in 2013.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">3</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Graeme McDowell" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_25572.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Graeme McDowell</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Showcased clutch putting and went 3-1 at the Match Play. No worse than T17 in last six starts. Top 10s in last three tries at PGA National.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">4</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Rory McIlroy" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_28237.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Rory McIlroy</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
The 2012 champion went bogey-free 3-under on The Bear Trap en route to victory. Five consecutive top 10s in stroke-play starts upon arrival.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">5</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Keegan Bradley" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_33141.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Keegan Bradley</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
The top-20 machine ranks 25th in the all-around and sixth in scrambling. Tied for 12th here in 2012; validated with a T4 last year.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">6</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Sergio Garcia" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_21209.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Sergio Garcia</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Six top 10s in last 10 starts. Won in Thailand in December and in Qatar in January. Best of three cuts made at PGA National: T13 in 2009.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">7</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Adam Scott" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24502.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Adam Scott</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
First appearance since missing the cut in 2011. No worse than T8 (Sony Open in Hawaii) in his last six official starts worldwide.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">8</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Zach Johnson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_24024.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Zach Johnson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Ten top 10s in his last 13 official stroke-play events. Capped a T3 at Humana with a 62. Leads TOUR in fairways hit; third in GIR.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">9</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Rickie Fowler" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_32102.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Rickie Fowler</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Relatively surprising survivor of the Hogan Bracket last week. Won consolation match on Sunday. T7 at PGA National in 2012; T13 last year.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">10</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Brian Harman" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_27644.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Brian Harman</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
T3 at Riviera in last start. Sits 11th in strokes gained-putting, 26th in adjusted scoring. Course record (61) at PGA National; T12 in 2013.</div>
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Co-runner-up in 2012 when he closed with a 62. Four straight starts on the PGA TOUR without a top 10; longest drought in two years.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">12</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Lee Westwood" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_20396.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Lee Westwood</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Three top 10s in his last four trips to PGA National. Entered last year's edition on lull to his current, and then tied for ninth.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">13</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Michael Thompson" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_32150.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Michael Thompson</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
The defending champ posted T19s in his last two starts (WMPO, Pebble Beach). Ranks sixth in fairways hit, 26th in strokes gained-putting.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">14</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Hideki Matsuyama" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_32839.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Hideki Matsuyama</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
First appearance at PGA National. Six straight top 25s in between injuries since November. Sixth on TOUR in adjusted scoring.</div>
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<tr class="no-colorize"><td class="rank" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 76px;">15</td><td class="player-photo" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px; text-align: center; width: 107px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><img alt="Luke Donald" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/pga-tour/image/upload/t_headshots_player_s/headshots_23983.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></td><td class="player" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/power-rankings/2014/02/24/The-Honda-Classic.html" style="color: #00284b; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="">Luke Donald</a></td><td class="hidden-small comment" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 19px; margin: inherit; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px;"><div style="padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">
Solo second (2008) and a T10 (2011) in two tries at PGA National. May need to lean on that success to climb out of his recent rut.</div>
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- - - - - - <br />This article was written by By <a href="http://www.pgatour.com/author.rob-bolton.html">Rob Bolton</a>. Rob is the Fantasy Columnist for PGATOUR.COM. Got a question for Rob? You can contact him viae-mail: <a href="mailto:FantasyInsider@charter.net">FantasyInsider@charter.net</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/robboltongolf">@RobBoltonGolf</a>Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-24451524085110120602014-02-17T14:39:00.001-08:002014-02-18T06:18:14.097-08:00Power Rankings - Accenture Match Play<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Warren Buffet and Dan Gilbert are prepared to pony up $1 billion for a perfect bracket for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Imagine the prize if they latched onto the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship where the potential outcomes are doubled (due to the consolation match). There are over 18.4 quintillion combinations with 64 matches at The Ritz Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain this week. Toss in the dynamic that truly any seed can escape the first round and this tournament isn't so much about seeding as it is survive and advance.<br />
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Jack Nicklaus designed 27 holes on the property and was granted this tournament before the grand opening. The 18 holes in play are, in fact, a result of yet another combination. The par-36 Saguaro Course serves as holes 1-9 while par-36 Tortolita hosts Nos. 10-18. Aggregate yardage is 7,791. It won't play that long due to a varied selection of tees and an altitude of 2,300-3,000 feet. Greens are a roomy 6,000 square feet, but undulations enhance the premium of distance control and accuracy on approach. Nicklaus allows for some imprecision off the tee, but these fairways are not necessarily flat, so this is a true test on how to play golf.<br />
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Unlike last year's snowstorm, seasonable conditions are on tap this week. Mostly clear skies with temperatures camping right around 80 degrees are expected throughout. Winds could be moderate at times.<br />
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NOTE: The overall order below is a logical determination based on the top four. For example, because Dustin Johnson is slotted fourth (or lowest among the semifinalists), Zach Johnson is ranked fifth (or highest among the quarterfinalists) because the Johnsons would meet in the quarterfinals. Similarly, No. 8 Ian Poulter (lowest among the quarterfinalists) would meet No. 9 Sergio Garcia (highest of the eight that wouldn't advance from the third round to the quarterfinals) in the third round.<br />
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<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/01-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Rory MCILROY" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/McIlroy63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.28237.rory-mcilroy.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rory MCILROY</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Hogan Bracket. One-time runner-up (2012). On a tear since November. It's that kind of form that's needed to emerge from the toughest draw.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/02-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Jordan SPIETH" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Spieth63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.34046.jordan-spieth.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jordan SPIETH</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Debut. Player Bracket. Fearlessness on the greens is his ticket. Ranks 28th in GIR elevates chances. Easiest draw of first two rounds.</td></tr>
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<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/04-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Dustin JOHNSON" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/DJohnson63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.30925.dustin-johnson.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dustin JOHNSON</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Snead Bracket. A surprising semifinalist based on record; four of five times a first-round knockout. Win, two seconds & T6 this season.</td></tr>
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<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/08-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Ian POULTER" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Poulter63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24138.ian-poulter.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ian POULTER</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Hogan Bracket. Built for this, but luck of the draw sets up a tough road. Overall in this event: 22-11 with a win (2010) and two fourths.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/09-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Sergio GARCIA" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Garcia63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.21209.sergio-garcia.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sergio GARCIA</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Hogan Bracket. Giving Ian Poulter's intangible the edge in this third-round match, but the Spaniard has two wins in his last three starts.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/10-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Luke DONALD" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Donald63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.23983.luke-donald.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Luke DONALD</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Player Bracket. Welcoming draw helps despite a win here in 2011. Also won in Japan three months ago, but two forgettable results in January.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/11-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Henrik STENSON" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Stenson63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.21528.henrik-stenson.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Henrik STENSON</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Jones Bracket. Ignore his last four early exits as he rode a career roller coaster. Won this in 2007 but at The Gallery at Dove Mountain.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/12-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Hideki MATSUYAMA" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Matsuyama63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.32839.hideki-matsuyama.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hideki MATSUYAMA</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Debut. Snead Bracket. No easy pickings, but he's so efficient. Sixth in proximity, 27th in strokes gained-putting. Also long off the tee.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/13-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Keegan BRADLEY" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/KBradley63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.33141.keegan-bradley.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Keegan BRADLEY</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Snead Bracket. Poised for clash with Bubba Watson in second round. Games are similar, but Bradley is the better putter, just not by much.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/14-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Graham DeLaet" src="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/DeLaet63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.27436.graham-delaet.html" style="color: #042d6b; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Graham DeLaet</b></a></td><td style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #f3f3f3; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Debut. Jones Bracket. In only notable match-play event, beat Jordan Spieth in singles at the 2013 Presidents Cup.</td></tr>
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Riviera Country Club is Jimmy Walker's favorite golf course. Oh, he'll always have fond memories of CordeValle, Waialae and Pebble Beach -- sites of his three victories this season -- much like Willie Mays and Hank Aaron enjoyed hitting at Wrigley Field even though neither was ever a member of the Chicago Cubs, but it's almost as if Walker has stumbled into history as one of the fastest to three wins in a single season while on the way to his ultimate destination in Pacific Palisades, Calif., for this week's Northern Trust Open.<br /><br />Entering the season, The Old White TPC (host of The Greenbrier Classic) was the site of Walker's highest bankroll at any event. Riviera was second. After missing the cut in his debut here in 2005, he's 6-for-6 with a pair of T4s. Suffice it to say that his spot below is warranted.<br /><br />Riviera is a par 35-36--71 that measures 7,349 yards. It averaged +0.850 strokes to par last year, making it the fourth-hardest of nine par 71s in non-majors. Its Achilles' heel is the trio of par 5s. Nos. 1, 11 and 17 averaged just 4.59 in 2013 to rank just inside the top 10 easiest sets on the PGA TOUR. But it's buckle-up-and-hold-on time elsewhere.<br /><br />Last year's field split only 51.82 percent of the fairways. That's its lowest since data collection began in earnest in 1992. Riviera's greens in regulation percentage was just 58.01 -- third-lowest on TOUR in 2013 -- not too surprising given the scant number of divots in the short grass and the 5,000-square foot putting surfaces. Getting up and down is no bargain either, as pars were saved 56.75 percent of the time, making Riviera the 15th-most challenging on which to scramble.<br /><br />Defending champion John Merrick played an efficient if not sparkling game tee-to-cup and led the field in the all-around ranking and par-5 scoring (4.09). Critical to his success was that he played the par 4s in 4.00, good for T11 on the week. Riviera's par 4s, including the famed 10th hole (4.067), averaged 4.15 last year, tied for fifth-highest on the season.<br /><br />Superb weather is expected throughout the tournament. High temperatures in the mid-70s will accompany sunny skies. Winds are forecast to be light.<br />
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<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/01-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Jimmy WALKER" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Walker63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.25632.jimmy-walker.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jimmy WALKER</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">FedExCup points leader ranks third in strokes gained-putting, eighth in adjusted scoring, 22nd in scrambling and fifth in par-4 scoring.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/02-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Dustin JOHNSON" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/DJohnson63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.30925.dustin-johnson.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dustin JOHNSON</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">T2 at Pebble Beach after a four-week break. Five straight top-12s. Three top 10s at Riviera, including a T3 (2010) and a T4 (2012).</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/03-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Hunter MAHAN" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Mahan63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24781.hunter-mahan.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hunter MAHAN</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Focus of converging trends. Career-best T8 in eight visits to Riviera last year. T4 (WMPO) and solo sixth (Pebble Beach) the last two weeks.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/04-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Webb SIMPSON" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Simpson63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.29221.webb-simpson.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Webb SIMPSON</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Six top 10s in his last seven starts; also a T23 at the Humana. Two top 15s in as many starts at Riviera; actual scoring average of 69.00.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/05-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Bill HAAS" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Haas63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24924.bill-haas.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bill HAAS</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Horse for the course. Chased his playoff win here in 2012 with a T3 last year after leading entering the finale. Also placed T12 in 2011.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/06-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Keegan BRADLEY" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/KBradley63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.33141.keegan-bradley.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Keegan BRADLEY</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Missed the cut at WMPO, his first MC since the 2013 U.S. Open. In between, logged 12 top 20s. Tied for second here in 2012; T16 in 2013.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/07-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Jordan SPIETH" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Spieth63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.34046.jordan-spieth.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jordan SPIETH</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Co-leader at AT&T midpoint; finished T4 (at 8-under 67-67-78-67--279) for his seventh top five on PGA TOUR, all within the last 11 months.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/08-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Ryan MOORE" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Moore63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.26596.ryan-moore.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ryan MOORE</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">The throwback has survived the last six cuts at Riviera (two top 20s). Six top 25s in his last seven starts, including a T6 at the WMPO.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/09-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Jim FURYK" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Furyk63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.10809.jim-furyk.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jim FURYK</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">With rust dusted off with a T35 at the AT&T, he's making his 18th start at Riviera. Six top 25s, including a T11 in 2012 and T13 last year.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/10-blue.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Matt KUCHAR" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Kuchar63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.23108.matt-kuchar.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Matt KUCHAR</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Something will give. He's 8-for-8 at Riviera but hasn't posted a top 10. Meanwhile, he arrives with top 10s in last six starts worldwide.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/11-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Graham DELAET" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/DeLaet63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.27436.graham-delaet.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Graham DELAET</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Co-runner-up in his last two starts. No worse than T7 in his last four. Currently 7th in total driving, 6th in GIR, 2nd in adjusted scoring.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/12-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Hideki MATSUYAMA" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Matsuyama63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.32839.hideki-matsuyama.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hideki MATSUYAMA</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">First appearance at Riviera. Rebounded from an injury to his left wrist with a T16 at the Farmers and T4 at the WM Phoenix Open.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/13-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Pat PEREZ" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Perez63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24361.pat-perez.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pat PEREZ</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Thirteenth consecutive appearance. Among 10 cuts made, just one top 10 (solo eighth, 2007), but four top-11s over the last five weeks.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/14-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Justin ROSE" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Rose63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.22405.justin-rose.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Justin ROSE</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Great site to return from mild tendinitis in right shoulder. Top 15s in last two trips to Riviera. Top 10s in last five starts worldwide.</td></tr>
<tr class="tourStoryTableRowAlt" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/numbers/blue/15-blue.gif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><img alt="Will MACKENZIE" src="http://www.pgatour.com/content/dam/pgatour/articleTablesContent/player-mugs/Mackenzie63.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;"><a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24912.will-mackenzie.html" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will MACKENZIE</b></a></td><td style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px; padding: 2px;">Just 1-for-5 here, but hasn't competed since 2011. All six cuts made this season are top 15s; last four are career-bests in those events.</td></tr>
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This article was written by By <a href="http://www.pgatour.com/author.rob-bolton.html">Rob Bolton</a>. Rob is the Fantasy Columnist for PGATOUR.COM. Got a question for Rob? You can contact him viae-mail: <a href="mailto:FantasyInsider@charter.net">FantasyInsider@charter.net</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/robboltongolf">@RobBoltonGolf</a></div>
Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-5980632773303752602014-02-04T09:36:00.000-08:002014-02-06T09:36:32.935-08:00Power Rankings - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week marks the 12th event of the 2013-14 PGA Tour season, as players head back to the California coastline for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. A field of 156 players (and several notable amateurs) will tackle a rotation of three courses, with Sunday's final round contested at Pebble Beach Golf Links..<br /><br />Brandt Snedeker returns to defend the title he won last year by two shots over Chris Kirk. Here are 10 players to watch this week along the coast:<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/jason-day.htm">Jason Day</a>: Not exactly a clear-cut favorite this week, but Day enters off a T-2 at Farmers in his first start of 2014. The Aussie won in his homeland late last year and his track record at Pebble includes a pair of sixth-place finishes (2008, 2013). Day only has one PGA Tour win to his credit, but that stat is likely to change in 2014.<br /><br />2. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/hunter-mahan.htm">Hunter Mahan</a>: Mahan notched a T-4 finish last week in his first start of the new year, shooting 65-68 over the weekend in Phoenix. Though he hasn't won in nearly two years, the veteran produced another solid 2013 season and has cracked the top 20 each of the last three starts at Pebble, including a runner-up showing in 2011.<br /><br />3. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/dustin-johnson.htm">Dustin Johnson</a>: It's arguable that no one in the field enjoys Pebble more than Johnson, who has won twice and recorded two other top-10 finishes in six career starts - not to mention his T-8 here during the 2010 U.S. Open. Johnson should be well-rested this week, with his most recent start coming at Kapalua where he tied for sixth.<br /><br />4. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/jimmy-walker.htm">Jimmy Walker</a>: Walker is coming off a rare missed cut at Torrey Pines but a return to Pebble will likely help him regain the form that netted a pair of wins already this season. Walker has recorded a top-10 finish in each of his last three trips to the Monterey Peninsula, including a tie for third last year, and this season is playing some of the best golf of his career.<br /><br />5. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/jordan-spieth.htm">Jordan Spieth</a>: While the health of his right ankle remains to be seen, Spieth is now almost always a name to watch regardless of venue. The Texan tied for 22nd here a year ago and, despite a disappointing finish two weeks ago in San Diego, has already shown that his Rookie of the Year season in 2013 was no fluke.<br /><br />6. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/graeme-mcdowell.htm">Graeme McDowell</a>: The Ulsterman is making his first start of 2014 this week, and also returning to Pebble Beach for the first time since hoisting the U.S. Open trophy four years ago. McDowell ended his 2013 campaign with a string of high finishes and has previously navigated this week's rotation of courses with some success, as evidenced by his eighth-place showing in 2005.<br /><br />7. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/phil-mickelson.htm">Phil Mickelson</a>: Mickelson has won this event four times since 1998, but fatigue and injury remain a concern. The left-hander is playing in his fourth straight event this week and still has questions surrounding the health of his back. Before entering a four-week break, though, he may find a way to contend once more along the coast.<br /><br />8. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/patrick-reed.htm">Patrick Reed</a>: After skipping San Diego with a rib injury, Reed appeared no worse for wear last week in Phoenix, where he tied for 19th. Just three weeks removed from his victory at the Humana Challenge, the 23-year-old now returns to an event where he tied for seventh last year in his first start at Pebble.<br /><br />9. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/spencer-levin.htm">Spencer Levin</a>: After an injury-plagued 2013, Levin appears to be on the comeback trail, with eight starts this season resulting in seven made cuts and three top-30 finishes, including a T-29 in Phoenix. He's another player in this week's field with a strong record at Pebble Beach, having finished T-4 in 2010 and T-9 in 2011, his most recent appearance.<br /><br />10. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/matt-jones.htm">Matt Jones</a>: The Aussie stumbled down the stretch in Phoenix after holding a share of the 36-hole lead, but he remains a player to watch this season. Jones now has a pair of top-15 finishes in his last three starts and has had some success in this event, finishing T-10 in 2010 and T-15 in 2011.Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-29944802703270751952014-01-21T09:30:00.000-08:002014-02-06T09:31:55.506-08:00Power Rankings - Farmers Insurance Open<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week marks the 10th event of the 2013-14 PGA Tour season, as players take on Torrey Pines at the Farmers Insurance Open. A field of 156 players will tackle the North and South courses, with three of four competitive rounds played on the South, which hosted the U.S. Open in 2008.<br />
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World No. 1 Tiger Woods makes his 2014 debut as he defends the title he won last year by four shots over Brandt Snedeker and Josh Teater. Here are 10 players to watch this week in San Diego:<br />
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1. Tiger Woods: A heavy favorite this week, and for good reason. Woods has won this event seven times - including last year's romp - in addition to his U.S. Open title on the South Course seven years ago. He tends to thrive amid friendly confines, and Torrey Pines certainly qualifies.<br />
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2. Brandt Snedeker: Tiger may own Torrey, but Snedeker has had a pretty successful run in San Diego himself, notching four straight top-10 finishes. The former FedEx champ followed his 2012 win here with a runner-up showing last year, and also tied for second in 2010 to go along with a third-place finish in 2007.<br />
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3. Phil Mickelson: Mickelson displayed some classic signs of "Phil" golf en route to a T-2 last week in Abu Dhabi: often brilliant, sometimes puzzling, but at the end of the week still better than most. Now he returns States-side to an event where he has recorded 10 top-10 finishes in 24 career starts, including three wins (1993, 2000, 2001).<br />
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4. Rickie Fowler: Fowler tied for sixth here last year and has yet to finish outside the top 20 in four career Farmers appearances. After a sluggish start, he bounced back to post 67-66 over the weekend in Palm Springs and now will look to carry that momentum into an event where he has had plenty of past success.<br />
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5. Hunter Mahan: Mahan hasn't logged a start yet during the 2013-14 season, but Torrey Pines should prove to be a friendly venue on which to make his debut. Mahan has cracked the top 15 here four of the last five years, including back-to-back T-6 finishes in 2011 and 2012.<br />
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6. Bill Haas: Haas shot 67 or better in each of his four rounds last week en route to a T-6 at Humana, and now heads to a course where he has finished inside the top 10 each of the last three years. The former FedEx Cup champ tied for fourth at Torrey in 2012 and has shot par or better in 18 of his last 20 rounds in San Diego.<br />
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7. Jason Day: The Aussie is making his first start of the 2013-14 season and still carries the momentum from an emotional win at the World Cup in November in front of the home crowds. A mainstay on leaderboards throughout 2013, Day tied for ninth at Torrey a year ago on the strength of a final-round 66.<br />
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8. Jordan Spieth: Spieth showed he was human in Honolulu, where he missed the Sony Open cut, but is likely to bounce back this week in California. He also missed the cut here last year in his season debut, but over the interim 12 months has been one of the hottest golfers around. A runner-up earlier this month in Kapalua, the 20-year-old should find more success this time around.<br />
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9. Jimmy Walker: Known for years as one of the more consistent players on Tour, Walker is now a proven winner and hoisted the trophy in his most recent start in Hawaii. The Texan has notched back-to-back top-10 finishes at Torrey Pines, including a T-4 last year.<br />
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10. Charles Howell III: Time is quickly running out for Howell to make an early-season move in the OWGR, but the veteran has had prior success in San Diego. Howell already has four top-10 finishes to his credit this season, including a T-8 two weeks ago in Hawaii, and his T-9 last year was his fifth top-10 finish at Torrey Pines in 11 career starts.Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846031576111929627.post-87620410975093899442014-01-14T09:18:00.000-08:002014-02-06T09:24:46.720-08:00Power Rankings - Humana Challenge<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">by </span><a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/about/bio/will-gray/" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Will Gray</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> (</span><a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Golf Channel</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">)</span><br />
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This week marks the ninth event of the 2013-14 <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/news/fantasy-central/power-rankings-humana-challenge-1/news/fantasy-central/power-rankings-2014-sony-open-hawaii/news/fantasy-central/power-rankings-2014-hyundai-toc/topics/tour/pga-tour.htm">PGA Tour</a> season, as players return to the mainland for the <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/events/humana-challenge.htm">Humana Challenge</a> after two weeks in Hawaii. A rotation of three courses will play host to 156 players this week, each hoping to outlast their competition in an event that annually turns into a birdie barrage.<br />
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Brian Gay returns to defend the title he won last year in a playoff over Charles Howell III and David Lingmerth. Here are 10 players to watch this week in California:<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/zach-johnson.htm">Zach Johnson</a>: Continues to serve as the hottest hand in golf. After wins at Sherwood and Kapalua, Johnson tied for eighth last week at Waialae and now will look to continue his hot streak at an event where he has never finished outside the top 25 in three career starts.<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/keegan-bradley.htm">Keegan Bradley</a>: After a 2013 season in which he netted seven top-10 finishes, Bradley now begins his year in the desert, where he tied for seventh in his lone appearance (2011). The former PGA champ was a mainstay on leaderboards last year and should get the new year off to a strong start this week.<br />
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3. Harris English: Quickly separating himself as one of the top rising stars in the game. English contended down the stretch before finishing fourth in Honolulu last week and now has three top-10 finishes this season, including a win at Mayakoba. The Georgia resident clearly feels comfortable with his new equipment and tied for 19th at this event in 2012.<br />
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4. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/webb-simpson.htm">Webb Simpson</a>: Don't look now, but Simpson has quietly compiled a stretch of five consecutive top-seven finishes, dating back to the Tour Championship and including his win in Vegas. The former U.S. Open champ missed the cut here last year but has two other top-15 finishes at PGA West since 2009.<br />
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5. Charles Howell III: Howell nearly ended his winless drought here a year ago, missing a short putt before ultimately falling in a playoff. He'll look to avenge that loss this year as he returns off a T-8 finish at Sony, once again in search of world ranking points as he looks to climb into the fields for both the WGC-Accenture and Masters fields in the coming weeks.<br />
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6. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/brandt-snedeker.htm">Brandt Snedeker</a>: The former FedEx Cup champ has cracked the top 25 three of the last four years at this event, and tied for 11th at Kapalua in his return from a knee injury. Sneds is no stranger to starting quickly in a new year and should be able to convert more than his fair share of birdie opportunities this week.<br />
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7. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/robert-garrigus.htm">Robert Garrigus</a>: One of the Tour's longest hitters, Garrigus was a runner-up here in 2012 and has finished inside the top 20 in four of five career Humana starts. Making his first start of 2014 but already has three top-25s to his credit during the wraparound season.<br />
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8. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/bill-haas.htm">Bill Haas</a>: Haas followed his win here in 2010 with a playoff loss in 2011, though he has struggled somewhat in the two years since. He clearly has an affinity for desert golf, notching five top-25s while teeing it up here every year since 2005, and has started the new season with a trio of top-25s.<br />
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9. <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/matt-jones.htm">Matt Jones</a>: The Aussie played some great golf down the stretch in 2013 and has had success at this event, with four prior starts each netting a T-29 result or better. Finished last season 13th on Tour in the all-around ranking and should be on a short list of players poised to break through for a maiden victory this year.<br />
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10. Jason Kokrak: The bomber notched a solid T-20 last week at Waialae, his third top-20 finish in four starts to begin the new season. Kokrak has now shot 70 or better in 12 of 14 competitive rounds in 2013-14 and knows what it takes to go low at this event, having tied for eighth a year ago after opening with a 63.Scott Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114684854635397727noreply@blogger.com