Like Deion Sanders, Rickie Fowler is coming. He led the field in shots gained: approach this past weekend, the first time he has accomplished that since the 2022 U.S. Open at Brookline. PGA Championship Fantasy Golf Power Rankings (odds via DraftKings as of May 12) 1. Even casual golf fans and golf bettors are familiar with other participants such as Xander Schauffele, Will Zalatoris, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa. Make no mistake, however, par still remains a terrific score on the course. 15. 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week 16. You may call them opposite events, but to the 120 in pursuit of a boatload of benefits, Puerto Rico is the island of opportunity. Its, ahem, treated to one of the hardest par 70s on the PGA TOUR. Daytime temperatures will eclipse 80 degrees and the threat for rain is relegated to a passing shower at worst. Max Homa Much of Fitzpatrick's best work over the past few months has come in Europe, where he was second in the Italian Open and tied for fifth at the DP World Tour championship. Justin Thomas He has two top-15 finishes in his past three starts, including a tie for 14th in Phoenix. But his course history of 9th, 10th, 9th and 2nd is still worth looking at. The driver and putter are putting in elite work, while the irons have shown enough life at times to get him near the top of the leaderboard. By signing up here for a new account right now, all new users can lock in their chance at $150 in bonus bets. He finished in a tie for third at 15-under. Previous rank: 18 This is the fourth designated event of the season. Competed once before at Grand Reserve, finishing T52 in 2020 via a sponsor exemption. Viktor Hovland : Hovlands short game continues to let him down as he struggles to get much going since his run at The Open at St. Andrews. With that being said, some of the players who have caught fire on the greens arent necessarily great putters historically, so well take an average look at SG: Putting on Bermuda. *: Power Rankings (Puerto Rico), Sleepers (API), Payouts and Points (API), Payouts and Points (Puerto Rico), Medical Extensions, Qualifiers, Reshuffle, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Brett White's wife, Natalie, was emotional watching her husband make his TOUR debut @WMPhoenixOpen. 5. The cash and the stakes arent as high as they were in recent weeks in Scottsdale and Los Angeles, but the Honda Classic is still a worthwhile watch. It was his ninth consecutive top-10 finish worldwide; he was in the top five in seven of his past nine events. Few players have performed better at the TPC Scottsdale than Matsuyama, who had victories there in 2016 and 2017. He'll make his debut on tour this year at Riviera. pic.twitter.com/0TL3TH7DyA, Scottie Scheffler couldn't believe it.Neither could this fan pic.twitter.com/YpzqEDCBkx, What happens when a fan catches your golf ball? 3. In fact, a field has beaten par in a round just twice since PGA National assumed its role as the host in 2007. PGA Tour Power Rankings: Arnold Palmer Invitational Written by Tyler Duke Last Updated Feb 28, 2023 Each week in our golf power rankings, we will highlight the top players on the PGA TOUR in order of likeliness to win the tournament. The course is infamous for the Bear Trap closing stretch of holes 16-18 where thousands of wayward shots have gone to a watery grave in past years. Previous rank: 5 It didnt matter to him that there were two fewer par 5s at the time, but thats always been a cornerstone weapon for the 82-time PGA TOUR winner. He posted another top-10 on Sunday, a tie for eighth, after overcoming a shaky driver in the first two rounds with a combined 11 fairways hit. He was sixth on the DP World Tour last year in driving distance (322.07). The former Pepperdine star did everything he could in trying to become only the sixth player in the last 15 seasons to win a tournament with a sponsor exemption. Both of his top 25s on the PGA TOUR have occurred in his transplanted hometown event, and both are top-15 finishes. Might he get back on track at Riviera? 1 once again. He tied for 32nd at the Genesis in 2021. Schauffele's ailing back hasn't been much of a problem since he withdrew from the Tournament of Champions in his first start of 2023. It was the largest 36-hole comeback at the WM Phoenix Open since it moved to TPC Scottsdale in 1987, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. 17. "I think when guys are playing as well as Nick [Taylor] was today, it really did put a lot of pressure on me and I responded very well," Scheffler said. pic.twitter.com/RQMtrMLJ8D. 7. Just a friendly reminder that these aren't necessarily the 25 most talented players in the world or the 25 greatest players on tour. Yeah, you might want to move those next year. He tied for 11th at the Farmers Insurance Open and tied for sixth in Phoenix. He was just four off the winning pace on a crowded, talented . Scheffler had a round of 9-under 62 in the second round in Phoenix, which was his fifth career round of 62 or lower. His fortune turned late in the year when a solo third at the Acciona Open de Espana Presented by Madrid sparked a run of eight straight top-13s. That means a $10 bet returns $65 of profit if the red-hot Spaniard does in fact win the tournament. After tying for 25th in back-to-back starts at the Tournament of Champions and Farmers Insurance Open, he was much better in Phoenix, finishing solo fourth at 13 under. That elevated status brings a purse of $20 million. The winning scores each of the past three years have been 18, 23 and 25-under-par respectively. The tee-to-green play was still there, and now the World No. Bay Hill currently measures 7,419 yards for a par 72. Ranks 7th in SG: OTT and 7th in SG: APP. A week after picking up his first PGA Tour victory, in his 203rd career start, at Pebble Beach, Hoge followed it with another top-15 at TPC Scottsdale. The Aussie and brother to LPGA star Minjee Lee is used to playing new venues all over the world. 17. SUNDAY: Payouts and Points, Medical Extensions, Qualifiers, Reshuffle. HV3 is probably still celebrating his big victory in Saudi Arabia, even after missing the cut in Phoenix. Still, the last two winners of Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau make it clear that elite drivers win around here. He missed the cut in each of his past two starts at Riviera, after finishing solo second there in 2019, 1 shot behind winner J.B. Holmes. It was only a matter of time before the former Texas star closed out his first PGA Tour victory, and it finally happened on Sunday, when he beat Cantlay in a playoff. He'll take you inside the world of golf with exclusive looks at some of the top courses, feature stories, celebrity guests and interviews with the biggest stars in golf. This week, the tour heads to the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for the unofficial "fifth major," which now has a $20 . Xander Schauffele : Schauffele has been a bit lost since he tied the lead in Phoenix on Saturday, as he dropped to 10th there on Sunday and had a strange week at Riviera. Keegan Bradley : I always think of Bradley when I hear about potentially brutal conditions on a course. Since Scheffler's first victory at TPC Scottsdale a year ago, he has collected $17.6 million in official earnings, not including what he won at the Tour Championship at the end of last season. In 2022, Lee struggled early on with one top-10 in his first 20 starts. * - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. However, with five consecutive paydays going back to 2016, three of which for a top 10, itd be surprising only if he wasnt among others to consider, and hes hardly a throw-in. All of golfs best players will be in attendance. Ignoring guys who hit it straighter off the tee with average distance would discredit a group of guys who seem just as likely to win around Bay Hill. The 26-year-old finished runner-up in two of the four majors in 2022, finished tied for sixth at the Masters and also recorded top-five performances at Muirfield Village and Torrey Pines. His career victory total is second among South Korean golfers; K.J. He won the Fortinet Championship in September and then cooled off. The PGA Tour had a golf tournament this past weekend, and Sungjae Im didn't participate. He would have become only the fifth player to win it three times, joining Phil Mickelson, Mark Calcavecchia, Gene Littler and Arnold Palmer. Kevin Yu and Joseph Bramlett both finished T7 at Pebble and didnt get into the WM as predicted, but only Bramlett is committed to the Honda (as of Monday). Pictured: Rory McIlroy (left) and Brooks Koepka. Nothing has gone terribly wrong for him, and theres a chance Kim will be happy to get back to the south where he first won. 19. Finished 5th here last year. Ranks 1st in SG: OTT and 1st in GIRs Gained. Jason Day : Day now has one finish worse than 21st in his last 10 starts, and hes tallied four Top 10s in that stretch. His PGA TOUR Horse for the Course for daily fantasy golf based on course history. So, course management and accepting par as a great score at times will be key. Some of the top golfers on the PGA Tour have kick-started their careers with wins in Puerto Rico, including Tony Finau in 2016 and Viktor Hovland in 2019. Ranks 6th in SG: OTT and 26th in SG: APP. Skip to main content Skip to navigation > Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. Every eligible Top 50 player in the world is in attendance to battle it out for the $20 million purse. As usual, a longshot that makes the top-25 this week is Alex Smalley. There are designated events, and then there is the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Lee also was T-13th at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic where he finished ahead of names like Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard, Perez, Tyrrell Hatton, etc. Each week in our golf power rankings, we will highlight the top players on the PGA TOUR in order of likeliness to win the tournament. PGA Tour Power Rankings: 2016 Honda Classic 1. Ultimately, his top-10 exemption wasnt necessary, anyway, as the entire Korn Ferry Tour graduate reshuffle category looped in on merit, so even its reorder at the conclusion of the West Coast Swing had no impact. Chris Kirk lifted his first trophy since 2015 as he completely a lovely comeback story after dealing with alcoholism and depression. Get Up to $1,000 Paid Back in Bonus Bets1 //logo version 1.0.3 - Jun 2022 BetMGM .cls-BMGM-base-1a-svg-logo-1 { fill: #000001; } .cls-BMGM-base-1a-svg-logo-2 { fill: #beaa79; } Visit BETMGM SportsbookUp To $1,000In Bonus BetsBETMGM Sportsbook Review$1,000 Paid Back in Bonus BetsFree Live Streaming - Watch Live GamesUse Bonus Code: PLAYBONUSPLAY NOW. Rather, its one of those tracks that players will say is all out in front of you. That means its all about executing. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. Well look at SG: Approach as well as Greens in Regulations Gained to get a grasp on the guys who will be avoiding trouble with their irons this week and making plenty of pars. Bradley, 36, is third in FedEx Cup points. 1. The strongest that the invisible force will get is approximately 20 mph, but the positive spin, as it were, is that itll be consistent throughout the tournament. It is time for the first opportunity event of the season. Too bad we didn't get to see Rickie Fowler in action this past week at the Northern Trust Open. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy entered the year ranked No. Copyright 2023 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 in the world after tying for 10th at TPC Scottsdale, his fourth top-15 in as many PGA Tour starts in 2022. He had back-to-back top-five finishes at the Genesis before missing the cut last year. Patrick Cantlay : Cantlay quickly brushed off his surprising struggles in Phoenix with a 3rd at Riviera. 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week, Here's everything you missed this week in professional golf, Jin Young Ko up by 2 in Singapore title defense, Quigley fires 65 for early lead in PGA Champions, Kitayama handles windy Bay Hill as Rahm falters, Tiger not part of field for next week's Players, Young stretches lead to 4 in Puerto Rico Open, Rahm stays hot, finishes strong for Bay Hill lead, Rookie Young captures Puerto Rico lead with 63. Its fun to watch the games best have to struggle to make par and be tested on a tough layout. The reigning U.S. Open winner has only four PGA Tour starts this season; his best finish was a tie for seventh at the Tournament of Champions. Scheffler is the defending champion at Bay Hill, as he edged out Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton and Billy Horschel by a single stroke. Bet Now TULSA, Okla. He had three victories in his previous eight worldwide starts. Stewart Cink knew how to win over the Phoenix fans. He finished 5 over, which was third-worst among players who made the cut. Previous rank: 25 PGA TOUR Rob Bolton's fantasy golf preview for the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational ROB BOLTON'S SCHEDULE PGATOUR.com's Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives.. 7. Hes much better on Bermuda, and hes worth a look this week due to his strong ball striking and ability to get it around well in high winds. Max Homa : Continued his incredible run in California with a 2nd at Riviera, and its safe to say hes being respected as one of the best in the world at this point. Our experts have broken down the betting odds and are ready to deliver their Arnold Palmer Invitational predictions with odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook. pic.twitter.com/xwhDvl8Wrn, "The best bunker shot Jordan has ever hit. Dustin Johnson Hideki Matsuyama Collin Morikawa : Morikawa grades out exceptionally in every category this week except putting, and that will be the obvious spot that determines his finish this week. Bay Hill already is one of if not the hardest par 72 in a non-major in every season last years scoring average of 73.886 easily set the mark among its peers but consider that, in relatively docile conditions a year ago, the opening-round scoring average still was 72.292! *All stats are from a players last 24 rounds. Sam Burns That makes Proximity: 200+ Yards a key statistic this week since we seen many courses go by where players barely hit a long iron outside of Par 5s. NOTE: ShotLink is not utilized for this tournament. Sungjae Im The Honda Classic leads off a month of competitions in the Sunshine State. There were plenty of changes in this week's edition of the PGA Tour Power Rankings, including a new No. It also features world #2 Scottie Scheffler, world #3 Rory McIlroy and world #4 Patrick Cantlay. 7 in the world last week, JT said, "I tried to stop looking because, yeah, it pisses me off, too. Payne Stewart in 1987 was the only player to go 20-under when he won by three. Kevin Yu and Joseph Bramlett both finished T7 at Pebble and didnt get into the WM as predicted, but only Bramlett is committed to the Honda (as of Monday). Weve seen some tougher courses for Par 5 scoring as of late, but Bay Hill is a place where you really want to get your birdies on those four holes and survive for the rest of the round. Thats where 2022 PRO champion Ryan Brehm is competing this week. A cozy field of 120 is chasing a winners cut of 550 FedExCup points and $3.6 million from a prize fund of $20 million. He flew back to the U.S. to compete in the WM Phoenix Open, and the long travel seemed to catch up with him. There may be few players happier that the PGA Tour is onto the Florida swing than Sam Burns. An unforgettable PGA Tour season reaches its second major championship this week, as the best of the best golfers in the world congregate in the oil capital of the world, better known as Tulsa, Oklahoma, as Southern Hills Country Club hosts the 2022 PGA Championship. He took T-2nd at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship where he was just a shot behind Victor Perez. Shane Lowry : Im going to make the prediction that Lowry ends his strange poor history of four missed cuts here this week. looped in on merit, so even its reorder at the conclusion of the West Coast Swing had no impact. The four Par 5s are the real scoring opportunities at Bay Hill. After pulling out of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (he was the defending champion) because of a back injury, Berger missed the cut at TPC Scottsdale. The four par 3s, including the two that bracket The Bear Trap Nos. These Bermuda greens are fast and pure, and the winner here tends to have a really strong week with the flat stick. PGA Tour Power Rankings: Is Jon Rahm ready to return to the top? 10. Putting can give you some real success at Bay Hill. Even with a playoff loss Sunday, one can argue that the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year is playing better than anyone right now -- even world No. Sahith Theegala 20. Ranks 19th in the model. He had one of the better fall swings of anyone on tour. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images). Jason Sobel Updated: May 18, 2022, 11:21 AM EDT Download App Click arrow to expand 2022 PGA Championship odds via BetMGM Bet the PGA Championship risk-free up to $1,000. Sure, its been 10 years since Woods last won at Bay Hill, but he collected eight victories here across 14 editions, including the last two of three consecutive when the course routed as a par 70 through 2009. Copyright 2023 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. Ranks 1st in the model, 3rd in SG: OTT, 3rd in High Winds and 3rd in GIRs Gained. The through line is hitting greens in regulation no matter how that equation is written for the individual. Sungjae Im is the highest among them at No. Bradley's renewed commitment to fitness and conditioning has paid off in a big way. Beau Hossler getting the "royal treatment" at the 2022 @WMPhoenixOpen pic.twitter.com/WCcbmi60xU, Before the sun was even up, fans made a mad dash to get a good spot at the 16th Hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Saturday. Matthew Fitzpatrick : I like to add a few extra players sometimes for big tournaments, and Fitzpatrick is worth noting this week. So, the test still tips at 7,125 yards, the tallest of the overseeded rough might not reach three inches and the TifEagle bermuda greens will run 12 feet on the Stimpmeter. The greens can run fast if conditions allow. He is scheduled to play in the Genesis Invitational. The goal will be to hit shorter irons into challenging targets with invisible forces poised to smack even properly executed strikes out of the sky. Hes proof of the value of a home game. As one of three invitationals on Tour, its an invite-only field of 120 players and provides automatic three-year exemption status to the winner of the event instead of the standard two years. Finished 3rd and 11th here last two years. It didnt matter to him that there were two fewer par 5s at the time, but thats always been a cornerstone weapon for the 82-time PGA TOUR winner. It guarantees that someone else will be holding the trophy. The product of Arizona State University has already won three times this season, including two weeks ago at Riviera, and he has not finished outside the top 10 in any of his seven starts. His opening 74 was the highest score by anyone inside the top 28. After finishing solo fifth at Phoenix, he now has three top-10s and seven top-25s in nine starts this season. It should also be noted that Zalatoris was in the top 10 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2021. This will be even more pronounced in tomorrow's slate, with winds looking to be brutal as the day progresses.
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