Its an event dating back to 1972 thats been held at its current venue, PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, since 2007. Make no mistake, however, par still remains a terrific score on the course. When asked about being ranked No. In what appears to be the most star-studded event hosted at Riviera Country Club since the 1995 PGA Championship, only world No. Sahith Theegala You neednt consider further than the household names among first-time winners such at Tony Finau (2016) and Viktor Hovland (2020) to understand the springboard effect that the Puerto Rico Open can have. He still has three top-10s, including a victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship. There were plenty of changes in this week's edition of the PGA Tour Power Rankings, including a new No. Kim grabbed his fourth PGA Tour victory when he rallied from 3 shots back to catch Hayden Buckley and win the Sony Open in Hawaii. Of the 23 Player Impact Program winners, the only not to commit is Tiger Woods. 17. Previous rank: 10 Marc Leishman Scottie Scheffler Hes also 18th in scrambling (67.86%) and seventh in successfully going for the green (64.81%). Szokol opens with 64, up 3 shots in Singapore, More PGA Tour changes: No cuts, smaller fields, Rahm sought Tiger's advice on staying No. 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. He took T-2nd at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship where he was just a shot behind Victor Perez. Other results in Orlando include T-49th in 2018, T-54th in 2019, T-36th in 2020, and a missed cut in 2021. PGATOUR.coms Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives. Predicting 2023 NFL starting QBs McIlroy (2018) is another former champion of the tournament. They're the 25 who have played the best this season and have the best form right now. Look for his following contributions as scheduled. Jordan Spieth The PGA Tour will head north to the east coast of Florida for the PGA Tours biggest event and the largest prize pool for a standard tournament all year. 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. Trusting that greens will be adjusted accordingly, its a plan that likely will extend into Saturdays third round for which the elements will mimic the opener, albeit with a slight risk of inclement weather. And since The Genesis Invitational was, self-evidently, an invitational, top 10s at Pebble would get into The Honda Classic. By Friday, thatll be the sustained average for the prevailing push from the southwest, while gusts will reach 35 mph. 24. Cantlay has six straight top-10s dating to his back-to-back victories in the FedEx Cup playoffs at the end of last season. Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill, Previous rank: 19 When he competed here last year, it was via Past Champion status and he was 1,030th in the Official World Golf Ranking. Previous rank: 9 Like Deion Sanders, Rickie Fowler is coming. Scottie Scheffler : The World No. No one is exactly sure why, considering Im likes to play -- a lot. He tied for third at the American Express and 13th at the Farmers Insurance Open, followed by a tie for 10th at the Phoenix Open. 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. Ranks 1st in the model, 3rd in SG: OTT, 3rd in High Winds and 3rd in GIRs Gained. They turned out to be foreshocks for four months of brilliant form that yielded a return to fully exempt status on the PGA TOUR. Hes found success on the Australasian Tour, Asian Tour, DP World Tour, etc. He hit the ball well last year, gaining nearly 2 strokes per round tee-to-green on the field, but his putting was dreadful, which is why he finished in a tie for 43rd. Previous rank: 16 Only eight of the top 50 from the Official World Golf Rankings are playing the Honda Classic. When it does, it could make a difference of 10-15 degrees cooler. But he missed the cut at the WM Phoenix Open after hitting consecutive shots into the water on No. Patrick Cantlay Brett White's wife, Natalie, was emotional watching her husband make his TOUR debut @WMPhoenixOpen. Finished 3rd and 11th here last two years. 18. 15 and 17 annually are among the most challenging as a set on TOUR, a fact due to sustained breezes from a southeasterly direction. * - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. TifEagle bermuda greens are larger than average in size (and not overseeded), but theyre equipped to flirt with and exceed 13 feet on the Stimpmeter. Hes a Louisianan, but he tends to play his best golf in the southeastern United States. He finished T16. The Los Angeles native hasn't finished better than 26th in two starts at the Genesis Invitational. Competed once before at Grand Reserve, finishing T52 in 2020 via a sponsor exemption. Thomas, the reigning PGA Championship winner, still seemed to be dialing things in heading into Phoenix. 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 7th in SG: OTT and 7th in SG: APP. An opening-round 73 left him out of the mix in Phoenix, but he's still playing as well as anyone in the world. 7 in the world last week, JT said, "I tried to stop looking because, yeah, it pisses me off, too. 11. PGATOUR.coms Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives. 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. Unlike last week, none of the top-10 golfers in the world are in attendance this week; only 12 of the top-50 in the world are making their way to PGA National for The Honda Classic. Rory McIlroy The former Wake Forest University star has gained strokes on the greens in all four of his starts in 2023, which is an encouraging trend for a player who had previously struggled with that part of his game. 1 for more than another dozen years to catch Woods' record total of 679 weeks ranked atop the Official World Golf Ranking. The four par 3s, including the two that bracket The Bear Trap Nos. The weather forecast for the week appears to be warm, dry, and windy, so expect the course to play fiery once again. 1 player catch lightning in a bottle at Pebble Beach, where he picked up his first PGA Tour victory in four years, or was it the start of a real resurgence? Gary Woodland : Woodlands irons have been on fire, so theres definitely some intrigue here after he finished 9th at Riviera and gained 9.7 strokes on approach. *: 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. He'll make his debut on tour this year at Riviera. Scheffler had a round of 9-under 62 in the second round in Phoenix, which was his fifth career round of 62 or lower. Yeah, you might want to move those next year. 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? 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. It's a weaker field than we've seen at the past two designated PGA Tour events, with the likes of Sungjae Im and Shane Lowry headlining the Honda Classic 2023 field. Gained 11.4 strokes ball striking in his debut here last year. *: 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. The Dick Wilson design is a course that does not allow players to get too creative strategically. Rahm still has the lead in the FedEx Cup points race. It also features world #2 Scottie Scheffler, world #3 Rory McIlroy and world #4 Patrick Cantlay. pic.twitter.com/S4Ax1qYYeQ, Wind's coming HARD left-to-right at 16. 22. 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational picks, odds, Fantasy golf power rankings: PGA Tour predictions and best bets from top golf expert Jim Holliman, who has been rolling with his golf picks this season, offers his PGA Tour golf best bets and top players for the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill 9. 1, Tiger to play in next week's Genesis Invitational, Author of seven books on college football. @JordanSpieth found out on this unique ruling on No. But his course history of 9th, 10th, 9th and 2nd is still worth looking at. Did the former world No. 12 Bryson DeChambeau (injury) is missing the top 15 in the OWGR. "It almost kind of took my focus to the next level where I just did a really good job of managing my way around the golf course and making some really key shots down the stretch. The PGA Tour's Florida Swing kicks off this week in Palm Beach Gardens when the 2023 Honda Classic tees off at PGA National. 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. Cameron Smith will not be in the field to defend his title due to leaving for LIV Golf. He ranks in the top 15 on tour in strokes gained: total, tee to green and approach. The highest-ranked golfer is Louis Oosthuizen at 13th in the world. 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. He tied for 11th at the Farmers Insurance Open and tied for sixth in Phoenix. Shortest in odds and claiming top honor is Sungjae Im. Rory McIlroy is not human. 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). When looking at players who can perform at difficult courses, Zalatoris name has to be in the conversation. Max Homa 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.. Rose likes his new equipment, caddie and coach and is comfortable with the team around him again. 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. But hes continued his elite golf as of late even if the driver hasnt quite been clicking. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images) The Grateful Dead didn't release an album about 2020, but the band . There were plenty of changes in this week's edition of the PGA Tour Power Rankings, including a new No. He also took T-21st at last years Open Championship. Ranks 10th in the model and 11th in SG: APP. The short game has been way off, but the ball striking continues to be there. He'll have a chance to get things right at Riviera, where he tied for second, 2 strokes behind Joaquin Niemann, last season. When it does, it could make a difference of 10-15 degrees cooler. Maybe Bay Hill can sort him out, where he finished 2nd last year and struck it well in four starts. It was during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am three weeks ago when the expectation surfaced that top 10s at Pebble wouldnt pay forward for entry into the WM Phoenix Open. In fact, a field has beaten par in a round just twice since PGA National assumed its role as the host in 2007. Both of his top 25s on the PGA TOUR have occurred in his transplanted hometown event, and both are top-15 finishes. This event has annually attracted strong fields since it began in 1966 and moved to current host course, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, in 1979. 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. Schauffele made too many mistakes down the stretch to end a three-year drought without a victory on tour. Since winning the Shriners Children's Open in October, he tied for fifth at the Tournament of Champions and for sixth at the American Express. TUESDAY*: Power Rankings (Puerto Rico), Sleepers (API), SUNDAY: Payouts and Points (API), Payouts and Points (Puerto Rico), Medical Extensions, Qualifiers, Reshuffle. It's officially a designated event in 2023, but you don't need to conceive a visual of the King himself winking, grinning and giving a thumbs-up to approve what we already know, that this. The former LSU star had been red-hot since the start of the 2021-22 season back in September, but back-to-back missed cuts at the Farmers Insurance Open and WM Phoenix Open have cooled him off considerably. Harry Hall Until he showcases his talent outside of Las Vegas, hell remain typecast as a no-brainer to give it a proper run at the Shriners. Collin Morikawa But this trip to Florida will be an interesting challenge for him, as just two of his 22 Top 10s have come here. The greens can run fast if conditions allow. Previous rank: 13 Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama will be among the notables considered in Golfbet Insider. PGATOUR.coms Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives. He's as hot as they come entering the Honda Classic, having won in Abu Dhabi a month ago (for a European Tour event) then finishing as the runner-up in Phoenix earlier this month. 2. * - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. 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. 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. Rahm is followed by Rory McIlroy (+900), Scottie Scheffler (+1000) and a large group at +2000 that is headlined by Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa. Michael Kim Hes a living, breathing example of the power of the additional event. He is scheduled to play in the Genesis Invitational. The qualifications for this exclusive event are pretty simple: win a tournament during the 2021 calendar year, stretching across two seasons (January to December). His career victory total is second among South Korean golfers; K.J. Itd be dumb to ignore him at a course that requires elite driving, and he gained 4.6 OTT here in a 13th last year. The tee-to-green play was still there, and now the World No. The PGA TOUR heads to Detroit this week for the fourth edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. 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. PGA Championship 2022 Power Rankings: Top-50 Players This Week at Southern Hills Golf Credit: Getty Images. Scheffler is the defending champion at Bay Hill, as he edged out Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton and Billy Horschel by a single stroke. Weve seen high winds at Bay Hill in the past, and the course plays outrageously hard when thats the case. He won the Fortinet Championship in September and then cooled off. It started to come together at TPC Scottsdale. The Spanish player is about to begin his 38th week ranked No. Notice the amount of green AM tee times. It's the first time the tour has had three consecutive first-time winners since 2019. TPC Southwind boasts 94 bunkers and 10 water hazards, and usually ranks as a top-third difficult course. Im taking a small look at SG: Tee-to-Green in very high winds to get a grasp on who will be able to navigate Bay Hill in the worst of conditions this week. 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. . There havent been any significant modifications to Grand Reserve, a stock par 72 on the coast east of San Juan. Bay Hill plays as a 7,400-yard par 72 featuring Bermuda greens and much thicker rough than weve seen all year and usually see around Florida. The strongest that the invisible force will get is approximately 20 mph, but the positive spin, as it were, is that it'll be consistent throughout the tournament. Previous rank: 14 Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | WatchESPN. He lost in a playoff to Homa and finished second in the 2021 Genesis Invitational. When the wind machine was on high for the final round, the course yielded a 75.481, highest for any final round on TOUR all season. 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. : Payouts and Points, Medical Extensions, Qualifiers, Reshuffle, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Burns also finished T-11th at The American Express. Daytime highs could hit 90 degrees until the wind shifts. The greens tend to not be too difficult to roll putts in on, especially for guys based in the Southeast U.S. used to Bermuda. Here is the list of favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook: If you or a loved one has questions or needs to talk to a professional about gambling, call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit 1800gambler.net for more information. Tom Kim : Going through his first mini-slump here since getting his PGA Tour card, but theres not too much to be concerned about. 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. Previous rank: 5 Many lower-ranked golfers will. He had a 1-shot lead at the Sandersons Farms Championship in October and tied for eighth. pic.twitter.com/gpqP1Q1WlN. Jon Rahm 15. Rahm would have to be ranked No. Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will once again be looking to be World No. One of those was at Bay Hill in 2021, and hes been solid here in three starts. Bay Hill has been a stock par 72 since 2010. Its, ahem, treated to one of the hardest par 70s on the PGA TOUR. Both made their way into the PGA Tour Power Rankings, which had quite a few adjustments from a week ago. Hes proof of the value of a home game. 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. 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. Burns ranks 16th in strokes gained per round putting (.723) and is 16th in driving distance (312.0). "These are the days that we were dreaming about." (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images). By Friday, thatll be the sustained average for the prevailing push from the southwest, while gusts will reach 35 mph. However, giving the benefit of the doubt that, indeed, his game can travel, the third-ranked putter on TOUR deserves attention on a track that, like TPC Summerlin, can capitalize on piling up the scoring opportunities. Zalatoris was sidelined due to injury for the latter part of 2022, but he placed in a tie for fourth last month at Riviera, and that clearly shows he is back in business. He finished fifth in the Genesis Invitational last season. Rickie Fowler. Schauffele made more than 89 feet of putts -- on the first five holes Sunday. For a variety of reasons. Ranks 2nd in SG: APP and 4th in GIRs Gained. In addition to fully exempt status in the winners category through 2025, the champion will earn exemptions into THE PLAYERS Championship next week, the PGA Championship in May and the Sentry Tournament of Champions in 2024. Its going to be hot and humid this week but little to no rain is expected.
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