* - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. TUESDAY*: Power Rankings (Puerto Rico), Sleepers (API), SUNDAY: Payouts and Points (API), Payouts and Points (Puerto Rico), Medical Extensions, Qualifiers, Reshuffle. 13. Previous rank: 22 16. With primary rough at least 3 inches high, distance and accuracy off the tee plays up all week. The Honda Classic leads off a month of competitions in the Sunshine State. 20. He still has three top-10s, including a victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship. 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. Finished 9th here in 2020. *: 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. 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. He had back-to-back top-five finishes at the Genesis before missing the cut last year. Just because you know what to do doesnt make it an easy task. Hatton won the tournament in 2020 before Bryson DeChambeau prevailed in 2021. * - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. 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. He claimed the Houston Open in November and has four straight finishes of 16th or better since then, after finishing in a tie for 14th at Phoenix. Tyrrell Hatton : With some solid form building and a trip back to Florida, Hatton has to be in good spirits going to Bay Hill. 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. 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. These Bermuda greens are fast and pure, and the winner here tends to have a really strong week with the flat stick. *: 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 has made only two starts on tour this year, finishing 38th in the Tournament of Champions and tied for 17th in the Sony Open. Stream on ESPN+. That helped him make it onto the American Presidents Cup team where Burns played well despite a middling record. Predicting 2023 NFL starting QBs Other results in Orlando include T-49th in 2018, T-54th in 2019, T-36th in 2020, and a missed cut in 2021. PGA Championship Fantasy Golf Power Rankings (odds via DraftKings as of May 12) 1. The PGA Tour had a golf tournament this past weekend, and Sungjae Im didn't participate. Finished 3rd and 11th here last two years. He had three victories in his previous eight worldwide starts. 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. With a win, each also would qualify for the 2024 editions of the API. 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. 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. Previous rank: 18 Hell bank 300 FedExCup points and $684,000 of a record prize fund of $3.8 million. 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. Unlike the last two tournaments that exceeded the allotted reservation to make room for all automatically eligible PGA TOUR members both were designated events the cap of 144 at PGA National is the field size as advertised. Schauffele made too many mistakes down the stretch to end a three-year drought without a victory on tour. Ranks 9th in SG: Par 5 and 12th in High Winds. It started to come together at TPC Scottsdale. PGA Championship Fantasy Golf Power Rankings: Odds and Picks | SBR Kokrak won the Houston Open in November, his third victory in 13 months. It was his ninth consecutive top-10 finish worldwide; he was in the top five in seven of his past nine events. 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. Notice the amount of green AM tee times. 22. Pro golf will be back to California this summer for the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, but the PGA Tours West Coast swing is in the books. He was just four off the winning pace on a crowded, talented leaderboard. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images). Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama will be among the notables considered in Golfbet Insider. How much "louder" will LIV Golf get in its second season? He tied for 11th at the Farmers Insurance Open and tied for sixth in Phoenix. Since tying for second at the Shriners Children's Open in early October, he tied for 16th at the Tournament of Champions, tied for 26th at the American Express and missed the cut in Phoenix, where he lost in a playoff to Scheffler last season. 2023 WM Phoenix Open picks, odds, Fantasy golf power rankings: PGA Tour 9. The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. He tied for fifth at 7-under at Riviera last year. The 2022 Genesis Invitational Power Rankings - Pro Golf Weekly Ranks 17th in the model. Ranks 22nd in High Winds. 2023 Honda Classic picks, odds, Fantasy golf power rankings: PGA Tour Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | WatchESPN. There were plenty of changes in this week's edition of the PGA Tour Power Rankings, including a new No. Rickie Fowler. Nothing but sunshine and a few passing clouds will consume the sky. 2022 PGA Championship Power Rankings - Pro Golf Weekly Proud of how I fought around the golf course.". Patrick Cantlay : Cantlay quickly brushed off his surprising struggles in Phoenix with a 3rd at Riviera. I'm not happy at all that I'm seventh. After a weekend of beer showers, aces and shirtless celebrations at the biggest party of the season at the WM Phoenix Open, the PGA Tour returns to normalcy with this week's Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. 1, LIV Golf's debut on The CW scores low ratings, How to watch PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational on ESPN+, Kirk wins Honda in playoff; 1st title since 2015, Howell (63) wins in Mexico for 1st title in LIV, Nicklaus: '24 schedule likely to aid Honda field, Siem ends 8-year wait for another Euro Tour title, Vu overcomes 6-shot deficit to win 1st LPGA title, Scheffler repeats at Phoenix Open, back to No. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. 2. 15. J.T. 25. Morikawa missed the cut at the WM Phoenix Open, his first missed weekend since the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews in July. PGATOUR.coms Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives. @JordanSpieth found out on this unique ruling on No. pic.twitter.com/gpqP1Q1WlN. Rory McIlroy is not human. 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! Access 4,300-plus hours of live coverage from 35 PGA Tour tournaments each year, including four days of coverage at 28 events with four feeds each day. Patrick Cantlay is making his 2023 debut: Scheffler picked up his fifth victory over the past 365 days, but he hasn't been as consistent as Rahm during the past few months. pic.twitter.com/djDjZuFQFy, 321 yards 13 feet@MaxHoma23 with one of the best drives of the week on 17 @WMPhoenixOpen. 20. Returning participants will be greeted to a course that will be wholly familiar. Ranks 2nd in GIRs Gained and 4th in Proximity: 200+ Yards. Wind is often a factor at this event and seven water hazards eat up a lot of wayward shots. Id imagine hes ready to challenge the big names again. Another bounce back for @XSchauffele pic.twitter.com/pIvn48nDKs, It's official. 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. Previous rank: 16 Make no mistake, however, par still remains a terrific score on the course. Will likely be excited to get back on Bermuda. This years field is as weak as this tournaments seen in years. What I value as much as anything with approaches this week is long iron play. 18. His opening 74 was the highest score by anyone inside the top 28. He's coming. Young, the 2022 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, had quite the week. Copyright 2023 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. His dreams of winning ended on Sunday when his tee shot on No. 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. 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. Scheffler will defend his title as The No. The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass has continued to grow in importance and popularity every year, and its safe to say you can throw it in as the unofficial fifth major of the season. He is scheduled to play at Riviera. He has five top-25 finishes in seven tour starts this season, including a tie for third at the Shriners Children's Open and QBE Shootout, an unofficial event. He won here in 2020, finished 2nd last year, and added a 4th as a debutant in 2017. 1 coming out of the tournament. Bay Hill gives players more approaches from 200 or more yards than any other course on Tour. It's major week once again and with the best players in the world preparing to tee it up at Kiawah Island, we have listed 10 players in our PGA Championship Player Power Rankings. Rahm will surely be targeted by plenty of golf pundits in their Arnold Palmer Invitational predictions. Power Rankings: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard It's the first time the tour has had three consecutive first-time winners since 2019. 4. Those only resulted in an 11th, 10th and 20th thanks to other areas failing him, but this is a course he has plenty of experience on and has finished 3rd in the past. Hes a Louisianan, but he tends to play his best golf in the southeastern United States. He joins Luke List (Farmers Insurance Open) and Tom Hoge (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am) as new champions. Now 291st in the OWGR, the 29-year-old is seeking to rekindle the form that he flashed here last year. So, course management and accepting par as a great score at times will be key. Schauffele was right in the mix again in Phoenix, even after a run-in with a cactus and losing his regular caddie, Austin Kaiser, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. 91 to No. Its, ahem, treated to one of the hardest par 70s on the PGA TOUR. After finishing solo fifth at Phoenix, he now has three top-10s and seven top-25s in nine starts this season. Power Rankings: PGA Championship - PGATour Also recorded a T11 at Pebble Beach four weeks ago. 8. Just a friendly reminder that these aren't necessarily the 25 most talented players in . He's 13th strokes gained: total and has putted well this season. On cue, the wind steps forward as the primary defense to a course that surrendered a scoring average of 71.339 last year, which essentially is the expectation. He hadn't missed the weekend since the 2021 Masters. The Spanish player is about to begin his 38th week ranked No. PGA Championship Player Power Rankings: In-form players at Kiawah Well see if history repeats itself again, and Scottie is clearly locked in. 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. Michael Kim Hes a living, breathing example of the power of the additional event. "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.