Power rankings: Wyndham Championship
The PGA Tour’s regular season winds up this week in Greensboro, N.C., with the Wyndham Championship. Players are scrambling to get inside the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings so they can lock up a place in the playoff field. Others are trying to improve position for an easier run to the Tour Championship and a chance at the $10 million FedEx Cup first-place prize.
Here’s a look at our Tiger Woods-free top five for this week:
1. Brooks Koepka — Koepka has been in the top six in his last two starts and notched seven top-25s in a row. The long ball helps at Sedgefield if he can keep it in play. Seems poised for a playoff run.
2. Brandt Snedeker — Snedeker showed well at Whistling Straits with a T-12 finish — his fifth such finish in his last seven starts. Was T-5 here last year and is a former winner (2007).
3. Hideki Matsuyama — Matsuyama continues to struggle with the flatstick, but his precision iron play is a huge plus at Sedgefield. He was T-15 here in his only other prior start in 2013.
4. Justin Thomas — We’ve laid off Justin Thomas a bit in recent weeks, but he’s back on our radar. Top fives in the two starts prior to the T-18 at the PGA. His iron play should be huge here.
5. Branden Grace — We keep avoiding Branden Grace, and, at this point, we might be overcompensating. However, Grace has been a factor in two of the last three majors and he’s figuring out how to play in the U.S.
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