Power rankings: Dean & DeLuca Invitational
It’s Colonial Week on the PGA Tour, although the tournament at Hogan’s Alley in Ft. Worth, Texas, now goes by a different name. It’s now called the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, named after the gourmet and specialty food seller.
We should have a tasty tournament in store, with Chris Kirk defending his title, Jordan Spieth headlining and the likes of Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott in the field.
Here are our top five players for this week:
1. Kevin Chappell — We are overvaluing Chappell this week, but he’s been playing fantastic golf. He’s this year’s Kevin Kisner, already with three runner-up showings this season, including at The Players.
2. Jordan Spieth — Last week, we downplayed Spieth at the Nelson, suggesting that he might not be reliable for all 72 holes. Well, that happened. But Spieth says he found something in the final round that could help him at a place where he was runner-up last year and in the top 15 the last three years.
3. Matt Kuchar — Kooch is back, baby! He’s finished in the top three in his last two starts, and he seems to be beaming with confidence. He was a runner-up here in 2013 and has a good overall record of cashing.
4. Charley Hoffman — Hoffman is playing well just about anywhere these days, finishing T-12 last week at the Byron Nelson. He was T-10 here last year, and this is the kind of course that suits him.
5. Adam Scott — Scotty won here two years ago to regain the world No. 1 ranking, and that seems like a long time ago. He’s playing pretty well, coming off the high of back-to-back wins in Florida.
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