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Power Rankings: Hyundai Tournament of Champions

Published

12 years ago

Jan 3, 2012

By Rob Bolton
PGATOUR.COM Fantasy Columnist

The Hyundai Tournament of Champions is the most difficult event on the PGA TOUR for which to qualify, so it only makes sense that it is held in the incomparable beauty only the Plantation Course at Kapalua can provide.

This is the 14th edition of the winners-only event that serves as the lid-lifter for the 2012 season. However, for the first time, it begins on Friday. It joins the Deutsche Bank Championship as the only tournaments with a scheduled Monday finish.

Twenty-eight of the 39 qualifiers are in the field at Kapalua, 12 of which are first-timers. The only former champion scheduled to compete is defending. Jonathan Byrd outlasted Robert Garrigus in a two-hole playoff a year ago.

Scores well under par are prevalent in Maui but that’s primarily due to the fact that Kapalua is a par 73, the only of its kind on the docket. Greens that average a TOUR-high 8,000 square feet predictably have been the easiest to hit in each of the last four years. During that stretch, the track has sat inside the top six in both birdie average and actual scoring average. So, it’s not so much a putting contest as it is an aerial assault to pile up birdie opportunities.

Severe elevation changes and trade winds out of the northeast all week will help the Plantation Course play shorter than the 7,411 yards on the scorecard. There is but a whiff of a chance of rain on the weekend with the more serious threats occurring before and after the tournament. High temperatures will hover at 80 degrees all week.

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Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship

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4 days ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.

While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.

Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.

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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

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2 weeks ago

May 7, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.

From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.

Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.

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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

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3 weeks ago

Apr 30, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).

Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.

We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.

Check out links to all our photos below.