Sungjae Im Hes a Louisianan, but he tends to play his best golf in the southeastern United States. Detroit Golf Club is a shorter par-72, measuring 7,370 yards and is one of the easiest courses on the circuit. Bay Hill gives players more approaches from 200 or more yards than any other course on Tour. With primary rough at least 3 inches high, distance and accuracy off the tee plays up all week. He tied for 45th at the Saudi International. 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. He tied for fifth at 7-under at Riviera last year. 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. 10. Sungjae Im is the highest among them at No. Plus, access replays, originals and more. His opening 74 was the highest score by anyone inside the top 28. Stewart Cink knew how to win over the Phoenix fans. There may not be a man in golf Id rather have standing over the ball in high winds. The 28-year-old seeks his first win since the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge, his third win in the 2021-22 season. However, with five consecutive paydays going back to 2016, three of which for a top 10, itd be surprising only if he wasnt among others to consider, and hes hardly a throw-in. Previous rank: 2 Michael Kim Hes a living, breathing example of the power of the additional event. Bermuda grass is in play as is the case throughout much of the Sunshine State. 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. 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. Competed once before at Grand Reserve, finishing T52 in 2020 via a sponsor exemption. 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. Cantlay ranks 127th on tour in shots gained: approach (-.117). 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. The next step in Lees young career is playing well on the PGA Tour. Brutally difficult conditions led to Scottie Scheffler persevering to win at 5-under last year. This is the fourth designated event of the season. Proud of how I fought around the golf course.". 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! MJ Daffue The first-time PGA TOUR member finally connected for his first top 25 of the season at The Honda Classic. PGA Tour Power Rankings: Is Jon Rahm ready to return to the top? PGA Championship Fantasy Golf Power Rankings (odds via DraftKings as of May 12) 1. Hovland was one of the best iron players on tour last season; he was first in approach shots from 200 to 225 yards, second from 125 to 150, and third from 175 to 200. Daytime highs could hit 90 degrees until the wind shifts. Length is not a huge advantage this week as fairway woods and irons are the common play on many par-4s and par-5s. He was playing incredibly consistent golf before that, and his history at Arnold Palmer is very strong with a pair of 3rd place finishes and nothing worse than 21st in 4 tries. Previous rank: Not ranked Finally, the forecast for this week is predicting very high winds on Friday and Saturday along with consistent winds for the rest of the week. *: 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. Sahith Theegala *All stats are from a players last 24 rounds. Scheffler had a round of 9-under 62 in the second round in Phoenix, which was his fifth career round of 62 or lower. No one is exactly sure why, considering Im likes to play -- a lot. Its one of seven cuts made in 2022-23. According to Justin Ray of Twenty First Group, that's the best of any tour player during that span. 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. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. The PGA Tour had a golf tournament this past weekend, and Sungjae Im didn't participate. Hes never played the Arnold Palmer, but Cantlay has strong results in Florida and enjoys tough conditions. Won at Bay Hill in 2016 and has finished decently in all three tries since. The highest-ranked golfer is Louis Oosthuizen at 13th in the world. Notice the amount of green AM tee times. How much "louder" will LIV Golf get in its second season? He outlasted a couple of huge longshots in Eric Cole and Ryan Gerard, both of which would have been incredible stories on their own. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. And since The Genesis Invitational was, self-evidently, an invitational, top 10s at Pebble would get into The Honda Classic. 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. By Friday, thatll be the sustained average for the prevailing push from the southwest, while gusts will reach 35 mph. 25. Day climbed from No. The Aussie and brother to LPGA star Minjee Lee is used to playing new venues all over the world. Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill, 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. The 26-year-old finished runner-up in two of the four majors in 2022, finished tied for sixth at the Masters and also recorded top-five performances at Muirfield Village and Torrey Pines. 21. The winner in a 156-player field has a record of 155-0-0, the runner-up is 154-1-0, etc. Burns ranks 16th in strokes gained per round putting (.723) and is 16th in driving distance (312.0). There are designated events, and then there is the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. PGATOUR.coms Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives. The PGA Tour heads north to central Florida to visit Orlando and continue the Florida Swing at one of the most well-known events of the season. 1. All five dozen bunkers on the property also are equipped with new drainage and sand. Going into Round 3 . 19. Maybe Bay Hill can sort him out, where he finished 2nd last year and struck it well in four starts. 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. He has two top-15 finishes in his past three starts, including a tie for 14th in Phoenix. Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama will be among the notables considered in Golfbet Insider. RECORDS: A player's won-lost-tied record, based on head-to-head competition, in each category. Harold Varner III * - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. His PGA TOUR Horse for the Course for daily fantasy golf based on course history. 1 Jon Rahm. His career-low round, of course, was a 59 at the 2020 Northern Trust. Scoring will be the name of the game this week. He had back-to-back top-five finishes at the Genesis before missing the cut last year. Former Ryder Cup members Shane Lowry, Alex Noren,. Jason Kokrak Perks for the winner, a brief breakdown of Grand Reserve Golf Club and more can be found below. He's 13th strokes gained: total and has putted well this season. 2. When it does, it could make a difference of 10-15 degrees cooler. Kokrak won the Houston Open in November, his third victory in 13 months. Over his past six starts, Hoge finished tied for fourth, missed cut, solo second, missed cut, first and a tie for 14th. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama will be among the notables considered in Golfbet Insider. 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. 1. Its fun to watch the games best have to struggle to make par and be tested on a tough layout. TPC Southwind boasts 94 bunkers and 10 water hazards, and usually ranks as a top-third difficult course. Jason Day : Day now has one finish worse than 21st in his last 10 starts, and hes tallied four Top 10s in that stretch. It currently plays to a par 70 at 7,244 yards with a 75.5 course rating and 149 slope rating. That helped him make it onto the American Presidents Cup team where Burns played well despite a middling record. Finished 5th here last year. Xander Schauffele Ranks 2nd in SG: APP and 4th in GIRs Gained. * - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. 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 is time for the first opportunity event of the season. Day had just two top-10s and five top-25s in 19 starts last season. By Friday, thatll be the sustained average for the prevailing push from the southwest, while gusts will reach 35 mph. He had been too inconsistent off the tee and his putting hadn't been great, either. Of the 23 Player Impact Program winners, the only not to commit is Tiger Woods. 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. After missing the cut in three of his past four tour starts, Koepka finally showed a pulse and was in contention to win his third WM Phoenix Open title. 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. PGATOUR.coms Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives. With that being said, it seems that distance may be becoming less important since some changes from the Bay Hill superintendent that have opened the course up more and made the fairway width closer to average. * - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COMs Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday. An opening-round 73 left him out of the mix in Phoenix, but he's still playing as well as anyone in the world. It should also be noted that Zalatoris was in the top 10 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2021. Its, ahem, treated to one of the hardest par 70s on the PGA TOUR. He finished in a tie for third at 15-under. Get exclusive access to more than 3,000 premium articles a year from top writers. Ranks 22nd in High Winds. He finished in a tie for third at 15-under. This will be even more pronounced in tomorrow's slate, with winds looking to be brutal as the day progresses. Ranking Four World Championship Tournaments, The Aussie and brother to LPGA star Minjee Lee. 9. 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. Will likely be excited to get back on Bermuda. With that being said, some of the players who have caught fire on the greens arent necessarily great putters historically, so well take an average look at SG: Putting on Bermuda. As usual, a longshot that makes the top-25 this week is Alex Smalley. But he missed the cut at the WM Phoenix Open after hitting consecutive shots into the water on No. Bay Hill has been a stock par 72 since 2010. His fortune turned late in the year when a solo third at the Acciona Open de Espana Presented by Madrid sparked a run of eight straight top-13s. Now 291st in the OWGR, the 29-year-old is seeking to rekindle the form that he flashed here last year. The PGA TOUR heads to Detroit this week for the fourth edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. It guarantees that someone else will be holding the trophy. 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). Power Rankings: PGA Championship. But this trip to Florida will be an interesting challenge for him, as just two of his 22 Top 10s have come here. PGATOUR.coms Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives. More ESPN+ content . 17 took a bad bounce and went into the water, resulting in a bogey. The winning scores each of the past three years have been 18, 23 and 25-under-par respectively. 5. Cameron Smith Justin Thomas It's the first time the tour has had three consecutive first-time winners since 2019. Brett White, who had to relearn how to walk and talk after battling a brain infection six years ago, made his PGA Tour debut. Previous rank: 10 Ranks 2nd in SG: P and 16th in the model. Tony Finau : I was a little bit surprised to see Finaus extremely strong results in high winds since hes not someone we often hear about when talking about those conditions. Its clear the Englishman loves the firm conditions and high winds that are often present in Orlando. Even with a playoff loss Sunday, one can argue that the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year is playing better than anyone right now -- even world No. He is skipping the Genesis Invitational after missing the cut in his last two starts at Riviera. Theres usually rain during at least some point in the event and water lurks around many corners. Bradley's renewed commitment to fitness and conditioning has paid off in a big way. Make no mistake, however, par still remains a terrific score on the course. Schauffele made more than 89 feet of putts -- on the first five holes Sunday. He should be well rested after taking last week off following a missed cut at the Genesis Invitational. Rose likes his new equipment, caddie and coach and is comfortable with the team around him again. Payne Stewart in 1987 was the only player to go 20-under when he won by three. Dustin Johnson 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week, Here's everything you missed this week in professional golf, Jin Young Ko up by 2 in Singapore title defense, Quigley fires 65 for early lead in PGA Champions, Kitayama handles windy Bay Hill as Rahm falters, Tiger not part of field for next week's Players, Young stretches lead to 4 in Puerto Rico Open, Rahm stays hot, finishes strong for Bay Hill lead, Rookie Young captures Puerto Rico lead with 63. It could get windy but doesnt look like it will be too out of control. 17. Stream on ESPN+. Ranks 2nd in GIRs Gained and 4th in Proximity: 200+ Yards. He finished 5 over, which was third-worst among players who made the cut. The question will be if the putter does enough to win. 24. Stream on ESPN+. Viktor Hovland 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. Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele are among them, and Scheffler comes in as the defending champion. Burns also finished T-11th at The American Express. Brooks Koepka 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? Normally, the winning score is in the low to mid-teens with anything in double digits a great week. 7. 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. Last week at PGA National gave us a fun week considering the lack of star power in the field. These Bermuda greens are fast and pure, and the winner here tends to have a really strong week with the flat stick. The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hillbrings out many of the best players in the world due to its rich history and the new elevated status it holds on the PGA Tour. 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. The Dick Wilson design is a course that does not allow players to get too creative strategically. 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. Each week in our golf power rankings, we will highlight the top players on the PGA TOUR in order of likeliness to win the tournament. 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 Ranks 3rd in SG: Par 5 and 7th in the model. He carded a 7-under 64 in the third round of the WM Phoenix Open, his 15th such round of 64 or better since 2021. So, course management and accepting par as a great score at times will be key. 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. Scottie Scheffler : The World No. They turned out to be foreshocks for four months of brilliant form that yielded a return to fully exempt status on the PGA TOUR. 1 coming out of the tournament. Previous rank: 7 In 2022, Lee struggled early on with one top-10 in his first 20 starts. Id imagine hes ready to challenge the big names again. How Arnold Palmers Bay Hill Club & Lodge will present itself, what Mother Nature has planned and more can be found below. 16. 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. When looking at players who can perform at difficult courses, Zalatoris name has to be in the conversation. Morikawa is back from the Middle East and is scheduled to play at Riviera Country Club, which will be his first start on the U.S. mainland since a runner-up at The CJ Cup at Summit in mid-October. 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. 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 PGA Tour moves from Phoenix to Los Angeles this week for The Genesis Invitational, a tour mainstay dating back to 1926. Predicting 2023 NFL starting QBs Copyright 2023 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. Call 1-800-GAMBLER if you have a gambling problem. The through line is hitting greens in regulation no matter how that equation is written for the individual. Has only one start at Bay Hill. 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. but he tends to play his best golf in the southeastern United States. Rafael Campos The 34-year-old native of Puerto Rico hasnt been the same since an injured left elbow thwarted his only DNP in tournament history in 2020. 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. A year ago, PGA National averaged 71.341, and thats pretty much where everyone expected it to land. Ultimately, his top-10 exemption wasnt necessary, anyway, as the entire. Shortest in odds and claiming top honor is Sungjae Im. 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. If your first wager is a winner, not only will you receive the profits, but $150 worth of bonus bets will also be yours. A week after picking up his first PGA Tour victory, in his 203rd career start, at Pebble Beach, Hoge followed it with another top-15 at TPC Scottsdale. pic.twitter.com/xwhDvl8Wrn, "The best bunker shot Jordan has ever hit. Marc Leishman Cameron Smith will not be in the field to defend his title due to leaving for LIV Golf. It guarantees that someone else will be holding the trophy. Previous rank: 14 He is scheduled to play at Riviera. It was the last time Honda will host the tournament at PGA National. 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. That means a $10 bet returns $65 of profit if the red-hot Spaniard does in fact win the tournament. Nothing has gone terribly wrong for him, and theres a chance Kim will be happy to get back to the south where he first won. 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. Zalatoris didn't play in Phoenix after he was forced to pull out of the AT&T Pebble Pro-Am a week earlier after testing positive for COVID-19. Your guess is as good as anyones about when Collin putts well, but when he does, hes generally always in the Top 5. Previous rank: 12 "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. There havent been any significant modifications to Grand Reserve, a stock par 72 on the coast east of San Juan. 19. He's coming. The tee-to-green play was still there, and now the World No. The Australian took the week off after tying for 28th in last week's Saudi International. Rory McIlroy I feel like I'm way better than that and I've been working harder to try to do that.". Its officially a designated event in 2023, but you dont need to conceive a visual of the King himself winking, grinning and giving a thumbs-up to approve what we already know, that this tournament is special. 18. On the heels of last weeks Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the tour takes its talents to Orlandos Bay Hill Club & Lodge for the Arnold Palmer Invitational that begins on Thursday and wraps up on Sunday. After opening with a 70 in Phoenix, he caught fire over the final 54 holes to tie for sixth. 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. 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. It's probably only a matter of time before Burns starts heating up again, after a relatively quiet start to 2023. 2 in the world, will regain the top spot after becoming the seventh player to repeat as champion of the WM Phoenix Open, an event he claimed last year for his first PGA Tour victory. All of them are reachable for longer players and allow eagle chances throughout the round. Previous rank: 16 Hideki Matsuyama NOTE: ShotLink is not utilized for this tournament. Thats where 2022 PRO champion Ryan Brehm is competing this week. 23. 16. It started to come together at TPC Scottsdale. 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. Hell bank 300 FedExCup points and $684,000 of a record prize fund of $3.8 million. With primary rough at least 3 inches high, distance and accuracy off the tee plays up all week. Each week in our golf power rankings, we will highlight the top players on the PGA TOUR in order of likeliness to win the tournament. 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. He flew back to the U.S. to compete in the WM Phoenix Open, and the long travel seemed to catch up with him. On a track that can reach 7,506 yards and with primary rough at a standard two inches in height, shorter hitters are influenced to just play their game, but like all proper tests, Grand Reserve rewards all archetypes. Previous rank: 3 Scottie Scheffler became the third straight first-time winner on tour, beating Patrick Cantlay in a sudden-death playoff with a 26-foot putt Sunday at TPC Scottsdale. Also recorded a T11 at Pebble Beach four weeks ago. 9. Chris Kirk lifted his first trophy since 2015 as he completely a lovely comeback story after dealing with alcoholism and depression. 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. The positive is that Thomas rarely chains together poor ball striking, and he did putt well at Genesis. He posted another top-10 on Sunday, a tie for eighth, after overcoming a shaky driver in the first two rounds with a combined 11 fairways hit. Hovland won the Hero World Challenge, an unofficial event that Woods hosted in the Bahamas in December, but he hasn't done anything spectacular in official tournaments so far in 2023. 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, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Author of seven books on college football. Because it can stretch to 7,466 yards and winds often punish, muscle almost always has contributed to the profile of the champion. He was unable to earn his card through Korn Ferry Tour Finals last year, but he can redeem himself by going low at PGA National. The short game has been way off, but the ball striking continues to be there. Justin Thomas : Was gaining momentum going into Riviera after a huge final round in Phoenix vaulted him to 4th, but he lost all of that with one of his worst iron performances. He was 3-under after 36 holes and trailed by 9 shots. Shane Lowry : Im going to make the prediction that Lowry ends his strange poor history of four missed cuts here this week. 4. by Mastercard Rd 2 - Suspended ESPN+ ESPN Search. Finau has (barely) cooled off from his sizzling stretch last season, in which he won in back-to-back starts and was ninth at the Tour Championship. Collin Morikawa One of those was at Bay Hill in 2021, and hes been solid here in three starts. Another bounce back for @XSchauffele pic.twitter.com/pIvn48nDKs, It's official. The PGA Tour's 2021-22 season started way back in September but it kicks into high gear this week with the annual Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua's Plantation course.. Poston, Thomas Detry, Webb Simpson and Min Woo Lee will be among the notables reviewed in Golfbet Insider. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, only one other player in the past 20 seasons has put together a stretch like that: Tiger Woods. On Sunday, Scottie Scheffler reminded everyone in the sport who was ranked No. 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. 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week, Here's everything you missed this week in professional golf, Jin Young Ko up by 2 in Singapore title defense, Quigley fires 65 for early lead in PGA Champions, Kitayama handles windy Bay Hill as Rahm falters, Tiger not part of field for next week's Players, Young stretches lead to 4 in Puerto Rico Open, Rahm stays hot, finishes strong for Bay Hill lead, Rookie Young captures Puerto Rico lead with 63. Seamus Power: irl 2.579 . A year ago, Kim was preparing for the Royal's Cup in Thailand on the Asian Tour. One prize fight after another. Cantlay, who is ranked No.