Power Rankings: ClubCorp Classic
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BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI - APRIL 03: Bob Estes of the United States waves to the crowd after hitting his approach shot near the pin on the ninth hole during the final round of the Rapiscan Systems Classic at Grand Bear Golf Club on April 03, 2022 in Biloxi, Mississippi. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
PGA TOUR Champions returns to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for the first time since 1996 with the inaugural ClubCorp Classic.
For the second time in as many events, a new track will debut, as the newly renovated Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, takes center stage.
This week, Mark Calcavecchia becomes the 23rd pro to make 1,000 combined starts on the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions. “Calc” has won 13 times on the PGA TOUR, including the 1989 Open Championship, as well as four PGA TOUR Champions titles.
Las Colinas Country Club
| Yards (per official scorecard): | 6,703 |
| Par: | 71 (36-35) |
| Greens: | Champion G-12 Bermuda; 6,250 square feet on average. |
| Stimpmeter: | 11.5 feet. |
| Rough: | TifTuf Bermudagrass at 2 inches. |
| Bunkers/Water Hazards | 47/8 (water in play on 8 holes). |
| Architects: | Joe Finger (1963); Jim Lipe 2019 redesign. |
| Purse: | $2 million; $300,000 winner. |
| Defending Champion (event): | Inaugural event. |
| Tournament Course Record: | Inaugural event. |
| Tournament Scoring Record: | Inaugural event. |
| Fact of the Week: | There are five par-3 holes and four par-5 holes. |
| Fact of the Week II: | Field of 78 professionals will be joined by 50 amateurs/celebrities. |
POWER RANKINGS
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The redesign of Las Colinas CC will take center stage with the professionals and superstars playing this week. Jim Lipe replaced the Bentgrass greens with Bermuda and also added Zoysia grass to the fairways, collars and approaches into the greens. Trees were subtracted and greens perched and enlarged to give PGA TOUR Champions a fresh canvas this week.
With only 25 acres of tree-lined fairways, accuracy should be a priority this week. Only 47 bunkers remain from the redesign, but they are more strategically placed. Green complexes averaging 6,250 square feet provide ample targets, but some have been stretched tantalizingly close to water penalty areas while others expanded to add new pin placements.
The new test should favor the ball-strikers, while the putters will have to quickly learn the new green complexes. Mother Nature will make an appearance this week and the early forecast for Sunday is, gulp, not great. Winds blowing Friday and Saturday will have gusts stronger than 30 mph on top of the already windy conditions, so find players who can control their golf ball in Texas!
Rapiscan Systems Classic Results
10. Rod Pampling - T20
9. Doug Barron - T23
8. Rocco Mediate - T60
7. David Toms - DNS
6. Robert Karlsson - T56
5. Ernie Els - T30
4. Retief Goosen - T5
3. Tim Petrovic - T60
2. Bernhard Langer - T39
1. Miguel Angel Jimenez - T8
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