Power Rankings: Boeing Classic

The international portion of the summer schedule is complete and it's back to the States and the Seattle suburbs for the 17th edition of the Boeing Classic.

For the fifth consecutive season the The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge welcomes PGA TOUR Champions. Jack Nicklaus laid out 7,217 yards (Par-72) in 1999 and the course was put into use on TOUR for the first time in 2017 with Jerry Kelly picking up the trophy. There was no event in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rod Pampling returns to defend his title as he posted the highest winning score (-13) in four previous events by six shots. The field of 78 will play 54 holes (no cut) for a purse of $2.2 million with the winner taking home $330k.

POWER RANKINGS

Just Missed: Dean Wilson, Woody Austin, Rocco Mediate, and Ken Tanigawa.

A return to the States and a return to making birdies are on the menu this week for PGA TOUR Champions. The last four events have consisted of three major championships and last week's Shaw Charity Classic. Over those 288 holes exactly three players have finished the week double digits under par. Exactly zero of them were accounted for last week in Calgary.

Rod Pampling's 12-under was the highest winning score by six shots in event history last season. Jerry Kelly posted 19-under in the first iteration at Snoqualmie Ridge and was followed by Scott Parel and Brandt Jobe both posting 18-under.

Jack will give plenty of room to swing it off the tee (37 fairway acres) and will provide ample targets to attack from the fairway. The Poa annua greens are on average 6,000 square feet and that's where the fun begins.

Par-72 on the card this week stretching over 7,200 yards comes equipped with four Par-5 holes and four Par-3 holes. Leaning on a bit of lumber this week will come in handy as the Par-3 holes are all 196 yards or better and half of the Par-5 holes check in at 550 yards or better. Not many short hitters thrive on Nicklaus designs.

Kevin Sutherland posted 60 here in 2018, the best score by three shots since the move in 2017.

There has never been a playoff to determine the previous four winners.

The average winning score is 16.75 under par.

Absolutely gorgeous, if not "hot", conditions for tournament play this week as temperatures hover in the upper 70s with the possibility of the low 80s. Let's hope the scoring stays in the 60s! No rain in the forecast for tournament week after Tuesday morning.

Last Time - Shaw Charity Classic

Just Missed: Billy Andrade - T34, Joe Durant - T3, Jeff Maggert - T64

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