Power Rankings: Club Car Championship at The Landings Club
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LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA - MARCH 26: George Cunningham hits a tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the Lake Charles Championship at Country Club at Golden Nugget on March 26, 2022 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Written by Mike Glasscott
March turns into April as the Korn Ferry Tour marches into Savannah for the eighth event of the 2022 season.
Formerly known as the Savannah Golf Championship, Club Car took over the sponsorship reigns in 2021. The 2020 edition was played in October due to COVID-19 but returned to its traditional spot on the calendar after a quick turnaround for March 2021.
Tom Fazio's Deer Creek layout will be featured for the fifth consecutive season so course form will be a factor again this week.
You're not seeing double, I promise! The Landings Club name should sound familiar as it hosts Final Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament. The Landings Club’s Magnolia and Marshwood courses provide this test every November, but the Deer Creek track is saved for those who qualify to compete in the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season.
On the line this week is a prize pool of $750,000, with the winner enjoying $135,000.
| Yards (per official scorecard): | 7,185 |
| Par: | 72 (36-36). |
| Greens: | TifEagle Bermuda; Approximately 6,500 square feet on average. |
| Stimpmeter: | 12 feet. |
| Rough: | Celebration Bermuda at 2 inches. |
| Bunkers/Water Penalty Areas | 64/12 (in play on 6 holes). |
| Defending Champion: | Adam Svensson (-17; not entered). |
| 72 Hole Tournament Record: | Sam Burns (-24; 264) 2018, inaugural event. |
| Course Record (last): | 62; Julian Etulain (2020). |
POWER RANKINGS
| RANK | PLAYER | COMMENT | ||
Just Missed
Kevin Yu, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, MJ Daffue, Vince India, Taylor Montgomery.
Landing the ball on the green this week should be the first box checked for the field of 156 on this second-shot layout. With plenty of room to swing it off the tee, finding GIR is the first step to keeping it in the 60s. Another week on Bermuda greens shouldn't bother this bunch, yet hitting 12 feet on the Stimpmeter will identify those who prefer this surface. Errant approach shots will be met with closely mown areas where decisions and execution will have to be made to save par.
Only Adam Svensson has finished the week in the top 10 of par-5 scoring (T7), while none of the four winners were in the top 13 of par-3 scoring. Of the four champions, three have led or co-led the field in par-4 scoring while Svensson was T10.
In the four previous events, 16-under has been the highest winning score, so multiple rounds of 70 or worse on the card isn't the formula this week. Even when the breeze picks up as it did last year, 17-under still was needed to pick up the trophy. Scottie Scheffler circled TWENTY EIGHT birdies here in 2019 and was defeated in a playoff by Dan McCarthy. Sam Burns rolled in 24 of them in the event's debut.
The par-72 has four par-5 holes, including No. 18 where plenty of drama can happen. Half of the four winners here needed extra holes and the other two won by a single shot. The winners here haven't carded more than six bogeys for the event.
Last Week's Results
No. 10 - Matt McCarty - T17 with all four rounds at 70 or better.
No. 9 - Erik Barnes - T21 after opening with 73.
No. 8 - Trevor Werbylo - WINNER WINNER PLAYOFF DINNER.
No. 7 - Carl Yuan - MC
No. 6 - Ben Taylor - MC after 78-69.
No. 5 - Brandon Matthews - T21; 63 in Round 3, 74 in Round 4.
No. 4 - Zecheng "Marty" Dou - T21
No. 3 - Justin Suh - T9
No. 2 - Seonghyeon Kim - P2
No. 1 - Ben Griffin - T9
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