Power Rankings: Live and Work in Maine Open
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Written by Mike Glasscott
With only six regular season events remaining on the KFT schedule this season the opportunities for jumping into The 25 are dwindling.
Last week Monday qualifier Norman Xiong blew away the field in Wichita to become the first qualifier since 2016 to win. He also received membership and won't have to worry about qualifying on Mondays for the rest of the season either!
Trevor Werbylo also "won" this week as he's accumulated enough points to secure his 2022-23 PGA TOUR card.
With six events remaining there are 17 more PGA TOUR cards available to claim so there is plenty again to play for this week. Players ranking Nos. 22 thru 28 will clinch with a solo second or victory. Those sitting Nos. 29 thru 40 will need a win to make it to the big league.
The Live and Work in Maine Open returns this season for event No. 2. Originally scheduled for 2020, the inaugural event was won by current PGA TOUR member Chad Ramey. Falmouth Country Club will host for the second year running.
On the line is a purse of $750,000 with the winner enjoying $135,000 plus 500 KFT points. A full field of 156 players is expected.
Falmouth Country Club
| Yards (per official scorecard): | 7,299 |
| Par: | 71 (35-36) |
| Architect: | Brian Silva (1988) |
| Greens: | Bentgrass |
| Stimpmeter: | 12 feet |
| Rough: | Bluegrass, Fescue at 2.5" inches |
| Bunkers/Water Penalty Areas: | 100/8 (in play on 8 holes) |
| Defending Champion: | Chad Ramey (-16); not entered |
| 72 Hole Tournament Record (course): | 16-under; Chad Ramey (2021) |
| Course Record (last): | 62; Joshua Creel (Round 2, 2021) |
POWER RANKINGS
| RANK | PLAYER | COMMENT | ||
Falmouth Country Club takes its second turn as host for the 2022 edition and the stock Par-71 will play 73 yards shorter than the original edition. Reductions on Hole No. 8 (513 is now 486) and Hole No. 13 (436 is now 390) will shift the total yardage on the scorecard from 7,372 to 7,299.
With only 25 yards of fairway acreage I'm looking back to last year for clues. Ramey entered the week second in Fairways and sixth GIR on KFT. At the end of the week he was holding the trophy as he led the field in GIR and was fourth in Fairways.
The first champion also navigated the Par-3 holes with aplomb. The card lists all four three shotters as 198 yards or better so there's no faking it this week. Ramey ended the week holding the trophy as he was T3 in Par-3 scoring and only squared five total bogeys for the week.
The cut was 2-under last time around so rounds in the 70s probably will need to take the week off again. Last year the top 17 players were 10-under or better. Falmouth County Club checked at 70.861 (-0.139) and ranked 15th most difficult on KFT.
Spring-like conditions welcome the beginning of summer and a shower is in the forecast early for round one. Temperatures increase throughout as the 60s are replaced by the mid to high 70s as the final 36 holes line up.
Last Week - Wichita Open
No. 10 - Patrick Fishburn - 71-66 one too many, MC
No. 9 - Michael Kim - Played his last 54 in 14-under with a 62 in Round 2 for T23
No. 8 - Zack Fischer - 70-67 one too many, MC
No. 7 - Brent Grant - 69-68 one too many, MC
No. 6 - Augusto Nunez - 6th. Nailed it. Haha
No. 5 - Kevin Yu - 3rd
No. 4 - Vincent Norrman - T8
No. 3 - Justin Suh - T11
No. 2 - Nicolas Echavarria - T51
No. 1 - Paul Haley II - T11
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