PGA Tour Top 10 Power Rankings: Genesis Open
By Sam Belden
Charl Schwartzel — 173rd
A recent fixture at Riviera Country Club, Schwartzel has made the cut in each of the last four years, finding the top five in both 2013 and 2014. He picked the course apart on a near daily basis back in those years, signing for a total of seven rounds in the 60s. Beyond that, his recent form is fairly encouraging — while he missed the cut in Malaysia last week, he was a first-timer at the event, so the poor result may well have had to do with inexperience. He closed out 2016 with back-to-back top five finishes and should still have some momentum from that stretch.
To go along with all that, Schwartzel is an outstanding ball striker, ranking seventh on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: approach-the-green last season. That skill will help him rise to the challenge on what should be a tough layout at Riviera.
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