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PGA TOUR Power Rankings: 2017 Safeway Open

By Brandon Raper

NAPA, CA - OCTOBER 16: Phil Mickelson tees off on the second hole during the final round of the Safeway Open at the North Course of the Silverado Resort and Spa on October 16, 2016 in Napa, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
NAPA, CA - OCTOBER 16: Phil Mickelson tees off on the second hole during the final round of the Safeway Open at the North Course of the Silverado Resort and Spa on October 16, 2016 in Napa, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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Safeway Open Power Rankings Chez Reavie
LAKE FOREST, IL – SEPTEMBER 17: Chez Reavie hits his second shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club on September 17, 2017 in Lake Forest, Illinois. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Chez Reavie not only has one of the best names in all of golf, but he’s also got a strong game, and it’s well-suited for the PGA TOUR season opener at Silverado. Don’t know him yet? You might know him better in just a few days.

Reavie just enjoyed his best TOUR season since 2011. With four top-ten finishes and 11 top-25s through 28 starts, the 35-year-old out of Arizona State made it to the third leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, finishing tied for 12th at the BMW Championship. Although his late-year push came up a little short of making the TOUR Championship, Reavie is carrying over some impressive form into the start of the new PGA TOUR season, with four top-25s in his last six starts.

Silverado could give Reavie a nice boost of comfort, considering his recent performances there as well. Although he could only muster a T53 in his first start there in 2014, he’s been inside the top-25 each of the past two seasons. He put together a bogey-free third round at Silverado a year ago, but four bogeys on the front nine Sunday took him out of true contention.

Reavie can build on a successful 2016-17 campaign immediately this week. He ranked fourth on TOUR in driving accuracy (71.40% of fairways hit) and 40th in greens-in-regulation, holding putting surfaces at a clip greater than 67 percent.

Look for Reavie to be lurking at the top of the leaderboard all weekend long.

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