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CareerBuilder Challenge Power Rankings: Top ten at PGA West

By Mike Randleman

LA QUINTA, CA - JANUARY 22: The group of Adam Hadwin of Canada, Dominic Bozzelli and Hudson Swafford prepare to putt on the fifth green during the final round of the CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with The Clinton Foundation at the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West on January 22, 2017 in La Quinta, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LA QUINTA, CA - JANUARY 22: The group of Adam Hadwin of Canada, Dominic Bozzelli and Hudson Swafford prepare to putt on the fifth green during the final round of the CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with The Clinton Foundation at the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West on January 22, 2017 in La Quinta, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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LA QUINTA, CA – JANUARY 21: Zach Johnson plays his shot from the ninth tee during the third round of the CareerBuilder Challenge in Partnership with The Clinton Foundation at the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West on January 21, 2017 in La Quinta, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Zach Johnson’s had a rough go of it at the CareerBuilder Challenge of late as the Iowan’s missed three cuts in a row in La Quinta. Fortunately, he can fall back on prior success at this event and recent success on the PGA Tour.

Starting with tournament history, ZJ lays claim to five top-25s in La Quinta, the best of the bunch being a T3 in 2014. A Sunday 62, the low round of the tournament in ’14, vaulted him just three shots out of a playoff.

On the PGA Tour, Johnson is off to a solid start in 2017-18. He tied for 13th at the Safeway Open, finished T23 at the OHL Classic, T8 at the RSM Classic and a T14 last week at the Sony Open. Johnson co-led with a first-round 63 last week and had three rounds in the 60s.

Johnson doesn’t have a reputation to go super low, but he’s holding his own so far this season at 43rd in par breakers. He’s been solid once again with the putter (40th strokes gained), and has been even better when getting to the green; Johnson is 10th in strokes gained approaching-the-green.

None of the three courses in play this week are terribly long, and trouble awaits bombers who miss errantly. If Johnson is sharp, there’s no reason he can’t win for the first time since his Open Championship triumph in 2015.

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