Wells Fargo Championship Power Rankings: Top 10 picks for Quail Hollow

CHARLOTTE, NC - AUGUST 13: Chris Stroud of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club on August 13, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 06: Tiger Woods poses with the winner’s trophy after his two-stroke victory at the Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow Club on May 6, 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

This will be Tiger’s first start at Quail Hollow since 2012. He missed his last two starts here post-scandal in 2010 and 2012, but it’s hard to compare results from those years to now.

So, we’ll work with what we’ve got from Big Cat in 2017-18.

We’ve seen some solid results from Woods in a relatively small sample size post-comeback from back surgery.

The highlight was certainly a T2 at the Valspar Championship flanked by a T5 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and solo 12th at the Honda Classic. Even a T32 at the Masters isn’t anything to be ashamed of given it was his first major start since 2015.

Woods’ inaccuracy off the tee (203rd in fairways hit) limits his margin for error at Quail Hollow, though his distance will atone for some waywardness.

His putting (sixth in strokes gained) and short game (eighth SG around-the-green) are farther along than some expected. These facets have helped him grind out high finishes, but we’ve yet to see many vintage Tiger low rounds.

Woods won this event in 2007 and has four finishes inside the top 10 in six starts.

Given the toughness of Quail Hollow, particularly after the recent changes, it won’t take a crazy low score to win this week.

Four straight rounds of 70 might be all it takes. A rested Woods certainly seems capable of that.

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