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Fort Worth Invitational Power Rankings: Top 10 picks for Colonial

By Mike Randleman

FORT WORTH, TX - MAY 29: Jordan Spieth makes a birdie putt on the 18th green to win the DEAN & DELUCA Invitational at Colonial Country Club on May 29, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - MAY 29: Jordan Spieth makes a birdie putt on the 18th green to win the DEAN & DELUCA Invitational at Colonial Country Club on May 29, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) /
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FT. WORTH, TX – MAY 30: Zach Johnson walks off the 11th tee during the final round of the 2010 Crowne Plaza Invitational at the Colonial Country Club on May 30, 2010 in Ft. Worth, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
FT. WORTH, TX – MAY 30: Zach Johnson walks off the 11th tee during the final round of the 2010 Crowne Plaza Invitational at the Colonial Country Club on May 30, 2010 in Ft. Worth, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

Aside from last year’s bizarre bag-emptying fiasco, Zach Johnson’s good memories at Colonial have to outweigh the bad. ZJ won the Fort Worth Invitational in 2010 and 2012.

His 21-under 259 in 2010 still stands as the tournament record. In 2012, Johnson stopped Jason Dufner from winning his third event in four starts despite being penalized a shot for incorrectly marking his ball on the 72nd green.

Johnson’s 11-for-11 in cuts made at Colonial. From 2009 to 2013 he went T9-1-4-1-3.

“There’s a reason why I love playing here and I keep coming back,” Johnson was quoted by the New York Times. “It does suit me as far as shot-making goes, and certainly the bentgrass, which I grew up on.”

The 2017-18 season has been a slimmed down version of the type of production we’re used to from Johnson. He hasn’t missed a cut since the Northern Trust in August, yet in that span he hasn’t gotten into contention late on a Sunday.

Johnson showed good signs with a solo fifth at the Valero Texas Open a few weeks ago. With a week off in advance of Colonial, I like Johnson to remind us the future hall of famer’s still got some game left.

Johnson’s accuracy off the tee (69th on Tour) isn’t where he’d like it, but he’s at a place where he doesn’t need to crush driver every hole to stay in the mix. He’ll be in the short grass plenty this week where he can go pin hunting: Johnson’s third in proximity from the fairway and a surprising 20th in birdie average.

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