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Quicken Loans National: Power ranking the top 10 at TPC Potomac

By Mike Randleman

POTOMAC, MD - JULY 02: The winner's trophy is displayed on the 18th green after Kyle Stanley of the United States defeated Charles Howell III of the United States during a playoff in the final round of the Quicken Loans National on July 2, 2017 TPC Potomac in Potomac, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
POTOMAC, MD - JULY 02: The winner's trophy is displayed on the 18th green after Kyle Stanley of the United States defeated Charles Howell III of the United States during a playoff in the final round of the Quicken Loans National on July 2, 2017 TPC Potomac in Potomac, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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The 2018 Quicken Loans National will be the PGA TOUR’s final stop in the capital region for the foreseeable future. Who will step up and bring home the win at Tiger’s tournament?

The tournament will continue on, but the geography will soon change. After residing in the Washington D.C. area since its inaugural event in 2007, the Quicken Loans National will move to the Detroit metro in 2019.

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm is the fourth different course to host the National, as it hosts for the second year in a row. The course was built in 1986 and underwent a 2009 redesign under the watch of a who’s who of Davis Love III, Gil Hanse, Pete Dye, Fred Funk and Tom Fazio.

It also hosted PGA Tour events (Kemper Open, FBR Capital Open, Booz Allen Classic) from 1987-2004 and in 2006. It hosted the Senior Players in 2010 and a pair of Web.com Tour events in 2012 and 2013.

The par-70 layout measures 7,139 yards. Independence Bentgrass covers the fairways and Penn A1/AF Bentgrass is on the greens.

Par-4 scoring will be important. Length isn’t key to getting around this course that could allow for a variety of different styles to win.

After the U.S. Open and then last week’s Travelers Championship, which featured its strongest field ever, this week’s slot on the schedule is a tough one.

Add in that the European Tour is hosting the Open de France at Le Golf Nacional, site of the 2018 Ryder Cup, and it’s slim pickings in the field this week.

Only one from the world top 10 and three from the top 25 are here this week.

Nonetheless, this tournament has given us some fun moments in recent years. Kyle Stanley beat Charles Howell III in a playoff in 2017, a year after Billy Hurley III’s inspiring win that came on the heels of the passing of his father.

Plus, Tiger Woods will be around for the first time since his disaster at Shinnecock Hills to provide a little star power.

Here’s who I’m expecting to send D.C. out on a high note this week.

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