Barracuda Championship: Power ranking the top 10 golfers at Montreux

The Barracuda Championship brings back the unique modified Stableford scoring system. Who will go high – in a good way – this week at Montreux?

I spend so much time trying to point out who’s going to go low each week. For a change, high scores are in vogue this week at the Barracuda Championship.

The Barracuda features the modified stableford scoring format, which has been in play at this event since 2012. Here’s a quick refresher: albatross = 8 points, eagle = 5, birdie = 2, par = 0, bogey = -1 and double bogey or worse = -3.

Winning score has fallen between 43-49 points each year.

Not only will scores be wacky, but so will the yardages. It’s a tough week for caddies as host course Montreux Golf and Country Club is at 5,600 feet, meaning the ball will travel farther than normal.

Playing opposite the WGC-Bridgestone, this week’s field is lacking in star power. Instead, the big story around events like these is watching the top 125 bubble.

For pros scrambling to get into events, it basically comes down to this week and the Wyndham Championship to earn more FedEx Cup points and approach the top 125 to make the playoffs.

It’s also one last shot for players to qualify for next week’s PGA Championship. The winner earns a spot into Bellerive.

Montreux is a par-72, 7,472 yards but doesn’t play as long as listed for reasons listed above. Elevation varies almost 500 feet just across the layout itself.

The greens are big (~6,000 average square feet) and will run at around a 12 on the Stimpmeter.

All types of players have won here in recent years from plodder Greg Chalmers to bomber Gary Woodland.

With that said, recent form and course history will factor in heavily in determining this week’s top 10.

Without further adieu, let’s go: