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The Northern Trust: Power rankings for the FedEx Cup Playoff opener

By Mike Randleman

PARAMUS, NJ - AUGUST 24: Jason Day of Australia plays his shot from the eighth tee during the final round of The Barclays at The Ridgewood Country Club on August 24, 2014 in Paramus, New Jersey. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PARAMUS, NJ - AUGUST 24: Jason Day of Australia plays his shot from the eighth tee during the final round of The Barclays at The Ridgewood Country Club on August 24, 2014 in Paramus, New Jersey. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /
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WESTBURY, NY – AUGUST 26: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot from the ninth tee during round three of The Northern Trust at Glen Oaks Club on August 26, 2017 in Westbury, New York. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
WESTBURY, NY – AUGUST 26: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot from the ninth tee during round three of The Northern Trust at Glen Oaks Club on August 26, 2017 in Westbury, New York. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

The big game hunter that is Brooks Koepka is going to show us he can win some non-majors, too.

The 2018 U.S. Open and PGA Championship winner is making his first start since claiming the PGA title. His backers are hoping he hasn’t cooled off in his week off.

Since the U.S. Open in June, he’s made four of five cuts and was solo fifth at the no-cut Bridgestone (despite not making anything on the greens).

He had great looks for birdie all along the back nine at Bellerive. When he’s firing on all cylinders, his game tee to green is elite.

Koepka is 25th on Tour in tee to green and his stats have been better of late; he was working back from a wrist injury this spring.

He is 11th on Tour in par-4 scoring. While it doesn’t expect to be a birdie fest this week, Koepka could turn it into one in his first trip to Ridgewood. He’s seventh in par breakers.

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