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CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges: Power ranking the top 10 at Jeju Island

By Mike Randleman

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 22: A general view of the 18th green during the final round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on October 22, 2017 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 22: A general view of the 18th green during the final round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on October 22, 2017 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) /
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ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND – OCTOBER 07: Brooks Koepka of The United States on the 17th green during day four of the 2018 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on October 7, 2018 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND – OCTOBER 07: Brooks Koepka of The United States on the 17th green during day four of the 2018 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on October 7, 2018 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

The U.S. Open and PGA Championship winner adds some star power to this event. Koepka, who was recently named 2017-18 PGA Tour Player of the Year, comes to South Korea off of a T7 in his last start at the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Koepka didn’t star at the Ryder Cup, but he didn’t play poorly, either. Add in three top-20s in the FedEx Cup Playoffs and I’m prone to think he’ll win one of these non-majors sooner or later.

This is his debut at Nine Bridges, but it’s a course that appears to set up well for him: wide fairways that lead to target golf with water and sand protecting greens.

Buyer beware: It’s a little unsure how raring to go Koepka will be. He spent a couple weeks in Europe for the Ryder Cup and Dunhill Links and then presumably went back to Florida for the week. Making the 13-hour trek back east could be a bit much, but travel also isn’t what it used to be. Methinks this is a safe pick when it comes down to it, but rolling with someone who was already established in Asia isn’t a bad idea, either.

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