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Honda Classic: Top 10 power rankings

By Mike Randleman

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 25: A sign and statue of a bear to mark the three holes known as the bear trap prior to the start of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 25, 2014 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 25: A sign and statue of a bear to mark the three holes known as the bear trap prior to the start of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 25, 2014 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) /
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – FEBRUARY 24: Gary Woodland plays a shot on the first fairway during the third round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 24, 2018 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – FEBRUARY 24: Gary Woodland plays a shot on the first fairway during the third round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 24, 2018 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Gary Woodland isn’t a part of the Jupiter mafia assembled in south Florida this week, but his resume at the Honda Classic makes it look that way.

The Kansan is 6-for-6 in making the cut at PGA National and was near the top in 2017 when he finished T2 (71-66-66-69). He also picked up a T6 in 2011 and his trip last year netted a T49.

When Woodland played well in ‘17 he hit the ball beautifully. He hit 70.83 percent greens in regulation and 76.79 percent of fairways while averaging 305 yards off the tee.

Woodland, 34, is making his sixth start of 2019 and second in as many weeks after a T17 (71-71-67-69) last week at the WGC-Mexico. That was his fourth top-20 of the year to go with solo second at the Tournament of Champions, a T9 at the Farmers Insurance Open and T7 at the Waste Management.

Woodland ranks sixth in scoring average (69.7) and is in the positive in all main strokes gained categories. He’s seventh tee to green and has found a way to blend power (15th in distance) and accuracy (23rd) off the tee. That’s big news if he can keep up a semblance of that driving prowess as he’s never finished top 50 in accuracy in his career.

He’s 12th in par-4 scoring and second in par-5s. Twelve of his 15 rounds in 2019 have been par or better. Woodland recently reached a career best 22nd in the world which has been aided by making 13 cuts in a row going back to May 2018.

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