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AT&T Byron Nelson: Top 10 power rankings at Trinity Forest

By Mike Randleman

DALLAS, TX - MAY 20: A general view of the clubhouse that overlooks the 18th hole during the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinity Forest Golf Club on May 20, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - MAY 20: A general view of the clubhouse that overlooks the 18th hole during the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinity Forest Golf Club on May 20, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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Don’t let the name fool you: Trinity Forest is a wide open, links style course that is a break from the norm this week on the PGA Tour as we approach the Byron Nelson.

The AT&T Byron Nelson is back at Trinity Forest Golf Club for the second year. The Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore design opened in 2016 and has received mix reviews.

It’s played more favorably with the media and golf course architect junkies who love the options the course gives players to attack. The links style course is wide open with little to no rough and allows for a ground game.

Rain softened what was supposed to be a firm and fast test last year and appears like it could dampen things again now.

Trinity Forest measures 7,380 yards for a par 71. It plays shorter than that given the very generous fairways and light rough.

It’s very much a second shot course and one that values course management and missing in the right spots around the greens.

Having a proper short game is also useful. Undulating greens make for tough landing areas and will repel balls away to make for some tricky up-and-downs.

Scores were low last year with Aaron Wise posting 23-under to win by three. Thirty-one players finished 10-under or better.

Next week is the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. The two courses couldn’t be much more different and many top players prefer to rest the week before a major, regardless of locale.

As a result, only one top-10 player and two top-20 players are in Texas this week.

It’s a bit of a tough break for one of the Tour’s long standing tournaments that honors one of the game’s legendary names.

This event was previously in a slightly better spot on the schedule more centrally positioned between majors (then the Masters and U.S. Open). Now, it’s a victim of a jam-packed spring/summer schedule between March and August.

Regardless, this week is a nice change of pace visually and is something light to chew on before we ramp up for another major next week.

Let’s see who can be the lone star in Texas:

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