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

Aaron Wise had an outstanding collegiate career and vindicated it with his professional coming out party at the 2018 Byron Nelson.

The 2016 NCAA individual and team national champion graduated from the Web.com Tour in 2017 and was PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2018 thanks largely to his win at Trinity Forest.

He’ll say it himself that his driving his one of his best strengths (19th SG off the tee), but Wise proved he could plod his way around as needed.

“I love playing really firm golf courses because it brings a lot of thinking in and today I didn’t have quite as many drivers as I had the last couple of days because it was firmer,” Wise said Saturday in 2018.

Wise posted two more top-10s in 2018 after the win and had five for the calendar year. He’s still seeking his first of 2019, but is not far off path.

The 22-year-old was steady with rounds of 69-70-69-71 to post T18 last week at Quail Hollow. He also was solo 17th at Augusta and T19 at the WGC-Mexico.

Wise missed three of his first four cuts of 2019 but responded by making three of his last four.

He’s capable of going low (sixth in birdie average) and will stand to benefit if the rains come in as forecasted.