Charles Schwab Challenge 2019: Power ranking the top ten at Colonial

The Charles Schwab Challenge may not have Tiger or Brooks at Hogan’s Alley this week, but our Power Rankings still feature some intriguing names.

One of the Tour’s longstanding events has gone by more names lately than Sean Combs. In the last three years it’s gone by the Dean & Deluca Invitational, was sponsor-less last year for the Fort Worth Invitational, and now has paired up with Big Investment as the Charles Schwab Challenge.

The names change, but historic Colonial Country Club has largely stayed the same.

Going back to 1946, it’s hosted tournament champions like Hogan, Nicklaus and Palmer.

The Perry Maxwell design is a par-70 measuring 7,209 yards. It’s defined by narrow fairways and small greens.

The par-5s don’t yield many eagles, but anything less than birdie will usually be disappointing.

The par-3s are all 180 yards-plus so approach proximity from 175-225 could be useful. Doubly so for those who lay back off the tee. Par-4 scoring is important as well.

Greens are Bentgrass, which is common in the Lone Star State.

The forecast calls for chance of storms Wednesday through Saturday with winds in the teens miles per hour.

This is an invitational which means a slightly smaller field of 122. Past tournament champions are exempt, so that explains the likes of Keith Clearwater and Kenny Perry on the tee sheet.

Colonial usually doesn’t fall after a major, but the new schedule puts it in this position it splits it up from the Byron Nelson in Dallas, which is a natural pair and arguably hurts both fields.

Nonetheless, there are still plenty of big names and reasons to watch this week. Besides, we’re only three weeks from the next major!

Here are ten players I have pegged for success at the Charles Schwab Challenge.