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Houston Open: Top 10 power rankings at CC of Houston

By Mike Randleman

HUMBLE, TX - APRIL 01: A detailed view of the flag pin on the 18th hole during the final round of the Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on April 1, 2018 in Humble, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
HUMBLE, TX - APRIL 01: A detailed view of the flag pin on the 18th hole during the final round of the Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on April 1, 2018 in Humble, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 04: Sebastian Munoz hits off the 17th tee during the second round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin on October 04, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 04: Sebastian Munoz hits off the 17th tee during the second round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin on October 04, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) /

Sebastian Munoz retained his early lead in the FedEx Cup standings despite a missed cut last week at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. That’s because it was his only blemish in four starts in the 2019-2020 season.

The Colombian earned his first career PGA Tour win at the Sanderson Farms Championship where he beat Rookie of the Year Sungjae Im in a playoff. This was on the heels of a T-7 finish the week prior, playing at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier.

After Sanderson, the 26-year-old PGA Tour sophomore got in contention again at the Safeway Open. He got into the final group on Sunday before fading for a T-33. Munoz missed the cut last week in Las Vegas, but a couple of extra days to recoup for the Houston Open can’t be the worst thing.

The MC snapped a streak of nine straight cuts made.

He is making his debut at the Golf Club of Houston. He’ll find it’s a layout that benefits a long and relatively straight hitter like him. Munoz is 34th this season in driving distance (324.4) and 68th in driving accuracy (62.5%). He’s also sixth in SG approach (1.428) and 29th around the green (.55).

Munoz has played well in Texas before. He finished T-10 at this year’s AT&T Byron Nelson at another firm and fast course.

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