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CJ Cup: Top 10 power rankings at The Club at Nine Bridges

By Mike Randleman

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 21: Ryan Armour of United States on the 18th hole during the final round of the CJ Cup at the Nine Bridges on October 21, 2018 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 21: Ryan Armour of United States on the 18th hole during the final round of the CJ Cup at the Nine Bridges on October 21, 2018 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) /
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JEJU, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 21: Gary Woodland of United States reacts after birdie putt on the 9th hole during the final round of the CJ Cup at the Nine Bridges on October 21, 2018 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 21: Gary Woodland of United States reacts after birdie putt on the 9th hole during the final round of the CJ Cup at the Nine Bridges on October 21, 2018 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) /

Gary Woodland and Brooks Koepka finished first and second in two tournaments last season. Woodland will gladly accept his win at the U.S. Open over the CJ Cup.

The Kansan bounced back from an opening 73 to impressively close in 67-68-63, but the hole was too deep to climb out of as Koepka won by four over the runner up, Woodland.

Woodland seemed to use that as a springboard as he finished second at the Tournament of Champions. Three more top-10s preceded his life-changing win at Pebble Beach.

The honeymoon took a toll on the 35-year-old as he missed his next two cuts. Woodland is inching his way back into form as he’s made a couple cuts in a row and also beat about half the field at the Tour Championship (T-15).

This is Woodland’s second start of 2019-2020 after finishing T-55 at the Shriners.

I think hitting the refresh button in a new season will be good for Woodland, who seems to play some of his best golf in the quieter parts of the season.

Woodland is making his third trip to Nine Bridges as he finished T-40 in 2017 (78-72-74-69).

The key this week will be avoiding the big misses off the tee. Woodland was 19th in strokes gained off the tee last season (.4720, but that’s more because of his length (13th, 308.2) than accuracy (79th, 63.41%).

Fortunatelty, Woodland can score from anywhere and is a birdie making machine (5th, 4.38 per round). He figures to stand out on the par-5s this week as he averaged 4.49 in 2018-19 (4th).

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