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Zozo Championship: Top 10 power rankings at Accordia

By Mike Randleman

INZAI, JAPAN - OCTOBER 21: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the 1st hole during The Challenge: Japan Skins at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on October 21, 2019 in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
INZAI, JAPAN - OCTOBER 21: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the 1st hole during The Challenge: Japan Skins at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on October 21, 2019 in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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JEJU, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 20: Gary Woodland of the United states smiles on the 3rd tee during the final round of the CJ Cup @Nine Bridges at the Club at Nine Bridges on October 20, 2019 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 20: Gary Woodland of the United states smiles on the 3rd tee during the final round of the CJ Cup @Nine Bridges at the Club at Nine Bridges on October 20, 2019 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) /

Gary Woodland had his best post-US Open performance last week at the CJ Cup. The big-hitting American finished T-3 in South Korea and was the low man on the weekend (71-71-65-66).

The 35-year-old hadn’t finished higher than T-15 since his first major championship won at Pebble Beach. And that came at the 30-man Tour Championship.

He seemed optimistic about the progress made at the CJ Cup, which presented a similar challenge to what we’ll see this week at the Zozo Championship.

Woodland should be able to overpower a course like Narashino. He was 16th in strokes gained tee to green (1.025) and 13th in driving distance (308.2).

As long as he can avoid the big misses, I think he can get by on and around the greens just fine.

Four rounds in the 60s are likely a requisite to win the Zozo Championship. Woodland knows how to go low, finishing fifth in birdie average (4.38).

The Kansas University graduate has some good results in Asia. He was twice a runner up at the now-defunct CIMB Classic in Malaysia as well as the 2018 CJ Cup.

The honeymoon has worn off from the moment of his life at the US Open. Now, I think Woodland will get back to the grind and try to make the most out of the last few years of his prime.

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