2020 DP World Tour Championship: Top 10 power rankings at the Earth course

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 22: Marcus Kinhult plays his third shot on the 17th hole during Day Two of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 22, 2019 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

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Nov 13, 2020; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Christiaan Bezuidenhout looks over his putt on the 14th green during the second round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National GC. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports /

Christiaan Bezuidenhout is bezuiden-hot right now. The rising South African just won his second event in a row in his home country, going back to back at the Alfred Dunhill Championship and South African Open. Bezuidenhout won by four and five shots, respectively.

He’s up to three worldwide wins in 2020 as he also won early in the year at the Challenge Tour/Sunshine Tour co-sanctioned Dimension Data Pro-Am. Impressive stuff for someone who hadn’t won anywhere since the Sunshine Tour’s 2016 Sun Fish River Challenge.

The 26 year old is on cloud nine, saying it was a “dream to win his national open” last week.

Most of his success has come in fairly low stakes events. I like him to parlay his sensational form into a high finish next to some big names here at the DP World Tour Championship.

Bezuidenhout acquitted himself well at his debut at the Earth Course in 2019. He carded 71-67-70-73 to finish T-12th. He was 10th in the field in scrambling (45.1%) and 17th in greens in regulation (76.4%).

Prior to his two wins, he also earned T-15th in November at the Joburg Open.

Bezuidenhout leads the European Tour in putts per round (27.84) and is second in sand saves (70.69). He’s got work to do on his ball striking, but as long as you can avoid some penal native areas there is room to maneuver around the Earth Course.

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