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2021 Honda Classic: Top 10 power rankings at PGA National

By Mike Randleman

Mar 1, 2020; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Mackenzie Hughes putts on the 18th green during the final round of the 2020 Honda Classic golf tournament at PGA National (Champion). Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2020; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Mackenzie Hughes putts on the 18th green during the final round of the 2020 Honda Classic golf tournament at PGA National (Champion). Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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The PGA Tour concludes its four-week sojourn through Florida this week at the Honda Classic. This event dates back to 1972 and has been held at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens since 2007.

PGA National’s Champion course is best known for the “Bear Trap,” one of the Tour’s toughest three-hole stretches at holes 15-17. There are no breaks anywhere on the course. The par-4, 479-yard No. 6 was the fourth toughest hole on the PGA Tour in 2018-19 at a 4.37 scoring average.

PGA National opened in 1981. The George and Tom Fazio design hosted the 1983 Ryder Cup, 1987 PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship from 1982-2000.

The course underwent Jack Nicklaus redesigns in 2002 and 2014. It measures 7,140 yards for a par 70.

Bermuda grass proliferates the course. It’s the same surface players have seen the last three weeks, so there should be plenty of comfortability there.

The comfort ends when you consider there are 26 water hazards and 107 sand traps on the property.

Driver is in play more than last week at TPC Sawgrass, though length isn’t a prerequisite to play well here. More important is iron play that can penetrate usually blustery conditions.

This week’s early weather forecast shows temperatures in the 60s-80s with chances of rain here and there but nothing too imminent. The wind is the key factor and could gust upwards of 20 miles an hour times.

Scores could be high! Especially considering the field is one of the weakest in tournament history.

No one in the top 14 in the Official World Golf Rankings and only six of the top 50 are present this week.

The low profile is mostly to do with the spot on the schedule as opposed to the tournament itself. The previous four weeks featured two elevated status events, a WGC and the Players Championship. Next week is the WGC-Match Play and the Masters is less than a month out.

It’s unfortunate, but the tournament still tends to provide drama. No lead is safe coming down the stretch.

Let’s dive into the 10 players with the best chance to win:

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