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2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational: Top 10 power rankings at Bay Hill

By Mike Randleman

Mar 5, 2020; Orlando, Florida, USA; A spot for Arnold Palmer is marked on the practice range and his bag of clubs is standing by as a tribute to him during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2020; Orlando, Florida, USA; A spot for Arnold Palmer is marked on the practice range and his bag of clubs is standing by as a tribute to him during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 27, 2022; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Sepp Straka poses with The Honda Classic trophy after winning The Honda Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports /

With Bryson DeChambeau withdrawing on Monday morning due to a lingering wrist injury, I’ve replaced The Big Golfer with another big golfer for the No. 10 spot in the power rankings.

The hot hand, Sepp Straka, gets the nod after earning his first PGA Tour victory at the Honda Classic.

Once Daniel Berger squandered his five-shot lead on Sunday, Straka was there waiting to take over.

The Austrian birdied three of his last five holes, including the par-5 18th, to win by one at PGA National over Shane Lowry.

He got it done with rounds of 71-64-69-66.

It’s been a journey for the 28-year-old to get to this point. He moved from Vienna, Austria, to Valdosta, Georgia, at age 14 and ended up at the University of Georgia.

Modest stints on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour preceded his big day on Sunday.

Changes to his swing before New Years seem to have done the trick.

Straka has made all six cuts in 2022 with top-20s against tougher fields than the Honda at the Farmers Insurance Open (T-16th) and Genesis Invitational (T-15th).

“Yeah. I switched probably in — it was really December. Yeah, we definitely didn’t reinvent my swing. My swing is still my swing, but just kind of refined it a little bit and just — yeah, just tried to get the kinks out and just tried to keep it in those parameters” Straka was transcribed by ASAP Sports.

Straka is making his second start at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He missed the cut in 2020.

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