Power rankings: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
The PGA Tour makes its annual stop in the New Orleans area this week, with TPC Louisiana hosting the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Justin Rose is the defending champion here, going deep last year on a wet host course.
World No. 1 Jason Day headlines this field, which also features Rickie Fowler and Valero Texas Open winner Charley Hoffman.
Here are our top five players for this week:
1. Justin Rose -- He's the defending champion and the only guy in the field with more than two top-15s here in the last five years. He has four. He likes this place.
2. Jason Day -- Day is looking for his third win of the PGA Tour, again on a Pete Dye course, on which he has won two of his four starts. Tied for fourth in 2015.
3. Charley Hoffman -- I'm probably overrating Charley Hoffman this week after a Texas Open win. However, he was fifth here in 2014. Of course, he's riding high, which could be bad.
4. Billy Horschel -- The 2013 winner here, Horschel is playing very good golf. He's been knocking on the door for weeks, with another top-five finish at the Texas Open.
5. Rickie Fowler -- Fowler makes NOLA a consistent part of his schedule, but he rarely plays extremely well here (T-10 in 2012). That said, he won The Players on a Pete Dye track, has been a top-10 machine this year and is rested after his Bahamas vacation.
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