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Power rankings: The Honda Classic

The PGA Tour moves from the West Coast to the Sunshine State for the start of the Florida Swing (with a pit stop in Mexico next week) and The Honda Classic. Once again, PGA National’s Champion Course and its infamous Bear Trap stretch will challenge an international field of top-ranked players as the stretch run to the Masters begins.

Adam Scott won here last year, and he’ll be tailed by the likes of Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas.

Here are our top five players for this week:

1. Adam Scott — Scott got off to a great start in his 2017 PGA Tour campaign with a T-11 at Riviera. He’s got a good record at PGA National as he eases into his season in typical fashion.

Adam Scott had a good 2017 PGA Tour debut at Riviera. (Getty Images)
Adam Scott had a good 2017 PGA Tour debut at Riviera. (Getty Images)

2. Rickie Fowler — Fowler is playing very good golf this season … just not much of it. Fowler is a big fan of PGA National, and that’s a good combo this week.

3. Sergio Garcia — Garcia is a good pick even though he was disappointing at Riviera. He won convincingly in Dubai, and last week in L.A. was pretty odd. Don’t get scared on him.

4. Justin Thomas — JT landed with a thud in Phoenix, but he was a respectable T-39 in Los Angeles. He was T-3 here last year after a missed cut in his first try.

5. Rafa Cabrera Bello — This field has a strong international presence, and RCB has been playing well across the world so far in 2017.


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