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Faceoff at TPC Four Seasons
lucasyun
2011-05-25
Faceoff at TPC Four Seasons
All three are having good seasons, but only K.J. Choi has made it to the winner's circle. Who has the best shot at the Byron Nelson?
K.J. CHOI, Sergio GARCIA, Dustin JOHNSON
RD. 1 tee time (No. 10): 8:53 a.m. ET
RD. 2 tee time (No. 1): 1:38 p.m. ET
Golf Channel
The Featured Group for the first two rounds of the HP Byron Nelson Championship is an interesting international threesome.
K.J. Choi just won THE PLAYERS Championship and comes to Dallas at the top of his game. And Sergio Garcia is a former PLAYERS champ whose game is on the upswing after a puzzling decline.
The third member of the group, Dustin Johnson, has made steady progress since joining the PGA TOUR in 2008 -- winning four times already. He had a chance to win two majors last year, too, so the talented South Carolinian is definitely comfortable on the game's grandest stages.
The venue doesn't get more challenging than TPC Sawgrass, where Choi outlasted David Toms in a playoff two weeks ago. Since his eighth -- and signature -- victory, the classy gentleman from South Korea, who celebrated his 41st birthday two days after lifting the Waterford crystal trophy, has been extremely busy.
First, there was a trip to play in the SK Telecom Open -- after which Choi announced the inaugural K.J. Choi Invitational, which will be jointly sanctioned on the Asian Tour and Korean Tour. Choi also announced he is making a $200,000 donation from his winnings at THE PLAYERS to aid the tornado relief effort in the southeastern U.S. He also threw out the first pitch at the Texas Rangers' home game on Tuesday at Arlington.
Choi, who ranks seventh in the FedExCup, came to THE PLAYERS on the heels of four straight top-10s so his victory hardly came as a surprise. But the transplanted Texan, who makes his home at The Woodlands outside of Houston, has never had a top-10 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship with his best finish at tie for 26th in 2009.
Garcia, on the other hand, has won both tournaments held in the Metroplex -- making the 2001 MasterCard Colonial his first victory on the PGA TOUR and winning the HP Byron Nelson Championship three years later. The Spaniard's win at THE PLAYERS in 2008 was his seventh on TOUR -- and his most recent victory, too.
A year after that playoff victory over Paul Goydos, Garcia's came began to desert him. He posted three top-10 finishes in 2009 and just one in 2010 before Garcia opted for a two-month sabbatical in an effort to regain his passion for the game.
The time off appears to have worked. Garcia has played five times on the PGA TOUR in 2011 and has made every cut. He hasn't finished lower than that 28th place in Charlotte and is coming off a tie for 12th at THE PLAYERS and 16th at Colonial last week.
Johnson has had an eventful season to date. He opened with top-10 finishes in his first two starts, then posted his best of the season when he came in second to Nick Watney at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship.
In late April, Johnson and his caddie amicably parted ways and he has been trying out several different loopers in the interim. He has not finished higher than the tie for 38th he posted at the Masters in his last four starts.
But Johnson has a good record at the HP Byron Nelson Championship with a tie for seventh last year and a share of fourth in 2009. Seven of his last eight rounds there have been in the 60s, too, so Johnson should step to the first tee at TPC Four Seasons Resort with confidence on Thursday.
Statistical comparison
Key stats from Choi, Garcia and Johnson from the 2011 season (TOUR rank in parentheses)
Catagory
CHOI
GARCIA
JOHNSON
2011 Top 10s
5
1
3
Current FedExCup Rank
7th
78th
28th
2010 FedExCup Rank
15th
109th
5th
2009 FedExCup Rank
101st
38th
14th
2008 FedExCup Rank
10th
3rd
134th
2007 FedExCup Rank
5th
9th
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Finish Last Week
DNP
T16
DNP
2011 Round 1 Scoring Average
70.20
69.83
71.20
2011 Round 2 Scoring Average
70.00
69.17
71.40
Career at HP Bryon Nelson Championship
Choi
Garcia
Johnson
Appearance
7th
11th
4th
Wins
0
1 / 2004
0
Top 10s
0
3
2
Best Finish
T26 / 2006
1st
T4 / 2009
Last Appearance / Finish
2007 / MC
2008 / T19
2010 / T7
Round 1 Scoring Average
71.17
69.60
67.67
Round 2 Scoring Average.
70.33
69.20
68.67
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EXPERT PREDICTIONS: We asked some of our PGATOUR.COM experts to predict which player will fare best this week at TPC Four Seasons:
Awtrey: Dustin Johnson: He has the power to overwhelm the TPC Four Seasons Resort course, which definitely fits his eye. He has that go-low ability needed on this tough track.
Dolch: Dustin Johnson. He has finished in the top 10 each of the last two years. That past success bodes well for this week.
Hauser: Dustin Johnson. Not sure who's on the bag, but D.J. can just bomb it here. Two top-10s the last two years here. Good place to get back on track.
FANTASY FORECAST: Rob Bolton has Dustin Johnson first in the Power Rankings, and his Fantasy Insider is also bullish on Choi this week.