Yes, this is a regurgitation of my 2022 ZOZO article with some changes to the player pool and guys that are taking advantage of the “star lull” and showing they too can play outstanding golf.
Oh – changed the Tiers some too!
Off to Japan! The travel schedule for the Fall tournaments is BRUTAL! East Coast, Vegas, Far East.
The big thing to watch here is that tee off will be on Wednesday evening here on the East Coast of the U. S. Bonus: It will be pretty much over by the time the 1:00 NFL games kick.
Highlights: Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club – Par 70 @ 7,070 yards; Narrow tree-lined fairways; Accuracy off the tee is important; Bentgrass greens.
THIS IS A NO-CUT EVENT. BARRING INJURY OR ILLNESS, EVERYONE GETS FOUR ROUNDS!!!!!
NOTE: All pricing is based on DraftKings
** are my favorites in each category – could be pricing or the fact I think they play best.
$10,000 and Above
- Xander Schauffele ($11,100)**
- Collin Morikawa ($10,800)**
- Sungjae Im ($10,200)
- Rickie Fowler ($10,000) – Son of a Bitch! He was $7,400 last year at this tournament! Good to see Rickie back. Although he pretty much shat the bed at the Ryder Cup!
And, yeah! That’s all the guys above $10K! What of it! No-cut! You can fit in at least 2 easily if you’re willing to take some risk!
$8,500 to $9,900
- Cam Davis ($9,500)** – possibly the hottest player right now.
- Hideki Matsuyama ($9,800)** – I would play Hideki anyway, but the Japan Narrative is too good to ignore.
- Min Woo Lee ($9,100) – he’s good! Really good!
- Sahith Theegala ($9,000) – won Fortinet so he’s in good form mentally too!
- Keegan Bradley ($9,200) – seems to like it here. Win – T7 – T13!
- Thomas Detry ($8,800) & Nicolai Hojgaard ($8,700) – Interchangeable in my mind.
$7,000 to $8,400
- Adam Svensson ($8,200)**
- Tom Hoge ($7,800)** – Course history play! Also, MC’d last week, but four Top 25s in 5 previous events
- Cameron Champ ($7,100) – T18 & T9 in last two weeks
- Sam Ryder ($7,000)** – personally, I like the way he’s playing now.
- Joel Dahmen ($7,200)
Under $7,000 (The Japan Narrative in full effect)
- Keita Nakajima ($6,800)
- Satoshi Kodaira ($6,200)
- Shugo Imahira ($6,400)
- Matt NeSmith ($6,800)
Ask questions on Discord if you have them. Make sure to tag me so I don’t miss it!
GOOD LUCK!!