The 2017-18 PGA Tour season continues its three-tournament Asian Swing with The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges – the first Korean event in Tour history.
Last week at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia – the first leg of the Asian series, Pat Perez won for the second time in less than 12 months.
Headlining the $9.25M Korean event are superstars Justin Thomas and Jason Day. Other big names in the field at Jeju Island include Perez, Xander Schauffele, Marc Leishman, Paul Casey, Patrick Reed,and Keegan Bradley.
As we’ll be doing each week, here are the hottest 25 players in the field based on recent performance.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges
Golf Course: Nine Bridges GC
Where: Jeju Island, Korea
Distance: 7,221 Yards, Par 70
Purse: $9,250,000
Winner: $1,665,000
Defending Champion: New Event
HOW WE RANK
The point rankings are based on each player’s six most recent tournaments. Players are awarded +/- points for a Win, 2nd, 3rd, Top 10, Top 20, Top 30, Top 50, and MC. Points are scaled based on the type of event (opposite field, regular, playoff/wgc, major).
