Sung Hyun Park takes 1-shot lead at Thornberry

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To have confidence, one must build it. It’s not the chicken and the egg, it’s the horse before the cart. That’s a fact of life. Still, this isn’t necessarily the objective at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BIRDIES as much as it is the by-product of the 72-hole, stroke play competition on Jeju Island in South Korea. Whoever prevails at The Club at Nine Bridges this week may not necessarily be the most confident, but he’ll probably be the most prepared. It’s within that context that gamers should pursue value. Precocious talent always figures out a way to earn that label, which is why there are always surprises, and it’s more likely to occur on the unknown putting surfaces that Nine Bridges is introducing, but it’s still smartest to embrace youth in doses. Experience already knows the formula for success of which the greatest portion is understanding how to minimize mistakes while facing mysterious variables. Jeju Island is known as the Hawaii of South Korea. It’s a popular vacation destination for natives especially, but first-time visitors shouldn’t have any trouble acclimating given the usual red-carpet treatment afforded to the best touring professionals on the planet. In other words, the primary challenge will be the golf course and whatever Mother Nature unleashed in the form of wind. The European Tour committed to a three-year stint for the Ballantine’s Championship at nearby Pinx Golf Club in March or April from 2008-2010. Graeme McDowell was the first champion, but that’s primarily fact over friction as the only correlation is that both courses are on Jeju Island. The only reason I throw it out there is to save you time if you were struggling to connect dots. So, it’s once again time to keep it simple. Below are only three identifiers if your aim is to complete a lineup in DFS or perhaps find a flier in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO. NOTE: Golfers inside the top or bottom 25 in each statistic on the 2016-17 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are scheduled to compete in THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. Those who haven’t logged enough rounds to qualify for official rankings are omitted. * – In the Power Rankings Greens in Regulation One way to eliminate doubt is to create opportunity. While Nine Bridges is projected to yield many par breakers, the unknown variable of how much the wind will influence approach shots adds value to those attempts. Rank Golfer 2 *Kyle Stanley 3 *Paul Casey 6 Lucas Glover 11 Gary Woodland 14 Luke List 15 Chad Campbell 17 *Tony Finau 18 Stewart Cink 20 *Keegan Bradley 22 Graham DeLaet 23 Hudson Swafford 24 Jim Herman Lowest Apex Height This stat is making its debut in The Confidence Factor, and it’s the perfect time for it. With a new course on which a file of data will be generated, gamers are advised to invest in what they know site unseen. The 10 golfers below possess the lowest ball flights of all returning PGA TOUR members in the field. NOTE: Officially, apex height ranks golfers from highest to lowest measurements. So, the grouping below is sorted from the bottom of 190 who qualified for official rankings in 2016-17. Rank Golfer 189 Rod Pampling 188 Ollie Schniederjans 185 Ian Poulter 182 Robert Streb T177 Camilo Villegas 176 Charles Howell III 173 Wesley Bryan T171 *Russell Henley 170 Branden Grace 169 Lucas Glover Scrambling If the tournament evolves into a shootout due to soft turf, then scrambling still matters as saving par amid flourishes sustains momentum. If the wind dictates scoring, then this morphs into salvaging par to retain confidence. Rank Golfer 1 Ian Poulter 5 Chad Campbell 7 *Paul Casey 13 *Chez Reavie 15 Brian Harman T18 *Pat Perez 21 Adam Hadwin 25 Charles Howell III

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Matthew Wolff, among the most popular young players on the PGA Tour, is departing for the LIV Golf Invitational Series, sources confirmed.

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