The PGA Tour returns to Corales Golf Course in the Dominican Republic for the second time in six months for the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. This is an alternate-field event running opposite the WGC-Match Play. Below, we look at the fantasy golf power rankings and odds for the 2021 Corales Puntacana Championship, with PGA Tour picks and predictions.
A weak field of 132 is in attendance as Hudson Swafford (+12500) attempts to defend his September title in the Dominican. Lee Hodges (+4000) is the top golfer from the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings at No. 54.
The winner of this event is not guaranteed an invitation to the 2021 Masters Tournament, which will take place in two weeks at Augusta National Golf Club.
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2021 Corales Puntacana Championship: Fantasy Golf Top 20
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20. Kelly Kraft (+10000)
Second in this field with an average of 1.41 strokes gained on the field over 12 career rounds played at Corales Golf Course. He finished third here in 2018, T-5 in 2019 and T-14 in September.
19. Joel Dahmen (+4000)
Didn’t play here in the fall so returns for the first time since a T-12 finish in 2019. His play off-the-tee is well suited to the long, 7,670-yard venue.
18. Bronson Burgoon (+8000)
Has made the cut in five straight events, all with stronger fields than this. He struggled over the weekend at The Honda Classic, but he has been showing consistent form in his first two rounds.
17. Chase Seiffert (+5000)
Returned to play after a couple of weeks off following a T-15 finish in an alternate field at the Puerto Rico Open to tie for third at The Honda Classic last week. He averaged 2.15 Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green and 1.97 SG: Approach for the week.
16. Lee Hodges (+4000)
The top golfer in the Golfweek rankings is coming off a T-14 finish at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Chitimacha Louisiana Open, and he was T-13 at the Puerto Rico Open against a comparable field. He won on the Korn Ferry Tour last year and can take the leap in an alternate event.
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15. Tyler McCumber (+5000)
His 1.58 strokes gained on the field per round at Corales Golf Course lead this field. He tied for 19th in 2018 and was the runner-up in September.
14. Brice Garnett (+3300)
Tied for 25th last week and tied for fifth at the Puerto Rico Open to bracket a missed cut in the significantly stronger field of The Players Championship. His 0.58 SG: Off-the-Tee per round last week will play well here.
13. Luke List (+2500)
Putting has always been a detriment to his game, but his 0.62 SG: Off-the-Tee through 33 measured rounds on the 2020-21 PGA Tour season are well-suited for this course. He tied for eighth in September.
12. Lucas Herbert (+5000)
The European Tour star tied for 46th in the soft field of The Honda Classic last week but is well-positioned to move up the leaderboard this week. He won the Euro Tour’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic against much stiffer competition a little over a year ago.
11. Thomas Pieters (+2000)
His 1.03 SG: Tee-to-Green per round ranks near the top of this field. He tied for 15th at the Puerto Rico Open and more recently finished 13th in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters on the Euro circuit.
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10. Sam Ryder (+4000)
Tied for eighth last week for his second top-10 finish in eight events this year. He also has three missed cuts, but each of those was in a significantly stronger field than this. He averaged 1.98 SG: Tee-to-Green per round last week.
9. Nate Lashley (+4000)
Lashley has been struggling off-the-tee, but he’s strong around the greens. He has made five straight cuts, including a T-5 finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
8. Taylor Pendrith (+3300)
Pendrith was second on the Korn Ferry Tour’s points list at the end of 2020, behind only PGA Tour graduate (and star) Will Zalatoris. His 1.33 SG: Off-the-Tee per round through four measured rounds would lead the Tour if he had enough rounds played to qualify.
7. Brandon Hagy (+4000)
Finished second last week while ranking third among those to make the cut with 1.27 SG: Off-the-Tee per round. He missed the cut here in the fall but his recent form should be trusted.
6. Will Gordon (+3500)
Second in the field last week with 1.31 SG: Off-the-Tee per round. Also missed the cut here last year but had a third-place showing at the 2020 Travelers Championship against a much stronger field.
5. Patrick Rodgers (+3300)
Usually a strong putter but has been struggling with the flat stick of late. He missed the cut last week, though he has a top finish this year of T-12 in a strong field at The Genesis Invitational. He tied for 11th in this event in the fall.
4. Charles Howell III (+2200)
One of the most experienced PGA Tour pros in this field, but he has played just two rounds at Corales Golf Course with a missed cut in the fall. He tied for ninth at The Players with 1.38 SG: Off-the-Tee per round.
3. Thomas Detry (+2200)
The Belgian tied for ninth at the Qatar Masters his last time out for his second top-10 finish on the Euro Tour this year. He tied for 33rd in the Dominican Republic in September.
2. Charley Hoffman (+1600)
Has made four straight cuts with two top-10 finishes at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Arnold Palmer Invitational. Tied for 14th in the fall and is in excellent ball-striking form.
1. Emiliano Grillo (+1600)
Playing this event for the third time following a T-21 finish in the fall and a T-50 showing in 2018. He missed the cut at The Players but tied for 11th in Puerto Rico and had four top-10 finishes in 25 PGA Tour events last year.
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