{"id":3292,"date":"2023-04-05T17:35:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2023-04-05T18:37:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T22:37:42","slug":"liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf: 2022-23 Power Rankings and Masters Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dustin Johnson: Continues to Dominate<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With the 2022 LIV<\/span><\/a> season in the rearview, the first three events of 2023 completed, and eighteen players headed to The Masters<\/span><\/a>, let\u2019s take a look at who tops the charts after the first ten events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Players have been rated and ranked on the basis of events played, average finish, wins, runner up, Top-5 and Top-10 finishes–as well as performance at the 2022 major championships (LIV Player Rankings<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While seventy-five players have participated in one or more tournaments since the inaugural event in London last year, we\u2019ve included only the top forty-eight. Not surprisingly, Dustin Johnson has dominated pretty much from day one. With his T3 at Orlando<\/span><\/a> last week, Patrick Reed moved from No. 5 at the close of 2022 to No. 2 heading into The Masters, and Brooks Koepka has muscled his way from No. 9 to No. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a fast start, Cameron Smith has tumbled from No. 2 at the conclusion of \u201822 to No. 8 after finishing 24th<\/sup> at The Gallery Golf Club<\/span><\/a> in Tucson and 26th<\/sup> in Orlando last week\u2014perhaps Augusta National will get his juices flowing again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. 1 Dustin Johnson: 80.9 Rating<\/strong>
After opening with an 8th <\/sup>place finish at the initial event in London, Dustin recorded a T3 in at Pumkin Ridge<\/span><\/a> Portland, a T2 in Bedminster and then won the fourth event in Boston. In the ten stroke play tournaments held thus far, DJ has recorded a win, a runner-up, three top 5\u2019s and two top 10\u2019s with an average finish of 9.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Patrick Reed: Moving Closer to DJ<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 No. 2 Patrick Reed: 62.6 Rating<\/strong>
Reed recorded a T3 in his first LIV event in Portland, and finished among the top 5 in four of the ten events he\u2019s played (including a T3 at Orange County National<\/span><\/a> last week). Patrick is also among the top echelon for consistency with an average finish of 12.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brooks Koepka: 2 LIV wins<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No. 3 Brooks Koepka: 62.0 Rating<\/strong> After a slow start in 2022, Brooks recorded a T8 at Bangkok and followed that up with a win in his next event (Jeddah). After mediocre finishes in the first two events of 2023, Koepka recorded his second win in Orlando last week\u2014making him the only LIV player with multiple wins thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t be surprised if Koepka makes some noise at Augusta this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uihlein and Wolf: Moving up the Board<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No. 4 Peter Uihlein: 61.6 Rating<\/strong>
After a 4-0 record as a member of the 2009 Walker Cup<\/span><\/a> team and then winning the U.S. Amateur<\/span><\/a> in 2010, Uihlein struggled to make it on the PGA Tour, flying largely under the radar with stints on the European Tour (where he recorded a win) and the Korn Ferry Tour (recording 2 wins).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since joining LIV in 2022, however, Peter\u2019s game has fulfilled the promise of his early career. After opening with a T3 in London, Uihlein recorded five additional Top-10\u2019s including runner-up finishes in Chicago, Jeddah and Mayakoba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. 5 Matt Wolf: 61.1 Rating  <\/strong>
At 22 years old, Matt Wolf is one of the brightest young stars in golf. After joining the PGA Tour at 19, Wolf recorded a win at the 3M Championship in his rookie year, a runner up at the 2020 U.S. Open<\/span><\/a> and a T4 at the 2020 PGA Championship<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In nine LIV events, Matt has finished among the Top 10 six times, including a runner-up at Trump Bedminster<\/span><\/a> in \u201922 and a T5 in Orlando last week. Wolf also has the best average finish behind DJ at 11.9 for players who have participated in at least 5 LIV events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carlos Ortiz and Charles Howell III<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Notables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlos Ortiz: No. 7\u201460.1 Rating <\/strong>
Ortiz opened with a runner-up in his first LIV event in Portland last year and has finished among the Top-10 in five of the nine events he\u2019s played. Thus far in 2023, Carlos has recorded a T7 in Mayakoba<\/span><\/a>, a runner-up in Tucson and a T8 last week in Orlando. He is also tied with Matt Wolf with an average finish of 11.9, just behind DJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Howell, III: No. 9–57.3 Rating<\/strong>
Charles won his first LIV event at Mayakoba in February with a dominating four stoke margin over Peter Uihlein, and has finished among the Top-10 in four of the eight events he has played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only five players were better than Howell\u2019s average finish of 13.7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phil: Poised for a run in 2023<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Phil (No. 46\u201429.6 Rating) <\/strong>
Mickelson\u2019s LIV career has not been memorable to say the least, dropping even further to No. 46 (he finished 2022 at No. 38).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Phil\u2019s T41 last week in Orlando, his worst showing ever at an LIV event, does not bode well for Augusta this week\u2014but you never know, perhaps the familiar surroundings and past success will boost him into the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Augusta National<\/strong>
PGA Tour (https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Playing The Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dustin Johnson No. 1 (80.9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Reed               No. 2 (62.6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooks Koepka            No. 3 (60.0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameron Smith          No. 8 (59.6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sergio Garcia              No. 10 (55.6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talor Gooch                No. 11 (55.5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mito Pareira                No. 12 (54.3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charl Schwartzel        No. 14 (53.2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joaquin Nieman          No. 15 (52.7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louis Oosthuizen        No. 16 (51.3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abraham Ancer          No. 17 (48.0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Na                     No. 18 (44.7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryson DeChambeau  No. 23 (41.6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Kokrak              No. 26 (41.0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harold Varner III        No. 30 (37.6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phil Mickelson            No. 46 (29.6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Pieters           No. 52 (24.0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bubba Watson            No. 62 (17.7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trump National Washington D.C.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2023 Upcoming LIV Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adelaide<\/span><\/strong><\/a> The Grange Golf Club, Australia <\/strong>(April 21-23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singapore<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Sentosa Golf Club<\/strong> (April 28-30)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tulsa<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Cedar Ridge Country Club <\/strong>(May 12-14)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DC<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Trump National Golf Club<\/strong>, Washington (May 26-28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valderrama<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Real Club, Spain<\/strong> (June 30-July 2)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the 2022 LIV season in the rearview, the first three events of 2023 completed, and eighteen players headed to The Masters, let\u2019s take a look at who tops the charts after the first ten events. Players have been rated and ranked on the basis of events played, average finish, wins, runner up, Top-5 and … Continue reading LIV Golf: 2022-23 Power Rankings and Masters Preview<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[842,847,848,843,849,844,850,845,851,846],"tags":[157,457,763,580,762,467,852,764],"class_list":["post-3292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-patrick-reed","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-brooks-koepka","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-dustin-johnson","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-charles-howell-iii","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-matt-wolf","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-phil-mickelson-players","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-peter-uihlein","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-the-masters-the-majors","category-liv-golf-2022-23-power-rankings-and-masters-preview-carlos-ortiz","tag-dustin-johnson","tag-liv-golf","tag-liv-golf-2022","tag-liv-player-rankings","tag-liv-players","tag-patrick-reed","tag-peter-uihlein","tag-phil-mickelson-liv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3292"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3319,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions\/3319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}