{"id":5591,"date":"2024-05-12T16:33:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T20:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/?p=5591"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T16:25:48","slug":"liv-golf-2024-power-rankings-and-pga-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/liv-golf-2024-power-rankings-and-pga-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf: 2024 Power Rankings and PGA Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There will be sixteen LIV<\/mark><\/a> <\/mark>players teeing it up at Valhalla for the PGA Championship<\/mark><\/a> next week, led by the reigning champion\u2014Brooks Koepka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Koepka can go back-to-back at the PGA, it will be his sixth major championship, matching Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo and Phil. His chances looked a bit dim only a few weeks ago after the no-show at Augusta and mediocre start to the \u201924 LIV season, but then Brooks notched a T9 down under at Adelaide and a 2-shot win over Cam Smith in Singapore<\/mark>.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koepka is plenty long, and he can hit an iron with anybody, but what separates him from the field at major championships is the putter from 10 feet and in, where steel nerve under stifling pressure is a requirement. Brooks wasn\u2019t making many putts at Augusta, but the short stick started heating up in Singapore\u2014so it\u2019s a pretty good bet he won\u2019t relinquish his title without a fight next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting off the canvas<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rahm v Scheffler II<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A 74 in the first round at Augusta led to an early K\/O for Rahm when Scheffler came out smoking with a 66, sending him to the canvas\u2014and he never got up.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t look for that to happen again. In the seven LIV events Rahm has played this year, he\u2019s recorded four Top 5\u2019s and 3 Top 10\u2019s. Before moving to LIV, Jon notched 9 PGA Tour wins along with his 2 major championships (\u201921 U.S. Open<\/mark><\/a> <\/mark>and \u201923 Masters).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahm\u2019s cut percentage (90.2) and Top 10 percentage (50.2) is second only to Tiger (90.4\/54.3) among active players, and his next major Top 10 will move him into the Top 50 players of all-time<\/mark><\/a>\u2014and he\u2019s still only 28 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his two wins, Rahm\u2019s major championship record includes a runner-up, 5 Top-5\u2019s and 4 Top-10\u2019s. And like Koepka, Jon saves his best for the toughest tracks and the biggest stage\u2014so this time he\u2019ll come out swinging for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neimann Looks to break through<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cam Smith, Bryson DeChambeau and Joaquin Niemann<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

While Cam will look to deliver magic with the wand, Bryson will be launching bombs into the stratosphere. If Smith drives it in the fairway, the short stick will keep him among the leaders\u2014and then anything can happen (as it did at the \u201922 Open Championship<\/mark><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeChambeau had the driver under control at Augusta, but his putter let him down\u2014and unfortunately following up with a T26 and a T27 could not have done much for his confidence. Still, with all that power you can\u2019t count Bryson out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joaquin Niemann has been showcasing his talent at every LIV event this year, and its high time he stands up to take his place among the elite players in the world. With the way he hits it tee to green, you have to believe he\u2019ll break through soon\u2014but will Valhalla be his first?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Valhalla: 2024 PGA Championship<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PGA Championship Field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n