PGA First Look: Northern Trust Open

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2016-02-20 15:26:14

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The PGA Tour stays in California this week for the Northern Trust Open. This is a great event with a stacked field. This event is held at the Riviera Country Club, which is a difficult Par 71. This track measures up to 7,322 yards, which is nearly 400 yards longer than the three courses at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This course features Poa Annua greens and winning scores have ranged from -7 to -19 here in the past.

Cut Rule: Top 70 and ties after the second round.

Recent Winners of this Event: James Hahn (2015), Bubba Watson (2014), John Merrick (2013), Bill Haas (2012), Aaron Baddeley (2011)

Weather: Temperatures in the mid-60s on Thursday and Friday, moving up to the mid-70s on the weekend. There shouldn’t be any rain, but wind could be an issue with 8-10 MPH winds on all four days. As we get closer to Thursday morning, make sure to see if the morning or afternoon groupings have an advantage in terms of the wind.

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Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2011-2015)

Golfer	Salary	S Rank	Odds	O Rank	+ / –	OWGR	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
Jordan Spieth	$13,200	1	6	1	0	1	4	12		83
Hideki Matsuyama	$11,100	4	16	4	0	12	4	23
Justin Rose	$10,800	5	17	5	0	7		45		13	9
Bubba Watson	$10,400	7	22	6	1	6	14	1	114	13
Vaughn Taylor	$6,800	70	139	49	21	100	22			59	25
J.B. Holmes	$9,800	9	28	9	0	22	22	52	90	8	12
Sergio Garcia	$10,100	8	26	8	0	18	4		13	4
Rory McIlroy	$13,200	1	7	2	-1	3
Si Woo Kim	$7,100	46	125	42	4	169
Kevin Na	$8,000	20	53	15	5	25	61	78	80	76	3
Keegan Bradley	$7,800	23	64	20	3	86	4	20	16	2	78
Charl Schwartzel	$9,600	10	28	10	0	31	41	5	3
Brendan Steele	$8,300	17	69	22	-5	77	14	10	46	69	135
Bill Haas	$9,200	12	33	11	1	40	122	23	3	1	12
Dustin Johnson	$11,300	3	15	3	0	8	2	2	80	4	106
Matt Kuchar	$8,600	14	52	14	0	27		132	38	24	35
Jamie Lovemark	$7,200	42	115	39	3	148				125
Justin Thomas	$8,500	15	56	17	-2	41	41
Danny Lee	$7,800	23	75	24	-1	34	69			108
Jason Dufner	$7,800	23	68	21	2	64		65		52	29
William McGirt	$7,300	37	103	34	3	132	14	6	80		90
Jimmy Walker	$10,600	6	25	7	-1	24	41	20	16	4	4
Smylie Kaufman	$7,400	33	117	40	-7	63
Harris English	$8,100	19	54	16	3	78	30	10	51
Will Wilcox	$7,300	37	127	44	-7	124
Lucas Glover	$7,000	52	126	43	9	280	76	122	114		51
Patrick Rodgers	$7,300	37	105	35	2	105
Daniel Berger	$7,100	46	132	48	-2	55
Ryan Moore	$8,200	18	79	26	-8	67	22	90	27	17	4
Tony Finau	$7,400	33	129	46	-13	90	56
Adam Scott	$9,500	11	34	12	-1	19			10	17
Marc Leishman	$7,300	37	110	38	-1	30	119	59	61	17	90
Patton Kizzire	$7,200	42	124	41	1	70
Robert Streb	$7,500	31	106	37	-6	47	87		80
Chez Reavie	$6,500	97	220	81	16	140				137	117
Hudson Swafford	$7,000	52	186	69	-17	224	87	78
Charles Howell III	$7,600	28	77	25	3	115	61	101	80	115	66
John Huh	$7,400	33	98	31	2	209	129	35	101
Kevin Chappell	$7,000	52	183	67	-15	120	136	23	90	24
Chad Campbell	$6,500	97	232	86	11	187	49		101	125	78
Brendon de Jonge	$6,800	70	255	91	-21	168	129	90	101	42	29
David Toms	$6,700	77	321	110	-33	192		134
Cameron Tringale	$7,000	52	145	53	-1	80	47	12	21	24	21
Matt Jones	$7,700	26	72	23	3	52	14	59			70
Luke List	$6,200	119	396	117	2	523
Jason Kokrak	$7,000	52	215	78	-26	210	41	101	79	34
Gary Woodland	$7,600	28	87	29	-1	62	103		80	69
Brett Stegmaier	$6,000	126	325	111	15	283
Greg Owen	$6,200	119	311	109	10	163			27	131
Fabian Gomez	$7,000	52	148	58	-6	56	111
Billy Horschel	$7,900	21	80	27	-6	48
Chris Kirk	$7,000	52	146	55	-3	50			33	115	90
Roberto Castro	$6,700	77	171	65	12	279			101
Harold Varner III	$6,700	77	200	73	4	261
Stewart Cink	$6,700	77	214	77	0	206		101	27	67	29
Spencer Levin	$6,600	87	236	87	0	272	56	101		52	12
Luke Donald	$7,500	31	93	30	1	87	76		16	56	90
Francesco Molinari	$7,200	42	141	51	-9	76	111	40
Morgan Hoffmann	$6,700	77	196	71	6	136	22	101
Charley Hoffman	$6,900	61	129	47	14	53	30	12	68	115	55
Brendon Todd	$6,500	97	217	79	18	93	14	35		96
Johnson Wagner	$6,600	87	300	106	-19	211		132	51	24
Andrew Loupe	$6,700	77	225	83	-6	196
Kyle Reifers	$6,500	97	223	82	15	198	8
Scott Brown	$6,100	122	271	98	24	212	134	45
K.J. Choi	$7,100	46	127	45	1	133	30	12	33	24	7
Daniel Summerhays	$6,500	97	185	68	29	109	30	29	123		90
Paul Casey	$8,900	13	43	13	0	28	2				12
Chris Stroud	$6,100	122	329	113	9	157	30			96	90
Pat Perez	$6,900	61	232	85	-24	180	41	75	51	13	117
Graham DeLaet	$7,400	33	100	32	1	164	8	70	21	44
Zac Blair	$6,900	61	200	73	-12	131	87
Brian Harman	$7,100	46	145	54	-8	103	111	3	51
Martin Laird	$6,900	61	171	64	-3	208		65	90	96	25
James Hahn	$7,300	37	103	33	4	104	1	29	61
Mark Hubbard	$6,800	70	275	99	-29	450
Padraig Harrington	$7,100	46	158	60	-14	126	56	90	114	44	55
Vijay Singh	$6,800	70	293	105	-35	262	12	45	51	33	2
Shawn Stefani	$6,600	87	336	114	-27	191	56
Jamie Donaldson	$6,900	61	189	70	-9	51
Jeff Overton	$6,400	107	261	95	12	349	87		90	44	45
Ben Martin	$6,400	107	282	100	7	92	124				90
David Hearn	$6,500	97	252	90	7	139	111	90	123	44
Bryce Molder	$7,200	42	142	52	-10	189	41	6	21	17	90
Adam Hadwin	$6,900	61	149	59	2	200	22
John Merrick	$7,000	52	218	80	-28	514	111	90	1	96
Bronson Burgoon	$6,600	87	304	107	-20	299
John Senden	$6,700	77	255	91	-14	98	76	18	90	44	21
Scott Pinckney	$6,500	97	250	89	8	234
Ben Crane	$6,500	97	227	84	13	330		69	132
Jon Curran	$6,600	87	289	102	-15	233	76
Freddie Jacobson	$7,900	21	57	18	3	94		101	3	13
Blayne Barber	$6,800	70	257	93	-23	399	12		42
Scott Stallings	$6,500	97	205	75	22	264	66	45
Aaron Baddeley	$7,100	46	147	56	-10	315	87	18	114	11	1
Jason Gore	$6,600	87	268	97	-10	183	49	59		115	110
Peter Malnati	$6,400	107	264	96	11	155
Whee Kim	$6,300	113	532	130	-17	391
Hiroshi Iwata	$6,800	70	140	50	20	91
Ken Duke	$5,800	135	600	131	4	465	47	52	101	59
Camilo Villegas	$6,400	107	289	102	5	226	30			96
Steven Bowditch	$6,100	122	304	107	15	75	103	114			125
Nick Taylor	$6,600	87	429	122	-35	338	111
Mark Wilson	$6,600	87	396	117	-30	393	124		61	83	74
Carl Pettersson	$5,900	132	414	120	12	201	67	114		34	55
Michael Kim	$6,900	61	257	93	-32	377
Hunter Mahan	$7,600	28	105	36	-8	83	20	52	8	24	55
Seung-yul Noh	$6,700	77	159	61	16	220	22		16
Carlos Ortiz	$6,400	107	325	111	-4	296	20
Ernie Els	$6,900	61	159	62	-1	199	134	35	13	59
Ricky Barnes	$6,600	87	286	101	-14	307	49	90	114	62	72
Scott Langley	$6,300	113	461	126	-13	394	22	114
Steve Wheatcroft	$5,800	135	739	132	3	372
Anirban Lahiri	$7,000	52	147	57	-5	49
Chad Collins	$6,000	126	861	137	-11	452				83	51
Retief Goosen	$6,900	61	196	71	-10	216	8	65	74	34	12
Angel Cabrera	$6,400	107	289	102	5	257	30	52	33	115	78
J.J. Henry	$5,900	132	425	121	11	228		40	61	83	9
Tyrone Van Aswegen	$6,300	113	411	119	-6	306
Justin Leonard	$6,600	87	393	116	-29	701	56	52	42	83	68
Steve Stricker	$6,800	70	181	66	4	282					29
Erik Compton	$6,300	113	439	124	-11	256	76	59		42	25
Derek Fathauer	$6,100	122	336	114	8	255	61
Troy Merritt	$5,800	135	529	129	6	121	87				76
Charlie Beljan	$5,900	132	457	125	7	420	69	12	2
Tyler Aldridge	$6,300	113	436	123	-10	278
Brian Gay	$6,000	126	500	127	-1			101	90
Andres Gonzales	$6,000	126	804	133	-7	405	87
Stuart Appleby	$5,800	135	811	135	0	455		45	68	96	12
Will MacKenzie	$6,200	119	504	128	-9	443		52			90
Matt Every	$6,500	97	238	88	9	141	49	6	68
Cameron Smith	$6,700	77	168	63	14	95
Robert Allenby	$6,000	126	821	136	-10	654	87	29	130	96	4
Andy Sullivan	$8,400	16	61	19	-3	29
Bernd Wiesberger	$7,700	26	84	28	-2	37	87
Fred Couples	$6,700	77	211	76	1		76	78	46	77	7
J.J. Spaun	$6,300	113	804	133	-20
Brian Smock	$6,000	126	1339	138	-12
Matt Dobyns	$5,800	135	1518	139	-4

Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside of the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.

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Term	Description
S Rank	Each golfer’s salary rank compared to the field, with one being the most expensive.
O Rank	Each golfer’s odds rank compared to the field, with one the biggest favorite.
+ / –	The difference between a golfer’s salary and odds rank. The bigger the number, the better.
OWGR	Official World Golf Ranking
2011 – 2015 Columns	Course history at this event over the last five seasons.

PGA First Look: Northern Trust Open

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Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2011-2015)

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