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PGA power rankings: The 2019 BMW championship

By Chris Aliperto

PGA Power Rankings: NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA - SEPTEMBER 08: Brooks Koepka looks on next to the FedExCup Playoffs logo on the eighth hole green during the third round of the BMW Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on September 8, 2018 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR)
PGA Power Rankings: NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA - SEPTEMBER 08: Brooks Koepka looks on next to the FedExCup Playoffs logo on the eighth hole green during the third round of the BMW Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on September 8, 2018 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR) /
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PGA Power Rankings: PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND – JULY 15: Bryson DeChambeau of the United States looks on during a practice round prior to the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 15, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

PGA Power Rankings: The BMW Championship

15. Bryson DeChambeau – (8)

It was quite the wild week for DeChambeau. He didn’t play terribly bad and was actually right in the mix with back-to-back rounds of 68 to kick things off.

However, the mad scientist had a very difficult read apparently on the 8th green and noticeably aggravated, his playing partners Fleetwood and Justin Thomas were forced to wait almost three minutes for DeChambeau to take his shot, which he abruptly blew about four feet past the cup.

As the video of the entire scene was posted on social media, other pros, tour executives, and even Sir Nick Faldo himself chimed in on the slow play, and DeChambeau was not happy about it. He said he felt personally attacked and pointed out the fact that he is not the only slow player on tour.

However, this situation on the green is a little different. An eight-foot putt should never take three minutes to line up, and that is just the bottom line here. Bryson was in the wrong, and he should have just said that he took too long. He finished T-24 when it was all said and done, and dropped two spots in the FedEx Cup rankings from 18th to 20th.

14. Louis Oosthuizen – (23)

Oosthuizen is not a bomber off the tee per se as he comes in ranked 88th in total driving distance, but he is still is getting it out there at right around 295 yards per drive.

He was outstanding in strokes gained: tee-to-green last week at the Northern Trust, finishing third in the field in that stat, and his 12-under par finish was good for a T-6. If he hits it long and straight here again at the Medinah Country Club, he should be in good shape again.

Oosty has only played 17 FedEx Cup events this season, and the T-6 last week was enough to bump him up 23 spots from 51st, to just inside the top-30 bubble in 28th place. Much like Spieth, Oosthuizen will also need another solid week to gain a berth to the TOUR Championship next week.

13. Xander Schauffele – (11)

Schauffele’s two early-season wins are paying huge dividends at the moment as far as him staying in the top-ten of the FedEx Cup standings goes, but he will need to be better this week to keep his spot inside the coveted Wyndham Rewards Top 10.

I know I have talked about it, but I am pretty sure I have not explained exactly what that means.

The top-ten in the final FedEx Cup standings receives a share of a $10 million bonus, doled out among the winners. First place receives a $2 million dollar bonus, and the 10th place finisher gets a payday of $500K. Not too shabby.

Schauffele fell from 4th to 7th place this week after his missed cut at Liberty National, and his best finish since his T-3 at the U.S. Open was his T-27 in the field of just 63 at the St. Jude Invitational.

12. Paul Casey – (21)

It was an odd course of action for Casey in the eyes of some, as he elected to skip the Northern Trust and use the week to rest after playing in the Wyndham Championship two weeks ago. It ended up costing him five spots in the FedEx Cup standings, as he dropped from 8th place to 13th.

After a couple of mediocre weeks, Casey T-13 at the Wyndham Championship and now seems to be rounding back into form. He is currently ranked 6th in strokes gained: tee-to-green on the season, and he is long enough off the tee and accurate enough where he sets up really well for Medinah Country Club this week.

He will no doubt be out to prove he did not make a huge mistake by skipping Liberty National last week.

11. Abraham Ancer – (39) 

Ancer was already inside the top-70 heading into the Northern Trust last week, and he needed to have a better week than he had been coming in to stay alive in the playoff race.

Well if you didn’t get a chance to see it, the 28-year-old was incredible in all aspects of his game, and his final score of 15-under par was good for a solo second-place finish.

Ancer had missed two consecutive cuts coming in but he was on a decent run prior to that. He T-8 at the Travelers Championship and followed that with a T-19 at the Irish Open.

His total stats on the season aren’t great, but he was obviously among the best across the board last week. He jumped inside the top-ten in the FedEx Cup standings with his solid finish, moving up from 67th place all the way up to 8th.

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