If the pressure isn’t palpable with only two weeks of action remaining until the field for the FedExCup Playoffs is determined, then the Barracuda Championship delivers a simplified version of the objective: Score the most points! Modified Stableford scoring is used for the 10th consecutive edition of the additional event near Lake Tahoe. Old Greenwood at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, California, returns as host for the second straight year. For snapshot of the course, how it tested in its debut and other details, continue reading beneath the ranking of projected contenders and others to consider. RELATED: The First Look POWER RANKINGS: BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP OTHERS TO CONSIDER • Brandon Hagy … Sends it silly distances, so the thinner air at Old Greenwood will have him converting measurements greater than most, but he fared just fine en route to a T12 last year. Recently finished T6 in Detroit and T18 in the Quad Cities. • Aaron Wise … Finished eighth here last year, which doesn’t hurt, but it’s his consistently stronger form upon arrival that supports this endorsement. He’s connected six cuts made with a pair of T9s and a T17 (PGA Championship) in the last three months. • Ryan Armour … The 45-year-old isn’t riding off into the sunset just yet. With a T5 at the Barbasol and a T6 at the 3M, he’s risen 26 spots to 117th in the FedExCup. Remains stealthily solid off the tee (third in accuracy), on approach (T16 in proximity) and on the greens (36th in Strokes Gained: Putting). The PGA TOUR finds the most exotic and envious locations to conduct its tournaments, but it’s almost cruel to host a competition of this magnitude with the picturesque backdrop of the pines, firs, cedars and other flora of Tahoe National Forest. Then again, who would expect anything different? Worst case for those who miss the cut, they’re already in a natural retreat. Old Greenwood is a par 71 with a trio of par 5s, but only one is found in the last two-thirds of the walk that extends to 7,425 yards. The 551-yard 12th hole is the last reasonable shot at eagle and five points as rewarded by the Modified Stableford format. In fact, only two of the holes on the inward side are among the seven easiest on the course, so capitalizing on Nos. 1-9 is Plan A. At least it would seem. Of 20 par breakers en route to his breakthrough victory last year, Richy Werenski converted both eagles and six of his birdies on the way in. He also squared seven bogeys (minus-1 point per) but held on for a one-point victory with 39 points. It’s the lowest aggregate since the scoring system was introduced to the Barracuda Championship in 2012. The par-5 second hole tips at 631 yards and played a fraction harder than the par-4 eighth hole capable of stretching just 357 yards. At an altitude of 6,000 feet, it’s comfortably drivable for most, evidenced by seven eagles a year ago. (No. 2 yielded only four eagles.) The par-4 11th and 16th holes list at just 345 yards and 396 yards, respectively, thus multiplying the chances throughout the tournament to think 2 off the tee. Greens average a relatively cozy 5,300 square feet but bogeys and worse aren’t as penal as birdies and better are beneficial, so an aggressive mindset is preferred, albeit with two hands on the wheel at all times and a little daylight between the bottom of the accelerator and the floorboard. ShotLink is not maintained for the tournament. The bent-Poa annua blend of grass on the greens will present a true roll amid perfect weather conditions all week, but speed is governed to 11-and-a-half on the Stimpmeter. This is in part due to the undulations on the Jack Nicklaus Signature surfaces but also winds that could gust to 25 mph. Breezes will be sustained at 10-20 mph. The 75 in the field who gave Old Greenwood a go in its debut will experience a pair of notable modifications. First, due to an enlarged tee box on the par-4 13th hole, it’s now 35 yards longer at 522 yards. The other impact is widespread throughout the property. After standing three-and-a-half inches last year, the primary rough now scales to only two inches. This is primary due to a challenging winter. The champion will receive 300 FedExCup points and a two-year membership exemption through 2022-23 (or an additional year up to five if already exempt through that season), as well as exemptions into the 2022 editions of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, THE PLAYERS Championship and the PGA Championship, but the most important task at hand is merely qualifying for the Playoffs. In truth, that is Plan A. ROB BOLTON’S SCHEDULE PGATOUR.COM’s Fantasy Insider Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous angles. Look for his following contributions as scheduled. MONDAY: Power Rankings (WGC-St. Jude) TUESDAY*: Power Rankings (Barracuda), Sleepers (WGC-St. Jude), Fantasy Insider SUNDAY: Rookie Ranking, Qualifiers, Reshuffle, Medical Extensions, * – Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COM’s Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday.
Power Rankings: Barracuda Championship
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2nd Round 3 Balls – X. Lin / H. Naveed / A. Jutanugarn | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Xiyu Lin | -125 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | +250 |
Hira Naveed | +300 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – R. Zhang / A. Furue / A. Lee | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rose Zhang | +150 |
Ayaka Furue | +175 |
Alison Lee | +200 |
2nd Round Match-Up – Detry/MacIntyre vs Thompson/Novak | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | -110 |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Chappell-Dufner / Thompson-Novak | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | -195 |
Kevin Chappell / Jason Dufner | +160 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Whaley-Long / Kraft-Tway | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Kelly Kraft / Kevin Tway | -110 |
Vince Whaley / Adam Long | -110 |
2nd Round Match-Up – Barjon/Stevens v Spaun/Buckley | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
J.J. Spaun / Hayden Buckley | -110 |
Sam Stevens / Paul Barjon | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Higgo-Fox / Yu-Pan | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Garrick Higgo / Ryan Fox | -110 |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Vegas-Burgoon / Stevens-Barjon | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jhonattan Vegas / Bronson Burgoon | -110 |
Sam Stevens / Paul Barjon | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Yuan-Dou / Ghim-C. Kim | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Doug Ghim / Chan Kim | -165 |
Carl Yuan / Zecheng Dou | +135 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Montgomery-Griffin / Detry-McIntyre | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -130 |
Taylor Montgomery / Ben Griffin | +110 |
2nd Round Match-Up – Brehm/Hubard v Daffue/Champ | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Champ / MJ Daffue | -110 |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Theegala-Zalatoris / Cantlay-Schauffele | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -130 |
Sahith Theegala / Will Zalatoris | +110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Ramey-Trainer / Brehm-Hubbard | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chad Ramey / Martin Trainer | -110 |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | -110 |
2nd Round Match-Up – Conners/Pendrith vs Moore/NeSmith | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -135 |
Taylor Moore / Matt NeSmith | +115 |
2nd Round Match-Up – Hoge/McNealy vs Garnett/Straka | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | -110 |
Tom Hoge / Maverick McNealy | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Hardy-Riley / Garnett-Straka | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | -120 |
Nick Hardy / Davis Riley | +100 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Spaun-Buckley / T. Moore-NeSmith | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Moore / Matt NeSmith | -145 |
J.J. Spaun / Hayden Buckley | +120 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Kisner-Brown / Hoge-McNealy | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Hoge / Maverick McNealy | -280 |
Kevin Kisner / Scott Brown | +230 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Echavarria-Greyserman / Champ-Daffue | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Champ / MJ Daffue | -110 |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | -110 |
2nd Round Match-Up – Kohles/Kizzire vs List/Norlander | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | -125 |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | +105 |
2nd Round Match-Up – List/Norlander v Smotherman/Meissner | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | -115 |
Mac Meissner / Austin Smotherman | -105 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Kuchar-Stricker / Conners-Pendrith | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -180 |
Matt Kuchar / Steve Stricker | +150 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – List-Norlander – Hoffman-Watney | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | -160 |
Charley Hoffman / Nick Watney | +130 |
2nd Round Match-Up – Phillips/Bridgeman v Putnam/Highsmith | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Putnam / Joe Highsmith | -110 |
Chandler Phillips / Jacob Bridgeman | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Berger-Perez / Putnam-Highsmith | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Putnam / Joe Highsmith | -110 |
Daniel Berger / Victor Perez | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Kohles-Kizzire / Blair-Fishburn | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | -130 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Phillips-Bridgeman / Barnes-Endycott | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chandler Phillips / Jacob Bridgeman | -140 |
Erik Barnes / Harrison Endycott | +120 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – B. Wu-Nicholas / Suh-Hoey | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Suh / Rico Hoey | -145 |
Brandon Wu / James Nicholas | +120 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Stanger-Dumont de Chassart / Lawrence-Potgieter | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jimmy Stanger / Adrien Dumont de Chassart | -110 |
Thriston Lawrence / Aldrich Potgieter | -110 |
2nd Round 2-Balls – Meissner-Smotherman / Hale-Haley | |
Type: 2nd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Mac Meissner / Austin Smotherman | -185 |
Blaine Hale Jr / Paul Haley II | +150 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – R. Yin / M. Lee / C. Knight | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ruoning Yin | +120 |
Minjee Lee | +160 |
Cheyenne Knight | +290 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – C. Boutier / H. Green / N. Hataoka | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hannah Green | +165 |
Celine Boutier | +175 |
Nasa Hataoka | +185 |
ISPS Handa Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Sebastian Soderberg | +350 |
Yannik Paul | +350 |
Sam Bairstow | +500 |
Taihei Sato | +900 |
Keita Nakajima | +1600 |
Tom McKibbin | +1600 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +2500 |
Matthew Southgate | +2500 |
Casey Jarvis | +3500 |
Taiki Yoshida | +3500 |
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2nd Round Score – Abraham Ancer | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +125 |
Under 68.5 | -165 |
2nd Round Score – Brooks Koepka | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -115 |
Under 67.5 | -115 |
2nd Round Score – Bryson DeChambeau | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 66.5 | -150 |
Under 66.5 | +115 |
2nd Round Score – Cameron Smith | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 66.5 | -165 |
Under 66.5 | +125 |
2nd Round Score – Carlos Ortiz | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | +110 |
Under 67.5 | -145 |
2nd Round Score – Dean Burmester | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 66.5 | -120 |
Under 66.5 | -110 |
2nd Round Score – Jinichiro Kozuma | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -115 |
Under 68.5 | -115 |
2nd Round Score – Joaquin Niemann | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 66.5 | -135 |
Under 66.5 | +105 |
2nd Round Score – Jon Rahm | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 66.5 | +105 |
Under 66.5 | -135 |
2nd Round Score – Mito Pereira | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -130 |
Under 67.5 | +100 |
2nd Round Score – Patrick Reed | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | +120 |
Under 67.5 | -155 |
2nd Round Score – Talor Gooch | |
Type: 2nd Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 66.5 | -135 |
Under 66.5 | +105 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – B. DeChambeau / C. Tringale / T. Gooch | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Bryson DeChambeau | +130 |
Talor Gooch | +150 |
Cameron Tringale | +280 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – C. Ortiz / D. Lee / J. Kozuma | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Carlos Ortiz | -130 |
Danny Lee | +275 |
Jinichiro Kozuma | +275 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – M. Leishman / P. Reed / D. Burmester | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | +150 |
Patrick Reed | +175 |
Marc Leishman | +200 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – J. Rahm / J. Niemann / P. Casey | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | +140 |
Joaquin Niemann | +150 |
Paul Casey | +260 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – A. Ogletree / P. Uihlein / M. Pereira | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Peter Uihlein | +140 |
Mito Pereira | +160 |
Andy Ogletree | +240 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – B. Steele / M. Jones / A. Lahiri | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Anirban Lahiri | +145 |
Brendan Steele | +190 |
Matt Jones | +190 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
Win Any Remaining Signature Event | -200 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
All Remaining Signature Events – Top 10 Finish | +200 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
Win 2 Remaining Signature Events | +450 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +10000 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +250000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |