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CJ Cup: PGA Tour Expert Picks

Cameron Smith should be a solid play at Summit Club.

By Mark Abell Oct 12, 2021, 2:53pm EDT

GOLF: OCT 06 PGA - Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

Tournament Information

CJ Cup
Date: October 14^th – 17^th
Course: The Summit Club
Purse: $9.7mm ($1.8mm to winner)
2020 Winner: Jason Kokrak (-20)

Course: The Summit Club

Designed and opened in 2017 by Tom Fazio, The club lies about 10 miles away from the Vegas Strip. It is a par 72 running about 7,400 yards. It holds a rating of 75.7 and a slope rating of 143, putting it on the considerably difficult side. It runs rather flat, not utilizing a typical desert design but instead a lush parkland concept. There are some elevation lifts on greens and tee boxes but success will come here if a player can hit for distance and if they make the correct risk/reward shots, especially on the first and last few holes.

My Starting 4

Brooks Koepka (first selection this year) – This course is long and will require quite a drive. Koepka has the pedigree to deliver on that as he’s 29^th in drive distance.

Cameron Smith (first selection this year) — Cameron has a strong track record in Nevada courses, he’s finished an average of 12^th in this state over the last two years. He’s 23^rd in total strokes gained.

Scottie Scheffler (first selection this year) The Ryder Cup powerhouse has one of the longest drives on the tour. He should be a lock for a solid round here if he can keep his iron play strong.

Rickie Fowler (first selection this year) — Rickie has one of the longest drives on tour. His lone start this year was a missed cut at Shriners last week but he has a decent track record with these Nevada courses.

My Bench 2

Matt Jones (first selection this year) Matt finished 27^th last week at Shriners. He is 5^th on the tour in drive distance and he is 14^th on the tour in strokes gained tee to green.

Brian Harman (second selection this year) — Doubling down on Brian, who missed the cut last week. He’s typically solid in Nevada, I think he could rebound this week. He might be harmed by a lack of distance on his drives, but he’s very accurate.

2021-2022 Stats

Start: Average Finish 67^th (47^th percent)
Bench: Average Finish 67^th (47^th percent)