Power Rankings: ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic

Editor’s word:

Marco Penge has withdrawn from the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Championship, changed within the area by Taylor Montgomery.

The “Something for Everyone” phase of the PGA TOUR season continues with this week’s ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic.

Beginning with the Masters and lengthening six weeks, there are two majors, three Signature Events, a crew competitors and an Additional Event. It hits a bit of like a bingo card with out the free area of an ordinary PGA TOUR occasion within the heart, however that’ll be lined quickly sufficient when the circuit returns to Texas in two weeks.

So, whereas 72 of their friends dig in on the Truist Championship 150 miles to the northwest, 123 are assembled at Dunes Golf and Beach Club on the Grand Strand of South Carolina. Scroll or swipe previous the rating for a style of what was discovered within the first two editions of the event, how the course exams, what’s up for grabs and extra.

• Austin Eckroot … Signature Events are great alternatives, however he did not capitalize on the sequence final yr after connecting for his first two PGA TOUR titles in 2024. He discovered a bit of traction later within the season however did not qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs, after which he went 11 straight begins with out a top-35 end. However, there’s pep again in his step after a T10 on the Valero Texas Open and a T6 (with Davis Thompson) on the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

• John Parry …Aside from latest breakthrough winner and his fellow Brit, Alex Fitzpatrick – who’s 2-for-2 and never but formally a PGA TOUR rookie – Parry is the one rookie who’s but to overlook a lower this season, and he’s made 10 starts. He’s cashed in 15 straight worldwide. Four on the PGA TOUR have resulted in a prime 20, together with his final two. At or above common all through his bag however particularly proficient on method, that weapon helps clarify how he is capable of put himself in place to fare effectively on one new check after one other, however the mixture of that with sizzling placing is why he is inside the highest 30 in first-, second- and third-round scoring common.
• Trace Crowe …The 29-year-old’s full-time return to the PGA TOUR was delayed by a damaged proper wrist, however after seven months off, he hit the bottom operating on the Korn Ferry Tour with a T39 and a T4 in consecutive weeks. Then he bagged a second consecutive T4 on the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, solely this time with accomplice Ben Martin. (Taylor Dickson was alongside for the journey at TPC Louisiana in 2025.) Now Crowe is again for a 3rd strive on the Dunes, the place he is 2-for-2 with a scoring common of 68.88.
• Wells-Williams … This is the second PGA TOUR begin for the embellished senior at Vanderbilt University. The three-time winner for the Commodores missed the lower on the 2024 US Open, for which he was considered one of three to emerge from Final Qualifying in Rockville, Maryland, bettering quite a few PGA TOUR members for the coveted berth. Currently twenty second within the World Amateur Golf Ranking and seventh in PGA TOUR Universityso the Mississippi native is poised for extra sanctioned motion within the close to future.

The PGA TOUR is nothing with out the taking part in alternatives that it offers for its members, however when the vacation spot is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, even higher.

Although scoring rose a bit to 70,271 final yr, the granular information throughout Dunes Golf and Beach Club was statistically an identical to its debut in 2024, and with no adjustments to the course this yr, returning members are proper to really feel like they’ve an edge with their schooling. Both cuts on the par 71 landed at 2-under 140, and solely Chris Gotterup‘s six-stroke romp within the inaugural serves as an outlier amongst all contenders.

And actually, that is what the gamers need – consistency.

Dunes has three par 5s and stretches to 7,347 yards. Bermudagrass greens are common in dimension and will contact 12½ toes utilizing the Stimpmeter. That’s a hair speedier than regular, however provided that the wind lies down, and that is a tall ask alongside the Atlantic Ocean. What’s extra, the specter of inclement climate that exists over in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the lid-lifter of the Truist Championship additionally extends to Myrtle Beach, so placing surfaces will alter till maybe on Sunday for the solar’s greatest probability to take up residency. Until then, an affordable chance of rain will exist. Daytime temperatures ought to peak within the 70s.

After being launched at two inches tall, the overseeded Bermudagrass tough has been allowed to increase 1 / 4 of an inch in every of the editions which have adopted, so it is 2½ inches this yr. It provides the sphere one thing comparatively new to observe on method however the total stability of the check should not disrupt regular preparation. The gamers do not hate that, both.

Because there’s at all times one thing for which to play, aside from the standard bevy of advantages for successful a PGA TOUR occasion, the champion on the Dunes will achieve entry into subsequent week’s PGA Championship if not already exempt. As of Tuesday, 26 commits in Myrtle Beach already know that they’re going to be headed to suburban Philadelphia for the major. The ONEflight Myrtle Beach can also be the primary cease of three on the following section of the Aon Swing 5 for entry into the following Signature Event, the Memorial Tournament introduced by Workday, within the first week of June.

PGATOUR.com’s Rob Bolton previews and recaps each event. Refer to the timing of his contributions beneath. He’s additionally energetic as @RobBoltonGolf on X the place you may join with him.

MONDAY: Power Rankings (Truist Championship)
TUESDAY*: Sleepers* (Truist Championship); Power Rankings (ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic); Expert Picks**
WEDNESDAY: Fantasy Insider
SUNDAY: Points and Payouts (Truist Championship); Points and Payouts (ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic); Qualifiers