Northern Trust Open
February 18 – 21, 2015
Riviera C.C.
Pacific Palisades, Ca.
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,349
Purse: $6.7 million
with $1,206,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Bubba Watson

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 25 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with four players #3 Bubba Watson, #6 Jim Furyk, #7 Sergio Garcia and #9 MJordan Spieth from the top-ten. The other top 50 players are #13 Jimmy Walker, #14 Hideki Matsuyama, #21 Dustin Johnson, #24 Bill Haas, #26 Hunter Mahan, #28 Kevin Na, #30 Charl Schwartzel, #31 Brandt Snedeker, #33 Ryan Moore, #37 Keegan Bradley, #41 J.B. Holmes, #42 Webb Simpson, #43 Gary Woodland, #46 Luke Donald and #T49 Marc Leishman.
Last year there were 26 top-50 players in the field.
The field includes 18 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2014. Those players are #1 Jimmy Walker, #2 Robert Streb, #3 Bubba Watson, #5 Brandt Snedeker, #6 Charley Hoffman, #7 Sang-Moon Bae, #10 Ben Martin, #11 Ryan Moore, #12 Hideki Matsuyama, #13 Bill Haas, #14 Scott Piercy, #15 Shawn Stefani, #16 Harris English, #17 Nick Watney, #20 Brendon de Jonge, #23 Steven Bowditch, #24 Gary Woodland and #25 Tony Finau.
The field includes 18 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players are #1 Jimmy Walker, #2 Bubba Watson, #4 Brandt Snedeker, #5 Robert Streb, #6 Sang-Moon Bae, #7 Charley Hoffman, #9 Ryan Moore, #10 Ben Martin, #12 Hideki Matsuyama, #13 Bill Haas, #14 Nick Watney, #15 Shawn Stefani, #16 Scott Piercy, #18 Harris English, #21 Gary Woodland, #23 Nick Taylor, #24 Scott Stallings and #25 Brendon de Jonge.
The field includes 10 past champions: Bubba Watson (2014), John Merrick (2013), Bill Haas (2012), Aaron Baddeley (2011), Charles Howell III (2007), Rory Sabbatini (2006), Mike Weir (2004 & ’03), Robert Allenby (2001), Ernie Els (1999) and Fred Couples (1992 & ’90)
Ten of the 13 different PGA Tour winners from the 2014-15 season are in the field this week: Sang-Moon Bae (Frys.com Open); Ben Martin (Shriners Hospitals for Children Open); Robert Streb (McGladrey Classic; Ryan Moore (CIMB Classic); Bubba Watson (World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions); Nick Taylor (Sanderson Farms Championship); Charley Hoffman (OHL Classic at Mayakoba); Jimmy Walker (Sony Open); Bill Haas (Humana Challenge); and Brandt Snedeker (AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am).
Eighteen of the 30 players who qualified for the 2014 Tour Championship are in the field this week, including Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia, Gary Woodland, Russell Henley, Bubba Watson, Cameron Tringale, Bill Haas, Brendon Todd, Jimmy Walker, Kevin Na, Hideki Matsuyama, Hunter Mahan, Webb Simpson, John Senden, Morgan Hoffmann, Jordan Spieth, Geoff Ogilvy and Dustin Johnson.
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Northern Trust field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Northern Trust in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Northern Trust.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
**NOTE**
We have made a lot of changes in Golfstats and one of the biggest is that every on-going event gets updated every hour. It’s not real time scoring, but after each day you will see our database change. This will help look at things like good scores in a row and how each player does after every round.
Another change is our new feature, “Who will win on Sunday”. Just like our previews, this will not only preview the final round but also look at players who shoud win. All of these will enhance GOLFstats and encourage you to check our stuff over the weekend and during play.
Another thing to look for in the next couple of weeks is 24/7 Golf. This is a new app that you can get with your Iphone so that you can take a lot of GOLFstats which you when your away from your computer.
So join us a couple of hours after play on Saturday night or Sunday morning for our “Who will win on Sunday” feature in which you can see who shall win during the final nine.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Northern Trust Open
Player | AT&T Pebble | Farmers | Malaysian Open | Phoenix Open | Dubai Desert | Humana Challenge | Qatar Masters | Sony Open | Abu Dhabi | Hyundai T of C | South African |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernd Wiesberger (280 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | 3 (60) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP |
Jimmy Walker (238.67 pts) |
T21 (29) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (196.33 pts) |
Win (132) |
T19 (31) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Harris English (183.33 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | T40 (10) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nick Watney (169 pts) |
2 (100) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | 14 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (150 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T78 (0) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP |
J.B. Holmes (144.67 pts) |
T10 (40) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 33 (11.33) |
DNP |
Pat Perez (139.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
74 (0) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bubba Watson (126.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 10 (26.67) |
DNP |
Bill Haas (119 pts) |
DNP | T19 (31) |
DNP | 76 (0) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Scott Stallings (114 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP |
Alex Prugh (103.33 pts) |
T10 (40) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jordan Spieth (100 pts) |
T7 (55) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (99.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brendan Steele (95.67 pts) |
DNP | T45 (5) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Robert Streb (95.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP |
Colt Knost (90.67 pts) |
T41 (9) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charl Schwartzel (90 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
Matt Jones (87 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | 70 (0) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP |
Charles Howell III (86 pts) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Shawn Stefani (83.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Russell Henley (82 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP |
Charley Hoffman (80.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP |
Rory Sabbatini (75.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T24 (17.33) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charlie Beljan (73.33 pts) |
3 (90) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Northern Trust Open
Player | AT&T Pebble | Farmers | Malaysian Open | Phoenix Open | Dubai Desert | Humana Challenge | Qatar Masters | Sony Open | Abu Dhabi | Hyundai T of C | South African |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Renner (-43.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Derek Ernst (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Mike Weir (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
John Merrick (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Andrew Putnam (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tim Wilkinson (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Carlos Sainz Jr. (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Padraig Harrington (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ryo Ishikawa (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brice Garnett (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Northern Trust Open
Best Bets:
Charl Schwartzel
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | T3 |
We know how important it is to have that link with Augusta National, he has won the Masters and come close two times in this event.
Dustin Johnson
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | CUT | T4 | CUT | T3 | T10 | T59 |
Four top-tens in last six starts, his game seems to improve every time he has played in the last two weeks.
Nick Watney
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T34 | CUT | T59 | CUT | CUT | T19 |
Hasn’t played well at Riviera with no top-tens in six tries, but his game seems to be blossoming so you have to think he can win anyplace he wants.
Best of the rest:
Jimmy Walker
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20 | T16 | T4 | T4 | T37 | 70 | T39 | CUT |
Still a danger anytime he tees it up, has had another very succesful west coast swing.
Harris English
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 | T51 |
A pair of top-threes at Sony and Phoenix, was T10th at Northern Trust last year.
Brandt Snedeker
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 | CUT | T20 | CUT | CUT |
Not very impressive of a record at Riviera, still he is playing very good golf right now so I’m not going to count him out.
Jordan Spieth
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | CUT |
This is a great course for him, only question is if his game is in shape and he has a pair of 7 place finishes in the last month.
Solid contenders
Sergio Garcia
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T13 | T4 | T46 | 6 | T20 | CUT |
Has a good record at Riviera, but I am concern at his poor results since finishing T2nd at CIMB Classic back in November. Have to think that he will be ready, but you never know with Sergio.
Bubba Watson
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | CUT | T13 | WD | CUT | T17 | T14 | CUT |
Have to like the past winner, was T2nd in last start at Phoenix and is game shows he knows how to play at Riviera.
Bill Haas
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T23 | T3 | Win | T12 | CUT | CUT | T36 | T22 | T51 |
This guy is really good on this course, has played well this year and the good play could continue
J.B. Holmes
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T52 | CUT | T8 | T12 | T3 | T6 | T7 | T51 |
Good record at Riviera and is playing great right now.
Long shots that could come through:
Charlie Beljan
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | 2 |
Played great at Pebble last week and played great here the last two years, this is the darkhorse pick of the week.
Alex Prugh
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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CUT | T10 |
Has shown a lot in the last two weeks, could continue it this week.
George McNeill
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T6 | T33 | T49 | T5 | CUT | T36 | T44 |
Has had some good results at Riviera.
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