Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
May 21st – 24th, 2015
Colonial C.C.
Fort Worth, Texas
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,204
Purse: $6.5 million
with $1,170,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Adam Scott

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 16 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with just one player from the top-ten #2 Jordan Spieth. The other top 50 players are #11 Adam Scott, #12 Jimmy Walker, #15 Patrick Reed, #21 Kevin Na, #23 Chris Kirk, #23 Zach Johnson, #26 Louis Oosthuizen, #28 Ryan Palmer, #31 Ian Poulter, #31 Hunter Mahan, #34 Paul Casey, #42 Brandt Snedeker, #46 Brendon Todd, #49 John Senden and #50 Ben Martin.
Last year there was 20 top-50 players in the field
The field includes 11 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2015. Those players are #1 Jordan Spieth, #2 Jimmy Walker, #5 Patrick Reed, #8 Charley Hoffman, #10 Robert Streb, #12 Ben Martin, #16 Sangmoon Bae, #18 Brandt Snedeker, #19 Kevin Kisner, #23 Daniel Berger, and #25 Kevin Na.
The field includes 14 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players are #1 Jordan Spieth, #3 Jimmy Walker, #8 Patrick Reed, #11 Charley Hoffman, #14 Ben Martin, #17 Robert Streb, #20 Brandt Snedeker, #21 Sangmoon Bae, #22 Kevin Kisner, #23 Kevin Na and #24 Paul Casey.
The field includes 10 players that have won 12 events on the PGA Tour this year: Sangmoon Bae (Frys.com), Ben Martin (Shriners Hospitals), Robert Streb (McGladrey Classic), Nick Taylor (Sanderson Farms), Charley Hoffman (Mayakoba), Patrick Reed (Hyundai T of C), Jimmy Walker (Sony Open & Valero Texas), Brandt Snedeker (AT&T Pebble), James Hahn (Northern Trust) and Jordan Spieth (Valspar & Masters)
The field includes 11 past champions: Adam Scott (2014), Boo Weekley (2013), Zach Johnson (2012 & ’10), David Toms (2011), Steve Stricker (2009), Rory Sabbatini (2007), Tim Herron (2006), Kenny Perry (2003 & ’05), Steve Flesch (2004), Corey Pavin (1996 & ’85) and Keith Clearwater (1987).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Crowne Plaza Colonial 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 Crowne Plaza Colonial in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Crowne Plaza Colonial.
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 North America, Bovada. They give winning odds plus top-five and first round leader odds.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Player | Wells Fargo | Open de Espana | The Players | Mauritius Open | WGC-Cadillac Match Play | Zurich Classic | Shenzhen Intern. | RBC Heritage | Volvo China | Masters | Shell Houston | Valero Texas | Arnold Palmer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Spieth (303.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | Win (176) |
T2 (33.33) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Kevin Kisner (248.33 pts) |
T38 (12) |
DNP | T2 (150) |
DNP | DNP | T28 (14.67) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T26 (8) |
T49 (0.33) |
Ben Martin (200.17 pts) |
T38 (12) |
DNP | T4 (120) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | 5 (23.33) |
Kevin Na (194.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (90) |
DNP | T34 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (50.67) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T6 (20) |
Paul Casey (189.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-7.5) |
DNP | T5 (105) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (80) |
9 (15) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Louis Oosthuizen (184.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T69 (0) |
DNP | T5 (105) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | T19 (41.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
Zach Johnson (183.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (55.5) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T9 (60) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T9 (15) |
John Senden (182.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (75) |
DNP | T5 (105) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (16) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Charley Hoffman (165.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (30) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | T9 (60) |
T11 (13) |
T11 (13) |
DNP |
Ian Poulter (165 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (30) |
DNP | T34 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T6 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
Chris Kirk (141 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (55.5) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T69 (0) |
DNP | T33 (22.67) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Patrick Reed (130.17 pts) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | T24 (39) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T22 (37.33) |
T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP |
Hunter Mahan (123.83 pts) |
T47 (3) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | T9 (67.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (60) |
T25 (8.33) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
Chesson Hadley (122.67 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T24 (39) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T50 (0.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
T67 (0) |
Marc Leishman (117.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T24 (39) |
DNP | T9 (67.5) |
T28 (14.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
George McNeill (115.83 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | T44 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
T35 (5) |
Pat Perez (115.17 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (13) |
T20 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Cameron Tringale (102.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T38 (16) |
T5 (23.33) |
T40 (3.33) |
DNP |
Patrick Rodgers (100 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Geoff Ogilvy (93.33 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | T24 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 48 (2.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Scott Brown (89.33 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | T30 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
T56 (0) |
DNP |
Robert Streb (87.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | T30 (30) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T44 (4) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Sean O’Hair (84 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | 6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T29 (7) |
Jim Herman (83.67 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Kevin Streelman (83.33 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | T12 (50.67) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Player | Wells Fargo | Open de Espana | The Players | Mauritius Open | WGC-Cadillac Match Play | Zurich Classic | Shenzhen Intern. | RBC Heritage | Volvo China | Masters | Shell Houston | Valero Texas | Arnold Palmer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Svoboda (-48.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Jeff Overton (-41.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T50 (0.33) |
DNP |
Mike Weir (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Leonard (-35 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Adam Hadwin (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Brian Davis (-28.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T50 (0.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Nicholas Thompson (-25 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T35 (5) |
Ken Duke (-25 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T35 (5) |
Jarrod Lyle (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Gunn Yang (-23.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Best Bets:
Zach Johnson
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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73 | 3 | Win | 4 | Win | T9 | T30 | T26 | T14 |
Two time champion whose game is perfect for Colonial. Always played well until last year, I see that changing as he is playing well and probably is looking forward to this week. He will contend on Sunday.
Jimmy Walker
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T10 | T56 |
Look what happen the last time the Tour was in Texas, Walker won. Another person whose game is perfect for Colonial, he hits it straight and gets the ball on the green.
Paul Casey
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T13 | 5 |
Got sick at the Match Play, it carried over to the Players. Think he should be well rested and ready to go, his game suits Colonial as he is a shotmaker.
Best of the rest:
Jordan Spieth
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T14 | T7 |
I know that he is the heavy favorite but I think that he hasn’t had enough time off to charge up his batteries. I know he is only 21 but afer playing every week since Phoenix, so this is his 13 event in 17 weeks.
Ryan Palmer
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T14 | T5 | T31 | CUT | T34 | T15 | 70 | T56 | T69 | CUT |
This guy is very old school and knows what it takes to shape the ball around Colonial. Just look at what he has done his last three starts here and you can see he is knocking on the door of a victory.
Patrick Reed
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T46 |
Big mystery on why he is playing here instead of at the BMW PGA, this is another player who should be ok for Colonial if he is patience enough to throttle down his length.
Kevin Na
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T13 | T40 | T22 | T9 | T59 | T7 | T17 | WD |
Does he have the type of game to do well here is the question. He isn’t a shotmaker but plays well on courses that you have to hit a lot of greens on and don’t have to put up a storm. Watch him.
Solid contenders
Adam Scott
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T65 | T64 |
What can we say about him, he would normally be one of our top picks but his game is at a crossroads over his putting. He should worry about dumping the long putter in December, not now and go back to what made him successful. Still the question will be can he win, I think not but think he will get a top-ten.
Chris Kirk
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T14 | T35 | T5 | T16 | T74 |
Has shown some potential for playing well at Colonial, his game has been ok of late so don’t be surprise if he makes a run at it.
Ben Martin
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T21 |
Another of these guys that has won before and could win this week. Has shown some spark of last with top-tens the last couple of months.
Hunter Mahan
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T60 | T26 | T37 | T10 | CUT | T27 | CUT | CUT | T71 | T44 | T63 |
Does well in total driving so he is a candidate to do well this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Steve Stricker
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T38 | Win | CUT | T24 | T13 |
We call him a longshot because he hasn’t played that much. Lot of it was due to surgery and the fact that he is semi-retired. He has gone in so many directions on this course, one of the reasons why he hasn’t played it since 2010. His problem with the course is it took the driver out of his hand, think he has mastered that problem and will do good this week.
Chris Stroud
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T14 | T7 | T13 | CUT |
In his last three Colonial cuts has been T-13th, T-7th and T-14th which shows that he is close to playing really well at Colonial.
David Lingmerth
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T5 | T18 |
Could he be a guy that plays well on one kind of course? Last year he missed four straight cuts and finished T-5th at Colonial, since he has missed three straight can he rekindle the magic again.
David Toms
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T5 | CUT | CUT | Win | T13 | T27 | T26 | T18 | T30 | T3 | T44 | WD |
Another old work horse that has had his moments at Colonial, who knows if he could have a repeat performance this week.
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