Zozo Championship
October 13th – 16th, 2022
Accordia Golf Narashino C.C.
Chiba, Japan
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7.041
Purse: $11 million
with $1,980,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Hideki Matsuyama

This week’s field includes:
Of the field of 78 players, 31 of them are in the top 100 in the latest Official World Rankings. Of those 32 players, 15 of them are in the top-50 of the ranking. Here are the top-100 in this week’s field: #6 Xander Schauffele, #9 Collin Morikawa, #11 Viktor Hovland, #15 Joohyung Kim, #16 Cameron Young, #19 Hideki Matsuyama, #20 Sungjae Im, #26 Sepp Straka, #28 Tyrrell Hatton, #29 Corey Conners, #30 Tommy Fleetwood, #35 Tom Hoge, #41 Mito Pereira, #43 K.H. Lee, #44 Keegan Bradley, #51 Mackenzie Hughes, #52 Lucas Herbert, #54 Sahith Theegala, #55 Kurt Kitayama, #58 Scott Stallings, #64 Cam Davis, #67 Christiaan Bezuidenhout, #70 Maverick McNealy, #71 Sebastian Munoz, #72 Davis Riley, #73 Si Woo Kim, #79 Luke List, #84 Kazuki Higa, #87 Emiliano Grillo, #88 J.J. Spaun, and #98 Matthew NeSmith.
Last year there were 9 of the top-50 players in the world and 32 of the top-100.
The field includes 9 of the Top 25 on this year’s FedEx point standings. Those players include #2 Mackenzie Hughes. #3 Tom Kim, #4 Matthew NeSmith 6 Sepp Straka, #12 Tom Hoge, #13 Mark Hubbard, #19 Emiliano Grillo, #20 Mito Pereira and #24 Keegan Bradley.
Time to look at who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Zozo Championship
Player | Shriners Children’s | Spanish Open | Sanderson Farms | Dunhill Links | Fortinet Champ. | BMW PGA Champ. | Korn Ferry Tour Champ. | Tour Champ. | Nationwide Children’s | BMW Champ. | Albertsons Boise | FedEx St. Jude | Wyndham Champ. |
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Tom Kim (194.5 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T13 (18.5) |
Win (44) |
Sepp Straka (185.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (27.5) |
DNP | T28 (11) |
DNP | 2 (50) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Sungjae Im (174.83 pts) |
7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (50) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | 12 (19) |
T2 (33.33) |
Mackenzie Hughes (147.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | T46 (2) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Matthew NeSmith (138 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T36 (4.67) |
Tom Hoge (121.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | 10 (20) |
DNP | T48 (1) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Andrew Putnam (118.83 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
T27 (7.67) |
Emiliano Grillo (111.67 pts) |
T73 (0) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (15.5) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP |
Viktor Hovland (110 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | T35 (7.5) |
DNP | T20 (15) |
DNP |
Mark Hubbard (106.33 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T61 (0) |
Scott Stallings (104.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 29 (10.5) |
DNP | 2 (50) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
T13 (12.33) |
Tyrrell Hatton (94.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
T8 (16.67) |
Xander Schauffele (85 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (40) |
DNP | T3 (45) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP |
Mito Pereira (84 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T42 (4) |
DNP |
Sahith Theegala (77 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | 28 (11) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | T13 (18.5) |
DNP |
K.H. Lee (74.5 pts) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 27 (11.5) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
DNP | T20 (15) |
T61 (0) |
Keegan Bradley (65 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Taylor Moore (61.17 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T44 (3) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
T5 (23.33) |
Corey Conners (61 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | 26 (12) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
DNP | T28 (11) |
T21 (9.67) |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (61 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (19) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
T47 (1) |
Hayden Buckley (52.67 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T19 (31) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
WD (-1.67) |
Collin Morikawa (52.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | T44 (3) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
DNP |
Si Woo Kim (52.33 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 67 (0) |
DNP | T42 (4) |
WD (-1.67) |
Maverick McNealy (51.83 pts) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP |
J.J. Spaun (49.17 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
DNP | T42 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Kevin Streelman (47.67 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Davis Riley (46.17 pts) |
0 (0) |
DNP | T19 (31) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
T13 (12.33) |
Stephan Jaeger (45 pts) |
T44 (6) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T46 (2) |
T13 (12.33) |
Hideki Matsuyama (43.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (19.5) |
DNP | T35 (7.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tommy Fleetwood (39 pts) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Cameron Young (38.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 19 (15.5) |
DNP | T23 (13.5) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP |
Joel Dahmen (38.33 pts) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T81 (0) |
Russell Knox (37.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T21 (9.67) |
Dylan Frittelli (35.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
DNP |
Adam Schenk (34.17 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (9.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Lucas Herbert (32.5 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Cam Davis (32.33 pts) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (7.5) |
DNP | T13 (18.5) |
DNP |
Rickie Fowler (26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Adam Svensson (25.33 pts) |
T69 (0) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
T78 (0) |
Lee Hodges (22.83 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (18.5) |
T47 (1) |
Sam Ryder (20.33 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T45 (5) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
T61 (0) |
Aaron Rai (20 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
T71 (0) |
Kurt Kitayama (18.5 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (18) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (15.5) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Matt Wallace (18 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T21 (19.33) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Beau Hossler (16.67 pts) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP |
Brandon Wu (16 pts) |
T56 (0) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T8 (16.67) |
Patrick Rodgers (15 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T36 (4.67) |
John Huh (14.17 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-2.5) |
T2 (33.33) |
Satoshi Kodaira (7.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
Adam Long (6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
WD (-1.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Zozo Championship
Player | Shriners Children’s | Spanish Open | Sanderson Farms | Dunhill Links | Fortinet Champ. | BMW PGA Champ. | Korn Ferry Tour Champ. | Tour Champ. | Nationwide Children’s | BMW Champ. | Albertsons Boise | FedEx St. Jude | Wyndham Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chez Reavie (-25.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
T47 (1) |
Danny Lee (-21.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Cameron Champ (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Brendan Steele (-12.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Luke List (-11.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Takumi Kanaya (-10 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
C.T. Pan (-6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | T72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
WD (-1.67) |
Wyndham Clark (-4.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 64 (0) |
DNP | T28 (11) |
DNP |
Chad Ramey (-3 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Martin Laird (-2.67 pts) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
T47 (1) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Zozo Championship
Best Bets:
Xander Schauffele
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T28 | T17 | T10 |
He won in Tokyo at the Olympics last summer, yes, he only finished T-28th last year but was T-10th in 2020. This is his first tournament since he finished 4th at the Tour Championship, he won three of his four matches at the Presidents Cup. Think he will have a good week.
Tom Kim
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
After winning last week, he will be hard to judge, he has never played this event. He is young enough that last week’s win will be easy to get over, don’t think he will win, but he should have a top-five or six.
Cameron Young
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
It’s more of a feeling that stats. He has never played in Japan, but he is coming off a big break, and I feel that he travels well and will have a great week.
Best of the rest:
Sungjae Im
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T41 | T3 |
He was T-3rd at this course in 2020 and was 7th last week at the Shriners.
Tyrrell Hatton
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 |
He has never played at Accordia but played well of late, finishing 8th at the Italian Open and T-7th at the Dunhill Links.
Tommy Fleetwood
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T7 | T57 | T22 |
He is getting back into the swing of things after his mom’s death. Was T-7th last year at Accordia.
Maverick McNealy
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T25 |
Was a good choice last week when he finished T-10th at the Shriners, he was T-25th last year at the Zozo.
Solid contenders
Collin Morikawa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T7 | T50 | T22 |
Yes 2022 was not a great year, but he did win two of three matches in the Presidents Cup and has had a month off, so maybe he is refreshed and ready to go. Has had success on this course, was T-7th last year.
Mackenzie Hughes
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T4 | T41 |
He not only won at the Sanderson Farms but last year was T-4th at the Zozo.
Matthew NeSmith
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T48 |
He was T-2nd last week at the Shriners and T-9th at the Sanderson Farms.
Mito Pereira
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
He was T-4th at the Shriners, he is playing the Zozo for the first time.
Tom Hoge
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | T47 |
He has experience at Accordia finishing 17th last year, plus he was T-12th at Fortinet and T-4th at the Shriners.
Japanese Players that could come through:
Kazuki Higa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T57 |
led their money list and was T-3rd last week at the Vantelin Tokai Classic. Just last month, Higa won the Shinhan Donghae Open.
Yuto Katsuragawa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Is second on the money list. He is hot as a pistol, was 2nd last week at the Vantelin Tokai Classic, and 3rd the week before at the Panasonic. He is playing at the Zozo for the first time.
Riki Kawamoto
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Japan Golf Tour rookie won last week at Vantelin and will play for the first time in the Zozo Championship.
Keita Nakajima
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T28 |
Turned pro a few weeks ago. Since turning pro he was T-48th at the Panasonic Open and T-26th last week at the Tokai Classic, he is my long shot this week.
Worst Bets:
Hideki Matsuyama
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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Win | T28 | 2 |
Just don’t think his game is ready to play well, has been hampered with injuries.
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