The CJ Cup at Summit
October 20th – 23rd, 2022
Congaree Golf Club
Ridgeland, S.C.
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,655
Purse: $10.5 million
with $1,890,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Rory McIlroy

This week’s field includes:
The field of 78 includes 55 of the top 100 and 30 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest rank player being #1 Scottie Scheffler. The other top 100 players are #2 Rory McIlroy, #5 Jon Rahm, #8 Justin Thomas, #9 Collin Morikawa, #10 Matt Fitzpatrick, #11 Viktor Hovland, #12 Sam Burns, #13 Jordan Spieth, #15 Joohyung Kim, #16 Cameron Young, #17 Billy Horschel, #18 Max Homa, #19 Hideki Matsuyama, #20 Sungjae Im, #21 Shane Lowry, #23 Keegan Bradley, #27 Sepp Straka, #28 Kevin Kisner, #29 Tyrrell Hatton, #30 Corey Conners, #31 Tommy Fleetwood, #34 Tom Hoge, #37 Brian Harman, #39 Aaron Wise, #42 K.H. Lee, #43 Mito Pereira, #46 Seamus Power, #48 Harris English, #49 Alex Noren, #52 Sahith Theegala, #54 J.T. Poston, #55 Scott Stallings, #56 Kurt Kitayama, #60 Russell Henley, #61 Keith Mitchell, #66 Cam Davis, #67 Christiaan Bezuidenhout, #68 Maverick McNealy, #70 Sebastian Munoz, #71 Chris Kirk, #72 Davis Riley, #73 Si Woo Kim, #74 Taylor Montgomery, #75 Emiliano Grillo, #77 Matt Kuchar, #79 Andrew Putnam, #80 Luke List, #81 Adam Hadwin, #82 Denny McCarthy, #87 J.J. Spaun, #91 Danny Willett, #93 Lucas Glover, #97 Gary Woodland, and #98 Webb Simpson.
Last year there were 61 top-100 and 36 top-50 players in the field
The field includes 14 of the Top 25 on this year’s FedEx point standings. Those players include #1 Keegan Bradley, #3 Max Homa, #4 Tom Kim, #6 Andrew Putnam, #7 Rickie Fowler, #8 Taylor Montgomery, #9 Sepp Straka, #10 Danny Willett, #11 Emiliano Grillo, #13 Tom Hoge, #14 Sahith Theegala, #16 S.H. Kim, #23 Maverick McNealy, and #24 Byeong Hun An.
Last year’s defending champion Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas (2020 & ’18), are in the field.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for The CJ Cup at Summit
Player | Zozo Champ, | 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, | FedEx St. Jude | Wyndham Champ, |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jon Rahm (309.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | T8 (25) |
T5 (35) |
DNP |
Rory McIlroy (266 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | Win (66) |
DNP | T8 (25) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Tom Kim (219.5 pts) |
T25 (25) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
T13 (18.5) |
Win (44) |
Andrew Putnam (218.83 pts) |
T2 (100) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
T5 (35) |
T27 (7.67) |
Keegan Bradley (197 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Sungjae Im (195.83 pts) |
T29 (21) |
7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (50) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
12 (19) |
T2 (33.33) |
Emiliano Grillo (191.67 pts) |
4 (80) |
T73 (0) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (15.5) |
T31 (9.5) |
DNP |
Sepp Straka (190.17 pts) |
T45 (5) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (27.5) |
DNP | T28 (11) |
2 (50) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Viktor Hovland (180 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | T35 (7.5) |
T20 (15) |
DNP |
Max Homa (170.5 pts) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (35) |
DNP | T23 (13.5) |
T42 (4) |
DNP |
Tom Hoge (166.33 pts) |
T9 (45) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | 10 (20) |
DNP | T48 (1) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Taylor Montgomery (155 pts) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | 3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sahith Theegala (147 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | 28 (11) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP |
S.H. Kim (144.67 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Shane Lowry (143 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (19) |
T46 (2) |
T83 (0) |
Rickie Fowler (126.67 pts) |
T2 (100) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Scott Stallings (114.83 pts) |
T40 (10) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 29 (10.5) |
DNP | 2 (50) |
CUT (-5) |
T13 (12.33) |
Alex Noren (112.83 pts) |
DNP | T44 (6) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
T36 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
WD (-2.5) |
DNP |
Billy Horschel (109.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | T35 (7.5) |
CUT (-5) |
T27 (7.67) |
Brian Harman (102 pts) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | T35 (7.5) |
T3 (45) |
T71 (0) |
Tyrrell Hatton (99.67 pts) |
T45 (5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
T31 (9.5) |
T8 (16.67) |
Taylor Moore (99.17 pts) |
T12 (38) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T44 (3) |
T31 (9.5) |
T5 (23.33) |
Scottie Scheffler (90 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (50) |
DNP | T3 (45) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Maverick McNealy (89.83 pts) |
T12 (38) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
T31 (9.5) |
DNP |
Matt Fitzpatrick (89.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T42 (8) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | T48 (1) |
T5 (35) |
DNP |
Mito Pereira (89 pts) |
T45 (5) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
T42 (4) |
DNP |
Corey Conners (86 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | 26 (12) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
T28 (11) |
T21 (9.67) |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (82 pts) |
T29 (21) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (19) |
T64 (0) |
T47 (1) |
K.H. Lee (74.5 pts) |
T59 (0) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 27 (11.5) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
T20 (15) |
T61 (0) |
J.J. Spaun (74.17 pts) |
T25 (25) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
T42 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
J.T. Poston (69.67 pts) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | T35 (7.5) |
T20 (15) |
T21 (9.67) |
Sam Burns (63.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 24 (13) |
DNP | T19 (15.5) |
T20 (15) |
DNP |
Byeong Hun An (62.33 pts) |
DNP | T44 (6) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Aaron Wise (57.83 pts) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (18.5) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
T31 (9.5) |
T13 (12.33) |
Collin Morikawa (57.5 pts) |
T45 (5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | T44 (3) |
T5 (35) |
DNP |
Si Woo Kim (57.33 pts) |
T45 (5) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 67 (0) |
T42 (4) |
WD (-1.67) |
Hideki Matsuyama (53.67 pts) |
T40 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (19.5) |
DNP | T35 (7.5) |
DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (53.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (35) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP |
Cam Davis (53.33 pts) |
T29 (21) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (7.5) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP |
Lee Hodges (49.83 pts) |
T23 (27) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (18.5) |
T47 (1) |
Adam Hadwin (48 pts) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | T45 (5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T44 (3) |
69 (0) |
DNP |
Brendon Todd (46.67 pts) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 67 (0) |
T36 (4.67) |
Davis Riley (46.17 pts) |
T67 (0) |
0 (0) |
DNP | T19 (31) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
T31 (9.5) |
T13 (12.33) |
Lucas Glover (45 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 66 (0) |
T3 (45) |
T54 (0) |
Danny Willett (43.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
2 (66.67) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the The CJ Cup at Summit
Player | Zozo Champ, | 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, | FedEx St. Jude | Wyndham Champ, |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chez Reavie (-20.67 pts) |
T45 (5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
T51 (0) |
T47 (1) |
Gary Woodland (-15 pts) |
DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP |
Webb Simpson (-13.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
WD (-1.67) |
Brendan Steele (-2.67 pts) |
T40 (10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Troy Merritt (1 pts) |
71 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
T28 (11) |
DNP |
Ryan Palmer (5 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
DNP |
Seamus Power (5 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 65 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Luke List (9.33 pts) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Chris Kirk (9.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Kevin Kisner (14.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T48 (1) |
T20 (15) |
WD (-1.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at The CJ Cup at Summit
Best Bets:
Rory McIlroy
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T21 |
Feel that week in and week out, he plays the best and most consistent of any player. No matter what kind of course it is, whether it’s made for good driving, iron play, or putting, McIlroy has the game to accomplish and play well. Still doesn’t win enough, but that may change.
Jon Rahm
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 |
Has played well in the last month on the DP Tour, winning the Spanish Open and finishing T-2nd at the BMW PGA Championship. We know he can play links courses, so he is also a great pick.
Tyrrell Hatton
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T3 | T6 | T14 |
Even though I said it’s dangerous to take someone from Japan, he may be the exception. Has played well all year, and I like that in 2021 he was T-2nd at the Palmetto Championship.
Best of the rest:
Max Homa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T72 | T65 |
Is a player to consider, he won the Fortinet and was good at the Tour Championship.
Shane Lowry
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T54 | T28 |
He is a great choice on a links course, has played well over on the DP Tour, winning the BMW PGA, and he did win a British Open on a links course.
Tom Hoge
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T32 | T38 |
Has played well of late, including T-9th at the Zozo Championship, T-4th at the Shriners and T-12th at the Fortinet.
Taylor Montgomery
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Love the way he has played in the 2023 season, with a 3rd at Fortinet, T-9th at Sanderson Farms, and T-15th at Shriners.
Solid contenders
Billy Horschel
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 | 64 | T67 |
Was T-10th at the Dunhill Links and T-9th at the BMW PGA Championship.
Matt Fitzpatrick
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 |
He has struggled of late, missing the cut at the Andalucia Masters and finishing T-22nd at the Dunhill Links, but he was 2nd at the Italian Open and finished T-10th in the 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree.
Sam Burns
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
He hasn’t played well since winning the Charles Schwab and finishing T-4th at the Canadian Open, but I feel that he can turn it around, and this could be the place to do that on.
Long shots that could come through:
Kevin Kisner
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T54 | T45 |
Could be a person to watch, he has probably played more rounds at Congaree than anyone else in the field, but it didn’t do any good in 2021 when he missed the cut but feel things could be different this year.
Andrew Putnam
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20 | T29 |
Was runner-up last week at the Zozo.
Byeong Hun An
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T59 | T42 | T6 | T41 | T11 |
Shot 67-73-76-68 at Congaree in 2021, so knows how to go low.
Worst Bets:
Have to say there are a lot of players I don’t like this week, mostly for being rusty
Scottie Scheffler
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T38 | T52 |
Just don’t think he has played enough of late and will be rusty.
Justin Thomas
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T12 | Win | T36 | Win |
He didn’t have a great summer and has only played at the Presidents Cup since the Tour Championship, and even though he won four points, he did lose his singles match.
Collin Morikawa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T12 | T36 |
Other than the U.S. Open and FedEx St. Jude has played terribly and doesn’t seem to be able to contend anymore. We know he will break that slump, but it’s not coming this week.
Tom Kim
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T49 | 64 |
Time for him to take a rest, think the travel from Las Vegas to Japan to South Carolina will take its toll on him.
Jordan Spieth
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T38 | T8 |
Many will think that this course is tailor-made for his game, but he hasn’t played since the Presidents Cup, and I feel he may struggle.
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