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A look at the Myrtle Beach Classic
Top of the heap
The top eight players (per the Hawley Ratings) among this event’s entries.
| Player | Rank | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 60 | 876.9 |
| Beau Hossler | 64 | 810.7 |
| Ben Griffin | 69 | 737.5 |
| Billy Horschel | 71 | 724.1 |
| Maverick McNealy | 72 | 721.9 |
| Taylor Pendrith | 78 | 697.7 |
| Ryan Fox | 84 | 677.8 |
| KH Lee | 85 | 672.8 |
Sorry, can’t make it
The top four players (per the Hawley Ratings) who are not playing this event.
| Player | Rank | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 1 | 3066.1 |
| Xander Schauffele | 2 | 2279.8 |
| Rory McIlroy | 3 | 2190.0 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 4 | 2038.6 |
Ooh, that’s hot
Players are ranked by performance in their last four appearances in comparison with their current Hawley Rating.
| Player | Upward change |
|---|---|
| Nico Echavarria | 1521.0 |
| Patrick Fishburn | 1403.4 |
| Chad Ramey | 1325.7 |
| Ryan Brehm | 1255.1 |
| Kevin Tway | 1245.6 |
| Paul Barjon | 1190.9 |
| Max Greyserman | 1119.6 |
| Sam Stevens | 964.4 |
Brr, that’s cold
Players are ranked by performance in their last four appearances in comparison with their current Hawley Rating.
| Player | Downward change |
|---|---|
| Beau Hossler | -793.4 |
| Maverick McNealy | -642.1 |
| Sam Ryder | -618.2 |
| JJ Spaun | -536.9 |
| Justin Suh | -532.4 |
| Billy Horschel | -519.5 |
| Doug Ghim | -502.9 |
| Kevin Yu | -484.3 |
Exempt entrants ranked by miles between their listed residence as of January 2024 and Myrtle Beach SC, the event venue.
| Player | Residence | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Martin | Kiawah Island, SC | 100 |
| Chesson Hadley | Raleigh NC | 150 |
| Trace Crowe | Charlotte, NC | 150 |
| Matthew NeSmith | Aiken, SC | 175 |
| Kevin Kisner | Aiken, SC | 175 |
| Alex Smalley | Greensboro, NC | 175 |
| Henrik Norlander | Augusta, GA | 175 |
| Jacob Bridgeman | Greenville, SC | 225 |
| Bill Haas | Greenville, SC | 225 |
Mathematically speaking
The following table shows the correlations between player ranking in the above tables and their actual finish positions. In other words, to what extent does the ordering of players in the table correspond to the order of finish.
| Statistic | Correlation to results |
|---|---|
| Top of the heap | 0.374 |
| I love this place | 0.177 |
| Ooh, that’s hot | 0.140 |
| Location, location, location | 0.050 |
Jason Day
