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Fantasy golf power rankings: The Honda Classic

The PGA Tour starts its Florida Swing at the home of the PGA of America. PGA National's Champion course hosts the Honda Classic. This will be one of the best fields of 2015 so far, challenged by a tough Jack Nicklaus layout, including the dreaded Bear Trap, one of the toughest stretches on the PGA Tour.

Rory McIlroy makes his 2015 U.S. debut this week and headlines a stacked field. Russell Henley is defending champion. There are a lot of players to like this week based on the combo of current form and their past record at PGA National.

1. Rory McIlroy -- He's the undisputed best in the world. He's rested. His lawsuit is settled. He's already got a win and a second-place finish this year. He won this event in 2012 and was co-runner-up last year in a playoff. Pick him.

2. Keegan Bradley -- Get on the Bradley Bus this week. Looked good in a T-4 effort at Riviera, coming up a shot short of the playoff. He's got three consecutive top-12 finishes at the Honda.

3. Justin Rose -- Rose is playing well right now, but more importantly, he's been in the top five at Honda in his last three starts. Missed 2014's event with an injury.

4. Sergio Garcia -- The Spaniard nearly won the Northern Trust Open with a game he admitted was "smoke and mirrors." If he can improve even a little, he's a threat to win on a course where he's never missed the cut and was T-8 last year.

5. Russell Henley -- The defending champion has been very steady to start this season. He had a pair of fall top-four finishes and hasn't missed a cut. He was T-13 here in 2013. Streaky, but this course seems to jibe with his game.


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