Power Rankings: Posco E&C Songdo Championship

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Editor's note: Vartan Kupelian is the Champions Tour Insider and a PGATOUR.COM Contributor. Each week, Kupelian will size up the field and provide his top five players going into the tournament, based on factors such as the player's strengths, the course setup, recent performances, etc.

The Champions Tour embarks on a new adventure this week: It's first-ever foray into Asia for the inaugural event at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in New Songdo City, Korea.

New Songdo City, an emerging economic development 40 miles west of Seoul, will be host to the Posco E&C Songdo Championship Presented by Gale International. The Champions Tour's first official event in Asia is also its third international event on the 2010 schedule.

Located off Incheon Bay, the much-anticipated Nicklaus design offers a combination of looks and transitions from seaside to parkland. The Signature course plays to par 72 and 7,257 yards.

Power Rankings: Posco E&C Songdo Championship Presented By Gale International

Rank Player   Comment Bernhard LANGER The preeminent international presence on the Champions Tour returns after a week off for this major international event in Korea. Langer is rewriting records this year. Expect more of the same in Korea. Mark CALCAVECHIA True to his nature, Calc keeps firing at pins. He's been close and getting closer. A T3 at the First Tee Open was his third top four finish in the last three events. Its time he breaks through. Tom PERNICE JR. Five straight Champions Tour starts have resulted in top 10 finishes, including a runner-up last week. Won the SAS Championship in his Champions Tour debut in September 09. Jay HAAS This is his time of the year. Posted back-to-back victories last September and he's moving in the right direction again with a T8 at the First Tee Open. Hes sixth in Scoring Average (1.728). Scott SIMPSON Three very good starts in a row T10 at JELD-WEN, T15 at Boeing Classic and T6 at the First Tee have him poised for a second Champions Tour victory to go along with the 06 First Tee Open title.