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Image: The view from the first tee at the tree-lined Copperhead course

A preview and stats for this week's PGA Tour event - the Transitions Championship in Florida.

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The PGA Tour remains in Florida for the trip to Tampa and the 12th staging of the Transitions Championship at Innisbrook. This 72-hole resort first hosted a Tour event in 2000, with its Copperhead course a popular venue for both spectators and professionals alike. Located in the south-west of the state, the undulating layout has large greens, tree-lined fairways but few water hazards. Opened in 1971, Copperhead has four big par-five holes and is home to an abundance of wild life. So who plays at Innisbrook this Thursday? Luke Donald: Following last year's incredible run which took him to the top of the World Ranking, it is probably no surprise that he has made a reasonably slow start to 2012. However, he did finish in a tie-for-sixth on Sunday at the prestigious Cadillac Championship - his first top-10 of 2012. Donald has played three times at Innisbrook but only once during the past eight years when he tied-for-sixth in 2010. Matt Kuchar: Showed some decent form last week in Miami where he finished in a tie-for-eighth - his best stroke-play showing in an official PGA Tour event since last August. Martin Laird: A quarter-finalist at the recent Match Play event in Arizona, the Scot's eight rounds at this course average 69.63. Justin Rose: The new world No 7 is very much a confidence player and following Sunday's impressive victory at Doral should still be buzzing at Innisbrook this week. His last five visits to the Copperhead Course have all yielded top-25 finishes. Webb Simpson: The consistent American will be keen to qualify for his country's Ryder Cup team in Illinois this autumn. At No 8 he is currently the second highest-ranked US golfer in the world. Was runner-up behind Gary Woodland in this event 12 months ago. Brandt Snedeker: Winner at Torrey Pines in late January, the 31-year-old has had a brace of top-10 finishes in five visits to Innisbrook. SELECTED PLAYERS with GOOD to REASONABLE FORM at INNISBROOK Last Eight Years Player: '04 / '05 / '06 / '07 / '08 / '09 / '10 / '11 Robert Allenby: 6 / MC / MC / - / 14 / - / - / -
Stephen Ames: 50 / 27 / - / - / 52 / 19 / 6 / MC
Stuart Appleby: MC / 27 / 31 / MC / 10 / 8 / MC / 57
Jason Bohn: - / 68 / 13 / 14 / - / 68 / 20 / -
Jonathan Byrd: 44 / 44 / 4 / 8 / 36 / 12 / 8 / 20
Chad Campbell: 62 / 2 / 19 / MC / 47 / MC / - / 28
KJ Choi: MC / Wd / Won / 6 / - / MC / 2 / MC
Stewart Cink: MC / 3 / 19 / - / 2 / - / MC / 11
Jim Furyk: MC / - / - / - / - / 52 / Won / 13
Brian Gay: 50 / MC / 9 / 4 / MC / 46 / 63 / 37
Lucas Glover: MC / 35 / 31 / 4 / 52 / MC / 25 / 20
Retief Goosen: 20 / 44 / MC / - / MC / Won / 5 / 28
Charles Howell: 50 / 16 / MC / 6 / 65 / 2 / 28 / MC
Ryuji Imada: - / - / 13 / MC / 2 / 46 / - / MC
Zach Johnson: - / MC / 55 / 14 / - / MC / MC* / 20
Matt Kuchar: 20 / - / - / MC / - / 12 / - / -
Martin Laird: - / - / - / - / - / - / 28 / 5
Justin Leonard: 38 / - / 25 / MC / - / - / 20 / 20
Troy Matteson: - / - / 9 / 68 / 2 / 19 / MC / 51
Billy Mayfair: 56 / 14 / MC / MC / 2 / 38 / - / MC
Ryan Moore: - / MC / - / 8 / MC / 19 / MC* / 44
Kevin Na: 13 / 57 / MC / MC / Wd / 8 / MC* / 44
Sean O'Hair: - / 10 / MC / MC / Won / MC / MC / MC
Geoff Ogilvy: 20 / MC / - / - / 10 / - / 28 / 28
Rod Pampling: 62 / MC / 6 / - / 8 / MC / 55 / -
Jesper Parnevik: 2 / 52 / 6 / 48 / MC* / - / - / MC
Kenny Perry: 8 / - / - / 19 / 30 / 17 / 63 / MC
Carl Pettersson: 8 / Won / MC / MC / 23 / MC / 8 / 67
Justin Rose: 30 / 20 / 25 / - / 14 / - / 13 / 5
John Senden: - / 44 / MC / 2 / 2 / MC / 28 / 15
Webb Simpson: - / - / - / - / - / MC / 13 / 2
Vijay Singh: Won / MC / 19 / 19 / - / - / - / 51
Heath Slocum: MC / 44 / 11 / 2 / 30 / 33 / MC / MC
Brandt Snedeker: - / - / - / 48 / 8 / MC / 46 / 4
Bo Van Pelt: 62 / 3 / MC / 27 / Wd / 8 / 55 / -
Nick Watney: - / - / 58 / 48 / 23 / 12 / 4 / 13
Charlie Wi: - / - / - / 43 / 23 / 4 / 20 / MC Note: MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS ALSO POSTED TOP-10 FINISHES LAST YEAR (But not listed above) Gary Woodland (Won)
Scott Stallings (3rd)
Chris Couch (5th)
Brendon de Jonge (5th) SELECTED PLAYERS with POOR to MEDIOCRE FORM at INNISBROOK Last Eight Years Player: '04 / '05 / '06 / '07 / '08 / '09 / '10 / '11 Matt Bettencourt: - / - / - / - / - / 52 / MC / MC
Michael Bradley: - / - / - / - / MC / - / MC / MC
John Daly: - / MC / - / Wd / MC / - / 55 / MC
Jason Day: - / - / - / - / MC / MC / 61 / 51
James Driscoll: - / MC / MC / MC / 61 / - / MC / MC
Robert Garrigus: - / - / - / MC / 42 / MC / - / MC
Ryo Ishikawa: - / - / - / - / - / 71 / MC / MC
Derek Lamely: - / - / - / - / 71 / - / 46 / MC
Joe Ogilvie: Dq / 65 / - / 59 / - / 42 / MC / -
Greg Owen: - / 70 / MC / - / - / MC / MC* / -
Tim Petrovic: MC / MC / 39 / MC / 36 / MC / 63 / MC
DJ Trahan: - / - / Wd / 63 / 52 / 38 / - / MC
Boo Weekley: - / - / - / MC / MC / 52 / MC / - LEADING 12 STROKE AVERAGES at INNISBROOK (Last Four Years - 2008/11) (No. of Rounds in Brackets) Average (Rounds) 69.63: Martin Laird (8)
69.67: Jim Furyk (12)
69.79: Retief Goosen (14)
69.80: Webb Simpson (10)
69.83: Justin Rose (12)
69.88: Justin Leonard (8)
69.88: Nick Watney (16)
70.00: KJ Choi (8)
70.13: Sergio Garcia (8)
70.31: Jonathan Byrd (16)
70.33: Jason Dufner (12)
70.50: Stewart Cink (10)
70.50: Geoff Ogilvy (12)
70.50: John Senden (14) (Min. No. of Rounds = 8) LOWEST ROUNDS at INNISBROOK's COPPERHEAD course since start of 2000 62: Jeff Sluman (2004)
62: Mark Calcavecchia (2007)
63: KJ Choi (2002)
63: Joe Durant (2004)
63: David Toms (2010) Innisbrook: Par 71; 7,340 yards Winning Totals (Last Three Years):
2011 - 269 (Gary Woodland)
2010 - 271 (Jim Furyk)
2009 - 276 (Retief Goosen)

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