1. Chad Hedrick - How could you start the inaugural Power Rankings without the reigning champion at the top? Plus, he led Team Hedrick to a Carolinas Cup victory over Team Clark at the 2008 King Invitational.
2. Randy Griffin - Off-season political maneuvering propelled the new TGA President to the #2 spot. Starts the season out at #2 even though he was pummelled in match play at Heritage Glen and then lost in 2-man best ball event to close the weekend at last month's King Invitational.
3. Ted Prestwood - Impressive at 2008 King Invitational in match play plus teamed with Tommy Dugan for win on final day of Carolinas Cup competition. Penalized for bad attitude for storming out of the room during seeding announcement at Carolinas Cup.
4. Dru Broadway - Biggest money winner of the weekend at King Invitational for Team Clark. Would have likely been overall money winner if Team Clark could rallied on day 3 of the Carolinas Cup. Carried teammates numerous times during K.I. with outstanding length off the tee.
5. Jackie King - Founder of King Invitational gets major props this week for again hosting one of the golf world's premier Invitational events. Carolinas Cup format was widely considered a hit with entire golfing community. Also earns points for come from behind heroics that allowed him to split match play event with Tommy Dugan at Heritage Club.
6. Tommy Dugan - Largely makes the list on strength of 235-yard 3-wood shot into green that allowed his team to eagle 5th hole at Diamondback on final day of Carolinas Cup competition that gave his team an insurmountable lead.
7. Tom Dugan - A huge question mark surrounded Dugan's entrance into the 2008 K.I. coming off season-ending surgery in '07. After a resounding defeat of Lane Moore on day 2 of Carolinas Cup competition, Dugan jumps into the final spot in this week's King of the Greens Power Rankings.
