Players like Keegan Bradley who were oh-so-close last year might just be due this year.
A bad back might have already doomed Patrick Cantlay's chances of keeping his PGA Tour card beyond this year.
Dustin Johnson won the only elite-field event of the fall season, and when the Tour picks up in January he'll set his sights on breaking through at a major.
Harris English made a methodical charge through the El Camaleon Golf Club course in Playa del Carmen on Sunday to become a two-time winner on the PGA Tour.
Darren Clarke, the 2012 Open Champion, is making his first start of the season this week at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.
Tim Clark is coming off a T2 last week and will be one of the highest-rated players in the field this week at the OHL Classic.
With his victory at the McGladrey Classic, Chris Kirk seems to be on the precipice of greater things this season.
Matt Kuchar finished 2013 seventh in scoring average and third in sand saves, making him a good bet this week at Sea Island.
Matt Kuchar has earned Top-25s in his only two starts at the McGladrey Classic could take advantage of a weak field this time around.
A back injury has kept Patrick Cantlay out thus far, but he will be in a good position to save his season when he does get healthy.
Rickie Fowler finished 12th in driving accuracy last week and could be in for big things at this week's event.
Rory McIlroy is going to find his game at some point and this looks like a good place to start this week in China.
John Huh enters this week's coming off a Sunday 66 last week in Las Vegas.
Phil Mickelson might be the top golfer in this week's event, and he has the advantage of being a world traveler as the PGA Tour heads to Malaysia.
Fabian Gomez missed his tour card by a slim margin, but he's only slightly more frustrated than those golfers who are buried on the Reshuffle List thanks to the PGA Tour's new rules.
A former winner at the Shriners, Kevin Na is coming off a strong Sunday finish last week at the Frys.com Open.
Zach Johnson should be a factor all week as he's probably the top player in the field for this week's Shriners event.
Stuart Appleby is one of the familiar faces, among the many unfamiliar, in the field this week for the season-opening event on the 2013-14 PGA Tour.