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Which player will win this weekend's Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley? Our experts weigh in:

T.J. Auclair
PGATOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods is the man to beat whenever he tees it up -- but especially this week in Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament. Tiger has absolutely dominated at the Golden Bear's home, racking up six top-5s in nine showings, including three consecutive wins from 1999 to 2001. Another reason I suspect Tiger will play exceptionally well this week is because his tie for 37th at THE PLAYERS -- his last start -- was his worst finish since missing the cut at the 2006 U.S. Open. Following that missed cut last June, Woods proceeded to turn in a tie for second and then seven straight PGA TOUR wins.

Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Tiger Woods
So he tied for 37th in THE PLAYERS Championship his last time out. Big deal. The last time he played that badly was missing the cut in the U.S. Open last summer at Winged Foot GC. And we all know what happened after that little bump, huh?

Lauren Deason
PGATOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Sergio Garcia
Sure, Tiger's probably going to win, what with three straight victories at Muirfield Village from 1999-2001 and yet another standout year in progress. But anyone could pick Tiger so I'm going for someone less obvious. And why not Sergio Garcia? He shot a quiet little 66 in the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship to vault up the leaderboard and finish runner-up to Phil Mickelson. He tied for 14th at the Wachovia Championship, tied for third at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship and tied for fifth earlier in the year at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, too. Maybe the Memorial Tournament will finally be his after a second place in 2001 plus three other top-25s there in just six starts.

Melanie Hauser
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Tiger Woods
Like you didn't expect it. He won three in a row and this is still his tournament when he's playing well. And, yes, that's said with all due respect to Jim Furyk, Adam Scott and Phil Mickelson, who would be great picks too. But with just one choice? There is no other. If his putter behaves, look out. He had 12 putts lip out -- inside 8 feet -- in the final two rounds of THE PLAYERS. They go in and...

Dave Lagarde
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Jim Furyk
It's hard to pick against Tiger, whose track record at the Memorial is second to none, but Furyk must be chomping at the bit to make amends for his playoff loss at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial last week. He had four rounds in the 60s there, which always is a great indicator of a player rounding into form after missed cuts at the Verizon Heritage and Wachovia Championship as well as a pedestrian tie for 28th at THE PLAYERS.

John Maginnes
PGATOUR.com Contributor
Pick: Tiger Woods
Thinking outside the box is wonderful. It can illustrate your creativity and your individuality. It can also show that you are a moron. I learned that one the hard way. So I am all about conformity with my pick this week. You know who it is. He has won more times by the age of 31 than anyone in the history of the game. He has won more times in the state of Ohio in past decade than the Browns. The great one will do it again.

Helen Ross
PGATOUR.com Chief of Correspondents
Pick: Phil Mickelson
I'm a Libra, so I like to balance the scales. Judging by my cohorts picks, those scales are tipped clearly in Tiger's favor this week, so I'll go with Phil Mickelson. His final round at THE PLAYERS Championship was nothing if not convincing -- and with two more weeks to refine the adjustments he and Butch Harmon are making, watch out. He's been among the top 11 at Muirfield Village in his last three starts, including fourth last year.

Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Tiger Woods
Taking the suddenly revived Phil Mickelson is probably the sexy pick. Former Memorial winner Jim Furyk also deserves consideration after his playoff loss at Colonial. But we think Tiger Woods, despite battling strep throat, might actually be flying under the radar a bit, given Mickelson's performance at THE PLAYERS. Tiger always responds to a challenge, and he'll be focused at Muirfield Village, where he not only has won three times, but also has the best stroke average in tournament history, at 69.57, more than a stroke better than second place, which is Furyk at 70.77. Beware the sick golfer.

The Champions Tour is in action this week at The Boeing Championship at Sandestin. PGA TOUR.com editorial coordinator Lauren Deason gives us her pick:

Sure, if you're keeping up, it seems like I pick Loren Roberts a lot. But that's because he's been near the top at every darn tournament this year. True, he's struggled some lately, finishing tied for 12th in the last two weeks including last week's Senior PGA Championship. Maybe it was those new paspalum surfaces at Kiawah Island that messed him up by making it a little harder to read the greens for one of the Tour's best putters. Whatever it is, when watching Roberts, top-fives are expected, since he has earned those 6 of 11 times this year. He tied for third at the Boeing Championship at Sandestin in 2006 and should be getting his first Champions Tour win of this year at this event.

The Nationwide Tour is in action this week at the LaSalle Bank Open in Illinois. PGA TOUR.com contributor Dave Lagarde gives us his pick:

Nick Flanagan. He's on a real tear with two victories and a tie for fifth in his last three events. My bet is that he will be accepting a performance promotion on Sunday along with a first-place check for $135,000.

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