Sleeper Picks: St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew

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Jun. 9, 2010

The PGA TOUR heads to TPC Southwind for the St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew. Find out who our experts like in Memphis, Tenn.:

EXPERT PICKS
How it works: Our experts from PGATOUR.COM select the player they think will win this week's event. By using a draft process, no two picks can be the same. The player who wins the previous week picks last the following week. Click here
SLEEPER PICKS
Of the players who didn't make the cut for our top picks, which have the best chance as sleepers? Here's how our experts see it.
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Sleeper picks: the St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew

Expert	Pick order	Player selected
Lauren Deason			JORDAN SPIETH. This is a big week for the 16-year-old who won over thousands of fans at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. Was that start in his hometown a fluke or will he prove that he's not a one-hit wonder at the St. Jude Classic? I'm thinking he's the real deal.
John Swantek			JOHN SENDEN. Four top 20s at TPC Southwind, including T4 last year when they toughened up the track before the U.S. Open. The Aussie's Sunday 68 at the Memorial was the second best final round among a quality field at Muirfield Village.
Ryan Smithson			BRANDT SNEDEKER. This is obviously a home game for him which is good because he's had a lot of weekends to work on his game. He finished tied for fifth when the course played tough in 2007..
Anne Szeker			VAUGHN TAYLOR. Well, my original pick Arjun Atwal WDed early on Wednesday (bummer), so I'm going with Taylor. He's had some decent finishes this season, and has never missed the cut at this event. Best finish in Memphis: T5.
Brian Wacker			TOM PERNICE JR. Hits it straight, hits a lot of greens and is a good putter. All good reasons to like Pernice this week. Here's another: Pernice has four top-25s this season, including a T7 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship a few weeks ago.
Helen Ross			TIM PETROVIC. He hung in well last week at the Memorial Tournament, eventually tying for fifth, so you know his game is ready. That was his second top-10 in his last three starts, too.
Mike McAllister			SPENCER LEVIN. Yes, he blew up Sunday at the Memorial with a 79. But if you look past that, you'll see a second-year player who's made 14 of 16 cuts this year, and who ranks ninth in GIR and 19th in scoring average. Hopefully, he'll shake off that 79.
Casey Black			TROY MERRITT. One of only just a few players to go wire-to-wire at q-school. The Rookie should peform well at TPC Southwind.

Standings after Week 22

LAST WEEK: With Ricky Barnes finishing third at the Memorial, Casey Black jumped up three spots into fourth place:
Position	Name	Wins	Top-5s	Top-10s	Top-25s	FedExCup points
1	Ryan Smithson Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	-	1	1	3	657.07
2	John Swantek Host, On The Tee	-	1	3	5	520.55
3	Helen Ross Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM	-	1	3	5	505.75
4*	Casey Black Host, PGA TOUR Today	-	1	2	4	500.50
5	Brian Wacker Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	-	2	3	4	439.50
6	Mike McAllister Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM	-	-	1	3	436.33
7	Lauren Deason Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM	-	1	1	1	347.57
8*	Anne Szeker Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	-	-	-	1	127.75