Sleeper Picks: RBC Canadian Open
Jul. 20, 2010
The PGA TOUR travels to Toronto, Canada this week for the RBC Canadian Open. Here's who the PGATOUR.COM experts like at St. George's Golf and Country Club:
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EXPERT PICKS
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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: RBC Canadian Open |
Helen
Ross |
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CHARLIE WI. He just keeps getting closer and closer to that breakthrough victory. Wi hasn't finished lower than 21st in his last three starts -- and one of those was solo fourth on a major-league course at the AT&T National.
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Mike
McAllister |
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 | GRAHAM DELAET. Mike Weir, the more celebrated Canadian golfer, technically qualifies as a sleeper because of his recent struggles. But his countryman DeLaet is actually having a better year and is more consistent from the fairway.
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Lauren
Deason |
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CHRIS STROUD. He hasn't done much since his T10 at THE PLAYERS, so he's the ultimate sleeper. As we approach the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, Stroud -- currently ranked 129th -- will be inspired to play hard to make a playoff run.
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John
Swantek |
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NICK TAYLOR. The 2007 Canadian Amateur champion -- a senior at the University of Washington -- just won the Ben Hogan award as the nation's top collegiate golfer. He's turning pro after the U.S. Amateur in August, and offers a glimpse of what to expect. |
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Casey
Black |
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FRED COUPLES. Even though he hasn't won on TOUR in a while, he can still compete -- as displayed by his three Champions Tour wins and 6th place finish at the Masters. He's sponsored by RBC, so perhaps there's more incentive to do well...
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Ryan
Smithson |
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BRENDON DE JONGE. This guy is having a big year and could easily pull a Nathan Green this week. Has only a slightly easier name to pronounce than Louis Oosthuizen, and even hails from the same continent. Probably wont qualify as a sleeper for long.
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Anne
Szeker |
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CHAD CAMPBELL. His stats for the year aren't great -- though he is 11th in par-3 performance. Hoping he builds on recent steady play in his last three starts (T5 at Travelers, T34 at John Deere, T15 at Reno-Tahoe) for a high finish in Canada.
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Brian
Wacker |
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ROBERT GARRIGUS. At 110th in the FedExCup standings, Garrigus needs to play well to stay in the top 125. He's also had a couple of good results in the last month with that infamous runner-up in Memphis and a tie for 10th at last week's Reno-Tahoe Open.
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LAST WEEK: Robert Rock's T7 finish at the British Open gave Anne Szeker her second-consecutive top sleeper pick and inched her closer to Casey Black's lead.
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| Position |
Name |
Wins |
Top-5s |
Top-10s |
Top-25s |
FedExCup points |
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Casey Black
Host, PGA TOUR Today |
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2 |
2 |
5 |
884.02 |
| 2* |
Anne Szeker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
849.75 |
| 3 |
Ryan Smithson
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
1 |
1 |
5 |
828.56 |
| 4 |
Helen Ross
Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
1 |
4 |
7 |
750.75 |
| 5 |
John Swantek
Host, On The Tee |
- |
1 |
3 |
7 |
653.52 |
| 6 |
Brian Wacker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
2 |
4 |
5 |
594.50 |
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Lauren Deason
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
1 |
3 |
517.57 |
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Mike McAllister
Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
4 |
515.68 |
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