Expert Picks: Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children
Oct. 21, 2010
The PGA TOUR travels to Las Vegas this week for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders:
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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. Note: Two new experts, Chris Dunham and John Schwarb, are joining the panel for the Fall Series.
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| Expert Picks: Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open |
Chris
Dunham |
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RICKIE FOWLER. I'll make Fowler the No. 1 pick for the second consecutive week. He's playing as well as anyone in the field and this track is similar to CordeValle, where he finished solo 4th.
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Helen
Ross |
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 | CHARLEY HOFFMAN. He's got top-10s in two of his last three starts -- and four of his last eight -- including a win at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Not to mention, Hoffman finished sixth last year and this is a home game for him.
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| If Ross had the top pick ... Fowler |
Anne
Szeker |
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HUNTER MAHAN. Best way to shake off his Ryder Cup disappointment? Come back with a big win in Vegas. He's played well here in the past, and there's no reason to think this week will be any different.
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| If Szeker had the top pick ... Fowler |
John
Schwarb |
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DAVID DUVAL. A T6 last week at CordeValle pretty much clinched Duval's PGA TOUR card for 2011. Now he'll be relaxed enough to make an even stronger push for that elusive comeback win.
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| If Schwarb had the top pick ... Hoffman |
Mike
McAllister |
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CHAD CAMPBELL. Last year, Campbell came to Vegas without a top-10 finish in his last 15 starts and ended up losing in a playoff to Martin Laird. This year, he arrives at Vegas without a top-10 in his last 10 starts. Will lightning strike twice?
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| If McAllister had the top pick ... Fowler |
Casey
Black |
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NICK WATNEY. Watney has seven top-10s this year including a T4 at THE TOUR Championship. I think he has a good chance to win this week in his first start since East Lake.
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| If Black had the top pick ... Fowler |
Brian
Wacker |
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CHARLES HOWELL III. He tends to play well at the beginning of the year and at the end of it and two years ago finished in the top 10 in Vegas. Howell is also coming off a T6 at The McGladrey Classic, where he closed with a final-round 62.
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| If Wacker had the top pick ... Fowler |
Lauren
Deason |
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D.J. TRAHAN. He tied for seventh in Las Vegas last year and was runner-up in 2007. He's had seven top-10 finishes, including a T3 in his most recent start at the Viking Classic.
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| If Deason had the top pick ... Fowler |
Ryan
Smithson |
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MARTIN LAIRD. Since Anthony Kim withdrew on Wednesday morning, I'll take the defending champ, who we know can play well at this course.
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| If Smithson had the top pick ... Fowler |
John
Swantek |
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KEVIN NA. Should be confident and re-energized in first appearance since 4 straight in the Playoffs. Has to break through to the next level and win; Vegas could be the place after 3 straight top-25s there.
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| If Swantek had the top pick ... Fowler |
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| Standings after Week 3 |
FALL SERIES STANDINGS: John Swantek moved into fourth thanks to Bo Van Pelt at the Frys.com Open:
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| Position |
Name |
Wins |
Top-5s |
Top-10s |
Top-25s |
Money |
| 1 |
Anne Szeker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
$866,600.00 |
| 2 |
Chris Dunham
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
$742,397.15 |
| 3 |
John Schwarb
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
$655,250.00 |
| 4 |
John Swantek
Host, On The Tee |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
$647,800.00 |
| 5 |
Brian Wacker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
$300,590.29 |
| 6 |
Ryan Smithson
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
$256,590.00 |
| 7 |
Lauren Deason
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$179,304.12 |
| 8 |
Casey Black
Host, PGA TOUR Today |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
$129,620.00 |
| 9 |
Mike McAllister
Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$121,000.00 |
| 10 |
Helen Ross
Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$25,668.00 |
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