Sleeper Picks: Wyndham Championship

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Aug. 16, 2011

The Wyndham Championship is this week at Sedgefield Country Club. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders. Make your picks here.

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. To see who the experts picked, click here.
SLEEPER PICKS
Of the players who didn't make the cut for our top picks, which have the best chance as sleepers?

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Sleeper Picks: Wyndham Championship

Expert	Pick order	Player selected
Chris Dunham			TAG RIDINGS. I want a sleeper who needs a big week to qualify for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Ridings, currently 140th, made four cuts in six starts here from 2004-09 and will probably need his first top 10 of the year to make it to The Barclays.
John Schwarb			KEVIN CHAPPELL. Has some history with the Wyndham, having played in 2008 on a sponsor's exemption while at UCLA. He's had some breakout weeks this year as a rookie, most recently T3 at the U.S. Open, and look for another here.
Mike McAllister			CHEZ REAVIE. Had a terrific July, with four top-20 finishes, including a tie for fifth at the John Deere Classic. He also ranks inside the top 20 in accuracy off the tee and greens in regulations. If his putter heats up, you'll hear his name on Sunday.
John Swantek			CAMERON TRINGALE. In his second full season on TOUR, the former Georgia Tech star seems to have found his groove, especially of late with five top-25s in his last seven starts. Ranked 16th in total birdies, he'll be in full attack mode at vulnerable Sedgefield.
Amanda Balionis			BOB ESTES. The Virginia Tech grad and 2007 British Amateur winner has played in just one PGA TOUR event this season and one Nationwide event, but made the cut in both. He hopes to fare better at The Greenbrier this year after missing the cut in 2010.
Anne Szeker			HUNTER HAAS. Cameron Tringale was already taken. Kidding. The 2010 Nationwide Tour class has been pretty successful, so why not Hunter Haas this week? He was T10 last time he teed it up in Reno, and was T4 at the Viking.
Brian Wacker			J.J. HENRY. A pretty consistent summer has slowed lately with missed cuts at The Greenbrier and PGA, but the Wyndham has been a good spot. He was T4 in 2008, when the tournament moved to Sedgefield CC.
Helen Ross			CHRIS RILEY. He tied for eighth at the Wyndham Championship a year ago and 13th in 2009, so Riley should bring good vibes to Greensboro. Not to mention, he should be motivated at No. 137 in the FedExCup standings.
Ryan Smithson			KYLE STANLEY. He didn't want to see the WGC-Bridgestone/PGA Championship stretch, he was really on a roll heading into August. This kid is going to win ... and soon. He hits it too pure. Among the most talented in one the most talented rookie classes in history.
Lauren Deason			RYUJI IMADA. Had a nice stretch earlier this year with two T3s in a three-start span from the HP Byron Nelson to the FedEx St. Jude. Let's see if the University of Georgia product can get back on track at Sedgefield.

Standings after 31 events

LAST WEEK: Our last Sleepers week was The Greenbrier Classic, and Anne Szeker's pick of Cameron Tringale (T4) vaulted her into third place:
Position	Name	Wins	Top-5s	Top-10s	Top-25s	FedExCup points
1	Lauren Deason Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM	1	2	4	6	1152.11
2	Ryan Smithson Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	0	4	5	10	1140.98
3	Anne Szeker Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	0	2	5	6	858.41
4	Brian Wacker Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	0	1	6	8	752.77
5	Mike McAllister Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM	0	2	2	6	770.37
6	John Schwarb Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	0	2	2	9	787.10
7*	Amanda Balionis Host, PGA TOUR Today	0	2	3	7	733.90
8	Helen Ross Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM	0	1	2	10	728.33
9	John Swantek Host, On The Tee	0	0	2	5	516.27
10	Chris Dunham Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM	0	2	2	4	377.27