Sleeper Picks: JT Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

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Sep. 27, 2011

The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is this week at TPC Summerlin. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders.

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?

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Sleeper Picks: JT Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

Expert	Pick order	Player selected
Chris Dunham			BRINY BAIRD. Baird tied for 30th at the Wyndham Championship, his most recent start on the PGA TOUR. The veteran has never won in 346 starts - will his luck change this week in Las Vegas?
Amanda Balionis			DAVID DUVAL. Duval, a 13-time PGA TOUR winner, is trying to end a decade-long victory drought. The former world No. 1 has picked up three top-25 finishes already this season.
Mike McAllister			WILLIAM MCGIRT. He was the Cinderella story early in the Playoffs, and anyone who met him understood how much he appreciates just the opportunity to play on TOUR. He's a good guy to pull for, so hopefully he'll have a successful Fall Series.
Anne Szeker			ANDRES GONZALES. The rookie has only made six cuts this year on the PGA TOUR, but... and this is the big reason for picking him, he finished runner-up on the Nationwide Tour last week at the Soboba Golf Classic. Plus, have you seen his mustache?
John Schwarb			D.J. TRAHAN. As we shift gears from FedExCup points to the Money List, I'll take No. 124 from the latter. Trahan hasn't done much since midsummer, but he was T7 in Las Vegas in 2009. He's the streaky type and needs to play that way in the Fall Series.
Helen Ross			DEAN WILSON. He's played in Vegas eight times and only missed one cut. He's got two top-20 finishes and a scoring average of 68.52. Plus, at No. 131 on the money list, there's added motivation.
Lauren Deason			DANIEL SUMMERHAYSThe BYU grad has one Nationwide Tour victory to his credit. Summerhays tied for 17th in his last start at the Wyndham Championship and tied for 11th earlier this season.
Brian Wacker			BOO WEEKLEY. The bad news: He's battled injury this year. The good news: He hasn't played in more than a month. With just one top-25 this season he'll be motivated to finish strong.
Ryan Smithson			ARON PRICE. Did not make it into the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup but was beginning to play better in late summer. Needs a big Fall Series to keep his card. Owner of one of the most entertaining Twitter feeds on TOUR.
John Swantek			TROY MERRITT. The Boise State alum has made just six cuts in 19 starts this year. Last year, though, he had a solid year with a solo third at the Zurich Classic and three top-25s. A fresh start in the Fall Series might be good for Merritt.