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Which player will win this weekend's AT&T Classic? Our experts weigh in:

T.J. Auclair
PGA TOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Zach Johnson
Already a winner of the AT&T Classic -- Johnson scored his maiden win at TPC Sugarloaf in 2004 -- I believe he's the man to beat this week. He's been playing his best golf of the year lately, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise after his stunning win in the Masters. Since winning in Augusta, the Iowan has rattled off a tie for sixth at the Verizon Heritage, a 84th at the Wachovia Championship and a tie for 16th at THE PLAYERS. OK, so the 84th in Charlotte was nothing to write home about, but he still hasn't missed a single cut in 2007. What's more -- he's never finished outside the top 30 in the AT&T Classic: tie for 17th in 2002; a win in '04; a tie for 26th in '05; and a tie for second in '06.

Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Stewart Cink
For a seven-year stretch this transplanted Georgian was practically unstoppable at the TPC Sugarloaf: six top 10s, one missed cut. By comparison the last two years were lackluster (ties for 24th and 64th) but in each of those Aprils he was distracted by that tournament down the road the following week in Augusta. This year he's coming off a tie for fifth at the Wachovia Championship and share of third at THE PLAYERS Championship -- and focused solely on this event. Too tempting to pass up.

Lauren Deason
PGA TOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Stewart Cink
Yup, it's the obvious pick but he's got a lot of things going for him. A a Georgia Tech grad who lives in Duluth, Cink's familiar with the area and he'll have the home crowd behind him. He's also been on a nice little run lately, garnering five top-20 finishes this year, including a recent tie for fifth at the Wachovia Championship and a tie for third at THE PLAYERS Championship. And, if that weren't enough, he's fared pretty well at the AT&T Classic in the past, with a solo second in 1999 plus five other top-10s over the years.

Melanie Hauser
PGA TOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Stewart Cink
Like everyone else in the free world, we like the hometown boy for this one. Sure, we could go with Boo Weekley or Zach Johnson, but Cink is on a roll. He's had two top-fives in his last two events, and he knows the course like the back of his hand. He's had five career top-10s in this event. Best of all, Cink has one of the best attitudes on the TOUR. And that, folks, makes all the difference in the world.

Dave Lagarde
PGA TOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Zach Johnson
The TPC Sugarloaf is where Johnson, the Nationwide Tour Player of the Year in 2003, first burst into the serious golf world's consciousness with a victory as a PGA TOUR rookie in 2004. He added a second last year at 15 under and has never finished worse than 26th in four attempts. He's coming off a tie for 16th at THE PLAYERS and the return to Georgia just might do wonders for the 2007 Masters champion.

John Maginnes
PGA TOUR on XM Analyst
Pick: Henrik Stenson
I like Henrik Stenson this week. He is long and he putts it as well as any of the young players in the game. Even though one course is in the desert and one is in hills of Georgia, the Gallery at Dove Mountain and the TPC Sugarloaf share a lot of characteristics. Look for Henrik to play well this week -- but don't expect to find him at the Waffle House eating grits and drinking sweet tea.

Helen Ross
PGA TOUR.com Chief of Correspondents
Pick: Stewart Cink
There are two picks that leap out at you this week --- Masters champion Zach Johnson and Stewart Cink. Johnson won this tournament in 2004 and tied for second last year. I'm going with the hometown favorite, Cink, though, after that closing 66 and solid tie for third at THE PLAYERS Championship. He shared fifth the previous week at the Wachovia Championship, too, so he's primed for his fifth PGA TOUR win.

Dave Shedloski
PGA TOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Stewart Cink
He's having a great run of late and now he gets a home game. Not always the best circumstances for capturing a title -- what with all the distractions that can develop. Zach Johnson might be just as good a pick, but Cink seems to be rising into peak form with his tie for third at THE PLAYERS following a tie for fifth at the Wachovia Championship.

The Champions Tour is in action this week at the Regions Charity Classic in Birmingham. PGA TOUR.com editorial coordinator Lauren Deason gives us her pick:
Loren Roberts' record-setting streak of 37 round at par or better ended at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, but he still managed a tie for 16th, his worst finish of the year. Want to know something surprising? He's third in Charles Schwab Cup points, although he hasn't won this year. That's because the ever-consistent Roberts, who won four times in 2006, has managed to place in the top five seven times already. But it's seriously time for an actual win in 2007 and not just a close call from the man they call the "Boss of the Moss."

The Nationwide Tour is in action this week at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. PGA TOUR.com contributor Dave Lagarde gives us his pick:
Chris Baryla -- The Canadian has strung together four straight top-25 performances, including a playoff loss at the Henrico County Open. If he managed to stay hot following an off week, there's no reason why he cannot break through on the Nationwide Tour like seven of the first nine champions in 2007.

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