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Which player will win this weekend's EDS Byron Nelson Championship? Our experts weigh in:

T.J. Auclair
PGA TOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Vijay Singh
Singh is a past champion in Dallas, having won the 2003 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. The Fijian has played great golf all year long. He started the season with a win at the Mercedes-Benz Championship and picked up another win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. His worst finish all season was a tie for 39th. Maybe not to the extent of Tiger, but Singh is a force every time that he plays.

Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Luke Donald
This is his first start since the Masters so he may come out slow but his record in this event is compelling: Missed the cut in his 2002 debut but nothing worse than a tie for 18th in four subsequent appearances. He's tied for 24th on TOUR this season in final-round scoring average so if he can get that far and remain in contention it could be interesting.

Lauren Deason
PGA TOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Luke Donald
He is ranked 19th in FedExCup points and has four top-10 finishes, including a tie for 10th at the Masters, so obviously he's having a pretty good year. With just two PGA TOUR wins -- hard to believe, isn't it, since he always seems to be near the top -- Donald has a shot to earn another one within the next few weeks. At the 2006 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, he posted four rounds in the 60s to tie for sixth. Other than missing the cut in 2002, his first start in the Dallas event, Donald's worst finish at the TPC Las Colinas was a tie for 19th in 2003.

Dave Lagarde
PGA TOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Brett Wetterich
His victory last year was affirmation that he belonged with the TOUR's better players. Wetterich used the win as a springboard onto the Ryder Cup team. He has been steady in 2007, so why not a rare title defense with a horses-for-courses selection?

Melanie Hauser
PGA TOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Luke Donald
Sure, Sergio is the safe play here. Or Vijay. Phil loves it here and Butch Harmon swears we'll see a difference in his swing, but still can't quite go there. But Luke? The force is with him -- both here and this season. He's coming off a T-10 at the Masters, he's rested and, well, he finished T-8 last year and hasn't been out of the top 19 here since 2001.

Helen Ross
PGA TOUR.com Chief of Correspondents
Pick: Vijay Singh
He's rested after a rare two-week break and returns to a place where he won in 2003. Need we say more? Singh tends to find feast or famine at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. He tied for 59th in his title defense, placed third in 2005 and shared 48th last year. If averages hold, at the very least, this should be another top-10 finish for Singh, who has already won twice in 2007 and leads the FedExCup standings.

Dave Shedloski
PGA TOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Sergio Garcia
The 2004 winner had a string of three straight top-10 finishes before an ugly two days at Augusta National Golf Club led to his missing the cut in the Masters for the second time in five years. Garcia's record in Irving, Texas, isn't that impressive, but he does have that victory and a two other top-10s in eight starts. Having not won since the 2005 Booz Allen Classic, it's time the talented Spaniard started cashing in more often on his immense talent.

The Nationwide Tour is in action this week at Henrico County Classic in Virginia. PGA TOUR.com contributor Dave Lagarde gives us his pick:
Paul Claxton -- He was nipped in a playoff last year by Matt Kuchar, but can gain a measure of sweet revenge here.

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