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Which player could win at this weekend's Canadian Open? Our experts weigh in:

T.J. Auclair
PGATOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Jim Furyk
Along with being the highest-ranked player in the field this week -- No. 3 in the world -- Furyk is also the tournament's defending champion. Coming off a tie for 12th at last week's Open Championship and still in search of his first win in 2007 makes Furyk the ideal candidate to win north of the border. Furthermore, he's done everything but win with six top-fives this year, including three straight just before the Open.

Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
PGATOUR.com Contributor
Pick: Jim Furyk
That tie for 12th in the British Open is his worst finish since the first weekend in June, an impressive stretch. He sat out the Canadian Open in 2002 when it last visited Angus Glen Golf Club so there's no past-performance chart (but he is defending champion). And the way he's playing, you get the feeling this guy could go deep if there were 18 holes cut in a mall parking lot.

Lauren Deason
PGATOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Jim Furyk
With the record he's had this year, it's unbelievable that Furyk hasn't earned a win yet. In the past four weeks -- including the U.S. Open Championship and The Open Championship -- his worst finish was a tie for 12th. Not to mention, he's the defending champion in the Canadian Open, where he beat Bart Bryant by a stroke in 2006. Can Furyk become the first to successfully defend since Jim Ferrier won twice in 1950-51? It's a different course this year, but it's about time for a Furyk win in 2007.

Melanie Hauser
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Jim Furyk
He's so close to winning, it's scary. A putt here or there and it's a done deal -- which means this could be the week for his first win in 2007. Yes, it's hard to defend at the Canadian Open, but put that aside. Furyk is comfortable on this course and that's good for a couple of shots a day. If the putts will only fall ...

Dave Lagarde
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Vijay Singh
It's hard to get a handle on this event because it moves around Canada so much. But this is a country where Vijay Singh plays some of his best golf as his four-year stretch of two ties for sixth, one win and a tie for seventh would indicate. The first share of sixth was at this year's venue, Angus Glen Golf Course and he has had only one top-10 in his last seven events so he just may be due.

John Maginnes
PGATOUR.com Contributor
Pick: Jim Furyk
You have to go with one of two players this week. The toss-up is between defending champ Jim Furyk and sentimental favorite Mike Weir. Mike has been playing very well lately and would love nothing more than to win the Canadian Open. But the defending champ has been playing better. It seems hard to believe that Jim hasn't won this year. He contends every week. As a matter of fact, as bad as my stats have been this year I am picking Furyk every week the rest of the year simply because it guarantees me a top 10.

Helen Ross
PGATOUR.com Chief of Correspondents
Pick: Vijay Singh
Singh has a history of playing well north of the border. In addition to winning the 2004 Canadian Open, the smooth-swinging Fijian tied for seventh in 2005 and shared sixth in '03 and '02. That 75 he shot in the final round of the Open Championship last week won't sit well with him, either, so look for Singh to contend for his third title of the season.

Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Jim Furyk
The defending champion has been knocking around the top of leaderboards for going on two months now and hasn't captured a thing -- except for ever more respect and greater expectations. Runner-up at the U.S. Open for the second year in a row last month, Furyk has little trouble with strategic courses lined by some healthy patches of rough, which is what the field will encounter at Angus Glen. Throw in some huge greens, a problem for some but not for a player with Furyk's flat-stick prowess and the obvious pick is simply too good to pass up.

The Champions Tour returns to action at the Senior British Open presented by Aberdeen Asset Management this week. PGATOUR.com Champions Tour expert Lauren Deason gives us her pick:
Tom Watson is always a safe bet when it comes to an Open Championship. With five British Open wins on his resume and two Senior British Open victories, the World Golf Hall of Fame member is an expert on links courses. In fact, he won at Muirfield, which will host this week's Senior Open Championship, in 1980. The nine-time Champions Tour winner nearly won at the U.S. Senior Open a few weeks ago and should earn a win in Scotland this week.

The Nationwide Tour returns to action this week for Cox Classic presented by Chevrolet in Omaha, Neb. PGATOUR.com Nationwide Tour expert Dave Lagarde gives us his pick:
Peter Tomasulo -- Should be inside "The 25'' with his talent, but has been having an off year. Perhaps a return to the Midwest will jump start his game. Had a T8 here last year at a place where the winner has to go deep.