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

T.J. Auclair
PGATOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Bob Tway
Tway is the 2003 champion of the Bell Canadian Open. He's struggled on the PGA TOUR in 2007, racking up just two top-25 finishes in 20 starts, including a season-best tie for 13th at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in April. But this will be the week Tway turns it around. He's missed the cut in Canada in each of the last two years, but has had plenty of success there in the past. Along with the win in '03, he's amassed eight other top 25 finishes in 21 starts.

Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
PGATOUR.com Contributor
Pick: Mike Weir
He's ranked No. 36 in the world and rising steadily on ties for eighth at the AT&T National and British Open. That swing is looking better all the time and although he missed the cut the last two years in his national open -- in fact, he¹s missed the cut in 11 of 16 Canadian Opens -- he does have the memory of a solo 10th in 2002 at Angus Glen.

Lauren Deason
PGATOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Sean O'Hair
With a third place finish in the Canadian Open in 2006, Sean O'Hair came close to earning his second PGA TOUR win by posting four straight rounds in the 60s but ended up two strokes behind Furyk. O'Hair also nearly won THE PLAYERS Championship in 2007 before falling victim to the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass and eventual winner Phil Mickelson. It's time for O'Hair to make up for those two close calls and earn a win at Angus Glen's North Course this week.

Melanie Hauser
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Mike Weir
Just think Presidents Cup. Weir's Vijay-esque commitment to his swing and training are just about to pay off. If not for the weather, it might have happened at Carnoustie. It didn't. So what better place for Weir to win? And get massive points? And leap up in the rankings? Makes perfect sense to me. Plus, it would be a great story.

Dave Lagarde
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: John Daly
This is a shot in the dark based on Daly's muscle memory. He had a respectable tie for 22nd at 9 under the last time the Canadian Open visited here. He's only had one top-20 this season, but sometimes he summons that game he used to play and can be dangerous.

John Maginnes
PGATOUR.com Contributor
Pick: Harrison Frazar
Jason Gore would be a great darkhorse this week but he isn't eligible. He finished second at the Buick Open a few weeks ago which disqualifies him as a darkhorse. Neal Lancaster would be another great darkhorse but he finished sixth at the John Deere Classic so he isn't eligible either. He lost in a playoff here the last time the TOUR visited Angus Glen. Considering all the first-time champions this year, it seems time for Harrison Frazar to find his way into the winner's circle. He is second in career money by non-winners. He hasn't been playing well but he is prone to brilliance when he is cornered. This could be Harrison's week.

Helen Ross
PGATOUR.com Chief of Correspondents
Pick: Mike Weir
I feel a little strange picking a former Masters champion as a sleeper, but Weir is on the comeback trail. With the exception of that second-place finish in 2004, the Canadian's record in his national championship isn't stellar, with missed cuts the last two years and 11 overall. Weir's been working hard, though, and he's playing well right now with ties for eighth at the Open Championship and AT&T National, which was played on a major-championship caliber layout.

Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Mike Weir
Aside from carrying the weight of his countrymen's hopes on his shoulders, the Lefty of the Great White North has the right stuff to finally break the home-field jinx that has befallen Canadian players since Pat Fletcher in 1954. Weir is starting to warm to the swing changes he has been working on and he's coming off consecutive eighth-place finishes, which means he's not really a sleeper but a comer.