Expert picks: Children's Miracle Network Classic
 
Oct. 31, 2007

Who could surprise?Tournament coverage

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T.J. Auclair
PGATOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Sean O'Hair

With 13 top-25s, including five top-10s for the season, it would be pretty shocking if O'Hair ended his 2007 campaign without a win. He's been knocking on the door throughout the year and just enjoyed his best two-week stretch with a tie for fourth at the Fry's Electronics Open and a tie for fifth at the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro. Truth be told, O'Hair's finish at Tesoro could have been much better were it not for a final-round 74. He'll be itching to end the season with a bang.

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Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Sean O'Hair
He's No. 65 in the world rankings and would need a monster week to crack the top 50 and collect a boatload of exemptions and other perks. But this is a week for monsters and goblins, isn't it? Although he stumbled in the fourth round last week in the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro, his tie for fifth comes directly after a tie for fourth in the Fry's Electronics Open.

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Lauren Deason
PGATOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Sean O'Hair

Here's a guy who has excelled in the Fall Series: In his three starts after the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, O'Hair tied for 13th, tied for fourth and then tied for fifth at last week's Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro. He tied for 30th at the Children's Miracle Network Classic in 2006 and could earn his second career victory this week in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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Melanie Hauser
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Scott Verplank

Yes, I could make a case for a bunch of guys, including Lucas Glover. But Scotty V is having a career year, this is a fun event and, well, he's a great putter.

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Dave Lagarde
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Tim Clark

He has done just about everything but win in 18 starts with five top-10s and 11 top-25s. So why not add to an impressive 2007 page on his resume with a victory at Mickey's place, where he has never finished worse than a tie for 16th in four starts?

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John Maginnes
PGATOUR.com Contributor
Pick: Heath Slocum
Although he didn't play that well last week, I think that he'll do fine at Disney. He is as solid as any player on TOUR, and he is having a good year. And, let's face it, quiet men from the South have done pretty well here over the years.

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Helen Ross
PGATOUR.com Chief of Correspondents
Pick: Boo Weekley

He has seen his dreams come true this year. So what better way to end a career season than a win at the Walt Disney World Resort? Weekley, who grew up in the Florida Panhandle, should be comfortable there, and he tied for third in his last start at the Viking Classic.

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Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Tim Clark

How this talented South African has remained winless on the PGA TOUR is a head-scratcher. He's been in contention a lot, including several majors, and the rule of thumb in this game is if you put yourself in the mix enough, eventually you might just stumble into a victory instead of merely going out and seizing one. Either way, Clark is due, and in this event, he's been quite good with four starts producing four top-25s.

Nationwide Tour expert Dave Lagarde gives us his pick for the winner of the Tour Championship this week at Barona Creek Golf Club in Lakeside, Calif.

Jon Mills
His incredibly torrid finish to the 2007 season concludes with a victory and the money title in the Nationwide Tour Championship.

Wondering how our PGATOUR.com experts are doing? Check out the latest standings:

PGATOUR.com Experts 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10s Missed Cuts Money
Brett Avery 2 0 0 3 2 $2,288,333
John Maginnes 2 0 1 3 3 $2,126,644
Dave Shedloski 1 0 1 5 3 $1,474,835
Melanie Hauser 1 0 0 3 3 $1,410,994
Helen Ross 1 0 0 2 2 $1,220,265
T.J. Auclair 0 0 0 1 2 $503,956
Lauren Deason 0 0 0 2 2 $499,706
Dave Lagarde 0 0 0 0 4 $273,289