Picks: Ginn sur Mer Classic

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T.J. Auclair
PGATOUR.COM Interactive Producer
Pick: Daniel Chopra
This was the scene of Chopra's first TOUR victory a year ago. What did it do for his confidence? How about a win just a couple of months later in the 2008 season-opening, winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship? Since then, Chopra has been hot and cold all season. He heads to the Ginn sur Mer Classic this week having failed to make the cut in four of his last five starts. However, he also goes into this week as the only person ever to win this event seeing as it started just last year. That's got to count for something, no?

Lauren Deason
PGATOUR.COM Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Davis Love III
He's really turned it on during the Fall Series, earning a tie for third, a tie for sixth and a tie for 11th in three of four starts. While he moved inside the top 125 on the Money List over that span, he's still 115th and in a somewhat precarious position if he doesn't conclude the season on a positive note. Love is a major winner and a veteran, so he knows what it will take to retain fully exempt playing privileges for 2009. Look for him to win this week and eliminate any doubts about his status.

Melanie Hauser
PGATOUR.COM Correspondent
Pick: Chris DiMarco
This was a close decision over Ken Duke. DiMarco is coming off a couple of good finishes. Gator country is where he's most comfortable.

Dave Lagarde
PGATOUR.COM Correspondent
Pick: Davis Love III
The longest course on TOUR this year should suit Love, as he continues his quest for a spot inside the top 125. He's been close in last three events. He's running out of events to get his first victory of 2008.

John Maginnes
PGATOUR.COM Contributor
Pick: Davis Love III
I am going back to the well one more time. Love keeps getting better. It's just a matter of putting together four days. For a month now, he has played three really good rounds a week. He knows how to win and he knows what he is doing. Look for DL III once again in Florida where he should be even more comfortable than he was in the desert.

Scott Pianowski
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Ken Duke
Does this guy ever have a bad tournament? He's cashed 11 times in a row with eight of those finishes in the top 20, and he was fifth at the Ginn sur Mer Classic last season. I can't look away from that kind of consistency.

Helen Ross
PGATOUR.COM Chief of Correspondents
Pick: Davis Love III
I picked him last week, and his performance did not disappoint. With his third finish of 11th or better in his last four starts, Love vaulted 10 spots into relative safety at No. 115 on the PGA TOUR money list. The former UNC All-American is certainly taking steps in the right direction -- maybe now is the time he'll step up and get that 20th victory.

Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.COM Senior Correspondent
Pick: Sean O'Hair
We like his game and his ability to handle a long, tough course. A multi-win season (he captured the PODS Championship earlier this year in Tampa) would further burnish his reputation as one of America's most solid young guns.

John Swantek
PGA TOUR Productions Fantasy Insider
Pick: Davis Love III
Healthy, motivated and confident, the Davis Love we've seen rack up three top 11 finishes in the Fall Series looks a lot like the man who has captured 19 TOUR titles. At 115th on the money list, Love can burn a lifetime earnings exemption in 2009 if he were to slip out of the top 125, but the 44 year old wants to rightfully earn that TOUR card back. As sharp as he's been, the guy to beat this week.