Expert picks: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

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The scenic Monterey Peninsula will host this week's event as players participate in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders:

EXPERT PICKS How it works: Our 10 experts from PGATOUR.COM select the player they think will win this week's event. By using a draft process, no two picks can be the same. SLEEPER PICKS Of the players who didn't make the cut for our top 10 picks, which have the best chance as sleepers? Here's how our experts see it. Click here

Expert picks: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Expert   Pick order Player selected   Brian Wacker VIJAY SINGH. Why am I not surprised that, if there's a player on the PGA TOUR who doesn't mind six-hour pro-am rounds, it's Vijay Singh? Since 2000, he boasts a half dozen top 10s at Pebble Beach, where he won in 2004 and three times has been a runner-up.   Ceri Mobley DAVIS LOVE III. I thought hard about Phil, but I just don't trust him right now. Davis has just as solid a history here, and he's playing a lot less erratically than Lefty at present. If Mobley had the top pick ... Love Mike McAllister JIM FURYK. Shut out of the winner's circle in 2008, Furyk will look to quickly end his TOUR drought as he makes his 2009 season debut. And his track record here isn't bad: Four finishes in the top six or better in his last 10 starts at Pebble Beach. If McAllister had the top pick ... Furyk Helen Ross PHIL MICKELSON. I know his first two outings haven't lived up to his standards. Here's hoping that Lefty can spend quality time with Dave Pelz to figure out why those putts haven't been dropping. The three-time Pebble champ is too talented to not be a factor. If Ross had the top pick ... Love Mark Spoor KENNY PERRY. He hasn't played in this tournament since 2003, but ya gotta figure he's got plenty of confidence coming off a playoff victory at the FBR Open despite trying his best to give it away. If Spoor had the top pick ... Furyk Lauren Deason MIKE WEIR. He's long overdue for a win at Pebble Beach after notching six top-10s in 11 career starts. Plus, Weir tied for third a few weeks ago at the Bob Hope, the TOUR's other multi-course, celeb-filled event. If Deason had the top pick ... Love Win McMurry TIM CLARK. He's had two top-10s in five starts at Pebble. Plus he's been strong in early 2009 and posted five rounds in the 60s at the similar pro-am formatted Bob Hope Classic to tie for fifth. Look for him to finally break through in the U.S. very soon. If McMurry had the top pick ... Weir Ryan Smithson MATHEW GOGGIN. My pick last week -- Kevin Streelman -- doubled the easy 18th at Torrey Pines North on Fridasy to miss the cut. I am done with Americans. DONE. If Smithson had the top pick ... Furyk John Swantek PADRAIG HARRINGTON. Shook off the rust from an eight-week layoff with a T25 at Torrey Pines, finishing with a final round 68. Plus, the weather will conjure up good memories of Royal Birkdale. If Swantek had the top pick ... Mickelson T.J. Auclair PAT PEREZ. Man, talk about a bargain pick at the No. 10 spot! Perez earned the first win of his career a few weeks back and he has a solid track record at Pebble Beach with three top-25 finishes, including a runner-up in 2002. He's a far more complete player now. If Auclair had the top pick ... Singh

LAST WEEK: Brian Wacker and Ceri Mobley both had top-3 finishes at the Buick Invitational last week when Lucas Glover and Camilo Villegas, respectively, played well. Each week, we'll update the standings based on the FedExCup points accumulated by the players selected by our experts. Here's how it stands after Week 5: