Sleepers: the Memorial Tournament

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The TOUR heads to Dublin, Ohio for this week's event. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders at the Memorial Tournament:

SLEEPER PICKS How it works: Our 10 experts from PGATOUR.COM select any player who isn't ranked in the top 30 of the FedExCup rankings, the Official World Golf Ranking and the Race to Dubai. The player also must not have won in 2008 or 2009. By using a draft process, no two picks can be the same. EXPERT PICKS Who do our experts think will capture the Memorial Tournament title? Here's who they've picked to win. Click here

Sleeper picks: the Memorial Tournament

Expert   Pick order Player selected   Ceri Mobley JEFF KLAUK. Clearly the best rookie on TOUR this year, Klauk has been playing better than some seasoned vets. He missed the cut at Colonial, but that doesn't worry me much. He'll get back in the game this week. Ryan Smithson RYAN MOORE. Two starts in the Memorial...two top-10s. I am kind of glad he missed the cut at Colonial. I want my horse rested and ready, not tired after four days in that Texas heat. Lauren Deason ROCCO MEDIATE. When Ryan almost changed his pick to Rocco, my first thought was why? He's 125th in the FedExCup standings. But he hasn't missed a cut in '09, had a T6 at the Memorial last year and has six top-30s at Jack's event, so he's the perfect sleeper. John Swantek JASON DAY. He's very much in form after a fourth at Colonial, plus he hits it forever so he can easily handle Muirfield Village's yardage. Day's 21 and fearless (great band name) -- the breakthrough win is coming soon. Win McMurry NICK O'HERN. He has two top-10s in three starts at the Memorial. The Aussie tied for 22nd last week in the Crowne Plaza Invitational and tied for third at the Shell Houston Open. I feel another big week coming. T.J. Auclair MATHEW GOGGIN. Still looking for his first TOUR win, the Aussie comes into this week having missed the cut in each of his last three starts. But, he nearly won the Memorial in 2008, eventually finishing in a tie for second, which is why I like his chances this week. Helen Ross JOHN MALLINGER. The Californian has three finishes among the top six in his last six starts, including a third at THE PLAYERS and a T6 in Dallas two weeks ago. Not to mention, he tied for 10th at Muirfield Village last year so he should have a comfort zone. Mark Spoor KEVIN STREELMAN. He tied for 13th at the HP Byron Nelson Championship a couple of weeks ago. This week, he makes his first appearance at Jack's place. Sometimes, not having history at a place is the same as good history. Mike McAllister JOHN SENDEN. The good news? He ranks first on TOUR in ball-striking and first in greens in regulation. The bad news? He was 15 over last year at the Memorial, including a second-round 79 and a final-round 81. Hopefully the aftertaste is gone. Brian Wacker JUSTIN ROSE. His play this year has done little to inspire confidence, but Rose did tie for second at the Memorial last year, was T14 in '06 and fourth in '04. I just hope that's not some quirky every-other-year trend for Rose, who doesn't even have a top-10 in '09.

LAST WEEK: Lauren Deason moved from third to second in the sleeper standings after Tom Lehman tied for 13th at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. 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 21: