Expert picks: U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee

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The U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee will take place at Brown Deer Park Golf Course this week. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders:

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Expert picks: U.S. Bank championship in Milwaukee

Expert   Pick order Player selected   Win McMurry CAMERON BECKMAN. He enters Milwaukee off a couple of very strong weeks. My sleeper last week didn't disappoint, so I'll take him this week as the real deal.   Lauren Deason JERRY KELLY. The Wisconsinite is skipping the British Open to support the Milwaukee event. If that's not a perfect reason for the golf gods to reward Kelly, who's earned seven top-15s at this event (including a runner-up in '06), then I don't know what is. If Deason had the top pick ... Kelly John Swantek BRETT QUIGLEY. He played his way into the British Open with a sharp week at the John Deere Classic, but he chose to stay stateside to be with friend Chris Smith at his wife's funeral. An inspired performance is forthcoming. If Swantek had the top pick ...Quigley Mike McAllister KEVIN STREELMAN. He has tied for 11th and eighth in his last two starts and seems to have found the form that he displayed during the Playoffs last year. It seems like a good opportunity to break through for his first TOUR win this week. If McAllister had the top pick ... Streelman Helen Ross TIM PETROVIC. Petrovic seems to play well in streaks, so here's hoping last week's tie for fifth at the John Deere Classic is the start of something good. He had three consecutive finishes of 11th or better earlier in the year. If Ross had the top pick ... Kelly Brian Wacker JOHN MALLINGER. With three top-10s, including a tie for third at THE PLAYERS Championship, Mallinger, who is one of the best drivers and putters on TOUR, seems poised to break through. If Wacker had the top pick ... Kelly Mark Spoor NICK O'HERN. He's shown signs of life in the past month or so -- three top-30s in his last five starts. Also, any guy who can routinely beat Tiger Woods has to have a shot in any tournament. I dont care what his record is. If Spoor had the top pick ... Streelman Ceri Mobley MARK WILSON. What a pick! He's from Wisconsin. He's an '09 winner. He has a top-five and a top-25 in his last three starts. And he tied for 19th here last year and ninth in 2007. I am so smart. If Mobley had the top pick ... Kelly T.J. Auclair JOE DURANT. Durant has just one top-10 finish in the 2009 season. It's been a struggle to say the least. However, he's been close at Milwaukee in the past, and I believe this could be the week he breaks out of his slump. If Auclair had the top pick ... Kelly Ryan Smithson J.P. HAYES. He's always good for a low number some time during the week and has obviously played this course a lot. I'm actually happy that he's available. If Smithson had the top pick ... Kelly

LAST WEEK: Ceri Mobley's reign atop the standings was short lived; after just one week, Win McMurry returned to No. 1 with a victory from Steve Stricker at the John Deere Classic. 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 27: