Expert picks: JELD-WEN Tradition

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Aug. 19, 2009

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Who will win the JELD-WEN Tradition? Champions Tour producer Lauren Deason and former PGA TOUR and Champions Tour winner Joe Inman make their picks.

Inman captured one title on the PGA TOUR at the 1976 Kemper Open, and won the SBC Senior Classic -- now the AT&T Champions Classic -- three consecutive times on the Champions Tour. He's currently the men's golf coach at Georgia State University.

Inman and Deason will each choose one player they consider a favorite as well as a sleeper pick. Here are their selections for this week's event in Sunriver, Ore.

Inman's picks	Deason's picks
Winner: Bernhard Langer. I'm going to go way out on a limb and pick Bernhard Langer this week. I'm really reaching for this one -- he's a four-time winner on the Champions Tour this season and leads in just about every statistical category. The only thing that's missing is a major.	Winner: Fred Funk. He won in his last start AND he's the defending champ at this week's major. Funk took the top spot from Langer in the Charles Schwab Cup race after his U.S. Senior Open win and playoff loss at the Senior British Open, and he will extend his lead with another win this week.
Sleeper: Joey Sindelar. He's ready to break through and win on the Champions Tour. In 34 career starts, he's earned 13 top-10s, including two runner-ups. After almost winning at U.S. Senior Open, this is his week to capture a major title and his first win.	Sleeper: Peter Jacobsen. It's a long shot, especially since the injury-plagued funnyman is still recovering from several surgeries. But he's an Oregon native and his company, Peter Jacobsen Sports, manages the JELD-WEN Tradition, so he should feel confident in Sunriver.