Sleeper Picks: John Deere Classic
Jul. 6, 2010
The PGA TOUR travels to Silvis, Ill. for the John Deere Classic this week. Here's who the PGATOUR.COM experts like at TPC Deere Run:
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EXPERT PICKS
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SLEEPER PICKS
Of the players who didn't make the cut for our top picks, which have the best chance as sleepers? Here's how our experts see it.
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| Sleeper picks: John Deere Classic |
Anne
Szeker |
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VAUGHN TAYLOR. He's hot right now -- two top-10s in his last two starts. And he has decent history here -- a T12 and T14.
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Mike
McAllister |
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 | CARL PETTERSSON. Pettersson comes off a sixth-place finish at the AT&T National, his best showing since his first start of the year in Hawaii. He ranks third on
TOUR in putting average, which should serve him well at TPC Deere Run.
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Ryan
Smithson |
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JOHN SENDEN. It has been very tough to pick sleepers this year, and this week is no exception. Putting seems to be de-empasized at TPC Deere Run, so Senden is never a bad pick here.
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Brian
Wacker |
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BRENDON de JONGE. He has quietly put together a very solid season with four top-10s, including one in Hartford just two weeks ago. He'll get another one this week at the John Deere. |
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Lauren
Deason |
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JONATHAN BYRD. Byrd won this tournament in 2007 and though he's struggled much of the year, he might have started turning things around last week in Aronimink, finishing T16.
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John
Swantek |
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CHARLIE WI. Was really impressed with his 4th-place finish at Aronimink after he showed some flashes during a T21 the week before in Hartford. He'll be confident on a course where he finished T4 in 2008.
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Helen
Ross |
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DAVIS LOVE III. He found out this week that he'd be playing in his 24th straight Open Championship. Why not head over there with momentum and that elusive 21st victory?
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Casey
Black |
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MARC LEISHMAN. He's looking for his first win on TOUR, but he's 47th In the FedExCup standings. He's logged six top-25s including two top-10s. He's coming off a tie for seventh at AT&T National and should be ready for that first win.
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| Standings after Week 27 |
LAST WEEK: Thanks to Ryan Moore's come-from-behind 2nd-place finish at Aronimink, Casey Black now leads all the experts by a hefty margin.
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| Position |
Name |
Wins |
Top-5s |
Top-10s |
Top-25s |
FedExCup points |
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Casey Black
Host, PGA TOUR Today |
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2 |
2 |
5 |
884.02 |
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Helen Ross
Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
4 |
7 |
720.25 |
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Ryan Smithson
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
1 |
1 |
3 |
695.57 |
| 4* |
Anne Szeker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
1 |
- |
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1 |
658.75 |
| 5 |
John Swantek
Host, On The Tee |
- |
1 |
3 |
6 |
600.02 |
| 6 |
Brian Wacker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
2 |
3 |
5 |
509.50 |
| 7 |
Mike McAllister
Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM |
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- |
1 |
3 |
469.18 |
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Lauren Deason
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
1 |
2 |
466.07 |
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