Expert Picks: RBC Canadian Open

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Jul. 20, 2010

The PGA TOUR travels to St. George's Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Canada for the RBC Canadian Open this week. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders:

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Expert picks: RBC Canadian Open

Expert	Pick order	Player selected
Helen Ross			SEAN O'HAIR. In five of his last six starts, he's finished 12th or higher, including a gutsy tie for seventh last week at St. Andrews. He's a victory waiting to happen, and why not in Canada where he's been third twice in four starts.

Mike McAllister			PAUL CASEY. Fresh off his T3 at St. Andrews -- his fifth top-10 in 10 starts this year -- Casey has momentum and would seem to be suited for a classic course such as St. George's. He ranks ninth on the PGA TOUR in greens in regulation.
If McAllister had the top pick ... Casey
Lauren Deason			RETIEF GOOSEN. In his last two TOUR starts, the South African has finished sixth and T5. Also had five other top-10 finishes this year. He lost in a playoff at this event last year, but will join fellow countryman Louis Oosthuizen as July winners this week.
If Deason had the top pick ... Goosen
John Swantek			TIM CLARK. Highest ranked player in FedExCup (6th) in the field, the TOUR's 3rd most accurate driver will thrive on this short, tight par 70. The Penguin follows Shrek into the winner's circle and makes it 2 straight weeks for South Africa.
If Swantek had the top pick ... Goosen
Casey Black			MATT KUCHAR. Second highest-ranked player in the FedExCup standings without a win. Had a successful year with 11 top-25's and six top-10's, which includes one runner-up finish and two third-place finishes. Leads the TOUR in all-around ranking and scrambling.
If Black had the top pick ... O'Hair
Ryan Smithson			LUKE DONALD. Shows how bad a year Mike Weir has had when he is still on the board. Donald has had a big year and, more importantly, he isn't American. Tough course to pick this week, but with five par-3s, avoid the bombers.
If Smithson had the top pick ... O'Hair
Anne Szeker			MATT JONES. Tried to pick him last week and he WD'ed, so here we go again! Finished solo 5th in his last start at the John Deere for his 7th top 15 of the year. Playing well right now with stats to back it up: 7th in All-Around Ranking and 12th in putting.
If Szeker had the top pick ... Casey
Brian Wacker			CAMILO VILLEGAS. This is known as taking the best player available. Villegas has played a lot of mediocre golf the last two months, but did tie for 10th in Canada in 2007 and he does have five top-10s this year. If he gets the putter going, he'll be in contention.
If Wacker had the top pick ... O'Hair

Standings after Week 29

LAST WEEK: The standings remained the same, but Brian Wacker increased the margin between second and third place with his selection of Lee Westwood (solo 2nd) in the British Open.
Position	Name	Wins	Top-5s	Top-10s	Top-25s	FedExCup points
1	Ryan Smithson Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	5	6	9	15	3416.58
2	Brian Wacker Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	1	8	8	10	2195.18
3	Helen Ross Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM	1	2	4	12	1815.08
4	Mike McAllister Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM	1	2	7	12	1600.99
5	Lauren Deason Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM	1	2	4	14	1567.22
6	John Swantek Host, On The Tee	1	1	2	11	1434.83
7*	Anne Szeker Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	2	5	5	7	1303.66
8*	Casey Black Host, PGA TOUR Today	1	2	2	3	1079.00