Aug. 10, 2010
The PGA TOUR travels to Kohler, Wis., for the PGA Championship this week. Here's who the PGATOUR.COM experts like at Whistling Straits:
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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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Casey
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BRIAN DAVIS. He's outside the top 30 in the FedExCup standings and is still looking for his first win on TOUR, despite close calls in Hilton Head and Texas. He has experience playing Whistling Straits -- he finished T13 at the PGA in 2004.
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John
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 | JUSTIN LEONARD. Hard to believe this major champion has nearly tumbled out of the top 100 in the world. But he seemed to find something at Firestone (T22) and may be inspired by his return to Whistling Straits, where he was a playoff runner-up in '04.
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Ryan
Smithson |
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BOO WEEKLEY. It takes a good man tee-to-green to compete here and Boo is hitting it as well as anyone. A little length never hurts at Whistling Straits, and Boo's not going to get cheated off the tee. Would make a very good fantasy pick for your team.
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Mike
McAllister |
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CHRIS WOOD. On a links-style layout such as Whistling Straits, it's probably not a bad thing to go with a Brit. The Englishman tied for third in his last start (3 Irish Open) and has three other top-10 finishes since May on the European Tour. |
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Brian
Wacker |
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JOHN DALY. Why not? It's been the year of the unexpected and Daly made an early run at the British Open so there's no reason to think he can't at Whistling Straits. He could bomb the place into submission, too, and hitting far will help at that golf course.
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Anne
Szeker |
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HEATH SLOCUM. Tough call with sleepers this week, but I'll go with Slocum, who ranks seventh in driving accuracy and 15th in GIR. Surprised everyone when he won The Barclays in 2009 -- here's hoping he does it again at Whistling Straits.
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Helen
Ross |
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BRENDON de JONGE He's only finished lower than 16th twice in his last six starts so he's obviously playing well. The big man from Zimbabwe is solid tee-to-green, and the PGA Championship has a penchant for producing first-time winners.
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Lauren
Deason |
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K.J. CHOI. He's cooled down a bit since his red-hot start in 2010, but he's still notched seven top-25s this season and finished T4 at the Masters. He has both the experience and the game to contend at the season's final major.
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| Standings after Week 31 |
LAST WEEK: Lauren Deason climbed out the cellar courtesy of Sergio Garcia's T22 finish at Firestone.
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| Position |
Name |
Wins |
Top-5s |
Top-10s |
Top-25s |
FedExCup points |
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Helen Ross
Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM |
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3 |
5 |
8 |
1057.25 |
| 2 |
Ryan Smithson
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
1 |
1 |
6 |
885.56 |
| 3* |
Casey Black
Host, PGA TOUR Today |
- |
2 |
2 |
5 |
884.02 |
| 4* |
Anne Szeker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
864.75 |
| 5 |
John Swantek
Host, On The Tee |
- |
1 |
3 |
8 |
696.52 |
| 6 |
Brian Wacker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
2 |
4 |
5 |
624.50 |
| 7 |
Lauren Deason
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
1 |
4 |
582.07 |
| 8 |
Mike McAllister
Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM |
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- |
1 |
4 |
568.68 |
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