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Expert Picks: Who will take home the FedExCup title?

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Which player will have his name etched on the FedExCup this year? Our experts weigh in.

Sep. 22, 2010

There are five players who have the chance to win the FedExCup with an outright victory this week in the THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Who will be the one holding the FedExCup? Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the contenders:

Expert picks: FedExCup champion

Expert	Player selected
Ryan Smithson		MATT KUCHAR. This guy has really put the flat-plane swing back on the map, and for good reason. In short, Kuchar's swing has held up under pressure all year. Phil will win and keep the other four off Kuchar's back anyway.
Brian Wacker		PAUL CASEY. He's my expert pick to win THE TOUR Championship and if he does, he'll win the FedExCup, too. Casey has played well most of the Playoffs, plus a victory and $11.3 million would certainly make up for somehow getting passed over for the Ryder Cup.
John Swantek		MATT KUCHAR. No backing into the Cup for Kuch, who's also my pick to win the tournament in Atlanta. Behind the smile is a tenacious competitor whose career, once both promising and unfulfilled, comes full circle Sunday evening with the FedExCup.
Lauren Deason		STEVE STRICKER. I selected Steve Stricker to win THE TOUR Championship, and I think he will take the top prize, too. With a nickname like Mr. September, he's bound to win one sooner or later, right? Stricker has ruled the Playoffs since their inception.
Anne Szeker		DUSTIN JOHNSON. It's tough to ask someone to win two tournaments in a row, but this is Johnson's time after a trying year. The week off will do wonders for him, and no one has been more consistent in this final stretch of the season.
Casey Black		MATT KUCHAR. He's been the most consistent player on TOUR this year with 18 top-25s, 11 top-10s, one runner-up and a win at The Barclays. Coming into this week first in the FedExCup standings, he's within striking distance to win it all, and I think he'll do just that.
Mike McAllister		PAUL CASEY. Maybe Paul Casey doesn't want to send a message. Or maybe he does. Either way, it's a juicy storyline if Casey wins the FedExCup, since it will keep alive the controversy surrounding his non-inclusion on the European Ryder Cup team.
Helen Ross		STEVE STRICKER. He's a two-time winner already this year. He finished second in the FedExCup in 2007 and third in 2009 -- to get the win finally would make that Wisconsin winter seem warmer.
John Schwarb		DUSTIN JOHNSON. Winning at Cog Hill eased the summer's disappointments in the majors; no reason the vibe can't last another week. He'll finish higher than Kuchar, who may feel an extra bit of pressure to perform at home.
Chris Dunham		MATT KUCHAR. It's hard to go against a hot hand, especially someone who has played so well all season. Bonus: He is playing this one close to home. Kuchar hasn't finished outside the top 30 on TOUR since May and has seven top-10s in 10 starts since then. This is it.