Jul. 27, 2010
The PGA TOUR travels to White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., for The Greenbrier Classic this week. Here's who the PGATOUR.COM experts like at The Old White Course:
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EXPERT PICKS
How it works: Our experts from PGATOUR.COM select the player they think will win this week's event. By using a draft process, no two picks can be the same. The player who wins the previous week picks last the following week. Click here
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: The Greenbrier Classic |
Mike
McAllister |
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BRANDT SNEDEKER. In his last four starts, Sneds has gone T8-MC-T16-MC. If the every-other-start trend remains, then he should do well at The Greenbrier. Ranking first on TOUR in putting average should help, too.
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Helen
Ross |
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 | BRENDON DE JONGE. He's from Zimbabwe and now lives in Charlotte, N.C., so he's not quite a local. But he did go to Virginia Tech, so it's close to a home game for him, and de Jonge has finished 13th or better in four of his last six starts.
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Brian
Wacker |
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MATT JONES. In the past couple of months, Jones has finished in the top 15 every other week and this is one of those weeks. He's also a teriffic putter and ranks seventh on TOUR in all-around.
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Lauren
Deason |
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TREVOR IMMELMAN. Based on his last two performances (T23 and T13), Immelman is going to do well this week. If you look at his three straight missed cuts prior to those two top-25s, though, he's a risky pick. I still like the 2008 Masters champ's chances. |
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Anne
Szeker |
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CHARLEY HOFFMAN. A 65 on Sunday at St. George's put him tied for fourth -- his best finish of the season. Hoffman hasn't missed a cut since the Byron Nelson and has two top-10s in his last two starts. Streak continues at Greenbrier.
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Casey
Black |
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ALEX CEJKA. Though he failed to make the cut last week in Toronto, the German has two top-10 finishes in his last four starts, including a T8 at Pebble Beach. Plus he's 16th in driving accuracy, which will be key in West Virginia this week.
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John
Swantek |
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BOB ESTES. An inconsistent season may have turned around with a T4 finish last week in Canada, moving him to 121st in the FedExCup. There's plenty of motivation to keep it rolling and stay inside the top 125 with the playoffs only five weeks away.
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Ryan
Smithson |
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PAUL GOYDOS. He's not really a streaky player -- it's tough to predict how he is going to perform week-to-week -- but he's house money when it comes to picking sleepers. Again, he's someone you're thrilled to have with the last pick of the week.
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| Standings after Week 30 |
LAST WEEK: Courtesy of Brendon de Jonge's T13 finish at St. George's last week, Ryan Smithson has taken over the No. 1 spot -- and now tops both expert leaderboards.
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| Position |
Name |
Wins |
Top-5s |
Top-10s |
Top-25s |
FedExCup points |
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Ryan Smithson
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
1 |
6 |
885.56 |
| 2* |
Casey Black
Host, PGA TOUR Today |
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2 |
2 |
5 |
884.02 |
| 3* |
Anne Szeker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
864.75 |
| 4 |
Helen Ross
Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
2 |
4 |
7 |
840.75 |
| 5 |
John Swantek
Host, On The Tee |
- |
1 |
3 |
7 |
653.52 |
| 6 |
Brian Wacker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
2 |
4 |
5 |
594.50 |
| 7 |
Lauren Deason
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
1 |
1 |
3 |
538.07 |
| 8 |
Mike McAllister
Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
4 |
515.68 |
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