Oct. 7, 2011
The Fall Series continues this week at the Frys.com Open. Here's how PGATOUR.COM's experts sized up the top contenders at CordeValle.
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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.
SLEEPER PICKS
Of the players who didn't make the cut for our top picks, which have the best chance as sleepers? To see who the experts picked, click here. |
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| Expert Picks: Frys.com Open |
Brian
Wacker |
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TIGER WOODS. He's coming off a course-record 62 at Medalist over the weekend and by all accounts hitting it well. Of course doing it in competition is another thing but at some point Woods is going to turn things around and I think it will be sooner than later. |
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John
Schwarb |
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 | TOMMY GAINEY. In a season full of first-time winners, it's a surprise that Two Gloves isn't one of them. He has not one, not two, but four
third-place finishes, including last week in Las Vegas. Maybe this will be his time. |
| If Schwarb had the top pick ... Gainey |
Lauren
Deason |
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ERNIE ELS. Els had an impressive run in the Playoffs, finishing T16 and T30 in the first two events to advance to the BMW Championship. His experience will be a huge factor this week at CordeValle. Still looking for his first top-10 of the season. |
| If Deason had the top pick ... Els |
Helen
Ross |
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TREVOR IMMELMAN. Fired four rounds in the 60s last week at the JT Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, so his game is coming around. He's too talented not to rebound soon, and the reps he's getting in will help. Tougher course this week benefits his game. |
| If Ross had the top pick ... Woods |
John
Swantek |
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SPENCER LEVIN. Ranks 11th on TOUR in scoring average. The Sacramento native has produced his finest season, racking up five top-10 finishes. He also makes a ton of birdies (361, ranked eighth) and is coming off a tie for fifth last week in Las Vegas. |
| If Swantek had the top pick ... Woods |
Mike
McAllister |
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PAUL CASEY. Has struggled most of the year with a turf toe injury that, in his words, "ruined" his golf swing but hopefully the six-week break since his last start has allowed him to heal. If so, watch out. |
| If McAllister had the top pick ... Woods |
Amanda
Balionis |
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BRYCE MOLDER. Molder does well on the West Coast: He had top 10s at Pebble Beach, the Reno-Tahoe Open and last week at TPC Summerlin. Molder's card is safe for 2012, but he wants to break into the top 30 and could do that with a strong Fall Series showing. |
| If Balionis had the top pick ... Woods |
Anne
Szeker |
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BRENDAN STEELE. T16 last week with four rounds in the 60s. Played some of his best golf at the end of his season last year on the Nationwide Tour -- maybe this time of year suits his game? Has had five top-25s since his rookie win at the Valero Texas Open. |
| If Szeker had the top pick ... Woods |
Ryan
Smithson |
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CHAD CAMPBELL. Has missed only seven cuts all year while playing a heavy schedule. Would have top-10ed at TPC Summerlin had he not shot 72 on Saturday. Tough ball-striking track this week, which is right up his alley. |
| If Smithson had the top pick ... Levin |
Chris
Dunham |
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KEVIN CHAPPELL. The UCLA Bruin played here in '10 as a Nationwide Tour member (along with then No. 1 Jamie Lovemark) and placed T24. His up-and-down rookie year includes two top 5s, one at the U.S. Open, but 12 missed cuts. I hope this is an up week. |
| If Dunham had the top pick ... Els |
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| Standings after one week |
LAST EVENT: Chris Dunham jumped out to an early Fall Series lead with Nick Watney's runner-up finish at TPC Summerlin:
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| Position |
Name |
Wins |
Top-5s |
Top-10s |
Top-25s |
Money |
| 1 |
Chris Dunham
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
$475,200.00 |
| 2 |
Ryan Smithson
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
$149,160.00 |
| 3 |
Amanda Balionis
Host, PGA TOUR Today |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$97,533.34 |
| 4 |
Anne Szeker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$97,533.33 |
| 5 |
Mike McAllister
Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$61,725.71 |
| 6 |
John Swantek
Host, On The Tee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$38,060.00 |
| 7 |
Helen Ross
Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$15,419.56 |
| 8 |
Lauren Deason
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$8,228.00 |
| 9 |
John Schwarb
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
| 10 |
Brian Wacker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
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