Sleeper Picks: McGladrey Classic
Oct. 11, 2011
The Fall Series continues this week at the McGladrey Classic. Here's how PGATOUR.COM's experts sized up the top contenders at Seaside 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. To see the Expert Picks, click here.
SLEEPER PICKS
Of the players who didn't make the cut for our top picks, which have the best chance as sleepers? |
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| Sleeper Picks: McGladrey Classic |
Chris
Dunham |
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JOE DURANT. He slipped inside the top 125 last year with four Fall Series top 40s in as many starts, including a T6 here last year. He's 0-for-2 against the cut line in this year's Fall Series, though. At No. 161 on the money list, this has to be go time. |
John
Schwarb |
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 | SHANE BERTSCH. Looking to make a momentum play coming out of Frys.com, and Bertsch's T4 and final-round 64 should carry cross-country. At 140th on the money list he still has work to do to secure his 2012 card, but that's what the Fall Series is all about. |
Ryan
Smithson |
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BLAKE ADAMS. This is a regional event for the Georgia Southern grad. Hasn't had a monster 2011, but will keep his card for the second consecutive year. First on TOUR in birdies for two reasons: He's a very good putter, and he plays almost every event. |
Brian
Wacker |
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BILLY HORSCHEL. He knows Sea Island like the back of his hand and also knows he needs to play well to get into the top 125 on the money list. That's what he did last week with a final-round 65 to tie for seventh. |
Helen
Ross |
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ADAM HADWIN. This young Canadian has been impressive this summer as he pursues a PGA TOUR card. Last week's tie for seventh at CordeValle was his second top-10 in four starts. |
Mike
McAllister |
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MATT MCQUILLAN. The Canadian has two top-10 finishes in his last four starts, including a tie for seventh last week at CordeValle. He's 132nd on the money list, so there's plenty of incentive for another big week. |
Anne
Szeker |
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JOSH TEATER. Coming off his best finish of the year at the Frys.com Open -- a T7. Hopefully he'll carry that good momentum to The McGladrey Classic and get his first PGA TOUR win. |
John
Swantek |
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Davis Love III. Love, who's lived in the area for years, tied for 33rd in the inaugural McGladrey Classic last year. The 2012 Ryder Cup captain also picked up five of his 20 PGA TOUR titles in nearby Hilton Head Island, S.C. |
Lauren
Deason |
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WILL MACKENZIE. Willy Mac has made seven straight cuts on the PGA TOUR, with his best finish a T15 at least week's Frys.com Open. He's a two-time TOUR winner but is 187th on the Money List this year -- he needs two strong showings to finish the season. |
Amanda
Balionis |
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JIM RENNER. Renner now shares the course record at CordeValle Golf Club after a 3rd round 62 last week. We saw just how low the Boston native can go last week in the Fall Series. Renner could make another statement this week. |
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| Standings after Week 2 |
LAST EVENT: Chris Dunham's pick -- Bud Cauley (solo 3rd) -- helped him move to No. 1. John Swantek picked Horschel (T7) to get on the board and move all the way to No. 2.
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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 |
$340,000.00 |
| 2 |
John Swantek
Host, On The Tee |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$130,312.50 |
| 3 |
Lauren Deason
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$77,500.00 |
| 4 |
Mike McAllister
Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$61,725.71 |
| 5 |
Brian Wacker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$38,400.00 |
| 6 |
Amanda Balionis
Host, PGA TOUR Today |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$30,060.00 |
| 7 |
Helen Ross
Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$23,041.67 |
| 8 |
Ryan Smithson
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$19,616.00 |
| 9 |
Anne Szeker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
| 10 |
John Schwarb
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
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