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Here are our fearless predictions of who will win the Buick Open.

Brett Avery
PGATOUR.com Fantasy Insider
Tiger Woods
The guy has won the Buick Open, what, 14 times and placed in the top 10 another 32 years? Yes, Jim Furyk has an equally impressive record and Vijay Singh is the two-time defending champion. But if anyone finally got him to sit down and name his all-time favorite courses, it'd be a surprise if Woods didn't include Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club.
Melanie Hauser
PGATOUR.com contributor
Tiger Woods
Too many good players in this field who like this course, but who's on a major roll? Yes, Vijay could win his third in a row and fourth overall, Jim Furyk could win his second. Jeff Sluman could slide in there. But when Tiger's playing and thinking the way he was two weeks ago, gotta go with No. 1.
Helen Ross
PGATOUR.com Chief of Correspondents
Jim Furyk
OK. Let's be different. Of course, Woods is the favorite, but the Open Championship victory was draining. And yes, Vijay has won at Warwick Hills three times, including the last two straight. Furyk, though, won the Buick Open in 2003, was second in 2001 and has three other top-10s in the last five years. He hasn't finished lower than fourth in his last three starts on TOUR this year -- including two majors -- and he's quietly climbed to No. 2 on the money list. Don't look past him this week.
Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Jim Furyk
The 2003 Buick Open champion seems like a good fit for Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club because his accuracy off the tee allows him to best place the ball on those large greens, and when he does miss long, few are better lag putters. His 29 sub-par rounds are testament to his mastery of the venue.
Mike Vitti
ShotLink Analyst
Jim Furyk
Furyk is fifth in driving accuracy, tied for fourth in scrambling, and second from putting inside of 10 feet. Plus he has finished in the top ten in six of his last seven starts at the Buick Open and has never missed the cut in 11 starts.
Joe Wojciechowski
PGATOUR.com Senior Editor
Vijay Singh
With all due respect to everyone else here, but what are you thinking?!? Forget the fact Vijay is a phenomenal athlete, but it's impossible to ignore his history here. I mean he has back-to-back titles and his three Buick Open wins are already the most in tournament history. It's a great field, but this week, Vijay tops them all and celebrates the big 3-0 on Sunday (as in his 30th career TOUR victory).