Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship

The USA PGA Tour is playing the 2nd leg of the Fedex Cup Playoff this week in Boston with the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship.

#	Player	CLi
1	Dustin Johnson	12.70
2	Matt Kuchar	15.05
3	Jason Dufner	15.15
4	Steve Stricker	17.35
5	Jim Furyk	18.60
6	Padraig Harrington	18.90
7	Marc Leishman	23.05
8	Retief Goosen	24.25
9	Kevin Streelman	26.65
10	J.J. Henry	27.55
11	Jason Day	28.60
12	Martin Laird	29.75
13	Charlie Wi	30.30
14	Justin Leonard	31.05
15	Sean O'Hair	31.65

I am going to stick with the top 5 in the CLi rankings: Johnson, Kuchar, Dufner, Stricker, and Furyk.

Dufner is an interesting pick when looking at these 5 players since his world ranking is the losest of the 5. As well, he missed the cut last week at the Barclays Classic. Then on top of that, picking Dufner is especially interesting when Padraig Harrington is in 6th position in the rankings. Harrington's CLi (18.90) is not much different than the Cli values of the first 5 players in the list. However, in the two instances that Dufner has played the Deutsche Bank event, he has missed the cut in the preceeding tournaments and has finished 2nd and 37th. Both times he made the cut, so it seems that he likes this course. Thus, I am going to stick with him as a pick this week rather than dropping him for Harrington.

Below are my 5 picks for the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship :

#	Player	CLi
1	Dustin Johnson	12.70
2	Matt Kuchar	15.05
3	Jason Dufner	15.15
4	Steve Stricker	17.35
5	Jim Furyk	18.60

Below is the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Dustin Johnson
2. Steve Stricker
3. Matt Kuchar
4. Jason Day
5. Ben Crane

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship

We have 3 players in common this week: Johnson, Stricker, and Kuchar.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	25%	25%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	5%	5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	20%	20%

Barclays Classic

The USA PGA Tour starts the Fedex Cup Playoff this week in New Jersey with the Barclays Classic.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Barclays Classic .

#	Player	CLi
1	Steve Stricker	13.2
2	Padraig Harrington	21.0
3	Matt Kuchar	22.9
4	Hunter Mahan	26.3
5	Dean Wilson	28.7
6	Paul Casey	29.2
7	Jerry Kelly	29.3
8	Justin Leonard	30.8
9	Stuart Appleby	31.3
10	Woody Austin	31.3
11	Charley Hoffman	33.5
12	Jason Day	34.5
13	Troy Matteson	35.7
14	Dustin Johnson	36.3
15	Jeffrey Overton	37.8

I am going to stick with the top 4 in the CLi rankings: Sticker, Harrington, Kuchar, and Mahan. Then I am going to skip down to pick Justin Leonard. He is playing well, and is a bulldog when it comes to these types of "point" tournaments.

Below are my 5 picks for the Barclays Classic :

#	Player	Cli
1	Steve Stricker	13.2
2	Padraig Harrington	21.0
3	Matt Kuchar	22.9
4	Hunter Mahan	26.3
5	Justin Leonard	30.8

Below is the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Matt Kuchar
2. Jim Furyk
3. Bo Van Pelt
4. Ernie Els
5. Paul Casey

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Barclays Classic

We have 1 player in common this week: Kuchar.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Barclays Classic :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	20%	20%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	10%	10%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	20%	20%

Wyndham Championship

I am back from my travels, but am still behind schedule on things I am responsible for doing. So I am late in this week's posting, but am able to post a normal entry as opposed to an abbreviated posting like the previous 2 weeks.

The USA PGA Tour is in North Carolina this week to play Wyndham Championship in Greensboro.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro .

#	Player	CLi
1	Carl Pettersson	3.7
2	Fred Couples	7.6
3	J.J. Henry	10.3
4	Jeff Maggert	13.5
5	Michael Letzig	14.0
6	Jonathan Byrd	15.2
7	Brandt Snedeker	17.3
8	Bob Estes	18.1
9	Greg Chalmers	19.3
10	Garrett Willis	19.7
11	Matt Bettencourt	19.8
12	Ryan Moore	21.4
13	Marc Leishman	22.4
14	Dean Wilson	22.4
15	Boo Weekley	23.1

I am going to pick Pettersson, Henry, Maggert, Byrd, and Snedeker. Pettersson won this tournament in 2008 and has only missed the cut once in the 7 times he has played the tournament since 2003. Henry has played well and consistent over the past 4 tournaments, placing no worse then 36th with a 2nd place finish last week at Turning Stone. Maggert has not played too well over the past month. But he has played well in this tournament. Byrd is from the Carolinas and likes playing in this area of the country. As well, he has played well leading up to this tournament this week. Snedeker placed 2nd last week in Turning Stone and has placed no worse than 36th in the past 4 tournaments he has played in. He missed the cut last year at this tournament. But the prior 3 instances of this tournament he placed no worse than 27th. Let's see if he gets back on track at this tournament this week with those sort of finishes.

I passed over Couples and Letzig. Couples is the tough player to pick in the top 5 players. He has played very well on the senior tour, and he placed 5th last year in Greensboro. But he has been irradicate in the tournaments he has played in on the regular tour. So this pulls me to pass over him this week. I passed over Letzig because he withdrew from the tournament last year and missed the cut at Turning Stone last week. He was playing well prior to Turning Stone. But his 102nd finish in the Turning Stone last week could carry over this week in the form of a lower confidence level.

I wanted to pick Estes as he is making a come back with his game. He has been playing well leading up to this tournament, and has played well in this tournament the previous 3 times he has played in the tournament. However, I couldn't come to terms in removing any of the 5 players that I had picked before reaching Estes in the list. So he is not included in my picks.

Below are my 5 picks for the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro :

#	Player	CLi
1	Carl Pettersson	3.7
2	J.J. Henry	10.3
3	Jeff Maggert	13.5
4	Jonathan Byrd	15.2
5	Brandt Snedeker	17.3

Below is the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Ryan Moore
2. Woody Austin
3. Richard S. Johnson
4. Michael Sim
5. Carl Pettersson

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Wyndham Championship in Greensboro

We have 1 player in common this week: Pettersson.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
3	20%	20%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
45	10%	10%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
5	20%	20%

PGA Championship

I am still traveling and have limited access to the Internet and time to make the post.  So I will just post my 5 picks for the PGA Championship (which is at the resort in Kohler, Wisconsin).

• Rory McIlroy
• Stuart Appleby
• Padraig Harrington
• Steve Stricker
• Luke Donald

As I mentioned with my posts last week, I will come back and update these details in the near future with the details that I normally put in my posts for each tournament.

Bridgestone Invitational

As I mentioned in the Turning Stone post, I am short on time this week.  So I am just going to do a quick post with my picks for the Bridgestone Invitational as well.  My picks are:

1. Padraig Harrington
2. Lee Westwood
3. Justin Rose
4. Stuart Appleby
5. Jim Furyk

I will expand on my posting next week --- after the tournament -- to ensure that I have the full posting in the archives.

Turning Stone

I am short on time this week, so I am just going to do a quick post with my picks for the Turning Stone tournament.  My picks are:

1. Vaughn Taylor
2. Paul Stankowski
3. Charles Howell III
4. D.A. Points
5. Brendon De Jonge

I will expand on my posting next week --- after the tournament -- to ensure that I have the full posting in the archives.

Greenbrier Classic

The USA PGA Tour heads to the fame Greenbrier Resort in Virgina to play the inaugural Greenbrier Classic.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Greenbrier Classic .

#	Player	CLi
1	Carl Pettersson	1.50
2	Charlie Wi	2.50
3	Charley Hoffman	5.50
4	Brendon De Jonge	6.25
5	Jeffrey Overton	7.50
6	Jeff Maggert	7.75
7	Dean Wilson	8.00
8	Garrett Willis	8.50
9	Matt Bettencourt	9.75
10	Greg Chalmers	9.75
11	Matthew Jones	11.25
12	Matt Kuchar	13.50
13	John Merrick	13.50
14	Michael Letzig	14.00
15	Bob Estes	17.50

In looking at this week's top 5 players in the CLi rankings, they look rather good. As well, the CLi did last week with the top 5. Both last week's tournament (RBC Canadian Open) and this tournametn are new courses for the players, which makes the CLi patterns possibly similar between these two tournaments. So I am going to go make it easy on myself and go with the top, and then get back to studying for comps. Enjoy the tournament.

Below are my 5 picks for the Greenbrier Classic :

#	Player	CLi
1	Carl Pettersson	1.50
2	Charlie Wi	2.50
3	Charley Hoffman	5.50
4	Brendon De Jonge	6.25
5	Jeffrey Overton	7.50

Below is the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Matt Kuchar
2. Nick Watney
3. Jeff Overton
4. Brendon de Jonge
5. Charlie Wi

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Greenbrier Classic

We have 3 players in common this week: Overton, de Jonge, and Wi.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Greenbrier Classic :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	0%	0%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	25%	25%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	25%	25%