The US PGA Tour heads to New Orleans this week, playing the TPC of Louisiana golf course again. Last year the tournament was played at the Nicklaus track, English Turn, as the TPC course was closed for renovation due to the wreck caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Let's look at the Golf CLi and see who the top 15 players are for the tournament ranked by the CLi figure.
- 1 Stephen Leaney (cli: 13.30)
- 2 Sean O'Hair (cli: 13.80)
- 3 Ken Duke (cli: 20.85)
- 4 Tommy Armour III (cli: 23.95)
- 5 Fred Funk (cli: 30.35)
- 6 Bo Van Pelt (cli: 33.20)
- 7 Bob Estes (cli: 37.20)
- 8 Chris Couch (cli: 37.35)
- 9 D.J. Trahan (cli: 37.40)
- 10 John Cook (cli: 38.10)
- 11 Bubba Watson (cli: 38.60)
- 12 Paul Stankowski (cli: 40.60)
- 13 Mark Calcavecchia (cli: 46.25)
- 14 Daniel Chopra (cli: 47.20)
- 15 Lucas Glover (cli: 48.75)
Stephen Leaney looks like a good pick as he has played well the last couple of tournaments, especially in last week's Verizon Heritage in the wind, finishing 3rd.
Sean O'Hair also looks like a good pick as he has played well the last couple of weeks.
I will pass on Ken Duke (lake of experience in the tournament), Tommy Armour III (inconsistent), and Fred Funk (playing well, however, has pulled out of the last couple of tournaments because of back problems)
Bo Van Pelt looks like a good pick as he played well in New Orleans and around this time each year has some good finishes.
Bob Estes also likes New Orleans, so will pick him as well.
Will pass on Chris Couch (gut says no), D.J. Trahan (gut says no), and John Cook (not sure he can still compete with the young players on this track).
And will make my final pick be Bubba Watson. He has been playing well, and his length should be a strength on this TPC course.
So the Tour Outsider picks for the Zurich Classic are:
The Tour Insider's (Dave Shedloski) picks are:
So the only pick in common is Sean O'Hair. It will be interesting to see how our picks compare at the end of the tournament.
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