Bob Hope Classic

The US PGA Tour moves to the mainland to play the Bob Hope Classic.

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

#	Player	CLi
1	Alex Prugh	4.60
2	Bill Haas	5.90
3	Matt Kuchar	13.05
4	Bo Van Pelt	13.85
5	Webb Simpson	13.95
6	Chad Campbell	15.15
7	Rory Sabbatini	15.50
8	John Senden	16.30
9	Pat Perez	19.15
10	D.J. Trahan	22.70
11	Colt Knost	23.90
12	Steve Marino	25.25
13	Brian Gay	25.85
14	Charley Hoffman	26.85
15	David Toms	27.80

For my first 4 picks, I am going to go with the CLi: Prugh, Haas, Kuchar, and Van Pelt. Three of those picks are logic. It is the Prugh pick that is a little strange. I would not have picked Prugh normally, as he is not a known player. however, the CLi calculation has him at the top of the list. He has only played the Bob Hope once, but in the time he did play (2010), he finished 5th. In the previous tournaments leading up to this week (Sony Open, Justin Timberlake, and Frys.com), he has finished 20th, 41st, and 2nd respectively. So he is playing well leading up to this tournament.

For my final pick, I am going to skip down to Rory Sabbatini.  I had the choice of picking Simpson or Campbell, both good picks.  However, I am going to go with Sabbatini because of his good play last week in the Sony Open (13th) and his finish in last year's Bob Hope (10th).

Below are my 5 picks for the Bob Hope Classic :

#	Player	CLi
1	Alex Prugh	4.60
2	Bill Haas	5.90
3	Matt Kuchar	13.05
4	Bo Van Pelt	13.85
5	Rory Sabbatini	15.50

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

1. Matt Kuchar
2. Bill Haas
3. D.J. Trahan
4. Steve Marino
5. Ryan Moore

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: Bob Hope Classic

We have 2 players in common this week: Kuchar and Haas.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Bob Hope Classic:

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%