Zurich Classic

The US PGA Tour is in New Orleans this week to play the Zurich Classic.

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

#	Player	CLi
1	Steve Stricker	9.50
2	Nick Watney	12.25
3	David Toms	15.85
4	Rory Sabbatini	18.65
5	Chris Couch	19.80
6	Charles Howell III	24.25
7	Pat Perez	27.50
8	John Senden	30.05
9	Greg Chalmers	30.55
10	Michael Bradley	30.70
11	K.J. Choi	32.15
12	Jason Dufner	33.45
13	Charley Hoffman	33.70
14	Fred Funk	37.40
15	Jason Bohn	39.05

This week I am going to stick with the CLi rankings and pick Stricker (analysis), Watney (analysis), Toms (analysis), Sabbatini (analysis), and Couch (analysis). It is simple for me this week.

Of note, Toms is a Louisana native. So it would be good for him to show off in front of a home crowd with a good finish.

As welll, it is Watney's and Couch's birthday this week. Watney turned 30 on Monday (yesterday), and Couch will turn 38 on Sunday. Maybe their birthday celebrations will spur them onto to good finishes; for Watney, to continue his stellar year, and for Couch, to continue to his solid and consisten play.

Below are my 5 picks for the Zurich Classic :

#	Player	CLi
1	Steve Stricker	9.50
2	Nick Watney	12.25
3	David Toms	15.85
4	Rory Sabbatini	18.65
5	Chris Couch	19.80

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

1. Justin Rose
2. Nick Watney
3. Steve Stricker
4. Luke Donald
5. Charley Hoffman

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: Zurich Classic

We have 2 players in common this week: Watney and Stricker

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Zurich 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%

If you don't like the configuration of my CLi calculation, feel free to run your own CLi calculation with your own desired settings by going to golfcli.com.