Zurich Classic of New Orleans

This week the US PGA Tour is in New Orleans to play the  Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

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

#	Player	CLi
1	Cameron Tringale	14.0
2	Charles Howell III	19.6
3	Rory Sabbatini	23.6
4	Camilo Villegas	23.7
5	Rickie Fowler	25.2
6	Jeffrey Overton	26.5
7	Charley Hoffman	28.8
8	K.J. Choi	29.0
9	Jason Dufner	29.4
10	Justin Rose	29.9
11	Boo Weekley	30.6
12	Jerry Kelly	30.9
13	Billy Horschel	31.2
14	Brendon De Jonge	31.9
15	Graham Delaet	33.2

I am late in submitting this post; it is actually after the tournament has started.  It has been a rough week with the end of the semester at WMU.  Since I am late in this post (especially since the tournament has already started), I feel it is only fair to go with the CLi rankings (top 5) with my normal configuration.  Therefore there is not human manipulation on my part for my picks based upon today's results from the first round.

Below are my 5 picks for the Zurich Classic:

#	Player	CLi
1	Cameron Tringale	14.0
2	Charles Howell III	19.6
3	Rory Sabbatini	23.6
4	Camilo Villegas	23.7
5	Rickie Fowler	25.2

I would much rather have picked Choi and passed on Sabbatini.  However, I don't have that luxury.

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

1. Justin Rose
2. Jason Dufner
3. Billy Horschel
4. Rickie Fowler
5. Fredrik Jacobson (withdrew before start of tournament)
6. Charley Hoffman

Jacobson has withdrawn since Bolton posted his players on Monday.  Since I was late in posting, it is only fair if that Bolton is able to go down to his 6th player for his final pick ().

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 1 player in common this week: Fowler.

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.