FedEx St Jude Classic

This week is the last tournament for players to prepare for next week's U.S. Open.  This week it is the FedEx St Jude Classic.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the FedEx St. Jude Classic.

#	Player	CLi
1	Ben Crane	16.60
2	Brendon Todd	20.80
3	Robert Karlsson	21.35
4	Tim Clark	24.95
5	Ryan Palmer	26.45
6	Boo Weekley	29.75
7	John Rollins	30.05
8	Fredrik Jacobson	30.75
9	Bob Estes	31.45
10	Jeffrey Overton	32.55
11	John Merrick	32.75
12	Camilo Villegas	33.05
13	Ken Duke	34.05
14	Scott Stallings	35.45
15	Charles Howell III	36.20

Here are the 5 players I am picking...with explanation provided later.

Below are my 5 picks for the FedEx St. Jude Classic:

#	Player	CLi
1	Ben Crane	16.60
2	Tim Clark	24.95
3	Ryan Palmer	26.45
4	Boo Weekley	29.75
5	Fredrik Jacobson	30.75

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

1. Brandt Snedeker
2. Charles Howell III
3. Boo Weekley
4. Ryan Palmer
5. Scott Stallings

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: FedEx St. Jude Classic

We have 2 players in common this week: Palmer and Weekley.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the FedEx St. Jude 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.