Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

This week the US PGA Tour stays in Texas for a 3rd week in a row to play the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth.

Rank	Player		CLi
1		Tim Clark	8.10
2		Rory Sabbatini	8.55
3		Jim Furyk	13.60
4		Ian Poulter	14.75
5		Kenny Perry	15.25
6		David Toms	16.80
7		Ben Crane	17.30
8		Zach Johnson	17.35
9		Jeff Maggert	17.75
10		Charlie Wi	17.95
11		Steve Marino	18.50
12		Stephen Ames	18.60
13		Paul Goydos	22.40
14		Justin Leonard	22.75
15		Sean O'Hair	23.10

I am going to stick with the top 3 players in the CLi rankings: Clark, Sabbatini, and Furyk. Then I will skip Poulter. He missed the cut last week at the Nelson and am not sure of his confidence after missing the cut. Then I will pick the next two players in the list: Perry and Toms.

Below are my 5 picks for the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial:

Rank	Player		CLi
1		Tim Clark	8.10
2		Rory Sabbatini	8.55
3		Jim Furyk	13.60
4		Kenny Perry	15.25
5		David Toms	16.80

HP Byron Nelson Championship

This week the US PGA Tour stays in Texas to play the HP Byron Nelson Championship in Irving (the Dallas-Fort Worth area).

Rank	Player		CLi
1		Ian Poulter	5.65
2		Ted Purdy	14.35
3		Charley Hoffman	15.00
4		Scott Verplank	17.40
5		Rory Sabbatini	17.85
6		Chad Campbell	20.70
7		Shigeki Maruyama	20.70
8		Phil Mickelson	21.40
9		Briny Baird	21.75
10		Steve Marino	22.35
11		Justin Leonard	24.85
12		Brian Davis	25.25
13		Shaun Micheel	25.80
14		Charlie Wi	27.50
15		Jonathan Byrd	27.60

I am going to pick Poulter as he seems to be a stand out in this tournament when looking at his CLi figure. He is the only player with a CLi figure under 10. Then I am going to skip Purdy, pick Hoffman, skip Verplank, pick Sabbatini, Campbell, skip Maruyama, and pick Mickelson.

Below are my 5 picks for the HP Byron Nelson Championship:

Rank	Player		CLi
1		Ian Poulter	5.65
2		Charley Hoffman	15.00
3		Rory Sabbatini	17.85
4		Chad Campbell	20.70
5		Phil Mickelson	21.40

Valero Texas Open

This week the US PGA Tour heads to my native state, Texas, to play the Valero Texas Open.

Rank	Player		CLi
1		John Mallinger	11.80
2		Zach Johnson	15.75
3		Tim Clark	15.95
4		Charlie Wi	20.05
5		Justin Leonard	22.40
6		Brian Gay	23.55
7		Ted Purdy	26.60
8		Bob Estes	28.55
9		Daniel Chopra	29.40
10		Joe Ogilvie	29.70
11		Tim Wilkinson	31.15
12		Chad Campbell	31.30
13		Fredrik Jacobson	31.95
14		Charley Hoffman	35.95
15		Patrick Sheehan	36.80

None of the players have a CLi figure below 10. So there is no clear favorite in this tournament. This makes picking players more difficult.

I will stick with the first 3 players in the list. Then I will skip over Charlie Wi as I want to pick two Texans in the list: Justin Leonard (5th spot in the CLi rankings) and Chad Campbell (down the list, in the 12th spot)

Then I am going to go down the list to number 12 to pick the Texan, Chad Campbell.

Below are my 5 picks for Valero Texas Open:

Rank	Player		CLi
1		John Mallinger	11.80
2		Zach Johnson	15.75
3		Tim Clark	15.95
4		Justin Leonard	22.40
5		Chad Campbell	31.30

Note: The GolfInvestors site was taken down earlier this week (will reopen as http://golfsat.com sometime in the future). So there are no links to the site in this posting for the players or the tournament.

The PLAYERS Championship

This week the US PGA Tour is playing what is calls its "5th Major": The PLAYERS Championship. It is played at the PGA Tour's headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on the famed TPC at Sawgrass course. The TPC at Sawgrass has the infamous island green on the 17th hole.

Rank	Player	CLi
1	Phil Mickelson	4.70
2	Kenny Perry	12.10
3	Luke Donald	15.15
4	Tiger Woods	15.75
5	Retief Goosen	17.70
6	Sean O'Hair	18.35
7	Tim Petrovic	22.90
8	Scott Verplank	23.30
9	Jerry Kelly	27.60
10	Briny Baird	28.40
11	Jim Furyk	30.45
12	Zach Johnson	31.95
13	Boo Weekley	31.95
14	Ernie Els	34.60
15	Paul Casey	35.25

I am going to with Mickelson as he is a clear favorite based upon the CLi figure (4.70). Then I am going to skip Perry as he might still have a hang over from losing the Masters playoff. However, I would love to see him play well here and win it. Then I will pick the next 3 players in the list: Donald, Tiger, and Goosen. Goosen is the question mark in this group as he has been playing well lately, but been inconsistent. Then will skip all the way down to 12th to pick Zack Johnson. He is playing well and is consistent, which should help in increasing the number of players that make the cut in my 5 picks.

Below are my 5 picks for The PLAYERS Championship:

Rank	Player	CLi
1	Phil Mickelson	4.70
2	Luke Donald	15.15
3	Tiger Woods	15.75
4	Retief Goosen	17.70
5	Zach Johnson	31.95

Note: The GolfInvestors site was taken down earlier this week (will reopen as http://golfsat.com sometime in the future). So there are no links to the site in this posting for the players or the tournament.

Quail Hollow Championship

This week the US PGA Tour is in North Carolina to play the Quail Hollow Championship (formerly called the Wachovia Championship).

Rank Player CLi 1 S Tiger Woods 2.35 2 S Phil Mickelson 8.25 3 S Geoff Ogilvy 8.45 4 S Nick Watney 20.80 5 S Rory Sabbatini 22.70 6 S Anthony Kim 23.40 7 S Trevor Immelman 23.55 8 S Lucas Glover 24.40 9 S Steve Marino 25.80 10 S Steve Flesch 26.60 11 S John Senden 28.65 12 S Retief Goosen 29.25 13 S Charles Howell III 30.20 14 S Robert Karlsson 33.35 15 S Bo Van Pelt 33.50

No explanation provided this week...as I am behind in my activities.....

Below are my 5 picks for the Quail Hollow Championship:

Rank Player CLi 1 S Tiger Woods 2.35 2 S Phil Mickelson 8.25 3 S Geoff Ogilvy 8.45 4 S Rory Sabbatini 22.70 5 S Steve Flesch 26.60

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

This week the US PGA Tour moves to the Louisiana bayou to play the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Rank Player CLi 1 S Nick Watney 7.50 2 S Charles Howell III 11.55 3 S John Merrick 16.10 4 S Steve Stricker 19.60 5 S Lucas Glover 20.30 6 S Scott Verplank 21.40 7 S John Mallinger 24.15 8 S John Senden 25.15 9 S Ryan Moore 25.90 10 S Tim Wilkinson 27.00 11 S Daniel Chopra 28.30 12 S Justin Rose 29.60 13 S Kenny Perry 29.95 14 S Tim Petrovic 33.00 15 S Lee Janzen 33.45

As with last week, I am going to go with the top 5 in the CLi rankings. Watney, Howell, Merrick, Stricker, and Glover all look like good candidates to play well this week.

Below are my 5 picks for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Rank Player CLi 1 S Nick Watney 7.50 2 S Charles Howell III 11.55 3 S John Merrick 16.10 4 S Steve Stricker 19.60 5 S Lucas Glover 20.30

Verizon Heritage

This week the US PGA Tour slows down a bit after experiencing a high energy level of last week's Masters. This week's event is the Verizon Heritage in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Rank Player CLi 1 S Brett Quigley 8.00 2 S Charles Howell III 11.15 3 S Jim Furyk 12.00 4 S Kevin Na 12.35 5 S Ernie Els 15.10 6 S Robert Allenby 18.00 7 S Matt Kuchar 20.85 8 S Camilo Villegas 21.35 9 S Scott Verplank 22.95 10 S Bo Van Pelt 27.70 11 S Jerry Kelly 28.95 12 S Jason Bohn 29.15 13 S Ben Crane 29.30 14 S Mark Wilson 31.50 15 S Justin Leonard 32.30

I am going to go with the top 5 in the CLi rankings. My only question was Els, as he missed the cut last week at the Masters. He plays well at Hilton Head, however, he missed the cut last week at the Masters. In looking at the tournaments leading up to his solid finishes at Hilton Head in the past, he played poorly as well. So am going to include him in my picks based upon the fact that he plays well on this course. The other 4 players either are playing solidly leading up to this week or play well on this course. It is a tight course with small greens. So it favors players that are accurate and have a strong short game.

Below are my 5 picks for the Verizon Heritage:

Rank Player CLi 1 S Brett Quigley 8.00 2 S Charles Howell III 11.15 3 S Jim Furyk 12.00 4 S Kevin Na 12.35 5 S Ernie Els 15.10