Fantasy Island: St. Jude Classic

By GolfChannel.com Team

 

 
A pair of the biggest stars in golf – and certainly two of the more popular players on the PGA Tour in Phil Mickelson and John Daly – return to the golf landscape this week. And appropriately, the cultured and eclectic host city of the St. Jude Classic – Memphis, TN – has definitely seen it's share of larger-than-life figures. Unfortunately, our fantasy guru Rex Hoggard – whose own popularity among the masses, is, well, still questionable – oddly chose this week to skip town and recharge his batteries on his own fantasy island. In fact, Monday morning, all he left us was a post-it note that said, "No column this week, gone to the beach. Good luck."
 

 
So, you'll have to simply rely on the illustrious GolfChannel.com staff's picks to guide you this week.
 
Note: A player can be picked a maximum of five times. We will be keeping a running tally of the monies earned each week. The participants include: Jay Coffin, Editorial Director; Mercer Baggs, Editorial Manager; Brian Koressel, Senior Producer; Dena Davis, Assistant Editor; Erik Peterson, Travel Editor; Jerry Foltz, special contributor.
 
STAFF PICKS:

	Name	Player Pick	Reason	Money
	Rex Hoggard	Brandt Snedeker	He's been sidelined since Augusta National with a rib injury, but was sharp last week during practice and may be the freshest player in the field since he didn't play 36-hole U.S. Open qualifying.	$2,475,252
	Jay Coffin	Scott Verplank	Looking back at Rex's picks, it looks like he’s off every week. Verplank has tied for eighth here the last two years and is as steady as they come.	$4,338,652
	Mercer Baggs	David Toms	After taking Tiger last week, I'm driving the Toms train to Memphis.	$4,699,661
	Erik Peterson	Woody Austin	Tough to bet against the Mickelson family, but Woody has that party-crashing way about him. He'll hang around all week, and if his putter heats up he'll be tough to beat.	$3,621,452
	Brian Koressel	Jeff Overton	This is the third time this year I’m going with my fellow Southern Indiana native. And as they say, the third time is a always a charm.	$4,646,625
	Dena Davis	David Toms	Move over, Mercer Baggs, I'm catching that same Toms train. Why wouldn't I? The former St. Jude champion who's leading the Tour in driving accuracy loves the TPC Southwind track. Choo Choo.	$2,972,572
	Jerry Foltz	Mathias Gronberg	It's a longshot but 10 birdies and an eagle on a bogey-free 36-hole Sunday on the Nationwide Tour convinced me he's good enough to win anywhere. Speaking of anywhere, where's Rex? This must be his sixth vacation this year. He must double as a travel agent.	$2,749,813

 

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