Pick of the Week: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

This week the PGA Tour visits Colonial Country Club for the Crowne Plaza Invitational, past champions on this course are Sergio Garcia, Kenny Perry, Zach Johnson, even legends like Tom Watson. For this event my pick is Stewart Cink, with great finishes in the past two events, building up momentum coming into this week. Last year at Colonial, he fired over 3 rounds in the 60s, good enough for a top 25. This guy has game, this might be the week to reveal whats cooking in the bag. Hopefully Cink can pull through for me, allowing me to gain a larger lead. The gap between the points is getting pretty large, me and jj might have to use some of our engineering techniques, to make use of such great space. Some notable players to watch this week are: Sergio Garcia, Hunter Mahan, and David Toms. Garcia was able to achieve a T12 with a impressive final round 65, another example of momentum coming into this week. David Toms, veteran player, was firing on all pistols last week at TPC Sawgrass, but was not able to seal the deal Sunday afternoon, but expect a great finish. Hunter Mahan doesn’t have a great record here, but I believe he will pull through this week, finishing in the top 25. 

Pick of the Week: Zurich Classic of New Orlean

Luke Donald 

This week the PGA Tour visits the wonderful city of New Orleans, for the Zurich Classic. My pick of the week is Luke Donald. After the disappointment last week at The Heritage, Donald will certainly have a comeback this week. Firing at all cylinders trying to achieve the No1 position in the world. Donald hasn't play here before, but that wont't be a problem for the pin seeking Englishmen. My fellow blogger JJ finally got a point last week using Donald, so now its my turn to take advantage of this talented golfer. Some notable players to watch are Jeff Overton, Nick Watney, and Brandt Snedeker. This course has suited Overton's game the past few years with T2 and T13 finishes. Watney has been pretty silent the past few weeks but is one of the hottest players on tour. He is in second in scoring average and first in overall ranking on tour. Snedeker coming off a great win over Donald at The Heritage. Its difficult to win two weeks in a row unless your Tiger in his prime. But the sudden death playoff revealed that maybe he will be a valuable player in the upcoming Ryder Cup. A quick side note, It was great seeing Barcelona overcome Real Madrid today.  

Note: So far the golfers I have used this year are-  Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer, Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Jason Day, and Luke Donald.    

Who's the best couple on tour?

One and the Same

Super Bowl XLV winning (and game MVP) quarterback Aaron Rodgers is easily one of the best quarterbacks in football. He's smart, more athletic than most, and is very cool under pressure. He is also a very solid golfer, playing the game for more than 10 years now and with a golf handicap of about "6 or 7". This has him in a slim percentile of golfers with a single digit handicap (a handicap helps indicate your overall abilities on the golf course and can serve as a gauge for your skill level). Recently, he spent time on the driving range with The Office's Brian Baumgartner to talk golf, football, and practice habits. It's also is a good bit that shows Aaron's comedy skills as he takes jabs at Brian about his golf game. With all of this success, money, and fame coming to him rapidly, it's only a matter of time when he'll not only be a superstar football player, but a regular celebrity in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am every year.

(NOTE: The video has some trouble with the audio and video syncing up. My apologies for that.)