AT & T Pebble Beach

Thankfully, this weekend marks the end of what is a bit of a silly season in the golf world.  The West Coast Swing has a bunch of gimmicky events, with the AT & T being no different, as amatuers and multiple courses are back one last time.  Next week, the match play will mark the beginning of the real golf season, and we'll begin to see the likes of Prugh and Snedeker replaced by Furyk and Harrington.

I have a feeling Dustin Johnson is going to be on a lot of rosters this week, as he is the defending champ here and he posted a T3 last week in LA.  I didn;t really like the way he played last weekend though, and I am not forecasting a top 10 for DJ.  Mike Weir is also a consideration this week as he has a whopping five top fives in his last seven starts in this event.  Weir did miss the cut a week ago however and is not on top of his game.  Both VJ and DL3 also have great histories here but appear to be well past their prime, so they would be gambles.

The star power this week comes with Phil, Sergio, Harrington, Furyk and Goosen, with the latter two being the best bets to perform.  Both have started well this year and have strong histories at this event.  In addition to those two, my other two top plays are Matt Kuchar and Tim Clark.  Clark is on the verge and I could see him winning this week.  He tied for second at the last Pro-Am event at the Hope.  Kuchar has a T14, T34 and T6 in his last three starts at this event and has played very well to start the season.  I like his putting and I like that he is playing with a lot of confidence.

Rankings
1.  Furyk
2.  Goosen
3.  Kuchar
4.  Clark
5.  Mickelson

Cheers,
TFAM