AT & T Pebble Beach

How has there not been a full fledged Vegas-style investigation into Cristina screwing up the lyrics Sunday night?  There had to be rioting in the Casinos, right?

OK, golf.

There's nothing more tiresome to watch than celebrities playing golf.  Hasn't this act run it's course?  Unfortunately, we have to watch Bill Murray play to the fans and cameras this week with his tiresome routine when we could be watching good golf.  It's the last if these idiotic pro-ams though, so we'll live.

Up until the front nine on the third Sunday in June last year, Dustin Johnson had owned Pebble Beach.  Then, predictably, his game fell apart and he lost the US Open that he'll always know was the one he was destined to win.  I guess it will probably go back to Pebble in another 10 years or so.  In the mean time, DJ is the favorite again this week as he goes for the three-peat in this lesser prestigious event.

Challengers to DJ include Mickelson, who has won here and is a threat every time out.  It's not a spot to pick him in the one and done, but he should be around on Sunday.  He's already playing better this year than he did last.  Nick Watney has two top 10s in the last two weeks and you know I love his game.  I also like Vijay this week, as he's gone from 57th to 20th to 3rd in his three starts this year.  He has seven top 10s and a win here so he's a safe bet to keep it rolling this week.

Other than those four, no one is really standing out to me this week.  I'm waiting for the Jamie Lovemark breakout, so maybe this is that week for that.  Padraig is here, and JB Holmes looked good last week and T2'd here in 2010.  Mark Wilson?  I guess you could do worse...like Mike Weir.  O'Hair, Tim Clark, Geoff Ogilvy, Furyk, Mahan....I don't really have a good read on this one and none would surprise.

My sleeper this week is Richard S. Johnson.  Don't ask, he's just a hunch.  I like the Swedes.  Check out Tiger, Kaymer and Westwood in Dubai this week also.  Time to start scouting for the match play.

Most Talent
Mickelson
D. Johnson
Harrington
Furyk
Watney

Course History
D. Johnson
Mickelson
Singh
Weir
Furyk

Who's Hot?
M. Wilson
Watney
Singh
Snedeker
Dufner

Who's Not?
Weir
O'Hair
Van Pelt
Immelman
V. Taylor

My Picks
D. Johnson
Singh
R. Johnson
Watney
Lovemark

Cheers,
TFAM