This week's field includes:
- The field includes only 2 of the top 25 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, with none from the top-10. The highest ranked play is #24 Stewart Cink followed by #25 Scot Verplank. To show how really poor the field is, from the 26th to 50th players only five are in the field, Mike Weir, Woody Austin, Brett Wetterich, Mark Calcavecchia and Boo Weekley.
- The field includes 6 of the top 25 of last year's PGA Tour money list. The at the Hope are Scott Verplank, Mark Calcavecchia, Woody Austin, Boo Weekley, John Rollins and Stewart Cink.
- The field includes 13 past champions: Charley Hoffman - 2007, Chad Campbell - 2006, Justin Leonard - 2005, Mike Weir - 2003, Joe Durant - 2001, Jesper Parnevik - 2000, David Duval - 1999, Fred Couples - 1998, Mark Brooks - 1996, Kenny Perry - 1995, Corey Pavin - 1991 & '87, Steve Jones - 1989 and Donnie Hammond - 1986
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic field are these performance charts, one with the players listed alphabetically and the other with the players listed by average finish.
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Who to Watch for at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic:
Best Bets:
| Chad Campbell | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut | Win | - | T56 | T28 | T16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A past champion that has all of the tools to win again this year. Good finish at Sony last week helps his chances
| Mike Weir | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T48 | T5 | Cut | T41 | Win | T52 | - | Cut | T32 | - | - | - |
Hottest player in the field, comes to a course that he has won before on.
| Kevin Na | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | - | WD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
No better of a any to win than were he grew up, playing well off of his Sony performance, he is going to win this year, could be this week
Best of the rest:
| Scott Verplank | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T8 | T2 | T23 | T20 | T12 | T42 | T4 | Cut | T11 | T35 | Cut | - |
been practicing hard in the desert, his wrist is better so look for a good week.
| Lucas Glover | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T13 | T10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Plays well in this event, just think that he knows something about playing in the desert that others don't know
| Justin Leonard | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut | T35 | Win | T30 | T8 | T6 | T40 | T36 | - | - | - | T61 |
You never know about Justin, but has had good success at this event in the past and could play well this week.
| Daniel Chopra | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T45 | T35 | Cut | Cut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Comes to courses were his length will be an added bonus. He also played well in the wind at Mercedes so if it gets windy on the Classic Club he will know how to handle it.
| Heath Slocum | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | T62 | Cut | Cut | Cut | T31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Good finish at the Hope last year, good finish at the Sony last week could spell a great finish this week.
Longshot's that could come through:
| Pat Perez | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 73 | T61 | Cut | T6 | Cut | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Could be the big surprise in 2008 if he could get it together, look for a good week from him.
| Jeff Quinney | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 | - | T19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Just missed getting into the playoff last year, look for good things this.
Should avoid:
| Charley Hoffman | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hasn't shown us much since his win last year, don't expect a lot this week.
