This week's field includes:
- The field includes only no golfers from the top 25 players in the latest Official World Golf Rankings. There are 11 top-100 players in the field and the top ranked player is 32nd ranked Richard Green.
- The field includes only six of the top 50 of this years PGA Tour money list. Those are 23 ranked Boo Weekley, 28th ranked Brett Wetterich, 35th Heath Slocum, 39th ranked John Senden, 45th ranked Ken Duke and 47th ranked Charley Hoffman.
- The field includes 8 past champions: D.J. Trahan (2006), Heath Slocum (2005),Fred Funk (2004 & 1999), John Huston (2003), Cameron Beckman (2001), Steve Lowery (2000) Willie Wood (1996) and Greg Kraft (1993).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Viking Classic are these performance charts, one with the players listed alphabetically and the other with the players listed by average finish.
One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Viking Classic in the last five years.
Who to Watch for at the Viking Classic:
Best Bets:
| Chad Campbell | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Has the perfect combination of playing well last week and a good record at Annandale.
| Carl Pettersson | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | T2 | T10 | T25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Good past record at Annandale, just has to get the putter going.
| Bill Haas | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Playing in event for the first time | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Has had a disappointing year, went last week into Turning Stone 126th on the money list, his tenth place finish moved him up to 114th so he will have a great attitude going into this week.
Best of the rest:
| John Senden | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T39 | - | T14 | Cut | T36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
has played well of late, this course should suit his game.
| Nick Flanagan | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Playing in event for the first time | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Getting to play on the PGA Tour after winning three on the Nationwide Tour, look for him to do well in this event for the first time.
| Brett Wetterich | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | T12 | - | - | T46 | CUT | - | - | - | - | - |
This could be the perfect week for Wetterich to get his first win. Course should be perfect for him and he has been on the verge of winning for a while now.
| Cdharley Hoffman | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Started off his year with a bang, would like to end it in the same fashion, played well last week at Turning Stone.
Longshot's that could come through:
| Fred Funk | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T8 | - | Win | - | - | 3 | T6 | - | Win | - | T11 |
Hasn't play well of late but still comes to a course that he has had a great record on.
| Charlie Wi | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | T5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Had a solid 5th in this event in 2005, another of those young guns that can win anytime now.
| Glen Day | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | T17 | T3 | T7 | T74 | T37 | T36 | T3 | - | - | T12 |
Terrific record on this course.
