Sal Johnson

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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April 17, 2007

By SAL JOHNSON
Publisher, GOLFOBSERVER
E-mail me at: Golfersal@aol.com

This week's field includes:

• The field includes 4 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, with only one from the top-20, number 19th ranked David Toms. The other 3 top 50 players in the field are number 35 Chris DiMarco, number 43 Joe Durant and number 46 Steve Stricker.
• The field includes 5 of the top 25 of this years PGA Tour money list. Those playing in the field are Boo Weekley, Mark Calcavecchia, Charley Hoffman, Heath Slocum and Jeff Quinney.
• The field includes 5 past champions: Chris Couch (2006), Tim Petrovic (2005), Steve Flesch (2003), David Toms (2001) and Carlos Franco (2000 & 1999).

A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans field 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 Zurich Classic of New Orleans in the last five years.

Time to look at our who's hot and who isn't:

Who's Hot: (Those with *** are in the Zurich Classic field)
Player	Heritage	Masters	Shell Houston	WGC-CA	BAY Hill	PODS	Honda	Accenture Mayakoba	Buick	AT&T
Zach Johnson	6	Win	DNP	T9	T42	T14	DNP	T33	T33	DNP
Tiger Woods	DNP	T2	DNP	Win	T22	DNP	DNP	T9	DNP	DNP
Vijay Singh	DNP	T13	DNP	T11	Win	T19	DNP	T17	T29	T11
Henrik Stenson	DNP	T17	DNP	T19	T22	DNP	DNP	Win	DNP	DNP
Retief Goosen	DNP	T2	DNP	T58	T18	DNP	DNP	T17	T51	DNP
Rory Sabbatini	DNP	T2	DNP	T35	Cut	DNP	DNP	T17	T9	Cut
Padraig Harrington	DNP	T7	T24	T19	DNP	DNP	T13	T17	7	T30
Herik Stenson	DNP	T17	DNP	T19	T22	DNP	DNP	Win	DNP	DNP
Vaughn Taylor	T4	T10	T27	DNP	3	T48	DNP	T55	TT51	DNP
Geoff Ogilvy	DNP	T24	DNP	T3	T14	DNP	DNP	2	T51	DNP
Stuart Appleby	DNP	T7	T2	T35	T45	Cut	DNP	T33	T69	DNP
Phil Mickelson	DNP	T24	DNP	T23	T36	DNP	DNP	T17	2	Win
Justin Rose	DNP	T5	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T5	T62	DNP
Jerry Kelly	T8	T5	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T5	T62	DNP
***Mark Calcavecchia	T23	T20	DNP	T32	T28	Win	Cut	T41	DNP	DNP
Paul Casey	DNP	T10	DNP	T9	T14	DNP	DNP	T5	DNP	DNP
Charles Howell III	DNP	T30	DNP	T16	T56	T6	DNP	T9	Win	DNP
***Boo Weekley	Win	DNP	Cut	DNP	T14	Cut	T2	6	DNP	Cut
***David Toms	DNP	T9	T27	T45	DNP	DNP	T20	T9	T37	DNP
Adam Scott	DNP	T27	Win	T61	DNP	DNP	DNP	T33	T69	DNP
Jim Furyk	Cut	T13	DNP	T35	DNP	DNP	T31	T17	T3	T6

Who's Not Hot: (Those with *** are in the Zurich Classic field)
Player	Heritage	Masters	Shell Houston	WGC-CA	BAY Hill	Pods	Honda	Accenture Mayakoba	Buick	AT&T
Todd Hamilton	Cut	Cut	DNP	DNP	Cut	Cut	Cut	DNP	Cut	Cut
***Lee Janzen	Cut	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	Cut	Cut	Cut	DNP	Cut
***Harrison Frazar	Cut	DNP	Cut	DNP	DNP	Cut	Cut	Cut	T13	Cut
***Kent Jones	T44	DNP	Cut	DNP	DNP	Cut	Cut	DNP	Cut	Cut
Brad Faxon	Cut	DNP	Cut	DNP	T56	T48	Cut	DNP	Cut	Cut
***Troy Matteson	Cut	Cut	DNP	DNP	68	T68	DNP	DNP	Cut	Cut
***Tom Johnson	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	T70	Cut	Cut	Cut	DNP	T50
***Robert Gamez	Cut	DNP	Cut	DNP	T28	Cut	Cut	T66	T77	T65
***Wes Short, Jr.	Cut	DNP	T69	DNP	DNP	Cut	T46	Cut	Cut	DNP
***Andrew Buckle	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	Cut	Cut	DNP	DNP
***Bryce Molder	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	Cut

Who to Watch for at the Zurich Classic:

Best Bets:

Lucas Glover
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T7	T3	Cut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

You have to think it's only a matter of time before he wins again, almost was in the playoff last time it was played at TPC Louisiana.

Fred Funk
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T2	-	-	Cut	T23	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Be a good pick because course doesn't take a long hitter and he is playing well right now.

David Toms
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T47	Cut	T34	Cut	T9	Win	T37	Cut	T42	T31	Cut

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Played well at the Masters, should be able to master this course and win this event again.

Best of the rest:

Sean O'Hair
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
-	T14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Good finish at this course in 2005. Been playing better of late, three top-15 finishes in a row including 7th last week in Hilton Head.

Bo Van Pelt
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
-	T5	Cut	Cut	Cut	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

The same as with O'Hair, Van Pelt's game is coming around, finished T10th last year and comes to a course that he did very well at in 2005.

Chris DiMarco
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
Cut	T3	T76	T8	T4	Cut	T43	T47	Cut	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Has been up and down like a yo yo all year. Have no idea when he is going to play well or poorly. Does have good memories from course in '05.

Steve Stricker
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T25	Cut	T20	Cut	T14	T26	T4	T20	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Finished T9th in Houston last month, in a way this course is a lot like that one.

Stephen Leaney
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Looking to redeem himself with a terrible finish last week at Hilton Head.

Longshot's that could come through:

Anthony Kim
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
-	First time in event	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Another of those young guns that could strike this week.

Daniel Chopra
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
Cut	T9	T34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Good finish her in '05, always knocks on the door and one day it will open to a victory.

Forget about him, he will be gone by Friday evening:

Boo Weekley
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
-	-	-	-	Cut	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full Zurich Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

There will be way too much excitement from his Heritage win, plus he used up all the pixie dust with those two final chip-ins.

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