This week's field includes:
- The field includes only five of the top 25 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, with two from the Top 10: Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk. The other three top-25 players in the field are Padraig Harrington, Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson.
- The field includes nine of the Top 25 on this year's PGA Tour money list. Those players include Stewart Cink, Steve Stricker, Daniel Chopra, Ryuji Imada, Steve Lowery, Jim Furyk, Steve Marino, Jeff Quinney and Brian Gay.
- The field includes five past champions: Nick Watney (2007), Tim Petrovic (2005), Steve Flesch (2003), David Toms (2001), Carlos Franco (2000 & 1999), Scott McCarron (1996) and Davis Love III (1995).
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 final way to check who should play well this week 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.
| Who's Hot: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | CA Puerto Rico |
Palmer | PODS | Honda | Accenture Mayakoba |
L.A. | Pebble | FBR | Buick | Hope | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | 5th | Win | DNP | DNP | Win | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vijay Singh | DNP | T3rd | DNP | DNP | T5th | T36th | 2nd | Cut | T23 | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stewart Cink | DNP | DNP | T2nd | DNP | 2nd | DNP | DNP | Cut | T3rd | T26th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Mickelson | DNP | T21st | DNP | DNP | T17th | Win | Cut | 2nd | T6th | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Leonard | DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 | 4th | DNP | T43 | T43rd | T3rd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Donald | DNP | Cut | DNP | 2nd | T17th | T3 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Allenby | DNP | DNP | T14th | T4th | T33rd | T7th | DNP | T25th | T35th | T12th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sean O'Hair | DNP | T3rd | Win | Cut | DNP | Cut | DNP | T50th | T49th | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geoff Ogilvy | Win | T14th | T10th | DNP | T33rd | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryuji Imada | T34 | DNP | T2nd | DNP | DNP | T5th | DNP | WD | 2nd | T16th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Appleby | T34 | Cut | T10th | DNP | T9th | T7 | DNP | T4th | T8th | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Marino | DNP | T21st | T14th | T24th | 2nd | T46 | DNP | T34th | T23 | T29th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Kraft | Win | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19th | DNP | T48th | DNP | DNP | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who's Not: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | CA Puerto Rico |
Palmer | PODS | Honda | Accenture Mayakoba |
L.A. | Pebble | FBR | Buick | Hope | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Hayes | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Johnson | Cut | T54th | Cut | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | T30th | Cut | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Duval | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | DNP | WD | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J.L. Lewis | Cut | DNP | DNP | Cut | DNP | WD | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Hensby | DNP | DNP | WD | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rocco Mediate | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | T62nd | Cut | T50th | Cut | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson Wagner | T78th | DNP | Cut | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | T38th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Todd Demsey | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris DiMarco | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | T54th | T67th | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Who to Watch for at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:
Best Bets:
| Retief Goosen | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | T25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
His game has progressively gotten better over the last few weeks and it's just a matter of time before he wins again.
| Steve Stricker | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 | T25 | Cut | T20 | Cut | T14 | T26 | T4 | T20 | - | - | - |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
He has quietly gone up the leaderboards this year (T-6th last week in Miami). Always plays well in New Orleans.
| Jim Furyk | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | T27 |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
Has not played in New Orleans in 12 years, but his game seems to be blossoming and coming around.
Best of the rest:
| Padraig Harrington | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | T11 | T9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
If the wind blows he could lap the field. He's played so-so this year, but is on the verge of something good.
| Stewart Cink | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | T30 | T31 | - | - | - | - | Cut | - |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
Don't know if he is starting to cool off or ready to make one big splash with a victory. I expect a good week from Cink.
| Zach Johnson | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Cut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
His game is coming around and he's playing a course that should be perfect for him as he gets ready to defend at the Masters.
| Lucas Glover | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T8 | T7 | T3 | Cut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Three straight top-tens. The course is perfect for him, he could use a happy place because he has had a tough time this year.
| Ryuji Imada | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T66 | Cut | T31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
He is ready to shine. This could be a good place for him to put it all together.
| Ken Duke | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | - | - | T12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
Another player who could surprise us. He was in contention in his last start and has a good record in New Orleans.
Long shots that could come through:
| Matt Jones | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Playing 1st Zurich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Showed a lot at the Honda. He could surprise a lot of folks.
| Davis Love III | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | T31 | - | T16 | - | - | - | - | T27 | T11 | T4 |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
Comes into this week with one goal in mind: Doing what he did in 1995 when he won and got the last invite to play in the Masters.
| Bo Van Pelt | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T28 | - | T5 | - | Cut | - | Cut | - | - | Cut | - | - |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
Disappointment from last week could turn into happiness if he can keep his game together and play well on a course that he did well on in 2005.
Player to avoid:
| David Toms | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T44 | T47 | Cut | T34 | Cut | T9 | Win | T37 | Cut | T42 | T31 | Cut |
Full Zurich Classic of New Orleans record
Not very healthy right now, should avoid him this week at all costs.
