Sleeper Picks: AT&T National

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Jul. 6, 2010

The PGA TOUR travels to Newtown Square, Pennsylvania for the AT&T National this week. Here's who the PGATOUR.COM experts like at Aronimink Golf Club:

EXPERT PICKS
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SLEEPER PICKS
Of the players who didn't make the cut for our top picks, which have the best chance as sleepers? Here's how our experts see it.
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Sleeper picks: AT&T National

Expert	Pick order	Player selected
Ryan Smithson			BOO WEEKLEY. Another guy whose ball-striking won't be questioned. He got some reps in earlier this week at the CVS Caremark and should be ready to go at Aronimink. Would make an excellent fantasy pick.
Anne Szeker			MATT JONES. He's having a steady season with seven top-25s (best was T7 at Quail Hollow), and he's 12th in all-around ranking. Might not be the week he gets his first win on TOUR, but he'll be in the mix.
Brian Wacker			STEVE MARINO. I thought Marino would have won by now. I guess it's good, though, because that still makes him sleeper-eligible. Only two top-10s this season, but he's played well at some tough courses--Riviera, Pebble, Augusta National, Quail Hollow.
Lauren Deason			BRANDT SNEDEKER. He's my go-to sleeper this year. After starting the season with four straight top-25s, he struggled for a few months but lately seems to be returning to form, notching a T29 at the St. Jude (in his home state) and a T8 at the U.S. Open.
John Swantek			SHAUN MICHEEL. Inspired by his mother's battle with cancer, he's playing his best golf of the season right now, rising to 70th in the FedExCup standings. Ranked 7th in putting average and 22nd in scrambling, he'll manage those tiny Donald Ross greens.
Helen Ross			BRENDON de JONGE. That T9 on Sunday was de Jonge's fourth top-10 of the season. The big man from Zimbabwe picked up his best finish of the season on a major-championship caliber course in Quail Hollow, and Aronimink should offer a similar test.
Mike McAllister			KEVIN SUTHERLAND. Ranks first on TOUR in greens in regulation and comes off a T13 at the Travelers, his second-best finish of the year. If he can get the putter going, he could make some noise.
Casey Black			RYAN MOORE. I was really impressed with his T13 finish at the Travelers last week. His T33 at Pebble and T5 at Memorial shows hope and it's only a matter of time before he squeeks into the top 30 on the FedExCup standings.

Standings after Week 26

LAST WEEK: Helen Ross moved into the lead with Shaun Micheel's T34 in Connecticut, but the biggest mover of the week was Anne Szeker (8th to 3rd), courtesy of Bubba Watson's comeback win.
Position	Name	Wins	Top-5s	Top-10s	Top-25s	FedExCup points
1	Helen Ross Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM	-	1	4	7	695.75
2	Ryan Smithson Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	-	1	1	3	695.57
3*	Anne Szeker Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	1	-	-	1	658.75
4	John Swantek Host, On The Tee	-	1	3	6	600.02
5*	Casey Black Host, PGA TOUR Today	-	1	2	5	584.02
6	Mike McAllister Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM	-	-	1	3	469.18
7	Brian Wacker Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM	-	2	3	4	466.50
8	Lauren Deason Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM	-	1	1	1	415.07