Sony Open 1/10-1/13

Quick review of the Mercedes Benz Championship. Henrik Stenson you are now dead to me. Well at least for now.
Daniel Chopra, thanks for making me look very smart. Same goes to you Mr. Steve Stricker, as you continue your great play from last season.
I think Stricker has a good chance to be a top 5 golfer this season, baring injury.

This week brings us the first "real" tournament with the Sony Open. Once again the tour is in Hawaii, and I get to drool over the green grass and warm weather.
Last year Paul Goydos won the event. It was also the '07 coming out party for two hot youngsters in Charles Howell III and Luke Donald. That could be a trend that continues this year with over 25 players making their PGA Tour debut.

I'm on a tight schedule today, so enough with the small talk. Here are this week's picks:

ESPN.com Best Ball

Daniel Chopra - He's the hottest golfer on the tour this year, right? Let's see if last week was a fluke or not.

Steve Stricker - Second hottest golfer on the tour, and like I said before, I think he may be a force this season.

Charles Howell III - Played well here last year, and showed signs last season of having the potential to be a top competitor.

Jonathan Byrd - Byrd played some great top 25 golf last year, can he step that up this season?


Yahoo! Fantasy Golf

A POOL

Steve Stricker
Brandt Snedeker - Snedeker looked good last week, picking up where he left off in '07, despite being under the weather. Hopefully he is back at full health this week and his game benefits from it.

B POOL

Daniel Chopra
Jonathan Byrd
Bo Van Pelt - BVP is always a fav or mine for his consistency, though last season was a bit of a let down. Despite that, he did finish 13th at the Sony last year. That's good enough for me to give him a go.
John Seden - Seden put together a nice season last year, including a tie for 20th at the Sony.

C POOL

Paul Goydos - I'll give the defending champ a slot.
Steve Marino - Marino made a respectable showing here last year with a 34th place finish, as he went on to have a very solid '07 season. If he can expand on his success last year, he should be a great C Pool pick this year.

CBSSports.com Fantasy Golf Challenge

Paul Goydos
Steve Stricker
Steve Marion
Daniel Chopra
Brandt Snedeker


PGATour.com Fantasy Pick'em

This is a new addition for this year. I have created a Buddy League under the name "Tips From A Hooker" with the password: hooker
Join the league and compete against me and other TFAH readers!

Stricker
Aaron Baddeley
Snedker
Carl Pettersson
Steve Flesch
Chad Campbell