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Which player could win at this weekend's BuickOpen? Our experts weigh in:

T.J. Auclair
PGATOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Billy Andrade
After a rough start to the 2007 season, Andrade is picking it up now. Three of his four best finishes of the year have come in three of his last four starts. Andrade hasn't played in the Buick Open since 2004 when he finished in a tie for 15th and his best finish at the tournament overall was a tie for second way back in 1989. I expect him to play well on a course he's had success on in the past.

Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Stephen Marino
TFI jumped on this guy for the match-play League Championship roster thanks to four top-30 finishes in his last five starts (the odd out being a missed cut at the U.S. Open). This is another tournament where he makes his debut but that hasn't been much of a hindrance this season. P.S. He ranks 39th in par breakers (19.79 percent) so he's got the chops for a top-10 if he can drain a few putts.

Lauren Deason
PGATOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Tom Pernice Jr.
Tom Pernice, Jr. won at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club back in 1999, topping Tom Lehman and Ted Tryba by a stroke. In the years since he won, Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh have won twice, while Jim Furyk, Kenny Perry and Rocco Mediate have a title apiece. Since recent winners Tiger and Vijay are sitting the week out, Pernice is one of just four winners in the field from the past 10 years and he has a chance to add his name to the "multiple victories" at the Buick Open list. He tied for seventh there last year and has had a solid 2007 season, most recently finishing tied for 22nd at the Travelers Championship.

Dave Lagarde
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Stephen Marino
This q-school grad is cobbling together a solid rookie season with a trio of top 10s and, with more than $850,000 in official earnings, he is a lock to maintain his playing privileges in 2008. He's coming off a solid tie for 13th last week with three of four rounds in the 60s, and he's in a position to freewheel for the rest of the year.

Melanie Hauser
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Sean O'Hair
There were tons of choices here with Jerry Kelly, Harrison Frazar and Jason Gore, to name a few. But with the Open behind him and THE PLAYERS Championship way behind him, it's time for Sean to jump back into the mix. We've seen what he can almost do, now it's time for him to get it done. He has a great history here with two top-eights in two tries.

John Maginnes
PGATOUR.com Contributor
Pick: John Daly
My dark horse this week is John Daly. Before you dismiss this as just another of my questionable picks consider this. How many times have we counted this guy out? How many times has he proved us wrong? His talent is still intact. This underlying theme for the year seems to be about career validation. From Goydos in Hawaii to Cabrera at the U.S. Open, guys who we knew were good are proving it over and over again. It is time for the big man to prove once again that he is as talented as anyone in the game.

Helen Ross
PGATOUR.com Chief of Correspondants
Pick: J.J. Henry
For Henry to successfully defend his title would have been a storybook ending at the Travelers Championship on Sunday. As it was, Hunter Mahan and Jay Willamson produced the feel-good finale, but Henry was no slouch, either. He delighted the home crowd when he closed with a 64 and tied for 13th -- which should provide momentum at Warwick Hills, where Henry shot 12 under last year.

Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Chris DiMarco
He opened with a 64 last week at the Travelers Championship and then drifted back to another also-ran finish. DiMarco is too good to go this deep into the season without making noise. Urgency might help. There's only eight weeks left in the FedExCup regular season, and there's another Presidents Cup team he would dearly love to play on. A visit to the Buick Open, where he was runner-up four years ago and where he has six top-25s since 1995 might give him a boost.

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