Expert Picks: U.S. Bank Championship

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T.J. Auclair
PGATOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Kenny Perry
OK. I jumped the Perry train last week and he made me pay by winning for the third time this season. This time, I'm not going to be foolish. If he's playing, I'm picking him. In his last eight starts in Milwaukee, Perry's worst finish is a tie for 15th in 2006. That also happens to be the only time in that stretch that he finished outside of the top 10. To make a case for Perry even stronger -- as if he needed it -- is the fact that he won this event in 2003. Playing out of his mind these days, it's unfortunate for Perry, and the rest of the field, that he is denying himself a shot at winning a major this week in England.

Lauren Deason
PGATOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Kenny Perry
I'm still kicking myself for not picking him last week. Silly me. I thought his hot streak HAD to come to an end at some point. But, since it looks like he's still on fire and since I don't want to make the same mistake two weeks in a row, he's my oh-so-obvious pick for the U.S. Bank Championship in Milkwaukee. As if his recent stretch wasn't impressive enough, Perry won here in 2003. Need we say more?

Melanie Hauser
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Chad Campbell
Kenny Perry has the hottest hand, but its hard to go three in a row. For anyone. Campbell's getting better every week and is poised to break through with another win. Plus, he's climbing those Ryder Cup and FedExCup lists which isn't a bad idea either. Don't forget, too, he was a miracle shot away from winning a PGA Championship.

Dave Lagarde
PGATOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Kenny Perry
You'd be foolish to pick against the white-hot Perry at the moment. I'll continue to ride the hot horse. Had him in his last two. Let's go for the trifecta.

Win McMurry
Host, PGA TOUR Today
Pick: Kenny Perry
I'm going to keep riding the Kenny Perry hot streak. Not to mention, when he was on fire in 2003, he won this event.

Scott Pianowski
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Kenny Perry
Maybe we need Perry Rules for this exercise, because it's too easy to pick him every week until he cools off. I was born at night, but not last night.

Helen Ross
PGATOUR.com Chief of Correspondents
Pick: Kenny Perry
Hey, I'm no fool. This is the mother of all hot streaks, and I can certainly picture Kenny Perry hoisting a trophy in his third straight start -- particularly at a place where he's got a win and six other top-10s in his last eight starts.

Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Kenny Perry
Might be running out of gas, but there's simply no way to pick against him after we let him go by the board a week ago at the John Deere Classic. The fact that he's won at Brown Deer Park before only strengthens the argument that he'll be tough to stop.

John Swantek
PGATOUR.com Productions Fantasy Insider
Pick: Kenny Perry
The timing of this selection feels a little strange; kind of like picking Big Brown after he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness this year. Has the well gone dry for Perry? Is the tank empty? Has he folded with his last hand? Was that the last cliche'? The answers; no, no, no and, mercifully, yes. Kenny wins again in Milwaukee, not Royal Birkdale. Hey, at least the victory beer will be colder.