Expert picks: AT&T National

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The AT&T National will take place at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., this week. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders:

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Expert picks: AT&T National

Expert   Pick order Player selected   Ceri Mobley TIGER WOODS. He hasn't won his own tournament yet, though he's only played the AT&T National once. I don't think I have to regurgitate his '09 results here. You know he's the pick, and you know why.   Lauren Deason JIM FURYK. Winless since 2007, Furyk's luck will change in the nation's capital. After all, he's come thisclose to a win plenty of times, including T3s in both 2007 and 2008 at the AT&T National and a runner-up finish at the 2009 Memorial. If Deason had the top pick ... Woods Ryan Smithson HUNTER MAHAN. After the month he's had, I swear I would have taken him with the first pick ahead of Tiger. Maybe that is why I am ninth in the standings. Mahan shot a 64 at Congressional last year in the third round. If Smithson had the top pick ...Mahan Helen Ross PAUL CASEY. He may still be getting used to his new status as the No. 3 player in the world. But the fact is Casey has won three times on two tours already this season. He's got the game to contend on the best courses, and Congressional fits that bill. If Ross had the top pick ... Woods Win McMurry VIJAY SINGH. He's had top-30 finishes in four of his last six starts, including a T6 at Colonial. Singh tied for 12th at the AT&T National in 2007, plus we know he's fully capable of dethroning Tiger Woods. If McMurry had the top pick ... Woods T.J. Auclair ANTHONY KIM. How about a little respect for the defending champion? This season has been a less-than-stellar one for the young gun who broke out in 2008, but he's showing signs of a resurgance after a T16 at the U.S. Open and a T11 at Travelers. If Auclair had the top pick ... Kim Mark Spoor BOO WEEKLEY. He's struggled this year to be sure, but I'm hoping that the tie for 14th that he got last week at the Travelers Championship turned a light bulb on of some sort and we'll see the start of a run this week in Washington. If Spoor had the top pick ... Woods Mike McAllister ROBERT ALLENBY. He hasn't won on TOUR since 2001, so I'm not exactly expecting a win here (although I'd gladly take one). But in the first two years of the AT&T National, Allenby has finished T6 (in '07) and T3 (in '08). Obviously, Congressional fits his eye. If McAllister had the top pick ... Mahan John Swantek SEAN O'HAIR. He's had a great season that would have produced multiple victories were it not for Tiger being Tiger at Bay Hill. This week, O'Hair's going to get a little payback on the host. If Swantek had the top pick ... Mahan Brian Wacker MIKE WEIR. This is one of those best available player picks with Weir coming into this week off back-to-back top-10s and top-16 finishes in four of the last five weeks. He does well at tough courses and Congressional certainly fits that description. If Wacker had the top pick ... Woods

LAST WEEK: Ceri Mobley correctly selected Kenny Perry as the winner last week, which moved her into second place in our standings. Lauren Deason also moved up a spot after choosing runner-up David Toms at the Travelers Championship. Each week, we'll update the standings based on the FedExCup points accumulated by the players selected by our experts. Here's how it stands after Week 25: