Way Too Early 2010 PGA Tour Predictions Thread

[Chilli Dipper]

The PGA Tour released its 2010 schedule last week, and it's never too early to speculate about who will be the players to beat next year. So, without any further ado, here are my predictions for every PGA Tour event in 2010.

1/7-10: SBS Championship, Kapalua, HI: Dustin Johnson, 276 (-16)
1/14-17: Sony Open in Hawaii, Honolulu, HI: Y.E. Yang, 267 ( -13)
1/20-24: Bob Hope Classic, La Quinta, CA: John Senden, 336 (-24)
1/28-31: Century Club of San Diego Invitational, La Jolla, CA: Tiger Woods, 271 (-17)
2/4-7: Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, CA: Anthony Kim, 274 (-10)
2/11-14: AT&T; Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, CA: Marc Leishman, 277 (-11)
2/17-21: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Marana, AZ: Rory McIlroy def. Ryan Moore, 4 & 2
2/18-21: Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Mexico: Michael Sim, 268 (-12)
2/25-28: FBR Open, Scottsdale, AZ: Phil Mickelson, 265 (-19)
3/4-7: Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, FL: Camilo Villegas, 271 (-9)
3/11-14: WGC-CA Championship, Doral, FL: Tiger Woods, 275 (-13)
3/11-14: Puerto Rico Open, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico: Michael Letzig, 280 (-8)
3/18-21: Transitions Championship, Palm Harbor, FL: Paul Goydos, 277 (-7)
3/25-28: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, FL: Robert Allenby, 270 (-10)
4/1-4: Shell Houston Open, Humble, TX: Steve Stricker, 270 (-18)
4/8-11: Masters Tournament, Augusta, GA: Luke Donald, 282 (-6)
4/15-18: Verizon Heritage, Hilton Head Island, SC: Rory McIlroy, 272 (-12)
4/22-25: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Avondale, LA: Boo Weekley, 273 (-15)
4/29-5/2: Quail Hollow Championship, Charlotte, NC: Lee Westwood, 277 (-11)
5/6-9: Players Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL: Ryan Moore, 276 (-12)
5/13-16: Valero Texas Open, San Antonio, TX: Sergio Garcia, 269 (-19)
5/20-23: HP Byron Nelson Championship, Irving, TX: Anthony Kim, 264 (-16)
5/27-30: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Fort Worth, TX: Phil Mickelson, 269 (-11)
6/3-6: Memorial Tournament, Dublin, OH: Sean O'Hair, 274 (-14)
6/10-13: St. Jude Classic, Memphis, TN: Tim Clark, 263 (-17)
6/17-20: U.S. Open, Pebble Beach, CA: Phil Mickelson, 278 (-6)
6/24-27: Travelers Championship, Cromwell, CT: Charlie Wi, 267 (-13)
7/1-4: AT&T; National, Newtown Square, PA: Hunter Mahan, 265 (-15)
7/8-11: John Deere Classic, Silvis, IL: Jim Furyk, 265 (-19)
7/15-18: Open Championship, St. Andrews, Scotland: Lee Westwood, 277 (-13)
7/15-18: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, Reno, NV: James Nitties, 273 (-15)
7/23-25: RBC Canadian Open, Etobicoke, ON, Canada: Ernie Els, 273 (-7)
7/29-8/1: Greenbrier Classic, White Sulphur Springs, WV: Bubba Watson, 260 (-20)
8/5-8: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, OH: Tiger Woods, 262 (-18)
8/5-8: Turning Stone Resort Championship, Verona, NY: Steve Marino, 276 (-12)
8/12-15: PGA Championship, Kohler, WI: Tiger Woods, 285 (-3)
8/19-22: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, NC: Mike Weir, 265 (-15)
8/26-29: The Barclays, Paramus, NJ: Ryan Moore, 277 (-7)
9/3-6: Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, MA: Phil Mickelson, 268 (-16)
9/9-12: BMW Championship, Lemont, IL: Anthony Kim, 266 (-18)
9/23-26: Tour Championship, Atlanta, GA: Tiger Woods, 269 (-11)

Now, who thinks I'm an idiot?

[Vance87]

Haha, how long did that take you?

[DavidFehertysBike]

*raises hand*

[NormH3]

I think you have too much time on your hands.

[JaY_B]

Anthony Kim and Ryan Moore have an awesome 2010 coming up :) lol

[uttexas]

That is awesome.

I'll predict that Ernie Els wins two PGA tournaments next year. I agree, Vijay won't win a PGA tourney next year, but he'll come in second/third a few times.

[PEZGolf]

It is fun to make predictions, but last November, who would have predicted that Angel, Lucas, Stewart, and YE would win the four Majors, and Tom Watson would give us the thrill of a lifetime by almost winning his sixth Open Championship?

[laconic517]

St. Andrews is Tiger's course. Picking anyone else is beyond going out on a limb.

[mcfc_nick]

It is fun to make predictions, but last November, who would have predicted that Angel, Lucas, Stewart, and YE would win the four Majors, and Tom Watson would give us the thrill of a lifetime by almost winning his sixth Open Championship?

i predicted all of this, i just didnt tell anyone

[lobsterzilla]

6/10-13: St. Jude Classic, Memphis, TN: Tim Clark, 263 (-17)

ballsy pick! :) honestly how the hell did you come up with this haha ? just tracking down each course and their score to par should have taken 3 hours or so.

[Chilli Dipper]

ballsy pick! :)

I went to the PGA Tour Wikipedia page and followed the links to each tournament. Those pages include tournament scoring records and the course's par in reference. It only took about 45 minutes total.

[sean_miller]

I went to the PGA Tour Wikipedia page and followed the links to each tournament. Those pages include tournament scoring records and the course's par in reference. It only took about 45 minutes total.

How long did it take you to convince the big easy to tee it up at the Canadian Open? Anyway, thanks for that!

[O.B. Right]

I predict Ricky Fowler will win at least one tournament next year.

[Bigcats82]

Kim with 3 wins? I'd disagree with that. He parties too much and is over aggressive. And Goydos is a choke artist, so I don't see him winning a tournament. I think T. Clark is taking down the Masters this year. Just a feelin.

I think you forgot about Stricker. Maybe replace Kim with Stricker...

[PEZGolf]

Angel Cabrera will win the Open Championship, which will mean that is 3/4 of the way to a career Grand Slam. He may walk like a duck, but he sure does NOT play like one.

[bogeyhitter25]

There is no way that Phil will possibly win the US Open at Pebble. Have you forgotten what Tiger did last time the Open was at Pebble? And I like the Goydos and Clark picks.

[dummyisdumb]

I need FedEx Cup points by the week

[sean_miller]

Angel Cabrera will win the Open Championship, which will mean that is 3/4 of the way to a career Grand Slam. He may walk like a duck, but he sure does NOT play like one.

At least he walks like a male duck. Adam Scott (nowhere near this list - thank goodness) walks more like a woman than some of the women on the LPGA. I noticed that at the PGA and it still haunts me.