The Fed Ex Cup playoffs are well underway as the PGA Tour turns to the Deutsche Bank Championship. Look for low scores at TPC Boston as the best golfers in the world try to improve their position in the second of four playoff tournaments with $67 million on the line. Our experts weigh in.
Matt Barrie, SportsCenter anchor
Robert Streb: It's the time of year when names are getting thin in our survivor format. This is when you have to really search to find someone you haven't used that has a shot. That's why I'm landing on Robert Streb. Streb struggled over the weekend, but has still compiled a nice stretch with top 20s in his five previous starts. That, and he found himself in the top 10 at this event last year in his first start. At this point, collecting top-10 money is really good.
Michael Collins, ESPN.com senior golf analyst
Brooks Koepka: Nothing fuels a young player more that a missed cut. Now make that MC a playoff event and you can ramp the intensity level up about four notches. This week Brooks gets a chance to show off some of that power off the tee he possesses on a course that can handle it. The last (and first time this year) time he missed a cut was at the Players and he followed that with a T-16 at Byron Nelson. I think this week following the MC, a top 5 finish is not out of the question.
Bob Harig, ESPN.com senior golf writer
Jordan Spieth: It has taken me to this point in the season to finally choose Spieth, with some second-guessing along the way. I didn't take him at the U.S. Open or The Open, nor the PGA -- all places where he obviously shined. Last week was a possibility, but the idea of a letdown seemed inevitable, and sure enough, Spieth missed his first cut since May. But nobody has bounced back better than this guy, and you know he's burning to get back after it at TPC Boston in the second round of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Spieth lost his No. 1 spot in the world ranking back to Rory McIlroy, as well as his No. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs to Jason Day, which should provide some pretty good motivation. And he shot a final-round 62 at the course two years ago to tie for fourth.
Kevin Maguire, ESPN.com senior golf editor
Jimmy Walker: All five of Walker's PGA Tour wins have come since 2013, so we're going to throw out his track record at this week's venue -- TPC Boston -- prior to then as well. That just leaves us with his T-9 finish in 2014 and that's good enough to take the 14th-ranked player in the world for a Labor Day weekend pick.
Jason Sobel, ESPN.com senior golf writer
Brendan Steele: Prior to last week's missed cut at the Barclays, Steele was trending in the right direction, including a 12th-place finish at the PGA Championship three weeks ago. Steele owns a strong past history on the TPC-Boston host course and if he doesn't have a secret weapon in the bag this week, then he might have one on the bag. This will be his fifth tournament employing Christian Donald (brother of -- and former caddie for -- Luke) and the two have already formed a strong bond. Expect it to keep progressing this week.
John Ziomek, SportsCenter coordinating producer
Henrik Stenson: Stenson has yet to win this season on the PGA Tour, which has to be a bit of a disappointment for the Swede. He does have three second-place finishes at the Hero World Challenge, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and this past week at the Barclays. Five top-10s in 13 starts on the PGA Tour season is pretty solid, but when you lead the tour in total driving and greens in regulation, that usually leads to at least one win. Stenson won at TPC Norton in 2013, on his way to the Fed-Ex Cup title. I expect him to play well again this week and finally get that first win of the season.
Earlier this year, Chris Morfas commented on the Valspar Championship picks article and noted that accountability is rare these days. So in an effort at transparency, we will be updating the list below with each week's picks. Good idea, Chris.
Harig: $9,815,864
-- Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Patrick Reed, $1,140,000) **
-- Sony Open in Hawaii (Charles Howell III, $42,280)
-- Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation (Bill Haas, $1,026,000) **
-- Waste Management Phoenix Open (Brendan Steele, $50,242)
-- Farmers Insurance Open (Brandt Snedeker, $76,356)
-- AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jimmy Walker, $63,835)
-- Northern Trust Open (Charl Schwartzel, $24,120)
-- The Honda Classic (Lee Westwood, $46,563)
-- PGA Tour/European Tour: WGC-Cadillac Championship (Dustin Johnson, $1,570,000) **
-- Valspar Championship: Luke Donald, $13,469)
-- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard (Henrik Stenson, $680,400)
-- Valero Texas Open (Jason Kokrak, $136,400)
-- Shell Houston Open (Matt Kuchar, $13,200)
-- The Masters (Jason Day, $68,000)
-- RBC Heritage (Jim Furyk, $1,062,000) **
-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Sean O'Hair, $115,920)
-- WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Ian Poulter, $55,000)
-- The Players Championship (Sergio Garcia, $880,000)
-- Wells Fargo Championship (Phil Mickelson, $293,467)
-- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Zach Johnson, $78,780)
-- AT&T Byron Nelson (Marc Leishman, $0)
-- Nationwide Memorial at Muirfield Village (Hideki Matsuyama, $226,300)
-- FedEx/St. Jude Classic (Harris English, $16,817)
-- U.S. Open (Ryan Moore, $0)
-- Travelers Championship (Bubba Watson, $1,152,000) **
-- Greenbrier Classic ($0, Webb Simpson)
-- John Deere Classic ($22,678, Kevin Kisner)
-- The Open (Adam Scott, $216,143)
-- RBC Canadian Open (Scott Piercy, $10,382)
-- Quicken Loans National (Tony Finau, $26,130)
-- WGC-Bridgestone (Justin Rose, $470,000)
-- PGA Championship (Louis Oosthuizen, $56,057)
-- Wyndham Championship (Brooks Koepka, $174,825)
-- The Barclays (Rickie Fowler, $0)
Barrie: $7,606,482
-- Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Billy Horschel, $70,667)
-- Sony Open in Hawaii (Matt Kuchar, $291,200)
-- Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation (Brandt Snedeker, $0)
-- Waste Management Phoenix Open (Jordan Spieth, $211,050)
-- Farmers Insurance Open (Hideki Matsuyama, $0)
-- AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jimmy Walker, $63,835)
-- Northern Trust Open (J.B. Holmes, $58,792)
-- The Honda Classic (Keegan Bradley, $0)
-- PGA Tour/European Tour: WGC-Cadillac Championship (Dustin Johnson, $1,570,000) **
-- Valspar Championship (Jim Furyk, $23,600)
-- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard (Henrik Stenson, $680,400)
-- Valero Texas Open (Martin Laird, $14,839)
-- Shell Houston Open (Patrick Reed, $83,490)
-- The Masters (Bubba Watson, $40,000)
-- RBC Heritage (Russell Henley, $0)
-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans (John Peterson, $16,991)
-- WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Ian Poulter, $55,000)
-- The Players Championship (Zach Johnson, $187,500)
-- Wells Fargo Championship (Bill Haas, $14,342)
-- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Kevin Na, $134,875)
-- AT&T Byron Nelson (Charley Hoffman, $530,133.33)
-- Nationwide Memorial at Muirfield Village (Chris Kirk, $29,838)
-- FedEx/St. Jude Classic (Phil Mickelson, $270,600)
-- U.S. Open (Rory McIlroy, $235,316)
-- Travelers Championship (Tony Finau, $41,234)
-- Greenbrier Classic ($500,267, Kevin Kisner)
-- John Deere Classic ($22,678, Steve Stricker)
-- The Open (Rickie Fowler, $63,075)
-- RBC Canadian Open (Pat Perez, $78,300)
-- Quicken Loans National (Daniel Summerhays, $0)
-- WGC-Bridgestone (Justin Rose, $470,000)
-- PGA Championship (Jason Day, $1,800,00 **)
-- Wyndham Championship (Will Wilcox, $39,960)
-- The Barclays (Brooks Koepka, $0)
Ziomek: $7,055,629
-- Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Matt Kuchar, $90,333)
-- Sony Open in Hawaii (Sang-Moon Bae, $12,967)
-- Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation (Ryan Palmer, $136,800)
-- Waste Management Phoenix Open (Brendan Steele, $50,242)
-- Farmers Insurance Open (Jason Day, $1,134,000) **
-- AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jimmy Walker, $63,835)
-- Northern Trust Open (Dustin Johnson, $589,600)
-- The Honda Classic (Paul Casey, $317,200)
-- PGA Tour/European Tour: WGC-Cadillac Championship (Patrick Reed, $83,000)
-- Valspar Championship (Padraig Harrington, $0)
-- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard (Sean O'Hair, $40,058)
-- Valero Texas Open (Daniel Berger, $0)
-- Shell Houston Open (J.B. Holmes, $1,188,000) **
-- The Masters (Lee Westwood, $30,000)
-- RBC Heritage (Luke Donald, $100,300)
-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Morgan Hoffmann, $31,099)
-- WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Hideki Matsuyama, $83,000)
-- The Players Championship (Sergio Garcia, $880,000)
-- Wells Fargo Championship (Ben Martin, $27,690)
-- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Jordan Spieth, $485,333)
-- AT&T Byron Nelson (Marc Leishman, $0)
-- Nationwide Memorial at Muirfield Village (Brooks Koepka, $14,458)
-- FedEx/St. Jude Classic (Billy Horschel, $168,000)
-- U.S. Open (Phil Mickelson, $23,822
-- Travelers Championship (Justin Thomas, $0)
-- Greenbrier Classic ($500,267) Kevin Kisner)
-- John Deere Classic ($272,600, Zach Johnson)
-- The Open (Adam Scott, $216,143)
-- RBC Canadian Open (Will Wilcox, $0)
-- Quicken Loans National (Johnson Wagner, $0)
-- WGC-Bridgestone (Danny Lee, $219,000)
-- PGA Championship (Rickie Fowler, $56,057)
-- Wyndham Championship (Bill Haas, $174,825)
-- The Barclays (Charl Schwartzel, $0)
Maguire: $6,361,138
-- Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Kevin Streelman, $70,667)
-- Sony Open in Hawaii (Matt Kuchar, $291,200)
-- Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation (Chris Kirk, $12,882)
-- Waste Management Phoenix Open (Justin Thomas, $94,500)
-- Farmers Insurance Open (Rickie Fowler, $13,608)
-- AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Patrick Reed, $44,200)
-- Northern Trust Open (Bill Haas, $0)
-- The Honda Classic (Keegan Bradley, $0)
-- PGA Tour/European Tour: WGC-Cadillac Championship (Bubba Watson, $540,000)
-- Valspar Championship (Jim Furyk, $23,600)
-- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard (Rickie Fowler, $40,058)
-- Valero Texas Open (Martin Laird, $14,839)
-- Shell Houston Open (Phil Mickelson, $83,490)
-- The Masters (Henrik Stenson, $135,000)
-- RBC Heritage (Zach Johnson, $0)
-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Justin Rose, $1,242,000) **
-- WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Jordan Spieth, $97,500)
-- The Players Championship (Hunter Mahan, $0)
-- Wells Fargo Championship (Rory McIlroy, $1,278,000) **
-- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Brendon Todd, $18,993)
-- AT&T Byron Nelson (Tony Finau, $157,383.33)
-- Nationwide Memorial at Muirfield Village (Gary Woodland, $0)
-- FedEx/St. Jude Classic (Camilo Villegas, $81,000)
-- U.S. Open (Brooks Kopeka, $113,686)
-- Travelers Championship (Branden Grace, $0)
-- Greenbrier Classic ($0, Webb Simpson)
-- John Deere Classic ($9,635, David Hearn)
-- The Open (Shane Lowry, $0)
-- RBC Canadian Open (Willie McGirt, $28,669)
-- Quicken Loans National (Ricky Barnes, $14,137)
-- WGC-Bridgestone (Adam Scott, $55,000)
-- PGA Championship (Dustin Johnson, $293,000)
-- Wyndham Championship (Carl Pettersson, $174,825)
-- The Barclays (Jason Day, $1,485,000)
Coachman: $4,997,241
-- Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Jason Day, $332,667)
-- Sony Open in Hawaii (Zach Johnson, $11,760)
-- Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation (Bill Haas, $1,026,000) **
-- Waste Management Phoenix Open (Jordan Spieth, $211,050)
-- Farmers Insurance Open (Brooks Koepka, $23,940)
-- AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jimmy Walker, $63,835)
-- Northern Trust Open (Dustin Johnson, $589,600)
-- The Honda Classic (Billy Horschel, $0)
-- PGA Tour/European Tour: WGC-Cadillac Championship (Sergio Garcia, $72,000)
-- Valspar Championship (Justin Thomas, $126,429)
-- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard (Sean O'Hair, $40,058)
-- Valero Texas Open (Harris English, $38,502)
-- Shell Houston Open (Rickie Fowler, $13,068)
-- The Masters (Brandt Snedeker, $0)
-- RBC Heritage (Kevin Streelman, $13,334)
-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Johnson Wagner, $16,991)
-- WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Patrick Reed, $85,824)
-- The Players Championship (Matt Kuchar, $0)
-- Wells Fargo Championship (Kevin Kisner, $27,690)
-- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Patrick Rodgers, $12,350)
-- AT&T Byron Nelson (Ryan Palmer, $157,383.33)
-- Nationwide Memorial at Muirfield Village (Kevin Na, $116,250)
-- FedEx/St. Jude Classic (Boo Weekley, $168,000)
-- U.S. Open (Phil Mickelson, $23,822)
-- Travelers Championship (Ken Duke, $147,200)
-- Greenbrier Classic ($22,851, Paul Casey)
-- John Deere Classic ($40,068, Brian Harman)
-- The Open (Adam Scott, $216,143)
-- RBC Canadian Open (Graham DeLaet, $0)
-- Quicken Loans National (Tiger Woods, $93,800)
-- WGC-Bridgestone (Bubba Watson, $930,000)
-- PGA Championship (Rory McIlroy, $148,000)
-- Wyndham Championship (Charles Howell III, $30,626)
-- The Barclays (Jim Furyk $198,000)
Collins: $5,858,206
-- Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Geoff Ogilvy, $61,000)
-- Sony Open in Hawaii (Zach Johnson, $11,760)
-- Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation (Ryan Palmer, $136,800)
-- Waste Management Phoenix Open (Jamie Donaldson, $17,658)
-- Farmers Insurance Open (Brandt Snedeker, $76,356)
-- AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jimmy Walker, $63,835)
-- Northern Trust Open (Dustin Johnson, $589,600)
-- The Honda Classic (Freddie Jacobson, $0)
-- PGA Tour/European Tour: WGC-Cadillac Championship (Patrick Reed, $83,000)
-- Valspar Championship (Kevin Na, $126,429)
-- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard (Jason Kokrak, $211,050)
-- Valero Texas Open (Matt Kuchar, $99,200)
-- Shell Houston Open (Sergio Garcia, $29,700)
-- The Masters (Rory McIlroy, $480,000)
-- RBC Heritage (Luke Donald, $100,300)
-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Bo Van Pelt, $0)
-- WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Hunter Mahan, $150,000)
-- The Players Championship (Henrik Stenson, $130,857)
-- Wells Fargo Championship (J.B. Holmes, $0)
-- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Boo Weekley, $31,525)
-- AT&T Byron Nelson (Keegan Bradley, $62,302)
-- Nationwide Memorial at Muirfield Village (Justin Rose, 669,600)
-- FedEx/St. Jude Classic (Billy Horschel, $168,000)
-- U.S. Open (Rickie Fowler, $0)
-- Travelers Championship (Tony Finau, $41,234)
-- Greenbrier Classic ($22,851, Graham DeLaet)
-- John Deere Classic ($0, Scott Brown)
-- The Open (Jordan Spieth, $460,377)
-- RBC Canadian Open (Vijay Singh, $0)
-- Quicken Loans National (Gary Woodland, $0)
-- WGC-Bridgestone (Padraig Harrington, $42,375)
-- PGA Championship (Jason Day, $1,800,00 **)
-- Wyndham Championship (Carl Pettersson, $174,825)
-- The Barclays (Scott Piercy, $17,573)
Sobel: $2,998,793
-- Shell Houston Open (Paul Casey, $191,400)
-- The Masters (Jason Day, $68,000)
-- RBC Heritage (Graham DeLaet, $0)
-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Justin Rose, $1,242,000) **
-- WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Ryan Moore, $163,333)
-- The Players Championship (Jordan Spieth, $0)
-- Wells Fargo Championship (Bill Haas, $14,342)
-- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Ryan Palmer, $0)
-- AT&T Byron Nelson (Marc Leishman, $0)
-- Nationwide Memorial at Muirfield Village (Hideki Matsuyama, $226,300)
-- FedEx/St. Jude Classic (Harris English, $16,817)
-- U.S. Open (Rickie Fowler, $0)
-- Travelers Championship (Scott Langley, $41,234)
-- Greenbrier Classic ($14,405, Brendon de Jonge)
-- John Deere Classic ($272,600, Zach Johnson)
-- The Open (Adam Scott, $216,143)
-- RBC Canadian Open (Ollie Schneiderjans, $46,207)
-- Quicken Loans National (David Lingmerth, $455,600)
-- WGC-Bridgestone (Sergio Garcia, $63,000)
-- PGA Championship (Danny Lee, $30,000)
-- Wyndham Championship (Brandt Snedeker, $18,360)
-- The Barclays (Matt Kuchar, $33,000)
** Denotes victory