Here are my five favorites for the week:

Matt Kuchar

I’ve gotta start with Kuchar, not just because he’s in the lead right now in the standings, but because he’s proven throughout the entire year that he can contend pretty much anywhere. He wasn’t red hot last week like he’s been in previous weeks, but I would expect him to bounce back here with an excellent performance. Perhaps he can bring back the good vibe he had at Cog Hill, when he won U.S. Amateur, and he also had a Top 10 at this course last year. With the way he’s been playing recently, not picking him might be a mistake.

Adam Scott

Speaking of players who have been on a roll lately, Scott is one that is due for a win. He’s had several Top 10s lately, and this seems like the kind of course that will suit his game. After the tough year he had in 2009, it’s been nice to see him come back with a new focus this year, and he’s really played well for the most part. He could really make an even bigger statement with a win at Cog Hill, as he finished fourth here three years ago. When he’s got the putter going, watch out. He’s going to be a factor this week.

Tiger Woods

This is the first time I’ve included Tiger in my favorites list in a good while. But I honestly feel like he might be ready to cash in and get his first victory of 2010. He’s the defending champion of this event, and it just feels like he’s starting to turn things around a little bit. He had a nice finish last week, and that may give him the confidence to come out and get off to a fast start this week. It still might be too early to pick him to win, but I’ve just got this feeling that he’s going to be right in the mix on Sunday.

Steve Stricker

Stricker had a tough finish last week, but he always seems to play well in the FedEx Cup playoffs, so I don’t think that will get him too down heading into this event. I think the final round in Boston is just a case of a bad round, and not something that should carry over into this week. This seems like the perfect scenario for him to get a win, as he’s played well here in the past, and again, aside from the final round, he’s been pretty solid lately. Picking against him in the playoffs is never an easy task.

Brandt Snedeker

Unfortunately for Snedeker, one bad round has cost him a chance at several wins as of late, even though he’s been extremely consistent aside from his final round performances. He has to get over the hump at some point, and he finished in the Top 10 here last year, and had a Top 5 last week. So it seems like the best place for him to get over the final round troubles, right? I hope so, since he is a Vandy guy (go Dores), because he really deserves to get a win right now.

And the winner is…..

I’ll keep this simple: Woods. Yep that’s right ladies and gentlemen. I’ve just got a feeling that this is the week for him to get a win, and officially send his career going back in the right direction. I was in the group that thought he might be done after the troubles at Firestone last month, but I’ve seen a different player the past few weeks, and I think he wins this tournament for the second year in a row.

Who is your pick for the week?

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Hoffman got it going early, with birdies on holes 2-5, and it looked like he may be well on his way to a victory. However, he hit a few bumps in the road on 6 and 8, and gave a few shots back. Still though, it was obvious that Hoffman was on another level than everyone else today, as he made a few great birdies on 10 and 11 to get his back nine going in the right direction.

And well, the birdies just kept on coming. Hoffman racked up six birdies on the back nine, and simply left no doubt that he would cruise to the win, as he finished at 22-under for the championship. The closest anyone would get to him in the final round was the trio of Geoff Ogilvy, Luke Donald, and Jason Day, who all finished five shots back at 17-under par for the tournament.

Of course, with it being the FedEx Cup playoffs, this wasn’t just a simply victory for Hoffman. In the process, he moved way up in the FedEx Cup standings. He now sits at second behind Kuchar in the standings, which is a nice little change from his 59th place position last week. We’ve come to expect these huge jumps though in the playoffs, so it was no surprise to see him make this big of a jump from one week to the next.

There’s no doubt that when Hoffman is at the top of his game, he can be a major factor on tour. He showed that today at TPC Boston, and with the type of confidence that he’ll leave there with, you would have to consider him as a strong contender to win next week at the BMW Championship.

Kuchar is still in the driver’s seat with a solid advantage over the rest of the field right now, but we all know that things can change significantly from week to week in the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Congrats to Hoffman on the very impressive victory!

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