Doral will play host to 68 of the top golfers in the world at the WGC-CA Championship on Thursday. I need to make up a couple of points that I missed on last week, so here's hoping my team will play well.

• A PLAYER – STEVE STRICKER – The No. 2 player in the world returns to competition on the PGA Tour. He's competed in two events this year and has two top 10s and a victory. Stricker shot four rounds below par in 2009 and finished tied for 13th place.
• B PLAYER – CAMILO VILLEGAS – I made a mistake in not playing him last week. I thought about it, but I didn't pull the trigger. This week, I'm playing him. He finished tied for 5th here in 2009. Keep the good vibes rolling Spiderman.
• B PLAYER – JIM FURYK – Toss up on who to start here. My two bench players are solid, but I decided on Furyk because he was one of only two players to finish the tournament in 2009 with four rounds in the 60s. Anybody know who the other player was?
• C PLAYER – PAUL CASEY – Casey has had a solid 2010 campaign so far. He shot a second-round 66 in 2009, with three other rounds in the low 70s. I expect Casey to play well this week at Doral.
• BENCH PLAYERS – Phil Mickelson (A); Rory McIlroy (B); Geoff Ogilvy (B); Ian Poulter (C)

We'll see who wins this week. I'm not guessing anymore until one of my picks wins the event. I haven't picked winners real well so far this year. Email me your thoughts, or comment here on how you think my team will compete this week.

tseibert@rmtelegram.com

Three tournaments finished up Sunday. One finished with a playoff, the others were blowout victories for some very strong players.

• PGA TOUR HONDA CLASSIC – Camilo Villegas ran away with this tournament. He finished with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole. Villegas finished at 13-under par, five strokes ahead of second place finisher Anthony Kim. It's great to see the younger players on Tour competing and playing well against each other with Woods' absence.
• CHAMPIONS TOUR TOSHIBA CLASSIC – Fred Couples might be to good to be playing on the Champions Tour. He's won two of the three events he's played in, and he finished second at the other event. Couples finished at 18-under par and a four-shot victory over Ronnie Black. Can anyone compete with Couples on a week to week basis.
• NATIONWIDE TOUR PACIFIC RUBIALES BOGOTA OPEN PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG – This tournament wins for longest name. Steve Pate (-11) won the tournament, and he became the oldest player to win on the Nationwide Tour (48 years old). He beat Aaron Watkins with a par on the second playoffs hole.
• FANTASY GOLF – Despite a VERY strong final day by my squad, I finished second. The second- and third-place finish by Anthony Kim and Justin Rose propelled me in to second place in the league. Here are the standings:

Tar Heels Rule – 1,477

Shankapotamus – 1,448

Let Tiger Hunt – 1,432

Look for more Monday.

tseibert@rmtelegram.com

Tough conditions crushed competitors at the Honda Classic on Thursday. There weren't a whole lot of players who went low. Nathan Green leads the way with Michael Connell at five-under par. Here's how each team did in the From Tee to Green league.

No. 1 – Tar Heels Rule – Secondgolfer scored 28 points with Steve Marino (+3 for 4 points); Brandt Snedeker (E for 10 points); Chad Collins (+2 for 6 points); and J.B. Holmes (+1 for 8 points).

No. 2 – Let Tiger Hunt – AMDigga scored 24 points with Ernie Els (+3 for 4 points); Sergio Garcia (+4 for 2 points); Rory McIlroy (+1 for 8 points); and Justin Rose (E for 10 points).

No. 3 – Shankapotamus – I scored 22 points with Els (+3 for 4 points); Robert Allenby (+6 for 0 points, he's sitting on the bench now); McIlroy (+1 for 8 points); and Rose (E for 10 points).

I'm not disappointed in the squad. Tough conditions and there's three more days, and I have a few players that shot under par on day one. Enjoy the second round Friday, I'll update everyone on the results.

tseibert@rmtelegram.com

I will admit that I did not watch the majority of the Waste Management Phoenix Open because of the USA men's hockey teams battle for a gold medal against Canada. As soon as Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal for the Canadians, I changed the channel. I watched two young stars battle for a victory, and ultimately, it was the older of the two who came away victorious.

• PGA TOUR – Hunter Mahan earned his second career victory with a final round 65 to finish one stroke ahead of 21-year-old Rickie Fowler. Fowler might have lost the tournament on the par-5 15th hole, where he decided to lay up when he was only 230 or so yards from the pin. The way he was striking the ball all day, a simple 3-iron from that distance would have put him at worst in the green-side bunker. Instead, he layed up, hit a poor approach and settled for a bogey. Mahan made birdie on the par-3 16th hole, which sent the 20,000-plus fans in the coliseum in to a frenzy.
• NATIONWIDE TOUR – Fran Quinn shot a final round 71 (1-over par), but he held on for a two-stroke victory over Brian Smock in the Nationwide Tour's third event of the season.
• LPGA TOUR – Does the LPGA have a new star on its hands? Ai Miyazato won her second consecutive tournament with a 3-under 69 to finish two shots ahead of Cristie Kerr. This is the second tournament for the LPGA, and so far, Miyazato is the only winner on Tour. Her game looks a little bit better than anyone on Tour at this point.
• FANTASY GOLF – Miserable week. I fell behind to last place (out of three teams), but I hope I'll rebound next week. Congratulations to Let Tiger Hunt (AMDigga) and Tar Heels Rule (Secondgolfer) for there T-1 place wins this week. Both teams finished with 144 points. I finished with 126.

Monday will be Instructional Monday as always. I still need one email from someone so I can answer a question. Talk to you then.

tseibert@rmtelegram.com