PGA: Five Players Who Will Be In the Mix at the Frys.com Open

This week's Frys.com Open will be played at the CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, California. The Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, built in 1999, is a par-71, 7,300-yard course with dramatic contours and elevation change. Jones remodeled his own original design earlier this year.

Troy Matteson won the event a year ago. The field, although lacking the top players in the world, is fairly strong for a mid-October event.

Here are five players I think could walk away with the title on Sunday.

5. John Daly

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MADISON, MS - SEPTEMBER 30: John Daly reacts to an errant shot during the first round of the Viking Classic held at Annandale Golf Club on September 30, 2010 in Madison, Mississippi. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)

Predicting when John Daly will do well at a golf tournament is a bit of a crapshoot. He's hardly predictable.

Daly can either be on or way off. There isn't a lot of in-between with Big John.

Although Daly has made 12 of 18 cuts so far this year, which isn't bad for him, only once in those 12 times has he finished in the top 25. That is not so good.

So, to say this is a long shot is not an exaggeration. But sometimes you just get a hunch.

I've got a hunch.

4. Tim Clark

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LEMONT, IL - SEPTEMBER 10: Tim Clark of South Africa tees off on the sixth hole during the second round of the BMW Championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club on September 10, 2010 in Lemont, Illinois. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

This pick is not quite the long shot Daly is.

The South African Clark has had a nice year on tour. One win, one second place, six top 10s and 19 of 23 cuts made.

Clark's win came at the Players Championship. He should do well this weekend.

3. Ricky Barnes

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PARAMUS, NJ - AUGUST 27: Ricky Barnes watches his tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of The Barclays at the Ridgewood Country Club on August 27, 2010 in Paramus, New Jersey. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Barnes has quietly had a good 2010: 21 of 26 cuts made and six top 10s.

His best finish was a third place at the Memorial. Ricky would like nothing more than to add his first PGA victory to his resume during this fall series of the PGA season.

Ricky had a top-10 finish at the Masters, and the only major he missed the cut at was the PGA Championship.

He should be a factor this weekend.

2. J.B. Holmes

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NORTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 03: J.B. Holmes reacts after making a putt on the 13th hole during the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on September 3, 2010 in Norton, Massachusetts. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Holmes has a fairly remarkable stat going for 2010: He has made 22 of 24 cuts. Pretty impressive.

However, he has only three top 10s out of those 22 cuts made. A second-place finish at both the AT&T Classic and the Tavistock Cup, and a third place at the Northern Trust Open.

J.B. seems to excel at courses like CrodeValle, and may be a sleeper pick this weekend.

1. Rickie Fowler

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NEWPORT, WALES - OCTOBER 04: Rickie Fowler of the USA watches a putt in the singles matches during the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort on October 4, 2010 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Fresh off his Ryder Cup heroics in the singles that nearly saved the day for the Americans, Fowler is beaming with confidence.

The rookie is primed for his first win, and he has to be considered the odds-on favorite here.

This may put a little added pressure on Fowler. Can he handle it? Well, just go back and look at the last hole of his Ryder Cup match to see if he likes pressure.

Five top 10s and two second-place finishes in 2010. He is ready.