Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

114 participants will be teeing it up this week at the Bank of America Colonial, one of only four tournaments on tour that is invite only. While lacking the really big names, four of the top five in the World Golf Rankings are absent, there is a huge list of big names taking part. This is a special tournament for many since you cannot get by the Colonial without hearing mention of Ben Hogan, the five-time champion. Getting a name engraved on the wall in his company is something really extraordinary.

2005 champion Kenny Perry is back from knee surgery just in time to try and defend his title. He made his 2006 debut last week at the Byron Nelson and with a finish of 34th, he looks to more than ready to come out strong once again in Fort Worth. Perry has won this event twice in the last three years with identical scores of -19, which so happens to be the tournament record. Hogan is the only player who has ever defended his title at the Colonial so Perry has his work cut out. At 25-1, the books arent giving him a shot either.

Jim Furyk is the only of big five (he replaced Ernie Els in the World Golf Rankings) making the trip this week and with that, he is the odds on favorite at 10-1. He has never won at the Colonial but he has finished second once while finishing in the top ten in four of his last eight starts. After finishing second at Harbour Town and then winning the Wachovia the next week, Furyk missed the cut last week at the Byron Nelson so he will at least be fresh heading into this week.

David Toms and Chad Campbell both come in at 15-1 and both look to be in good shape this week. Toms has leveled off after a super start to the season but he has taken the last three weeks off to get his mind back into it. He has missed the cut in three of his last five events after not finishing lower than 19th in his first six events. He has been successful at the Colonial as he has been in the top 10 in four of his eight starts in Fort Worth including a third place finish last year.

Campbell made a strong run last week and finished 5th at the Byron Nelson which followed up a missed cut at the Wachovia. He has been up and down all season long but he is a Texas native and has said that this is the one tournament he really wants. He missed the cut last year but he was in a horrible stretch at that time and he is in much better shape this year. He finished second in 2004, one shot behind winner Steve Flesch, the only player in the field with all four rounds under 70.

After the top three, the next 10 players are bunched in at either 25-1 or 30-1 making the mid-range options quite difficult. One name in that bunch is Justin Leonard, who is also a native Texan. He has never won in Fort Worth but finished 2nd in 2003 and has been in the top 20 in eight of his 12 starts. He only has two top ten finishes this year but he is coming off a 26th place finish at the Byron Nelson, his best finish in his last nine starts so momentum could be on his side.

Bo Van Pelt is starting to make a name for himself. He is 35th on the money list this year after missing just one cut in 14 events. He has three top ten finishes this year, including 8th at The Players Championship, and he always seems to be hanging around come Sunday. He has only two career starts at the Colonial but both have been excellent finishes, 17th last year and 5th in 2004. He has never won on tour but with his 14 career top ten finishes, he could be the best player out there without a win.