Who'll win on Sunday? Our experts reveal their picks

Between them, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have won five of the last six Masters. Can someone else break through and claim the Green Jacket? Our panel of prognosticators offers up their best guesses, and has some tips on sleepers to keep an eye on.

EXPERT PICKS:

T.J. Auclair
PGA TOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Tiger Woods
As long as Tiger Woods is teeing it up at Augusta National, I'm picking him. After seeing what he did two weeks ago at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship -- aside from the last couple of holes when he had pretty much already put the tournament out of reach anyway -- it's clear that Tiger is in prime shape to beat Jack Nicklaus by four years in the chase to five Green Jackets.

Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Adam Scott
The Shell Houston Open represented his fifth victory worldwide in the past 24 months, a pace few players can match. But the new No. 3 player in the Official World Ranking also snapped a three-month funk since a season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship title, a stretch during which he'd plodded to nothing better than a tie for 25th. He has a similar track record at Augusta National -- tied for ninth in his 2002 debut, then nothing better than a tie for 23rd in four subsequent starts. It's high time he secures a Green Jacket for Australia and a first major for his mantle.

Lauren Deason
PGA TOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Tiger Woods
He's got four Green Jackets and it's Phil Mickelson's turn to place a fifth one on Tiger's shoulders. Mickelson won in 2004, Woods in 2005, Mickelson in 2006 and ... Woods in 2007? That seems to be the pattern, at least, and the way Woods is playing (winning the World Golf Championships-CA Championship just two weeks ago for his second win of the year) the rest of the field will have a tough time stopping him. But for the record, in these "expert picks," Woods loses when I choose him and wins when I don't. So, the rest of the players in the Masters can thank me later for jinxing Tiger out of his winning his third consecutive major.

Melanie Hauser
PGA TOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Tiger Woods
Like you expected another choice? He got his ya-yas out at Bay Hill and turned it on at Doral. And now? His game is on, his focus is so right there. He wanted to win one last one for Pops here last year and got in his own way. It won't happen again.

Dave Lagarde
PGA TOUR.com Contributor
Pick: Tiger Woods
The man is on a mission to reclaim the Green Jacket and Augusta supremacy. He's just impossible to pick against here on this track.

Helen Ross
PGA TOUR.com Chief Of Correspondents
Pick: Vijay Singh
I know Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have won five of the last six Masters. And I know Tiger has already won twice this season, including in his last start, while Phil has a victory and a playoff loss. OK. Call me crazy, but my pick this week is Vijay Singh. He won the Masters in 2000 and he's finished among the top 10 in five of the last six seasons. He knows the golf course as well as anyone, and his two wins in 2007 show he's playing as well as anyone, too.

Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Tiger Woods
Nothing like going out on a limb -- 4 feet in diameter. We'll take Tiger against the field this week and not feel too insecure about the prospects. Not that Woods is a lead-pipe cinch, but more than statistics or form, the one thing Woods has going for him is his ability to rise to the occasion. It's an uncanny ability, and we're confident he'll enter Sunday's final round with a great chance to add a fifth Masters title.

SLEEPER PICKS:

T.J. Auclair
PGA TOUR.com Interactive Producer
Pick: Darren Clarke
Though he's only finished in the top 10 once at Augusta National (a tie for eighth in 1998), Darren Clarke is my sleeper pick to win the year's first major. After his wife, Heather, lost her long battle with cancer last year, Clarke resurfaced at the Ryder Cup and with a carefree attitude, he was nothing short of spectacular. If he brings that attitude to the Masters, he could be dangerous.

Brett Avery
The Fantasy Insider
Pick: Jose Maria Olazabal
A tantalizing choice at his age (41) and with his Masters pedigree (victories in 1994 and '99). A non-winner since the 2005 Mallorca Open on the PGA European Tour, he retains the game that led him to erase an opening 76 last year at Augusta National and still tie for third. He missed the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard and last week's Shell Houston Open, which would seem to indicate he's not ready. But this represents his fourth consecutive week of play -- and he has a habit of finishing extremely well when he's been on the road that long.

Lauren Deason
PGA TOUR.com Editorial Coordinator
Pick: Fred Couples
He's not 100 percent healthy, having battled back problems and other injuries at the start of the year that forced him to withdraw from the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. But he's a feel-good sleeper pick this week. Can he repeat last year's performance at the Masters, where he tied for third and was paired on Sunday with Phil Mickelson? Probably not. But while my head is saying no, my heart hopes that the 1992 champion still has it in him for another magical Masters.

Melanie Hauser
PGA TOUR.com Correspondent
Pick: Bernhard Langer
Nope. Not kidding. Herr Langer owns two Green Jackets and is playing like a man half his age right now. He's coming off a tie for ninth at Houston and two other top 15s and unless this Masters turns muddy, he's got a chance.

Dave Lagarde
PGA TOUR.com Contributor
Pick: K.J. Choi
He's in form of late and has the kind of patience needed to make a run.

Helen Ross
PGA TOUR.com Chief Of Correspondents
Pick: Jose Maria Olazabal
There is no substitute for experience at Augusta National, and Olazabal's record among the azaleas and dogwoods is pretty impressive. He's won twice, most recently in 1999, and posted eight top-10s in 19 previous Masters starts, including a share of third last year. Olazabal hasn't been all that consistent this year -- but that has never been his trademark -- and he always seems to find a comfort zone at Augusta National.

Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent
Pick: Jose Maria Olazabal
My pick is Arnold Palmer. Whoops. He only hits one shot. But nice to have him back. The pick here is Jose Maria Olazabal, who might have won two Masters titles but hasn't shown much masterly play of late, missing the cut at last week's Shell Houston Open and finishing no better than 13th in any TOUR start this year. His tie for third last year at Augusta was mostly the product of a final-round 66, a nice rally to be sure. He'll need more consistent play this week.