"Throw a dart. Pull a name out of a hat. Figure that one of that bunch will step up and give Pavin a reason he can't ignore. If not, pass the Advil."

Monty's headache was nothing compared to Corey Pavin's pending migraine. With less than a week to go before he sits down at the New York Stock Exchange (!?) to reveal his picks, Doug Ferguson asks, "Can anyone find two players who stand out above the rest? Can anyone find two players who stand out at all?

Melanie Hauser lays out his not-so-hot-options.

Pavin's got -- in no certain order -- Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, Jeff Overton and Matt Kuchar in on points. And most of that group is playing pretty well, but he's got to be a bit worried about Mickelson missing the cut last week.

So our short list of favorites is pretty simple: Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Stewart Cink, Sean O'Hair and Zach Johnson. Nothing against the rest of the hopefuls. It's just that -- in this column, at least -- this bunch stands out.

Oddly, Fowler is the most appealing of the group. He seems to have a certain presence that the others don't. But is that enough reason to be picked for a Ryder Cup team?