Originally Published: March 7, 2007

Villegas' turn to win at PODS?

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If it seems like the PGA Tour's Tampa-based event just took place, well, you're right. Formerly the Chrysler Championship, the tournament was completed on Oct. 29 last year.

With a revamped schedule, the tourney returns just over four months later with a new sponsor giving it the name PODS Championship.

Which players will most take advantage of the quick turnaround from last year's event? Our experts weigh in with their predictions.

PODS Championship experts' predictions
Bob Harig
ESPN.com contributor
Jason Sobel
ESPN.com golf editor
Ron Sirak
Golf World executive editor
John Antonini
Golf World senior editor
Horse for the Course
Huston
Huston
Although he is not fully exempt this year, John Huston knows the Copperhead course better than anyone as he lives next to the property. He won the tournament in 2000.
Imada
Imada
Japan native Ryuji Imada has lived in the Tampa area since he was 14 and should know the lay of the land as well as anyone in the field this week.
Choi
Choi
K.J. Choi won here last year by four strokes, and that was less than five months ago since this event was shifted from the fall to the spring.
Choi
Choi
K.J. Choi won this event in 2002 and again last year. When he gets going at Innisbrook, he's tough to stop.
Birdie Buster
Choi
Choi
K.J. Choi has won the tournament twice, shooting a cumulative 30-under-par in those two victories.
Taylor
Taylor
The tour's leader in putting average? None other than Vaughn Taylor, who finished T-13 in this event a year ago.
Villegas
Villegas
Camilo Villegas was T-31 here last year, but is coming in off a very solid runner-up finish at the Honda Classic.
Singh
Singh
Vijay Singh set the tournament record by posting an 18-under score when he won in 2004. He came in second the year before that and 16 of his 24 rounds this year have been at 70 or better.
Super Sleeper
Durant
Durant
Joe Durant loves Florida and has three top-fives at this tournament.
LaBelle
LaBelle
Doesn't get much sleepier than Doug LaBelle II, an unheralded rookie who now has four top-30 finishes in six starts this year. Keep a close eye on DL2 this week.
Wetterich
Wetterich
Brett Wetterich tied for second here last year, and also comes in of a strong effort at the Honda.
Durant
Durant
Joe Durant game is made for Florida's resort courses. The only thing that scares me about him is that his three top-10s at Tampa have come in even-numbered years.
Winner
Immelman
Immelman
South African Trevor Immelman is playing well, coming off a third place at the Accenture Match Play Championship.
Garcia
Garcia
Ernie Els was T-6 last year ... but he's not there. Retief Goosen won at Innisbrook in '03 ... but he's taking the week off, too. Let's go with the best ball-striker available in Sergio Garcia. He's overdue for a win.
Kim
Kim
He won't be consistent, but Anthony Kim will win somewhere this year. This is the week.
Villegas
Villegas
Camilo Villegas has three top-three finishes in seven tour events in Florida. What better place for the University of Florida grad to win than in the Sunshine State.