Buick Invitational - Whos in Play

The Starters: Ben Curtis, Snedeker, Davis Love III, Luke Donald.

Next in line: Mickelson (San Diego), Hunter Mahan (Orange, Calif.), Charley Hoffman (San Diego), David Berganio Jr. (Los Angeles).

this week's field is far from dismal. Padraig Harrington, the 2008 PGA Tour Player of the Year

Retief Goosen joins Harrington in making his first foray onto U.S. soil this year.

Phil Mickelson hopes to bounce back in his second event of 2009 after missing the cut in last week's FBR Open. Though Mickelson's game looked completely out of sorts in Scottsdale, he clearly has the ability to return to form quickly. In each of the past two seasons, Mickelson followed his first missed cut with a win the next week.

This week's tourney will be hosted on the North and South Courses at Torrey Pines. (Last year's U.S. Open was strictly on the South Course). Though both courses will play as par-72s, they differ significantly in length and difficulty.