Daniel Chopra Mercedes-Benz Champ

Posted by Alan L. Hammond Jan 7, 2008

Although Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson elected not to play at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, even though it is one of the toughest fields of the year, the leaderboard contained some relatively "big-names" behind Chopra and Stricker.

In positions three and four were Canadians Stephen Ames and former Masters Champion Mike Weir. Weir, who opened Sunday's play in first, posted a final-round 70, which put him two shots back of the winner. Ames' 66 nearly put him in the playoff; he was only one shot back at days end.

Other notables in the top-10 included Jim Furyk, Nick Watney, Charles Howell, III, Justin Leonard and Mark Calcavecchia.

The Tour's next stop is the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.

Oh, one more thing. Daniel Chopra is the Fedex Cup leader.