Seven of the top 10-ranked players in the world compete this weekend at the PGA TOUR's QUAIL HOLLOW CHAMPIONSHIP as defending champion Anthony Kim, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Geoff Ogilvy, Padraig Harrington and Vijay Singh are among the field this week.  CBS Sports broadcasts third- and final-round coverage of the Quail Hollow Championship, in only its sixth year as a PGA TOUR event, from Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days), live on the CBS Television Network.

Jim Nantz, the 2008 Emmy Award Winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and 2008 National Sportscaster of the Year, serves as anchor of CBS Sports' golf coverage. Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more-than 40 tournaments worldwide, serves as lead analyst alongside Nantz in the 18th hole tower. Peter Oosterhuis calls the action at the 17th hole, Gary McCord at the 16th and Ian Baker-Finch at the 15th. David Feherty and Peter Kostis serve as on-course reporters. Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer and Steve Milton is Director of CBS Sports' golf coverage.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

The star-studded Quail Hollow field, with 19-of-the-Top 30 world-ranked players, includes Woods, Mickelson, Garcia, Ogilvy, Harrington, Singh, Camilo Villegas, Robert Karlsson, Kim, Jim Furyk, Angel Cabrera, Stewart Cink, Sean O'Hair, Retief Goosen, Martin Kaymer, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Justin Rose, K.J. Choi, Nick Watney, Robert Allenby, Trevor Immelman, Ian Poulter, Chad Campbell, Rory Sabbatini, as well local favorite Davis Love III. *In order of Official World Golf Ranking.      

CHIP SHOTS WITH IAN-BAKER FINCH

(On Woods and Mickelson Back after the Masters®):  I will be interested to see what Tiger does this week because he had a little bit of a blow up in what he is doing with his swing at the Masters and was quoted as saying he had the worst warm-up ever before the final round. I'll be interested to see if he's made any changes. I think he will be standing a little closer to the ball.  He drove it poorly at the Masters and has been working really hard since on getting his swing back together. I'll be interested to see if Hank Haney is beside him on the range and what he's doing with his swing, although I do expect him to be in good form and in contention on the weekend. Phil Mickelson will be really strong and ready to go.  The Masters was disappointing in one way, but also confidence-building in others. Under extreme pressure, he played really well on Sunday.  He had a chance to make that Masters the most memorable ever with the way he played the first 11 holes. I expect Tiger and Phil to be high up on the leaderboard on the weekend.

(On Quail Hollow): All the players love this course and the tournament, so we always expect to see a great leaderboard at Quail Hollow. All the top players will be there. Yes it's the week before The Players Championship so guys are trying to play themselves into form.  But it's also one of the more highly regarded TOUR events, and a feather in the cap for whomever wins. Some of the top players that didn't play well and missed the cut at the Masters will be practicing extra hard, stressing to get back in form to make up for their poor showing at Augusta. Guys who play poorly at a major are always pushing over the next few weeks to get themselves back in form for the next one. The top players in the world gear their whole year around the major championships, so if they perform poorly in the first one, there is always a lot of hard work and second-guessing leading up to the next one. 

(On Defending Champion Anthony Kim): Can he regain that high level of confidence he had last year at Quail Hollow? Kim's win was at a time when Tiger was taking a lot of time off trying to get his knee better. He stepped up and won in a strong fashion. Later in the season he won the AT&T National, running away with it.  He won a couple of big events in Tiger's absence, so it will be interesting to see if in Tigers' presence Kim can regain the same level of play. Camilo Villegas also played some great golf last year and looks to regain his top form. Two exciting young players to watch.

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