Bank of America Colonial Preview

Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

114 participants will be teeing it up this week at the Bank of America Colonial, one of only four tournaments on tour that is invite only. While lacking the really big names, four of the top five in the World Golf Rankings are absent, there is a huge list of big names taking part. This is a special tournament for many since you cannot get by the Colonial without hearing mention of Ben Hogan, the five-time champion. Getting a name engraved on the wall in his company is something really extraordinary.

2005 champion Kenny Perry is back from knee surgery just in time to try and defend his title. He made his 2006 debut last week at the Byron Nelson and with a finish of 34th, he looks to more than ready to come out strong once again in Fort Worth. Perry has won this event twice in the last three years with identical scores of -19, which so happens to be the tournament record. Hogan is the only player who has ever defended his title at the Colonial so Perry has his work cut out. At 25-1, the books aren