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Every week of the 2009 PGA Tour season, the editorial staff of the SI Golf Group will conduct an e-mail roundtable. Check in on Mondays for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors.

Gary Van Sickle, senior writer, Sports Illustrated: Martin Laird did something fellow Scot Colin Montgomerie never did -- win a PGA Tour event. He won on the third playoff hole at Summerlin with a birdie. Laird has a very solid game tee to green, but he's a little spotty with that long putter. His ballstriking should still earn him a nice career. Scotland has a new star. Could he possibly be a contender for a Ryder Cup spot on Monty's team next year? Hmm.

Cameron Morfit, senior writer, Golf Magazine: Europe has some hot young players coming up. Laird, Rory McIlroy, and Chris Wood -- the tall dude with Muppet hair who was in the mix at the British Open the last few years and was the big revelation at this year's Vivendi (formerly Seve) Trophy. It's going to be tough for a lovable old warhorse like Miguel Angel Jimenez to make next year's Ryder team.

Michael Bamberger, senior writer, Sports Illustrated: Maybe Monty would have won in the States had he played in more Las Vegas Opens. Still, you have to love the idea of coming from Scotland to Las Vegas to win a Tour event with a long wand. Good times.

Van Sickle: I really enjoyed the Vegas finish. It was a birdie-fest course, but the pressure of the finishing holes got to the leaders, most of whom dunked a shot into the water at 17 or 18. Then there was Scott Piercy, a local guy, who dunked a couple and finished with two straight doubles. He snapped an iron in half after messing up on 18.

Rick Lipsey, writer-reporter, Sports Illustrated: It was Tour golf at its best. No Tiger or Phil, but intense action nonetheless.

Van Sickle: Jim Furyk also made a nice final-round run, shooting 62 to just miss the three-way playoff. He's gone 54 tourneys without winning. He's 39. Will he get back to the winner's circle? Does he still have another major in him?

Alan Shipnuck, senior writer, Sports Illustrated: He'll backdoor a few more wins, but I'd be surprised if he won another major. His putting has slipped a bit, and that was the difference-maker for him.

Evans: Jim Furyk could win 20 more times before his career is over, including a few majors. This is just a rough patch.

Van Sickle: He's been plagued by odd stretches of poor play -- a bad nine here, a poor six holes there. His putting has run hot and cold, too. He's too young to give up on, and too dedicated. I think he'll win more, and I think he'll swipe another major along the way.