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Chubby Chandler is on one hell of a run. And from the looks of things, Chub doesn’t do much running.

Asked how Chandler was preparing for the possibility of a Chubby Slam, client Lee Westwood was not dazzled.

“I’m not impressed with his preparation,” a tongue-in-cheek Westwood said. “I’ve seen him drinking a bit, he’s not been in the gym, haven’t seen him on the range yet. I wouldn’t hold out much hope for him. He gets a bit flat at the back [of his swing] and bounces it off his shoulder occasionally.”

That’s not all. What about the weather?

“He doesn’t function well in the heat. He drinks a lot but not water, unless you count tonic water.”

Despite his lack of preparation, the ISM head man’s stable of players is pretty stacked. It includes the last three major champions and four of the last five. He could have had five of the last six, but Graeme McDowell slipped through the cracks in the infant stages of the company, something Chandler vows will never happen again.

This week at the Atlanta Athletic Club, Chandler has 10 players in the field. That’s 15.6 percent of the 156-player field for those of you who are math challenged. However, using that percentage as his chance of winning may be a little low.

Considering the quality of player that Chandler represents, I would put the chance that one of his guys wins at 1-in-3. Aside from the previous major winners this year, he has the likes Lee Westwood, Ernie Els, Fredrik Andersson-Hed, Simon Dyson, Louis Oosthuizen, Gregory Bourdy and David Horsey under his care.

Chandler has played it pretty cool over the weeks coming into the PGA, acting as if it’s not a big deal for him, saying he’s even a little embarrassed by the whole thing.

“No he’s not,” Rory McIlroy said. “ I think to be honest we’re having a lot of fun about it. It would be great if ISM could take over Bermuda in October. We’re having a lot of fun with it. I don’t know who came up with the name the Chubby Slam, but it’s pretty funny and it would be great if it happened.”

McIlroy is the betting favorite this week coming in at 10/1 with Lee Westwood right on his heels at 14/1. Clearly, those are the two people are expecting to have the best chance, but Chandler has a rooting interest this week. With McIlroy, Charl Schwartzel, Oosthuizen and most recently, Darren Clarke breaking through, he has to be pulling a little more for Westy.

“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t,” Chandler told the Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis.

However, Chandler would take a win from any one of his guys. An equal opportunity partier, Chandler just wants this week to be over. 2011 has been a blur for the affable Englishman. But I’m sure he wouldn’t mind just one more celebration.

He already has three guys in the Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal Golf Club in Bermuda, an annual event that hosts each of the four major champions from the previous year. He’s one win away from representing the whole lot.

“I have a funny feeling it’s going to happen,” Chandler said. “It would be a nice four-ball in Bermuda.”