Sunday, February 17, 2013

Northern Trust Update...

Pretty exciting golf tournament this weekend. I picked a terrible time to learn that my bro-in-law doesn't have the Golf Channel. Think CBS would have switched over to 60 Minutes if Phil was in the playoff?  Lots of ifs and buts in the picks, it was feast or famine. We had nearly 20 people net $99,000 or more. Included in that list our new leader Jake Louricas. His pick of Webb Simpson moved him into first and also kept him alive in the cuts made streak. Mark also moved on with another mediocre cut maker in Matt Kuchar. It's 1st place vs. 41st in the cuts made streak. And finally, hats off to Mr. Brian Jones who made a cut for the first time!

Updated standings...

 
Jake Louricas-$2,448,478
Andrew Tucker-$2,353,350
Russ Tigue-$1,981,365
Hunter Hughey-$1,949,550
Jim Fisher-$1,485,400
Greg Adams-$1,477,780
Justin Marksamer-$1,472,476
John Barnes-$1,429,950
Jamie Pimental-$1,379,200
Sean Scoopmire-$1,362,509
PLAYOFF CUT LINE  
Troy Engebretson-$1,324,256
Jennifer King-$1,301,403
Allen Freedman-$1,293,948
Tom Roberts-$1,259,061
Mike Jones-$1,214,800
Stefen Lovelace-$1,153,745
Mike Hubbard-$1,145,344
John Reilly-$1,102,211
Joe Eber-$1,076,000
Gray Kitchens-$1,064,272
Ryan Jordan-$1,043,027
Blake Browne-$1,019,836
Jason Swanson-$935,096
Brian Marchant-$927,350
Patrick King-$920,435
Brian Remsberg-$913,720
Tim Baker Sr.-$883,150
Kyle Rubeling-$819,720
Travis Brown-$739,855
Chris Hood-$726,120
Jeremy Hammond-$679,947
Don Adams-$666,694
Alex Yates-$664,153
Matt Saler-$636,036
Jeff Wilson-$629,551
Jim Hobart-$519,910
Nick Eber-$504,397
Bill Horton-$464,496
Stephen Riddick-$362,776
Sue Hubbard-$338,145
Mark Eber-$336,720
Chip Kay-$333,110
Stefan Manford-$281,646
Mark Wilson-$224,321
Brian Jones-$162,000

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Pebble Beach Update...

Feast or famine this week. Four players picked Brandt Snedecker and three others made a dynamite pick in Jimmy Walker. On the other end of the spectrum several dropped out of the cuts made streak when Dustin Johnson was hip checked by his girlfriend's dad and Padraig Harrington missed the cut. Full standings are below...

Andrew Tucker-$2,254,350
Jake Louricas-$2,219,128
Russ Tigue-$1,882,365
Hunter Hughey-$1,606,350
Greg Adams-$1,378,780
John Barnes-$1,330,950
Jim Fisher-$1,320,400
Troy Engebretson-$1,295,216
Justin Marksamer-$1,274,476
Tom Roberts-$1,246,389
PLAYOFF CUT LINE  
Jennifer King-$1,202,403
Allen Freedman-$1,194,948
Mike Hubbard-$1,145,344
Stefen Lovelace-$1,054,745
Gray Kitchens-$1,051,600
Jamie Pimental-$1,036,000
Sean Scoopmire-$1,019,309
Joe Eber-$977,000
Jason Swanson-$935,096
Blake Browne-$920,836
Patrick King-$920,435
Brian Remsberg-$913,720
Ryan Jordan-$878,027
Mike Jones-$871,600
Kyle Rubeling-$819,720
Tim Baker Sr.-$784,150
Brian Marchant-$762,350
John Reilly-$759,011
Travis Brown-$739,855
Matt Saler-$590,166
Don Adams-$567,694
Alex Yates-$565,153
Jim Hobart-$519,910
Nick Eber-$468,757
Bill Horton-$398,496
Chris Hood-$382,920
Stephen Riddick-$362,776
Sue Hubbard-$338,145
Jeremy Hammond-$336,747
Mark Eber-$307,680
Jeff Wilson-$286,351
Stefan Manford-$281,646
Chip Kay-$234,110
Mark Wilson-$224,321
Brian Jones-$63,000

Monday, February 4, 2013

Waste Management Update...

Phil and Tiger with back to back wins? What year is this? Hopefully they can keep it going, it's good for golf. The guy who spends the most time breaking down his picks every week had Phil, congratulations Mr. Barnes on your $40 solo winner! He moves from 41st to 3rd place. That should give the bottom feeders (B Jones) hope. Rookies, keep in mind a major win is worth about $3 million, it really does come down to the majors in this pool.

A handful of others picked Snedecker and jumped into the top 10. Rickie and Dufner helped knock a few more out of the cuts made streak, we're down to just 9 left.

Also, not to poke fun but to clarify a rule. Mr. Marksamer picked Webb Simpson who wasn't in the field. He CAN use him again later. The only way you lose a player is if he tees off then WD's.

Updated Standings...


Russ Tigue - $1,817,365
Greg Adams - $1,378,780
John Barnes - $1,330,950
Jim Fisher - $1,320,400
Troy Engebretson - $1,295,216
Jennifer King - $1,202,403
Allen Freedman - $1,194,948
Mike Hubbard - $1,145,344
Andrew Tucker - $1,084,350
Jake Louricas - $1,049,128
PLAYOFF CUT LINE    
Sean Scoopmire - $1,019,309
Joe Eber - $977,000
Jamie Pimental - $971,000
Jason Swanson - $935,096
Stefen Lovelace - $923,120
Blake Browne - $920,836
Tom Roberts - $908,389
Patrick King - $906,200
Brian Remsberg - $900,655
Mike Jones - $871,600
Ryan Jordan - $859,600
Kyle Rubeling - $819,720
Brian Marchant - $762,350
Travis Brown - $725,620
Tim Baker Sr. - $719,150
Gray Kitchens - $713,600
Matt Saler - $590,166
Don Adams - $567,694
Jim Hobart - $519,910
Hunter Hughey - $436,350
Alex Yates - $433,528
John Reilly - $421,011
Nick Eber - $403,757
Chris Hood - $382,920
Stephen Riddick - $362,776
Bill Horton - $333,496
Jeremy Hammond - $318,320
Jeff Wilson - $286,351
Stefan Manford - $281,646
Mark Eber - $271,475
Chip Kay - $234,110
Sue Hubbard - $206,520
Mark Wilson - $205,894
Justin Marksamer - $104,476
Brian Jones - $63,000

Monday, January 14, 2013

Sony Update...

Impressive first start as a TOUR member for Russell Henley. I don't think I've ever seen a rookie close like that down the stretch. Tim Clark hits his ball inside Henley four straight times and Henley makes the birdie before Clark gets to putt. Amazing stuff, even Johnny Miller was impressed. Speaking of impressive, how about the start by Russ Tigue? He picked DJ last week and CH3 this week to jump into the lead. Five others had Tim Clark each of them moves into the top 15. On the other end of the spectrum, 14 people are out of the cuts made streak thanks to the likes of Mark Wilson and Zach Johnson among others.

Here are the updated standings heading into the new Billy Tourney...

Russ Tigue -  $1,464,800 - Paid
Troy Engebretson -  $1,200,666 -
Greg Adams -  $1,153,820 -
Andrew Tucker -  $   989,800 - Paid
Sean Scoopmire -  $   817,300 -
Patrick King -  $   759,800 -
Mike Jones -  $   725,200 - Paid
Stefen Lovelace -  $   725,200 - Paid
Tom Roberts -  $   677,824 -
Jim Fisher -  $   677,096 - Paid
Jason Swanson -  $   677,096 - Paid
Blake Brown -  $   667,800 -
Brian Marchant -  $   667,800 - Paid
Brian Remsberg -  $   665,000 - Paid
Jake Louricas -  $   537,300 - Paid
Tim Baker Sr. -  $   514,800 - Paid
Jennifer King -  $   514,800 - Paid
Allen Freedman -  $   499,800 -
Kyle Rubeling -  $   499,800 - Paid
Don Adams -  $   445,200 - Paid
Gray Kitchens -  $   445,200 - Paid
Matt Saler -  $   444,096 - Paid
Alex Yates -  $   397,800 -
Mike Hubbard -  $   235,666 - Paid
Stephen Riddick -  $   216,376 -
Jim Hobart -  $   202,824 - Paid
Ryan Jordan -  $   190,000 - Paid
Travis Brown -  $   188,820 - Paid
Bill Horton -  $   187,096 - Paid
Stefan Manford -  $   187,096 -
Sue Hubbard -  $   155,000 - Paid
Jamie Pimental -  $   155,000 - Paid
Nick Eber -  $   133,224 - Paid
John Reilly -  $   132,496 - Paid
Mark Eber -  $   121,666 -
John Barnes -  $   120,400 - Paid
Jeremy Hammond -  $   120,400 -
Hunter Hughey -  $   120,400 - Paid
Jeff Wilson -  $   120,400 -
Justin Marksamer -  $     73,000 - Paid
Chris Hood -  $     63,000 - Paid
Brian Jones -  $     63,000 - Paid
Joe Eber -  $     61,000 -
Chip Kay -  $     61,000 -
Mark Wilson -  $     61,000 -