Wells Fargo Championship

Feast or famine this week. Cale feasted with a solo pick of J.B. Holmes jumping into the top 10. Other top picks included Brian (holy crap yes me!), Nick and Sue with Jim Furyk. Jen has hit a mini slump allowing some to close the gap, thanks for keeping it interesting Jen!

Keep grinding folks, we're at about the mid-point in the season as far as money available goes. Big money coming this weekend at the Players, chose wisely.

Full Standings...

Jennifer King	-	$6,027,466	-	$262
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,606,598	-	$12
Chris Hood	-	$4,396,727	-	$2
Russ Tigue	-	$4,308,250	-	$12
Jeremy Hammond	-	$4,170,996	-	$2
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,960,936	-	$130
Steve Marksamer	-	$3,854,452	-	$2
Jim Fisher	-	$3,848,932	-	$10
Kyle Rubeling	-	$3,684,299	-	$20
Cale Harbin	-	$3,580,352	-	$20
PLAYOFF CUT LINE			-
Tom Sullivan	-	$3,555,692	-	$10
Steve Smith	-	$3,434,422	-	$0
John Barnes	-	$3,414,962	-	$0
John Reilly	-	$3,241,111	-	$2
Don Adams	-	$3,237,675	-	$0
Sue Hubbard	-	$3,018,589	-	$0
Jake Louricas	-	$2,977,414	-	$2
Mark Wilson	-	$2,935,791	-	$0
Brian Jones	-	$2,848,704	-	$2
Greg Adams	-	$2,815,042	-	$0
Bill Horton	-	$2,771,908	-	$10
Mark Eber	-	$2,769,976	-	$0
Tom Roberts	-	$2,655,439	-	$0
Chris Edwards	-	$2,639,307	-	$0
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,535,934	-	$0
Stefan Manford	-	$2,472,622	-	$0
Matt Saler	-	$2,428,830	-	$0
Nick Eber	-	$2,374,698	-	$0
Joe Eber	-	$2,338,406	-	$0
Rob Randall	-	$2,332,058	-	$2
Brian Remsberg	-	$2,300,035	-	$0
Mike Blair	-	$2,262,609	-	$0
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,243,007	-	$0
Scott Stein	-	$2,184,624	-	$0
Jason Swanson	-	$2,174,495	-	$0
Travis Brown	-	$2,160,801	-	$0
Jamie Pimentel	-	$1,934,924	-	$0
Eric Busby	-	$1,914,118	-	$0
Allen Freedman	-	$1,909,049	-	$40
Clayton Mitchell	-	$1,879,206	-	$0
Mike Jones	-	$1,448,287	-	$0
Ryan Jordan	-	$1,438,698	-	$0
Jeff Ianniello	-	$1,413,965	-	$0
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$1,362,764	-	$0
Justin Marksamer	-	$1,125,002	-	$0
Hunter Hughey	-	$1,048,619	-	$0

Zurich

Noh way! Seung-Yul Noh earned his first PGA Tour victory in NOLA. The 22-year-old kept his composure and fired a 1-under 71 on Sunday to grab the title.

A lot of carnage in the pool this week. I don't think I've ever seen so many MCs. Luckily for everyone, those that did see the weekend didn't earn enough to make a big impact.

Updated standings below. I'll be taking picks again this week as Brian is on paternity leave. Continue to send them to kyler@imre.com.

Jennifer King	-	$6,027,466
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,606,598
Chris Hood	-	$4,396,727
Russ Tigue	-	$4,308,250
Jeremy Hammond	-	$4,142,016
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,960,936
Steve Marksamer	-	$3,854,452
Kyle Rubeling	-	$3,684,299
Jim Fisher	-	$3,648,832
Tom Sullivan	-	$3,555,692
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Steve Smith	-	$3,434,422
John Barnes	-	$3,414,962
John Reilly	-	$3,241,111
Don Adams	-	$3,237,675
Jake Louricas	-	$2,977,414
Brian Jones	-	$2,834,352
Mark Wilson	-	$2,777,091
Bill Horton	-	$2,771,908
Mark Eber	-	$2,749,115
Greg Adams	-	$2,656,342
Tom Roberts	-	$2,655,439
Chris Edwards	-	$2,610,327
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,535,934
Stefan Manford	-	$2,458,270
Matt Saler	-	$2,338,854
Cale Harbin	-	$2,338,352
Rob Randall	-	$2,332,058
Sue Hubbard	-	$2,273,389
Mike Blair	-	$2,262,609
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,243,007
Jason Swanson	-	$2,174,495
Travis Brown	-	$2,146,449
Joe Eber	-	$2,138,306
Scott Stein	-	$2,094,648
Jamie Pimentel	-	$1,934,924
Eric Busby	-	$1,914,118
Allen Freedman	-	$1,909,049
Clayton Mitchell	-	$1,879,206
Nick Eber	-	$1,629,498
Brian Remsberg	-	$1,554,835
Mike Jones	-	$1,448,287
Jeff Ianniello	-	$1,413,965
Ryan Jordan	-	$1,238,598
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$1,204,064
Justin Marksamer	-	$1,108,360
Hunter Hughey	-	$927,869

RBC Heritage

I didn't watch any golf this weekend, but good to finally see Matt Kuchar seal the deal. That birdie chip for the W on 18 was awesome. Guy has been in contention every week the last month or so. Surprised I was the only one that used him.

Updated standings are below. Please send me (kyler@imre.com) your picks this week as Brian preps for the arrival of #3.

Jennifer King - $6,027,466 Stefen Lovelace - $4,606,598 Chris Hood - $4,352,527 Russ Tigue - $4,308,250 Jeremy Hammond - $4,097,816 Mike Hubbard - $3,960,936 Steve Marksamer - $3,854,452 Jim Fisher - $3,648,832 Kyle Rubeling - $3,640,099 Tom Sullivan - $3,555,692 PLAYOFF CUT LINE     Steve Smith - $3,434,422 John Reilly - $3,241,111 Don Adams - $3,237,675 John Barnes - $3,217,762 Jake Louricas - $2,977,414 Brian Jones - $2,834,352 Mark Wilson - $2,777,091 Mark Eber - $2,704,915 Greg Adams - $2,656,342 Tom Roberts - $2,655,439 Bill Horton - $2,622,308 Stefan Manford - $2,458,270 Chris Edwards - $2,413,127 Sean Scoopmire - $2,338,734 Cale Harbin - $2,338,352 Rob Randall - $2,332,058 Matt Saler - $2,294,654 Sue Hubbard - $2,273,389 Gray Kitchens - $2,243,007 Jason Swanson - $2,174,495 Travis Brown - $2,146,449 Mike Blair - $2,113,009 Scott Stein - $2,094,648 Joe Eber - $2,094,106 Jamie Pimentel - $1,934,924 Allen Freedman - $1,909,049 Clayton Mitchell - $1,879,206 Eric Busby - $1,665,918 Nick Eber - $1,629,498 Brian Remsberg - $1,540,419 Mike Jones - $1,448,287 Jeff Ianniello - $1,413,965 Ryan Jordan - $1,238,598 Justin Marksamer - $1,108,360 Michael Fitz-Patrick - $1,006,864 Hunter Hughey - $808,869

The Masters Update...

Mike Hubbard rode the Bubba horse from 45th to 5th place with his solo pick of the big lefty from Bagdad. Well, it might be Sue making his picks for him, we'll never know but it's the first solo major pick in quite some time.

I heard from many of you who know me as a Bubba hater. Was I rooting for him to fail again on Sunday? No, I've never been a Bubba hater, I've just expected more from him than he delivered. Hell, I may have expected more from him than he did himself. The guy has as much talent as anyone out there not named Tiger and Phil and he has finally started to fulfill that promise. Look at the ridiculously long tee shots, imaginative chips and putts. Hell if he putted well, he would have won by 10. He left at least 3 shots out there yesterday on the back 9 and left several short today early on. With two green jackets, I'm moving off his case and getting on Dustin Johnson's.

Onto Jordan Spieth for one minute. WOW! Anybody want to retake the poll that we posted two weeks ago? Nobody voted him as the most talented young(er) player without a major. Probably just because none of us wanted to put that label on him since he'd only played a few. It's time. This kid is sick. A little more experience and he may be the next #1 that stays there for a long time. Maybe a little less club tossing and swearing is in order but he's 20, I probably would have buried a wedge or two as well.

Player		2014
Jennifer King	-	$6,027,466
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,583,398
Russ Tigue	-	$4,294,924
Chris Hood	-	$4,165,477
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,947,610
Jeremy Hammond	-	$3,471,416
Tom Sullivan	-	$3,368,642
John Reilly	-	$3,241,111
Steve Marksamer	-	$3,228,052
John Barnes	-	$3,030,712
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Jim Fisher	-	$3,022,432
Brian Jones	-	$2,834,352
Steve Smith	-	$2,808,022
Jake Louricas	-	$2,790,364
Mark Eber	-	$2,692,677
Tom Roberts	-	$2,642,795
Don Adams	-	$2,611,275
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,596,099
Mark Wilson	-	$2,590,041
Greg Adams	-	$2,469,292
Stefan Manford	-	$2,458,270
Bill Horton	-	$2,435,258
Chris Edwards	-	$2,389,927
Cale Harbin	-	$2,338,352
Rob Randall	-	$2,332,058
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,326,090
Sue Hubbard	-	$2,260,063
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,243,007
Matt Saler	-	$2,107,604
Scott Stein	-	$2,071,448
Jason Swanson	-	$1,987,445
Travis Brown	-	$1,959,399
Mike Blair	-	$1,925,959
Allen Freedman	-	$1,909,049
Joe Eber	-	$1,907,056
Jamie Pimentel	-	$1,747,874
Clayton Mitchell	-	$1,692,156
Eric Busby	-	$1,642,718
Nick Eber	-	$1,616,854
Mike Jones	-	$1,448,287
Jeff Ianniello	-	$1,401,321
Ryan Jordan	-	$1,238,598
Justin Marksamer	-	$1,108,360
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$995,786
Brian Remsberg	-	$914,019
Hunter Hughey	-	$793,534

Shell Houston Open

Lots to discuss from this week's Shell. One important note to rookies. NEVER pick a top player the week before a major. If they're not in the top 10 after their first round they usually pack it in to MC or in Dustin Johnson's case he just left after one pathetic round. The PGA TOUR needs to put in a rule NOW for these guys that are WD'ing mid-tournament -- pay $50,000+ fine or miss the next tournament. The guys that are shooting 80+ and leaving after one round are hurting the fans and event sponsors. There has been a rash of it going on this year on tour from Bubba to Mahan to Rory and now DJ. Embarrassing for the tour and the players themselves.

As for the tourney itself, another choke job by a tour star without a major. Let's have a poll on the best players on TOUR without a major this time it was Kuchar with doubles on the final two holes. A nice hole out on the first playoff hole for Mr. Jones and he's off to Mr. Jones tournament.

Vote to right on best young player w/o a major. 

Jennifer King	-	$5,730,466
Russ Tigue	-	$4,294,924
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,115,398
Chris Hood	-	$3,481,477
John Reilly	-	$3,241,111
Jeremy Hammond	-	$3,174,416
Jim Fisher	-	$3,022,432
Steve Smith	-	$2,808,022
Steve Marksamer	-	$2,760,052
Tom Sullivan	-	$2,684,642
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Jake Louricas	-	$2,678,764
Mark Eber	-	$2,490,357
Don Adams	-	$2,408,955
Brian Jones	-	$2,366,352
John Barnes	-	$2,346,712
Rob Randall	-	$2,332,058
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,326,090
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,299,099
Sue Hubbard	-	$2,260,063
Stefan Manford	-	$2,255,950
Matt Saler	-	$2,107,604
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,040,687
Greg Adams	-	$2,001,292
Bill Horton	-	$1,967,258
Tom Roberts	-	$1,958,795
Allen Freedman	-	$1,909,049
Joe Eber	-	$1,907,056
Mark Wilson	-	$1,906,041
Jamie Pimentel	-	$1,747,874
Chris Edwards	-	$1,705,927
Jason Swanson	-	$1,690,445
Cale Harbin	-	$1,654,352
Scott Stein	-	$1,603,448
Nick Eber	-	$1,535,854
Mike Blair	-	$1,457,959
Eric Busby	-	$1,440,398
Clayton Mitchell	-	$1,395,156
Travis Brown	-	$1,275,399
Ryan Jordan	-	$1,238,598
Jeff Ianniello	-	$1,104,321
Brian Remsberg	-	$914,019
Justin Marksamer	-	$906,040
Hunter Hughey	-	$793,534
Mike Jones	-	$764,287
Mike Hubbard	-	$743,610
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$527,786

Valero Update

There was a golf tournament this weekend? I guess I missed it. Steven Bowditch won it with score one shot worse than my solid day yesterday. Probably played a bit further back than we did. Not everyday a 76 on Sunday gets it done. A buddy remarked upon seeing him, it must be the year of the fat guy on tour. A good observation as he's joined by fellow porkers Patrick Reed and Kevin Stadler on the podium. Who's next Jarrod Lyle?

One last note so I can get some more money for my Parkinson's Support Group fundraiser.  Joe Eber has not missed a cut this year, nor has Mr. Barnes and still Mrs. King. Joe asked that I point this out publicly because he didn't like my rule of having to win your first round in match play. So there you go, Joe and John would still both be in the cuts made streak if we didn't have that rule. Joe, that's gotta be worth at least $20 right?

Updated standings...

Jennifer King	-	$5,730,466
Russ Tigue	-	$4,294,924
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,100,742
Chris Hood	-	$3,466,821
John Reilly	-	$3,163,543
Jeremy Hammond	-	$2,988,176
Jim Fisher	-	$2,984,480
Steve Smith	-	$2,793,366
Steve Marksamer	-	$2,760,052
Tom Sullivan	-	$2,684,642
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Jake Louricas	-	$2,492,524
Mark Eber	-	$2,439,706
Don Adams	-	$2,390,582
Rob Randall	-	$2,332,058
Brian Jones	-	$2,315,701
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,299,099
John Barnes	-	$2,269,144
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,248,522
Sue Hubbard	-	$2,245,407
Stefan Manford	-	$2,178,382
Matt Saler	-	$2,092,948
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,040,687
Bill Horton	-	$1,967,258
Mark Wilson	-	$1,906,041
Tom Roberts	-	$1,881,227
Joe Eber	-	$1,878,896
Allen Freedman	-	$1,858,398
Jamie Pimentel	-	$1,747,874
Chris Edwards	-	$1,705,927
Greg Adams	-	$1,694,092
Jason Swanson	-	$1,690,445
Cale Harbin	-	$1,626,192
Scott Stein	-	$1,603,448
Nick Eber	-	$1,485,203
Mike Blair	-	$1,457,959
Eric Busby	-	$1,440,398
Clayton Mitchell	-	$1,380,500
Travis Brown	-	$1,275,399
Ryan Jordan	-	$1,238,598
Jeff Ianniello	-	$1,104,321
Brian Remsberg	-	$914,019
Justin Marksamer	-	$780,600
Hunter Hughey	-	$779,774
Mike Jones	-	$764,287
Mike Hubbard	-	$728,954
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$527,786

Arnold Palmer Invitational Update

All Hail The KING! Jen King that is, not only is she destroying all of us, she also won the cuts made streak on Friday. How'd she do that? She picked Kevin Na while 80% of the rest of us went with Justin Rose including me and Jason. I didn't see any highlights but the shotlink appeared as though Rose played his back nine on Friday left handed. Jen nets $250 and now won't need to burn anymore top picks until the majors crank up.

Almost as impressive as Jen's run, Mr. Freedman picked Matt Every solo and scored $50 for the rare solo win. He jumps up from 43rd to 24th.

Updated standings...

1	-	Jennifer King	-	$5,716,640
2	-	Russ Tigue	-	$4,281,098
3	-	Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,022,002
4	-	Chris Hood	-	$3,388,081
5	-	John Reilly	-	$3,126,777
6	-	Jim Fisher	-	$2,984,480
7	-	Jeremy Hammond	-	$2,951,410
8	-	Steve Smith	-	$2,714,666
9	-	Steve Marksamer	-	$2,623,652
10	-	Tom Sullivan	-	$2,517,242
		PLAYOFF CUT LINE
11	-	Jake Louricas	-	$2,478,698
12	-	Mark Eber	-	$2,360,966
13	-	Don Adams	-	$2,254,182
14	-	Brian Jones	-	$2,236,961
15	-	Rob Randall	-	$2,195,658
16	-	John Barnes	-	$2,132,744
17	-	Sue Hubbard	-	$2,109,007
18	-	Stefan Manford	-	$2,099,642
19	-	Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,098,374
20	-	Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,047,797
21	-	Matt Saler	-	$2,014,248
22	-	Gray Kitchens	-	$2,003,921
23	-	Bill Horton	-	$1,967,258
24	-	Allen Freedman	-	$1,844,572
25	-	Joe Eber	-	$1,842,130
26	-	Tom Roberts	-	$1,802,487
27	-	Mark Wilson	-	$1,769,641
28	-	Jamie Pimentel	-	$1,711,108
29	-	Chris Edwards	-	$1,692,907
30	-	Jason Swanson	-	$1,611,745
31	-	Greg Adams	-	$1,493,367
32	-	Eric Busby	-	$1,427,378
33	-	Cale Harbin	-	$1,425,467
34	-	Nick Eber	-	$1,406,463
35	-	Scott Stein	-	$1,402,723
36	-	Clayton Mitchell	-	$1,343,734
37	-	Mike Blair	-	$1,321,559
38	-	Travis Brown	-	$1,275,399
39	-	Ryan Jordan	-	$1,225,398
40	-	Jeff Ianniello	-	$967,921
41	-	Brian Remsberg	-	$877,253
42	-	Justin Marksamer	-	$780,600
43	-	Mike Jones	-	$764,287
44	-	Hunter Hughey	-	$643,374
45	-	Mike Hubbard	-	$561,554
46	-	Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$327,061