The Players Update...

Tiger wins... Again. And he did it using a 5 wood. That's just showing off at this point isn't it?

A few additional notes...

Poor Sergio. Seriously, I almost felt bad for him. This guy is as fragile as Jay Cutler and Dwight Howard combined but we've had to watch it for almost 15 years now. I hope he does win a major someday he's too talented not to.(Did you feel bad - VOTE for Sergio).

Lingmerth showed some serious stones but you have to question the aggressive run at the putt on 18. If it was Furyk, McDowell or somebody else who was more accomplished yes, they don't care about spending coin if they run it past. Yes he was playing with house money and really wanted to hole the putt to tie Tiger but the dude's 3 putt cost him about $400,000 by not finishing solo second.

As for the pool, Mike Hubbard had Tiger solo and moved up 20 spots! Besides that it was feast or famine as many netted $100K+ but there were also 16 MC's.

Bill Horton	-	$7,029,177
Gray Kitchens	-	$5,763,898
Don Adams	-	$5,667,838
Andrew Tucker	-	$5,578,838
Mike Jones	-	$5,430,148
Jennifer King	-	$5,358,485
Jim Fisher	-	$5,103,363
Matt Saler	-	$4,913,684
Kyle Rubeling	-	$4,564,144
Jake Louricas	-	$4,400,049
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Travis Brown	-	$4,389,907
Allen Freedman	-	$4,330,991
Hunter Hughey	-	$4,301,231
Troy Engebretson	-	$3,940,847
Tom Roberts	-	$3,719,943
Stefen Lovelace	-	$3,709,765
Russ Tigue	-	$3,708,800
John Barnes	-	$3,631,729
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,450,234
John Reilly	-	$3,424,771
Greg Adams	-	$3,409,189
Tim Baker Sr.	-	$3,127,170
Nick Eber	-	$3,103,732
Ryan Jordan	-	$3,040,759
Jason Swanson	-	$3,031,978
Joe Eber	-	$3,017,309
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,867,105
Brian Remsberg	-	$2,858,184
Jeremy Hammond	-	$2,814,323
Jeff Wilson	-	$2,801,662
Patrick King	-	$2,627,218
Blake Browne	-	$2,574,675
Jim Hobart	-	$2,571,710
Brian Jones	-	$2,507,384
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,418,572
Brian Marchant	-	$2,382,941
Stephen Riddick	-	$2,297,831
Chris Hood	-	$2,280,117
Mark Eber	-	$2,216,401
Jamie Pimental	-	$2,179,369
Stefan Manford	-	$2,052,797
Sue Hubbard	-	$1,989,989
Chip Kay	-	$1,650,423
Mark Wilson	-	$1,543,682
Alex Yates	-	$1,457,670

Wells Fargo Update...

Has a tourney every fallen so far so fast? Horrible greens, players WD'ing, terrible weather and a bad date now prior to the Players. I would sell stock if I owned it in this event. Hopefully it's a one year fluke but I'd be very anxious if I were running that event. This used to be a top 3 tourney outside of WGC and majors.

How about Derek Ernst. Not only was this just his 9th PGA TOUR start, he was ranked 1,200+ in the world! Let me repeat, 1,200+ in the world. I'm pretty sure there are high school golfers ranked higher. The picks were fairly solid again this week, I'm sure several were disappointed that Phil couldn't close the deal. When you hit 50% of the greens and 30% of the fairways most guys are MC'ing. Phil was leading with 2 holes left.

Updated standings...

Bill Horton	-	$6,921,963
Andrew Tucker	-	$5,578,838
Don Adams	-	$5,560,624
Gray Kitchens	-	$5,417,148
Jennifer King	-	$5,358,485
Mike Jones	-	$5,192,648
Jim Fisher	-	$5,083,128
Matt Saler	-	$4,806,470
Kyle Rubeling	-	$4,456,930
Jake Louricas	-	$4,400,049
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Travis Brown	-	$4,389,907
Hunter Hughey	-	$4,301,231
Allen Freedman	-	$4,093,491
Troy Engebretson	-	$3,940,847
Stefen Lovelace	-	$3,709,765
John Barnes	-	$3,524,515
Tom Roberts	-	$3,482,443
Russ Tigue	-	$3,471,300
Greg Adams	-	$3,409,189
John Reilly	-	$3,187,271
Tim Baker Sr.	-	$3,127,170
Nick Eber	-	$3,083,497
Jason Swanson	-	$3,031,978
Joe Eber	-	$2,997,074
Ryan Jordan	-	$2,933,545
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,867,105
Jeremy Hammond	-	$2,707,109
Jeff Wilson	-	$2,694,448
Brian Remsberg	-	$2,620,684
Jim Hobart	-	$2,571,710
Patrick King	-	$2,520,004
Blake Browne	-	$2,467,461
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,418,572
Brian Marchant	-	$2,275,727
Brian Jones	-	$2,269,884
Mark Eber	-	$2,196,166
Stephen Riddick	-	$2,190,617
Jamie Pimental	-	$2,179,369
Chris Hood	-	$2,172,903
Stefan Manford	-	$2,052,797
Sue Hubbard	-	$1,989,989
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,740,234
Chip Kay	-	$1,630,188
Mark Wilson	-	$1,543,682
Alex Yates	-	$1,220,170

Zurich Update...

The Billy, Billy, Billy Zurich update. Apparently the signs were there because nine of you picked Billy Horschel to win. I know he's battled injuries but he broke through in a huge way this weekend.

I love it when any guy under 25 wins now, the media instantly expects him to be the next great one. Heard it with Henley too in Hawaii, "there's something about this guy's make up." Well there are about 25 of them now under 30 who could be the guy. Who wants to keep working hard and actually be the next young one to win multiple majors and dominate? VOTE TO THE RIGHT. Maybe it won't happen, maybe there is too much balance. I don't know the answer, but I'm thankful the men's game doesn't appear to be in danger of being taken over by the Korean's like it has with the women. 

Aside from the 9 guys picking Horschel I just want to take a minute to head off any allegations that I created the alias of Bill Horton to rig the pool. Horschel was his 3rd winning pick of the year and has built a fairly sizable lead in the standings. Rookie, quit making it look so easy.

Updated Standings...

Bill Horton	-	$6,627,163
Andrew Tucker	-	$5,578,838
Don Adams	-	$5,523,551
Gray Kitchens	-	$5,380,075
Jennifer King	-	$5,261,335
Mike Jones	-	$5,155,575
Jim Fisher	-	$5,070,532
Matt Saler	-	$4,769,397
Jake Louricas	-	$4,400,049
Travis Brown	-	$4,352,834
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Hunter Hughey	-	$4,301,231
Allen Freedman	-	$4,056,418
Kyle Rubeling	-	$4,001,330
Troy Engebretson	-	$3,893,277
Tom Roberts	-	$3,445,370
Russ Tigue	-	$3,423,730
Greg Adams	-	$3,312,039
Stefen Lovelace	-	$3,254,165
John Barnes	-	$3,229,715
John Reilly	-	$3,150,198
Nick Eber	-	$3,083,497
Tim Baker Sr.	-	$3,062,850
Jason Swanson	-	$3,020,052
Joe Eber	-	$2,899,924
Ryan Jordan	-	$2,896,472
Jeff Wilson	-	$2,694,448
Jeremy Hammond	-	$2,659,539
Brian Remsberg	-	$2,608,088
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,572,305
Blake Browne	-	$2,467,461
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,405,976
Patrick King	-	$2,303,092
Jim Hobart	-	$2,276,910
Brian Marchant	-	$2,275,727
Brian Jones	-	$2,222,314
Stephen Riddick	-	$2,153,544
Mark Eber	-	$2,148,596
Jamie Pimental	-	$2,131,799
Chris Hood	-	$2,024,387
Stefan Manford	-	$2,005,227
Sue Hubbard	-	$1,989,989
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,703,161
Chip Kay	-	$1,582,618
Mark Wilson	-	$1,543,682
Alex Yates	-	$1,220,170

RBC Heritage Update...

Didn't see enough of the golf to comment intelligently on this week's tourney. What I do know is we've had an amazing two weeks of picks. Last week at the Masters nobody picked a player who missed the cut. This week at the RBC only one pick missed the cut. This is almost unprecedented in the pool's history. Nobody had G-Mac, top picks were Streelman and Donald.

Bill Horton	-	$5,439,163
Gray Kitchens	-	$5,356,975
Jennifer King	-	$5,227,807
Jim Fisher	-	$5,047,432
Matt Saler	-	$4,735,869
Jake Louricas	-	$4,400,049
Andrew Tucker	-	$4,390,838
Don Adams	-	$4,335,551
Travis Brown	-	$4,329,734
Hunter Hughey	-	$4,278,131
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Mike Jones	-	$3,967,575
Tom Roberts	-	$3,411,842
Russ Tigue	-	$3,390,202
John Barnes	-	$3,229,715
Greg Adams	-	$3,209,739
Stefen Lovelace	-	$3,151,865
John Reilly	-	$3,150,198
Jason Swanson	-	$3,020,052
Tim Baker Sr.	-	$2,960,550
Ryan Jordan	-	$2,873,372
Allen Freedman	-	$2,868,418
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,813,330
Joe Eber	-	$2,797,624
Troy Engebretson	-	$2,705,277
Jeff Wilson	-	$2,671,348
Brian Remsberg	-	$2,608,088
Jeremy Hammond	-	$2,557,239
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,549,205
Blake Browne	-	$2,365,161
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,303,676
Patrick King	-	$2,303,092
Brian Jones	-	$2,222,314
Brian Marchant	-	$2,173,427
Stephen Riddick	-	$2,153,544
Jamie Pimental	-	$2,131,799
Mark Eber	-	$2,046,296
Chris Hood	-	$2,024,387
Stefan Manford	-	$1,982,127
Sue Hubbard	-	$1,956,461
Nick Eber	-	$1,895,497
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,703,161
Mark Wilson	-	$1,441,382
Chip Kay	-	$1,417,618
Alex Yates	-	$1,220,170
Jim Hobart	-	$1,088,910

The Masters Update...

Let's do this in chronological order...

Friday - Tiger's drop gate ruling. Upon further review of all information, I think they got it right. If he doesn't tell the media that he purposely dropped 2 yards back (it looked more like 2 feet) he doesn't even get penalized at all. This was blown out of proportion by people who don't understand the rules. It wasn't a double standard, hell if anything he was only penalized because he is Tiger, if it was Marc Leishman he's not interviewed after the round. Last thought, his 8 would have been a 5 at worst maybe a 4. Four less shots would have put him in the playoff.

Saturday - You didn't really think Fred Couples would be able to stay in contention did you?

Sunday - Holy Bernhard Langer. Three birdies to open the day, he was on pace for 54 but ended up shooting 76.

On the back nine Snedecker showed why he wears a pink shirt. You think Cabrera owns a pink shirt? Maybe but he doesn't wear it on Sunday at majors.

Tiger can't make anything until it's too late. Who thought he might make a hole-in-one on 16 and make it really interesting? I hoped he would. He grinds out a par on 18 to save 26 people who picked him at least another $150K.

Adam Scott has won the Masters with a long putt on 18. Into Stevie's arms he goes!... Wait for it...

El Pato, now known as El Cajones hits one of the most clutch shots in Masters history. Hold your horses Australia, I need another green jacket for my closet.

Adam Scott can't win this now can he? After that mental let down?

First playoff hole, El Cajones and Scott hit perfect tee balls and approaches 2 yards short of where they needed them. El Cajones once again hits nearly a perfect shot but chip doesn't drop.

On to second playoff hole. Two perfect drives, great approaches and again El Cajones much like first playoff hole and 17 hits a perfect shot to not see it go in. Adam Scott rolls his in on nearly the final turn.

The end. Travis Brown and Bill Horton look like geniuses. Bill is in the lead and Travis goes from 37th to 9th. The pool has officially begun for 2013...

Updated Standings...

Bill Horton	-	$5,419,443
Jim Fisher	-	$5,027,712
Gray Kitchens	-	$5,020,575
Jennifer King	-	$4,891,407
Matt Saler	-	$4,399,469
Jake Louricas	-	$4,380,329
Andrew Tucker	-	$4,371,118
Don Adams	-	$4,315,831
Travis Brown	-	$4,282,754
Hunter Hughey	-	$3,941,731
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Mike Jones	-	$3,631,175
Tom Roberts	-	$3,364,862
John Barnes	-	$3,229,715
Greg Adams	-	$3,190,019
Russ Tigue	-	$3,053,802
John Reilly	-	$3,024,532
Jason Swanson	-	$2,894,386
Ryan Jordan	-	$2,873,372
Allen Freedman	-	$2,848,698
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,815,465
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,793,610
Joe Eber	-	$2,671,958
Troy Engebretson	-	$2,669,259
Jeff Wilson	-	$2,624,368
Tim Baker Sr.	-	$2,624,150
Brian Remsberg	-	$2,561,108
Jeremy Hammond	-	$2,557,239
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,502,225
Blake Browne	-	$2,345,441
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,293,758
Patrick King	-	$2,283,372
Brian Jones	-	$2,202,594
Brian Marchant	-	$2,137,409
Stephen Riddick	-	$2,133,824
Jamie Pimental	-	$2,095,781
Mark Eber	-	$2,033,652
Chris Hood	-	$2,004,667
Stefan Manford	-	$1,935,147
Sue Hubbard	-	$1,920,443
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,694,015
Nick Eber	-	$1,559,097
Mark Wilson	-	$1,426,965
Chip Kay	-	$1,397,898
Alex Yates	-	$1,220,170
Jim Hobart	-	$1,088,910

Bay Hill Update...

I could just go back and re-post an old blog post written seven other times... Tiger won at Bay Hill again. Groundhog Day? No thanks, I'd like to strangle that stupid rodent for his prediction of spring being just around the corner. Could he be more wrong? Let's nope not.

For the six who rolled the dice and chose Tiger, we'll find out if it was a good move in three weeks. If he wins the Masters, those who choose him will gain more than $2M on you in the standings. In the meantime, you just netted $6 from the winner pot. Three of the six are also in the top 10 including Jim, Gray and Don who are 1-3 in the standings. Maybe you're smarter than I thought!

Other thoughts on the weekend. Sergio hit his best shot in 10 years then had to WD because he had a boo boo and wanted to make sure he was healthy enough to once again not win a major. For those that lost some prize money due to the WD, I hate to pile on but you can't use him again this year... Even if you actually wanted to.

Lastly, how about a caption contest below on this photo from PGATour.com. I'll start with "Tiger tells Arnie, he may not catch Jack in majors, but he's closing in on his record of most women in PGA Tour history."

Updated Standings...

Jim Fisher	-	$4,974,492
Gray Kitchens	-	$4,560,675
Don Adams	-	$4,262,611
Jennifer King	-	$4,068,987
Matt Saler	-	$3,582,789
Jake Louricas	-	$3,557,909
Andrew Tucker	-	$3,028,518
Russ Tigue	-	$2,898,742
Hunter Hughey	-	$2,889,911
Mike Jones	-	$2,789,742
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,645,570
Bill Horton	-	$2,478,063
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,440,165
Tom Roberts	-	$2,430,429
Greg Adams	-	$2,348,586
John Barnes	-	$2,190,481
John Reilly	-	$2,127,211
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,069,465
Allen Freedman	-	$2,063,390
Jason Swanson	-	$2,016,993
Ryan Jordan	-	$2,006,519
Justin Marksamer	-	$1,981,858
Patrick King	-	$1,966,752
Troy Engebretson	-	$1,947,106
Tim Baker Sr.	-	$1,920,150
Brian Marchant	-	$1,914,176
Mark Eber	-	$1,864,470
Jeff Wilson	-	$1,801,948
Jamie Pimental	-	$1,753,268
Joe Eber	-	$1,737,525
Blake Browne	-	$1,728,921
Brian Remsberg	-	$1,694,255
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,639,222
Chris Hood	-	$1,540,667
Jeremy Hammond	-	$1,530,839
Stephen Riddick	-	$1,429,824
Nick Eber	-	$1,200,057
Mark Wilson	-	$1,196,465
Sue Hubbard	-	$1,135,135
Alex Yates	-	$1,096,496
Travis Brown	-	$1,065,516
Brian Jones	-	$1,038,761
Jim Hobart	-	$951,410
Chip Kay	-	$693,898
Stefan Manford	-	$685,547

Tampa Bay Championship

Is it time for the Masters yet? Mother Nature is working hard to cool down the ground here and keep the azaleas from blooming early. Latest spring I've seen in the 8 years since embedding in the southland.

I watched Streelman finish off his first win on the PGA TOUR. Other than the fact that he went to Duke, good solid dude, nice to see him finally break through. A lot of decent picks, really glad I decided to go with Cabrera instead of sticking with Donald. Maybe that was a sign to take a vow of poverty as Pope Francis has. Only a $210K difference between the two.

Take heart if you're down near the bottom of the pool, if you picked a top 5 finisher at the Masters (and Tigers doesn't play well) you'll be in the top 10.

Here's the updated standings...

Jennifer King	-	$4,056,153
Jim Fisher	-	$3,858,492
Jake Louricas	-	$3,544,703
Gray Kitchens	-	$3,444,675
Don Adams	-	$3,146,611
Andrew Tucker	-	$3,028,518
Matt Saler	-	$2,913,189
Hunter Hughey	-	$2,889,911
Russ Tigue	-	$2,885,908
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,422,012
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Greg Adams	-	$2,335,380
John Barnes	-	$2,177,647
John Reilly	-	$2,127,211
Mike Jones	-	$2,120,142
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,051,312
Ryan Jordan	-	$2,006,519
Jason Swanson	-	$1,998,840
Justin Marksamer	-	$1,981,858
Allen Freedman	-	$1,948,690
Tim Baker Sr.	-	$1,920,150
Brian Marchant	-	$1,901,342
Troy Engebretson	-	$1,885,106
Jeff Wilson	-	$1,783,795
Tom Roberts	-	$1,760,829
Jamie Pimental	-	$1,753,268
Joe Eber	-	$1,737,525
Blake Browne	-	$1,715,715
Brian Remsberg	-	$1,694,255
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,621,069
Jeremy Hammond	-	$1,530,839
Kyle Rubeling	-	$1,529,570
Chris Hood	-	$1,522,514
Stephen Riddick	-	$1,416,618
Bill Horton	-	$1,362,063
Patrick King	-	$1,297,152
Sue Hubbard	-	$1,135,135
Alex Yates	-	$1,096,496
Travis Brown	-	$1,065,516
Brian Jones	-	$1,038,761
Nick Eber	-	$1,032,657
Jim Hobart	-	$889,410
Mark Eber	-	$748,470
Stefan Manford	-	$685,547
Chip Kay	-	$675,745
Mark Wilson	-	$526,865