Wells Fargo Update

Rory. Wow. 61 yesterday and a goof around 69 today. The guy just makes it look easy when he's on. The three final majors could be really fun if he and Spieth are on for two of them. Throw a half Tiger and half Phil in there and we might really be talking.

John Doyle picked Rory solo, I think anytime you get a win its a great pick but with majors worth double, I wouldn't risk it. Then again, I suck in this pool so that doesn't really matter. I did get lucky that Webb Simpson only choked a little today.

Updated standings:

Richard Rapkin	-	$8,534,646
Chris Edwards	-	$8,499,927
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$7,603,059
Don Adams	-	$7,435,694
Sean Scoopmire	-	$7,435,298
Allen Freedman	-	$7,364,442
Joe Eber	-	$7,318,992
Jennifer Garrity	-	$6,521,768
John Doyle	-	$6,371,821
Rob Randall	-	$6,175,338
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Mark Wilson	-	$6,018,048
Jim Fisher	-	$5,516,449
Brian Jones	-	$5,368,062
Mike Blair	-	$5,232,757
BJ Sweeney	-	$5,104,468
Chad Crawford	-	$4,723,475
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$4,518,681
Matt Saler	-	$4,396,877
Cale Harbin	-	$4,040,224
Jeff Henry	-	$3,950,457
Mark Eber	-	$3,893,620
Bill Horton	-	$3,841,121
Hunter Hughey	-	$3,731,440
Jamie Pimentel	-	$3,523,342
Tom Sullivan	-	$3,462,231
Sue Hubbard	-	$3,419,406
Jason Swanson	-	$3,208,884
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,853,267
Russ Tigue	-	$2,646,018
Brian Remsberg	-	$2,615,096
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,611,814
Nick Eber	-	$2,579,633
Stefan Manford	-	$2,500,198
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,492,917
Scott Stein	-	$2,458,077
Chris Hood	-	$2,382,594
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,308,572
Tom Roberts	-	$2,188,111
John Barnes	-	$2,021,770
John Reilly	-	$2,011,630
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,776,028
Steve Smith	-	$1,109,178
Travis Brown	-	$664,635

Players Update

Amazing golf. Rickie Fowler birdied 17 three times on Sunday. He actually birdied it 5 of 6 times he played it over the weekend. What the hell happened on Saturday? He only made a par. I'm sure there are days that go by with amateurs when there aren't 5 birdies there all day. 

Also fun was seeing fellow GCC members Bill Haas and Ben Martin paired together and trying to grind out a W for $1.8M.  Poor guys will have to settle with $440K each.

The picks were either great or bad, not much in the middle. Joe Eber had Rickie solo and vaults up the leaderboard to 5th place. Five people picked Sergio. Rickie and Sergio were both my favorites but I wasted them both earlier in the season. How come I didn't remember I had already used them? They netted me a whopping $42,600. Why is this pool so damn hard!?

After the picks of Rickie and Sergio there wasn't much. There were 25 picks that were either a MC or netted less than $25,000.

Updated Standings

Richard Rapkin	-	$8,520,304
Chris Edwards	-	$8,485,585
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$7,603,059
Allen Freedman	-	$7,364,442
Joe Eber	-	$7,291,302
Don Adams	-	$7,142,248
Sean Scoopmire	-	$7,141,852
Jennifer Garrity	-	$6,494,078
Rob Randall	-	$6,160,996
Mark Wilson	-	$6,003,706
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Brian Jones	-	$5,368,062
Mike Blair	-	$5,232,757
Jim Fisher	-	$5,223,003
John Doyle	-	$5,093,821
BJ Sweeney	-	$5,032,847
Chad Crawford	-	$4,723,475
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$4,518,681
Matt Saler	-	$4,378,861
Cale Harbin	-	$4,022,208
Mark Eber	-	$3,893,620
Hunter Hughey	-	$3,659,819
Bill Horton	-	$3,656,521
Sue Hubbard	-	$3,391,716
Tom Sullivan	-	$3,390,610
Jeff Henry	-	$3,325,657
Jamie Pimentel	-	$3,229,896
Jason Swanson	-	$3,194,542
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,809,957
Russ Tigue	-	$2,602,708
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,568,504
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,478,575
Stefan Manford	-	$2,472,508
Scott Stein	-	$2,443,735
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,294,230
Tom Roberts	-	$2,173,769
Chris Hood	-	$2,089,148
John Reilly	-	$2,011,630
John Barnes	-	$2,007,428
Brian Remsberg	-	$1,990,296
Nick Eber	-	$1,954,833
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,761,686
Steve Smith	-	$1,109,178
Travis Brown	-	$636,945

Cadillac WGC Match Play Update

The new format may have helped the top player in the game reach the finals but nobody picked him. Probably because you'd be stupid to pick him in a non-major. Or would you? He netted $1.8M with the win. The top pick in our pool was Jim Furyk by Mark Wilson. Nobody picked any of the other final four players. I venture to guess this is the first time since we've taken 2 players each that nobody netted $1M in total earnings.

How many of you knew Danny Willet before the weekend? I only knew him because he flipped my boys a ball last year at the U.S.Open.

For those wondering how the earnings would shake out, the WGC did pay players more for winning matches in the pods. It appears the guys who didn't advance were ranked 1-3 and paid accordingly. Updated standings...

Chris Edwards	-	$8,485,585
Richard Rapkin	-	$8,389,447
Allen Freedman	-	$7,364,442
Don Adams	-	$7,120,048
Sean Scoopmire	-	$7,010,995
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$6,723,059
Jennifer Garrity	-	$6,494,078
Rob Randall	-	$6,030,139
Joe Eber	-	$5,491,302
Brian Jones	-	$5,368,062
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Mark Wilson	-	$5,123,706
BJ Sweeney	-	$5,032,847
John Doyle	-	$4,962,964
Chad Crawford	-	$4,723,475
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$4,518,681
Mike Blair	-	$4,352,757
Jim Fisher	-	$4,343,003
Cale Harbin	-	$3,891,351
Mark Eber	-	$3,706,120
Hunter Hughey	-	$3,659,819
Bill Horton	-	$3,525,664
Matt Saler	-	$3,498,861
Sue Hubbard	-	$3,369,516
Tom Sullivan	-	$3,368,410
Jamie Pimentel	-	$3,229,896
Jeff Henry	-	$3,138,157
Jason Swanson	-	$3,063,685
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,809,957
Russ Tigue	-	$2,602,708
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,548,504
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,478,575
Stefan Manford	-	$2,472,508
Scott Stein	-	$2,443,735
Tom Roberts	-	$2,173,769
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,163,373
Chris Hood	-	$2,089,148
John Reilly	-	$2,011,630
Brian Remsberg	-	$1,990,296
John Barnes	-	$1,985,228
Nick Eber	-	$1,823,976
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,741,686
Steve Smith	-	$1,089,178
Travis Brown	-	$636,945

Zurich Feast or Famine Open

Either you picked Justin Rose or you MC'd. That's what 80% of the pool did. 12 people picked Justin Rose and 14 had either MC or NP including Kyle Rubeling who was the final competition for Cale Harbin in the cuts made streak. Cale nets $230 by picking 15 straight guys who made the cut and two others who didn't have to make a cut.

Also noteworthy this week is our current leader Chris Edwards who picked his fourth winner in five tournaments. Yes, you read that right he's picked four of the past five winners! I'm not sure I've picked four winners in the nine years I've been running this thing.

This year's top 3 would have been in last year's playoff with the amount they've already earned. How bonkers have this year's picks been? Take a look at the very bottom for the top 10 standings at this point last year!

The leaderboard...

Chris Edwards	-	$8,350,378
Richard Rapkin	-	$8,153,624
Allen Freedman	-	$7,015,942
Don Adams	-	$6,993,048
Sean Scoopmire	-	$6,676,611
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$6,509,559
Jennifer Garrity	-	$6,159,694
Rob Randall	-	$5,903,139
Brian Jones	-	$5,068,062
Joe Eber	-	$4,907,802
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
BJ Sweeney	-	$4,905,847
John Doyle	-	$4,850,080
Mark Wilson	-	$4,540,206
Chad Crawford	-	$4,487,652
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$4,383,474
Mike Blair	-	$4,253,989
Jim Fisher	-	$4,129,503
Cale Harbin	-	$3,677,851
Hunter Hughey	-	$3,561,051
Tom Sullivan	-	$3,368,410
Matt Saler	-	$3,285,361
Bill Horton	-	$3,177,164
Sue Hubbard	-	$3,133,693
Mark Eber	-	$3,100,297
Jamie Pimentel	-	$3,080,573
Jeff Henry	-	$2,966,511
Jason Swanson	-	$2,692,862
Russ Tigue	-	$2,467,501
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,461,457
Stefan Manford	-	$2,337,301
Justin Marksamer	-	$2,335,004
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,130,075
Scott Stein	-	$2,095,235
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,050,489
Tom Roberts	-	$2,038,562
John Reilly	-	$1,862,307
Brian Remsberg	-	$1,754,473
Chris Hood	-	$1,740,648
John Barnes	-	$1,650,844
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,614,686
Nick Eber	-	$1,453,153
Steve Smith	-	$1,089,178
Travis Brown	-	$636,945

2014 Leaderboard through Zurich

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

Heritage Update!

Lots to report on this week after the Heritage...

1.) Cale Harbin and Kyle Rubeling are the final two in streakin' race. Standing 25th and 26th respectively, they have now picked 16 straight guys who made the cut and played shitty on the weekend! Nice work Tom and Bill for hanging around but Zach's MC drop you both out of the race.

2.) Former GCC member-member partners Tom Roberts and Allen Freedman both picked Jim Furyk this week moving them up to 31st and 2nd.

3.) Chris Edwards streak of picking 3 straight winners comes to an end. Come on Chris!

4.) I thought I had my 5th pick of a guy making <$20K but instead I double picked Boo Weekley who netted me $0 in two tournaments! :(

On to the Zurich!

Chris Edwards	-	$7,108,378
Allen Freedman	-	$7,015,942
Richard Rapkin	-	$6,911,624
Sean Scoopmire	-	$6,612,556
Rob Randall	-	$5,787,219
Don Adams	-	$5,751,048
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$5,267,559
Brian Jones	-	$5,068,062
Jennifer Garrity	-	$4,917,694
BJ Sweeney	-	$4,888,856
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
John Doyle	-	$4,850,080
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$4,383,474
Mike Blair	-	$4,236,998
Jim Fisher	-	$4,112,512
Joe Eber	-	$3,665,802
Hunter Hughey	-	$3,544,060
Mark Wilson	-	$3,298,206
Matt Saler	-	$3,268,370
Chad Crawford	-	$3,245,652
Jamie Pimentel	-	$3,080,573
Sue Hubbard	-	$3,069,638
Bill Horton	-	$3,061,244
Jeff Henry	-	$2,966,511
Jason Swanson	-	$2,692,862
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,461,457
Cale Harbin	-	$2,435,851
Russ Tigue	-	$2,351,581
Stefan Manford	-	$2,337,301
Tom Sullivan	-	$2,126,410
Scott Stein	-	$2,095,235
Tom Roberts	-	$2,038,562
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,014,155
Gray Kitchens	-	$1,934,569
John Reilly	-	$1,862,307
Mark Eber	-	$1,858,297
Chris Hood	-	$1,709,549
Brian Remsberg	-	$1,649,822
John Barnes	-	$1,586,789
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,583,587
Nick Eber	-	$1,436,162
Justin Marksamer	-	$1,093,004
Steve Smith	-	$1,089,178
Travis Brown	-	$636,945

The Masters Update

Wow. Impressive. Historic. Legen-dary! But I was bored. This wasn't the same level of excitement Tiger brought in 1997 but I do think we've found Rory's rival, maybe even his equal. The kid has game too bad he made his worst stroke on the 72nd hole, would have liked to see that go down.

The picks this week were also historic and interesting. For the first time since the 2012 Masters nobody picked Phil in a major. And what did he do? He did what Phil does - a surprising T2 finish. Also, I believe this is the first time everyone has made the cut in a major.

There were ten people who picked Spieth and eight of them are in the top ten now including 1-7. Other top picks included Rory and Dustin Johnson. Bubba, Day and Walker picks netted just $80,000 and lose significant ground on the field.

Golf clap for Mark who rolled the dice with Tiger and gained $300K+. I think it was great for him to make the cut and actually finish a tournament for a change. Hopefully he takes the momentum into the Players and really gets going.

Updated standings...

Chris Edwards	-	$7,095,044
Richard Rapkin	-	$6,899,116
Sean Scoopmire	-	$6,612,556
Allen Freedman	-	$5,953,942
Rob Randall	-	$5,773,885
Don Adams	-	$5,751,048
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$5,267,559
Brian Jones	-	$5,042,692
Jennifer Garrity	-	$4,904,360
BJ Sweeney	-	$4,888,856
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
John Doyle	-	$4,850,080
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$4,383,474
Mike Blair	-	$4,167,673
Jim Fisher	-	$4,012,212
Joe Eber	-	$3,622,142
Hunter Hughey	-	$3,518,690
Mark Wilson	-	$3,298,206
Matt Saler	-	$3,268,370
Chad Crawford	-	$3,231,581
Sue Hubbard	-	$3,069,638
Jamie Pimentel	-	$3,068,065
Bill Horton	-	$3,061,244
Jeff Henry	-	$2,953,177
Jason Swanson	-	$2,592,562
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,448,949
Cale Harbin	-	$2,422,517
Russ Tigue	-	$2,339,073
Stefan Manford	-	$2,311,931
Tom Sullivan	-	$2,126,410
Scott Stein	-	$2,095,235
Stefen Lovelace	-	$2,000,821
Gray Kitchens	-	$1,909,199
Mark Eber	-	$1,846,379
John Reilly	-	$1,792,982
Chris Hood	-	$1,695,478
Brian Remsberg	-	$1,638,553
John Barnes	-	$1,586,789
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,571,079
Nick Eber	-	$1,366,837
Justin Marksamer	-	$1,093,004
Steve Smith	-	$1,089,178
Tom Roberts	-	$976,562
Travis Brown	-	$636,945

The Masters on CBS!

Picks are below golf patrons. I hope you enjoy some pimento and cheese sandwiches with a side of moon pies this weekend.

My unofficial count of players picked...

Day - 12
Spieth - 11
McIlroy - 9
Watson - 7
Johnson - 2
Scott - 2
Walker - 1
Woods - 1 

Brian Jones	-	$4,082,692	-	Rory McIlroy
BJ Sweeney	-	$3,928,856	-	Rory McIlroy
Jim Fisher	-	$3,876,212	-	Jason Day
Chris Edwards	-	$3,495,044	-	Jordan Spieth
Richard Rapkin	-	$3,299,116	-	Jordan Spieth
Mark Wilson	-	$3,218,206	-	Bubba Watson
Mike Blair	-	$3,207,673	-	Rory McIlroy
Chad Crawford	-	$3,151,581	-	Jimmy Walker
Sean Scoopmire	-	$3,012,556	-	Jordan Spieth
Bill Horton	-	$2,981,244	-	Adam Scott
Joe Eber	-	$2,952,142	-	Dustin Johnson
Jeff Henry	-	$2,817,177	-	Jason Day
Hunter Hughey	-	$2,558,690	-	Rory McIlroy
Jason Swanson	-	$2,512,562	-	Bubba Watson
Allen Freedman	-	$2,353,942	-	Jordan Spieth
Kyle Rubeling	-	$2,312,949	-	Jason Day
Matt Saler	-	$2,308,370	-	Rory McIlroy
Cale Harbin	-	$2,286,517	-	Jason Day
Russ Tigue	-	$2,259,073	-	Bubba Watson
Stefan Manford	-	$2,231,931	-	Bubba Watson
Rob Randall	-	$2,173,885	-	Jordan Spieth
Don Adams	-	$2,151,048	-	Jordan Spieth
Sue Hubbard	-	$2,109,638	-	Rory McIlroy
Jamie Pimentel	-	$2,108,065	-	Rory McIlroy
Tom Sullivan	-	$1,990,410	-	Jason Day
Stefen Lovelace	-	$1,864,821	-	Jason Day
Gray Kitchens	-	$1,773,199	-	Jason Day
John Reilly	-	$1,712,982	-	Bubba Watson
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$1,667,559	-	Jordan Spieth
Chris Hood	-	$1,559,478	-	Jason Day
Mark Eber	-	$1,536,379	-	Tiger Woods
John Barnes	-	$1,506,789	-	Bubba Watson
Mike Hubbard	-	$1,435,079	-	Jason Day
Jennifer Garrity	-	$1,304,360	-	Jordan Spieth
John Doyle	-	$1,250,080	-	Jordan Spieth
Nick Eber	-	$1,230,837	-	Jason Day
Scott Stein	-	$1,135,235	-	Rory McIlory
Justin Marksamer	-	$1,013,004	-	Adam Scott
Brian Remsberg	-	$968,553	-	Dustin Johnson
Steve Smith	-	$953,178	-	Jason Day
Tom Roberts	-	$840,562	-	Jason Day
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$783,474	-	Jordan Spieth
Travis Brown	-	$556,945	-	Bubba Watson