Cinderella Story...

Brian Marchant moved up from seventh to win the PGA Challenge Championship! Tom Roberts jumped from 10th place to finish second. Both picked Brandt Snedecker and the remainder of the field didn't have three horses to make up the difference. Don Adams holds on for third place.

Another great year and the trophy will be etched with a new name and be ready for presentation at our October 28 golf outing. We have eight signed up now, please let me know if you'd like to join us. Last year we had a great time. 

Brian Marchant	-	$2,035,200	-	$580
Tom Roberts	-	$1,890,080	-	$212
Don Adams	-	$1,451,560	-	$428
Patrick King	-	$1,347,848	-	$35
John Reilly	-	$1,306,840	-	$48
Jennifer King	-	$931,840	-	$458
Greg Adams	-	$905,846	-	$139
John Barnes	-	$883,753	-	$167
Nick Eber	-	$844,826	-	$8
Mike Jones	-	$739,100	-	$8

Holy Rory!

Wow, I didn't see any of it but I was surprised he won again. I guess we shouldn't be, this guy is in charge. I don't recall us going into the final event without at least one person over $1M. Usually there is a clear cut leader and everyone has to get inventive with their three picks. In this case you probably just need to get the winner (hoping the three at the top don't pick him) and two other top 10's to steal this thing. You have two weeks to figure out your strategy.

MORE ON RORY...
After quick review of what these two playoff wins mean to Rory and his chances of winning $10M in the finale w/o doing much work. Well you'd be surprised to find out, he may finish 2nd or 3rd and still NOT win it. Kind of nuts, but I think it does make it a bit more exciting. The PGA tries to equate it to other playoffs but I'm pretty sure most "teams" that enter the fourth event (err game) having won 2 of the first 3 would at least get a game 5. In golf where these guys are beating fields of 100+ twice in a row, I think he should almost have this wrapped before teeing. Oh well, it's better than when Vijay just had to finish the tourney to win the first one.

In case you want to learn more click here - http://www.pgatour.com/2008/fedexcup/11/25/2009changes.questions/index.html

Don Adams	-	$830,600
Patrick King	-	$726,888
John Reilly	-	$725,080
Greg Adams	-	$353,526
John Barnes	-	$340,553
Nick Eber	-	$296,826
Brian Marchant	-	$219,200
Jennifer King	-	$90,880
Mike Jones	-	$79,580
Tom Roberts	-	$34,880

Deutsche Bank Championship

Enjoyable golf viewing today save for the part when NBC tried to make Charley Hoffman's back nine 47 into the most important round of golf since the 1947 U.S. Open. I haven't heard NBC hype up something that lame since well, this week's Notre Dame / Purdue game.

On to this week's picks. There is good news and bad news. There are no more cuts this year, BUT that also means Don will be adding to his leading money total so to catch up you're going to have to make a really solid pick. Patrick made the best pick of the week (Snedecker) moving him into second and Don also had a solid pick in Adam Scott. Three more people found out that Bubba is not committed to golf right now.

Everybody is definitely still in this with four total picks remaining.

Don Adams	-	$722,000
Patrick King	-	$448,888
John Barnes	-	$321,300
Brian Marchant	-	$145,600
Greg Adams	-	$75,526
Mike Jones	-	$56,700
John Reilly	-	$21,080
Nick Eber	-	$18,826
Jennifer King	-	$17,280
Tom Roberts	-	$17,280

Barclays Update...

Don Adams had the top pick in Dustin Johnson and has a pretty nice lead heading into the second playoff tourney. But with three events left and five total picks, this thing is still wide open. Here are the updated standings...

Don Adams	-	$464,000
John Barnes	-	$281,000
Patrick King	-	$160,888
Greg Adams	-	$56,700
Mike Jones	-	$56,700
John Reilly	-	$21,080
Jennifer King	-	$17,280
Tom Roberts	-	$17,280
Nick Eber	-	$0
Brian Marchant	-	$0

PGA Update / Regular Season Finale...

Wow! Lots to talk about after Rory's win at the PGA. First Rory... It's good to see that he is committed to being great. This win could catapult him to a great 2013. He's the second youngest ever to win two majors. Look out golf world - this guy is going to make it tough to win majors for a while. Could be a Tiger like run coming soon.

Jen, Patrick Brian M., John and Hunter all picked Mr. McIlroy. All but Hunter made the playoffs and Jen moved up from third place to win the regular season. Below are the final regular season standings with personal earnings. We will be off for one week before resuming the pool with the first playoff event The Barclays.

If you didn't qualify for the playoffs please let me know if you'd like a check for your winnings or if you'd like it to be applied for your 2013 entry fee.

Remember, we will have a PGA Challenge outing again on Oct. 28...


Player         2012 Total Money Earnings
Jennifer King  -       $10,582,500 - $458
Don Adams - $9,277,527 - $328
John Barnes - $8,033,524 - $167
Greg Adams - $8,011,397 - $139
Brian Marchant $7,737,152 - $80
Patrick King - $7,730,517 - $35
Tom Roberts - $7,505,268 - $12
Nick Eber - $7,194,075 - $8
Mike Jones - $6,942,972 - $8
John Reilly - $6,905,504 - $48
PLAYOFF CUT LINE -
Jason Swanson $6,103,313 - $5
Gary Forte - $5,897,506 - $42
Hunter Hughey $5,724,351 - $25
Stefen Lovelace- $5,630,159 - $26
Chip Forte - $5,596,401 - $25
Allen Freedman $5,277,857 - $7
Andrew Tucker $5,216,171 - $8
Sue Hubbard - $5,093,240 - $25
Tim Baker Sr. - $5,018,330 - $5
Paula Noble - $4,703,724 - $5
Chris Hood - $4,447,325 - $3
Stefan Manford $4,261,851 - $3
Stephen Riddick $4,112,221 - $25
Mark Wilson         $4,098,617 - $26
Justin Marksamer $4,071,339 - $10
Kyle Rubeling - $3,952,359 - $0
Travis Brown - $3,894,827 - $7
Joe Eber -         $3,779,716 - $3
Jim Hobart - $3,754,942 - $1
Jeff Wilson - $3,738,402 - $10
Brian Jones - $3,595,207 - $60
Matt Saler - $3,407,759 - $25
Brian Remsberg $3,344,479 - $0
Sean Scoopmire $3,195,868 - $21
Gray Kitchens - $3,124,230 - $200
Alex Yates - $3,068,302 - $4
Jake Louricas - $2,655,242 - $0
Troy Engebretson $2,484,579 - $0
Doug Oles - $2,273,319 - $0
Wayne Birely - $2,240,921 - $0
Mark Eber - $1,958,263 - $20
Marshall Ledbetter $1,538,447 - $0

PGA Championship Week...

Sorry for the delayed update. Some pretty nice picks last weekend, only one winner however, that was Mr. Scoopmire's pick of J.J. Henry in the Reno-Tahoe. Several helped themselves move closer to the top 10 at the Bridgestone in Akron. Below are the updated standings. Note this is the last tourney of the regular season, everyone from Hunter (35th) is still mathematically alive but most below 20th would need a win and help. Note the top pick will win $125 so that's incentive to pick somebody CRAZY if you're out of it...


Don Adams - $8,508,527
John Barnes - $7,996,274
Jennifer King - $7,692,500
Tom Roberts - $7,359,934
Greg Adams - $7,159,147
Nick Eber - $6,907,503
Mike Jones - $6,797,638
Gary Forte - $5,846,006
Jason Swanson - $5,816,741
Stefen Lovelace - $5,484,825
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Allen Freedman - $5,277,857
Andrew Tucker - $5,178,921
Chip Forte - $5,144,401
Sue Hubbard - $4,989,440
Brian Marchant - $4,847,152
Patrick King - $4,840,517
Tim Baker Sr. - $4,731,758
Paula Noble - $4,703,724
Stephen Riddick - $4,112,221
John Reilly - $4,015,504
Stefan Manford - $3,975,279
Justin Marksamer - $3,967,539
Kyle Rubeling - $3,848,559
Mark Wilson - $3,812,045
Jim Hobart - $3,754,942
Joe Eber - $3,728,216
Travis Brown - $3,695,493
Chris Hood - $3,678,325
Jeff Wilson - $3,668,902
Brian Jones - $3,557,957
Matt Saler - $3,407,759
Sean Scoopmire - $3,195,868
Brian Remsberg - $3,145,145
Gray Kitchens - $3,086,980
Alex Yates - $2,922,968
Hunter Hughey - $2,834,351
Jake Louricas - $2,655,242
Troy Engebretson - $2,484,579
Wayne Birely - $2,203,671
Doug Oles - $2,169,519
Mark Eber - $1,671,691
Marshall Ledbetter - $1,251,875

Canadian Open Update...

Poor Mike Weir, he's never going to win his national championship. Maybe Scott Piercy would trade him the trophy for Weir's green jacket? Probably not. We're coming down to crunch time. If you're within $3M of the playoffs, you're on life support but it's go time! There is no cut at the Bridgestone which is good and bad for those trailing. Don't forget about ever exciting Reno-Tahoe too. I imagine the ratings will be amazing for that tourney on Golf Channel. Nothing much going on in sports right now...

Don Adams - $8,209,827
John Barnes - $7,619,274
Jennifer King - $7,541,550
Tom Roberts - $7,211,934
Nick Eber - $6,819,443
Mike Jones - $6,602,888
Greg Adams - $6,393,647
Gary Forte - $5,775,606
Jason Swanson - $5,589,341
Stefen Lovelace - $5,346,175
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Andrew Tucker - $5,103,721
Chip Forte - $4,993,451
Allen Freedman - $4,935,357
Sue Hubbard - $4,816,440
Patrick King - $4,794,017
Brian Marchant - $4,771,952
Tim Baker Sr. - $4,597,758
Paula Noble - $4,474,474
John Reilly - $3,962,504
Justin Marksamer - $3,886,339
Stephen Riddick - $3,882,971
Stefan Manford - $3,846,529
Kyle Rubeling - $3,767,359
Mark Wilson - $3,759,045
Travis Brown - $3,695,493
Joe Eber - $3,675,216
Chris Hood - $3,596,325
Jeff Wilson - $3,569,502
Jim Hobart - $3,560,192
Brian Jones - $3,325,757
Matt Saler - $3,100,059
Brian Remsberg - $2,985,195
Alex Yates - $2,834,668
Gray Kitchens - $2,800,580
Hunter Hughey - $2,740,851
Jake Louricas - $2,655,242
Sean Scoopmire - $2,599,368
Troy Engebretson - $2,484,579
Wayne Birely - $2,203,671
Doug Oles - $2,169,519
Mark Eber - $1,671,691
Marshall Ledbetter - $1,251,875

The Open Championship Update

Nobody picked Ernie! I had to double check because I couldn't believe it, had to check the excel sheet three times. Greg Adams picked Adam Scott solo and probably feels a touch as bad as the Australian, but both got paid as Greg nets $125 for top major pick and Scott got some much needed jet fuel.

You could see it coming. The guy left EVERY putt short in the middle of the round. You can't play like that in a major or anywhere else, it will catch up with you no matter how good a ball striker or size of the lead. Poor guy, wonder when he felt worse - losing Kate Hudson or a four shot lead in the Open.

A few others with big paydays were John Barnes (Luke ATM Donald) and Jen King with Tiger moved into first and second respectively. In other somewhat related news, Mr. Brian Jones picked a solo winner in Scott Stallings at the True South tourney. He nets $60 for the first winning pick in six weeks. Nothing else notable took place in that tourney.

John Barnes	-	$7,601,594
Jennifer King	-	$7,513,470
Don Adams	-	$7,273,827
Tom Roberts	-	$7,049,868
Nick Eber	-	$6,819,443
Mike Jones	-	$6,574,808
Greg Adams	-	$6,338,932
Gary Forte	-	$5,775,606
Jason Swanson	-	$5,427,275
Stefen Lovelace	-	$5,318,095
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Andrew Tucker	-	$5,017,921
Allen Freedman	-	$4,922,552
Sue Hubbard	-	$4,788,360
Patrick King	-	$4,783,149
Chip Forte	-	$4,778,518
Brian Marchant	-	$4,743,872
Tim Baker Sr.	-	$4,569,678
Paula Noble	-	$4,259,541
John Reilly	-	$3,949,699
Justin Marksamer	-	$3,886,339
Stephen Riddick	-	$3,763,371
Mark Wilson	-	$3,759,045
Kyle Rubeling	-	$3,739,279
Travis Brown	-	$3,695,493
Joe Eber	-	$3,663,568
Jim Hobart	-	$3,560,192
Stefan Manford	-	$3,388,929
Jeff Wilson	-	$3,354,569
Brian Jones	-	$3,297,677
Chris Hood	-	$3,138,725
Matt Saler	-	$3,100,059
Brian Remsberg	-	$2,930,480
Alex Yates	-	$2,834,668
Gray Kitchens	-	$2,800,580
Hunter Hughey	-	$2,740,851
Jake Louricas	-	$2,655,242
Sean Scoopmire	-	$2,599,368
Troy Engebretson	-	$2,484,579
Wayne Birely	-	$2,175,591
Doug Oles	-	$2,169,519
Mark Eber	-	$1,643,611
Marshall Ledbetter	-	$1,251,875

John Deere Update...

Hard to believe but NOBODY picked Zach Johnson in his homeland. In most previous years he was usually picked by at least 5 people. We've now gone six straight weeks without a winning pick. It's time for The Open Championship, perhaps the toughest tournament to pick a winner - see the last five champs. It is time to make hay if you're back in the pack, find a winner!


Don Adams - $7,210,817
John Barnes - $6,975,724
Nick Eber - $6,812,783
Jennifer King - $6,567,370
Tom Roberts - $6,120,418
Mike Jones - $5,948,938
Jason Swanson - $5,346,579
Gary Forte - $5,149,736
Andrew Tucker - $4,954,911
Allen Freedman - $4,858,506
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Chip Forte - $4,761,868
Patrick King - $4,719,103
Greg Adams - $4,697,698
Brian Marchant - $4,663,176
Stefen Lovelace - $4,564,875
Tim Baker Sr. - $4,553,028
Paula Noble - $4,148,643
John Reilly - $3,886,689
Sue Hubbard - $3,842,260
Mark Wilson - $3,703,811
Stephen Riddick - $3,657,325
Travis Brown - $3,614,797
Justin Marksamer - $3,610,953
Joe Eber - $3,598,284
Jim Hobart - $3,543,542
Jeff Wilson - $3,299,335
Stefan Manford - $3,226,841
Chris Hood - $3,092,365
Matt Saler - $3,019,363
Brian Remsberg - $2,884,120
Kyle Rubeling - $2,809,829
Gray Kitchens - $2,800,580
Alex Yates - $2,770,622
Brian Jones - $2,693,631
Jake Louricas - $2,655,242
Hunter Hughey - $2,582,297
Sean Scoopmire - $2,535,322
Troy Engebretson - $2,393,833
Wayne Birely - $2,175,591
Mark Eber - $1,562,381
Doug Oles - $1,543,649
Marshall Ledbetter - $1,170,645

The Open Championship Picking Preview

Fifteen straight majors with a different champion, 11 of those were first time winners. This got me thinking. How have these guys done since? How did they do in their next major? Some pretty interesting stuff below, needless to say - I would not be picking Webb Simpson for the British this week...

Major Winner                           Next Major                            OWGR (as of 7/1)
Webb Simpson                           NP                                            5
Bubba Watson                            MC                                           6
Darren Clarke                             MC                                           81
Rory McIlroy                              T64                                           2
Charl Schwartzel                         T9                                             17
Martin Kaymer                            MC                                           15
Louis Oosthuizen                         MC                                           20
Graeme McDowell                      T23                                           11
Phil Mickelson                             T4                                             14
Angel Cabrera                             T54                                           190
Lucas Glover                               MC                                           125
Stewart Cink                               T67                                           176
Y.E. Yang                                   T8                                             70
Padraig Harrington                       T35                                           69

Some quick thoughts on the above. Five didn't make the next major cut, the average finish for the eight that did was 29th. Mickelson's T4 at the U.S. Open and Yang's T8 at the following Masters skews this number even more.

There are several logical explanations for poor play at the next major including the fact that the winner of the U.S. Open has just five weeks to prep for an entirely different style of golf at The Open and vice versa for that winner prior to the PGA. And the winner of the PGA has nearly seven months before he tees it up at Augusta. More logically though are the increasing demands on the players' schedule and his elevated expectations of himself heading into that next major. Some of these guys are drained and some may have acheived their lifelong goal and decided to take it a bit easy afterward.

The fact that many have fallen so far down the world rankings isn't as easy to explain however.

Glover was arguably one of the top young players in the game when he won. Although he was relatively unknown outside of golf nerd circles, the guy was a proven player and one of the best ball strikers on tour. Today he's ammassed a whopping $67,000 in earnings on the tour this year and shows little interest in the game.

Cink was a career grinder prior to his win at The Open over Tom Watson in a playoff, he has more than $30M in career earnings. There's not much more for him to prove and he's likely on the downside of his PGA TOUR career.

Clarke has a similar story to Cink but has been through a lot with his family and when he got the surprise win last year at The Open it was likely time to hoist a few pints and have a quiet season in 2012.

Out of the first time "young guns" it will come down to whether they want to be great or spend their time and new found wealth pursuing other interests. I don't know any of them well enough to project which way they'll go, but I hope Rory and Bubba will dedicate themselves. They have talents nobody else possesses but do they love the game enough?

Stay tuned, let's read this again in 3 years. Thanks to Wikipedia's sweet golf major page for the knowledge -

AT&T National

Tiger secured his third win on tour this year and his 74th overall. The win moves him to second all-time, one ahead of Jack Nicklaus and eight behind leader Sam Snead. Can he go back-to-back? He's in the field this week in West Virginia.

On another note, did anyone watch CBS's coverage on Saturday? It was weird watching a tournament without any spectators.

Here are the updated standings...


Don Adams - $7,021,469
John Barnes - $6,879,910
Nick Eber - $6,581,453
Jennifer King - $6,307,170
Tom Roberts - $6,109,884
Mike Jones - $5,923,856
Gary Forte - $5,095,916
Jason Swanson - $4,994,269
Andrew Tucker - $4,940,363
Greg Adams - $4,697,698
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Chip Forte - $4,573,824
Patrick King - $4,544,303
Stefen Lovelace - $4,539,793
Allen Freedman - $4,506,196
Brian Marchant - $4,442,376
Tim Baker Sr. - $4,325,028
Paula Noble - $3,959,295
John Reilly - $3,801,913
Sue Hubbard - $3,771,920
Mark Wilson - $3,660,337
Justin Marksamer - $3,610,953
Joe Eber - $3,598,284
Jim Hobart - $3,519,344
Stephen Riddick - $3,482,525
Travis Brown - $3,439,997
Jeff Wilson - $3,299,335
Stefan Manford - $3,212,293
Chris Hood - $3,011,099
Matt Saler - $2,921,503
Brian Remsberg - $2,873,586
Alex Yates - $2,770,622
Gray Kitchens - $2,695,375
Brian Jones - $2,668,549
Jake Louricas - $2,655,242
Hunter Hughey - $2,522,017
Kyle Rubeling - $2,457,519
Troy Engebretson - $2,393,833
Sean Scoopmire - $2,368,656
Wayne Birely - $2,175,591
Mark Eber - $1,549,921
Doug Oles - $1,543,649
Marshall Ledbetter - $1,170,645

Travelers Championship

Guess who picked Marc Leishman? Nobody, not once all year. That's how deep the PGA TOUR is, any guy, any week. Here are the updated standings...


Don Adams - $6,962,876
Nick Eber - $6,567,998
John Barnes - $6,437,910
Jennifer King - $6,112,170
Tom Roberts - $6,109,884
Mike Jones - $5,810,106
Gary Forte - $5,064,472
Jason Swanson - $4,994,269
Andrew Tucker - $4,826,613
Greg Adams - $4,683,268
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Patrick King - $4,530,393
Chip Forte - $4,515,231
Allen Freedman - $4,506,196
Brian Marchant - $4,429,766
Stefen Lovelace - $4,344,793
Tim Baker Sr. - $4,309,500
Paula Noble - $3,944,865
John Reilly - $3,781,711
Sue Hubbard - $3,771,920
Mark Wilson - $3,648,312
Justin Marksamer - $3,590,751
Jim Hobart - $3,519,344
Stephen Riddick - $3,482,525
Travis Brown - $3,439,997
Joe Eber - $3,342,346
Jeff Wilson - $3,299,335
Stefan Manford - $3,153,700
Chris Hood - $2,979,655
Matt Saler - $2,901,301
Alex Yates - $2,770,622
Brian Remsberg - $2,698,086
Gray Kitchens - $2,683,025
Jake Louricas - $2,655,242
Brian Jones - $2,653,021
Hunter Hughey - $2,408,267
Troy Engebretson - $2,393,833
Kyle Rubeling - $2,262,519
Sean Scoopmire - $2,254,906
Wayne Birely - $2,175,591
Doug Oles - $1,543,649
Mark Eber - $1,536,011
Marshall Ledbetter - $1,158,295

U.S. Open Update

There is only one guy more bummed than Jim Furyk that didn't hold on. Nope, not the Five Hour Energy marketing guy; Stefen Lovelace, he had Furyk solo. Instead Furyk went +2 down the stretch and tied with Dufner who was chosen by Brian M, Chip, Matt and Mark Wilson. Each earns $25 and moves up in the standings. Amazingly nobody moved in or out of the top 10, almost unheard of for a major. Most made money but not a lot. Nine straight first time winners in a major, here comes all the "how good will Webb be" stories. Judging by the previous eight major winners, he probably won't win another soon!

It's on to the Travelers Championship where bogeys and doubles at the U.S. Open turn into eagles and birdies at TPC River Highlands. Good luck to my boys, make sure to call some guys by the wrong name at the 15 1/2. That keeps them humble! Best all time was when I thought Billy Andrade was Matt Bettencourt. He was kind of dumbfounded, I guess that's what happens when you haven't won in 15 years on TOUR.

Updated Standings...

Don Adams - $6,948,292  - $18
Nick Eber - $6,531,473  - $8
Jennifer King - $6,097,586  - $33
Tom Roberts - $5,935,884  - $12
John Barnes - $5,909,910  - $17
Mike Jones - $5,678,106  - $8
Gary Forte - $5,052,832  - $42
Jason Swanson - $4,979,685  - $5
Andrew Tucker - $4,812,029  - $8
Greg Adams - $4,551,268  - $14
PLAYOFF CUT LINE   
Patrick King - $4,515,809  - $10
Allen Freedman - $4,491,612  - $7
Brian Marchant - $4,429,766  - $55
Chip Forte - $4,383,231  - $25
Stefen Lovelace - $4,330,209  - $26
Tim Baker Sr. - $4,177,500  - $5
Paula Noble - $3,812,865  - $5
Sue Hubbard - $3,757,336  - $25
Mark Wilson - $3,648,312  - $26
John Reilly - $3,607,711  - $23
Stephen Riddick - $3,406,925  - $25
Jim Hobart - $3,387,344  - $1
Joe Eber - $3,342,346  - $3
Jeff Wilson - $3,284,751  - $10
Travis Brown - $3,265,997  - $7
Justin Marksamer - $3,062,751  - $10
Stefan Manford - $2,979,700  - $3
Chris Hood - $2,847,655  - $3
Alex Yates - $2,758,022  - $4
Brian Remsberg - $2,683,502  -
Gray Kitchens - $2,671,385  - $200
Jake Louricas - $2,655,242  -
Brian Jones - $2,638,437  -
Troy Engebretson - $2,393,833  -
Matt Saler - $2,373,301  - $25
Hunter Hughey - $2,358,467  -
Kyle Rubeling - $2,130,519  -
Sean Scoopmire - $2,122,906  - $1
Wayne Birely - $2,001,591  -
Doug Oles - $1,543,649  -
Mark Eber - $1,499,486  -
Marshall Ledbetter - $1,026,295  -

St. Jude FEDEX Update...

31 people made $0 this weekend. A few who did well picked Ryan Palmer who had a top 10 finish. Those that picked Zach and Graeme made $0. Why is my clairvoience so simple when it's picking those who WON'T do well, but I can't figure out who will?

It's US Open week, if you're in the top 39 and pick the winner you could be in the top 10. Grind it out, make a solid pick...


Don Adams - $6,810,406
Nick Eber - $6,358,777
Tom Roberts - $5,797,998
Jennifer King - $5,770,398
Mike Jones - $5,640,920
John Barnes - $5,582,722
Jason Swanson - $4,942,499
Gary Forte - $4,880,136
Andrew Tucker - $4,639,333
Greg Adams - $4,514,082
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Patrick King - $4,188,621
Allen Freedman - $4,164,424
Tim Baker Sr. - $4,004,804
Brian Marchant - $3,876,084
Chip Forte - $3,829,549
Stefen Lovelace - $3,776,527
Sue Hubbard - $3,757,336
Paula Noble - $3,640,169
John Reilly - $3,607,711
Stephen Riddick - $3,406,925
Jim Hobart - $3,214,648
Jeff Wilson - $3,146,865
Mark Wilson - $3,094,630
Justin Marksamer - $3,025,565
Joe Eber - $3,015,158
Stefan Manford - $2,942,514
Travis Brown - $2,938,809
Chris Hood - $2,709,769
Brian Remsberg - $2,683,502
Brian Jones - $2,601,251
Gray Kitchens - $2,593,753
Jake Louricas - $2,577,610
Alex Yates - $2,430,834
Hunter Hughey - $2,321,281
Sean Scoopmire - $2,122,906
Troy Engebretson - $2,066,645
Kyle Rubeling - $1,992,633
Wayne Birely - $1,966,325
Matt Saler - $1,819,619
Mark Eber - $1,411,198
Doug Oles - $1,370,953
Marshall Ledbetter - $788,357

The Memorial

Feast or famine. Fitting for a Tiger I suppose. He eats big when he eats. Could he be back...for good? I guess we'll know in about two weeks. In the meantime, I failed to report that Mr. Justin Marksamer did have Tiger solo. He used my old e-mail but the pick was in before the first tee time on Thursday so hold the conspiracy theories. He won $10 and moved into 24th place, if it was me, you could question the integrity.

Other random thoughts... Rickie shot 84! 84! Maybe it's time to retire the orange on Sundays? These picks are ridics. Seriously, every week it seems there are 20 people picking guys who earn over $200K, it's not supposed to be this easy people!

Updated standings...


Don Adams - $6,810,406
Nick Eber - $6,358,777
Mike Jones - $5,640,920
John Barnes - $5,582,722
Tom Roberts - $5,529,198
Jennifer King - $5,501,598
Gary Forte - $4,880,136
Jason Swanson - $4,673,699
Andrew Tucker - $4,639,333
Greg Adams - $4,514,082
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Patrick King - $4,188,621
Allen Freedman - $4,164,424
Chip Forte - $3,829,549
Brian Marchant - $3,826,804
Sue Hubbard - $3,757,336
Tim Baker Sr. - $3,736,004
Paula Noble - $3,640,169
Stefen Lovelace - $3,507,727
Stephen Riddick - $3,406,925
John Reilly - $3,338,911
Jim Hobart - $3,214,648
Jeff Wilson - $3,146,865
Mark Wilson - $3,076,118
Justin Marksamer - $3,025,565
Joe Eber - $3,015,158
Stefan Manford - $2,942,514
Travis Brown - $2,938,809
Brian Remsberg - $2,683,502
Chris Hood - $2,660,489
Brian Jones - $2,601,251
Gray Kitchens - $2,593,753
Jake Louricas - $2,577,610
Alex Yates - $2,430,834
Hunter Hughey - $2,321,281
Sean Scoopmire - $2,122,906
Troy Engebretson - $2,066,645
Kyle Rubeling - $1,967,993
Wayne Birely - $1,966,325
Matt Saler - $1,819,619
Mark Eber - $1,411,198
Doug Oles - $1,370,953
Marshall Ledbetter - $775,063