Sunday, July 29, 2012
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
Sunday, July 22, 2012
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.
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 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012
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
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
Thursday, July 12, 2012
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 -
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 -
Sunday, July 1, 2012
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
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
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