Monday, February 25, 2013

WGC-Accenture Update...

Some solid picks this week with five of you picking Kuchar in combination with Poulter. That's $2 million in weekly earnings. We have some new faces in the top 10 as well as a new pool leader in Jim Fisher.

Both Mark and Jake had one player get knocked out in the first round, so the cuts made streak lives on for another week.

I also made some updates to the Full Season picks tab in the Excel document. We had a few people pick Kuchar and Jim Fisher currently leads that pool too. We'll post some more updates on that front after the Masters.

And lastly, please send your picks to me (kyler@imre.com) this week, not Brian.

Updated Standings...

1 - Jim Fisher - $3,485,400
2 - Jennifer King - $3,301,403
3 - Gray Kitchens - $3,064,272
4 - Jake Louricas - $2,994,478
5 - Don Adams - $2,666,694
6 - Matt Saler - $2,636,036
7 - Andrew Tucker - $2,545,350
8 - Russ Tigue - $2,527,365
9 - Hunter Hughey - $2,495,550
10 - John Barnes - $1,975,950
  PLAYOFF CUT LINE    
11 - Sean Scoopmire - $1,958,509
12 - Mike Jones - $1,810,800
13 - Stefen Lovelace - $1,749,745
14 - John Reilly - $1,746,211
15 - Greg Adams - $1,717,780
16 - Joe Eber - $1,622,000
17 - Justin Marksamer - $1,614,476
18 - Ryan Jordan - $1,589,027
19 - Blake Browne - $1,565,836
20 - Tim Baker Sr. - $1,544,150
21 - Jason Swanson - $1,531,096
22 - Jamie Pimental - $1,521,200
23 - Mike Hubbard - $1,516,344
24 - Brian Remsberg - $1,509,720
25 - Brian Marchant - $1,473,350
26 - Troy Engebretson - $1,466,256
27 - Allen Freedman - $1,435,948
28 - Tom Roberts - $1,401,061
29 - Chris Hood - $1,322,120
30 - Jeremy Hammond - $1,225,947
31 - Jeff Wilson - $1,225,551
32 - Patrick King - $1,062,435
33 - Bill Horton - $1,060,496
34 - Kyle Rubeling - $1,009,720
35 - Stephen Riddick - $908,776
36 - Travis Brown - $881,855
37 - Brian Jones - $873,000
38 - Alex Yates - $856,153
39 - Jim Hobart - $661,910
40 - Nick Eber - $596,397
41 - Sue Hubbard - $578,145
42 - Mark Eber - $478,720
43 - Chip Kay - $425,110
44 - Stefan Manford - $423,646
45 - Mark Wilson - $366,321

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Northern Trust Update...

Pretty exciting golf tournament this weekend. I picked a terrible time to learn that my bro-in-law doesn't have the Golf Channel. Think CBS would have switched over to 60 Minutes if Phil was in the playoff?  Lots of ifs and buts in the picks, it was feast or famine. We had nearly 20 people net $99,000 or more. Included in that list our new leader Jake Louricas. His pick of Webb Simpson moved him into first and also kept him alive in the cuts made streak. Mark also moved on with another mediocre cut maker in Matt Kuchar. It's 1st place vs. 41st in the cuts made streak. And finally, hats off to Mr. Brian Jones who made a cut for the first time!

Updated standings...

 
Jake Louricas-$2,448,478
Andrew Tucker-$2,353,350
Russ Tigue-$1,981,365
Hunter Hughey-$1,949,550
Jim Fisher-$1,485,400
Greg Adams-$1,477,780
Justin Marksamer-$1,472,476
John Barnes-$1,429,950
Jamie Pimental-$1,379,200
Sean Scoopmire-$1,362,509
PLAYOFF CUT LINE  
Troy Engebretson-$1,324,256
Jennifer King-$1,301,403
Allen Freedman-$1,293,948
Tom Roberts-$1,259,061
Mike Jones-$1,214,800
Stefen Lovelace-$1,153,745
Mike Hubbard-$1,145,344
John Reilly-$1,102,211
Joe Eber-$1,076,000
Gray Kitchens-$1,064,272
Ryan Jordan-$1,043,027
Blake Browne-$1,019,836
Jason Swanson-$935,096
Brian Marchant-$927,350
Patrick King-$920,435
Brian Remsberg-$913,720
Tim Baker Sr.-$883,150
Kyle Rubeling-$819,720
Travis Brown-$739,855
Chris Hood-$726,120
Jeremy Hammond-$679,947
Don Adams-$666,694
Alex Yates-$664,153
Matt Saler-$636,036
Jeff Wilson-$629,551
Jim Hobart-$519,910
Nick Eber-$504,397
Bill Horton-$464,496
Stephen Riddick-$362,776
Sue Hubbard-$338,145
Mark Eber-$336,720
Chip Kay-$333,110
Stefan Manford-$281,646
Mark Wilson-$224,321
Brian Jones-$162,000

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Pebble Beach Update...

Feast or famine this week. Four players picked Brandt Snedecker and three others made a dynamite pick in Jimmy Walker. On the other end of the spectrum several dropped out of the cuts made streak when Dustin Johnson was hip checked by his girlfriend's dad and Padraig Harrington missed the cut. Full standings are below...

Andrew Tucker-$2,254,350
Jake Louricas-$2,219,128
Russ Tigue-$1,882,365
Hunter Hughey-$1,606,350
Greg Adams-$1,378,780
John Barnes-$1,330,950
Jim Fisher-$1,320,400
Troy Engebretson-$1,295,216
Justin Marksamer-$1,274,476
Tom Roberts-$1,246,389
PLAYOFF CUT LINE  
Jennifer King-$1,202,403
Allen Freedman-$1,194,948
Mike Hubbard-$1,145,344
Stefen Lovelace-$1,054,745
Gray Kitchens-$1,051,600
Jamie Pimental-$1,036,000
Sean Scoopmire-$1,019,309
Joe Eber-$977,000
Jason Swanson-$935,096
Blake Browne-$920,836
Patrick King-$920,435
Brian Remsberg-$913,720
Ryan Jordan-$878,027
Mike Jones-$871,600
Kyle Rubeling-$819,720
Tim Baker Sr.-$784,150
Brian Marchant-$762,350
John Reilly-$759,011
Travis Brown-$739,855
Matt Saler-$590,166
Don Adams-$567,694
Alex Yates-$565,153
Jim Hobart-$519,910
Nick Eber-$468,757
Bill Horton-$398,496
Chris Hood-$382,920
Stephen Riddick-$362,776
Sue Hubbard-$338,145
Jeremy Hammond-$336,747
Mark Eber-$307,680
Jeff Wilson-$286,351
Stefan Manford-$281,646
Chip Kay-$234,110
Mark Wilson-$224,321
Brian Jones-$63,000

Monday, February 4, 2013

Waste Management Update...

Phil and Tiger with back to back wins? What year is this? Hopefully they can keep it going, it's good for golf. The guy who spends the most time breaking down his picks every week had Phil, congratulations Mr. Barnes on your $40 solo winner! He moves from 41st to 3rd place. That should give the bottom feeders (B Jones) hope. Rookies, keep in mind a major win is worth about $3 million, it really does come down to the majors in this pool.

A handful of others picked Snedecker and jumped into the top 10. Rickie and Dufner helped knock a few more out of the cuts made streak, we're down to just 9 left.

Also, not to poke fun but to clarify a rule. Mr. Marksamer picked Webb Simpson who wasn't in the field. He CAN use him again later. The only way you lose a player is if he tees off then WD's.

Updated Standings...


Russ Tigue - $1,817,365
Greg Adams - $1,378,780
John Barnes - $1,330,950
Jim Fisher - $1,320,400
Troy Engebretson - $1,295,216
Jennifer King - $1,202,403
Allen Freedman - $1,194,948
Mike Hubbard - $1,145,344
Andrew Tucker - $1,084,350
Jake Louricas - $1,049,128
PLAYOFF CUT LINE    
Sean Scoopmire - $1,019,309
Joe Eber - $977,000
Jamie Pimental - $971,000
Jason Swanson - $935,096
Stefen Lovelace - $923,120
Blake Browne - $920,836
Tom Roberts - $908,389
Patrick King - $906,200
Brian Remsberg - $900,655
Mike Jones - $871,600
Ryan Jordan - $859,600
Kyle Rubeling - $819,720
Brian Marchant - $762,350
Travis Brown - $725,620
Tim Baker Sr. - $719,150
Gray Kitchens - $713,600
Matt Saler - $590,166
Don Adams - $567,694
Jim Hobart - $519,910
Hunter Hughey - $436,350
Alex Yates - $433,528
John Reilly - $421,011
Nick Eber - $403,757
Chris Hood - $382,920
Stephen Riddick - $362,776
Bill Horton - $333,496
Jeremy Hammond - $318,320
Jeff Wilson - $286,351
Stefan Manford - $281,646
Mark Eber - $271,475
Chip Kay - $234,110
Sue Hubbard - $206,520
Mark Wilson - $205,894
Justin Marksamer - $104,476
Brian Jones - $63,000