Final Playoff Results

Live by the Spieth, die by the Spieth. Allen rode Jordan to a win at the Masters but didn't go with him at the TOUR Championship and it cost him the first season sweep in PGA TOUR Challenge history. Joe Eber came from behind with solid picks of Spieth, Stenson and Fowler to capture his first playoff championship. Joe wins $500 and will have his name etched in history on the perpetual trophy next to his little (huh?) brother Mark!

Richard Rapkin ($200) moved into second by also picking Spieth (maybe you guys have heard of him), Fowler and McIlroy. Freedman ($150) dropped to third due largely to surprisingly poor play from Day, Rory and Rickie. The final playoff standings and earnings are below, enjoy the off-season, we'll start back up with the tourney in Maui whatever it will be called next year.
 

Joe Eber	-	$2,822,325	-	$544
Richard Rapkin	-	$1,910,040	-	$241
Allen Freedman	-	$1,676,812	-	$688
Jim Fisher	-	$1,545,342	-	$159
Jeff Henry	-	$1,468,775	-	$57
Bill Horton	-	$1,128,600	-	$40
Chris Edwards	-	$1,099,376	-	$20
Don Adams	-	$970,608	-	$281
BJ Sweeney	-	$930,600	-	$27
Scott Stein	-	$773,987	-	$37

Day Delivers at PGA

Seven people picked Jason Day and he delivered. Six of you made it into the playoffs and he vaulted Allen Freedman from sixth to first place, he finishes as the regular season champion. Interestingly there were no players picked who missed a cut, likely the first time in a major.

Below are the final regular season results as well as earnings.

Allen Freedman	-	$13,842,059	-	$538
Don Adams	-	$13,220,885	-	$281
Jim Fisher	-	$12,877,628	-	$159
Joe Eber	-	$12,550,090	-	$44
Richard Rapkin	-	$12,347,732	-	$41
Bill Horton	-	$12,197,575	-	$40
BJ Sweeney	-	$12,191,400	-	$27
Jeff Henry	-	$11,976,988	-	$57
Chris Edwards	-	$11,816,544	-	$20
Scott Stein	-	$11,544,042	-	$37
PLAYOFF CUT LINE			-
Sean Scoopmire	-	$10,329,155	-	$15
Mike Blair	-	$10,276,865	-	$25
Sue Hubbard	-	$10,156,060	-	$30
Chad Crawford	-	$9,791,578	-	$20
John Doyle	-	$9,563,450	-	$31
Tom Sullivan	-	$9,290,564	-	$20
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$8,835,200	-	$11
John Barnes	-	$8,636,890	-	$22
Nick Eber	-	$8,600,911	-	$0
Matt Saler	-	$8,552,376	-	$30
Mark Wilson	-	$8,441,510	-	$12
Jennifer Garrity	-	$8,428,321	-	$11
Jamie Pimentel	-	$8,252,447	-	$23
Brian Jones	-	$7,667,263	-	$5
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$7,602,971	-	$11
Rob Randall	-	$7,379,612	-	$14
Russ Tigue	-	$6,582,711	-	$15
Gray Kitchens	-	$5,874,437	-	$3
Kyle Rubeling	-	$5,827,769	-	$0
Hunter Hughey	-	$5,679,522	-	$12
Mark Eber	-	$5,598,699	-	$0
Jason Swanson	-	$5,322,020	-	$20
Tom Roberts	-	$5,292,922	-	$30
Cale Harbin	-	$5,106,484	-	$232
Stefen Lovelace	-	$5,038,753	-	$0
Chris Hood	-	$5,026,811	-	$2
Brian Remsberg	-	$4,581,802	-	$0
Justin Marksamer	-	$4,404,864	-	$0
Stefan Manford	-	$4,065,283	-	$5
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,946,084	-	$2
John Reilly	-	$3,266,021	-	$0
Steve Smith	-	$1,237,430	-	$0
Travis Brown	-	$960,227	-	$0

PGA Picks

Greetings from Wisconsin. Land of the neighbors staying up watching pre-season football then playing in the streets at halftime. Yep, kind of like Pleasantville.

Jim Fisher	-	$   12,581,628	-	Rory McIlroy
Richard Rapkin	-	$   12,235,618	-	Rickie Fowler
Jeff Henry	-	$   11,864,874	-	Rickie Fowler
Chris Edwards	-	$   11,520,544	-	Rory McIlroy
Sean Scoopmire	-	$   10,284,155	-	Danny Willett
Allen Freedman	-	$   10,242,059	-	Jason Day
Don Adams	-	$    9,620,885	-	Jason Day
Mike Blair	-	$    9,541,865	-	Brooks Koepka
Tom Sullivan	-	$    9,095,232	-	Bubba Watson
Joe Eber	-	$    8,950,090	-	Jason Day
John Doyle	-	$    8,828,450	-	Brooks Koepka
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$    8,723,086	-	Louis Oosthuizen
Bill Horton	-	$    8,597,575	-	Jason Day
BJ Sweeney	-	$    8,591,400	-	Jason Day
John Barnes	-	$    8,340,890	-	Rory McIlroy
Jennifer Garrity	-	$    8,279,121	-	Henrik Stenson
Jamie Pimentel	-	$    8,140,333	-	Louis Oosthuizen
Scott Stein	-	$    7,944,042	-	Jason Day
Matt Saler	-	$    7,817,376	-	Brooks Koepka
Brian Jones	-	$    7,555,149	-	Louis Oosthuizen
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$    7,232,171	-	Martin Kaymer
Mark Wilson	-	$    7,081,510	-	Brandon Grace
Rob Randall	-	$    6,793,612	-	Dustin Johnson
Sue Hubbard	-	$    6,556,060	-	Jason Day
Nick Eber	-	$    6,440,911	-	Jordan Spieth
Russ Tigue	-	$    6,433,511	-	Henrik Stenson
Chad Crawford	-	$    6,191,578	-	Jason Day
Gray Kitchens	-	$    5,679,105	-	Bubba Watson
Hunter Hughey	-	$    5,634,522	-	Sergio Garcia
Mark Eber	-	$    5,346,699	-	Phil Mickelson
Kyle Rubeling	-	$    5,241,769	-	Dustin Johnson
Jason Swanson	-	$    5,209,906	-	Louis Oosthuizen
Tom Roberts	-	$    4,996,922	-	Rory McIlroy
Cale Harbin	-	$    4,994,370	-	Louis Oosthuizen
Chris Hood	-	$    4,966,811	-	Danny Lee
Stefen Lovelace	-	$    4,552,753	-	Robert Streb
Brian Remsberg	-	$    4,211,002	-	Martin Kaymer
Stefan Manford	-	$    3,986,883	-	Jason Bohn
Justin Marksamer	-	$    3,804,864	-	Kevin Chappel
Mike Hubbard	-	$    3,650,084	-	Rory McIlroy
John Reilly	-	$    3,153,907	-	Rickie Fowler
Steve Smith	-	$    1,237,430	-	NP
Travis Brown	-	$       960,227	-	NP

Bridgestone / Barracuda Update

This week's picks barely justify a blog post. Nobody had a winner and there were only two good picks in the No Cut Bridgestone. Kyle picked Justin Rose and Richard picked Jim Furyk which moved him into 2nd place and inches him closer to Jim.

A quick breakdown as we head into the final tourney before the playoffs...

• If your name is in red you're eliminated. Make a good pick and you could take $140 as your parting gift. 
• Tom Sullivan (#9) and above can still mathematically win the pool.

Payouts...

Regular Season Champ	$500
Regular Season 2nd Place	$250
Regular Season 3rd Place	$125
Playoff Champion + Perpetual Trophy	$500
Playoff 2nd Place	$200
Playoffs 3rd Place	$150

Jim Fisher	-	$12,581,628
Richard Rapkin	-	$12,235,618
Jeff Henry	-	$11,864,874
Chris Edwards	-	$11,520,544
Sean Scoopmire	-	$10,284,155
Allen Freedman	-	$10,242,059
Don Adams	-	$9,620,885
Mike Blair	-	$9,541,865
Tom Sullivan	-	$9,095,232
Joe Eber	-	$8,950,090
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
John Doyle	-	$8,828,450
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$8,723,086
Bill Horton	-	$8,597,575
BJ Sweeney	-	$8,591,400
John Barnes	-	$8,340,890
Jennifer Garrity	-	$8,279,121
Jamie Pimentel	-	$8,140,333
Scott Stein	-	$7,944,042
Matt Saler	-	$7,817,376
Brian Jones	-	$7,555,149
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$7,232,171
Mark Wilson	-	$7,081,510
Rob Randall	-	$6,793,612
Sue Hubbard	-	$6,556,060
Nick Eber	-	$6,440,911
Russ Tigue	-	$6,433,511
Chad Crawford	-	$6,191,578
Gray Kitchens	-	$5,679,105
Hunter Hughey	-	$5,634,522
Mark Eber	-	$5,346,699
Kyle Rubeling	-	$5,241,769
Jason Swanson	-	$5,209,906
Tom Roberts	-	$4,996,922
Cale Harbin	-	$4,994,370
Chris Hood	-	$4,966,811
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,552,753
Brian Remsberg	-	$4,211,002
Stefan Manford	-	$3,986,883
Justin Marksamer	-	$3,804,864
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,650,084
John Reilly	-	$3,153,907
Steve Smith	-	$1,237,430
Travis Brown	-	$960,227

 

Quicken Loans Update

Troy Merritt notches his first win. The biggest win for a BSU Bronco since they knocked off Oklahoma in that bowl game that one time when the guy proposed to his cheerleader girlfriend in the end zone. Remember that? That was awesome.

Nobody picked Troy and I'm not sure why I just went Chris Farley on this blog. It's getting late on a Monday. Below are the updated standings. Sadly if your name is in red you are mathematically eliminated from the post season but keep on picking, we have $40 in the winner's pot and the last major's top pick will pay $125.

Jim Fisher	-	$12,266,011
Jeff Henry	-	$11,809,874
Richard Rapkin	-	$11,688,118
Chris Edwards	-	$11,368,378
Allen Freedman	-	$10,179,059
Sean Scoopmire	-	$10,147,655
Don Adams	-	$9,557,885
Mike Blair	-	$9,375,865
Tom Sullivan	-	$9,032,232
John Doyle	-	$8,756,935
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Joe Eber	-	$8,731,090
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$8,590,297
BJ Sweeney	-	$8,528,400
Bill Horton	-	$8,448,075
Jennifer Garrity	-	$8,215,606
John Barnes	-	$8,189,273
Jamie Pimentel	-	$8,076,818
Scott Stein	-	$7,881,042
Matt Saler	-	$7,598,376
Brian Jones	-	$7,336,149
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$7,232,171
Mark Wilson	-	$7,033,344
Rob Randall	-	$6,748,987
Russ Tigue	-	$6,363,299
Nick Eber	-	$6,340,961
Sue Hubbard	-	$6,259,560
Chad Crawford	-	$6,143,412
Gray Kitchens	-	$5,679,105
Hunter Hughey	-	$5,448,022
Mark Eber	-	$5,277,561
Jason Swanson	-	$5,125,666
Tom Roberts	-	$4,941,922
Cale Harbin	-	$4,907,130
Chris Hood	-	$4,817,311
Kyle Rubeling	-	$4,675,152
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,497,753
Brian Remsberg	-	$4,076,487
Stefan Manford	-	$3,898,383
Justin Marksamer	-	$3,707,114
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,597,694
John Reilly	-	$3,153,907
Steve Smith	-	$1,237,430
Travis Brown	-	$960,227

Canadian Open Results

Fun story here about the tourney director -- http://www.pgatour.com/news/2015/07/25/from-range-picker-to-tournament-director.html

Updated Standings:

Richard Rapkin	-	$11,673,981
Jeff Henry	-	$11,566,999
Jim Fisher	-	$11,542,411
Chris Edwards	-	$10,644,778
Allen Freedman	-	$10,152,929
Sean Scoopmire	-	$9,904,780
Don Adams	-	$9,531,755
Mike Blair	-	$9,132,990
Tom Sullivan	-	$8,789,357
John Doyle	-	$8,695,742
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Joe Eber	-	$8,669,897
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$8,590,297
BJ Sweeney	-	$8,512,933
Jennifer Garrity	-	$8,215,606
Bill Horton	-	$8,205,200
Jamie Pimentel	-	$8,076,818
John Barnes	-	$7,946,398
Scott Stein	-	$7,881,042
Matt Saler	-	$7,572,246
Brian Jones	-	$7,336,149
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$7,213,947
Mark Wilson	-	$7,019,207
Rob Randall	-	$6,722,857
Sue Hubbard	-	$6,259,560
Nick Eber	-	$6,098,086
Chad Crawford	-	$5,900,537
Russ Tigue	-	$5,639,699
Hunter Hughey	-	$5,354,222
Mark Eber	-	$5,277,561
Jason Swanson	-	$5,087,551
Gray Kitchens	-	$4,955,505
Chris Hood	-	$4,817,311
Tom Roberts	-	$4,794,522
Cale Harbin	-	$4,664,255
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,254,878
Brian Remsberg	-	$3,982,687
Kyle Rubeling	-	$3,951,552
Stefan Manford	-	$3,898,383
Justin Marksamer	-	$3,707,114
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,571,564
John Reilly	-	$3,153,907
Steve Smith	-	$1,237,430
Travis Brown	-	$960,227

British Barbasol

There were four people that picked the winner... Of the Barbasol Championship that is. Nobody in our pool picked Zach. Surprisingly he's been picked 31 times this year, probably because he's not major worthy but still worthy of picking.

The top pick in the British was Louis Oosthuizen he was picked by Mike Blair, Jeff Henry, Richard Rapkin (our new leader), Matt Saler and Tom Roberts. They each net $20 for top pick in a major.

Four of you picked Scott Piercy to win the Shaving Cream Open -- John Doyle, Jim Fisher, Hunter Hughey and Sue Hubbard. You all split the rolling winners pot which was up to $40.

Updated standings...

Richard Rapkin	-	$11,662,903
Jeff Henry	-	$11,555,921
Jim Fisher	-	$11,464,111
Chris Edwards	-	$10,633,700
Allen Freedman	-	$10,074,629
Sean Scoopmire	-	$9,893,702
Don Adams	-	$9,453,455
Mike Blair	-	$9,121,912
Tom Sullivan	-	$8,789,357
John Doyle	-	$8,695,742
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
Ryan Zuckerman	-	$8,579,219
BJ Sweeney	-	$8,502,551
Joe Eber	-	$8,495,172
Bill Horton	-	$8,194,122
Jennifer Garrity	-	$8,186,938
Jamie Pimentel	-	$8,065,740
John Barnes	-	$7,935,320
Scott Stein	-	$7,869,964
Matt Saler	-	$7,572,246
Brian Jones	-	$7,325,071
Michael Fitz-Patrick	-	$7,213,947
Mark Wilson	-	$6,844,482
Rob Randall	-	$6,710,793
Nick Eber	-	$6,086,022
Chad Crawford	-	$5,822,237
Sue Hubbard	-	$5,633,160
Hunter Hughey	-	$5,342,158
Mark Eber	-	$5,265,497
Jason Swanson	-	$5,087,551
Gray Kitchens	-	$4,955,505
Chris Hood	-	$4,806,233
Tom Roberts	-	$4,716,222
Cale Harbin	-	$4,653,177
Russ Tigue	-	$4,595,699
Stefen Lovelace	-	$4,176,578
Brian Remsberg	-	$3,982,687
Kyle Rubeling	-	$3,939,488
Stefan Manford	-	$3,852,177
Justin Marksamer	-	$3,696,036
Mike Hubbard	-	$3,396,839
John Reilly	-	$3,143,873
Steve Smith	-	$1,237,430
Travis Brown	-	$960,227