The Majors Dynasty - The Masters

[hoopsguy]

Oops, Scott was only +6 yesterday, but 82 today has him at +18. So he is done.

Cut line is projected at +10. Here are names above that nearing the end of play today:

Lefty +11
Donald +1
Harrington +13
Goosen +13
Garcia +14
Montgomery +18
Scott +18

[tanglewood]

+10 ended up being the cut line.

My picks after two rounds:

Ernie Els +9
Vijay Singh +8
Retif Goosen +13
Rory Sabbatini +10
Paul Casey +3
David Toms +4
Adam Scott +18 (oops...)

Well at least I got 5 players into the weekend, two of whom are well placed. But with the course playing as it is anyone who made the cut has a shot if they can string together a round or two like Casey did today. He certainly woke up on the right side of bed this morning.

[Breeze]

Ok an overview of how the picks did relative to the cut:


Taglewood gets 5 - Goosen and Scott miss the cut - but he has a full squad for the weekend.

NoSkillz get only 3 - Garcia, Mickelson, Goosen and Monty leave him hanging. It's going to be a big number for NoSkillz with 2 missed cut numbers factored into the total.

Tyrith - the first two in his list miss the cut (Scott and Goosen) but the rest make it in - so he has his 5.

hoopsguy - has 5 - Donald comes up just short, as he is on the number and he also had Scott

bsak16 - gets 4 into weekend play. Donald, Scott, and Goosen miss.

Breeze - I get 5 - Donald and Scott (sound familiar) leave me hanging too...

RyanS - gets 5 - guess who misses...Donald and Goosen (at least he didn't pick Scott)

Lil' Breeze - 4 make it - Scott, Garcia and Donald miss (boy - those name sound familiar)

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Now the guys that were forced into rollover picks from the Masters because they failed to get their picks in on time...


Sublime - Mickelson, Scott and Goosens miss - so 4 into the weekend round.

Mike1409 - Has 6 players to pick his best 5 from on the weekend. Only Mickelson misses the cut.

Craptacular - like most, only get 4 - Choi, Mickelson and Scott are outside the cut line.

[Breeze]

Taking a look at the overall tournament standings...


Tanglewood - in first with 5 on the weekend schedule...(Els, Singh, Sabs, Casey, Toms)

Hoopsguy - who is in second has a chance to hang onto that spot with 5 on the weekend...(Toms, Oglivy, Howell 3, Harrington, and Sabs) - the overall lead might come down to Ogilvy, Howell and Harrington vs Els, Singh and Casey.

NoSkillz - was in 3rd, but will really drop with only 3 on the weekend.

Sublime only gets 4 on the weekend - so players behind that got 5 should make a move on this spot

Breeze - I did get 5 - if Baddeley can stay on the leaderboard and Zach Johnson can grind out a round, I could close on the leaders, but most likely I'll jump the two mentioned above, but stay 20 or so points back

Craptacular - only gets 4 so there will not be any major move, but he could stay close to this spot in the standings, but the points behind the leaders will get much larger.

Tyrith - will jump up with 5 in players in play. If Els, Singh and Furyk play well on the weekend he could find himself in 3rd (or higher)

RyanS - also gets 5 - substitute Harrington for Singh in Tyrith's comment and the same is true for RyanS (though he is a little further back and 3rd is about the best he could hope for in the overall standings).

Mike1409 - with 6 on the board this weekend he is a bit more flexable and set for a possible jump, but he's a way back from a poor Masters performance.

bsak - won't make much of a move with only 4 in play this weekend.

Lil' Breeze - will be hard pressed to stay out of the basement.

[hoopsguy]

Harrington missed the cut, which should definitely impact that analysis.

Tyrith is looking good with the Stricker pick as a sleeper candidate, as is Breeze with Baddelay with the leader after three rounds. And obviously the people with Woods will look terrific if he wins this.

[Breeze]

don't know how I missed the Harrington collapse, must have been wishful thinking...

[Breeze]

US Open Results...

Hoopsguy - 213 - We actually had 2 participants that only got 3 golfers into weekend play, but they didn't finish last, Hoopsguy did - in addition to the 64 points added for failing to have 5 players make the cut...he was stung with 51 points for both Howell and Sabatini, plus another 42 points for last years champion Oglivy. Thank goodness Toms played well and only added 5 points to the overall score.


bsak16 - 195 - Only got 3 into the weekend so the 128 points added for the 2 that failed to make it hurt. In fact the 128 alone is more than the winner. Of the 3 that made it Singh (20) and Furyk (2) performed well - Zach Johnson (45) didn't


NoSkilz - 186- Very similar to bsak16 with 3 players on the weekend, but Toms (5) point made up most of the difference in scoring.


Sublime2 - 178 - In addition to the 64 point penalty for only 4, was stuck with two 51 point totals from Els and Howell.


Breeze - 166 - Woods and Baddeley couldn't help me overcome the two scores in the 40s (Zach Johnson and Oglivy), plus the 64 point penalty.


RyanS - 161 - Woods and Furyk offset the 93 points Els and Oglivy added.


Tanglewood - 137 - had all 5 make the cut, but two 51s (Els and Sabatini) hurt, Singh adds another 20. Did have 2 inside the top 10, with Casey at 10 and Toms at 5.


Mike1409 - 132 - Got all 5 as well, but like tanglewood had 2 high scores to count - 45s from DiMarco and Olazabal. Also got two 20s from Weir and Singh.

Tyrith - 128 - All 5 made it but he did have a 51 (Els) and a 42 (Oglivy). Stricker was a great pick at 13 points and Singh and Furyk added only 22 more between them.

Lil' Breeze - 126 - Lil' didn't get 5 golfers into the weekend so that 126 total includes the 64 point penalty. He was the only person to pick 3 golfers in the top 10, Woods, Furyk, and Verplank. Sabatini was the other 51 points.


Craptacular - 116 - Like Lil' Breeze, also didn't get 5 into the weekend, but of the 4 that made it - all finished inside the top 20.

[Breeze]

OVERALL STANDINGS - after 2 events

Tanglewood - 189
Craptacular - 195
Tyrith - 207
Mike1409 - 235
Breeze - 238
Lil' Breeze - 239
Sublime2 - 243
NoSkillz - 248
RyanS - 254
Hoopsguy - 267
bsak16 - 298

[Breeze]

Selected Twice by Player - here is a list of players that have been selected twice (and will be unavailable for the British or PGA) by each player:

Breeze - Woods
Tanglewood - Singh
bsak16 - Scott
NoSkillz - (none)
Tyrith - Singh, Els
Sublime - Mickelson, Woods, Scott, Howell, Els, Goosen & Casey
Mike1409 - Mickelson, Woods, Singh, Els, Olzabal, DiMarco, & Weir
Lil'Breeze - Woods
RyanS - Woods
Craptacular - Mickelson, Woods, Singh, Scott, T Clark, Choi and Stricker
hoopsguy - (none)

[Craptacular]

It's sad that I didn't show up and still won. Honestly, I probably would have easily gotten rid of Mickelson (injury), Woods, and Singh (save those two for later). I would have kept Stricker and Scott, and debated on the other two. I probably would have added Jerry Kelly (gotta get those cheeseheads in there), since he's not even qualified for the Open Championship, and then still had him for the PGA if he was playing OK. Goosen and Donald would have also been likely additions, so good thing I didn't get them in. Oh well, now I have to go without three of the big guns.

[Tyrith]

Well, I'll take that. Kind of wish I had Els for the British, but can't take them all. Stricker came through like a champ. Better believe I'm sending Tiger out for me at Carnoustie next month.

[Breeze]

The British Open is next weekend - start thinking about your pics and have them submitted before Wednesday, July 18th.

[Craptacular]

For The Open:

Ernie Els
Jerry Kelly
Luke Donald
Jim Furyk
Justin Rose
Paul Casey
Retief Goosen

[tanglewood]

My team for The Open is:

Tiger Woods*
Ernie Els*
Geoff Ogilvy*
Justin Rose
Jim Furyk
Thomas Bjorn
Niclas Fasth

* denotes second selection

[Breeze]

my picks

donald
mickelson
els
garcia
poulter
rose
montgomerie


(i don't know if I've used donald twice, if I have I'll swap in harrington) sorry on vacation and haven't had access to a computer...

[Dr. Sak]

Tiger Woods (2)
Justin Rose (1)
Angel Cabrera (1)
Jim Furyk (2)
Padrig Harrington (2)
Paul Casey (1)
Justin Leonard (1)

[Sublime 2]

Jim Furyk
Sergio Garcia
Colin Montgomerie
Justin Leonard
Scott Verplank
Vijay Singh
Geoff Ogilvy

[Ryan S]

Sergio Garcia
Colin Montgomerie
Ernie Els (2)
Padraig Harrington (2)
Henrik Stenson
Rory Sabbatini
Ryan Moore

[Tyrith]

Tiger Woods (2)
Jim Furyk (2)
Sergio Garcia
Angel Cabrera
Scott Verplank
Ian Poulter
SCREW IT, CAUTION TO THE WIND!
Richard Sterne

I promise you that I didn't look at Sobel's rankings until after I had already composed the list, although I'm looking now before I post.

[hoopsguy]

Els
Garcia
Rose
Casey
Fasth
Cabrera
Clarke

[NoSkillz]

Alright, lets see if I can improve after a horrific US Open.

Jim Furyk (2)
Mike Weir (2)
Tiger Woods (2)
Luke Donald
David Toms (2)
Steve Stricker
Justin Rose

[tanglewood]

Originally Posted by tanglewood

My team for The Open is:

Tiger Woods*
Ernie Els*
Geoff Ogilvy*
Justin Rose
Jim Furyk
Thomas Bjorn
Niclas Fasth

* denotes second selection

Woods +1
Els Par
Ogilvy +7
Rose +3
Furyk -2
Bjorn +3
Fasth +2

Well, with +5s going home at least got 6 players into the weekend which is pretty decent. Only really Furyk right in the thick of contention though. Although Els and Woods are certainly not out of it by any means they each have a lot of players to go through.

Scores for players who miss the cut will be 71. Ouch.

Edit: Kicking myself for not choosing Garcia as well. It was between him and Fasth for the final spot. Still, with Sergio's less than glorious record down the stretch in Major championships you never know...

[Craptacular]

I've got all seven left ... -2, -1, E, +2, +3, +3, +4

[NoSkillz]

Come on Stricker!!! You can do it!

[Tyrith]

I was interested in the results, so I did them myself this afternoon.

NoSkillz - 52 - Weir 8, Stricker 8, Furyk 12, Woods 12, Rose 12
bsak16 - 64 - Harrington 1, Furyk 12, Woods 12, Rose 12, Casey 27
tanglewood - 75 - Els 4, Woods 12, Rose 12, Furyk 12, Fasth 35
Craptacular - 78 - Els 4, Furyk 12, Rose 12, Goosen 23, Casey 27
hoopsguy - 79 - Garcia 2, Els 4, Rose 12, Casey 27, Cabrera 34
Tyrith - 87 - Garcia 2, Woods 12, Furyk 12, Poulter 27, Cabrera 34
Breeze - 108 - Garcia 2, Els 4, Rose 12, Poulter 27, Donald 63
Ryan S - 119 - Harrington 1, Garcia 2, Els 4, Moore 42, Stenson CUT (70)
Sublime 2 - 168 - Garcia 2, Furyk 12, Singh 27, Verplank 57, Ogilvy CUT (70)

[Ryan S]

Damn, I get three of the top four and I still finish near the bottom.

I was the only person to pick Harrington and Garcia

[Breeze]

thanks Tyrith...I hadn't forgotten, I've been at a users conference.

[NoSkillz]

Whoo! Back in it with one major to go!

[Breeze]

Man have I been bad about giving you guys advanced notice. The PGA starts tomorrow. Get your picks in...

[Breeze]

I'll pick:

Singh
Choi
Furyk (hope is back is ok)
Sabbatini
Garcia
Stricker
Verplank

[hoopsguy]

Woods
Singh
Furyk
Goosen
Harrington
Choi
Cabrera


Breeze, can you post an overall standings list heading into the final major?

[Ryan S]

For the PGA:

Sergio Garcia
Phil Mickelson
Vijay Singh
Luke Donald
Jim Furyk
Chris DiMarco
Tim Herron

[Craptacular]

I'll go with a similar lineup as for the Open, but with a couple of changes:

Ernie Els
Jerry Kelly
Luke Donald
Justin Rose
Retief Goosen
Scott Verplank
Hunter Mahan

[Dr. Sak]

Ernie Els
Retief Goosen
Chris DiMarco
Phil Mickelson
Sergio Garcia
Justin Rose
Stewart Cink

[Breeze]

Overall Standings...

Tanglewood - 254
Craptacular - 263
Tyrith - 284
NoSkillz - 290
Breeze - 346
hoopsguy - 346
bsak16 - 346
Lil'Breeze - 352
Sublime - 401
Mike1409 - W/d

Considering the difference between first and last can be more that 100 points, this could be a very interesting finish...

[Breeze]

forgot to post Lil Breeze's picks...(not that it really matters)

Choi
T. Clark
Rose
Furyk
Appleby
Cink
Casey

[Breeze]

I would like to appologize for not being more on top of this dynasty. I promise next year to be a more attentive and to provide each of you with more advanced notice of the major tournaments...

[Sublime 2]

ahhh crap i missed it

[Breeze]

Originally Posted by Sublime 2

ahhh crap i missed it

Go ahead and enter a team...we'll just DQ you if you actually come back and win...

[Sublime 2]

Originally Posted by Breeze

Go ahead and enter a team...we'll just DQ you if you actually come back and win...

haha...no it's cool.

[Breeze]

Like golf, I'm going to leave it on you guys to report a penalty (if you used a golfer more than twice...) because that part of my spreadsheet needs some fixing and I don't have time right now to fix the formulas.

Here are the final results from the PGA


Ryan S - 274
Had 4 people make the cut, but then Sergio forgot how to count, leaving him with just 3 and they finished 32nd, 32nd and 66th.

Breeze - 188
I was sure I was going to end up with the worst score, so I'm glad Ryan was playing this week. I had the same issues as Ryan. 4 make the cut but one of them was Sergio. My 3 that were still playing ended up 9, 12, and 23.

Hoopsguy - 150
Had Woods, but no one else in the top 10, and only 4 made the cut. Cabrera's 10 on the par 3 did't help.

Lil' Breeze - 108
Had all 5 make the cut (I think for the first time), but no one made the top 10. Best he could do was get 3 tied for 12th

bsak16 - 102
Els (3rd) and Rose (12) allowed bsak to sneak in front of Lil' Breeze

Craptacular - 65
The only one that got the field figured out this week. Two top 10s...Els (3) and Verplank (9), Rose added 12 and Mahan 18. The worst pick for Crappy, was Goosen at 23.

I haven't done the math, but I'm pretty sure this tourny put Craptacular way out in front in the overall standings....

[Breeze]

FINAL STANDINGS

Ryan S - 577
Breeze - 534
hoopsguy - 496
Lil" Breeze - 482
bsak16 - 454

and the winner is...

CRAPTACULAR - 328

Craptacular had a good showing at the Masters. He finished in the middle of the pack, but he was only 27 points behind the winner of the tournament. In the U.S. Open, he won, and the British he again had a nice showing being only 26 points behind the winner. Then Craptacular shut the door with the win at the PGA.

Of course Craptacular was helped by the fact his closest competitors Tyrith, NoSkillz, and Tanglewood didn't have an entry in the final tournament.

[Breeze]

Guys I apologize again for not being more on top of this. I've been involved in a pool like this for several years, but this was the first time I tried to run it. Hope you enjoyed it, and I promise I'll do better next year (and hopefully, you'll want to play again next year).

[Craptacular]

I'll take it ... uhh, so what is "it" that I win?