PGA Championship 2012

[DJofSD]

Calling Jay Trotter!

I'm not sure where you get the money list and/or how it is updated.

Player's list. (http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/players/2012-pga-championship-field)

All of the talking heads went on and on about the weather's importance during the Open but that was a non starter. We're hearing the same thing about the Ocean Course. Maybe this time they'll be right.

And, for those that might not have heard, there are no bunkers. They're all sandy areas and there are not any restrictions normally associated with bunkers. Players may take sand during a practice stroke, they may ground their club, etc.

[Greyfox]

Calling Jay Trotter!


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Drat. It doesn't look like Jay's going to run a contest for this one. Drat.

[DJofSD]

Don't give up the ghost just yet. Jay might be posting the list before the day is over -- I hope!

[DJofSD]

18 things about last years winner you probably don't know (http://www.pgatour.com/2012/r/08/08/pga-tour-wives-18-things-about-jason-dufner/index.html) (and possibly don't care about).

[Jay Trotter]

Just saw this.....I'll try and get the list asap.

[DJofSD]

Most excellent, dude!

THX

P.S. Ben Crane is out.

[Jay Trotter]

Called my son to see where the PGA Pool was at and he indicated that the guy who runs it is on holidays and he doesn't see much of a chance of it being distributed if it wasn't already out. So, we're out of luck on my end of things.

I would suggest that someone throw together some sort of pool.....maybe use the World Golf Rankings and you can only pick one guy from within a certain range, say 1 to 10; 11 to 20, etc. or 1 to 20; 21 to 40, something easy like that. Pick 5 guys total, same rules as before but only one player from each range.

Maybe DJofSD can pick the range, salaries won't matter; 5 guys using best 4 each day. That's my quick solution. Someone take the bull by the horns quickly and post it.

Trotter:ThmbUp:

[Jay Trotter]

2012 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP


Since we don't have the Salary List and time is running late we'll run the pool with a little change up. Instead of using the salaries we'll use the current World Golf Rankings List.

* See the attached list of Players available for selection
* Pick 5 players
* Players are grouped by Ranking Groups of 20 (ie. Group 1 is #1 to #20; Group 2 is #21 to 40; etc.
* You can only pick one player from any given group of 20 (ie. Only one of the top 20 players; one of the next 20; etc.)
* Your score is based on the top 4 players per day from your team.
* Players who miss the cut receive the same score as the dayest highest score.
* Post your selections in this thread.
* All picks must be posted by 7:20 am EST, Thursday, August 9th

Good Luck

[Greyfox]

Rank

#11 Steve Stricker
#34 Nicolas Colsaerts
#49 Geoff Ogilvy
#71 Rory Sabatini
#94 Bud Cauley

[Beachbabe]

#10 Justin Rose

#34 Nicholas Colsaerts

#52 Kevin Na

#63 Padraig Harrington

#93 Paul Casey

[Jay Trotter]

Originally posted in the wrong thread! :bang: Here we go:

My picks:

1) Bubba Watson (Rank #6)
2) Jim Furyk (Rank #28)
3) Rafael Cabrera Bello (Rank #43)
4) Padraig Harrington (Rank #63)
5) Jeev Milkha Singh (Rank #85)

[cj]

1) Webb Simpson
2) Jim Furyk
3) Fredrik Jacobsen
4) Padraig Harrington
5) Brian Davis

[bob60566]

Here we go

1 Matt Kuchar#9

2 Jason Day #23

3 Fred Jacobsen#41

4 Greg Chalmers#66

5 Ryan Palmer #87

[ten2oneormore]

8-Jason Dufner
21-Martin Kaymer
41-Fredrik Jacobson
67-Ryo Ishikawa
129-Davis Love III

[DJofSD]

(1) #2 TW
(2) #25 Brandt Snedeker
(3) #43 Rafael Cabrera Bello
(4) #63 Padraig Harrington
(5) #97 D.A. Points

[NJ Stinks]

My picks:

1) Louis Oosthuizen (Rank $16)
2) Chari Schwartzel (Rank #22)
3) Geoff Oligivy (Rank #49)
4) Vijay Singh (Rank #74))
5) Charles Howell III (Rank #84)

[Zydeco]

Woods #2
Furyk #28
Baddely #46
Harrington #63
Casey # 93

[JETSWIN]

good luck everyone

as usual i'll be pulling for tim clark (ranked187th) nice day one -1

[Jay Trotter]

Day 1 Scores

1) Bubba Watson (Rank #6) +1
2) Jim Furyk (Rank #28) E
3) Rafael Cabrera Bello (Rank #43) -1
4) Padraig Harrington (Rank #63) -2
5) Jeev Milkha Singh (Rank #85) +4

Top 4 Day 1 = -2

[Greyfox]

Day 1 Scores

#11 Steve Stricker..............+2
#34 Nicolas Colsaerts........+1
#49 Geoff Ogilvy ...............-4
#71 Rory Sabatini...............+1
#94 Bud Cauley...................+8

Total Top 4 = 0

[cj]

1) Webb Simpson +7
2) Jim Furyk E
3) Fredrik Jacobsen -1
4) Padraig Harrington -2
5) Brian Davis +3

Day 1: E
Total: E

[Marshall Bennett]

1. Tiger Woods
2. Bubba Watson
3. Ernie Els

[Beachbabe]

Justin Rose -3

Nicholas Colsaerts +1

Padraig Harrington -2

Kevin Na +3

Paul Casey +7

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Total of top 4:

-1

[NJ Stinks]

Louis Oosthuizen -2
Chari Schwartzel -2
Geoff Oligivy -4
Vijay Singh -1
Charles Howell III +4


Top 4 Day 1: -9

[horses4courses]

Scott Piercy -4
Dustin Johnson -1
Bubba Watson +1
Scott Stallings +2
Kyle Stanley +8


Day 1 total -2

[Zydeco]

Woods #2
Furyk #28
Baddely #46
Harrington #63
Casey # 93

Day 1

Woods -3
Furyk E
Baddely -4
Harrington -2
Casey +7

Total -9

[DJofSD]

Day 1

-3 TW
+5 Brandt Snedeker
-1 Rafael Cabrera Bello
-2 Padraig Harrington
+1 D.A. Points

Top 4 scores: -5

[DJofSD]

2.5 inches of rain over night and today, the winds does blow.

Will Phil pull a rabbit out of the hat (again) to make the cut?

[Jay Trotter]

1. Tiger Woods
2. Bubba Watson
3. Ernie ElsIs this some sort of foot wedge? :lol:

[Marshall Bennett]

Is this some sort of foot wedge? :lol:
Huh?

[cj]

Huh?

Those guys don't meet the criteria laid out for this contest.

[Greyfox]

Day 1 Scores

#11 Steve Stricker..............+2
#34 Nicolas Colsaerts........+1
#49 Geoff Ogilvy ...............-4
#71 Rory Sabatini...............+1
#94 Bud Cauley...................+8

Total Top 4 = 0

Day 2 Scores
Steve Stricker ...............+1
Geoff Ogilvy .................+6
***************************Cut line
Rory Sabatini ................+10
Bud Cauley.....................+2
Nicolas Colsaerts .............+6
Total top 4 ................+15

Two day total ...............+15



With three players cut, I think I'm out.
But I'll pull for Steve and Geoff anyhow.

P.S. Does anyone in the contest still have 4 players alive??

[Marshall Bennett]

Those guys don't meet the criteria laid out for this contest.
I missed the post about the contest. I should have read the entire thread, but like with many, I didn't. Not enough hours in a day I suppose.

[Beachbabe]

Justin Rose +7

Padraig Harrington +4

Nicolas Colsaerts +6

Paul Casey +13

Kevin Na (withdrew)
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Total of best 4 for day two

+30 :lol: :lol: :faint:

Total after two days

+29 :blush:
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I think I missed the cut. :p

[Jay Trotter]

Day 2 Scores

1) Bubba Watson (Rank #6) +3
2) Jim Furyk (Rank #28) +5
3) Rafael Cabrera Bello (Rank #43) +9 missed cut
4) Padraig Harrington (Rank #63) +4
5) Jeev Milkha Singh (Rank #85) +11 missed cut

Top 4 Day 1 = -2
Top 4 Day 2 = +21

2 Day Total = +19

I hate playin' in the wind! :bang:

[Jay Trotter]

I missed the post about the contest. I should have read the entire thread, but like with many, I didn't. Not enough hours in a day I suppose.Well, we didn't get this one started until the last minute. I'll have to create my own system for future contests so guys have plenty of time to select a team. :ThmbUp:

[cj]

1) Webb Simpson E (MC)
2) Jim Furyk +5
3) Fredrik Jacobsen +3
4) Padraig Harrington +4
5) Brian Davis +15 (MC)

Day 1: E
Day 2: +12
Total: +12

[NJ Stinks]

Louis Oosthuizen +7
Chari Schwartzel +5
Geoff Oligivy +6
Vijay Singh -3
Charles Howell III +5 - missed cut


Top 4 Day 1: -9
Top 4 Day 2: +15

Two Day Total +6

[Beachbabe]

Louis Oosthuizen +7
Chari Schwartzel +5
Geoff Oligivy +6
Vijay Singh -3
Charles Howell III +5 - missed cut


Top 4 Day 1: -9
Top 4 Day 2: +15

Two Day Total +6

You can still use a guy on day two who is missing the cut for days 3 & 4. In other words you could use Howell instead of Ogilvy which would drop your figure to +14. No big deal, I know.

[horses4courses]

Justin Rose +7

Padraig Harrington +4

Nicolas Colsaerts +6

Paul Casey +13

Kevin Na (withdrew)
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Total of best 4 for day two

+30 :lol: :lol: :faint:

Total after two days

+29 :blush:
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I think I missed the cut. :p

I'm even worse, I think.
Don't have enough fingers and toes to count the shots.
White flag raised here.....geesh

[NJ Stinks]

You can still use a guy on day two who is missing the cut for days 3 & 4. In other words you could use Howell instead of Ogilvy which would drop your figure to +14. No big deal, I know.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to point this out, Beachbabe! :cool: Better still, I'll drop Oosthuizen which drops me to me to +13 for the second day.

At any rate, unless someone claims I already signed my scorecard, here's the proper scoring:

Louis Oosthuizen +7
Chari Schwartzel +5
Geoff Oligivy +6
Vijay Singh -3
Charles Howell III +5 - missed cut


Top 4 Day 1: -9
Top 4 Day 2: +13

Two Day Total +4

[DJofSD]

Day 2

-1 TW
+8 Brandt Snedeker
+9 Rafael Cabrera Bello
+6 Padraig Harrington
+15 D.A. Points

Top 4 scores: +22

Total: +17

[Jay Trotter]

Standings after Day 2

+ 2 Zydeco
+ 4 NJ Stinks
+12 cj
+13 DJofSD
+15 Greyfox
+17 ten2oneormore
+19 Jay Trotter
+20 horses4courses
+21 bob60566
+29 Beachbabe

[DJofSD]

+13 for me? I must have made a mistake when computing my score.

Thx, JT.

[Jay Trotter]

+13 for me? I must have made a mistake when computing my score.

Thx, JT.I showed you at: -5 Day 1 / +18 Day 2 / +13 Total

[Zydeco]

Day 1

Woods -3
Furyk E
Baddely -4
Harrington -2
Casey +7

Total -9
Day 2

Woods -1
Furyk +5
Harrington +4
Baddely +3
Casey +13

Day 2 total +11 Total +2
(Thanks Jay for already scoring)

[Jay Trotter]

Seeking player input for future contests. We were at the mercy of receiving the Salary Sheet from another golf pool I play (it actually never did show up), so I'm thinking we should develope our own sheet for future events so that we can get it up early which will allow more participation.

I'm thinking The World Golf Rankings might be a solid and easy way to go! (See attached sheet)

I did some rough calculations and on first glance I'm thinking 5 players with a combined maximum Average Point Total of 25. Currently, the top player goes for 9.673; top 15 players are above 5.000; top 40 are above 3.000; and the top 100 at 1.695.

Using a maximum of 25 points would allow us to pick 2 or 3 very top players and force some strategy completing the teams. These are just my initial thoughts. Please check out the Rankings Sheet and make comments or suggestions.

Trotter:ThmbUp:

[DJofSD]

Using a maximum of 25 points would allow us to pick 2 or 3 very top players and force some strategy completing the teams. These are just my initial thoughts. Please check out the Rankings Sheet and make comments or suggestions.

Trotter:ThmbUp:

I agree with the suggested structure. I believe it would mimick the salary sheet approach used for the previous contests.

All in favor, vote aye!

Aye!

[Jay Trotter]

Maybe for 2013 we can run a schedule of golf events throughout the year -- my suggested schedule:

Jan 12-15 Sony Open in Hawaii
Feb 02-05 Waste Management Phoenix Open
Mar 15-18 WGC - Cadillac Championship
Apr 05-09 The Masters
May 10-13 The Players Championship
May 31-03 The Memorial
June 14-17 The U.S. Open
July 19-22 The British Open
Aug 02-05 WGC - Bridgestone Invitational
Aug 09-12 PGA Championship
Aug 31-03 Deutsche Bank (Playoffs)
Nov 01-04 WGC - HSBC Champions

We'll twist Mike's arm and get some prizes thrown in! :jump:

[DJofSD]

PGA Championship ‏@PGAChampionship

Now official, the scoring average of 78.10 for the second round is the highest for a single round in PGA Championship history.

[DJofSD]

OMG! (http://ow.ly/i/Qiiz) yesterday was bad, trying to get to pins near the edge of the inverted bowls. It does not look that much better today. Sunday's locations should prove to be real b*all busters.

[Zydeco]

Aye on format and schedule.

[Beachbabe]

Hey, I'm with the new format & schedule. I can't do any worse...................................MAYBE.

[DJofSD]

I'm pulling for both Tiger and Ian today. I want the final pairing of the final round to have these two opposite each other. Talk about your war at the shore.

[Greyfox]

I'm pulling for both Tiger and Ian today. I want the final pairing of the final round to have these two opposite each other. Talk about your war at the shore.

In 2008 Ian Poulter said that he was more or less the only player in the world that could challenge Tiger.

He said:
"Don't get me wrong, I really respect every professional golfer, but I know I haven't played to my full potential and when that happens, it will be just me and Tiger."
http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3221755

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Reading that then I was laughing so hard that I almost choked on my coffee.
Well Ian gets his chance now.
Go for it Ian!!! :jump:

[DJofSD]

That, and, a year or so back, when he was rising while Tiger was falling in the OWGR, he tweated in response to Tiger, "quiet there number 2" -- or words to that effect.

P.S. Quickest I could find: http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/local-knowledge/2010/12/poulter-to-tiger-settle-down-no-2.html

[Jay Trotter]

Day 3 Scores

1) Bubba Watson (Rank #6) -2
2) Jim Furyk (Rank #28) -2
4) Padraig Harrington (Rank #63) -3
3) Rafael Cabrera Bello (Rank #43) missed cut
5) Jeev Milkha Singh (Rank #85) missed cut

Days High Score George McNeill +8

Top 4 Day 1 = -2
Top 4 Day 2 = +21
Top 4 Day 3 = +1

3 Day Total = +20

Heading out for the day so posting on the assumption +8 will be the high score of the day! My boys who made the cut did well.

[DJofSD]

I believe the 3rd round has concluded.

Long day ahead for some.

[DJofSD]

Day 3

+2 TW
MC Brandt Snedeker
MC Rafael Cabrera Bello
-3 Padraig Harrington
MC D.A. Points

Top 4 scores: ?

I need an also eligable list.

[Zydeco]

Day 2

Woods -1
Furyk +5
Harrington +4
Baddely +3
Casey +13

Day 2 total +11 Total +2
(Thanks Jay for already scoring)

Woods +2
Furyk -2
Harrington -3
Baddeley +2

Day 3 total -1 Total +1

[DJofSD]

Round 4 pin sheet. (http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/golf/golfm/release/pgachampionship/sites/pgachampionship/files/docs/Hole%20Sheet%20-%20Rd4%20Shift.pdf)

To me, these look tough: 3, 12, 13, 17, and, 18 if I correctly remember the surface of that green.

[DJofSD]

Rats!

No Ian-Tiger paring, it's Tiger and Vijay again.

[NJ Stinks]

Louis Oosthuizen -2
Chari Schwartzel +2
Geoff Oligivy -2
Vijay Singh +2
Charles Howell III - missed cut


Top 4 Day 1: -9
Top 4 Day 2: +13
Top 4 Day 3: even

Three Day Total +4

[Beachbabe]

Rose -2

Harrington -3

Others missed the cut so I take the two worst scores for the day:
George McNeil +8
John Huh +7

Total for day 3:
+10
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Three day total:
+39 :lol:

[DJofSD]

Round 4 pin sheet. (http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/golf/golfm/release/pgachampionship/sites/pgachampionship/files/docs/Hole%20Sheet%20-%20Rd4%20Shift.pdf)

To me, these look tough: 3, 12, 13, 17, and, 18 if I correctly remember the surface of that green.
Faldo says pin location on 17 is the same as the '91 Ryder Cup singles match.

http://yfrog.com/esvytsqj

[cj]

1) Webb Simpson (MC)
2) Jim Furyk -2
3) Fredrik Jacobsen +1
4) Padraig Harrington -3
5) Brian Davis (MC)
Worst Score +8

Day 1: E
Day 2: +12
Day 3: +4
Total: +16

[cj]

1) Webb Simpson (MC)
2) Jim Furyk +1
3) Fredrik Jacobsen E
4) Padraig Harrington E
5) Brian Davis (MC)
Worst Score +10

Day 1: E
Day 2: +12
Day 3: +4
Day 4: +11
Total: +27

[NJ Stinks]

Louis Oosthuizen -3
Chari Schwartzel +2
Geoff Oligivy -2
Vijay Singh +5
Charles Howell III - missed cut


Top 4 Day 1: -9
Top 4 Day 2: +13
Top 4 Day 3: even
Top 4 Day 4: +2

Four Day Total +6

[cj]

Congrats Zydeco! (I think)

[Zydeco]

Woods +2
Furyk -2
Harrington -3
Baddeley +2

Day 3 total -1 Total +1

Woods E
Furyk +1
Harrington E
Baddeley +3 (6 bogeys and 1 birdie on his back 9 ugh!)

Day 4 total +4 Total +5

Thanks CJ ... I think...lol

[Greyfox]

Well done Rory!!:jump: :jump:

When he's hot he's hot. When he's not he's not.
A superb performance.

[Jay Trotter]

Day 4 Scores

1) Bubba Watson (Rank #6) -4
2) Jim Furyk (Rank #28) +1
4) Padraig Harrington (Rank #63) E
3) Rafael Cabrera Bello (Rank #43) missed cut
5) Jeev Milkha Singh (Rank #85) missed cut

Days High Score +10

Top 4 Day 1 = -2
Top 4 Day 2 = +21
Top 4 Day 3 = +1
Top 4 Day 4 = +7

4 Day Total = +27

Congrats Rory! What a humble guy. Congrats Zydeco, you da man!

[NJ Stinks]

Woods E
Furyk +1
Harrington E
Baddeley +3 (6 bogeys and 1 birdie on his back 9 ugh!)

Day 4 total +4 Total +5

Thanks CJ ... I think...lol

Damn! I blew it when VJ missed a 4 footer on 18 today!

Congrats, Zydeco! :ThmbUp: :ThmbUp:

[Zydeco]

Thanks everyone. Playing these fantasy tornaments really increases my interest in watching the majors. Thanks for doing it Jay.