Golf Pool... British Open 2013

[rcknfrewld]

am I the only one that loves the yellow tracker that shows the ball flight...they should have that for every shot

 

[burrocrat]

oh yeah, if theopen.com is correct an the interweb ain't lying, then i'm at 67 right now and my boy's is crushing it.

c'mon coffee mug.

 

[rcknfrewld]

Trivia question...what do all of us have in common with the picks we made?

bump

 

[rcknfrewld]

Phil's day.

I hope he wins...what a 3wood on 17 could clinch it with eagle...

 

[rcknfrewld]

maybe Lefty will have enough money for a haircut now

 

[OBGibby]

FINAL STANDINGS (NORMAL POINT SYSTEM):

[TABLE="width: 909"]
[TR]
[TD]OBGibby[/TD]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Westwood[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]131[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Firedog[/TD]
[TD]43[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]138[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ebbnflow[/TD]
[TD]50[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]145[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]groonk007[/TD]
[TD]68[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]163[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]burrocrat[/TD]
[TD]69[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD]B. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]164[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scrappy[/TD]
[TD]78[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD]D.Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]173[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]inostan[/TD]
[TD]79[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Poulter[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD]Harrington[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]174[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DreamboatAnnie[/TD]
[TD]86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]181[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RAM56[/TD]
[TD]95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Fowler[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]190[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]eccougar[/TD]
[TD]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Colsaerts[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]200[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wvango[/TD]
[TD]107[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Westwood[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]202[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]tsptalk[/TD]
[TD]114[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Stenson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Olesen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]209[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Snwbrdr397[/TD]
[TD]134[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD]B. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]229[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tawny27[/TD]
[TD]154[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD]D.Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]249[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]grandma[/TD]
[TD]188[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Faldo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]283[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]rcknfrewld[/TD]
[TD]197[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Faldo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD]Speith[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD]Couples[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]T. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]292[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Handballer[/TD]
[TD]197[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]292[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]sdouglas3[/TD]
[TD]217[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Colsaerts[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Olesen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Stenson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]312[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[OBGibby]

FINAL STANDINGS (USING SCRAPPY'S ALTERNATE SCORING SYSTEM):

[TABLE="width: 927"]
[TR]
[TD]OBGibby[/TD]
[TD]1144[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[TD]Westwood[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]292[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1461[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]groonk007[/TD]
[TD]1148[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]296[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1465[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ebbnflow[/TD]
[TD]1148[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]293[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]288[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1465[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Firedog[/TD]
[TD]1148[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]290[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]291[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1465[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]inostan[/TD]
[TD]1152[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]291[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[TD]Poulter[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]295[/TD]
[TD]Harrington[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1469[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DreamboatAnnie[/TD]
[TD]1154[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]296[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]291[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1471[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]burrocrat[/TD]
[TD]1155[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]291[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]293[/TD]
[TD]B. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]290[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1472[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RAM56[/TD]
[TD]1158[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]290[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Fowler[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]296[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]291[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1475[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scrappy[/TD]
[TD]1159[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]293[/TD]
[TD]D.Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]293[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]288[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1476[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]eccougar[/TD]
[TD]1169[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Colsaerts[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1486[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wvango[/TD]
[TD]1173[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[TD]Westwood[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1490[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]tsptalk[/TD]
[TD]1175[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]284[/TD]
[TD]Stenson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Olesen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]288[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1492[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Snwbrdr397[/TD]
[TD]1177[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]293[/TD]
[TD]B. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1494[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tawny27[/TD]
[TD]1183[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]292[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]293[/TD]
[TD]D.Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]grandma[/TD]
[TD]1191[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]293[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Faldo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]296[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1508[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]rcknfrewld[/TD]
[TD]1196[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Faldo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]294[/TD]
[TD]Speith[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]293[/TD]
[TD]Couples[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]T. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]292[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1513[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Handballer[/TD]
[TD]1201[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1518[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]sdouglas3[/TD]
[TD]1214[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Colsaerts[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]296[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]317[/TD]
[TD]Olesen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]284[/TD]
[TD]Stenson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1531[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[OBGibby]

Two down, two to go for the career Grand Slam.

 

[burrocrat]

Two down, two to go for the career Grand Slam.

if you turn down the prize this time people might start thinking you are a snob.

congratulations. just what kind of dr. are you, and how did you get so good at figuring out who is putting it in the hole any given week?

 

[OBGibby]

if you turn down the prize this time people might start thinking you are a snob.....

I'm not a coffee snob or addict so I don't need the mug. I'm sure it's a nice mug and all, but it's not all that important. Besides, it's just more work for Tom to have to mail it out to me. I'd rather he keep the servers up and running!

 

[OBXTrader]

Congratulations on the victory. I am a South Paw (Leftie), so always pull for Mickelson. Like him or not, that was an incredible back 9.

 

[OBGibby]

Congratulations on the victory. I am a South Paw (Leftie), so always pull for Mickelson. Like him or not, that was an incredible back 9.

Thanks. I've been a Phil fan for about 20 years. The guy is a class act and can flat out play. He's been fun to follow through the years; hopefully, he continue to entertain for another five to ten years. Best round of his career today without a doubt.

 

[tsptalk]

Congrats, OBG!

 

[tsptalk]

Not to sound like sour grapes, but I think there may be a better way to score a pool like this. Currently, you can pick the winner, 2nd, and 3rd correctly, but if 2 of your players don't make the cut, and in some cases by a stroke or two, you're done.

This week a few players who made the cut by a stroke or two, came back over the weekend and made a run toward the leaders. It becomes more about who you didn't pick, then who you did. I knew by Friday, I had no chance and it kind of took the fun out of it for me over the weekend.

I haven't come up with anything in particular, but I thought incorporating the betting odds somehow, to add bonus points for picking long shots.

Any ideas?, or do you like it as is?

 

[OBGibby]

Not to sound like sour grapes, but I think there may be a better way to score a pool like this. Currently, you can pick the winner, 2nd, and 3rd correctly, but if 2 of your players don't make the cut, and in some cases by a stroke or two, you're done.

This week a few players who made the cut by a stroke or two, came back over the weekend and made a run toward the leaders. It becomes more about who you didn't pick, then who you did. I knew by Friday, I had no chance and it kind of took the fun out of it for me over the weekend.

I haven't come up with anything in particular, but I thought incorporating the betting odds somehow, to add bonus points for picking long shots.

Any ideas?, or do you like it as is?

I'm open to new ideas, but haven't come across anything yet that is comparable.

 

[burrocrat]

i think if would be fairer, and a whole lot more fun, if obgibby wasn't allowed to play anymore. but he should definately keep being in charge of the spreadsheets.

 

[rcknfrewld]

I picked the 4 out of 5 format because that is the format high school and college uses for their golf tournaments
If a pro misses the cut he receives no money...he actually loses money...flight and hotel costs...I think they also have to pay an "entry" fee just to play even if they qualify for the tournament

 

[rcknfrewld]

i think if would be fairer, and a whole lot more fun, if obgibby wasn't allowed to play anymore. but he should definately keep being in charge of the spreadsheets.

he should be punished for being so successful...how dare he...he couldn't have won twice without Tom creating the website, myself introducing the pool, some chinamen creating his computer, his parents for making him, somebody obviously introduced him to golf, he couldn't even watch the golf without having a tv which a store let him buy...how did he get to best buy...in a car the union made and on roads he didn't build....disgusting...he should be ashamed of himself

 

[OBGibby]

he should be punished for being so successful...how dare he...he couldn't have won twice without Tom creating the website, myself introducing the pool, some chinamen creating his computer, his parents for making him, somebody obviously introduced him to golf, he couldn't even watch the golf without having a tv which a store let him buy...how did he get to best buy...in a car the union made and on roads he didn't build....disgusting...he should be ashamed of himself

Keep it down you fools! The last thing we need is the liberal crowd on this Board to see us reveling in our freedom of having a good time before they come over to tell us we should be ashamed of ourselves, worthy of increased taxes and wealth redistribution, and they'll start clamoring to shut us down.

 

[rcknfrewld]

Keep it down you fools! The last thing we need is the liberal crowd on this Board to see us reveling in our freedom of having a good time before they come over to tell us we should be ashamed of ourselves, worthy of increased taxes and wealth redistribution, and they'll start clamoring to shut us down.

I'm sending FWM a private message right now...Obgibby you are in for it now