Golf Pool... US Open

[burrocrat]

ha ha! i'm not worried about winning this thing anymore because i can just go buy a mug.

http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/site-news-announcements/16445-travel-mugs.html#post409801

i'm gonna buy two and send one to pessoptimist because he sucks at golf too.

but don't kick me out of the contests because if i win then i'm gonna see if tom will let me take it on credit for half of a ball cap.

 

[eccougar]

Tiger Woods
Rory McIlroy
Graeme Mcdowell
Brandt Snedeker
Phil Mickleson

 

[rcknfrewld]

Westwood
Garcia
Fowler
Scott
Kuchar

Winning score -8....it's pea soup out there at Merion

 

[tsptalk]

You mean to tell me you get 8 to 1 odds that Tiger will not win the US open...I would take that bet...Vegas must really think Eldrick is going to win

I think the 8 to 1 is if any golfer not on the list wins.

 

[tsptalk]

Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Jason Dufner
Steve Stricker

 

[gronk007]

Woods
Kuchar
Schwartzel
Mcllroy
Mickelson

 

[grandma]

Jason Day
Zach Johnson
Matt Kuchar
Sergio Garcia
Brandt Snedecker

 

[rcknfrewld]

thought about going with Day...but he probably is still suffering from the Masters hangover...love his swing though...I like golfers that have quirky repeatable swings that will hold up under pressure
McDowell
Kuchar
Westwood
Garcia
Furyk...would have picked him but he is a jerk...trust me I know
Fowler...hasn't been tested Majorly
Scott...has El Tigres old swing...he is the outlier

 

[tsptalk]

rckn... Did you mention the deadline for entries / updates? Thanks.


By the way, for those who may be playing for the first time, a blue TSP Talk Travel Mug is at stake here, so choose wisely.

 

[rcknfrewld]

I think the first group goes off around 7am Thursday...I'll have our leader board updates after each round
I'll have the tsp talk member's golfers along with the place their golfers finish after each round....
We add up the places(1st,2nd,3rd, and so on) to see who wins...lowest score wins...10 would be the lowest score you could receive...1+2+3+4 = 10...well I shouldn't say that because there will be golfers who finish for example, tied for 2nd or 3rd place...

 

[PessOptimist]

I think the earliest start is 6:45 AM EDT. I guess that's the deadline?

I haven't followed golf for years but thought this might be fun. I looked at the players roster and saw very few names I liked to watch back then. Like Payne, Lee, Greg, Fuzzy...

So I picked from the last few to make the cut.

Kyle Stanley
Mike Weir
Harold Varner III
Ryan Palmer
Ryan Yip

The course may not be the desired firmness, dryness or speed so who knows?

 

[RAM56]

Bubba Watson
Matt Kuchar
Tiger Woods
Sergio Garcia
Angel Cabrera

 

[tsptalk]

Closed

 

[rcknfrewld]

No updates tonight....1st round not completed...rained out

 

[burrocrat]

No updates tonight....1st round not completed...rained out

dang, that's no good. i was wondering if my boys got their thwing on today.

 

[konakathy]

Ha! They tried. Stick to golf.
Golf Boys - "2.Oh" (Official Video) - YouTube

 

[OBGibby]

Sitting at 24 at the moment.

 

[rcknfrewld]

i have all the scores but im waiting to see if certain people make the cut...2nd round isn't complete yet....Snedeker, D. Johnson for ex. on the bubble...will post when 2nd round is complete...the golfers places are still shifting around

 

[rcknfrewld]

Off to the zoo now...will post our leader board in progress when I get back

 

[burrocrat]

how 'bout that gonzalo fernandez-castano? that's what i'm talkin bout boys.