Golf Pool... US Open

[rcknfrewld]

Same rules apply...those who know, know...pick winning score for tiebreaker


Pick 5 golfers...best four scores out of five win....missed cut equals 10 more pts than last place finish after cut.

Just saw I'm team tsp....regard my post with the certain gravitas it deserves damnit...

[burrocrat]

i suck at golf. i suck even worse at picking winners at golf. i hope tom opens his e store soon so i can buy one of those fancy new mugs he's got because i'll never win one playing any game that has anything to do with golf.

[konakathy]

Same rules apply...those who know, know...pick winning score for tiebreaker


Pick 5 golfers...best four scores out of five win....missed cut equals 10 more pts than last place finish after cut.

Just saw I'm team tsp....regard my post with the certain gravitas it deserves damnit...

Oops, sorry slacker, disregard that last sentence on your post....lol! You must have sensed my vibes. good one.

[burrocrat]

can someone post a list of the golfers and their odds of winning so i can pick all the underdogs please?

[sdouglas3]

Here is a link to the field. No odds given though.

2013 U.S. Open Golf Field - CBSSports.com (http://www.cbssports.com/golf/tournaments/usopen/field)

[rcknfrewld]

Do you want me to make your picks for you to burro..

[PessOptimist]

burro
According to sporting news U.S. Open odds ? Tiger Woods? price shortened, respect for Rory McIlroy fades - Linemakers - Sporting News (http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/sport/2013-06-03/us-open-odds-2013-tiger-woods-rory-mcilroy-matt-kuchar-date-site-las-vegas)
your guys would be Michael Weaver or Steven Fox at 1000-1

[OBGibby]

Justin Rose
Phil Mickelson
Tiger Woods
Rory McIroy
Steve Stricker

[burrocrat]

Do you want me to make your picks for you to burro..

no thanks, that would be like cheating. i prefer to fail miserably on my own. i'm quite used to it by now so it hardly affects my self esteem at all anymore.

[burrocrat]

phil mickelson
sergio garcia
bubba watson
thorbjorn olesen
gonzalo fernandez-castano

i'm not sure about the last couple, but i think it would make for great tv if they are near the lead and the announcers have to struggle with the names for a day or two.

[rcknfrewld]

you're not sure about the last couple?....still laughing out loud...not as loud as when I last looked up Mitch Hedberg...
your sense of humor is so nuanced im not sure more than a handful get it...but I do

[rcknfrewld]

FYI...I believe this will be the shortest course to host the US Open...narrow course will not benefit long hitters....Tom...I will get my hands on that glorious much talked about, coveted, TSP mug...I bet Bubba does not break 78 in the 1st round...if he doesn't I will gladly dust off my mantle and make room...if he does break 78 I will tell you my thoughts on the market so you can go the opposite way and make some real moolah...

[konakathy]

Graeme McDowell
Justin Rose
Tiger Woods
Matt Kuchar
Adam Scott

[rcknfrewld]

Since I got ya...hope you read my thread...I'm tempted to send back all bills for those who "refuse" them...hey they told me they dont want any bills...that Israel guy popped up on my pandora...good stuff

[konakathy]

Since I got ya...hope you read my thread...I'm tempted to send back all bills for those who "refuse" them...hey they told me they dont want any bills...that Israel guy popped up on my pandora...good stuff

ANK....check your PM

[ebbnflow]

ODDS TO WIN 2013 U.S. OPEN (6/13/13)

Golfer Odds
Tiger Woods 4/1
Field (Any Other Golfers) 8/1
Rory McIlroy 20/1
Adam Scott 20/1
Matt Kuchar 20/1
Justin Rose 25/1
Brandt Snedeker 25/1
Lee Westwood 25/1
Phil Mickelson 25/1
Sergio Garcia 30/1
Luke Donald 30/1
Charl Schwartzel 30/1
Keegan Bradley 30/1
Graeme McDowell 30/1
Dustin Johnson 40/1
Jason Day 40/1
Jason Dufner 40/1
Steve Stricker 40/1
Jim Furyk 40/1
Webb Simpson 40/1
Louis Oosthuizen 50/1
Hunter Mahan 50/1
Zach Johnson 60/1
Nick Watney 60/1
Bill Haas 60/1
Henrik Stenson 60/1
Rickie Fowler 60/1
Matteo Manassero 60/1
Angel Cabrera 60/1
Bubba Watson 65/1
Kevin Streelman 70/1
Bo Van Pelt 80/1
Kevin Chappell 80/1
Martin Kaymer 80/1
Ian Poulter 80/1
Padraig Harrington 80/1
Tim Clark 80/1
Ernie Els 80/1
Peter Hanson 80/1
Thorbjorn Olesen 80/1
Marc Leishman 100/1
Francesco Molinari 100/1
Ryan Moore 100/1
KJ Choi 100/1
Nicolas Colsaerts 100/1
Freddie Jacobson 100/1
Carl Pettersson 125/1
Martin Laird 125/1
Michael Thompson 150/1
Kyle Stanley 150/1
Scott Piercy 150/1
Jimmy Walker 150/1
Robert Karlsson 150/1
Ryan Palmer 150/1
John Huh 150/1
Lucas Glover 150/1
Russell Henley 150/1
Charles Howell III 150/1
Geoff Ogilvy 150/1
John Senden 150/1
David Toms 150/1
Branden Grace 150/1
Robert Garrigus 150/1
Stewart Cink 150/1
George Coetzee 150/1
Paul Casey 200/1
David Lynn 200/1
Luke Guthrie 200/1
Marcel Siem 200/1
Brendon de Jonge 200/1
YE Yang 200/1
Aaron Baddeley 200/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 200/1
Paul Lawrie 250/1
Jamie Donaldson 250/1
Casey Wittenberg 250/1
John Peterson 300/1
Darren Clarke 300/1
Marcus Fraser 300/1
Michael Campbell 500/1
Hiroyuki Fujita 500/1
Michael Weaver 1000/1
Steven Fox 1000/1

[rcknfrewld]

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

[ebbnflow]

Tiger Woods -- fun to watch (let the cusswords fly).
Sergio Garcia -- I can feel the tension already (has Tiger issue).
Phil Mickelson -- needs to get the magic back.
Rory McIlroy -- he knows the real golf king.
Nick Watney -- yeah, why not.

[sdouglas3]

Jason Dufner
Matt Kuchar
Adam Scott
Justin Rose
Keegan Bradley

[Tawny27]

Ernie Els
Phil Mickelson
Rory McIlroy
Dustin Johnson
Jim Furyk

[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 (http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/autotracker-monthly-contest/3278-monthly-prizes.html#post285752) 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 (http://youtu.be/iiiOqybRvsM)

[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.

[rcknfrewld]

im figuring the leaderboard now, but the places keep changing which is annoying, i'll post leaderboard after play is finished tonight even if the third round isn't completed...right now Obgibby is in first with 18 pts...I promise full leaderboard tonight

[burrocrat]

im figuring the leaderboard now, but the places keep changing which is annoying, i'll post leaderboard after play is finished tonight even if the third round isn't completed...right now Obgibby is in first with 18 pts...I promise full leaderboard tonight

screw obgibby, wtf is my score? it's been like 3 days now and nobody knows the freakin score? what kind of game is this? post the goldam numbers already or else i'm not paying the free entry no more.

[burrocrat]

Leader Board - The Official Site of the 113th U.S. Open Championship Conducted By The USGA (http://www.usopen.com/en_US/scoring/)

here is a link to current 3rd round scores. i will check cnn.com monday evening to find out if anybody won it on sunday afternoon. christ, no wonder they invented viagra.

a few of my friends stopped by and staged what probably could be called an interevention. apparently they think i don't have the patience for golf. no sh*t dumb*sses, i could have told them that.

[OBGibby]

I'll take 33.

[tsptalk]

I just finished watching the recording so I can finally read this thread. :)

33? Wow, very nice. 59 for me and I have #1 and #2.

I never saw a guy throw his wedge in a creek like Dufner did yesterday. He's supposed to be the most non-emotional player in golf. That Merion must be a bugger.

[tsptalk]

I'll take 33.
I didn't realize you took Stricker too - and before I did. Thought he was my secret weapon. :)

[rcknfrewld]

Obgibby...Rose,Mickelson,Woods,Mcilroy,Stricker... .............33
Tsptalk.....Woods,Mickelson,Furyk,Dufner,Stricker. ..............59
Gronk......Woods,Kuchar,Schwartzel,Mcilroy,Mickels on.........59
Burro.......Mickelson,Garcia,Watson,Olesen,Castano .............79
Ecougar....Woods,Mcilroy,McDowell,Snedeker,Mickels on.......82
Rcknfrewld...Westwood,Garcia,Fowler,Scott,Kuchar.. ...........95
Tawny......Els,Mickelson,Mcilroy,D.Johnson,Furyk.. ..............97
Sdouglass...Duffer,Kuchar,Scott,Rose,Bradley...... ...............100
Evenflow....Woods,Garcia,Mickelson,Mcilroy,Watney. ...........101
Konakathy...McDowell,Rose,Woods,Kuchar,Scott...... ...........106
Grandma....Day,Z.Johhnson,Kuchar,Garcia,Snedeker.. .........108
Ram.........Watson,Kuchar,Woods,Garcia,Cabrera.... ............123
PO..........Stanley,Weir,Varner,Palmer,Yip........ ...................290

[rcknfrewld]

take a chill pill burro, not those blue things you've been piggin' down...the weather delays and play called due to darkness were frustrating....yesterday was the first day they had a total round completed...1st and 2nd rounds were going on simultaneously, sort of, same with the 2nd and 3rd rounds...they are back on track now with just the last round to go...we should get a Sunday finish......go gonzalo yourself:toung:

[OBGibby]

I just finished watching the recording so I can finally read this thread
.

I DVR'd the coverage but did not take into account that it would run past the scheduled coverage time slot so I ended up missing coverage of the final pairing play 17 and 18. I will not make that mistake again.

[burrocrat]

take a chill pill burro, not those blue things you've been piggin' down...the weather delays and play called due to darkness were frustrating....yesterday was the first day they had a total round completed...1st and 2nd rounds were going on simultaneously, sort of, same with the 2nd and 3rd rounds...they are back on track now with just the last round to go...we should get a Sunday finish......go gonzalo yourself:toung:

yeah, sorry about that, i should have known when it lasted more than four hours. but i'm feeling much better now that i'm in 4th place. is it even statistically possible to beat tsptalk and gronk, let alone obgibby?

[OBGibby]

Done at 43.

[tsptalk]

46. :toung:

Well done!

[rcknfrewld]

Obgibby won...too disgusted and other things to do all the math...I stink...on to the The Open Championship

[tsptalk]

Done at 43.
Congrats, OBG! PM or email me your shipping info for the Travel Mug.

Thanks for playing, everyone! And thanks for running it rckn!

[rcknfrewld]

I promise I will give daily updates for The Open Championship, that or I will give a half a$$ed effort again...my appreciation for you, Tom, knows no abounds?...imagine how miffed we'd be if you missed a day...btw...how could stricker shank it...phil flew it 5 feet too far on the par 3...he didn't choke...hit it right over the wicker

[OBGibby]

Congrats, OBG! PM or email me your shipping info for the Travel Mug.

Thanks for playing, everyone! And thanks for running it rckn!

Thanks for the offer, Tom. No need for the mug. Pride in winning is reward enough.

[burrocrat]

Thanks for the offer, Tom. No need for the mug. Pride in winning is reward enough.

wow. at first i was gonna go off ... snooty turns up his nose at something others covet and crave too good for a mug are ya ... then i was gonna kneel in awe ... guy's so comfortable with himself he don't need to flaunt outward trappings of success ... then i was like ... what who doesn't like free stuff it's free man ... most folks who recieve free stuff they don't like or need just donate it to charity ... i know this guy with an old blue mug that's so beat up it's almost embarassing but he holds his head high and takes it out in public anyways ... maybe tom will still let you claim the five second rule and give it away to a worthy cause.

[eccougar]

Congratulations OBGibby.

[OBGibby]

wow. at first i was gonna go off ... snooty turns up his nose at something others covet and crave too good for a mug are ya ... then i was gonna kneel in awe ... guy's so comfortable with himself he don't need to flaunt outward trappings of success ... then i was like ... what who doesn't like free stuff it's free man ... most folks who recieve free stuff they don't like or need just donate it to charity ... i know this guy with an old blue mug that's so beat up it's almost embarassing but he holds his head high and takes it out in public anyways ... maybe tom will still let you claim the five second rule and give it away to a worthy cause.

I confess the "pride in winning is reward enough" was a bit in jest, but applicable nonetheless since the contest involved golf. I'm sure it's a great mug, but how 'bout we get Tom to send it to the worst full year performer on the AutoTracker. The petition starts here. Show your support, let your voice be heard. Even the AutoTracker goat needs recognition.

[tsptalk]

I confess the "pride in winning is reward enough" was a bit in jest, but applicable nonetheless since the contest involved golf. I'm sure it's a great mug, but how 'bout we get Tom to send it to the worst full year performer on the AutoTracker. The petition starts here. Show your support, let your voice be heard. Even the AutoTracker goat needs recognition.
Not a bad idea. I always said it is as difficult to come in last on the AutoTracker, as it is to come in first. It's like playing red/black on the roulette wheel. It's just as tough to be guess the wrong color 5 times in a row as it is to guess the right one.

[rcknfrewld]

I think Tom should give out a tsp auto tracker participation ribbon to all 1,000+...that would be fair...even better we should divey up all the tracker gains and spread them around so that everyone gets an equal amount...

[PessOptimist]

I think Tom should give out a tsp auto tracker participation ribbon to all 1,000+...that would be fair...even better we should divey up all the tracker gains and spread them around so that everyone gets an equal amount...

Go rknfrewld. Sort of like a basic training ribbon or national defense or gwot or giving some e-5 at a computer terminal wings and an air medal for blowing up things with a drone.

Are you saying you don't wan't everyone to share everything gained through the efforts of the peoples equally? How very unsocial(istic) of you.

PO

[rcknfrewld]

perusing through the auto tracker...saw golfdude...i'm calling you out...get involved in our golf pools

[rcknfrewld]

right on PO, right on...