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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Again all apologies for lateness.

KC (33) - Tim Clark - Weir (4th Mercedes), Kelly (3rd Sony), Verplank (T22 Bob Hope), Sabbatini (T3 Buick Invitational), Haas (T9 FBR Open), Elkington (MC Pebble Beach), Allenby (T7 Northern Trust Open), Cink (2nd Match Play), Day (MC Honda), Durant (MC PODS), Garcia (T31 Arnold Palmer), Els (75 CA Championship), Kresge (T70 New Orleans), Maggert (MC Houston), Woods (2nd Masters), Pampling (MC Heritage), Kim (T19 Byron Nelson), Ogilvy (T22 Wachovia), Furyk (T27 Players), Beem (T52 AT&T Classic), Flesch (MC Colonial), Couples (T46 Memorial), Leonard (1st St. Jude Championship), Mickelson (T18 U.S. Open), Janzen (MC Travelers), DiMarco (T70 Buick Open), Mahan (T12 AT&T National), Slocum (T41 John Deere), McDowell (T19 British Open), Villegas (T55 Canadian Open), Singh (1st Bridgestone), Westwood (MC PGA), Stricker (T10 BMW), Laird (75 Viking Classic).

G (22) - Camilo Villegas - Weir (4th Mercedes), Ames (T10th Sony), Leonard (2nd Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Mickelson (2nd FBR Open), Sutherland (MC Pebble Beach), Sabbatini (T44 Northern Trust Open), Rose (T33 Match Play), Allenby (T4 Honda), Marino (T14 PODS), Appleby (MC Arnold Palmer), Garcia (T15 CA Championship), Glover (MC New Orleans), Harrington (T26 Houston), Goosen (T17 Masters), Cink (T7 Heritage), Verplank (T61 Byron Nelson), Ogilvy (T22 Wachovia), O'Hair (MC Players), Z. Johnson (T34 AT&T Classic), N. Green (T26 Colonial), Moore (T10 Memorial), Toms (T37 St. Jude Championship), Kim (T26U.S. Open), Henry (T59 Travelers), DiMarco (T70 Buick Open), Stricker (T18 AT&T National), Slocum (T41 John Deere), Karlsson (T7 British Open), Furyk (T14 Canadian Open), Scott (T56 Bridgestone), Donald (DNP since he had wrist surgery PGA), T. Clark (T8 BMW), Howell III (T45 Viking Classic).

JB (18) - Chad Campbell - Mahan (T5th Mercedes), Furyk (T20th Sony), Senden (T22 Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Sabbatini (T34 FBR Open), Weir (T14 Pebble Beach), Elkington (MC Northern Trust Open), Harrington (T17 Match Play), Weekley (T74 Honda), Calcavecchia (T14 PODS), Ogilvy (T14 Arnold Palmer), O'Hair (WD CA Championship), Z. Johnson (T57 New Orleans), Lonard (MC Houston), Mickelson (T5 Masters), Cink (T7 Heritage), Poulter (T35 Byron Nelson), Pettersson (T55 Wachovia), Ames (5th Players), Baird (T11 AT&T Classic), K. Perry (T46 Colonial), Rose (T2 Memorial), T. Clark (T18 St. Jude Championship), Garcia (T18 U.S. Open), Austin (MC Travelers), Glover (T7 Buick Open), Snedeker (MC AT&T National), Baddeley (T29 John Deere), Els (T7 British Open), Curtis (T48 Canadian Open), Reavie (T52 Bridgestone), Singh (MC PGA), Holmes (T33 BMW), Funk (MC Viking Classic).

Thursday, September 18, 2008

We are back, although a little late. It's Ryder Cup week, so cut me some slack.

Also, if you didn't read any of my columns, I, sadly, like Europe this week. I think the roster is too deep and has less question marks than the U.S. side has.

We are picking for the Viking Classic. Ugh

KC (33) - Martin Laird - Weir (4th Mercedes), Kelly (3rd Sony), Verplank (T22 Bob Hope), Sabbatini (T3 Buick Invitational), Haas (T9 FBR Open), Elkington (MC Pebble Beach), Allenby (T7 Northern Trust Open), Cink (2nd Match Play), Day (MC Honda), Durant (MC PODS), Garcia (T31 Arnold Palmer), Els (75 CA Championship), Kresge (T70 New Orleans), Maggert (MC Houston), Woods (2nd Masters), Pampling (MC Heritage), Kim (T19 Byron Nelson), Ogilvy (T22 Wachovia), Furyk (T27 Players), Beem (T52 AT&T Classic), Flesch (MC Colonial), Couples (T46 Memorial), Leonard (1st St. Jude Championship), Mickelson (T18 U.S. Open), Janzen (MC Travelers), DiMarco (T70 Buick Open), Mahan (T12 AT&T National), Slocum (T41 John Deere), McDowell (T19 British Open), Villegas (T55 Canadian Open), Singh (1st Bridgestone), Westwood (MC PGA), Stricker (T10 BMW).

G (22) - Charles Howell III - Weir (4th Mercedes), Ames (T10th Sony), Leonard (2nd Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Mickelson (2nd FBR Open), Sutherland (MC Pebble Beach), Sabbatini (T44 Northern Trust Open), Rose (T33 Match Play), Allenby (T4 Honda), Marino (T14 PODS), Appleby (MC Arnold Palmer), Garcia (T15 CA Championship), Glover (MC New Orleans), Harrington (T26 Houston), Goosen (T17 Masters), Cink (T7 Heritage), Verplank (T61 Byron Nelson), Ogilvy (T22 Wachovia), O'Hair (MC Players), Z. Johnson (T34 AT&T Classic), N. Green (T26 Colonial), Moore (T10 Memorial), Toms (T37 St. Jude Championship), Kim (T26U.S. Open), Henry (T59 Travelers), DiMarco (T70 Buick Open), Stricker (T18 AT&T National), Slocum (T41 John Deere), Karlsson (T7 British Open), Furyk (T14 Canadian Open), Scott (T56 Bridgestone), Donald (DNP since he had wrist surgery PGA), T. Clark (T8 BMW).

JB (18) - Fred Funk - Mahan (T5th Mercedes), Furyk (T20th Sony), Senden (T22 Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Sabbatini (T34 FBR Open), Weir (T14 Pebble Beach), Elkington (MC Northern Trust Open), Harrington (T17 Match Play), Weekley (T74 Honda), Calcavecchia (T14 PODS), Ogilvy (T14 Arnold Palmer), O'Hair (WD CA Championship), Z. Johnson (T57 New Orleans), Lonard (MC Houston), Mickelson (T5 Masters), Cink (T7 Heritage), Poulter (T35 Byron Nelson), Pettersson (T55 Wachovia), Ames (5th Players), Baird (T11 AT&T Classic), K. Perry (T46 Colonial), Rose (T2 Memorial), T. Clark (T18 St. Jude Championship), Garcia (T18 U.S. Open), Austin (MC Travelers), Glover (T7 Buick Open), Snedeker (MC AT&T National), Baddeley (T29 John Deere), Els (T7 British Open), Curtis (T48 Canadian Open), Reavie (T52 Bridgestone), Singh (MC PGA), Holmes (T33 BMW).

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Well we are back and a day late. Luckily, the PGA Tour and Mother Nature co-operated and the first round has been suspended.

G returned from China and brought me a lighter. Very nice. I nearly lost it golfing with him, Kevin and former golf editor, Dan Rowan, but it's back in my pocket without a scratch.

G returned and is complaining already. He doesn't want us to get our picks back from the PGA so we will go with what he had and count Westwood and Singh for us.

So here is the BMW Championship.

KC (33) - Steve Stricker - Weir (4th Mercedes), Kelly (3rd Sony), Verplank (T22 Bob Hope), Sabbatini (T3 Buick Invitational), Haas (T9 FBR Open), Elkington (MC Pebble Beach), Allenby (T7 Northern Trust Open), Cink (2nd Match Play), Day (MC Honda), Durant (MC PODS), Garcia (T31 Arnold Palmer), Els (75 CA Championship), Kresge (T70 New Orleans), Maggert (MC Houston), Woods (2nd Masters), Pampling (MC Heritage), Kim (T19 Byron Nelson), Ogilvy (T22 Wachovia), Furyk (T27 Players), Beem (T52 AT&T Classic), Flesch (MC Colonial), Couples (T46 Memorial), Leonard (1st St. Jude Championship), Mickelson (T18 U.S. Open), Janzen (MC Travelers), DiMarco (T70 Buick Open), Mahan (T12 AT&T National), Slocum (T41 John Deere), McDowell (T19 British Open), Villegas (T55 Canadian Open), Singh (1st Bridgestone), Westwood (MC PGA).

G (22) - Tim Clark - Weir (4th Mercedes), Ames (T10th Sony), Leonard (2nd Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Mickelson (2nd FBR Open), Sutherland (MC Pebble Beach), Sabbatini (T44 Northern Trust Open), Rose (T33 Match Play), Allenby (T4 Honda), Marino (T14 PODS), Appleby (MC Arnold Palmer), Garcia (T15 CA Championship), Glover (MC New Orleans), Harrington (T26 Houston), Goosen (T17 Masters), Cink (T7 Heritage), Verplank (T61 Byron Nelson), Ogilvy (T22 Wachovia), O'Hair (MC Players), Z. Johnson (T34 AT&T Classic), N. Green (T26 Colonial), Moore (T10 Memorial), Toms (T37 St. Jude Championship), Kim (T26U.S. Open), Henry (T59 Travelers), DiMarco (T70 Buick Open), Stricker (T18 AT&T National), Slocum (T41 John Deere), Karlsson (T7 British Open), Furyk (T14 Canadian Open), Scott (T56 Bridgestone), Donald (DNP since he had wrist surgery PGA).

JB (18) - J.B. Holmes - Mahan (T5th Mercedes), Furyk (T20th Sony), Senden (T22 Bob Hope), Woods (1st Buick Invitational), Sabbatini (T34 FBR Open), Weir (T14 Pebble Beach), Elkington (MC Northern Trust Open), Harrington (T17 Match Play), Weekley (T74 Honda), Calcavecchia (T14 PODS), Ogilvy (T14 Arnold Palmer), O'Hair (WD CA Championship), Z. Johnson (T57 New Orleans), Lonard (MC Houston), Mickelson (T5 Masters), Cink (T7 Heritage), Poulter (T35 Byron Nelson), Pettersson (T55 Wachovia), Ames (5th Players), Baird (T11 AT&T Classic), K. Perry (T46 Colonial), Rose (T2 Memorial), T. Clark (T18 St. Jude Championship), Garcia (T18 U.S. Open), Austin (MC Travelers), Glover (T7 Buick Open), Snedeker (MC AT&T National), Baddeley (T29 John Deere), Els (T7 British Open), Curtis (T48 Canadian Open), Reavie (T52 Bridgestone), Singh (MC PGA).