Trashcan En Fuego! Part Deux

DJ shoots a nifty -7 today...

Come on you Clempson Puke!!!! Get it done this week and get me back in this frigging pool!!!

Rocco and Adrian Mediate?

The scene from the Mediate's house, shortly before Rocco left for the Southern Farm Bureau tourney...

Golf Just Lost A Legend

Byron Nelson passed away today in his home...

http://www.pgatour.com/story/9687154

"I don't know very much," Nelson said in a 1997 interview with The Associated Press. "I know a little bit about golf. I know how to make a stew. And I know how to be a decent man."

You can't live in Dallas and play golf and not hear about Byron's goodwill... a real loss today.

From Brushback.com...

Horrible Golfer Receives Sponsor’s Exemption Because She’s Michelle Wie

FARMINGTON, PA--A horrible golfer, who was completely unqualified to play in a men’s PGA tour event, received a sponsor’s exemption anyway just because she’s Michelle Wie. Wie finished in last place at the 84 Lumber Classic after shooting a second-round 81. “Wow, she is really a bad golfer,” said Joseph Hardy, owner of 84 Lumber, the event’s sponsor. “She could not get out of her own way. Still I have no regrets about giving her the exemption. Just because she’s a girl and this is the men’s tour, and she’s horrible and most of these guys are good, doesn’t mean she’s not qualified to play. Anybody is qualified to play if they bring attention to the tournament. I would have invited Saddam Hussein if he was available. Not to compare Michelle with Saddam Hussein of course. He probably has a better chip shot at this point.”

UPDATE 9/25/06

Only one little move, but it is historically significant... Jeff slides into 3rd place by a slim margin, putting him in position for his first ever FPGP cash.

Rocco Makes A Cut!!!

Despite unbelievable odds against, Rocco makes a cut... here was the scene on the 18th green, shortly after putting out...

Texas Open

The Valero Texas Open is LOADED with FPGPers... this is probably a throw-away tourney to a lot of casual golf fans, considering that the world will be watching Ireland and the Ryder Cup... but just look at the field. It is full of FPGP bottom dwellars... this could be an interesting week.

UPDATE 9/18/06

Well, the rich got even richer this week... by way of Chaz Howell's finish at the Wooden Bird Open, Da Bandit has increased his lead over the Vodos...


406 ... Da Bandit
356 ... Stevie V.
298 ... Johnny V.
291 ... Jeff/Shades
264 ... Tiger Philp
236 ... Robbo
221 ... Vic/Talonflier
208 ... Steve T./New Tex
186 ... Stan the Man
-125 ... Fraser

By the way, not sure if Jeff will get a chance to post the specifics on the side bar, but this is interesting... currently, Robbo's trade of Singh for Mediate has COST him 71 points. Singh is +38 on the year, and Mediate is -33 since the trade. Add those 71 to his current total and he would still be in 3rd place. This is worth watching...

Dude, You Holdin?

In every picture I see him, Hunter Mahan looks like he is baked. Look at this one, on PGATour.com... they couldn't find one that didn't look like he was jonesin' for some some nachos?

I need to do much better homework for next year. I've rested on my early laurels in this pool, but after not cashing in 3 years, this shit has to stop. What the fuck was I thinking with the Mahan/Trahan combo? That their fucking names kinda rhymed and it would look like genius if they actually did anything? I am an idiot.

Greg Kraft(y) near the top of the leaderboard

Greg Kraft is near the lead and as such I felt we needed some dope white guys rapping and dancing to a Krafty Beat.

MICHEEL TAMES THE TIGER!

Stevie V. must be thrilled that his ace did this. Damn shame that he gets bupkes for it in the FPGP. Go cry me a river, Voodoo. Further proof that we either need Mulder & Scully to investigate or get a DNA sample from a discarded water bottle to see if this guy's an alien.

Good Luck JG

Good luck with the title defense this week... go get ya another one of those goofy bird trophies!

UPDATE 9/11/06

Here is the non-fancy update for today... Bart Bryant's 2nd place finish yesterday effectively took Robbo out of the money for good. We currently have 2 good battles... for first and third... Shades has moved as close to a money position as he's ever been in this pool... too bad Justin Rose couldn't finish the deal for him yesterday. As for me, I am already doing my homework for next year's picks.

371 ... Da Bandit
354 ... Stevie V.
305 ... Johnny V.
271 ... Jeff/Shades
261 ... Tiger Philp
236 ... Robbo
213 ... Vic/Talonflier
202 ... Steve T./New Tex
185 ... Stan the Man
-119 ... Fraser

Tiger Crushes "Make-A-Wish" Kid At Putt-Putt

FRAMINGHAM, MA--Robbie Blanchard, a 10-year-old suffering from leukemia, had but one wish in his short life: to meet his hero, Tiger Woods, and play some miniature golf with him.

Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, that dream came true on Monday when the two met at a Putt Putt course in Framingham, Mass, where Woods crushed the bumbling youngster by 20 strokes.

Throughout the 18 hole round, Woods was his usual intense and focused self, meticulously measuring each shot and pumping his fist after each ace.

“Get in there, get in there, get in there…Yes!” shouted Woods, as he marched down the green to retrieve another hole in one. “That’s five in a row. Watch out for this one, Robbie. It breaks to the left but it gets a little bumpy along the way. And whatever you do, avoid hitting it through the windmill. That thing leads you right into the stream. Anyway, let me know how you do. I’m going on to the next hole.”

In the end, Woods aced every hole but one, while Blanchard struggled to find a rhythm, finishing an embarrassing 23 over par. Blanchard, however, wasn’t interested in the final score. He was only interested in spending some time with his idol.

“I’m not too sad that I didn’t play well,” said Blanchard. “I just wanted to meet Tiger and spend some time with him. I wish he could’ve paid a little more attention to me, though. He really seemed focused on getting the best possible score and making sure I couldn’t come from behind. You know, when he gets a lead, forget it. You have no chance.”

Woods started off with 7 straight aces but missed on the 8th hole after being distracted by someone taking a picture with a camera phone. That someone was Robbie’s mom, Stacy, who got an earful from Woods for screwing up his shot.

“Aww come on,” Woods said as he watched his putt lip around the hole and miss. “Put that thing away. Goddamn it. Goddamn it! Nobody understands the protocol anymore. Are you done? Are you through taking pictures? Good, because if you do that again, I am out of here. Try explaining that to little what’s-his-face.”

For the rest of the course, Woods put on a clinic and by the 18th hole a large crowd had gathered and was cheering his every putt. When he sunk his last hole-in-one, a relieved Woods waved to the crowd and then spoke to a reporter about his record setting day.

“You know this is a tough course,” he said. “It’s got a lot of weird angles and breaks and tons of little obstructions. I just tried to get in the zone and play a good round of golf. My opponent played well, too, but I just found that rhythm and was able to put some distance between us early on. Where is that kid anyway? Oh, he’s still on hole 6. Heh. One of those days, I guess. I’ve been there. Keep plugging away, Bobbie. Don’t get discouraged!”

Two hours later, Blanchard finished the course. Woods was long gone, but Robbie did get to share a smile and an ice cream cone with a representative of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, who said Robbie did a “great job” even though he finished with a 59.

“Robbie was wonderful and it was a really great day all around,” said Ty Weathers, director of Make-A-Wish. “He got to play some mini-golf and he also got to experience what it’s like to be thoroughly and mercilessly dismantled by the greatest golfer in history. He shouldn’t be embarrassed about the fact that he laid down and died like a dog. Tiger just has that effect on his opponents.”

Wie Wants To Play On Ryder Cup Team

Seriously... just read it for yourself here.

My favorite quote:

"Hopefully, I will be able to play the Ryder Cup one day, that would be awesome and I think it is totally possible."

Totally? Like wow... that is a totally cool idea. Here's another one: WIN A FUCKING TOURNAMENT AGAINST WOMEN.

I am so sick of this kid. Let's face it, if she looked like the other bull-dykes on the LPGA Tour, no one would even care about her.

Ryder Cup... man, my blood is boiling. So, she thinks it is possible that she is going to be, over the course of a two year stretch of time, one of the top 12 players in the United States? Really? This is "totally possible?"
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No updates this week... we'll get er done next week for sure.