UPDATE 6/30/08

Well, well, well... this pool just keeps getting more and more interesting. Big time performances by Woody Austin and Ken Duke have dragged me and Stan the Man back to the crowd a bit. Here are your numbers:

362 .... Stan the Man
342 .... Steve T. / Tex
324 .... Vic
316 .... Tev
291 .... Shades
267 .... Shane/Jay
234 .... Bandit
210 .... Excal
179 .... Shize
176 .... MG
169 .... Stevie V.
90 .... CASWAS
-11 .... DTM
-27 .... David / Mark
-59 .... Johnny V.
-157 .... Robbo
-203 .... Ryan

It's The Bag I've Always Wanted, And Now I Have It

Who wants to bet that my handicap index climbs from 2.3 to about... oh, 23? Haha..

Daly Uses Beer Can As A Tee...

Who thought that a Daly/Kid Rock pro-am combo would be a good idea???

Ty Keeps On Tryon

STORY

UPDATE 6/23/08

Before getting to the update, I wanted to point out that it was a big weekend for FPGPers... the big news comes from Shane of the Shane/Jay "darooks" team. Proving once again that a hole in one is 99.99999% luck, Shane made one on Saturday. Also on Saturday, David of the David/Mark team shot a remarkable 81 while playing with me at Frisco Lakes... it's remarkable because two days earlier, he shot 98. And finally, JG got to play some competitive golf on the weekend for the first time in a while... hopefully the big guy is feeling better now and can start cashing some bigger checks.

Ok, on with the update... Stan the Man has taken the lead.

BOCA BANDIT STEALS VICTORY IN MAJOR#2

The final numbers are in and the Bandit has taken the second leg of the Majors Challenge with a prize money total of $457, 298, Talonflier was second with $392,800, da Rodent was third at $370, 848, and speaking of in the rear, the Bangkok Bomber scored $219, 903. Running season total has Talonflier with $1,417,675, Bandit at $1,154,173, da Rodent close by with $1,085,692, and the Bangkok Bottomless Basket Boy at $864,622 (I don't know what that is in baht).

No Update

Sorry peeps... with the Monday playoff pushing back the updated money list and a fun trip to Wichita this afternoon (yippee), I don't have time to get to the spreadsheets this week. We'll get 'er updated next week for sure. Probably.

The Bandit Triumphs Amidst Mediocrity

The final dollar figures are not in, but Bandit will win The US Open leg on the strength of Ogilvy (T9), Cink (T14), Garcia (T18), and Mickelson (T18) for a total of 59 places. Second and third will depend on how the money falls with Talonflier finishing with Goosen (T14), Cink (T14), Mickelson (T18), and Scott (T26) for 72; Da Rodent scurried in Ogilvy (T9), Garcia (T18), Mickelson (T18), and Leonard (T36). Guaranteed to be last is "The Bangkok Boy" who suffered with Garcia (T18), Stricker (T29), Verplank (T29), and Harrington (T36) for a tidy 112. The collapse of Luke Donald (77-WD for rounds 3 and 4 respectively) clearly robbed me of victory though I am confident I will maintain a money margin going into the British. Finals figures upon release...go Rocco!!!!

Congratulations

To, well... me for taking Excal down in our US Open bet and squaring our season up.

And to The Shize, for shorting Rocco Mediate. Way to pick 'em rook!

Bandit: The Last Man With Balls

During my thread with Excal in which we were making our U.S. Open picks, I commented on the absurdity of taking Justin Leonard. I even offered Excal a $10 side bet that the Texas Grinder wouldn't make the cut. And, Excal summarily rejected my offer.

Huh?

You pick a guy with the 3rd pick in your draft, and then won't take a $10 bet on him MAKING THE CUT? Although Excal claims to "leave a little of himself behind wherever he goes" I am wondering if this is possible without functioning testicles.

However, Da Bandit emailed me this morning and said he'd take the bet, and of course when one honorable Pollack offers another honorable Pollack such a wager, the second honorable Pollack will accept. Hold on, I'm confused. Which Pollack am I? Oh, nevermind...

The bet is on, only with Da Bandit. $10. Will Justin Leanoard make the cut? I say yes, he say's no.

Thanks for a little action Bandit, and thanks even more for showing how PATHETIC Excal is.

The Picks R In

Talonflier: Donald, Mickelson, Cink, Scott, Baddeley, Goosen (-5)
el Rodent: Garcia, Mickelson, Singh, Ogilvy, Immelman, Leonard (-4)
John: Mickelson, Ogilvy, Harrington, Casey, Cink, Garcia (+3)
Sudsy Master: Harrington, Garcia, Clark, Stricker, Cabrerra, Verplank (-2)

US OPEN BET

It's that time again.

Me vs. Excal.

5 player teams. Team with the most earnings wins $50. If the winner of the tourney is on your team, that's an extra $50. I'm already down $50 from our Master's bet, but I have the first pick this time around. We'll put our picks in the comments section.

Fax - On

Johnny V., Faxon is starting his comeback. Well if shooting 79-77 is a comeback, then that's what he has going on for US Open Qualifying.

Congrats to our boy JG59. He qualified and will be kicking Tiger's ass up and down Torrey Pines.

UPDATE 6/2/08

Before getting to the update, I wanted to let everyone know that Tev made a trade last week, but I forgot to post that info. He dumped Jim Furyk and picked up Frederick Jacobsen.

Ok, here's this week's data. Jeff hasn't updated the sidebar for a couple weeks, so I'm not going to bother with sending him the spreadsheets. You can see all of the individual team data by clicking on the FPGP Data link, and then clicking on the "FPGP Picks" link in that file.

389 .... Steve T. / Tex
361 .... Stan the Man
331 .... Vic
328 .... Tev
308 .... Shades
266 .... Shize
261 .... Bandit
259 .... Shane/Jay
227 .... MG
226 .... Excal
176 .... Stevie V.
99 .... CASWAS
-5 .... DTM
-57 .... David / Mark
-95 .... Johnny V.
-169 .... Robbo
-265 .... Ryan