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UPDATES

I have a trial starting in Midland, TX (yee ha!) on Monday, and I'll be out there for a couple weeks... so no updates until I get back.

UPDATE 9/10/08

Tev is stretching out his lead, and Jeff has a little breathing room in 3rd... and there is a helluva battle for 5th place!

UPDATE 9/2/08

Tev grabbed some breathing room this week...


409 .... Tev
390 .... Steve T. / Tex
362 .... Jeff / Shades
354 .... Shane/Jay
257 .... Stan the Man
254 .... Bandit
240 .... Vic
240 .... Shize
218 .... Stevie V.
152 .... Excal
146 .... MG
145 .... Johnny V.
80 .... CASWAS
12 .... DTM
-57 .... David / Mark
-85 .... Robbo
-205 .... Ryan

UPDATE 8/25/08

It's getting ridiculously close... Tev has a 4 point advantage for 1st place, and Shades' hold on 3rd place has shrunk to 5 points...

UPDATE 8/19/08

Here is this week's update...

It is getting VERY tight in the money positions. Tev now has a 5 point lead on me, and Jeff has a mere 12 point lead on the Da Rooks, Shane and Jay, for 3rd place.


409 .... Tev
404 .... Steve T. / Tex
362 .... Jeff / Shades
350 .... Shane/Jay
280 .... Stan the Man
255 .... Bandit
249 .... Vic
222 .... Shize
203 .... MG
198 .... Stevie V.
161 .... Excal
136 .... Johnny V.
82 .... CASWAS
12 .... DTM
-34 .... David / Mark
-86 .... Robbo
-212 .... Ryan

UPDATE 8/11/08

Not a lot of change this week...


423 .... Tev
413 .... Steve T. / Tex
390 .... Jeff / Shades
347 .... Shane/Jay
298 .... Stan the Man
273 .... Bandit
266 .... Vic
230 .... Shize
217 .... Stevie V.
182 .... Excal
162 .... MG
139 .... Johnny V.
104 .... CASWAS
12 .... DTM
-18 .... David / Mark
-110 .... Robbo
-205 .... Ryan

Down Goes Excal!

Well, it wasn't a pretty performance, but Team Tex with only one player making the cut at the PGA takes down Team Excal. Final numbers:

Michelson (Tex): $231,250

Furyk (Excal): $47,550
Kim (Excal): $15,750
Weir (Excal): $24,500

That's $150 to Team Tex for the season! Thanks for playing Excal!

Should Tiger Be Eligible For The FPGP In 2009?

I've been kicking around the question of whether not to allow a Tiger Woods pick for next year... in every other year on the FPGP, he's been banned because we'd all take him and it would be a push. But with this injury, and questions lingering about when he'll be back on Tour next year... should we open it up to allowing Tiger? I guess the real question is "would anyone consider NOT taking him?" If we all say "yeah, let's allow it... and I'm picking him!" it defeats the purpose.

Have You Seen Me?

Missing: Canadian, mid 40s, known for short drives and long stays at the clubhouse getting beer. Needed to partake in Majors Side Bet. If he doesn't show up on the blog in time to partake in said bet, he'll be stuck $100 for the year in the Side Bets.

And yes, I thought about pasting his mug on a beer bottle...

Justice for Darren (and Steve V.)

This just ain't right.  Darren Clarke was on the 2007 PGA Money list and I picked 'em.  Now he wins $220,000 in a PGA tour event and it's not gonna count because the PGA doesn't list him as a member of the tour this year??!!  I know this happened with Stenson before (I didn't agree with that decision then either).  

Clarke won $$$ in a PGA tour event, he was eligible to be picked since he was on the 2007 money list, and it should count in the FPGP.  Hell, he's playing next week in the freakin' PGA!   Justice is due!!!  

PGA Side Bet

I'm assuming Excal wants a chance to get his money back (he's down $100 on the year) even though I haven't heard from him yet to confirm that we are on for our normal major's side bet. Same rules, and it's my turn to pick first. Picks are in the comments section.

UPDATE 8/4/08

423 .... Tev 423
412 .... Steve T. / Tex
388 .... Jeff / Shades
344 ... . Shane/Jay
304 .... Stan the Man Vic 280
275 .... Bandit
219 .... Shize
207 .... Excal
175 .... Stevie V.
171 .... MG
93 .... Johnny V.
85 .... CASWAS
15 .... DTM
-49 .... David / Mark
-117 .... Robbo
-224 .... Ryan

Pretty good stuff going into the PGA and Fed Ex Cup. If Shane/Jay stood pat on Ian Poulter, they'd be in the money right now... rookie mistakes.

UPDATE 7/29/08

Sorry I didn't get this up yesterday...

Wieeeeeeeeeee

After a stunning DQ after taking the 1st round lead in this week's LPGA event, there comes this info:
Fresh off a disqualification on the LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie has decided to tee it up against the men, again. Wie will play next week in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, the first time she'll play on the PGA Tour this year, tournament organizers said. MORE

So now some questions.
1. Will she make the cut?
2. Will she shoot over 80 on either day?
3. Will she have a better 2 day score after Friday's round than...DiMarco, Uresti, or Stroud?

UPDATE 7/21/08

Some big time shakeups in the FPGP this week... Big time play from Ian Poulter, and some decent play by Nick Flanagan and dare I say it... David Duval, who finally got off the Gossett... coupled with Ken Duke destroying the "short" hopes of Stan and Vic... and we have a new top 3.

And a special thanks to Excal for taking the "prohibitive favorite", Sergio Garcia, in our bet this week. Yes, always wise to pick the guy who choked his way into 2nd place the year before, rather than taking the defending champ, bum wrist and all. That's $100, and it gets me dormie for the year.

And the winner is.....

Well it should have been. I don't know if anyone else saw it, but on the back nine (I don't remember which hole) Paddy went to mark his ball on the green and in doing so hit the ball BEFORE placing his mark. Now I know we all do this, but we aren't playing in The Open. The announcers on ABC even made a few comments that referenced it, but no one would clearly say it. So basically he moved the ball on the green with his thumb THEN placed his mark. Now I realize that Paddy one by more than the 1 stroke penalty he should have taken, but the fact is he didn't take the 1 stroke penalty. Are there no phones to the R&A? In this country every country club in America would have had a member use his cell phone to call the PGA Tour and insist they "look at the tape".

Regardless, Ol'Even Poulter did good.

BRITISH OPEN SIDE BET

Me vs. Excal, once again.

Same rules as always, although I'm happy to waive the "No Tiger Rule" if Da Former Commish wants to take him.

Our picks are in the comments section. Excal gets the first pick.

UPDATE 7/7/08

And the most competitive season in FPGP continues...

On the back of Fredrik Jacobsen, Tev (aka, Jeff's Third Team) has taken the lead.


391 .... Tev
355 .... Stan the Man
350 .... Vic
334 .... Steve T. / Tex
278 .... Shades
264 .... Shane/Jay
251 .... Bandit
206 .... Excal
180 .... Shize
166 .... MG
162 .... Stevie V.
101 .... CASWAS
8 .... DTM
-33 .... David / Mark
-70 .... Johnny V.
-153 .... Robbo
-203 .... Ryan

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