Ok we are finally moved and have our house sold so life can start to get back to normal. So sorry for the last three weeks but life has been a bit crazy. I will be back to my usual self next week.
Shane
5.29.2008
5.14.2008
No Time
Sorry but there won't be a preview this week. I'm right smack in the middle of trying to do all the stuff to sell one house and buy another plus pack and try to fit in some work for my actual job here and there so I just have no time, sorry.
5.07.2008
The Rules of Golf Gone Overkill?
I'm reading a book right now called Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major by John Feinstein. It's a decent book but it tends to focus a little too much on the depressing stories if you ask me.
One passage is about a player named Pat Bates that makes it all the way to the finals and then withdraws. During the second stage of Q school, he had placed his coin to mark his ball on the green and then as he stood up, dropped the ball and it landed directly on top of the coin. Not wanting to hold up play for a ruling, and unsure as to whether or not the coin had actually moved, he putted out and continued on. Later, he discovered that in that instance that there are two rules. 1) That the benefit of the doubt goes to the player if there is uncertainty about whether or not the coin moved, and 2) that if it did move, it is a one stroke penalty.
Pat was crushed and withdrew from the tournament on the grounds that he felt he had signed for an incorrect number at second stage. Call me crazy, but I have to wonder how he justified feeling so guilty given the first rule. If there was doubt, and there certainly was, then he should have been fine.
What would you have done? Is there more to this that I'm not seeing?
One passage is about a player named Pat Bates that makes it all the way to the finals and then withdraws. During the second stage of Q school, he had placed his coin to mark his ball on the green and then as he stood up, dropped the ball and it landed directly on top of the coin. Not wanting to hold up play for a ruling, and unsure as to whether or not the coin had actually moved, he putted out and continued on. Later, he discovered that in that instance that there are two rules. 1) That the benefit of the doubt goes to the player if there is uncertainty about whether or not the coin moved, and 2) that if it did move, it is a one stroke penalty.
Pat was crushed and withdrew from the tournament on the grounds that he felt he had signed for an incorrect number at second stage. Call me crazy, but I have to wonder how he justified feeling so guilty given the first rule. If there was doubt, and there certainly was, then he should have been fine.
What would you have done? Is there more to this that I'm not seeing?
5.06.2008
Yahoo Fantasy Golf Week 19 Preview
It's nice to see Anthony Kim finally get his first win. I wasn't able to watch the tournament because our house is finally under contract and we are really busy trying to get things done. As of now, we aren't even sure where we are going to move to. That's a little unnerving but I know that God has a plan, and it will all work out for the best.
Time for the 5th major. Last year Sean O'Hair went for it all on 17 and lost it.
Group A
Studs
Phil Mickelson - He is the defending champ and despite a mediocre outing last week, has to be considered a top pick this week.
Adam Scott - None of the top players are having great years right now, but Adam has won recently and is a former champ here.
Duds
Sergio Garcia - He had a great finish last year, but I think that that was more a product of his "show up and play well for no reason at random" abilities, than a product of the course.
Sleeper
KJ Choi - He had a respectable finish last year and has played well for most of this season. Don't be surprised to see him at the top of the leaderboard.
Group B
Studs
Robert Allenby - He played really well last week, and is generally a pretty reliable player. If he is starting to get on a roll, I want on board.
Jeff Quinney - Had a good finish here last year and is playing pretty well this season. Plus I'm trying to be a little unconventional because I feel like I've used the same players a little too often.
Sean O'Hair - He hasn't had a great year but I've heard too many of the "almost won, then comes back and wins the next year" type stories to not have him in my lineup.
Stewart Cink - He played really well last year and puts himself in contention a lot. Thankfully, winning isn't the only way to score points in fantasy golf.
Duds
Kevin Sutherland - Missed the cut last year and didn't really show up at all last week. Not a good option.
Chad Campbell - He is struggling right now and his appearance last year was terrible. His name might catch your eye, but he shouldn't be your pick.
Sleeper
Miguel Angel Jimenez - He has played pretty well the couple of times he's teed it up this year on the Tour and a veteran like him will be a solid player for the week.
Group C
Studs
Steve Marino - He is playing really well this season and I'm looking for a consistent pick.
Peter Lonard - Played really well here last year and has had some really good moments this season. His game is close, so I think he is worth a shot.
Duds
???? - I don't really see anyone in this group that someone might actually choose that I have a bad feeling about. Unless you were thinking about Jose Maria Olazabal, but you weren't, were you?
Sleeper
Tom Pernice Jr. - Played pretty well here last year and tends to show up as a contender here and there. Sounds like a sleeper to me.
Good Luck!
Time for the 5th major. Last year Sean O'Hair went for it all on 17 and lost it.
Group A
Studs
Phil Mickelson - He is the defending champ and despite a mediocre outing last week, has to be considered a top pick this week.
Adam Scott - None of the top players are having great years right now, but Adam has won recently and is a former champ here.
Duds
Sergio Garcia - He had a great finish last year, but I think that that was more a product of his "show up and play well for no reason at random" abilities, than a product of the course.
Sleeper
KJ Choi - He had a respectable finish last year and has played well for most of this season. Don't be surprised to see him at the top of the leaderboard.
Group B
Studs
Robert Allenby - He played really well last week, and is generally a pretty reliable player. If he is starting to get on a roll, I want on board.
Jeff Quinney - Had a good finish here last year and is playing pretty well this season. Plus I'm trying to be a little unconventional because I feel like I've used the same players a little too often.
Sean O'Hair - He hasn't had a great year but I've heard too many of the "almost won, then comes back and wins the next year" type stories to not have him in my lineup.
Stewart Cink - He played really well last year and puts himself in contention a lot. Thankfully, winning isn't the only way to score points in fantasy golf.
Duds
Kevin Sutherland - Missed the cut last year and didn't really show up at all last week. Not a good option.
Chad Campbell - He is struggling right now and his appearance last year was terrible. His name might catch your eye, but he shouldn't be your pick.
Sleeper
Miguel Angel Jimenez - He has played pretty well the couple of times he's teed it up this year on the Tour and a veteran like him will be a solid player for the week.
Group C
Studs
Steve Marino - He is playing really well this season and I'm looking for a consistent pick.
Peter Lonard - Played really well here last year and has had some really good moments this season. His game is close, so I think he is worth a shot.
Duds
???? - I don't really see anyone in this group that someone might actually choose that I have a bad feeling about. Unless you were thinking about Jose Maria Olazabal, but you weren't, were you?
Sleeper
Tom Pernice Jr. - Played pretty well here last year and tends to show up as a contender here and there. Sounds like a sleeper to me.
Good Luck!
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