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2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf)
Posted By: J Geoff
2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 12/24/07 07:55 PM
2008 Best Ball Challengehttp://games.espn.go.com/bestball/frontpage"STOOPIDA FOCKIN' GAME" --SC
Group: Gangster BB
Passw: Corleone
Entrants must select four (4) golfers to form a complete active foursome while staying under the specified entry rating limit of fifty (50) points. Foursomes that exceed the entry rating limit or do not include four (4) golfers will receive no points. Entrants may assign one (1) player to a "bench" slot whereby a player will remain locked at the selected value.
- First Segment: January 3 - March 9, 2008;
- Second Segment: March 13 - May 28, 2008;
- Third Segment: May 22 - July 27, 2008; and
- Fourth Segment: July 31 - September 28, 2008
At the conclusion of each Segment, all rosters will be reset, and new player values will be applied.
2007 Results: JL (Segs 1 & 2), JG (Seg 3) IC (Seg 4)
Posted By: Don Alessandrio
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 12/26/07 09:37 PM
I'm in, Big Balls.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 12/31/07 11:51 AM
C'mon you guys with no balls...
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 12/31/07 12:57 PM
I'm in.... Don Vito's Duffers.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/04/08 07:00 AM
After the first round of the first tourney of the season:
I'm tied for last place and two the three guys above me have missing players.
STOOPIDA FOCKIN' GAME!!
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/04/08 07:35 AM
Oh fuck! I forget to research my final lineup! I just stuck some guys in there like a week ago, "just in case".
Well, at least 3/4 are playing, but still... STOOPIDA FOCKIN' GAME!!
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/04/08 06:37 PM
Silly rookie mistake. Not double checking the field.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/07/08 06:55 AM
HOLY DOODYBALLS!
I finished at 9% for the week. Piece of shit, stupid &*%$#@$ duffers!!!
This is a FOCKIN' STOOPIDA GAME!!
I may not play anymore.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/07/08 07:34 AM
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/07/08 07:45 AM
[SEG 1] WEEK 1 - Mercedes-Benz Championship
JL Byrd McNeill Singh Furyk
DA Sabbatini McNeill Flesh -----
JG Snedeker McNeill Singh -----
SC Wilson Ogilvie Singh Furyk
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -09 -13 -13 -07 -42 65 65
DA -06 -11 -11 -11 -39 41 41
JG -08 -12 -09 -08 -37 29 29
SC -06 -07 -10 -07 -30 09 09
Pretty lousy start all around
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/07/08 09:01 AM
Pretty lousy start all around
Some lousier than others.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/10/08 07:08 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 2 - Sony Open in Hawaii
DA Sabbatini McNeill [Flesh] ----- (DNP; no Woods)
JG Stricker McNeill Ames [HowellIII]
SC Stricker Chopra Singh Gamez
JL [Byrd] [Goydos] Singh Furyk
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
DA -10 -09 -06 -09 -34 84 125
JG -06 -11 -09 -06 -32 74 104
SC -10 -10 -10 -06 -36 92 101
JL -06 -08 -06 -04 -24 30 96
JL drops from First to Last. DA does okay with a DNP.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/17/08 05:17 AM
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/17/08 05:24 AM
[SEG 1] WEEK 3 - Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (5 Rounds)
JL [Rollins] Durant Weir Verplank
SC [Chopra] [Calcav'] Cink Verplank
DA [McNeill] Flesch ----- --------
JG [McNeill] ------ ----- --------
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 RND5 TOT PTS TOT
JL ^ -16 -14 -15 -13 -10 -68 98 194
SC ^ -13 -12 -15 -15 -07 -62 86 187
DA -07 -08 -09 -08 +02 -30 24 150
JG -04 +01 -01 -01 --- -05 7 111
Fock this stoopida fockin' game!
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/17/08 08:15 AM
Set up the email reminder thingy.
Rookies. (shakes head)
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/17/08 08:33 AM
Set up the email reminder thingy.
Rookies. (shakes head)
It's been set... I just didn't look at it.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 03:04 AM
Hurry up JG. Only a few hours before lock.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 05:18 AM
Did it this afternoon
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 09:00 AM
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 09:08 AM
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 09:13 AM
Don't worry about it... its the same ol' thing. JL won again.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 09:15 AM
I'm not worried about anything -- just curious why you said I didn't update the scores when in fact I did 15 hrs ago.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 09:16 AM
Oh sure... eight posts up!!! Who the hell goes back that far???
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 09:18 AM
Oh sure... eight posts up!!! Who the hell goes back that far???
Must be me, confused as hell tonight. [I read that as "eight points" the first time]
Edit: Got what you're saying now. But that's how it's worked for many years now
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 06:13 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 4 - Buick Invitational
SC Woods McNeill Cink [Calcavecchia]
DA Woods Leonard Stadler Sabbatini
JL Woods [Trahan] [Kim] [Snedeker]
JG Woods Marino [Moore] HowellIII
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
SC -10 -11 -10 -06 -37 69 256
DA -12 -11 -16 -10 -49 100 249
JL -10 -10 -06 -01 -27 30 224
JG -14 -13 -09 -06 -42 90 201
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/24/08 06:24 PM
We've drawn and quartered Woods but after that all hell broke loose.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/28/08 10:55 PM
Oh sure... eight posts up!!! Who the hell goes back that far???
I just updated the standings.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/29/08 12:46 AM
Well, that was ugly.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/29/08 09:08 AM
Special Note to SC: I just updated the standings.
WoooHoooo ... First place!!! This ain't such a stoopida fockin' game after all.
Posted By: Don Alessandrio
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/29/08 01:39 PM
I can't even gets scores like this playing Tiger Woods on Wii
Posted By: Beth E
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/29/08 01:46 PM
This game doesn't seem much fun without females here complementing you guys on your balls.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) JAN 3 - 01/29/08 01:53 PM
This game doesn't seem much fun without females here complementing you guys on your balls.
I don't know whats better... if a woman complements you with your balls or if she compliments you on them.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 01/31/08 06:08 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 5 - FBR Open
DA Stadler Leonard Sabbatini Mickelson
SC Stadler [Cink] [Ogilvy] Mickelson
JL Kim [Toms] Quinney [Baddeley]
JG Funk Leonard [Stricker] Marino
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
DA^ -12 -14 -08 -09 -43 90 339
SC -10 -12 -05 -04 -31 38 294
JL -06 -11 -11 -09 -37 64 288
JG -09 -14 -10 -07 -40 78 279
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/07/08 11:54 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 6 - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
DA [Day] Weir Leonard [Mickelson]
JL Weir Mallinger [Holmes] [Mickelson]
JG Singh DJohnson Leonard [Mickelson]
SC Furyk Kuchar ---*--- [Mickelson]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
DA -09 -12 -10 -05 -36 74 413
JL ^ -14 -09 -10 -11 -44 98 386
JG ^ -10 -12 -13 -08 -43 97 376
SC -07 -09 -09 -03 -28 36 330
*No Gay for SC
Good ol' Mickelson shoots an
11 on one hole
...but at least my Dusty Johnson faired well
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/15/08 05:32 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 7 - Northern Trust Open
DA Weir HowellIII DJohnson Sabbatini
JL Scott HowellIII DJohnson Mickelson
JG Singh Sabbatini Reavie Mickelson
SC Gay Kuchar Furyk Mickelson (no changes)
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
DA -09 -
JL -09 -
JG -10 -
SC -06 -
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/15/08 09:13 PM
This
REALLY IS a stoopida fockin' game.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/15/08 09:17 PM
WoooHoooo ... First place!!! This ain't such a stoopida fockin' game after all.
This
REALLY IS a stoopida fockin' game.
Make up your mind
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/15/08 09:22 PM
I stand by my last statement.
Wait a second.... there's a bee onna you hat.
*WHACK*
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/16/08 05:27 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 7 - Northern Trust Open
JL Scott HowellIII DJohnson Mickelson
DA [Weir] HowellIII DJohnson Sabbatini
JG Singh Sabbatini Reavie Mickelson
SC [Gay] Kuchar [Furyk] Mickelson (no changes)
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL ^ -09 -13 -09 -09 -40 94 481
DA -09 -09 -09 -05 -32 59 472
JG -10 -13 -08 -07 -38 89 465
SC -06 -12 -03 -04 -25 28 358
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/16/08 05:44 PM
Stoopida STOOPIDA fockin' game!!
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/16/08 05:53 PM
Stoopida STOOPIDA fockin' game!!
Gonna play Bass Fishing instead?
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/21/08 04:11 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 8 - Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya
DA Funk Marino Gay [Watson]
JG Funk Marino Durant [Watson]
JL ----- ------ ------ ------
SC Baird Herron Kuchar [Watson]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
DA ^ -12 -07 -13 -07 -39 91 563
JG ^ -09 -06 -15 -06 -36 83 548
JL --- --- --- --- --- -- 481
SC -09 -06 -13 -10 -38 89 447
DNP hurt, but helped SC to catch up a little
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/21/08 08:11 PM
WoooHooo... I have a chance at beating JL this week.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/28/08 06:03 PM
Shit, I forgot to set my lineup
(and so did SC)
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 02/28/08 06:06 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 9 - Honda Classic
DA [Weir] Marino Weekley Leonard
JG [Funk] Marino Durant -------
JL Campbell Marino Weekley Leonard
SC Baird Herron Kuchar -------
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
DA -09 -09 -08 -02 -27 50 614
JG -07 -05 -03 -02 -17 31 579
JL -10 -09 -10 -05 -34 86 567
SC -06 -06 -04 -04 -20 35 482
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/06/08 09:04 PM
[SEG 1] WEEK 10 - PODS Championship
DA Marino [Els] [Gay] Allenby
JL ^ Campbell [Els] [Moore] Calcavecchia
JG [Durant] [Els] [Gay] Calcavecchia
SC Marino [Els] [Baird] Calcavecchia
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT %ile
DA -08 -08 -04 -07 -27 69 682 89.4
JL ^ -11 -07 -03 -03 -24 56 623 79.3
JG -08 -08 +02 +02 -12 28 607 76.2
SC -10 -08 -04 -06 -28 73 555 66.4
Last week of Segment 1
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/07/08 06:29 AM
NOTE: Last week of Segment 1
Its about time. This game sucks.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/09/08 10:53 PM
Congrats, DA...
Posted By: Don Alessandrio
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/10/08 12:50 PM
Thank you. Even though JL should have won had he not pulled a Tiger and not played all the tournaments.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/12/08 05:03 PM
NEW SEGMENT = NEW ROSTERS DUE TOMORROW!
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/13/08 04:36 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 1 - Arnold Palmer Invitational
JL Woods Singh Marino Martin
DA Woods Senden Marino [Bertsch]
SC Woods Singh [Janzen] [McLachlin]
JG Woods Bryant Rollins [Bertsch]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -08 -13 -11 -12 -44 99 99
DA -09 -08 -11 -10 -38 84 84
SC -08 -13 -07 -07 -35 62 61 ?
JG -06 -08 -09 -10 -33 48 47 ?
I used to be pretty good at this - WTF?
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/20/08 04:50 PM
Dammit! I forgot to play this stupida fockin' game this week!
(not that it matters, with how poorly I've been doing
)
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/20/08 06:31 PM
Tee hee.
(get it??? TEE hee).
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/20/08 06:52 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 2 - WGC-CA Championship
DA Woods Trahan Sterne Allenby
SC Woods Singh Liang Chopra
JL Woods Trahan Sterne Villegas
JG Woods Rollins ------- -------
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
DA ^ -10 -12 -14 -13 -49 95 179
SC ^ -11 -13 -14 -13 -51 98 160
JL -09 -09 -11 -11 -40 33 132
JG -09 -08 -08 -10 -35 11 58 :/
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 03/27/08 07:29 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 3 - Zurich Classic of New Orleans
DA [Mayfair] (Cink) Goosen Johnson
SC [Stricker] Chopra Harrington [Parnevik]
JL Watney [Kim] Harrington Calcavecchia
JG [Stricker] [Glover] [Furyk] (Kraft)
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
DA -07 -09 -06 -06 -28 56 235
SC -07 -10 -09 -06 -32 70 230
JL ^ -09 -13 -10 -11 -43 98 230
JG -05 -08 --- --- -13 6 64 WTF?????!
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/03/08 04:40 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 4 - Shell Houston Open
JL Couples [Scott] Marino Quinney
SC Mickelson Barlow Marino Harrington
DA Leonard Appleby Ogilvy [Maggert]
JG Couples Appleby Stricker Sutherland
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL ^ -11 -12 -15 -10 -48 99 329
SC -11 -09 -12 -09 -41 79 310
DA -11 -09 -08 -09 -37 55 291
JG -10 -13 -14 -13 -50 100 164
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/03/08 04:41 PM
PS - Don't forget to play 2008 Best Ball: MASTERS (April 10-13)
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/10/08 03:58 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 5 - The Masters
SC Woods [Wetterich] Bateman Harrington
JL Woods [Couples] Singh [Liang]
DA Woods Appleby [Player] Ogilvy
JG Cink [Couples] [Olazabal] Mickelson
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
SC ^ -10 -09 -08 -07 -34 87 397
JL -07 -07 -06 -05 -25 35 364
DA -06 -09 -07 -08 -30 65 356
JG -07 -10 -06 -06 -29 59 223
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/14/08 04:18 PM
SC takes the lead again, and I'm still in the pits...
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/17/08 11:51 AM
What the hell happened to my email reminder?? Luckily I remembered and made my changes this week, but I just got my reminder this morning (a day late) and it told me I had 3 inactive players (not true).
Stoopida focking game.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/17/08 04:34 PM
What the hell happened to my email reminder?? Luckily I remembered and made my changes this week, but I just got my reminder this morning (a day late) and it told me I had 3 inactive players (not true).
Same here
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/17/08 04:50 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 6 - Verizon Heritage
SC Leonard Furyk Cink [Bateman]
JL Leonard [Pernice] Love Baddeley
DA Leonard [Johnson] [Els] Sheehan
JG Leonard Jones Cink Baddeley
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
SC -12 -12 -07 -07 -38 83 480
JL -12 -07 -08 -04 -31 54 417
DA -09 -08 -02 -04 -23 31 386
JG -14 -10 -09 -08 -41 92 315
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/26/08 06:01 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 7 - EDS Byron Nelson Championship
SC Marino Leonard Scott Parnevik
JL Marino Leonard Donald [Immelman]
DA [Petrovic] Leonard Scott [Sabbatini]
JG Marino Leonard Scott [Wetterich]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
SC -10 -11 -14 -08 -43 100 580
JL -06 -10 -11 -05 -32 76 494
DA -08 -09 -08 -06 -31 72 458
JG -08 -10 -12 -06 -36 91 406
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 04/28/08 04:47 PM
Currently ranked #89 Overall, SC just might end up on the "Game Winners" list here
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/02/08 06:26 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 8 - Wachovia Championship
SC Marino Allenby Scott Parnevik
JL [Armour] Singh Cink Mickelson
DA Baddeley [Immelman] Scott [Sutherland]
JG Marino ------- Scott Wetterich DNP :/
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
SC -10 -08 -10 -11 -39 86 666 :eek:
JL -13 -10 -12 -05 -40 90 584
DA -07 -08 -09 -06 -30 37 495
JG -09 -07 -09 -06 -31 41 447
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/02/08 06:48 PM
It seems like so long that I had the #1 overall score during the final segment, only to fade in the final tournament to finish somewhere around #10 overall. ...At least I didn't finish 2nd. That would have hurt missing out on the trip to Hawaii.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/08/08 03:34 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 9 - The Players Championship
SC Allenby [Marino] Scott Parnevik
JL Mickelson Sterne Cink Couples
DA Weekley Austin Scott Parnevik
JG Mickelson Trahan Scott [Sutherland]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
SC -08 -10 -10 -06 -34 82 747
JL -11 -11 -08 -06 -36 90 673
DA -09 -10 -11 -09 -39 97 592
JG -11 -09 -09 -05 -34 82 529
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/14/08 05:14 PM
SC is still up there at #39 Overall!
...and JL is #666
Posted By: Blibbleblabble
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/14/08 05:27 PM
I'm not a big fan of this weekly thing so far.
Posted By: Blibbleblabble
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/14/08 05:29 PM
Oh wait, wrong thread
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/16/08 04:55 PM
[SEG 2] WEEK 10 - AT&T Classic
Last Week of Segment 2
SC Mallinger Cink Goosen ----*-----
JL Johnson Cink Imada ----*-----
DA Goosen Cink [Day] ----*-----
JG Johnson Cink Gay Sutherland
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT %ile
SC -09 -07 -06 -10 -32 31 779 99.3
JL -12 -06 -11 -09 -38 48 721 96.6
DA -09 -08 -04 -05 -26 25 617 79.0
JG -11 -12 -10 -10 -43 72 601 74.9
*Ben Crane DNP
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/20/08 05:56 PM
Congrats to SC for winning Segment 2! He finally makes the GBB Winners List
Segment 3 begins this week: You must recreate your lineups
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/20/08 06:45 PM
That does it. If SC can win, I can too....wait a minute, I won the Masters! I'm signing up, washing my balls and shining my putter.
I'm in. Already picked my team. Jeez, Poulter and Pampling sure look scary/ugly.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/22/08 06:01 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 1 - Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
MC Marino O'Hair Kim Watson
DA Leonard Thompson [Parnevik] Mickelson
JL Leonard [Furyk] Kirk Mickelson
SC [Stricker] [Dawson] Slocum Mickelson
JG [Trahan] Perry Kim [Sabbatini]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
MC -09 -08 -12 -10 -39 84 83?
DA -08 -10 -11 -07 -36 63 63
JL -09 -07 -11 -06 -33 40 39?
SC -09 -07 -11 -04 -31 28 28
JG -07 -11 -01 -07 -26 11 11
Welcome, MaryCas!
Good ol' ESPN can never manage to start off a game/segment without introducing stupid bugs apparently...
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/22/08 06:55 PM
Hey, I'm in the clubhouse at -9! Not a bad start. I guess I had all the early tee times. I'll just sit back and enjoy my Grey Goose martini here at the 19th hole with Sean and Bubba.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/26/08 06:04 PM
MaryCas joins and takes First Place!
I, as usual, start at the bottom...
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/26/08 06:21 PM
MaryCas joins and takes First Place!
I, as usual, start at the bottom...
Jeeez. What happened to you in round 3?
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/26/08 06:43 PM
Same thing that happened to me in Rounds 1 and 2
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/26/08 07:14 PM
I was talking about the last tournament. Only -1 in round 3.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/26/08 07:23 PM
Oh.
What happened to me was not having Michelson.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/27/08 12:06 AM
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/27/08 10:23 AM
MaryCas joins and takes First Place!
....AND KICKED ASS! Sorry, couldn't help it. Beginners luck. I'll probably trade places with J Geoff this week.
I played the real game on Sunday. My typical erratic game. Shot a 98 on a par 70 course. I had 5 pars, which means, on the other 13 holes I had 28 extra strokes.
Stoopida focking game!
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/27/08 08:51 PM
What happened to me was not having Michelson.
Too many Michelobs, not enough Michelsons.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/29/08 06:19 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 2 - Memorial Tournament
JL Wetterich Cink Moore Mickelson
MC [Marino] O'Hair ----- [Watson]
JG [Baird] Cink Perry Trahan
SC Couples Garcia Reavie Mickelson
DA [Thompson] ------ ----- Mickelson
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL ^ -08 -11 -12 -14 -45 96 135
MC -07 -06 -03 +02 -14 6 90
JG ^ -11 -07 -09 -10 -37 65 76
SC -09 -09 -06 -09 -33 44 72
DA -04 -02 -02 +01 -07 3 66
#1/#2 MC/DA decided to take the week off?
Costly DNPs!
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 05/30/08 01:49 PM
Geez, I left my team intact seeing if I could ride them out for another week. They were all in it on Wednesday morning. I lost Anthony Kim....Oh well.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/05/08 04:34 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 3 - Stanford St. Jude Championship
JL Leonard Singh Toms May
SC Garcia Duke Toms Appleby
DA Leonard Singh [Allen] Verplank
MC Taylor Garcia --*-- ---*----
JG Perry Singh Toms ---**---
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -10 -10 -11 -10 -41 98 233
SC ^ -09 -10 -07 -12 -38 93 165
DA ^ -11 -06 -11 -12 -40 97 163
MC -08 -08 -02 -07 -25 27 116
JG -10 -05 -05 -08 -28 36 112
*O'Hair and Kelly out
**Trahan was a go yesterday
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/07/08 01:07 AM
This is what I don't like about this game. YOu have to check right up to tee time who is playing and who isn't. Another Stoopida Focking Game.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/07/08 05:32 AM
This is what I don't like about this game. YOu have to check right up to tee time who is playing and who isn't. Another Stoopida Focking Game.
No bitcha to me.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/12/08 05:25 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 4 - U.S. Open
JL Mickelson Leonard Kirk Harrington
DA Mickelson [Bohn] Trahan Allenby
SC Perez Singh Garcia Hamilton
JG Mickelson Imada Trahan Sabbatini
MC Weekley [Byrd] Garcia [Goggin]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -08 -06 -06 -07 -27 55 289
DA ^ -08 -06 -06 -08 -28 61 224
SC -05 -06 -06 -08 -25 42 207
JG ^ -06 -09 -05 -10 -30 74 185
MC -06 -10 -04 -02 -22 25 141
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/12/08 05:33 PM
Wow. Nobody took a chance on Woods.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/12/08 05:34 PM
Too expensive
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/12/08 05:36 PM
Under normal circumstances, I would have taken him. But coming back from injury, you're right.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/12/08 05:40 PM
$18 mil wasn't he??
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/12/08 05:52 PM
Yup. But normally he the only "sure thing" every week, especially in the "Majors".
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/13/08 01:03 AM
Remember boys, it's not who wins....birdies and eagles and make the cut.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/13/08 01:32 AM
I really feel stupid (more than normal)... I didn't realize this week was the Open. I still would not have gone with Tiger (as good as he is in majors, he's still recovering from surgery) but I would have gone with Mickelson.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/13/08 04:53 AM
That First-9 was pretty rough for my crew
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/13/08 03:07 PM
My team kina sucked too in Round 1. It must be a tough course.
4 golfers, 72 holes, 8 Birdies, 15 bogeys, 5 double bogeys.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/14/08 08:03 PM
WTF is with this "Par 71" Torrey Pines South?? Don't you think there just *may* be a problem with it when those shooting
+14 in a Major make the cut?????
I played Wii Golf for the first time yesterday visiting my nephew. It's fun! But it takes some coordination (which I usually lack), but I definitely wanna get a Wii. I shot a +22 in the first 4 holes just trying to figure out the buttons.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/15/08 01:06 AM
Par 71, and the course is over 7,600 yards. Some of the par 4's are over 500 yards.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/15/08 01:09 AM
Mickelson got a "9" on the 13th today. That must have been an ugly hole!
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/16/08 09:27 AM
I didn't realize this week was the Open. I still would not have gone with Tiger (as good as he is in majors, he's still recovering from surgery) but I would have gone with Mickelson.
What the fuck do I know??
I hope Tiger wins.
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/18/08 01:28 AM
but I definitely wanna get a Wii. I shot a +22 in the first 4 holes just trying to figure out the buttons.
You think that's bad. Try some of the other sports. Apparently it's become popular in senior citizen and rehab facilities. I stick to the bowling and I still can't figure out how to make it hook and not hook. In tennis I hit them in the stands. Car racing...a crash every 300 yards.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/18/08 06:27 AM
I also tried bowling (not too hard) and boxing (impossibly random). I got into the golf, but still got confused over the buttons. Funny, though... my mom (who's pushing 80 and plays golf) did better than I did -- and she's never played a video or computer game!
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/19/08 07:16 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 5 - Travelers Championship
JL Mahan Perry Cink Willamson
DA Stadler Perry Singh Pettersson
SC Coles Holmes Singh Elkington
JG Mahan Trahan Singh Perry
MC Mahan ------ ----- -----
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -14 -
DA -15 -
SC -08 -
JG -15 -
MC -02 -
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 12:51 AM
I give up. I must be stupid. I went on this morning at 6:30 to pick my team and all four appeared. Now I have one player?! Sorry boys. Playing this stupida focking game is not for me. Adios.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 12:53 AM
HEY!!! That's a MAJOR LEAGUE whine!!!
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 03:33 AM
I'm either getting old, or severely out of shape. I just played 18 holes, and I hurt all over. ( I do walk and carry my clubs)
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:04 AM
I'm either getting old, or severely out of shape. I just played 18 holes, and I hurt all over.
Don't feel so bad. I feel like that checking the mail.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:19 AM
It's the first time I played this year, and I can't move. I hurt every place I can mention, and a few I can't. I might have to start renting a cart. I shot a 94. Not too bad considering I haven't swung a club in about 9 months.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:22 AM
And you played TODAY?? I got bad news for you... soreness usually sets in the
next day!
I've only been on a real course a handful of times -- the cart is fun.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:26 AM
I didn't feel too bad until I got home. I felt pretty good on the course.
When I got home, I looked like a 90 year old man getting out of my car.
The last time I used a cart was in Florida. There was some alcohol involved, and it was almost ugly.
Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 04:05 PM
Great score, JL. How often do you play?
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 04:28 PM
I usually play about twice a month weather permitting. Last year I was playing at least once a week. I'm going back to my old irons this year. Last year I bought new Taylor Made Irons, and I can hit them well. The best part of my game is driving. I'm a long hitter. Somehow I can hit the ball 275-300 yards on a pretty regular basis. My problem is keeping things straight, and my short game stinks. I consider a good day when I break 90, which isn't too often.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:07 PM
Hunter Mahan shot a 63 today, without a single bogey. I wonder what that must feel like?
Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:23 PM
I shot a 63... in the Tiger Woods game for Playstation.
As for my golf game, it sucks because I have no in between. Either I hit a really beautiful shot or I shank it. Pretty irritating.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:35 PM
I know the feeling. I hate when I hit two great shots on a hole, only to duff the 3rd shot or 3 putt. I also usually have 1 or 2 holes where I completely meltdown.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:47 PM
My best shots are from bunkers... that's where I have the most practice.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:48 PM
Hunter Mahan shot a 63 today
I shot a 62 once!!!
(Then I went on to the back nine).
Seriously, the best round I ever shot on a regulation course was a 77 (on the Yellow course at Bethpage).... and that was with one double bogey!! Those days are long gone; I haven't played in years and I'd be lucky to shoot 110 now.
Two golf holes stand out in my memory and I guess they always will. Allow to me to brag for a bit:
Back in 1974 I went to Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, and played on it's championship course. There was one LONG par-5 that had a big dogleg left over water. The resort had a standing offer - if you eagled the hole, you'd get your room free for a week. Well, I was hitting the ball well that week, and this one particular day, I was really creaming it. Now, I usually hit a fade and that's how I played this hole on the earlier rounds. This day I thought I'd try to hook it over the water (the carry was at least 270 yards). I locked up my left side and absolutely hit the piss out of the ball... it cleared the water and ran up the fairway (probably totalling 350 yards off the tee). I was faced with a fairly straight second shot of about 225 yards to the pin. I pulled out my trusty 3 wood and put the ball on the middle of the green about 35 feet from the cup.
So here I am, putting for an eagle and a free week at the hotel..... I ended up three putting for a par.
Second "brag": About 15 years ago I visited my parents in Florida and my dad used to play at an "executive" course (probably about 6,000 yards). I was playing regularly then and hitting the ball well. This day, it was very warm, and I was TOTALLY relaxed and loose. We came up to the first par 4 (only about 310 yards) with a slight dogleg right (which favored my fade). I had the honors but told my dad and the two guys we were playing with to hit because the foursome ahead of us was just getting to the green. I waited until the foursome ahead putted out before I approached the tee. The two other guys we were playing with looked at each other with rolling eyes, but when I put the ball pin high on the fringe they stopped rolling their eyes. I putted in for an eagle.
The rest of the day (I think I shot a 71 or 72) these guys looked at me like I was a pro. It was a great feeling and one I'll never forget.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 05:54 PM
That's awesome.
I've been on a course maybe a handful of times, years ago. My highlight was chipping from the sandtrap into the hole. We never really kept score, though, as I was (and still am) a beginner...
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:02 PM
We gotta go out for 18 holes. A cart, a bottle of gin and.....
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:07 PM
How about 9? That'd already probably take 4 hours...
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:09 PM
Wuss!
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:17 PM
Hey, you don't know what gin does to me in 4 hours... Or maybe you do.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:21 PM
I've only had 2 Eagle putts in my entire life, and turned them both into Pars. I've almost gotten a hole-in-1 on a Par 3 several times, but close doesn't count. I had one great hole yesterday. A 427yd Par 4. I nailed my drive 320+ yards right to the 100 yard marker. I made a decent pitch onto the green, to about 25' from the hole, and nailed the putt for a Birdie.
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:29 PM
Hunter Mahan shot a 63 today, without a single bogey. I wonder what that must feel like?
It feels the same way as us shooting a 93 without a triple bogey.
The short game kills me too Lou. I can drive OK, short irons good, putting good. Long irons and around the green
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:30 PM
My dad got a hole-in-one a couple years ago...I can't even imagine. Okay, I can imagine it. I've done it in video games.
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:39 PM
SC, I applaud your almost free week. It's so hard to actually do what you intend when playing golf.
My one big brag is back to back eagles. I was playing on a dog patch, burned out, rock hard course in Pennsylvania. It was the town tournament and my wife's uncle was the mayor. All the nephews and cousins played. It was a beerfest with golf on the side. After about 12 holes I was fairly oiled up. We come to short par 5...maybe 450 yds. I hit a decent drive and it just runs on the dried out fairway. My approach shot goes in a bunker, front of the green. Out of the sand, in the hole, eagle. Next hole, another par 5, going back up the hill. Same thing, good drive and it runs, good approach shot. I'm on a green side hill and I chip it in. Shot a 78 on a par 70 course and didn't win a f'n' thing. Those old Italians and Irishmen didn't want to acknowledge that a Kraut had back to back eagles....but my group knew. Never duplicated, and likely never will.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:47 PM
My dad got a hole-in-one a couple years ago...I can't even imagine. Okay, I can imagine it. I've done it in video games.
Hole-in-one's are easy to come close too, but actually getting the ball into the hole is another story. I've hit the flag a couple of times, and gotten the ball within inches a few others.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:50 PM
Off topic, but JL, did you see Little Jimmy on the Gene Simmons roast?
Great episode!
Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:50 PM
I'm up for 18, SC.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:51 PM
Off topic, but JL, did you see Little Jimmy on the Gene Simmons roast?
Great episode!
No. I'll have to find it somewhere.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:52 PM
I'm gonna save it to DVD one of these days if you need it... it's hilarious!
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 06:57 PM
When I get chance later, I'll check Foundry Music and Wackbag. I would think one of them has a link to it.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 07:29 PM
I'm up for 18, SC.
C'mon east. Leave the Mrs. at home.... you'll get oiled up with me and Geoff and shoot the best round of your life.
I played a few Chicagoland courses (back when I was married to my first wife - she was from the Chicago suburbs). I played a few rounds with her cousin, and man-oh-man, it was a wonder we could walk by the end of the 18 holes. We'd play a hole, have a beer, play a hole, have a beer....
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 07:32 PM
Hole-in-one's are easy to come close too, but actually getting the ball into the hole is another story. I've hit the flag a couple of times, and gotten the ball within inches a few others.
I've hit the pin once (but the ball bounced off to about 10 feet away) and have never been closer than about three feet. My brother has made three or four holes-in-one.
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/20/08 08:39 PM
The elusive ace. I've come within inches 3 times, back when I played better, so now it will be luck. Probably one that will bounce off the Goodyear blimp.
My cousin has two on the same hole. 100 yards, up hill, severly sloped green. You can only see the top quarter of the flagstick. One of the aces he drilled into the hill and it hopped up on the green. Unfortunately on that hole you can't see them go in.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/21/08 10:33 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 5 - Travelers Championship
JL Mahan Perry Cink [Willamson]
DA [Stadler] Perry Singh Pettersson
JG Mahan Trahan Singh Perry
SC [Holmes] [Coles] Singh Elkington
MC Mahan ------ ----- -----
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -14 -15 -11 -10 -50 90 378
DA -15 -11 -12 -09 -47 75 299
JG ^ -15 -11 -14 -10 -50 90 275
SC -08 -11 -09 -06 -34 27 234
MC -02 -07 -03 -05 -17 16 157
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/25/08 12:56 PM
HEY!!! That's a MAJOR LEAGUE whine!!!
Ok, whining will turn to winning. I read the "How to Play" instructions. Now I know if the golfer is in RED, he's not playing. I thought red was good.
I've picked my team of wannabees.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/25/08 01:00 PM
Sharing strategies now??
(writing in my notebook ... red is bad)
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/25/08 02:24 PM
Red does mean "stop" or "warning" in many cases
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/26/08 01:50 AM
Red does mean "stop" or "warning" in many cases
Yes, Godfather, I am a
stunod I will never go against the family again, women and children can be careless, I like to drink wine more than I used to, I'll sleep with the fishes, it was personal, not business, and hey, Paulie's been sick all winter, but he's a good kid.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/26/08 05:03 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 6 - Buick Open
JL Leonard Furyk Perry Stadler
DA Leonard Furyk Austin [Flesch]
JG Goydos Furyk Perry [Snedeker]
SC Leonard [Quinney] Rollins [Parnevik]
MC Goggin [Kresge] (Cejka*) [Snedeker]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -09 -14 -15 -38
DA -09 -14 -09 -32
JG -10 -10 -15 -35
SC -09 -15 -05 -29
MC -10 -10 -02 -22
(*
MDF)
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 12:48 AM
Pretty close for day one. Come on you wannabees!
BTW, I played 9 holes today. First hole, par, second hole, 275 drive, on the green in two, birdie......and the rest is....my usual double, triple, par, bogey, triple......
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 12:50 AM
MC... I think I diagnosed your problem. You have to find more two-hole courses to play on.
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 12:57 AM
MC... I think I diagnosed your problem. You have to find more two-hole courses to play on.
Agreed. and I need more holes with the windmill, clown and loop d loop.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 12:58 AM
Pretty close for day one. Come on you wannabees!
BTW, I played 9 holes today. First hole, par, second hole, 275 drive, on the green in two, birdie......and the rest is....my usual double, triple, par, bogey, triple......
I played 18 yesterday, and it was ugly. No birdies, a couple of pars, and the rest a bunch of crap. I also lost a 1/2 dozen balls.
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 01:02 AM
Pretty close for day one. Come on you wannabees!
BTW, I played 9 holes today. First hole, par, second hole, 275 drive, on the green in two, birdie......and the rest is....my usual double, triple, par, bogey, triple......
I played 18 yesterday, and it was ugly. No birdies, a couple of pars, and the rest a bunch of crap. I also lost a 1/2 dozen balls.
That's what happens when you hit the ball long.....long and wrong. Don't feel bad, even Tiger and Phil hit them in the rough. They don't lose balls because they ricochet off the gallery's noggins and they have hundreds of people there to find their balls.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 01:08 AM
It's only the second time I played this year, so I shouldn't expect much. I also went back to my old irons, and sold my Taylor Made irons that I bought last year. I'm a work in progress right now.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 02:46 AM
No birdies, a couple of pars, and the rest a bunch of crap. I also lost a 1/2 dozen balls.
Have played only a handful of times in my life, but that describes it!
...they have hundreds of people there to find their balls.
There's a punchline here somewhere... where's SC?
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 07:17 AM
I am reminded of a story ....
It's about Sammy Davis, Jr. playing the championship course at The Concord Hotel (upstate NY). The course was nicknamed "The Monster" and it was a difficult course to play especially if you were a duffer. Now, Sammy Davis may have been a great entertainer but he was a DUFFER on the golf course. Legend has it he played this course once and after losing 3 dozen balls on the front nine, bought another three dozen and promptly lost them on the back nine. How the hell can you lose six dozen balls????
Now, THAT would have been a wonderful place for us to hold a golf outing... a great course with rooms right near it. Unfortunately I think it has closed now.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 03:05 PM
He must have shot a 200.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 04:04 PM
Legend has it that he scored 130 on the front nine and didn't keep score on the back nine.
Legend also has it that on a hole there with a big water hazard he lost a dozen balls alone. Supposedly he would keep putting down a new ball and re-hitting the shot (into the lake) and someone asked his caddy, "Why is he only using new balls here"?
The caddy allegedly replied, "He doesn't have any old ones".
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 06:02 PM
I think I can shoot 130 on the front nine if I only used my putter.
Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/27/08 06:53 PM
I think I can shoot 130 on the front nine if I only used my putter.
Bragger.
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/28/08 03:34 PM
But Sammy had one eye. Maybe his perspective was thrown off?
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/29/08 11:57 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 6 - Buick Open
JL Leonard Furyk Perry Stadler
JG Goydos Furyk Perry [Snedeker]
DA Leonard Furyk Austin [Flesch]
SC Leonard [Quinney] Rollins [Parnevik]
MC Goggin [Kresge] (Cejka*) [Snedeker]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -09 -14 -15 -11 -49 79 457
JG ^ -10 -10 -15 -12 -47 69 344
DA -09 -14 -09 -09 -41 41 340
SC -09 -15 -05 -08 -37 30 264
MC -10 -10 -02 -01 -23 17 174
(*
MDF)
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/30/08 12:17 AM
STOOPIDA FOCKIN GAME
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 06/30/08 01:07 AM
I know you don't mean golf. I know you mean this ESPN Best Ball thing. Yes, I agree.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/03/08 07:00 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 7 - AT&T National
JL Appleby Stricker Trahan [Snedeker]
JG Allenby Merrick Choi [Snedeker]
DA Appleby Furyk Choi [Stadler]
SC Holmes Rollins Kim (Elkington)
MC Kresge Cejka [Weir] Villegas
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -07 -13 -09 -11 -40 88 545
JG -08 -11 -05 -11 -35 64 408
DA -09 -08 -05 -08 -30 42 382
SC -07 -09 -09 -06 -31 46 310
MC -07 -10 -10 -09 -36 69 243
(WD)
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/11/08 08:07 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 8 - John Deere Classic
JL [Holmes] Byrd Perry [Trahan]
JG Baddeley Slocum Perry [Merrick]
DA Green Byrd Perry [Pettersson]
SC [Holmes] [Watney] Perry [Trahan]
MC Baddeley [Lonard] Marino [Pettersson]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -14 -10 -06 -04 -34 51 596
JG -11 -14 -09 -06 -40 76 484
DA -13 -11 -09 -06 -39 72 454
SC -10 -09 -04 -01 -24 26 336
MC -09 -10 -04 -03 -26 28 271
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/16/08 09:09 PM
Wow, I almost forgot about this! Good thing I got that email reminder...
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/16/08 09:17 PM
PS - Get your picks in for the British Open TODAY, it starts really early!
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 01:14 AM
Basically, I suck at these types of games because I pick longshots, underdogs and people or teams with unique names....so for THE OPEN (as the Brits like to call it), I went with an all British Team. May we kick you bloody osses.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 02:54 AM
...but a Brit hasn't won it in how many decades?
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 02:59 AM
...but a Brit hasn't won it in how many decades?
Shhh... he's on a roll!
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 10:55 AM
WOW!
Anyway check out the the scores so far this morning?
My foursome is +2 for the day so far, and I'm in the top 85%!
Singh is +10 through 11, and Mickelson is +6 through 7.
....And that's not even that bad! It looks like you could shoot 80 for today and tomorrow, and make the cut.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 11:29 AM
Yogi reported in the "Weather" thread that is was a crummy day where he lives... maybe it's the same where they're playing.
I love it when I see a pro shooting an 85!
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 11:44 AM
Yay. One of my players finally got a birdie!
So far, not a single player is under par.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 12:02 PM
TNT is airing the tourney now.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 12:10 PM
Unfortunately, I'm in my office right now. So far, I haven't figured out a way to get cable or satellite TV in here yet.
I could listen to it on XM, but golf on the radio is about as bad as it gets.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 12:18 PM
I could listen to it on XM, but golf on the radio is about as bad as it gets.
True!
The conditions look pretty tough (windy and damp). I think I saw that five guys were tied at even for first place.
Judging by the scores on the website, MaryCas' idea of picking all Brits may be paying off.... they're more used to playing in those conditions.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 12:28 PM
I went with an all international lineup myself. I'm surprised you guys picked
Padraig Harrington. He was listed as 50/50 to play, and said he wasn't sure he could make it through the 1st round if he did. So far his 74 looks pretty good.
Posted By: Don Alessandrio
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 12:32 PM
How do all four of my golfers bogey the same freaking hole?
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 12:33 PM
I didn't do that much research (about Harrington's health) before picking him. I wanted at least one Irish/English guy on my team.
I kust watched him blow an easy putt on the 18th!
FWIW - Tom Watson shot a 74 too. Not to shabby for an old fart.
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 12:37 PM
How do all four of my golfers bogey the same freaking hole?
EVERYBODY is having trouble with the 6th hole today. It's a Par 4, 499 yards and nobody is reaching it in two. There's been only ONE birdie on it all day.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 12:37 PM
How do all four of my golfers bogey the same freaking hole?
We might see a lot of that today. I had a guy triple bogey a par 3. Even I don't do that very often.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 04:15 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 9 - British Open
JL Garcia Westwood Els McDowell
JG Garcia Romero Curtis Goosen
DA [Singh] [Goydos] Els Curtis
SC Mickelson O'Hern [Letzig] Harrington
MC Poulter Casey Rose Westwood
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -03 -08 -05 -05 -21 82 677
JG -06 -07 -07 -04 -24 93 577
DA -01 -07 -06 -03 -17 59 513
SC -06 -09 -03 -06 -24 93 429
MC -04 -07 -04 -08 -23 90 361
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/17/08 05:36 PM
...but a Brit hasn't won it in how many decades?
But to win this stoopida game, I don't have to win, just make birdies....although that appears to be hard to do. I haven't tuned in, but they were saying the wind was wicked during the practice rounds.
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/18/08 11:20 AM
I doubt he can stay up there, but Greg Norman leading in round 2 is such a great story.
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/18/08 02:58 PM
I doubt he can stay up there, but Greg Norman leading in round 2 is such a great story.
....and on Sunday morning, the announcer says, "It's Norman and Mediate coming down the 18th fairway tied for the lead at +16...."
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/25/08 03:34 PM
[SEG 3] WEEK 10 - RBC Canadian Open
JL Furyk Kim [Ames] [Simpson]
JG Furyk Kim [Gay] [Coles]
DA Villegas Kim [Ames] [Canizares]
SC Villegas Kim [Gay] Hart
MC Mills Weir [Ames] Hearn
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -10 -13 -08 -05 -36 53 730
JG -11 -09 -08 -05 -33 40 617
DA -10 -14 -08 -03 -35 48 561
SC -11 -13 -10 -05 -39 66 495
MC -10 -10 -09 -06 -35 48 409
End of Segment 3
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/25/08 03:50 PM
JG, just so you know, those scores aren't complete. Round 1 was just completed this morning, and ESPN hasn't updated their scores.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/25/08 05:44 PM
Oh, okay... didn't realize, thanks.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/28/08 06:10 PM
Congrats, JL, for winning Segment 3...
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 07/30/08 05:51 PM
New segment starts tomorrow = Need to start a new foursome
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/01/08 04:37 AM
[SEG 4] WEEK 1 - WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
MC Stenson Kim Goosen Pampling
JL Mickelson Kim Cink Rumford
DA Flesch Kim Verplank Perry
SC Mickelson Taylor Trahan Perry
JG Mickelson Romero Verplank Sabbatini
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
MC -10 -09 -09 -10 -38 72 72
JL -09 -09 -09 -08 -35 44 44
DA -07 -10 -09 -08 -34 34 34
SC -05 -12 -10 -07 -34 34 34
JG -05 -11 -08 -07 -31 9 9
Back to my usual spot
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/01/08 08:25 AM
Congrats, JL, for winning Segment 3...
Thanks. I was in Aruba for a week, and just got back.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/07/08 05:35 PM
[SEG 4] WEEK 2 - PGA Championship
MC Lonard Furyk Kim [Verplank]
JL Mickelson [Wilson] Kim Harrington
DA Allenby [Scott] [Moore] [Byrd]
JG Mickelson [Pampling] Weekley [Verplank]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL ^ -11 -08 -07 -08 -34 97 140
MC -06 -05 -04 -04 -19 34 106
JG ^ -11 -04 -03 -07 -25 66 76
DA -06 -06 +02 +01 -09 10 45
Guess SC gave up...
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/07/08 06:52 PM
Vito's Duffers got together and decided that it REALLY is a Stoopida Focking Game.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/14/08 04:08 PM
[SEG 4] WEEK 3 - Wyndham Championship
JL Casey [VSingh] Toms Marino
MC Johnson [JSingh] Imada Pettersson
JG [Palmer] [VSingh] Baird Pettersson
DA Johnson Marino ----- Pettersson
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -10 -09 -08 -08 -35 51 192
MC -14 -14 -07 -09 -44 84 190
JG -13 -13 -12 -07 -45 86 162
DA -15 -12 -08 -09 -44 84 128
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/25/08 04:47 PM
I knew I forgot something this week...
[SEG 4] WEEK 4 - The Barclays
JL Mickelson Laird Kim [Harrington]
JG Mickelson Pettersson Palmer [Harrington]
MC [Johnson] [Pettersson] [Imada] -----------
DA [Olgilvie] [Villegas] [Marino] [Harrington]
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -08 -10 -07 -12 -37 77 269
JG ^ -10 -09 -08 -10 -37 77 239
MC -05 -06 -00 -00 -11 3 193
DA -06 -06 -00 -00 -12 0? 129
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/25/08 05:40 PM
That's OK. The Fantasy Baseball League hasn't been updated in weeks.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/25/08 05:46 PM
I don't know how I'm gonna include all those football games!
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 08/31/08 08:55 PM
[SEG 4] WEEK 5 - Deutsche Bank Championship (Fri-Mon)
JL Mickelson Singh Kim Laird
JG Mickelson Garcia Palmer Pettersson
MC Mickelson Immelman Imada Pettersson
DA Scott Garcia Day Pettersson
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -14 -12 -07 -10 -43 74 343
JG -12 -14 -12 -06 -44 79 318
MC -14 -12 -10 -05 -42 67 260
DA -09 -14 -09 -04 -36 32 161
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/06/08 05:51 PM
[SEG 4] WEEK 6 - BMW Championship
JL Garcia Singh Kim Laird
JG Garcia Singh Perry Laird
MC Mickelson Immelman Imada Pettersson [N/C]
DA Garcia Mayfair Mahan Pettersson
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -11 -11 -10 -12 -44 87 430
JG -11 -12 -09 -09 -41 68 386
MC -09 -13 -09 -10 -41 68 328
DA -09 -13 -14 -11 -47 97 258
2 more weeks after this one...
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/10/08 06:29 PM
I was wondering why the hell I wasn't able to change my roster for this week yet... 'til I realized that we apparently have the week off.
Last two tourneys:
Sep. 18-21 Viking Classic
Sep. 25-28 The Tour Championship
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/12/08 12:19 AM
I knew I forgot something this week...
Me too, like changing my roster. I have a good excuse. I got a new job.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/12/08 04:00 PM
I got a new job.
What??! That threat I made about FiOS and Toms River was just a joke...
!
But how did Island Heights (tiny borough of TR) get it already??
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/16/08 08:50 PM
What a shitty tournament this week.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/17/08 04:44 PM
There's a golfer named
Willie Wood
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/17/08 05:50 PM
Let me see if I can get him in my lineup.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/18/08 04:08 PM
[SEG 4] WEEK 7 - Viking Classic
JL Slocum Toms Duke [Senden]
JG Slocum [Dufner] Duke Sabbatini
MC ------ ------ ---- ---------
DA ------ ------ ---- ---------
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT
JL -10 -14 -09 -10 -43 58 488
JG -11 -12 -10 -10 -43 58 444
MC --- --- --- --- --- 00 328
DA --- --- --- --- --- 00 258
1 more week after this one...
Posted By: MaryCas
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/19/08 12:59 AM
Hmmm. I didn't get a reminder. I thought the Ryder Cup break was in effect. Yeah, I know flimsy excuse.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/25/08 11:30 PM
[SEG 4] WEEK 8 - The Tour Championship (Season Finale)
JL Villegas Mayfair Duke Mickelson
JG Perry Mayfair Duke Mickelson
MC Villegas Watson Weir Imada
DA Mahan Mayfair Furyk Pettersson
RND1 RND2 RND3 RND4 TOT PTS TOT %ile
JL -08 -11 -11 -10 -40 90 578 96.5 #927
JG -06 -10 -10 -08 -34 56 500 83.1
MC -07 -09 -10 -09 -35 62 390 49.7
DA -08 -07 -10 -09 -34 56 314 31.2
...See you in January!
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 09/29/08 04:52 PM
Congrats, JL, for winning Segs 3 & 4 ... Now we can focus on Football for a while.
Posted By: J Geoff
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 01/09/09 05:57 PM
2009.... WTF??!!Golf has started... but there's no
Best Ball Challenge!!!
We'll have to wait 'til April for the Best Ball
Majors Challenge
First Fast Break and now this... they're screwing w/ my Uber Points!!
Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 01/09/09 06:54 PM
So I guess you can cross of your list of best pick up lines... "Hey baby, wanna see my Uber point?"
Posted By: Just Lou
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 01/09/09 07:28 PM
Posted By: SC
Re: 2008 Best Ball Challenge (Golf) - 01/09/09 09:18 PM
That's par for the course.
Take it from me... they don't call me Bogey for nothing.
