Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Honda Classic

Yes, I am running very late with this, and I'm sorry for that, but better late than never... On to the picks!

ESPN

Luke Donald
Justin Leonard
Ernie Els
Dustin Johnson - Johnson is a STEAL at 7.1. He's made ever cut this far and has a nice birdie average.


Yahoo!

A POOL
Ernie Els
Boo Weekley

B POOL
Justin Leonard
Dustin Johnson
Charles Warren
Joe Ogilvie

C POOL
Kenny Perry
Luke Donald



CBS Sportsline
Ernie Els
Luke Donald
Dustin Johnson
Steve Marino
Justin Leonard



PGATour.com
Justin Leonard
Charles Warren
Luke Donald
Ben Crane
Dudley Hart
Brandt Snedeker

Short and sweet. Sorry there isn't the usual "defending" of the picks, but I don't have the time!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

A Couple of Changes

So Imada and Van Pelt are now NOT playing in the tourney.

So here are my replacement picks in Yahoo! Joe Ogilvie and Briny Baird.

That's what I get for trusting Yahoo's player list. At least it was caught in time!

Also, thanks to Mark S. for the heads up!

Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya

Short and sweet this week!


ESPN Best Ball Challenge

My Picks

Jay Williamson - He's been playing well so far.

Matt Kuchar - I am waiting for him to bust out.

Bubba Watson - He is capable of winning every week.

Stephen Marino - He's built upon last years success so far.



Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
My Picks

Matt Kuchar
Daisuke Maruyama


B Pool
My Picks

Jay Williamson
Bubba Watson
Bo Van Pelt
Ryuji Imada

C Pool
My Picks
Fred Funk Stephen Marino



PGA Tour.com Pick'em
Steve Marino
Chez Reavie
Matt Kuchar
Bubba Watson
Jay Williamson
Jin Park

Tie Breaker: Kevin Stadler
CBS Sportsline.com Salary Cap Cup
My Picks

Golfers


Salary
Bubba Watson

293500

Fred Funk


280500

Jin Park


75000

Jay Williamson


75000

Matt Kuchar


75000

TOTAL


799000


PGATour.com's Matchplay Madness
The PGATour website has a big bracket game going on for the Matchplay Championship.
I created a "buddy league" under the name "TipsFromAHooker com" with the password "hooker"
Join up, pick your bracket, and may the best man/woman win!



Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Northern Trust Open: Feb 14-17

Ok, I'm writing this week, and I'm on time, but as far as depth of content...well...that is going to be lacking.

Let me just say I'm still working on the site and my schedule, and I should soon have a better grip on things. I apologize if I'm a little light on content, but you just come here for the picks, right?

Speaking of picks, I'm currently ranked 120th overall in the ESPN Best Ball Challenge. If it weren't for one poor week, I would probably be in the top 50, if not higher.

Ok, enough tooting my own horn, let's get on to the picks!

ESPN Best Ball Challenge

My Picks

Rory Sabbatini – Rory has a nice history at Riviera.



Kevin Na – Na is my value pick for the week. He's at the point where he is either going to miss the cut or put up a top 10.

Mike Weir – Weir has won here twice. You've gotta like that after his strong finish last week.



Anthony Kim – Kim had a solid top 10 here last year, and he is playing better this year at this point!



Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
My Picks

JB Holmes – He's hot, so I'm going to ride him!



Rory Sabbatini


B Pool
My Picks

Mike Weir



Anthony Kim



Jay Williamson – Jay is a local here in St. Louis, so I get to hear him on the radio every week or two. After a dismal season last year, it's good to see him playing well this season, but he is playing a lot better than that!



Retief Goosen – Goosen's first event of the year. Does he make a comeback this season? Well if he does it starts this week. I'll take a flyer on that!

C Pool
My Picks

Luke Donald – The C Pool has been a downfall for me this year, so I'm just going with a couple of names I like, thus Luke Donald.



Lee Westwood – Ditto for Westwood.



PGA Tour.com Salary Cap Cup
My Picks

Golfers


Salary
Rory Sabbatini

283750

Mike Weir


225250

JB Holmes


192750

Anthony Kim


186250

Kevin Na


101750

TOTAL


$989,750

PGATour.com Fantasy Pick'em

GROUP 1: Rory S.

GROUP 2: Vijay S.

GROUP 3: Kevin Na

GROUP 4: Mike Weir

GROUP 5: Charles Howell III

GROUP 6: Brandy Snedeker

Tie Breaker: R. Goosen.



Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Better late than never... AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Excuses, excuses... I know. I know, but cut me some slack. My schedule is currently in disarray, as I adjust to a new job.
Hopefully within the next two weeks I will get things under control, and possible even get a redesign for the site up.

So enough small talk, here are my picks.

ESPN

Phil Mickelson
Kevin Na
Mike Weir
Dustin Johnson


Yahoo!

A POOL
Phil Mickelson
Kevin Na

B POOL
Mike Weir
Justin Leonard
Steve Elkington
Daniel Chopra

C POOL
Chris DiMarco
Greg Owen

CBS
Phil Mickelson
JB Holmes
Mike Weir
Kevin Na
Dustin Johnson

PGATour.com
Phil Mickelson
Kevin Na
Mike Weir
Charley Hoffman
Jonathan Byrd
Brett Rumford
Tie Breaker: Bo Van Pelt

So there you go. Better late than never!

By the way, Davis Love III is playing his first event of the season. I think this is a critical season for DLIII. I had high hopes for him last season and was very disappointed. I am hoping to see a bounce back season, but fear we may have seen the end of a productive DLIII. We shall see!