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Ryan Palmer +2

Boo Weekley ["Hey, Boo"] -3

Lee Westwood -6

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Tiger Woods -6 Ernie Els -7 Angel Cabrera -7

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Adams Idea A12 Pro hybrid 18*; 23* with RIP S flex
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Titleist Vokey SM wedges 48*, 52*, 58*
Odyssey White Hot 2-ball mallet, center shaft, 34"

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Darn you, Golfingdad! I was going to choose Spieth for my sleeper pick!

1. Louis Oosthuizen, -4

2. Matteo Manassero, -5

3. Michael Thompson, Even

I call this my "I Always Pick Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, or Justin Rose in These Prediction Contests, Now Watch One of Them Win Immediately After I Give up on Them Once and for All" prediction.

In my UnderArmour Links stand bag...

Driver: '07 Burner 9.5° (stiff graphite shaft)
Woods: SasQuatch 17° 4-Wood (stiff graphite shaft)
Hybrid: 4DX Ironwood 20° (stiff graphite shaft)Irons/Wedges: Apex Edge 3-PW, GW, SW (stiff shaft); Carnoustie 60° LWPutter: Rossa AGSI+ Corzina...

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Originally Posted by zipazoid

Matt Kuchar (E)

Tiger Woods (E)

Rickie Fowler (E)

Sorry to use you as an example, but really? REALLY?

Tiger has already been chosen as the first pick by a couple people, so if he wins they will win even if they have the score completely wrong and you have it right. You completely wasted your second choice, and in all reality probably the third one as well as I'm sure somebody is likely to pick Rickie with either their first or second choice.

First choice - who you think will win

Second choice - kind of a surprise pick... who you think has a chance but nobody is really thinking of

Third choice - complete surprise if they win

Remember if you take somebody with your second pick and they are picked with somebody else's first pick (or you use your third pick and somebody picks them with either their first or second pick) than you can't win with that one....

I hope that makes sense.

Tristan Hilton

My Equipment: 
PXG 0211 Driver (Diamana S+ 60; 10.5°) · PXG 0211 FWs (Diamana S+ 60; 15° and 21°) · PXG 0211 Hybrids (MMT 80; 22°, 25°, and 28°) · PXG 0311P Gen 2 Irons (SteelFiber i95; 7-PW) · Edel Wedges (KBS Hi-Rev; 50°, 55°, 60°) · Edel Classic Blade Putter (32") · Vice Pro or Maxfli Tour · Pinned Prism Rangefinder · Star Grips · Flightscope Mevo · TRUE Linkswear Shoes · Sun Mountain C130S Bag

On my MacBook Pro:
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Originally Posted by tristanhilton85

Sorry to use you as an example, but really? REALLY?

Tiger has already been chosen as the first pick by a couple people, so if he wins they will win even if they have the score completely wrong and you have it right. You completely wasted your second choice, and in all reality probably the third one as well as I'm sure somebody is likely to pick Rickie with either their first or second choice.

First choice - who you think will win

Second choice - kind of a surprise pick... who you think has a chance but nobody is really thinking of

Third choice - complete surprise if they win

Remember if you take somebody with your second pick and they are picked with somebody else's first pick (or you use your third pick and somebody picks them with either their first or second pick) than you can't win with that one....

I hope that makes sense.

As must be stated at the onset of every major tournament, wasting one's picks on Tiger Woods is a time-honored Predictions Contest tradition. I only get into the mood for major golf once somebody does it.

In my UnderArmour Links stand bag...

Driver: '07 Burner 9.5° (stiff graphite shaft)
Woods: SasQuatch 17° 4-Wood (stiff graphite shaft)
Hybrid: 4DX Ironwood 20° (stiff graphite shaft)Irons/Wedges: Apex Edge 3-PW, GW, SW (stiff shaft); Carnoustie 60° LWPutter: Rossa AGSI+ Corzina...

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Originally Posted by tristanhilton85

Sorry to use you as an example, but really? REALLY?

Tiger has already been chosen as the first pick by a couple people, so if he wins they will win even if they have the score completely wrong and you have it right. You completely wasted your second choice, and in all reality probably the third one as well as I'm sure somebody is likely to pick Rickie with either their first or second choice.

First choice - who you think will win

Second choice - kind of a surprise pick... who you think has a chance but nobody is really thinking of

Third choice - complete surprise if they win

Remember if you take somebody with your second pick and they are picked with somebody else's first pick (or you use your third pick and somebody picks them with either their first or second pick) than you can't win with that one....

I hope that makes sense.

I'm guilty of this and realized it only after reading the rules AFTER I posted my picks. I facepalmed. Now I'm really pulling for Luke Donald to win as he is my only viable chance at winning.

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Originally Posted by Chilli Dipper

As must be stated at the onset of every major tournament, wasting one's picks on Tiger Woods is a time-honored Predictions Contest tradition. I only get into the mood for major golf once somebody does it.

Originally Posted by BostonBrew

I'm guilty of this and realized it only after reading the rules AFTER I posted my picks. I facepalmed.

Yeah... anyways, hopefully others won't make the mistake...

Back to picks now...

Tristan Hilton

My Equipment: 
PXG 0211 Driver (Diamana S+ 60; 10.5°) · PXG 0211 FWs (Diamana S+ 60; 15° and 21°) · PXG 0211 Hybrids (MMT 80; 22°, 25°, and 28°) · PXG 0311P Gen 2 Irons (SteelFiber i95; 7-PW) · Edel Wedges (KBS Hi-Rev; 50°, 55°, 60°) · Edel Classic Blade Putter (32") · Vice Pro or Maxfli Tour · Pinned Prism Rangefinder · Star Grips · Flightscope Mevo · TRUE Linkswear Shoes · Sun Mountain C130S Bag

On my MacBook Pro:
Analyzr Pro

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Tiger Woods -1 Jason Dufner -4 Scott Piercy -4

-Matt-

"does it still count as a hit fairway if it is the next one over"

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Tiger Woods -13

Ryan Moore -8

Gavin Hall -6 (Young kid from my area. Tons of upside to this kid.)

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Rochester, NY

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Rory mcilroy -7 Zach Johnson -7 Sang moon Bae -7

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:tmade: R11 Driver, 3 W & 5 W, :vokey: 52, 56 & 60 wedges
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