PLAYERS Prediction Thread

[Puttin4Bird]

I agree, it's not a major, but it's damn fun to watch and it does have arguably the best field of the season. So let's here some predictions!

The winner will be?

The affect moving the even to May will be?

Major surprises of the event will be?

Since I started I'll go first,

Winner: Phil Mickelson
He's playing well now, back to back T3 finishes. It's all going to come together for Philly Mick this week.

New date will mean: Less interruption for weather delays, must more firm and fast track and higher scores. Possibly a -6 winning score.

Surprises: The major surprise will be that there are no surprises. It's going to be a top flight event and the leader board will read like a who's who of golf right now.

Bonus surprise: Ernie Els pulls a MC Hammer...aka Missed Cut

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

Winner: Tiger Woods. I hate to be predictable but I think he's too tough right now.

May Date: Definitely the weather. Won't be delayed by rain as often (if at all). Also as a result the conditions play faster and firmer, with higher scores. I agree.

Surprises: I dunno... I can see some guys who have had past success here missing the cut, such as Davis Love and Stephen Ames. Jim Furyk also MC's and a European contends and comes up just short. Uhhh... I'll go with Paul Casey.

[jrbechthold]

Boy the opening round has been disastrous for my fantasy team... my best scores are for Stenson at Even par.

Tiger has a lot of ground to make up being 8 shots back, but you can lose shots on this course as fast as you can make them up... so hopefully it will even out tomorrow.

[Q.Q.Quillume]

My prediction is that #17 will continue to be gimmicky.

As far as predicting the tournament winner, none of my Sand Trap Fantasy League picks have missed the cut. For now, anyway.

[Q.Q.Quillume]

Tiger has a lot of ground to make up being 8 shots back, but you can lose shots on this course as fast as you can make them up... so hopefully it will even out tomorrow.

Yep. DL III walked up to #17 tee at 1-under and walked off #18 green at 5-over.

[jrbechthold]

Yea and DL III was on my fantasy team for this week too.

[lamebums]

Winner: Phil Mickelson

New date will mean: Less rain issues, the greens and such will play faster.

Surprises: Will that new tropical storm end up messing with the game by chance?

Bonus surprise: Tiger misses the cut. He ended 3 over, I think.

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

Winner: Phil Mickelson

You're too late for the winner prediction

As for gaining/losing strokes I think you can lose them faster than you can gain them. You guys mentioned Love, Paul Casey went to the 17th at -2 and left the 18th green at +2.

[royalwulff]

Winner: Phil Mickelson
New date: Is the PGA getting to officially make it a major
Suprises: watch out for a European player

[iacas]

Winner: Phil Mickelson

Everybody posting now just looks silly. C'mon, the first round is over. You have a slight advantage on picking the winner, wouldn't you say?

I'd close the thread altogether, but I think we can still rib each other a bit.

[MGP]

Everybody posting now just looks silly. C'mon, the first round is over. You have a slight advantage on picking the winner, wouldn't you say?

I thought the same thing and laughed a bit reading the later posts.

I was going to start a "Who's going to win the Wachovia" poll. I have a feeling Tiger might. Edit: Oh wait, there is one. I need to go vote in it!

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

LMAO @ Mickelson picks! I see right after I told this guy his Mickelson pick was too late I see there was another Mickelson prediction right after that. Anyways, I still don't think he'll win. He's got to deal with the afternoon winds today so we'll see who everyone's "pick" to win is after round 2 tomorrow morning

[Puttin4Bird]

We'll see how accurate all the predictions are that come in Saturday night too, you wake up Sunday morning, pick 3 guys you think will win and we'll all marvel about how smart you are!

Mind you, my Mickelson pick was PRIOR to the tournament starting, however he still has a TON of work to do.

[iacas]

I said somewhere else that Tiger might miss the cut, but it has moved back to +4!

[The Rambler]

winner - Vijay Singh

Biggest Surprises - Adam Scott and Luke Donald do very well

[Q.Q.Quillume]

winner - Vijay Singh

Scott is ranked 4th in the world & Donald is ranked 10th. So how is it a surprise, much less the "Biggest Suprises", if they do well at The Players?

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

I said somewhere else that Tiger might miss the cut, but it has moved back to +4!

Wow, Tiger barely made the cut. Call me crazy but he's almost in a good position right now. I haven't looked at tomorrow's tee times yet but he has to be one of the very first groups off and if the conditions are anything like they have been the past couple of days he's going to have a good chance to post a good number and watch his name climb as he sits in the clubhouse. We'll see!

[J.J.]

well all the people who predicted phil were right