ISG Vision 2008 PGA Tour Tipping - US Open

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It’s Major time and we’re heading off to Torrey Pines South Course – an excursion to a Californian public course to add some variety to the US major rotation. The course should allow for some sub-par scoring, in contrast to Oakmont’s brutal rough and roller-coaster greens last time around.

The last four US Open champs have been southerners – southern hemisphere that is – Goosen (SAF) Michael Campbell (NZ) Ogilvy (AUS) Cabrera (ARG). Woods hasn’t won the US Open since 2002, and Furyk won it the year after.

The big question? Will Tiger’s New Knee hold-up in his first tournament post-surgery? He practically owns Torrey Pines with 6 wins in 11 starts, but he’s only just started hitting full shots – a big ask even for a superhuman golf dynamo.

Phil Mick has won 3 times at Torrey, and another half dozen top 10s there, so would otherwise be a big favourite to add to his resume of majors.

Can an Aussie pick up where Ogilvy left off two years ago? Can Scott break through the invisible barrier that stops him contending in majors? Etc?

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

I’m hoping to see Appelby win the title in a playoff with Weir, Holmes and Leonard. Would make me a very rich boy :-)

1-L, it is all there my friend.

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OK, enough blather, you know the drill. You have until Thursday night to get in your new entries or squad changes.

Top 3 squads win fab prize packs from Vision Golf – cutting edge golf balls, sweet caps and happy Jumbo Tees to put a grin on your face when you hit it off the toe into a hazard. And the winner gets a lazy $2 mil to add to his swag on the ISG Money List.

Main Competition Thread and Rules

You choose 4 players, one from Oz, one from the US, one from somewhere else, and one from anywhere. Total ranking points have to be 10.00 or less.

Squad Changes

You can only make one change to your Memorial Squad. You can keep the change you made for the St Jude, or rescind it and make a different change. Or just stick with your Memorial squad if you like ala Sidman.

You can nominate or change your alternate (2.00 points or less), but he won’t be eligible to play in the US Open.

Latest World Golf Rankings

US Open Field List

OK get to it ladies and gents…

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

Some interesting threesomes for Thu / Fri:
(Thu tee times shown)

7:22 a.m. —K.J. Choi, Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker

8:06 a.m. – Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

8:39 a.m. – Carl Pettersson, Soren Hansen, Daniel Chopra

12:52 p.m. – Stewart Cink, Sergio Garcia, Vijay Singh

1:03 p.m. – Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Mike Weir

1:14 p.m. – Retief Goosen, Scott Verplank, Aaron Baddeley

1:36 p.m. – Angel Cabrera, Padraig Harrington, Davis Love III

1:47 p.m. – Bubba Watson, J.B. Holmes, Brett Wetterich

1:14 p.m. – Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, Luke Donald

1:36 p.m. – Justin Rose, Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els

2:09 p.m. – Rory Sabbatini, David Toms, Colin Montgomerie

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

Too late to enter a squad??

Feel it, execute it, live with it.

 

Nah, you have until 1st tee time. (U.S. time of course) so I suppose about 10pm this evening.

The key to success is to learn to do something right, then do it right every time. Oh I wish.....

 

Ok, Im new to this but i’ll give it a go.

American: Pat Perez 2.23
Aussie: Stu Appleby 2.85
Rest of the World: Jeev Milka Singh 1.87
Anywhere: Kenny Perry 3.01

Hope this is OK.

 

Don’t know that Jeev and Kenny are actually in the U.S. Open field

The key to success is to learn to do something right, then do it right every time. Oh I wish.....

 

Yep, your right “davego”, off to a blinder…...

Pat Perez
Stu Appleby
Colin Montgomerie
J.B Holmes

That should do it.

Why isn’t Kenny Perry playin? He was a sure thing!

 

Nice team Charlie, just amend by putting in the current world golf rankings for your players with a total of no more than 10 points. Will save Muntz doing it for you.

The key to success is to learn to do something right, then do it right every time. Oh I wish.....

 

Nah, you have until 1st tee time. (U.S. time of course) so I suppose about 10pm this evening.

First tee time is 7 am = Midnight Eastern Oz time.

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

Charlie, here is your squad:

Pat Perez US 2.23
Stu Appleby AU 2.85
Colin Montgomerie World 1.49
J.B Holmes 2.36
Total: 8.93

Good luck, interesting to see if Monty (Grumpy Guts) can get close again this year.

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

How about;

Paul Casey 2.41 world
Jerry Kelly 2.29 US
Rob Allenby 2.87 AU
Camillo Villegas 2.07

 

Here’s my squad:

1. Sergio Garcia (ESP) 5.22
2. Peter Lonard (AUS) 1.97
3. Daniel Chopra (SWE) 1.71
4. Joe Ogilvie (US) 0.95

Total: 9.85

Is that cool?

AB

Feel it, execute it, live with it.

 

Heres my pick:
Aus – Appleby (2.85)
US – Snedeker (2.6)
Elsewhere – Jiminez – (3.58)
Anywhere – Joe Ogilvy (.95)
Total – 9,98

I hope thats right…

 

Welcome aboard to a bunch of new tipsters for the US Open, which takes us past 50 registered squads altogether.

Some of the newbie picks aren’t in the US Open though:

oforpar: Nathan Green Toms Harrington Quigley
ParMaster: Richard Green Perry Immelman Leaney
charlie27: Appleby Perez Montgomerie J.B. Holmes
kevvy: Allenby Kelly Casey Villegas
Aussie_Bomber Lonard Joe Ogilvie Garcia Chopra
angler: Appleby Snedeker Jimenez Joe Ogilvie

(You can compete with 3 players, but 4 gives you a better chance.)

I’ll let you guys juggle your squads until midnight AEST.

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

We’ve still got a couple of DQs for the regulars:

Andre_W: Richard Green, Lucas Glover
Dowls: Shigeki Maruyama, Fred Funk

These squads have currently got 3 players in the Open according to my records:
jb_ kyle Danz bossofthemoss1 brentp tdoddsy Sonab chris9485 chris81 leighdog Bundy_Bear hozel glenn_18 have_clubs live4golf Toto Sidman Neumie RSG heybrew terrys

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

Not sure if I’m allowed to enter being a new guy and all, but if possible, here’s my pick:

(INT’L) Ryuji Imada (2.2)
(INT’L) K.J. Choi (5.07)
(AUS) Matthew Goggin (1.37)
(US) Bubba Watson (1.3)

Total: 9.94

 

Okay amended squad on account that Lonard is not playing

Goggin for Lonard

Flesch for Ogilivie

Squad Now:

1. Sergio Garcia (ESP) 5.22
2. Matthew Goggin (AUS) 1.37
3. Daniel Chopra (SWE) 1.71
4. Steve Flesch (US) 1.66

Total: 9.96

Feel it, execute it, live with it.

 

Righto, so I am going to keep my 4 because I would have to drop O’Hern for someone with les than .68…...brave call?

The way I see it Sergio will win at -6, Weir will shoot about -3 and Bubba will just miss the cut at +4….you know where to send the winnings Muntz

:o)

A bad day at golf is better than a good day at work.

 

Not sure if I’m allowed to enter being a new guy and all, but if possible, here’s my pick:

Yair, OK. But if you win we break your kneecaps….

:0) Bit of internet humour there…

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

Righto, so I am going to keep my 4 because I would have to drop O’Hern for someone with les than .68……brave call?

The way I see it Sergio will win at -6, Weir will shoot about -3 and Bubba will just miss the cut at +4….you know where to send the winnings Muntz

:o)

A bad day at golf is better than a good day at work.

Yea I am in a similar position, my squad equals like 11.7 or something so there is no real way to make a change anymore.

1-L, it is all there my friend.

http://www.golflink.com.au/...

 

Oh, and we’ve already got an AlexMc in the competition – any relation…?

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

Yea I am in a similar position, my squad equals like 11.7 or something so there is no real way to make a change anymore.

You could drop Justin Leonard of course – that would leave you with 1.99 to spend. Lotsa good players for that kind of coin.

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. - BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

 

Nah I like the idea of all 4 of mine being top 50 players.

1-L, it is all there my friend.

http://www.golflink.com.au/...

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