tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post2847405772788829858..comments2023-11-22T03:32:31.513-05:00Comments on Mostly Harmless: Super Soph Top 20: December 2007 EditionThe Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-5841057036044879172007-12-20T04:15:00.000-05:002007-12-20T04:15:00.000-05:00neat project!neat project!The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-22663936983607688622007-12-19T16:07:00.000-05:002007-12-19T16:07:00.000-05:00a little possible treat:http://recaptcha.net/a little possible treat:<BR/>http://recaptcha.net/spyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251017646611361354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-5293203014395270232007-12-18T15:52:00.000-05:002007-12-18T15:52:00.000-05:00well, spyder, you can always become an author here...well, spyder, you can always become an author here and not have to deal with captchas except when you forget to first sign in!<BR/><BR/>as for the pre-Open plan, why they want 3 celebrities is beyond me. 2 would be more than enough in a 4some. or if they're concerned about ratings, have a team of 4 unknowns match their two best balls against a team of 4 celebrities. ugh.<BR/><BR/>somehow I missed these were 10 handicappers. I can tell you right now, none of them will break 100. if 100 10-handicappers tried it, maybe 3 would if the conditions were benign. most pros have handicaps well into the -s, and they still have fits on Open set-ups. a 15-stroke difference in handicap is about 1/10 the story, as most amateurs don't play in anything close to Open conditions, in tournaments, or on tv....<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see how many scratch golfers out of 100 could do it. I'd say less than 50. I mean, I was down to a 2 once and I can't imagine how I'd do it....The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-59199983252725553782007-12-17T16:16:00.000-05:002007-12-17T16:16:00.000-05:00The problem at Torrey is the onshore flow in the a...The problem at Torrey is the onshore flow in the afternoons. If it is hot inland, one can expect course cross wind (from west to east) ranging between 15 to 35 mph (increasing steadily between noon and 4 PM). <BR/><BR/>Well, the USGA, NBC, and Golf Digest are bettering and that should be quite interesting. The current plan calls for the a single player chosen from the amatuer ranks of those with official 10 handicaps to play a round with three celebrity golfers, each of whom also have 10 handicaps. I am thinking you guys have a better idea. Let a small group of the ladies play on Monday after the tourney. See what they can do???<BR/><BR/>you gotta do something about these captchas: ldfux????spyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251017646611361354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-2517883732463514762007-12-17T07:29:00.000-05:002007-12-17T07:29:00.000-05:00For 2007 only, Francella ranked #33, Wessberg #35 ...For 2007 only, Francella ranked #33, Wessberg #35 and Choi #55. None of them made my 2006 chart.<BR/><BR/>The women players who would have the best chance to break 100 at the men's US Open are Jelly, Ochoa, Pettersen and maybe Lincicome. All four average 270 or better off the tee and all are among the best at reaching the green in regulation (Lincicome 15th, the other 3 in the Top 4 of that stat). They are all used to playing from the rough, although probably not with the long irons or woods they would be forced to use. If all four played one US Open round, I bet at least two of them would break 90.Hound Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551723761253381230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-938709281769159292007-12-17T05:41:00.000-05:002007-12-17T05:41:00.000-05:00spyder, another way of asking your question is how...spyder, another way of asking your question is how Fred Funk or Corey Pavin or other short hitters on the men's tour (or Champions Tour) would do on the LPGA! maybe we'll see a day when golf will go the boxing/wrestling route--but instead of by weight class, by average driving distance....The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-92130424002691558292007-12-17T03:54:00.000-05:002007-12-17T03:54:00.000-05:00(You meant 7140, right?) And I recall Tiger said t...(You meant 7140, right?) And I recall Tiger said they should play the Monday after when the course is playing as close to tournament shape as possible!<BR/><BR/>My guess is only Jee Young Lee would have a chance to shoot a decent number--both Seon Hwa and Morgan are pretty short hitters. I played Bethpage Black in the 1990 or 1991 ECAC Championship from the back tees (as of way back then) and I could not <I>reach the fairway</I> 80% of the time. I shot 102-98 for dead last place. Imagine if they had set it up under today's U.S. Open conditions!<BR/><BR/>Now, the only way I'm comparing my game to theirs (then or now) is in driving distance. Only Jee Young of the 3 would have regularly outdriven my former self. But if you can't reach the fairway and the rough is heavy, bogeys are a good score and it's real easy to make double bogey or worse on any hole. So yeah, breaking 100 would be a real challenge for anyone who carries it less than 250.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-9288136481895827892007-12-16T17:47:00.000-05:002007-12-16T17:47:00.000-05:00say, top 15 on the money list from each tour, plus...<I>say, top 15 on the money list from each tour, plus another 30 off the Rolex Rankings....</I> <BR/>And real prize money. Criminy, the women played for a special one time challenge for a purse of one million, Tiger will take home his seventh million dollar purse of the year. They just ran down his record since the death of his father in 2006 when he last took time off then came back and missed a cut: 21 of 26 top three finishes, 14 of 26 wins, millions of dollars, a total of something like 283 under par for 26 tournaments, and a average per round score of 68.5????? <BR/><BR/>Here's one for the three of you to argue: how would the Super Sophs do in the Tiger US Open "can you break a 100" challenge. Open to all non-PGA players who must play a round on the official Torrey Pines US Open course (mid-day tee time start [wind in play then]), using PGA tee and pin locations (7740 yards), and break a score of 100. How many SuperSophs could/should be able to do that? They have the skills, but the fairway distances are so huge and narrow that accurate 300+ drives are necessary.spyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251017646611361354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-89507225847951822242007-12-16T16:32:00.000-05:002007-12-16T16:32:00.000-05:00Came up with this tentative schedule for '08 in th...Came up with this tentative schedule for '08 in the comments at Waggle Room:<BR/><BR/>So how's this for a 2008 schedule?<BR/><BR/>February: '06ers (pre-HSBC)<BR/>March: '07ers (pre-Kraft Nabisco)<BR/>April: both (pre-SemGroup)<BR/>May: '06ers (pre-GINN Tribute)<BR/>June: '07ers (post-Open)<BR/>July: '06ers (pre-British)<BR/>August: '07ers (post-Safeway)<BR/>September: both (post-Navistar)<BR/>October: '06ers (pre-Korea Championship)<BR/>November: '07ers (post-ADT)<BR/>December: both (post-Q School)<BR/><BR/>How does it look?The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-54327294799262803872007-12-16T09:43:00.000-05:002007-12-16T09:43:00.000-05:00spyder, Mulligan Stu over at Waggle Room just poin...spyder, Mulligan Stu over at Waggle Room just pointed out The Masters started the same way as Tiger's tournament and wondered aloud about what it woud become. I'm wondering if this Dubai LET tournament would ever move to being cosponsored by the LPGA, KLPGA, and JLPGA, too and become an end-of-the-season playoff among the world's best--say, top 15 on the money list from each tour, plus another 30 off the Rolex Rankings....<BR/><BR/>Hound Dog, great to hear our systems match up. I'm curious what yours does with players like Francella, Choi, and especially Wessberg, who have played far fewer events than those in the top 6, but who are on pace to match or exceed them....The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-76008622430103189312007-12-15T19:12:00.000-05:002007-12-15T19:12:00.000-05:00I gotta say, it is pretty sweet watching Tiger pla...I gotta say, it is pretty sweet watching Tiger play some very fine golf this weekend (even when he missed a fairway iron, he was able to drop a beautiful 35' birdie). It must be nice to host your own tournament--that has a $1.35 million first place payday (16th gets $175,000), and win it going away against 11 of the top 20 players in the world. And do all that after taking four months off.spyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251017646611361354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-65163949041589286612007-12-15T13:34:00.000-05:002007-12-15T13:34:00.000-05:00I completely agree with your take on the top six S...I completely agree with your take on the top six Super Sophs for this reason:<BR/><BR/>If I were to combine my '06 and '07 rankings (much like your "BCS" rankings), my top six would match yours exactly.<BR/><BR/>The rest, of course, didn't make my Top 30 either year. The battle of the Lees should be an interesting one to follow for the next several years!Hound Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551723761253381230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-9607596357875274512007-12-15T02:14:00.000-05:002007-12-15T02:14:00.000-05:00Waggle Roomed this for the weekend.<A HREF="http://www.waggleroom.com/story/2007/12/15/21357/508" REL="nofollow">Waggle Room</A>ed this for the weekend.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com