Season Finished; Taking a Break Until the Start of 2011 Season

It looks like I lost for the first time to the Tour Insider.  Rob Bolton, the Tour Insider this year, won 21 of the 44 events we made picks.  I won 19 events, and we drew the remaining 4 events.  Congrats Bolton!!!!  Hopefully I will do better next year.

For now, I am going to be taking a break until the end of the year.  It is now my time to finish up teaching this semester and do some work on my dissertation.  See you all at the start of the 2011 US PGA Tour golf season in January. Thanks for all of your support.

In the meantime, if you want to run your own Golf CLi you can do so for any of the tournaments on the major tours by setting up an account on golfcli.com.

Children's Miracle Network Classic Review

It is now time to review the picks for the Children's Miracle Network Classic to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Joe Durant | 40 | $18,330
2. Charles Howell III | 9 | $126,900
3. Tom Pernice Jr | 30 | $26,179
4. Davis Love III | 19 | $58,985
5. Justin Leonard | 85 (MC) | $0

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Webb Simpson | 40 | $18,330
2. Brendon De Jonge | 30 | $26,179
3. Spencer Levin | 3 | $244,400
4. Charles Howell III | 9 | $126,900
5. John Senden | 12 | $92,120

 Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$230,394	$507,919	TI
Avg Rank	36.6	18.8	TI
Made Cut	4	5	TI
Outcome	--	--	TI

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Made Cut category was won by the Tour Insider.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 19 wins to the Tour Outsider, 21 wins to the Tour Insider, and 4 draws.

Children's Miracle Network Classic

This week the US PGA Tour is back in the USA playing the last of the Fall Finish tournament. The Children's Miracle Network Classic is being played in Florida at the Disney World Resort --- where dreams come true.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Children's Miracle Network Classic.

#	Player	CLi
1	Joe Durant	7.55
2	Charles Howell III	9.80
3	Tom Pernice Jr	13.65
4	Davis Love III	14.10
5	Brian Davis	15.50
6	Justin Leonard	16.05
7	Pat Perez	16.40
8	George McNeill	18.50
9	Chris Stroud	18.80
10	Mark Wilson	21.30
11	John Senden	21.80
12	Cameron Beckman	21.95
13	Tom Lehman	22.25
14	Heath Slocum	22.25
15	Ryan Palmer	23.80

I like the top 4 in the CLi rankings: Durant, Howell III, Pernice, and Love. I actually like the player in the 5th position: Brian Davis. He placed 2nd in the recent tournament in Malaysia. However, I am looking at the 6th player, Justin Leonard, and his record in this tournament and leading up to this tournament. He has played well at Disney, and has played solidly leading up to this tournament. He hasn't placed in the top ten recently, but I could see him push it hard this week to try to end the season on a good note.

Below are my 5 picks for the Children's Miracle Network Classic :

#	Player	CLi
1	Joe Durant	7.55
2	Charles Howell III	9.80
3	Tom Pernice Jr	13.65
4	Davis Love III	14.10
5	Justin Leonard	16.05

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Webb Simpson
2. Brendon De Jonge
3. Spencer Levin
4. Charles Howell III
5. John Senden

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Children's Miracle Network Classic

We have 1 player in common this week: Howell III.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Children's Miracle Network Classic :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	25%	25%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	5%	5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	20%	20%

HSBC Champions Tournament Review

It is now time to review the picks for the HSBC Champions Tournament to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Nick Watney | 21 | $68,000
2. Ernie Els | 6 | $145,714
3. Luke Donald | 3 | $372,500
4. Adam Scott | 25 | $60,200
5. Ryo Ishikawa | 41 | $44,000

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Martin Kaymer | 30 | $55,500
2. Graeme McDowell | 34 | $51,000
3. Luke Donald | 3 | $372,500
4. Nick Watney | 21 | $68,000
5. Padraig Harrington | 16 | $77,200

 Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$690,414	$624,200	TO
Avg Rank	19.2	20.8	TO
Made Cut	5	5	DRAW
Outcome	--	--	TO

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Made Cut category was a draw.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Outsider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 19 wins to the Tour Outsider, 20 wins to the Tour Insider, and 4 draws.

HSBC Champions Tournament

This week the US PGA Tour stays in Asia to play a World Golf Championship event, the HSBC Champions Tournament.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the HSBC Champions Tournament.

#	Player	CLi
1	Nick Watney	5.6
2	Ernie Els	6.4
3	Luke Donald	8.3
4	Adam Scott	8.6
5	Robert Allenby	11.2
6	Ryo Ishikawa	13.1
7	Kyung-tae Kim	13.8
8	Arjun Atwal	15.4
9	K.J. Choi	16.5
10	Martin Kaymer	17.4
11	Padraig Harrington	17.7
12	Retief Goosen	17.9
13	Paul Casey	20.8
14	Lee Westwood	23.1
15	Tiger Woods	23.8

I like the top 5 in the CLi rankings: Watney, Els, Donald, Scott, and Allenby. However, none of them are Asia-based. And with this tournament being played in Asia (China), I want to have at least one player in this "World Golf Championship" that is "local". So I will by pass Allenby to pick Ishikawa. Allenby is playing well, but so is Ishikawa....in the Japanese events he has played over the past month. Hopefully he will take his play to China and play well this week.

Below are my 5 picks for the HSBC Champions Tournament :

#	Player	CLi
1	Nick Watney	5.6
2	Ernie Els	6.4
3	Luke Donald	8.3
4	Adam Scott	8.6
5	Ryo Ishikawa	13.1

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Martin Kaymer
2. Graeme McDowell
3. Luke Donald
4. Nick Watney
5. Padraig Harrington

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: HSBC Champions Tournament

We have 2 players in common this week: Donald and Watney.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the HSBC Champions Tournament :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	20%	20%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	10%	10%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	20%	20%

CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia Review

It is now time to review the picks for the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia to see how the results turned out.


Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Bill Haas | 26 | $63,000
2. Ernie Els | 5 | $237,500
3. Robert Allenby | 5 | $237,500
4. Rickie Fowler | 5 | $237,500
5. Tim Clark | 18 | $78,000

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Luke Donald | 3 | $403,000
2. Ernie Els | 5 | $237,500
3. Heath Slocum | 36 | $53,000
4. Seung-yul Noh | 36 | $53,000
5. Robert Allenby | 5 | $237,500

 Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$853,500	$984,000	TI
Avg Rank	11.8	17.0	TO
Made Cut	5	5	DRAW
Outcome	--	--	DRAW

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Made Cut category was a draw.

This tournament overall was a draw.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 18 wins to the Tour Outsider, 20 wins to the Tour Insider, and 4 draws.

CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia

This week the US PGA Tour heads to Malaysia to take a break before the tour's last Fall Season tournament. This week's tournament, which is not an official money event, is the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia.

#	Player	CLi
1	Bill Haas	2.0
2	Ernie Els	3.5
3	Robert Allenby	6.0
4	Martin Laird	6.3
5	Ryan Palmer	6.5
6	Rickie Fowler	7.5
7	Tim Clark	8.5
8	Kevin Na	8.5
9	Heath Slocum	9.3
10	John Senden	9.5
11	Kevin Streelman	11.8
12	D.J. Trahan	12.3
13	Tom Gillis	13.0
14	Arjun Atwal	13.3
15	Charlie Wi	15.8

I will go with the first 3 players in the CLi rankings: Haas, Els, and Allenby. Then I am going to skip over Laird and Palmer to pick Fowler and Clark.

Below are my 5 picks for the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia :

#	Player	CLi
1	Bill Haas	2.0
2	Ernie Els	3.5
3	Robert Allenby	6.0
4	Rickie Fowler	7.5
5	Tim Clark	8.5

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Luke Donald
2. Ernie Els
3. Heath Slocum
4. Seung-yul Noh
5. Robert Allenby

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia

We have 2 players in common this week: Els and Allenby.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	0%	0%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	25%	25%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	25%	25%

Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Review

It is now time to review the picks for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Charley Hoffman | 89 (MC) | $0
2. Rickie Fowler | 22 | $39,918
3. John Mallinger | 81 (MC) | $0
4. D.J. Trahan | 75 (MC) | $0
5. Kevin Na | 45 | $12,590

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Nick Watney | 6 | $149,245
2. Rickie Fowler | 22 | $39,918
3. Hunter Mahan | 50 | $10,159
4. Chad Champbell | 28 | $26,803
5. Charley Hoffman | 89 (MC) | $0

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$51,788	$226,125	TI
Avg Rank	62.4	39.0	TI
Made Cut	2	4	TI
Outcome	--	--	TI

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Made Cut category was won by the Tour Insider.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 18 wins to the Tour Outsider, 20 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

The US PGA Tour's Fall Season continues this week by heading to Las Vegas to play the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

#	Player	CLi
1	Charley Hoffman	5.7
2	Rickie Fowler	10.5
3	John Mallinger	12.5
4	D.J. Trahan	14.6
5	John Senden	16.6
6	Kevin Na	17.2
7	Charles Howell III	21.4
8	Tim Herron	21.4
9	Chad Campbell	22.2
10	Nick Watney	22.4
11	Hunter Mahan	23.0
12	Arjun Atwal	23.8
13	Martin Laird	24.8
14	Chris Stroud	26.0
15	Davis Love III	26.5

I will go with the first 4 players in the CLi rankings: Hoffman, Fowler, Mallinger, and Trahan. I am going to skip over Senden as he has not played in Vegas since 2005. As well, I like Na's chance. So I will skip Senden, and pick Na.

Below are my 5 picks for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open :

#	Player	CLi
1	Charley Hoffman	5.7
2	Rickie Fowler	10.5
3	John Mallinger	12.5
4	D.J. Trahan	14.6
5	Kevin Na	17.2

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Nick Watney
2. Rickie Fowler
3. Hunter Mahan
4. Chad Campbell
5. Charley Hoffman

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

We have 2 players in common this week: Hoffman and Fowler.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	25%	25%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	5%	5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	20%	20%

Frys.com Open Review

It is now time to review the picks for the Frys.com Open to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Pat Perez | 38 | $21,000
2. Joe Durant | 27 | $37,000
3. Tim Clark | 6 | $146,071
4. Justin Leonard | 24 | $44,000
5. Bo Van Pelt | 2 | $440,000

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Bo Van Pelt | 2 | $440,000
2. Tim Clark | 6 | $146,071
3. Arjun Atwal | 132 (WD) | $0
4. Ben Curtis | 44 | $14,450
5. Aron Price | 63 | $10,600

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$668,071	$611,121	TO
Avg Rank	19.4	49.4	TO
Made Cut	5	4	TO
Outcome	--	--	TO

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Made Cut category was won by the Tour Outsider.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Outsider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 18 wins to the Tour Outsider, 19 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

Frys.com Open

The US PGA Tour's Fall Season continues this week by heading to California to play the Frys.com Open.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Frys.com Open.

#	Player	CLi
1	Pat Perez	14.8
2	Joe Durant	22.0
3	Tim Clark	24.3
4	Justin Leonard	24.7
5	Webb Simpson	26.5
6	Chris Stroud	26.6
7	Bo Van Pelt	27.1
8	Jonathan Byrd	27.4
9	Jeff Quinney	28.2
10	Charlie Wi	28.6
11	Rocco Mediate	29.7
12	Mathew Goggin	30.2
13	Bill Lunde	31.5
14	Kevin Streelman	32.2
15	Billy Mayfair	32.3

No player has a CLi figure less than 10. This indicates that there are not any clear set of players taht will play well in this tournament. This could be because the tournament is playing at a new location in a different state...moving from Arizona to California. This is exhibited in the CLi configuration with the weights for the past instances of this tournament being less than I normally put on past instances of the tournament.

That said, Perez does have a 7.2 point CLi lead over the next closest player in the CLi rankings. Thus, I am going to pick Perez.

Then I am going to go with the next 3 players in the list as Durant, Clark, and Leonard are playing consistly well.

As for my fifth pick, I am going with Van Pelt. He placed 6th last week at the inaugural instance of the McGladrey Classic. This could imply that he plays better than others on first-time courses. Let's hope that is the case this week with this tournament playing a new course.

Below are my 5 picks for the Frys.com Open :

#	Player	CLi
1	Pat Perez	14.8
2	Joe Durant	22.0
3	Tim Clark	24.3
4	Justin Leonard	24.7
5	Bo Van Pelt	27.1

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Bo Van Pelt
2. Tim Clark
3. Arjun Atwal
4. Ben Curtis
5. Aron Price

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Frys.com Open

We have 2 players in common this week: Van Pelt and Clark.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Frys.com Open :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	15%	15%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	15%	15%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	20%	20%

McGladrey Classic Review

It is now time to review the picks for the McGladrey Classic to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Matt Kuchar | 25 | $29,250
2. Brett Wetterich | 120 (MC) | $0
3. Bill Haas | 2 | $432,000
4. Jonathan Byrd | 66 | $8,120
5. Zach Johnson | 12 | $84,000

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Jonathan Byrd | 66 | $8,120
2. Robert Allenby | 3 | $208,000
3. John Rollins | 12 | $84,000
4. Brendon de Jonge | 15 | $54,480
5. David Toms | 3 | $208,000

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$553,370	$562,600	TI
Avg Rank	45.0	19.8	TI
Made Cut	4	5	TI
Outcome	--	--	TI

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Made Cut category was won by the Tour Insider.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 17 wins to the Tour Outsider, 19 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

[ Note: This entry was posted on October 13, 2010, and not on the date that is shown as the posting date. To keep the postings in order, the date that this entry was suppose to be posted on was used. The entry was late to post since I was focusing on my work in my doctoral studies. ]

McGladrey Classic

The US PGA Tour's Fall Season continues this week by heading to Sea Island, Georgia to play the inaugural McGladrey Classic.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the McGladrey Classic.

#	Player	CLi
1	Matt Kuchar	8.0
2	Chris Kirk	10.0
3	Tom Gillis	11.3
4	Brett Wetterich	11.3
5	Bill Haas	11.5
6	Jonathan Byrd	13.8
7	Zach Johnson	15.8
8	Marc Leishman	21.8
9	Rocco Mediate	23.0
10	Josh Teater	23.3
11	Charlie Wi	23.5
12	Chris Stroud	24.0
13	Jeff Quinney	24.3
14	D.A. Points	26.8
15	David Toms	27.0

Even though Kuchar has struggled in the past couple of tournaments, I am still going to include him in my picks. He tends to play well in Georgia and likes playing in the Southeast for the most part.

I am going to skip Kirk. He has mainly played on the Nationwide Tour this year, and it seems as though his high finishes in that tour's events has catapulted him to a high ranking in the CLi. Even though it is not a big jump in competition level between the Nationwide Tour and the US PGA Tour, mentally it will be a big hurdle for him to get comfortable playing on the bigger tour. Thus, I am going to skip over him.

I am also going to pass over Gillis, and pick Wetterich. Gillis has a good chance to play well this week. However, both Gillis and Wetterich have the same CLi, Wetterich placed 8th last week in the Viking Classic (a recent tournament), and there are 3 solid players after both Gillis and Wetterich that I want to pick (i.e. Haas, Byrd, and Johnson). So I will pick Wetterich over Gillis.

Then I will round out my five picks with Haas, Byrd, and Johnson. These 3 players play well in this area of the country...not to mention that they are playing well at this time.

Below are my 5 picks for the McGladrey Classic :

#	Player	CLi
1	Matt Kuchar	8.0
2	Brett Wetterich	11.3
3	Bill Haas	11.5
4	Jonathan Byrd	13.8
5	Zach Johnson	15.8

Below is the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Jonathan Byrd
2. Robert Allenby
3. John Rollins
4. Brendan de Jonge
5. David Toms

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: McGladrey Classic

We have 1 player in common this week: Byrd.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the McGladrey Classic :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	0%	0%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
60	25%	25%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
6	25%	25%

Getting Caught Up

Well, I am finally past one of the major hurdles in my doctoral studies.  I recently found out that I passed my comprehensive exams.  These exams are a major component to any doctoral program, and represent one of the most difficult aspects of doctoral studies.  So it is nice to have these exams completely successfully, as it means I can move into the dissertation phase of doctoral studies.  As well, hopefully I will now be able to get caught up on the postings for Tour Outsider.

Viking Classic Review

It is now time to review the picks for the Viking Classic to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Charlie Wi | 29 | $22,397
2. Woody Austin | 80 (MC) | $0
3. Jonathan Byrd | 5 | $131,400
4. Bill Haas | 1 | $648,000
5. David Toms | 11 | $73,800

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. D.J. Trahan | 3 | $208,800
2. Charlie Wi | 29 | $22,397
3. Bill Haas | 1 | $648,000
4. Heath Slocum | 45 | $10,090
5. Tom Gillis | 36 | $16,590

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$875,597	$905,877	TI
Avg Rank	25.2	22.8	TI
Made Cut	4	5	TI
Outcome	--	--	TI

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Made Cut category was won by the Tour Insider.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 17 wins to the Tour Outsider, 18 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

[ Note: This entry was posted on October 13, 2010, and not on the date that is shown as the posting date. To keep the postings in order, the date that this entry was suppose to be posted on was used. The entry was late to post since I was focusing on my work in my doctoral studies. ]

Viking Classic

The USA PGA Tour is now playing the extended season tournaments (i.e. the tournaments after the FedEx Playoff events), with the first of the tournaments being played in Mississippi, the Viking Championship.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Viking Championship.

#	Player	CLi
1	Charlie Wi	14.0
2	Woody Austin	15.0
3	Jonathan Byrd	17.1
4	Bill Haas	17.4
5	David Toms	18.3
6	Troy Matteson	18.6
7	Boo Weekley	19.8
8	D.J. Trahan	23.7
9	Will MacKenzie	24.8
10	Brett Wetterich	25.9
11	Brett Quigley	26.7
12	Rocco Mediate	27.0
13	Aaron Baddeley	28.2
14	Heath Slocum	35.2
15	Chad Campbell	37.4

I am going to stick with the top 5 in the CLi rankings: Wi, Austin, Byrd, Haas, and Toms.

Don't have time to explain why, except to say that I am just going with the formula.

Below are my 5 picks for the Viking Championship :

#	Player	CLi
1	Charlie Wi	14.0
2	Woody Austin	15.0
3	Jonathan Byrd	17.1
4	Bill Haas	17.4
5	David Toms	18.3

Below is the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. D.J. Trahan
2. Charlie Wi
3. Bill Haas
4. Heath Slocum
5. Tom Gillis

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Viking Championship

We have 2 players in common this week: Wi and Haas.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Viking Championship :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	25%	25%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
60	5%	5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
6	20%	20%

TOUR Championship Review

It is now time to review the picks for the TOUR Championship to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Adam Scott | 27 | $124,500
2. Retief Goosen | 3 | $517,500
3. Steve Stricker | 25 | $127,500
4. Hunter Mahan | 15 | $162,000
5. Jim Furyk | 1 | $1,350,000

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Steve Stricker | 25 | $127,500
2. Matt Kuchar | 25 | $127,500
3. Jim Furyk | 1 | $1,350,000
4. Paul Casey | 4 | $330,000
5. Adam Scott | 27 | $124,500

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$2,281,500	$2,059,500	TO
Avg Rank	14.2	16.4	TO
Made Cut	5	5	DRAW
Outcome	--	--	TO

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Made Cut category was a draw.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Outsider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 17 wins to the Tour Outsider, 17 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

[ Note: This entry was posted on October 13, 2010, and not on the date that is shown as the posting date. To keep the postings in order, the date that this entry was suppose to be posted on was used. The entry was late to post since I was focusing on my work in my doctoral studies. ]

TOUR Championship

The USA PGA Tour is playing the final leg of the Fedex Cup Playoff this week in Atlanta with the TOUR Championship.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the TOUR Championship.

#	Player	CLi
1	Adam Scott	7.20
2	Retief Goosen	8.45
3	Steve Stricker	8.85
4	Hunter Mahan	8.90
5	Jim Furyk	8.95
6	Luke Donald	9.30
7	Zach Johnson	10.55
8	Dustin Johnson	10.95
9	Phil Mickelson	11.35
10	Camilo Villegas	11.75
11	Ben Crane	13.80
12	Nick Watney	15.20
13	Kevin Na	15.55
14	Matt Kuchar	15.60
15	Charley Hoffman	16.05

I am going to stick with the top 5 in the CLi rankings: Scott, Goosen, Stricker, Mahan, and Furyk.

All the players look good since the tournament has a field of just 30 players and these players having earned their position in the field due to the previous 3 events. So all 30 players are playing well. In addition, there is no cut in the event and thus all the players will earn a check no matter how well they play. Thus players don't have the same motivation to finish well if they are not playing well early on in the tournament. Therefore, they won't grind it out to finish well if they are not playing well. That makes it difficult to pick who will finish well this week.

Below are my 5 picks for the TOUR Championship :

#	Player	Cli
1	Adam Scott	7.20
2	Retief Goosen	8.45
3	Steve Stricker	8.85
4	Hunter Mahan	8.90
5	Jim Furyk	8.95

Below is the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Steve Stricker
2. Matt Kuchar
3. Jim Furyk
4. Paul Casey
5. Adam Scott

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: TOUR Championship

We have 3 players in common this week: Stricker, Furyk, and Scott.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the TOUR Championship :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	25%	25%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
60	5%	5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
6	20%	20%

BMW Championship Review

It is now time to review the picks for the BMW Championship to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Steve Stricker | 8 | $217,500
2. Matt Kuchar | 3 | $360,000
3. Adam Scott | 15 | $116,250
4. Jim Furyk | 15 | $116,250
5. Stewart Cink | 21 | $84,000

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Steve Stricker | 8 | $217,500
2. Luke Donald | 37 | $33,000
3. Jason Day | 54 | $17,250
4. Stewart Cink | 21 | $84,000
5. Matt Kuchar | 3 | $360,000

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$894,000	$711,750	TO
Avg Rank	12.4	24.6	TO
Made Cut	5	5	DRAW
Outcome	--	--	TO

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Made Cut category was a draw.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Outsider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 16 wins to the Tour Outsider, 17 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

[ Note: This entry was posted on October 13, 2010, and not on the date that is shown as the posting date. To keep the postings in order, the date that this entry was suppose to be posted on was used. The entry was late to post since I was focusing on my work in my doctoral studies. ]

BMW Championship

Am behind again...due to exams.  So I am just going to do a quick post with my picks for the BMW Championship tonight.  My picks are:

1. Steve Stricker
2. Matt Kuchar
3. Adam Scott
4. Jim Furyk
5. Stewart Cink

I will expand on my posting next week --- after the tournament -- to ensure that I have the full posting in the archives.......

Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship Review

It is now time to review the picks for the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship to see how the results turned out.

Here are the results of the Tour Outsider (my) picks.

1. Dustin Johnson | 57 | $16,725
2. Matt Kuchar | 11 | $148,929
3. Jason Dufner | 18 | $101,250
4. Steve Stricker | 9 | $217,500
5. Jim Furyk | 37 | $34,500

Here are the results for the Tour Insider's (Bolton's) picks.

1. Dustin Johnson | 57 | $16,725
2. Steve Stricker | 9 | $217,500
3. Matt Kuchar | 11 | $148,929
4. Jason Day | 2 | $560,000
5. Ben Crane | 72 (MC) | $0

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$518,904	$943,154	TI
Avg Rank	26.4	30.2	TO
Made Cut	5	4	TO
Outcome	--	--	TO

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Outsider.

The Made Cut category was won by the Tour Outsider.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Outsider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 15 wins to the Tour Outsider, 17 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

[ Note: This entry was posted on October 13, 2010, and not on the date that is shown as the posting date. To keep the postings in order, the date that this entry was suppose to be posted on was used. The entry was late to post since I was focusing on my work in my doctoral studies. ]

Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship

The USA PGA Tour is playing the 2nd leg of the Fedex Cup Playoff this week in Boston with the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship.

#	Player	CLi
1	Dustin Johnson	12.70
2	Matt Kuchar	15.05
3	Jason Dufner	15.15
4	Steve Stricker	17.35
5	Jim Furyk	18.60
6	Padraig Harrington	18.90
7	Marc Leishman	23.05
8	Retief Goosen	24.25
9	Kevin Streelman	26.65
10	J.J. Henry	27.55
11	Jason Day	28.60
12	Martin Laird	29.75
13	Charlie Wi	30.30
14	Justin Leonard	31.05
15	Sean O'Hair	31.65

I am going to stick with the top 5 in the CLi rankings: Johnson, Kuchar, Dufner, Stricker, and Furyk.

Dufner is an interesting pick when looking at these 5 players since his world ranking is the losest of the 5. As well, he missed the cut last week at the Barclays Classic. Then on top of that, picking Dufner is especially interesting when Padraig Harrington is in 6th position in the rankings. Harrington's CLi (18.90) is not much different than the Cli values of the first 5 players in the list. However, in the two instances that Dufner has played the Deutsche Bank event, he has missed the cut in the preceeding tournaments and has finished 2nd and 37th. Both times he made the cut, so it seems that he likes this course. Thus, I am going to stick with him as a pick this week rather than dropping him for Harrington.

Below are my 5 picks for the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship :

#	Player	CLi
1	Dustin Johnson	12.70
2	Matt Kuchar	15.05
3	Jason Dufner	15.15
4	Steve Stricker	17.35
5	Jim Furyk	18.60

Below is the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:

1. Dustin Johnson
2. Steve Stricker
3. Matt Kuchar
4. Jason Day
5. Ben Crane

Here is a link to Bolton's Power Rankings so that you can read more about his thoughts on his top players in this week's Power Rankings:

Bolton's Power Rankings: Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship

We have 3 players in common this week: Johnson, Stricker, and Kuchar.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship :

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA1)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
5	25%	25%
Number of Days Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA2)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
30	5%	5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
Number	Scoring Avg Weight (SA3)	Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
4	20%	20%