Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic Review

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

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

1. Justin Rose | 93 (MC) | $0
2. Spencer Levin | 37 | $20,210
3. Trevor Immelman | 6 | $147,110
4. Nick O'Hern | 6 | $147,110
5. Charles Howell III | 76 (MC) | $0

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

1. Justin Rose | 93 (MC) | $0
2. Luke Donald | 1 | $846,000
3. Spencer Levin | 37 | $20,210
4. Webb Simpson | 6 | $147,110
5. Gary Woodland | 12 | $95,175

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$314,430	$1,108,495	TI
Avg Rank	43.6	29.8	TI
Made Cut	3	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.

The tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 12 wins to the Tour Outsider, 30 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

The Tour Insider capped off the last tournament with a spectulactor win. Bolton did a wonderful job this year, and kicked by butt by achieving 30 wins. That is awesome, as there there are only 45 tournaments that we competed against one another. That means he won 66.7% of the time, which is Tiger-esque (pre marriage break-down).

This is the second year in a row that Bolton has won. I will need to get my act in gear next year to make sure he doesn't get the 3-peat. That gives me some incentive to up my game.

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic

This week is the last official event of the U.S. PGA Tour's season this year. The event, the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, is played at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando (Florida).  Orlando and Disney World are good places to be at this time of year....especially with family.

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

#	Player	CLi
1	Justin Rose	6.95
2	Spencer Levin	9.95
3	Trevor Immelman	10.65
4	Nick O'Hern	11.70
5	Charles Howell III	13.30
6	Kevin Streelman	13.95
7	John Senden	15.55
8	Jerry Kelly	15.90
9	Roland Thatcher	20.10
10	Tom Lehman	22.25
11	Davis Love III	23.90
12	Jeffrey Overton	25.10
13	John Rollins	25.85
14	Mark Calcavecchia	26.40
15	Michael Allen	26.90

As with last week, I am going to stick with the CLi rankings for my picks.  At least this week there are several players with CLi figures below 10....which is a better sign that the CLi calculation is more accurate.

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

#	Player	CLi
1	Justin Rose	6.95
2	Spencer Levin	9.95
3	Trevor Immelman	10.65
4	Nick O'Hern	11.70
5	Charles Howell III	13.30

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

1. Justin Rose
2. Luke Donald
3. Spencer Levin
4. Webb Simpson
5. Gary Woodland

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 Hospitals Classic

We have 2 players in common this week: Rose and Levin.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals 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%

If you don't like the configuration of my CLi calculation, feel free to run your own CLi calculation with your own desired settings by going to golfcli.com.

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. John Rollins | 85 (MC) | $0
2. Webb Simpson | 2 | $432,000
3. Charles Howell III | 32 | $19,467
4. Bo Van Pelt | 85 (MC) | $0
5. Matt Kuchar | 20 | $43,333

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

1. Webb Simpson | 2 | $432,000
2. Charles Howell III | 32 | $19,467
3. David Toms | 71 (MC) | $0
4. Matt Kuchar | 20 | $43,333
5. Bo Van Pelt | 85 (MC) | $0

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$494,800	$494,800	Draw
Avg Rank	44.8	42.0	TI
Made Cut	3	3	DRAW
Outcome	--	--	TI

The Total Earnings category was a draw.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Made Cut category was a draw.

The tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 12 wins to the Tour Outsider, 29 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

This week it boiled down to if Toms or Rollins played better. Both players missed the cut. However, Toms, was one shot better and 14 spots better in rankings. Thus, we tied in two of the categories, and Bolton won the rank average category.

McGladrey Classic

Back to the east coast we go. This week the US PGA Tour is on the Atlantic seaboard in Sea Island, Georgia to play the McGladrey Classic.

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

#	Player	CLi
1	John Rollins	11.0
2	Webb Simpson	12.0
3	Charles Howell III	14.7
4	Bo Van Pelt	17.4
5	Matt Kuchar	20.4
6	Jerry Kelly	21.3
7	David Toms	22.0
8	Robert Allenby	23.7
9	Chris Stroud	29.5
10	Chad Campbell	29.7
11	Arjun Atwal	30.8
12	Carl Pettersson	33.6
13	Heath Slocum	34.4
14	Tim Petrovic	36.4
15	Mark Wilson	36.5

Although there are no players with CLi figures below 10 (which is usually a sign that the CLi is not going to be a good predictor this week), I am going to stick with the CLi rankings.

Below are my 5 picks for the McGladrey Classic :

#	Player	CLi
1	John Rollins	11.0
2	Webb Simpson	12.0
3	Charles Howell III	14.7
4	Bo Van Pelt	17.4
5	Matt Kuchar	20.4

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

1. Webb Simpson
2. Charles Howell III
3. David Toms
4. Matt Kuchar
5. Bo Van Pelt

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 4 players in common this week: Simpson, Howell III, Kuchar, and Van Pelt. Come'n Rollins!!!

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)
1	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%

As you will notice, I have changed my standard CLi settings this week. I have changed the number of previous instances of the tournament from 5 to 1 and put less emphasis on the previous instance of the tourmament and more emphasis on the most recent playing of the players. The reason is because this tournament is young as it was started last year (2010). So the data from this tournament is limited to only 1 year, and thus I want to put more emphasis on the data leading up to the tournament this year.

If you don't like the configuration of my CLi calculation, feel free to run your own CLi calculation with your own desired settings by going to golfcli.com.

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. Tim Herron | 105 (MC) | $0
2. Bryce Molder | 1 | $900,000
3. Ben Crane | 112 (MC) | $0
4. Nick O'Hern | 81 (MC) | $0
5. Chad Campbell | 49 | $12,175

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

1. Spencer Levin | 7 | $130,313
2. Bryce Molder | 1 | $900,000
3. Brandt Jobe | 42 | $16,088
4. Hunter Haas | 42 | $16,088
5. Scott Piercy | 67 | $10,200

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$912,175	$1,072,689	TI
Avg Rank	69.6	31.8	TI
Made Cut	2	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.

The tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 12 wins to the Tour Outsider, 28 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

We both had Molder, who capped off this week with his first US PGA Tour event by winning the tournament in a playoff over Briny Baird. Both players were going after their first win on the big tour, so they were hungry for a win. Congrats to both of them.

Frys.com Open

This week the US PGA Tour is 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	Tim Herron	7.1
2	Bryce Molder	10.4
3	Ben Crane	11.7
4	Nick O'Hern	12.7
5	Bill Lunde	17.1
6	Chad Campbell	19.6
7	Spencer Levin	22.4
8	Paul Goydos	22.9
9	Kevin Stadler	23.3
10	Steve Flesch	25.7
11	Chris Stroud	25.9
12	Stephen Ames	29.1
13	Charlie Wi	31.2
14	Billy Mayfair	31.5
15	Tim Petrovic	32.6

Only one player has a CLi figure below 10, and that is Herron (analysis) with a figure of 7.1. When looking at the results from Herron in this tournament, has played well the past couple of years in the event. In addition, he is coming off 5ht place finish last week in the Justin Timberlake tournament. This gives me some confidence in him this week.

For my next 3 picks, I am going with Molder (analysis), Crane (analysis), and O'Hern (analysis).

For my final pick, I am going to skip Lunde (analysis) and go with Campbell (analysis). Campbell has been playing consistent golf, although he has not placed high. So he should be a good player to ensure a made cut, and who knows, maybe he will get his flat blade rolling this week and finish high this week in California.

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

#	Player	CLi
1	Tim Herron	7.1
2	Bryce Molder	10.4
3	Ben Crane	11.7
4	Nick O'Hern	12.7
5	Chad Campbell	19.6

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

1. Spencer Levin
2. Bryce Molder
3. Brandt Jobe
4. Hunter Haas
5. Scott Piercy

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 1 player in common this week: Molder.

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)
2	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%

As you will notice, I have changed my standard CLi settings. I have changed the number of previous instances of the tournament from 5 to 2 and put less emphasis on the previous instance of the tourmament and more emphasis on the most recent playing of the players. The reason is because this tournament has only been played on the Cordvalla Golf Club for the last two years even though the tournament has been in existence for 5 years. The first 3 years were played on the Grayhawk Golf Club - Raptor Course in Arizona.

If you don't like the configuration of my CLi calculation, feel free to run your own CLi calculation with your own desired settings by going to golfcli.com.

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. George McNeill | 76 (MC) | $8,228
2. Chad Campbell | 23 | $38,060
3. John Mallinger | 93 (MC) | $0
4. Kyle Stanley | 10 | $97,533
5. Cameron Tringale | 73 | $8,492

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

1. Ryan Moore | 118 (MC) | $0
2. Nick Watney | 2 | $475,200
3. Kyle Stanley | 10 | $97,533
4. George McNeill | 76 (MC) | $8,228
5. Spencer Levin | 5 | $149,160

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$152,313	$730,121	TI
Avg Rank	55.0	42.2	TI
Made Cut	3	3	DRAW
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 a draw.

The tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 12 wins to the Tour Outsider, 27 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.