John Deere Classic Review

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

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

1. Tim Clark | 36 | $19,806
2. Charley Hoffman | 154 (WD) | $0
3. Brendon De Jonge | 19 | $53,820
4. Zach Johnson | 1 | $828,000
5. Steve Stricker | 5 | $174,800

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

1. Steve Stricker | 5 | $174,800
2. Zach Johnson | 1 | $828,000
3. Charley Hoffman | 154 (WD) | $0
4. Jonathan Byrd | 54 | $10,534
5. Scott Piercy | 3 | $312,800

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Tour Insider	Winner
Total Earnings	$1,076,426	$1,326,134	TI
Avg Rank	43.0	43.4	TO
Made Cut	4	4	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.

The tournament overall was a draw.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and the Tour Insider is 14 wins to the Tour Outsider, 12 wins to the Tour Insider, and 3 draws.

We almost had all 10 picks (7 players) make the cut, and in a sense we did. However, Hoffman made the cut and then withdrew after the 3rd round.  A withdraw is equivalent to a missed cut.

With a win (Johnson) and 5th place (Stricker, who was near the lead all four rounds), it was a good tournament for our picks.

The end result was a draw.  Even though I had a lower average ranking of the players, Bolton had higher total earnings (his 3rd place finish by Piercy helped him with that; he was hurt by Byrd's 54th place finish).