Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Deutsche Bank U.S. Championship

This week the US PGA Tour is kicking off the FedEx Playoffs 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  Tiger Woods 2.95
2  Adam Scott 5.50
3  Jim Furyk 6.50
4  Jason Dufner 7.40
5  Steve Stricker 8.75
6  Zach Johnson 15.65
7  Dustin Johnson 15.85
8  Webb Simpson 16.30
9  Rory McIlroy 18.55
10  Phil Mickelson 20.55
11  Matt Kuchar 20.70
12  Brendan Steele 21.60
13  Bryce Molder 22.70
14  Keegan Bradley 23.50
15  Jerry Kelly 24.70

I am going to stick with the top 5 players in the CLi rankings.  This week the top 5 players have CLi figures below 10, which is a good sign that the CLi has a better indication of who has the highest probability of playing well.

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

# Player CLi 
1  Tiger Woods 2.95
2  Adam Scott 5.50
3  Jim Furyk 6.50
4  Jason Dufner 7.40
5  Steve Stricker 8.75

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:
  1. Tiger Woods
  2. Adam Scott
  3. Jim Furyk
  4. Phil Mickelson
  5. Keegan Bradley
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 in this tournament: Woods, Scott, and Furyk.

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

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA1)Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
525%25%
Number of Days Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA2)Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
305%5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA3)Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
420%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.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

The Barclays

This week the US PGA Tour is kicking off the FedEx Playoffs with The Barclays.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for The Barclays.

# Player CLi 
1  Brian Harman 12.05
2  William McGirt 13.15
3  Dustin Johnson 15.00
4  Brandt Snedeker 16.05
5  Matt Kuchar 16.25
6  Tiger Woods 16.40
7  Jim Furyk 17.30
8  Nicholas Thompson 19.80
9  Rory Sabbatini 20.10
10  Webb Simpson 24.90
11  Gary Woodland 28.30
12  David Hearn 29.20
13  Lee Westwood 29.75
14  Jason Day 30.30
15  Roberto Castro 32.95

I am going to stick with the top 5 players in the CLi rankings (even though the CLi figures are high, with none of the players having a CLi figure less than 10).

Below are my 5 picks for The Barclays:

# Player CLi 
1  Brian Harman 12.05
2  William McGirt 13.15
3  Dustin Johnson 15.00
4  Brandt Snedeker 16.05
5  Matt Kuchar 16.25

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:
  1. Jason Day
  2. Webb Simpson
  3. Henrik Stenson
  4. Adam Scott
  5. Tiger Woods
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: The Barclays

We have 0 players in common in this tournament.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for The Barclays:

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA1)Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
525%25%
Number of Days Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA2)Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
305%5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA3)Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
420%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.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Wyndham Championship

This week the US PGA Tour will play the last tournament of the year before the FedEx Playoffs start:  the Wyndham Championship.  The tournament takes place in Greensboro, North Carolina at Sedgefield Country Club.

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

# Player CLi 
1  Jason Bohn 8.70
2  Chad Campbell 11.80
3  Zach Johnson 12.30
4  Bill Haas 20.35
5  J.J. Henry 23.95
6  Richard Lee 24.05
7  Jonathan Byrd 24.85
8  Webb Simpson 25.85
9  Mark Wilson 26.25
10  Brandt Snedeker 27.00
11  Jerry Kelly 27.55
12  Daniel Summerhays 27.65
13  Sergio Garcia 27.75
14  Andres Romero 28.70
15  Chez Reavie 30.75

Below are my 5 picks for the Wyndham Championship:

# Player CLi 
1  Jason Bohn 8.70
2  Chad Campbell 11.80
3  Zach Johnson 12.30
4  Bill Haas 20.35
5  Richard Lee 24.05

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:
  1. Zach Johnson
  2. Webb Simpson
  3. Brandt Snedeker
  4. Bill Haas
  5. Sergio Garcia
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: Wyndham Championship

We have 2 players in common in this tournament: Johnson and Haas.

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

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA1)Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
525%25%
Number of Days Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA2)Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
305%5%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA3)Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
420%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.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

PGA Championship

This week is the last major of the year: The PGA Championship.  It is being held at Oak Hill Country Club in New York.

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

# Player CLi 
1  Keegan Bradley 4.00
2  Phil Mickelson 8.70
3  Tiger Woods 9.90
4  Henrik Stenson 10.10
5  Jason Dufner 11.90
6  Zach Johnson 13.10
7  Steve Stricker 13.40
8  Bill Haas 15.30
9  Ian Poulter 17.20
10  Dustin Johnson 18.30
11  Justin Rose 21.90
12  Matt Kuchar 22.50
13  Martin Kaymer 28.80
14  Lee Westwood 28.80
15  Chris Kirk 29.40

I am going to stick with the top 5 in the Golf CLi rankings.

Below are my 5 picks for the PGA Championship:

# Player
CLi 
1  Keegan Bradley 4.00
2  Phil Mickelson 8.70
3  Tiger Woods 9.90
4  Henrik Stenson 10.10
5  Jason Dufner 11.90

Below are the top 5 players in the Power Rankings from Rob Bolton:
  1. Tiger Woods
  2. Henrik Stenson
  3. Keegan Bradley
  4. Zach Johnson
  5. Matt Kuchar
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: PGA Championship

We have 3 players in common in this tournament: Woods, Stenson, and Bradley.

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

Number of Past Tournaments Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA1)Earnings Avg Weight (EA1)
520%20%
Number of Days Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA2)Earnings Avg Weight (EA2)
3010%10%
Number of Tournaments Looking Back
NumberScoring Avg Weight (SA3)Earnings Avg Weight (EA3)
420%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.