Legends Reno-Tahoe Open

The US PGA Tour has two tournaments this week. One of them, the Bridgestone Invitational, is part of the World Golf Championship (aka: the elite US PGA Tour events). The other one is the Legends Reno-Taheo Open. This post is for the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.

#	Player	CLi
1	John Rollins	7.85
2	J.J. Henry	8.05
3	Aaron Baddeley	8.25
4	Vaughn Taylor	10.45
5	Martin Laird	10.70
6	Steve Flesch	11.95
7	Michael Allen	16.90
8	Spencer Levin	17.45
9	Daniel Chopra	17.80
10	Jason Gore	18.50
11	Brendon De Jonge	19.00
12	Scott McCarron	19.20
13	Steve Elkington	19.75
14	Harrison Frazar	20.20
15	Jonathan Byrd	20.70

I am going to go with the first 4 players in the CLi rankings: Rollins, Henry, Baddeley, and Taylor. Then I am going to skip over Laird. Then I am going to pick Flesch to round out my 5 picks.

Below are my 5 picks for the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open:

#	Player	CLi
1	John Rollins	7.85
2	J.J. Henry	8.05
3	Aaron Baddeley	8.25
4	Vaughn Taylor	10.45
5	Steve Flesch	11.95

Below are Paul Ginn's 5 picks for the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open:

#	Player
1	Greg Chalmers
2	James Nitties
3	Charlie Wi
4	J.J. Henry
5	Steve Elkington

This week we have one player in common: J.J. Henry.

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the Legends Reno-Tahoe 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%

Buick Open Review

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

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

• 1 Tiger Woods | 1 | $918,000
• 2 Woody Austin | 8 | $132,600
• 3 Jim Furyk | 25 | $41,650
• 4 Brandt Snedeker | 99 (MC) | $0
• 5 Kevin Na | 46 | $13,872

Here are the results for Paul's picks.

• 1 Tiger Woods | 1 | $918,000
• 2 Jim Furyk | 25 | $41,650
• 3 Woody Austin | 8 | $132,600
• 4 Brian Gay | 37 | $20,910
• 5 Rod Pampling | 73 (MC) | $0

This week we both had a winner in Woods --- he was a no-brainer pick.

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Paul Ginn	Winner
Total Earnings	$1,106,122	$1,113,160	Paul
Avg Rank	35.8	28.8	Paul
Made Cut	4	4	Draw
Outcome	--	--	Paul

The Total Earnings category was won by Paul.

The Avg Rank category was won by Paul.

The Made Cut category was a draw.

This tournament overall was won by Paul.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and Paul is 3 wins to the Tour Outsider, 1 win to Paul, and 0 draws.

Buick Open

This week I am without the Golf CLi as I am in the process of moving servers for the Golf Cli site (and other sites that I own / manage). So with the US PGA Tour rolling into Flint, Michigan to play what some say is the last Buick Open, Paul and I are on a level playing field in terms of making picks. We are both without a tool to make out picks.

On top of that, since I am traveling and I am working on a small computer and it is late in the evening on Wednesday (the day before the tournament starts), I am going to make this posting brief.

I have 6 players that I am interested in for the Buick. They are tiger Woods, Woody Austin, Jim Furyk, Brian Gay, Brandt Snedeker, and Kevin Na. Since I am only able to make 5 picks, I am going take out Gay.

Below are my picks for the Buick Open:

• Tiger Woods
• Woody Austin
• Jim Furyk
• Brandt Snedeker
• Kevin Na

Below are Paul's picks for the Buick Open:

• Tiger Woods
• Jim Furyk
• Woody Austin
• Brian Gay
• Rod Pampling

Paul and I have 3 players in common this tournament: Woods, Furyk, and Austin.

Hopefully, I will have the Golf CLi web site up and running again by next week.

RBC Canadian Open Review

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

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

• 1 Anthony Kim | 3 | $295,800
• 2 Brandt Snedeker | 5 | $186,150
• 3 Bo Van Pelt | 65 MC (MDF) | $10,251
• 4 Jerry Kelly | 5 | $186,150
• 5 Retief Goosen | 2 | $550,800

This week was very good. 4 out of my 5 picks were in the top 5. Goosen missed out in the playoff to win the tournament, leaving him with the 2nd place price. The lone player that was not in the top 5, Van Pelt, placed 65th and was MDF, which is essentially a missed cut in my books.

Here are the results for Paul's picks.

• 1 Matthew Goggin | 141 MC | $0
• 2 Mike Weir | 24 | $40,363
• 3 Matt Bettencourt | 144 WD | $0
• 4 Aaron Baddeley | 144 WD | $0
• 5 Steve Marino | 144 WD | $0

Paul had a tough week with 3 of his picks deciding to withdraw.

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Paul Ginn	Winner
Total Earnings	$1,229,151	$40,363	TI
Avg Rank	16.0	119.4	TI
Made Cut	4	1	TI
Outcome	--	--	TI

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Tour Insider won Made Cut category for the clean sweep of all three categories.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and Paul is 3 wins to the Tour Outsider, 0 wins to Paul, and 0 draws.

RBC Canadian Open

[ Updated with Paul's Picks, 2009-07-22 21:00 PM ]

The US PGA Tour moves north of the border to play the RBC Canadian Open.

Below is the list of the top 15 players in the CLi rankings for the RBC Canadian Open.

#	Player	CLi
1	Anthony Kim	5.20
2	Brandt Snedeker	7.60
3	Bo Van Pelt	15.35
4	John Mallinger	15.95
5	Jerry Kelly	17.45
6	Retief Goosen	19.95
7	Fred Couples	21.10
8	Kevin Streelman	23.95
9	Casey Wittenberg	31.20
10	Robert Garrigus	32.50
11	Camilo Villegas	33.50
12	Kevin Na	34.05
13	Bubba Watson	34.90
14	Ryan Palmer	36.25
15	Greg Chalmers	36.45

I am going to go with the first 3 players in the CLi rankings: Kim, Snedeker, and Van Pelt. Then I am going to skip over Mallinger....even though he plays well at this event. I think the next two players, Kelly and Goosen, are playing well and I want to pick them. Therefore, Mallinger was left out of my picks. My final two picks are Kelly and Goosen.

Below are my 5 picks for the RBC Canadian Open:

#	Player	CLi
1	Anthony Kim	5.20
2	Brandt Snedeker	7.60
3	Bo Van Pelt	15.35
4	Jerry Kelly	17.45
5	Retief Goosen	19.95

Below are Paul Ginn's 5 picks for the RBC Canadian Open:

#	Player
1	Mattew Goggin
2	Mike Weir
3	Matt Bettencourt
4	Aaron Baddeley
5	Steve Marino

Below are the settings for the CLi calculation I used for the RBC Canadian 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%

US Bank Championship of Milwaukee Review

It is now time to review the picks for the US Bank Championship of Milwaukee to see how the results turned out.

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

• 1 Brett Quigley | 36 | $18,433
• 2 Jerry Kelly | 3 | $272,000
• 3 Jeff Sluman | 18 | $50,400
• 4 Chris Riley | 7 | $104,250
• 5 Nick O'Hern | 31 | $23,720

The highlight for the picks for this tournament is that I had two players finish in the top 10 (Kelly and Riley) and all 5 players made the cut. It is always good to see all the picks make the cut and finish in the money.

Here are the results for Paul's picks.

• 1 Glenn Day | 36 | $18,433
• 2 Jerry Kelly | 3 | $272,000
• 3 Kevin Na | 7 | $104,250
• 4 Matt Bettencourt | 96 MC | $0
• 5 Mark Wilson | 31 | $23,720

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Paul Ginn	Winner
Total Earnings	$468,803	$418,403	TI
Avg Rank	19.0	34.6	TI
Made Cut	5	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 Tour Insider won Made Cut category for the clean sweep of all three categories.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and Paul is 2 wins to the Tour Outsider, 0 wins to Paul, and 0 draws.

This tournament showed a little better results for our picks as compared to the British Open. This is good to see.

British Open Review

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

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

• 1 Tiger Woods | 74 MC | $5,212
• 2 Steve Stricker | 52 | $18,303
• 3 Jim Furyk | 34 | $38,276
• 4 Retief Goosen | 5 | $255,713
• 5 Ian Poulter | 147 MC | $3,420

Two of my picks missed the cut (Woods and Poulter), both of which were a surprise. Woods "never" misses a cut, and Poulter had been playing well leading up to the tournament. Stricker and and Furyk played decenter. Goosen was the shining star in my 5 picks, placing 5th.

Here are the results for Paul's picks.

• 1 Tiger Woods | 74 MC | $5,212
• 2 Tim Clark | 85 MC | $4,316
• 3 Sergio Garcia | 38 | $31,190
• 4 Geoff Ogilvy | 145 MC | $3,420
• 5 Padraig Harrington | 65 | $16,206

Here is the comparison of the results for our picks.

	Tour Outsider	Paul Ginn	Winner
Total Earnings	$320,924	$60,344	TI
Avg Rank	62.2	81.4	TI
Made Cut	3	2	TI
Outcome	--	--	TI

The Total Earnings category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Avg Rank category was won by the Tour Insider.

The Tour Insider won Made Cut category for the clean sweep of all three categories.

This tournament overall was won by the Tour Insider.

The overall results between the Tour Outsider and Paul is 1 win to the Tour Outsider, 0 wins to Paul, and 0 draws.

The British Open is a difficult tournament to pick. So hopefully the next couple of tournaments will show better results for the both of us.