US Open Pool

[HotCorner]

Like the MaineRed's Masters Pool I figured I'd start one for the US Open which begins tomorrow.

Here are the rules:

The Rules:

Pick 5 golfers playing in the 2007 US Open.

Relation to par scores from players who make the cut will be tabulated to determine a winner. You want to pick people who will make it to the weekend.

Here's the tee times for all entrants:

Thursday-Friday
First Hole-10th Hole

7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Ken Duke, Sam Walker, Johnson Wagner
7:11 a.m.-12:41 p.m. — Craig Kanada, Jon Mills, Tom Gillis
7:22 a.m.-12:52 p.m. — Allen Doyle, Olin Browne, Tom Byrum
7:33 a.m.-1:03 p.m. — Nick Dougherty, a-Trip Kuehne, Ricky Barnes
7:44 a.m-1:14 p.m. — Ryuji Imada, Vaughn Taylor, Michael Campbell
7:55 a.m.-1:25 p.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Sergio Garcia, Pablo Martin
8:06 a.m.-1:36 p.m. — Tiger Woods, a-Richie Ramsay, Geoff Ogilvy
8:17 a.m.-1:47 p.m. — Justin Leonard, Rory Sabbatini, Jerry Kelly
8:28 a.m.-1:58 p.m. — Retief Goosen, Luke Donald, Angel Cabrera
8:39 a.m.-2:09 p.m. — Bob Estes, Johan Edfors, Ryan Palmer
8:50 a.m.-2:20 p.m. — Woody Austin, Mathew Goggin, Pat Perez
9:01 a.m.-2:31 p.m. — Jason Allen, Mike Small, Geoffrey Sisk
9:12 a.m.-2:42 p.m. — Michael Berg, a-Jason Kokrak, Kyle Dobbs

Thursday-Friday
10th Hole-First Hole

7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Michael Putnam, a-Rhys Davies, Lee Williams
7:11 a.m.-12:41 p.m. — Boo Weekley, Nobuhiro Masuda, Bubba Watson
7:22 a.m.-12:52 p.m. — a-John Kelly, Graeme McDowell, Kirk Triplett
7:33 a.m.-1:03 p.m. — Colin Montgomerie, Chris DiMarco, Tim Clark
7:44 a.m.-1:14 p.m. — Ernie Els, Zach Johnson, Padraig Harrington
7:55 a.m.-1:25 p.m. — Thomas Bjorn, Ben Curtis, Stephen Ames
8:06 a.m.-1:36 p.m. — K.J. Choi, David Toms, Mike Weir
8:17 a.m.-1:47 p.m. — Stuart Appleby, Scott Verplank, Robert Allenby
8:28 a.m.-1:58 p.m. — Todd Hamilton, John Rollins, Anders Hansen
8:39 a.m.-2:09 p.m. — Niclas Fasth, Arron Oberholser, Nathan Green
8:50 a.m.-2:20 p.m. — Nick Watney, Peter Hanson, Harrison Frazar
9:01 a.m.-2:31 p.m. — a-Phillip Pettitt Jr., Warren Pineo, John Koskinen
9:12 a.m.-2:42 p.m. — Andy Matthews, a-Jeff Golden, Michael Block
9:12 a.m.-2:42 p.m. — a-Alex Coe, Brad Fritsch, Benjamin Hayes

Thursday-Friday
First Hole-10th Hole

12:30 p.m.-7 a.m. — Jeff Brehaut, Andrew Buckle, Darron Stiles
12:41 p.m. — 7:11 a.m. — Martin Laird, a-Alex Prugh, Todd Fischer
12:52 p.m.-7:22 a.m. — Joe Durant, Steve Stricker, Joey Sindelar
1:03 p.m.-7:33 a.m. — Trevor Immlman, Stewart Cink, Paul Casey
1:14 p.m.-7:44 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Davis Love III, Henrik Stenson
1:25 p.m.-7:55 a.m. — Jeff Sluman, Fred Funk, Toru Taniguchi
1:36 p.m.-8:06 a.m. — Camilo Villegas, Lucas Glover, Aaron Baddeley
1:47 p.m.-8:17 a.m. — David Howell, J.J. Henry, Rod Pampling
1:58 p.m.-8:28 a.m. — Lee Westwood, Chad Campbell, Carl Pettersson
2:09 p.m.-8:39 a.m. — Brett Quigley, Anthony Wall, Hunter Mahan
2:20 p.m.-8:50 a.m. — Kevin Sutherland, Soren Kjeldsen, Eric Axley
2:31 p.m.-9:01 a.m. — Joe Daley, a-Martin Ureta, Miguel Rodriguez
2:42 p.m.-9:12 a.m. — a-Chris Condello, Adam Speirs, Jacob Rogers

Thursday-Friday
10th Hole-First Hole

12:30 p.m.-7 a.m. — Jason Dufner, Darren Fichardt, Chris Stroud
12:41 p.m.-7:11 a.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Christian Cevaer, Stephen Marino
12:52 p.m.-7:22 a.m. — Shaun Micheel, Charl Schwartzel, Tom Pernice Jr.
1:03 p.m.-7:33 a.m. — Nick O'Hern, Brett Wetterich, Robert Karlsson
1:14 p.m.-7:44 a.m. — Kaname Yokoo, Paul Goydos, Kenneth Ferrie
1:25 p.m.-7:55 a.m. — Ian Poulter, Ryan Moore, Shingo Katayama
1:36 p.m.-8:06 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Jim Furyk
1:47 p.m.-8:17 a.m. — Lee Janzen, Steve Elkington, Rich Beem
1:58 p.m. -8:28 a.m. — Charles Howell III, Justin Rose, Sean O'Hair
2:09 p.m.-8:39 a.m. — Anthony Kim, Jeev Milkha Singh, Dean Wilson
2:20 p.m.-8:50 a.m. — Tim Petrovic, Marcus Fraser, Tripp Isenhour
2:31 p.m.-9:01 a.m. — D.J. Brigman, a-Richard Lee, George McNeill
2:42 p.m.-9:12 a.m. — Frank Bensel, Todd Rossetti, a-Mark Harrell
2:42 p.m.-9:12 a.m. — Andy Bare, Dustin White, a-Ryan Baca

[Chip R]

I hate to pick against Tiger but I'm going with Goosen.

That course looks really tough.

Also:
Tiger
Monty
Furyk
Cink

[paintmered]

I'm going to go ahead and pick Oakmont. There will be no winners this weekend, only players who lose the least.

[dabvu2498]

The guy who does the pairings has a great sense of humor. I love that stuff.

Anyway, I'll go with the "Upset Special" fivesome:

Shingo Katayama
Zach Johnson
Trevor Immlelman
Camilo Villegas
Brandt Snedeker -- former Commodore -- darn right I'm a homer!

BTW, David Howell is out with an injury. Luke List (another former Commodore) has replaced him.

[IowaRed]

Furyk
Immelman
Choi
Goosen
Z. Johnson (local boy)

Tiger is too easy of a pick

[HotCorner]

A Scott
H Stenson
Z Johnson
C Howell III
D Toms

[Highlifeman21]

Woods
Goosen
Els
A. Scott
O'Hair

Mickelson doesn't see Saturday in the tourney field, via either stellar play or reinjuring the wrist.

[Red Leader]

T. Woods
R. Goosen
Z. Johnson
V. Singh
A. Scott

[RFS62]

Woods
Goosen
Scott
Els
Immelman

[SunDeck]

Hmm...now that it's rained, the course has lost a few teeth. But the rough is still going to be US Open rough. I'm trying to think of guys who stay in the fairway and who can get out of the rough. Tiger can be all over the place, but his ability to pull a rabbit out of the hat keeps him high on my list.
But who knows, I'd love to see that 21 year old kid come out and place high. Wouldn't that be fun to watch?

Furyk
Z. Johnson
Tiger
A. Scott
Harrington

[NJReds]

T. Woods
Z. Johnson
C. Howell III
C. Montgomery
R. Goosen

[Fil3232]

Woods
Goosen
Els
A. Scott
O'Hair

Mickelson doesn't see Saturday in the tourney field, via either stellar play or reinjuring the wrist.

If Lefty isn't there on the weekend it will be because of his wrist. His US Open track record is spectacular. With his short game, a healthy Lefty would not only be there on the weekend, but on the first page of the leaderboard.

[SunDeck]

I didn't put him up there because I saw pics of him with it bandaged during the week. And since it's a wrist thing I have a hard time seeing him playing the Open well, especially since he hurt it originally at Oakmont.

[SunDeck]

Oakmont is eating players today...and it's still early. Look for the putting to fall apart this afternoon.

[Razor Shines]

Tiger seems to be striking the ball much better today. -1 through 3. Looks like he's going to make a run.