The Players - Teaser

Moving Day

Although we have another stacked Masters leaderboard heading into the weekend, the hot subject topics are focused on Tiger's drop on 15 (what a bad break on his approach) and the penalty stroke for slow play on the 14 year old.

For those that did not see Tiger's shot on 15, here it is:
http://deadspin.com/tigers-third-stroke-at-15-bounces-off-flagstick-almos-472725079

Was the drop illegal?  No way they DQ Tiger Woods.

It's also a shame they singled out the 14 year old Guan to assess a 1 stroke penalty for slow play.  I think G-MAC's tweet was pretty concise.

Graeme McDowellVerified account‏@Graeme_McDowell13h

What message are we trying to send out to the world giving the 14 yr old kid a shot penalty today? It was a 6 hr round. Why single him out?

 

Jason Day leads through 36 holes of play and only 15 players out of 257 submitted picks selected Day.

 

Two notables will be watching the conclusion of the tournament from their home.  Oosthuizen (selected 50 times) and Poulter (selected 33 times) will each contribute a big fat zero in earnings for their majors pool owners this weekend.

 

It should be another great weekend.  The site links will be updated at the conclusion of today's round.

 

Good luck!

Thursday and Friday Tee Times Announced

Thursday
Starting time (ET), players
8 a.m.: Sandy Lyle, John Peterson, Nathan Smith
8:11 a.m.: Larry Mize, Brian Gay, Russell Henley
8:22 a.m.: Ian Woosnam, David Lynn, Kevin Na
8:33 a.m.: David Toms, Richard Sterne, Ted Potter Jr.
8:44 a.m.: Tom Watson, Ryan Moore, Kevin Streelman
8:55 a.m.: Robert Garrigus, Carl Pettersson, Tim Clark
9:06 a.m.: Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk
9:17 a.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Ryo Ishikawa, Justin Rose
9:28 a.m.: Jose Maria Olazabal, Marc Leishman, T.J. Vogel
9:39 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Webb Simpson, Peter Hanson
9:50 a.m.: Zach Johnson, K.J. Choi, Graeme McDowell
10:12 a.m.: Michael Thompson, John Huh, John Senden
10:23 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Nicolas Colsaerts, Thaworn Wiratchant
10:34 a.m.: Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter, Steven Fox
10:45 a.m.: Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, Scott Piercy
10:56 a.m.: Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington
11:07 a.m.: John Merrick, Thorbjorn Olesen, D.A. Points
11:18 a.m.: Craig Stadler, Ben Curtis, Michael Weaver
11:29 a.m.: Mark O'Meara, Martin Laird, Jamie Donaldson
11:40 a.m.: Paul Lawrie, Thomas Bjorn, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
11:51 a.m.: Trevor Immelman, George Coetzee, Alan Dunbar
12:13 p.m.: Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Nick Watney
12:24 p.m.: Ben Crenshaw, Matteo Manassero, Tianlang Guan
12:35 p.m.: Bernhard Langer, Lucas Glover, Henrik Stenson
12:46 p.m.: Vijay Singh, Bo Van Pelt, Y.E. Yang
12:57 p.m.: Angel Cabrera, Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott
1:08 p.m.: Fred Couples, Dustin Johnson, Branden Grace
1:19 p.m.: Hunter Mahan, Hiroyuki Fujita, Francesco Molinari
1:30 p.m.: Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer
1:41 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Fredrik Jacobson
1:52 p.m.: Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar, Bill Haas

Friday
Starting time (ET), players
8 a.m.: John Merrick, Thorbjorn Olesen, D.A. Points
8:11 a.m.: Craig Stadler, Ben Curtis, Michael Weaver
8:22 a.m.: Mark O'Meara, Martin Laird, Jamie Donaldson
8:33 a.m.: Paul Lawrie, Thomas Bjorn, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
8:44 a.m.: Trevor Immelman, George Coetzee, Alan Dunbar
8:55 a.m.: Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Nick Watney
9:06 a.m.: Ben Crenshaw, Matteo Manassero, Tianlang Guan
9:17 a.m.: Bernhard Langer, Lucas Glover, Henrik Stenson
9:28 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Bo Van Pelt, Y.E. Yang
9:39 a.m.: Angel Cabrera, Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott
9:50 a.m.: Fred Couples, Dustin Johnson, Branden Grace
10:12 a.m.: Hunter Mahan, Hiroyuki Fujita, Francesco Molinari
10:23 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer
10:34 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Fredrik Jacobson
10:45 a.m.: Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar, Bill Haas
10:56 a.m.: Sandy Lyle, John Peterson, Nathan Smith
11:07 a.m.: Larry Mize, Brian Gay, Russell Henley
11:18 a.m.: Ian Woosnam, David Lynn, Kevin Na
11:29 a.m.: David Toms, Richard Sterne, Ted Potter Jr.
11:40 a.m.: Tom Watson, Ryan Moore, Kevin Streelman
11:51 a.m.: Robert Garrigus, Carl Pettersson, Tim Clark
12:13 p.m.: Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk
12:24 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Ryo Ishikawa, Justin Rose
12:35 p.m.: Jose Maria Olazabal, Marc Leishman, T.J. Vogel
12:46 p.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Webb Simpson, Peter Hanson
12:57 p.m.: Zach Johnson, K.J. Choi, Graeme McDowell
1:08 p.m.: Michael Thompson, John Huh, John Senden
1:19 p.m.: Stewart Cink, Nicolas Colsaerts, Thaworn Wiratchant
1:30 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter, Steven Fox
1:41 p.m.: Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, Scott Piercy
1:52 p.m.: Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington

2013 Payout Options

This year, there will be 4 ways to win:

1. Overall - Final overall season rank based on earnings through 5 events (again, spots paid and amount is dependant on # of paid entrants). Ties will split money evenly. Example: two players tie for 2nd, each will split the 2nd place and 3rd place money evenly.

2. Individual Tournament Winner - Top money winner in an individual tournament. We will pay top earners in each 5 events. In the event of a tie, we will use aggregate score for the tie break.

3. Guess the Winning Scores - When submitting golfers, you will also have the option to choose the winning score for each tournament. The person with the lowest score differential at the end of season will win. Example: You choose 270 and the winning score is 273, your differential is -3. Conversely if you chose 276, your differential would be +3. This prize will go the the player who's season long cumulative differential is closest to zero. Ties will be broken by the PGA Championship differential.

4. Overall Dead Last - For the 2 players that finish dead last and submitted golfers for all 5 events, I will award each with a $50 credit to be used for future pools.

Go Time

It's finally here.  The best week of the year.  The start of the greatest sporting event will begin this week.........Cung's Majors Pool.  Oh yeah, their teeing it up at Augusta this week as well.

Please begin submitting your golfers for The Masters.  All picks are due by Wednesday, April 10th at 7:00 PM CST.

A new twist this year to add another prize to the pool is trying to guess the winning score of each tournament.  The person closest through alll 5 events will receive a prize so don't forget to select the winning score when submitting picks.

Good luck everyone!

Registration and Payment Deadline

The deadline for registration and payment is one week from tomorrow, Wednesday April 10th.

If you have not sent in your payment, please do so by next Wednesday.