Masters Round 1 Results Posted

Individual player results have been posted to the 'Masters' link under 2012.  You will also notice a pool leaderboard that tracks participant's aggregate scores against fellow competitors.  Please note that this pool is based on earnings and not score.  This leaderboard is just to give you a general idea where you stand compared to the rest of the field.

Both 'Masters' and 'Leaderboard' links will be updated at the conclusion of each round.

Our first round leader is Lee Westwood with his best ever round at Augusta.  30 players, including yours truly, has Westwood as a part of their squad.

Please let me know if you notice any errors in your results.

Steve

Masters Picks Posted

All players' picks have been posted. Refer to the 2012 link in both the 'Player Selections' and the 'Masters' link to double check your picks.

Good luck.

Please Submit Players for the Masters

The deadline is nearing for submitting your golfers for our first event. 

The deadline for player submission is Wednesday, April 4th at 9:00 PM.

Please also submit payment if you haven't already.

Refer to the 2012 Registration list for the complete list of participants as well as player pick and payment confirmation.

Master Pairings Announced / Dustin Johnson Withdraws

Round 1 and 2 tee times and pairing have been announced.  Find the complete listing here:
http://www.masters.com/en_US/players/pairings/index.html

The number 12 ranked player in the world, Dustin Johnson, has withdrawn from this week's event due to a tweaked back.  Rumor has it that he was dancing way too hard this past weekend.

And Here We Go

The week of my favorite sporting event of the year has finally arrived.  The final field for the prestigious Masters tournament has been announced which means we can begin submitting our first set of golfers for our Majors Pool.

Please begin submitting your picks for the Masters by clicking on the 'Submit Golfers' link.

Picks are due by Wednesday night by 9:00 PM.

Here are the top 20 odds for winning the Masters this week according to BetOnline.com (Example: risk $100 on Tiger to win $400):

Tiger Woods    +400 
Rory McIlroy    +500 
Phil Mickelson    +800 
Lee Westwood    +1600 
Luke Donald    +1400 
Adam Scott    +3000 
Jason Day    +4000 
Sergio Garcia    +3500 
Martin Kaymer    +4000 
Dustin Johnson    +2500 
Nick Watney    +3500 
Webb Simpson    +3500 
Charl Schwartzel    +2500 
Hunter Mahan    +2800 
Matt Kuchar    +3500 
Rickie Fowler    +5000 
Justin Rose    +3000 
Steve Stricker    +4000 
Bubba Watson    +4000
K.J. Choi    +5000

All picks will be posted once everyone has submitted.  Good luck to everyone this week.

2012 Masters Invitees

Our first major begins next week and it can't come a day sooner. The final Masters field will be finalized this Sunday, April 1st at the conclusion of the Shell Houston Open.  For now, here is the list of invitees already qualified to tee it up at Augusta this year so you can start pondering your first set of golfers:

Aaron Baddeley Sang-moon Bae Thomas Bjorn Keegan Bradley Jonathan Byrd Angel Cabrera a-Patrick Cantlay Paul Casey Kevin Chappell K.J. Choi Stewart Cink Tim Clark Darren Clarke Fred Couples Ben Crane Ben Crenshaw Jason Day Luke Donald Jason Dufner Simon Dyson Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano Ross Fisher Rickie Fowler Harrison Frazar Jim Furyk Sergio Garcia Robert Garrigus Lucas Glover Bill Haas Anders Hansen Peter Hanson Padraig Harrington

Charles Howell III Trevor Immelman Ryo Ishikawa Fredrik Jacobson Miguel Angel Jimenez Dustin Johnson Zach Johnson Robert Karlsson Martin Kaymer Kyung-Tae Kim a-Kelly Kraft Matt Kuchar Martin Laird Bernhard Langer Paul Lawrie a-Randal Lewis Sandy Lyle a-Bryden Macpherson Hunter Mahan a-Hideki Matsuyama Graeme McDowell Rory McIlroy Phil Mickelson a-Corbin Mills Larry Mize Edoardo Molinari Francesco Molinari Kevin Na Sean O'Hair Mark O'Meara Geoff Ogilvy Jose Maria Olazabal Louis Oosthuizen

Ryan Palmer Ian Poulter Alvaro Quiros Chez Reavie Justin Rose Rory Sabbatini Charl Schwartzel Adam Scott John Senden Webb Simpson Vijay Singh Brandt Snedeker Craig Stadler Scott Stallings Kyle Stanley Brendan Steele Henrik Stenson Steve Stricker David Toms Bo Van Pelt Scott Verplank Johnson Wagner Nick Watney Bubba Watson Tom Watson Mike Weir Lee Westwood Mark Wilson Gary Woodland Tiger Woods Ian Woosnam Y.E. Yang

2012 Majors Pool Registration

Yet another PGA season is upon us so it's time to begin registration for the 2012 Majors Pool. 

The Masters is our first event of the year and round 1 will be played on Thursday, April 6th.  Please use the 'Register for 2012' link to the left to sign up for this year's contest.

The rules are the same as last year (please refer to the 'Rules' link) and entry fee for 2012 will be $50 for the entire season.

Deadline for registration and payment is Wednesday, April 5th.  Payment info can be found under the 'Payment' link.

Feel free to tell your friends.

I look forward to the 2012 season.