I kept expecting to hear the theme song from CHiPs. |
Phil's near record setting performance came after he clunked it around Torrey Pines (never breaking 70 and finishing tied for 51st) which of course led me to leave him out of my overall top five so my rocky start continues. To break out of this funk, I am going total chalk this week with Dustin Johnson who, other than a shaky final round at the 2010 U.S. Open,**** absolutely owns Pebble Beach. If my recent slump makes you want to employ the Costanza Method and do the opposite of Dustin Johnson, then go with Joe Ogilvie who is kind of a little guy, went to Duke and probably wouldn't have a shot at Paulina Gretzky unless he won the Masters (and even then, the odds might be longer than him winning the Masters in the first place).
The Overall Top Five
I don't see any reason not to pick D.J. this week. He's healthy, playing well and there are no distractions that I'm aware of. Right? |
1. Dustin Johnson
2. Brandt Snedeker
3. Nick Watney
4. Phil Mickelson
5. Hunter Mahan
The One and Done Top Five
1. Dustin Johnson
2. Nick Watney
3. Hunter Mahan
4. Jason Day
5. Ryan Palmer
Last Week's Report Card: C-
1. Rickie Fowler - M/C
2. Nick Watney - T43rd
3. Bubba Watson - 15th
4. Bo Van Pelt - T16th
5. Ben Crane - T11th
It's still not time to panic but a deck chair did just slowly slide by and the ship seems to be riding a little low in the stern. My one and done team has now gone three weeks without a pick making it to the weekend as Rickie Fowler continued a recent trend that has gone - cut, w/d, cut so, if the pattern continues, look for Dustin Johnson to withdraw due to another jet skiing incident that doesn't actually involve him riding a jet ski. When you pick D.J. at Pebble Beach, one of two things is going to happen: (a) he shows-up and gets your season back on track or (b) he bombs at a tournament where he has always delivered in the past leaving you to dry your eyes and say, "maybe next year." (Please tell me I wasn't the only one mesmerized by the So God Made a Farmer commercial).
Endnotes
We're going to party like Avon Barksdale after an early parole. |
** Is it "joyful" or "joyous?" Where's Dean Wormer's wife when you need her?
*** Now that the Ravens season has finally ended with them hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, I'm going to have time to write the fantasy golf draft recap which has been on hold during the Ravens' magical run which ended on Sunday at the Super Bowl . . . which, in case you didn't hear, the Ravens won.
**** He shot an 82 so "shaky" might not do it justice. How about "capricious?" "Volatile?" "Brain dead?"
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