Masters Mix 2013
Day Three Results:2012 Masters Mix defending champion Steve Price leads the pack on Moving Day. Steve has put together three solid rounds and is in first place by himself. By rotating in Nick Watney on his team this year, he snagged a 68 score for today. Three of his four picks have contributed to his -11 total. Josh Scott moves from T5 to solo 2nd with his great pick of Tim Clark. That dark horse had the best round of the day in Augusta. The Blogette is hanging on in 3rd and is just 2 shots off the pace. Six players are at -8.....three shots can be made up fairly quickly on Sunday. Who will be the hot ticket in the final round?
Day Two Results:
Here at the blog, we have been waiting for the official decision regarding the ruling for Tiger Woods' score on the 15th hole yesterday. Since he has been assessed a two-stroke penalty, his 71 for Day 2 of play has been changed to a 73. This has caused a shake-up in our leaderboard and the updated version can now been seen in this post. Most notably, Jason Rader has now dropped from T1 to T5. Several others were impacted by the penalty for Tiger. Poor Brian Anderson dropped to even par. Three players (Kiel Ott, Pete Kleemoff, and Daniel Hardy) dropped to -3, and Mike "The Dude" Murphy and Bill Hahn have dropped to -2. Stay tuned as the action promises to get exciting on Moving Day at Augusta!!
Day One Results:
Six-year-old Logan Beckman, and his father Jason Rader, along with Mr. Augusta - Wes Graves were running alongside Sergio down the fairway all day. As a result, they are leading the race to our Masters Mix trophy. Sergio fired a nice round of 6-under par 66. Six players at 68 share the 2nd grouping (T4) with defending champ Steve Price. Just 3 shots back of the leaders are 10 players in our contest.
Here's your chance to meet the participants in our 2013 Masters Mix contest. This is a contest that we created for added interest as you watch the 77th Masters Tournament in Augusta this week. Each contestant in our field has chosen a player from one of four categories. For full details on how The Mix is played, see the full post that is archived. The lowest score from the four players on each "team" is posted each day and combined for a 72-hole total on the final day.
Meet the Mixers:
Sara Beckman (Hagerstown, In) - aka The Blogette. She did not win the Masters Mix 2012, but she did win big in a trivia contest in April of last year. The Blogette took down two challengers when she was in the audience at the Sports Illustrated at the Majors tent just outside the hallowed grounds of Augusta National on Saturday of tournament week. She hopes her luck then hasn't left her now.
Jim Furyk
Justin Rose
Tiger Woods
274 (-14)
Mike Murphy (Greenwood, IN) - This Indiana native, known as "The Big Dude", is a retired sales manager for General Wire and Cable. A big honor came for him this past year, when he caddied for Bo Van Pelt in Zach Johnson's Pro-Am in Iowa. Mike is great friends with Bo's dad. When Murph was asked how he managed carrying the bag, he replied "Hell - I drove it on a cart!".
Graeme McDowell
Zach Johnson
Tiger Woods
275 (-13)
Darlene Wendeln (Indianapolis, IN) - Recently retired, Darlene spent 30 years coaching high school tennis quite successfully. Back in the day, she and the Blogette coached volleyball together. Sadly, there is not enough space to include all of those adventures. She has also coached girls basketball, AND graded English essays while dreaming about the day she could enjoy the fall foliage on the golf course every September. She is a quite a pacer when she is anxious in a game or match, but I don't think that is where the pro basketball team got their name.
Graeme McDowell
Bubba Watson
Matt Kuchar
274 (-14)
John Gunter (Columbia, SC) - John is fresh off of his Pigskin Picks championship win and is looking for his second win in a "major" this week. John made his picks once again using his lucky rabbit's foot.
Jim Furyk
Luke Donald
Tiger Woods
278 (-10)
Rob Catlett (Mullins, SC) - Rob is entering his second season as the PGA golf pro at Dick's Sporting Goods in northeast Columbia. He is a big Gamecock fan (don't hold it against him!) and a fine golfer. He will try to keep his eye on the Masters Mix leaderboard, but he will be busy in Augusata working all week at the Dick's location there. Stop in and see him if you're in town for the tournament and in need of the latest golf equipment to help your game.
Graeme McDowell
Bill Haas
Tiger Woods
277 (-11)
Wes Graves (Augusta, GA) - Wes is still working hard on and off the course. He is hoping his golf game is better this year than last. He plans on winning a few golf amateur tour events to show those boys he is back! he says living in Augusta and smelling the pines and azaleas at Augusta National is like nothing else on earth.
Sergio Garcia
Justin Rose
Dustin Johnsson
281 (-7)
Eric Hughey (Dahlonega, GA) - Eric is the father of 4 boys and now lives in Columbia. He works at Wildewood CC and loves to play a quick round of 18. He is looking forward to this year's Masters and when making his picks, he noted that this contest format is very interesting. He says these (mostly) young guns are the "hot ones" to watch.
Jim Furyk
Bubba Watson
Tiger Woods
280 (-8)
Kiel Ott (Places Unkown) - This loyal blog follower is on our "OK Guy" list because he is a big Notre Dame fan. (See hat below.) Kiel spends most of his time tending bar at the Carolina Ale House in the Vista. He is trying his hand as a rookie in our golf contest. We are about to find out how much he knows about the game.
Zach Johnson
Louis Oosthuizen
Tiger Woods
282 (-6)
Brian Anderson (Columbia, SC) - Here's our man on the phone with Masters headquarters looking for some choice picks. Brian finished last in our Pigskin Picks Bowl contest. He is trying to redeem himself here, although his golf knowledge is limited. This Gamecock fan and football expert thinks he's got the right combination to win this time. As service manager at Mastercraft Northeast, he is first rate in the business of servicing your car. He uses John and The Blogette as references!
Vijay Singh
Bubba Watson
Phil Mickelson
279 (-9)
Taylor Hudson (Augusta, GA) - Taylor pours drinks at the Carolina Ale House in the Vista. He finished T2 in the January Bowl edition of Pigskin Picks. How much does he know about golf? Apparently enough to pick some fan favorites on the links.
Bubba Watson
Jim Furyk
Tiger Woods
280 (-8)
Jim Beckman (Sebring, FL) - Brother Love guzzled that gin and tonic down when the Buckeyes lost in the NCAA basketball tournament. When he said "Wait till next year", we weren't sure if he meant basketball or football season. He is trying to resolve his grief by focusing on the little white ball, and plunging head-first in the golf season and kicking it off with the following choice golfers. Jim is planning a golf trtip to the area at the end of June. He brings his own limes!
Jim Furyk
Zach Johnson
Phil Mickelson
288 (E) - too much gin/not enough tonic?
Chris Johnson (Muncie, IN) - This Kroger meat expert is a regular blog supporter. He and The Blogette are both local Ball State Cardinals fans.....and those are hard to come by! He and fellow manager John Gunter have a little "grudge match" going, but would like to sweep the last two majors by winning both.
Graeme McDowell
Bill Haas
Phil Mickelson
281 (-7)
Bob Abney (Webster, IN) - Shown here wearing his Invitational shirt, Bob is studying his picks online. Back in the day, he was a big-time athlete in small town Webster. He is a golfer who is retired from the sanitation business in Florida. Who retires in reverse and lives in the cold North after working in the land of sunshine? He tied for 2nd in the Pigskin Picks major and is looking for his breakthrough win.
Webb Simpson
Justin Rose
Tiger Woods
276 (-12)
Dave Martin (Effingham, IL) - The Gentleman Pro is back for more. He is on more solid ground in this contest, since golf is his full-time profession. He is practicing on home course Wildewood CC in preparation for Brother Love (see above) and his brother-in-law and their "down and dirty" golf match in June.
Martin Kaymer
Steve Stricker
Tiger Woods
279 (-9)
Justin Mehaffey (Columbia, SC) - This long-time Invitational volunteer spends his working hours tending bar at Tin Roof. In his spare time, he is an entrepreneur, ladies man, occasional fitness buff, and all around player. Justin can talk some talk about most topics. Here he demonstrates his golf knowledge.
Fred Couples
Adam Scott
Ian Poulter
281 (-7)
Josh Scott (Rock Hill, SC) - With one week left in the tax season, Josh will soon be back tending bar at The Tin Roof. If you are looking for a fun adventure, stop in and check out the Justin and Josh show most any night.
Tim Clark
Luke Donald
Rory McIlroy
276 (-12)
Steve Price (West Columbia, SC)- This face should look oh-so-familiar. Steve is the defending champion, and operates Sundance Motors in West Columbia (one of our blog sponsors). He kept 2 players on his team from last year, but dropped Bubba and Phil M and picked up Watney and Johnson. If Bubba can't repeat.....will Steve be able to pull this off?
Fred Couples
Nick Watney
Zach Johnson
276 (-12)
Logan Beckman (Hagerstown, IN) - Logan spent the past week in South Carolina working on his games - basketball, golf and Mickey 2 for his 3DS. He selected most of Pa-Pa's favorites as his picks...wonder how that happened? Perhaps he had just a tiny bit of help. He is a fan of the Carolina Ale House mini-corn dogs/applesauce combo and is hoping that is the winning prize.
Sergio Garcia
Hunter Mahan
Phil Mickelson
280 (-8)
Pete Kleemoff (Lexington, SC) - Better known here on the blog as Big Foot because he can be hard to track, he is a regular participant on the Blog with a few championships under his belt. He is a good golfer who plays out of Ponderosa CC in Batesburg-Leesville area.
Graeme McDowell
Hunter Mahan
Tiger Woods
280 (-8)
Ricky Jackson (West Columbia, SC) - This participant has won a few contests here on the Blog, mostly during football season. He's a big Gamecock fan, and knows the course at Golden Hills well. When not enjoying these hobbies, he specializes in keeping a roof over everybody's head as a roofing contractor.
Jim Furyk
Adam Scott
Tiger Woods
282 (-6)
Robert Peeler (Gafney, SC) - Robert hails from the land of the Giant Peach, but his dreams have taken him far and wide across many golf courses as a pro caddy. Word has it that he has recently been in Brazil in South America checking out the local females and perfecting his samba. No, we're not kidding! He phoned in his picks from somewhere around Rio.
Louis Oosthuizen
Justin Rose
Tiger Woods
275 (-13)
Jamie Mabe (Lexington, SC) - Now that he has graduated from Clemson, he continues to work at Golden Hills CC while waiting for his dream job to come along. He has recently suffered a bit of a health setback, but will be back up and at 'em very soon. We wish him a speedy recovery here at the Blog.
Graeme McDowell
Bubba Watson
Tiger Woods
276 (-12)
Jose Lagos (Honduras) - As a blog sponser, Lagos Embroidery is the official monogrammer of The Invitational. Check his business out on St. Andrews Rd. in the Irmo area. Jose competes on the GolfWeek Amateur Tour nearly every week. Don't let the bright smile or the easy-going personality fool you....he loves to leave the clubhouse as a winner.
Angel Cabrera
Luke Donald
Rory McIlroy
281 (-7)
Bob Showalter (Naples, FL) - Bob picked the "-er" team. His name ends with "-er" and he chose his players with the same name ending. Makes as much sense as thinking too hard about stats. Last year, he finished at the bottom of the list, living up to the nickname we lovingly use in the family to refer to this former Big 10 basketball referee....Bad Call Bob.
Martin Kaymer
Steve Stricker
Ian Poulter
275 (-13)
Daniel Hardy (Lexington, SC) - Daniel is known as the "Wing Man" on the Blog for his personal taste. He is a former Lexington High School standout golfer. Many years later, he is trying to finish up at USC - Aiken and is ready to get out in the real world. This fun-loving guy made his picks with the inspiration of Bob Dylan.
Webb Simpson
Adam Scott
Tiger Woods
276 (-12)
Marcel Sterling (Port Huron, MI) - Marcel is a great friend of the Blog and participates in every contest. He has been trying all winter to figure out why ESPN doesn't broadcast more hockey in the Columbia area. He plays out of Golden Hills and has been known to look for pucks in the pond and brewskies at the 19th hole. "It's all in the stick" is his motto.
Jim Furyk
Zach Johnson
Tiger Woods
275 (-13)
Kenny Wilhelm (West Columbia, SC) - The "Thin Man" only wears the Nike logo, plays Nike clubs and is a huge Tiger fan. When is he he going to break out some Calloway or Titleist gear? Kenny is looking to the East for something special this April. Since 2013 is the Year of the Snake, he might just have a chance.
Ryo Ishikawa
K. J. Choi
Tiger Woods
277 (-11)
Matt Glowacki (Batesburg-Leesville, SC) -Matt is a regular behind the bar at Thirsty Fellow (oh-so-good pizza), and manages all the action down at Gamecock Central. He works hard at his game, and hard at his job. He has a reputation as a very competitive golfer and is hoping these strong choices will help him bring home this title.
Fred Couples
Bill Haas
Rory McIlroy
279 (-9)
John Stackhouse (Columbia, SC) - The Money Man is a Newberry College graduate and was a collegiate basketball player there. John is a colorful character who manages the finances of others by day, and enjoys a relaxing cocktail now and then after 5:00. He is one stylish guy, who volunteers as a coach for the newly-formed summer basketball league for area college players.
Jim Furyk
Bubba Watson
Tiger Woods
277 (-11)
Bill Hahn (Muncie, IN) - Bill is retired from a career as a successful high school basketball coach and teacher. He was associate head coach for the basketball program at Ball State at one time. He is a serious golfer who loves The Masters. He visited us a few years ago when he got a pair of tickets from a former player, and enjoyed the azaleas and the Southern Hospitality he received during his stay.
Graeme McDowell
Zach Johnson
Tiger Woods
279 (-9)
Jason Rader (Richmond, IN) - Jason is finishing his degree in May from Indiana University. This former Marine recently became the proud father of five Siberian Husky puppies. He is getting ready for a bigger day in August when he becomes the father of a bouncing baby boy. He and his wife Brooke will be working on selecting a name for the baby until then. How about any of these names listed below? All are great choices, right?
Sergio Garcia
Bubba Watson
Tiger Woods
280 (-8)
Ronnie Platner (Augusta, GA) - Ronnie is a surveyor, and loves lakeside living. He keeps so busy fishing that it sometimes interferes with his practice schedule on the course. He is a genuine nice-guy who would be a great catch for any lady who enjoys the water and/or the links.
Thomas Bjorn
Charl Schwartzel
Ernie Els
283 (-5)
Masters Mix 2012
Here is your guide to understanding the Masters Mix contest. Particpants had a chance to mix and match four players in the Masters field to be on their team. At the bottom of the directions, you will see four columns of 2012 Master's Invitees. Here's how the game was played:
- Choose one player from each column to create your team.
- We will take the best score among your four players after round one, and post that as your Round 1 score.
- We will take the best score among your four players after round two and combine it with your round one score. That will be posted as your Round 2 (36-hole) score.
- At the cut, if any of your players are cut, they are out of your "mix" and off of your team. You do not get the opportunity to replace them. Therefore, if all of your players miss the cut, you are out of the contest. So sad! If only one of your players misses the cut, you continue to round three and four with only those three players. If two of your players are cut, you continue with only the two remaining players, and so on. If all of your players go on to round 3 and 4, you get to use any of their scores as your low score for the round.
- We will continue to take your best score from among your remaining players for round three and round four to come up with a four-round total. Low score for the 72-hole total wins our contest.
- The first tiebreaker will be your prediction for the actual 72-hole score by any player that wins the 2012 Masters. (That player does not have to be on your orignal team.)
- Second tiebreaker your 18-hole low round score.
- Third tiebreaker total first round scores of your four players.
Aaron Baddeley Charles Howell
Sang-Moon Bae Thomas Bjorn
Keegan Bradley Tom Watson
Jonathan Byrd Vijay Singh
Y. E. Yang Angel Cabrera
Bo Van Pelt Miguel Jimenez
David Toms Rory Sabbatini
Brandt Snedeker Webb Simpson
Kyle Stanley Scott Verplank
Mike Weir Graeme McDowell
Sandy Lyle Martin Kaymer
Sean O'Hair Kevin Na
Jason Day Jose Maria Olazabal
Mark O'Meara Jim Furyk
Edoardo Molinari Tim Clark
Francesco Molinari Sergio Garcia
Ian Woosnam Louis Oosthuizen
Jason Dufner Fred Couples
Padraig Harrington Ross Fisher
Peter Hanson Gary Woodland
Column C Column D
Ryan Palmer Alvaro Quiros
Trevor Immelman Ian Poulter
Fredrik Jacobson Chez Reavie
Justin Rose Dustin Johnson
Bubba Watson Tiger Woods
Adam Scott Nick Watney
Charl Schwartzel Steve Stricker
Craig Stadler Henrik Stenson
John Senden Brendan Steele
Johnson Wagner Scott Stallings
Hunter Mahan Geoff Ogilvy
Zach Johnson Rory McIlroy
Martin Laird Matt Kuchar
Paul Casey Bernard Langer
K. J. Choi Phil Mickelson
Stewart Cink Darren Clarke
Luke Donald Ricky Fowler
Bill Haas Simon Dyson
Lucas Glover Anders Hansen
Mark Wilson Robert Karlson
MASTERS MIX RESULTS:
Sunday, April 8, 2012: Congratulations to Steve Price!! Our third round leader holds on and claims the first annual Masters Mix Championship, finishing 18 under par. David Aussicker from Charlotte, slipped into second place at -16. Wes Gentry and Jose Lagos tied for third with -15. Price, Mike Hooks, Ricky Jackson and Pete Kleemoff were all able to spot a winner before it actually happened. These guys all had Bubba Watson in their foursome. Bo Van Pelt's 64 is the second-lowest score in Majors history. His round included a hole-in-one on the 16th hole. This is especially excitng for us at the Blog because Bo, Jason Rader, and The Director are all from Richmond, IN. Adam Scott also aced the 16th, and helped a lot of our mixers move up with his 66 today. Steve wins a 2012 Invitational golf shirt, one dozen golf balls, and a Mizuno tour golf hat. He is a very deserving winner because he is a three-year Invitational player, blog sponsor, and always has been one of the first teams to sign up.
Saturday, April 7, 2012: Steve Price is our current leader all alone in the top position with 14-under-par. James Scarborough is holding down the second slot with -13, followed by four players at -12. The biggest set-back of the day belongs to Steve Smith who was tied for 12th going into this round, and is now tied for the 34th spot. Thanks Vijay Singh for shooting a 76 for Steve! To his credit, Steve is left with only two players after the cut. One of the biggest movers on Moving Day in Augusta was Phil Mickelson (-6), who assisted 13 of our mixers in getting a boost up the leaderbaord. Several of the mixers are hoping that Tiger and Rory will show up and play them into a higher position. It looks like a great day for a fantastic finish at The Masters!
Friday, April 6 2012: Five of our mixers chose Freddie Couples, who shot a blistering 67 (-5) today. Go Boom-Boom!! This helped to propel Steve Price and Marcel Sterling into a tie at 8 under at the midway point. James Scarborough is holding down solo third place. Eight mixers are just 2 shots back of the lead at -6. Sergio Garcia and Phil Mickelson both shot 68s to brighten the otherwise gloomy day of many of our mixers. The Blogette is hanging in there at the bottom of the ranks, and planning to move up on Moving Day. Hope everyone is enjoying the contest so far and finding this an interesting way to follow the tournament and your favorite players.
Thursday, April 5, 2012: Bubba Watson, Miguel Jimenez and Jason Dufner made the contestants who selected them very happy by posting scores of 69 today. Eight of our Masters Mixers are tied for first place, with only five shots separating the entire field. To find out who placed where, just scroll down to the next post to view our Masters Mix leaderboard. The players that everyone was counting on didn't come through for our Mixers. Those who chose Mickelson, Woods and McIlroy were disappointed by their first round scores.. Lee Westwood, the first round leader was not selected by anyone. Just goes to show, you never know about this game!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012: The field is set for our Masters Mix 2012 contest. Read below for background informaion on who the competitors are and who they think can shoot the lowest scores at Augusta National.
Bob Abney (Webster, IN) - a former Webster Pirate and friend of the blog, Bob is planning to play in the 2012 Invitational. He is a colorful character who previously owned a sanitation businesss in Florida and now lives back in his home territory of Richmond, IN.
Martin Kaymer
Hunter Mahan
Rory McIlroy
278 (-10)
David Aussicker (Dallas, TX) - a district manager for Bimbo Foods (formerly associated with Sara Lee), David is a regular on the GolfWeek Amateur Tour, and plays out of Charlotte. He will travel anywhere, anytime for a round of 18 holes. His team is already entered in the 2012 Invitational.
Jim Furyk
Luke Donald
Phil Mickelson
279 (-9)
Jim Beckman (Sebring, FL) - a man known by many names - Brother Love, Uncle Buck, Brutus and Jim-Bob to name a few. Jim has frequently won the prize for travelling farthest to play in the Invitational. We aren't sure, but we think the main reason he plays is for the Bloody Marys.
Jim Furyk
KJ Choi - MC
Phil Mickelson
281 (-7)
Sara Beckman (Hagerstown, IN) - aka The Blogette. Sara is a three-year veteran of the Invitational scoring table and a life-long veteran of the Lazy-Boy on Masters Sunday. Trying hard not to finish second!
Graeme McDowell
Luke Donald
Geoff Ogilvy
277 (-11)
Les Bradstreet (Manchester, England) - district sales manager for Lowe's in the Columbia area. Les is a veteran golfer who plays on both sides of The Pond. This extensive practice comes in handy on the Columbia Amateur Tour as Les is known for scoring well under presssure.
Sergio Garcia
Martin Laird
Phil Mickelson
271 (-17)
David Brock (Spartanburg, SC) - better known as The Brock Star by his golfing buddies, David's day job involves selling commercial real estate for E R Wilder. Always multi-tasking, he can talk on his cell phone, manage his golf bets, and hit the ball all at the same time.
David Toms
Freddie Couples
Lucas Glover - MC
Tiger Woods
280 (-8)
Mike Evans (Buffalo, NY) - Mike made his way to Columbia from Buffalo by way of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is the tournament co-chairman and will host the after-party for the 2012 Invitational. As the general manager of Pearlz, he is lucky to find a free day to practice his game.
Keegan Bradley
Ross Fisher
Hunter Mahan
Phil Mickelson
275 (-13)
Kevin Ford (Columbia, SC) - a long-hitting left hander, Kevin wears two gloves to grip it and rip it. He is a three-year Invitational player, and made an eagle last year to win the $500 skin pot.
Kyle Stanley - MC
Webb Simpson
Bill Haas
Phil Mickelson
273 (-15)
Scott Gaines (Cape Girardeau, MO) - As a 3-year veteran player, I'm sure Scott would say the highlight of his Invitational career was being on the team that won the 2012 skin pot. He supports many charities in the Midlands by playing in various tournaments.
Keegan Bradley
Gary Woodland
Hunter Mahan
Tiger Woods
279 (-9)
Wes Gentry (Lexington, SC) - Wes owns a poultry company in Saluda, SC. He is an avid golfer and plays as a member of Aiken's highly rated Palmetto Golf Club. We are always happy to welcome a newcomer to the Blog and are so pleased that Wes is jumping into the Masters Mix with both feet.
Gary Woodland
Hunter Mahan
Tiger Woods
279 (-9)
Wes Gentry (Lexington, SC) - Wes owns a poultry company in Saluda, SC. He is an avid golfer and plays as a member of Aiken's highly rated Palmetto Golf Club. We are always happy to welcome a newcomer to the Blog and are so pleased that Wes is jumping into the Masters Mix with both feet.
Aaron Baddeley
Webb Simpson
Luke Donald
Phil Mickelson
279 (-9)
Charles Howell III
Justin Rose
Phil Mickelson
280 (-8)
Bill Hahn (Michigan City, IN) - retired from 25 years as a successful high school basketball coach, Bill's career includes a 5-year stint as Ball State's associate head coach. He plays golf every chance he gets and is a big fan of the Masters. A former player recently got him tournament passes resulting in a once-in-a-lifetime chance to stay at The Director's house. Come back anytime!!
Padraig Harrington
Jim Furyk
Luke Donald
Tiger Woods
278 (-10)
Mike Hooks (Myrtle Beach, SC) - new to the Blog, but no stranger to the Invitational, Mike is the general manager of Olive Garden in the Harbison area. Olive Garden has been generous in donating prizes to our tournament in past years. Fellow golfers describe him as methodical and a great green-side coach.
YE Yang
Rory Sabbatini - MC
Bubba Watson
Rory McIlroy
276 (-12)
Ricky Jackson (West Columbia, SC) - this Blog favorite seems to shine most brightly in our contests. He is a proven "picker" in football, and now we will see how he does in the Masters Mix. His teams have also done well in the Invitiational the past three years. As a contractor, he seems to be able to nail things down, or ...hit the nail on the head.... or something!
Keegan Bradley
Webb Simpson
Bubba Watson
Rory McIlroy
276 (-12)
Matt Johnson (Columbia, SC) - a real player, he may just have the best pick in the field - his new fiance, Amy! Matt will be happy to sell you a new Mercedes from Dick Dyer if you stop out to visit him there. He knows the Masters field well, but Matt is still trying to figure out how to beat the older "masters" around here.
Jonathan Byrd
Sergio Garcia
Zach Johnson
Rickie Fowler
275 (-13)
Pete Kleemoff (Lexington, SC) - better known here on the Blog as "Bigfoot", we finally got an official photo of him. As a winner of our Bowl Edition of Pigskin Picks, he has proven to be a contender in the majors. Pete has his team ready for the 2012 Invitaitonal, and is just using this as a warm-up.
Keegan Bradley
Miguel Jimenez
Bubba Watson
Rory McIlroy
282 (-6)
Patrick Korb (Rochester, NY) - this Camping World service manager is the biggest Blog fan we know. Patrick is a veteran Invitational player, and has improved his standing each year. Patrick is looking to win his second blog contest this year and wants that new shirt!
YE Yang
Sergio Garcia
Charl Schwartzel
Rory McIlroy
273 (-15)
Eric Kuykendall (Charlotte, NC) - as a bartemder at Jocks and Jills, Eric adds a lot to their friendly atmosphere. However, he is no stranger to the golf course and plays quite a respectable game of golf. Eric will no doubt have an eye on one of the many TVs at J&J watching the Augusta action. He would welcome your compnay during this week's tournament, or during the week of May 3-6 when the PGA tour hits Quail Hollow in Charlotte.
Brandt Snedeker
Rory Sabbatini - MC
Lucas Glover - MC
Phil Mickelson
279 (-9)
Jose Lagos (Honduras) - as a blog sponsor, Jose owns Lagos Embroidery and is the official monogrammer of The Invitaional. He plays the amateur golf circuit, and his home club is Orangeburg CC. He is a fierce competitor and a gentleman, who enjoys meeting other golfers and socializing with them.
Keegan Bradley
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Phil Mickelson
281 (-7)
John Livoti (Brooklyn, NY) - John is the tour director for the GolfWeek Amateur Tour/Columbia and also president of JDL Marketing in Greenville. This cagey old Dodger fan enjoys playing and talking golf (or any sport for that matter). He loves watching golfers compete and seeing the interesting ways a tournament can play out.
Jonathan Byrd
Jim Furyk
Bill Haas
Phil Mickelson
269 (-19)
Jamie Mabe (Lexington, SC) - this Clemson senior is no stranger to our blog contests. He is assistant tournament director for The Invitational, and is a past-champion from 2009. He looks like he is going to make his way through calculus and has figured out a way to graduate with a management degree. Proud of you, dawg!!
Kyle Stanley - MC
Webb Simpson
Adam Scott
Tiger Woods
274 (-14)
Dave Martin (Effingham, IL) - a sweet-swingin' PGA pro out of WildeWood CC here in Columbia. He is faithful to the Invitational tournament and gives our Masters Mix field a true "professional" touch. Dave is a true student of the game....we will see if he passes this test with flying colors.
Mike Weir - MC
Graeme McDowell
Luke Donald
Rory McIlroy
278 (-10)
Drew McKinney (Cary, NC) - a former assistant golf pro at Golden Hills in Lexington, Drew currently is a claims adjuster for Nationwide Insurance and lives in the Raleigh area. Drew has always worked hard on his golf game and taken it seriously, but reports indicate that he has found life outside the pro shop quite exciting.
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Jason Dufner
Graeme McDowell
Luke Donald
Tiger Woods
274 (-14)
Robert Peeler (Gaffney, SC) - majoring in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, this Clemson senior can't wait for the semester to end so he can get back out on the bag for Nationwide player Chip Deason. You can check out their earlier story on the blog by going to older posts about the Dream Team. We understand that Robert has worked hard in the weight room to be able to manage the big tour bag.
Jonathan Byrd
Charles Howell III
Hunter Mahan
Phil Mickelson
276 (-12)
Darryl Phelps (Lugoff, SC) - Mr. Nice Guy has supported The Invitational tournament the past three years as a player. He loves golf and works hard at sharpening his game so he can improve his status on the course. His friends used to wonder if his recent marriage would increase the "honey-do" list and interfere with time for golf. However, his lovely bride allows him time for fun as long as he helps her with her golf game.
YE Yang
Graeme McDowell
Charl Schwartzel
Matt Kuchar
276 (-12)
Ronnie Platner (Augusta, GA) - a past Invitational champion in 2009, Ronnie makes his living as a surveyor. His professional skills have come into play as a pre-tournament volunteer. Recent lessons are having a positive impact on scoring, so his 2012 team should be pleased with all his practice time at Golden Hills under the direction of pro Steve Larrick.
Jason Day - WD
Graeme McDowell
Adam Scott
Rory McIlroy
272 (-16)
Steve Price (West Columbia, SC) - this blog sponsor has been a tournament presence since the beginning. Sundance Motors takes more of his time than his golf game, but maybe that will change someday. Also known as The Shooter, Steve will shoot a good score at the course, shoot you a great price on a used car and will shoot the breeze with you at the pub. He might even buy you a shooter! Shoot!!
Brandt Snedeker
Freddie Couples
Bubba Watson
Phil Mickelson
276 (-12)
Jason Rader (Richmond, IN) - This former Marine is a big sports fan who is counting on the hometown fave Bo Van Pelt going low at Augusta. Jason primarily concentrates on rooting for the Cincinnati Bengals and IU basketball, but he is branching out into new territory with golf.
Bo Van Pelt
Vijay Singh
Adam Scott
Tiger Woods
284 (-4)
James Scarborough (Columbia, SC) - although he has been a reliable volunteer for The Invitational, this is James' first exposure on the blog. He is an IT consultant for Tec Support Group in Columbia, and we plan to put this set of skills to use in assisting with leaderboard scoring this year.
Jason Dufner
Sergio Garcia
Trevor Immelman
Phil Mickelson
278 (-10)
Bob Showalter (Naples, FL) - living the good life in Naples, Bob is a former elementary school principal and Big Ten basketball official. Better known in Indiana as "Bad-Call Bob", he now serves as a starter at one of those high-dollar courses. We have better photos of Bob, but we just had to use this one because of the setting. Did you recognize the Masters leaderboard in the background?
YE Yang
Freddie Couples
KJ Choi - MC
Nick Watney
278 (-10)
Steve Smith (Louisville, KY) - Who is this guy with the hair? Well, that would be Steve pranking at the inaugural Invitational tournament. This year, Steve is serving on the tournament committee as Tournament Co-Chair. We couldn't do it without this go-to guy. If you're looking for a camper, stop by Camping World and look him up. If you're looking for a golf game, we are warning you that he has improved greatly since this photo was taken.
Jason Day - WD
Vijay Singh
KJ Choi - MC
Rory McIlroy
275 (-13)
Trip Smith (Greensboro, NC) - an account exec with Varrow Inc., which provides world-class technology solutions. A chance meeting made him a new friend of the Blog and hopefully, we will see a team from Greensboro in the 2012 Invitational.
Jason Day - WD
Graeme McDowell
KJ Choi - MC
Tiger Woods
276 (-12)
Marcel Sterling (Port Huron, MI) - this fun-loving guy is a former hockey stand-out from Michigan. He is a past champion Invitational player who is always in the mix. No surprise he would join us for this contest. He plays at Golden Hills in Lexington and his golf swing does not resemble his hockey moves.
Jason Dufner
Freddie Couples
Hunter Mahan
Tiger Woods
276 (-12)
Lyle Waddell (McVille, ND) - When you see Lyle, you see the smile! As an avid golfer, Lyle is always up for a playing in a tournament. He is a drummer for Triple Play Band, a three-piece group playing R&B, rock and top 40 hits. He plays both golf and music all over the state.
Sean O'Hair
Miguel Jimenez
Lucas Glover - MC
Steve Stricker
273 (-15)
Lawrence Whiteside (Morganton, NC) - this high-ranking military official at Fort Jackson is a regular player on the GolfWeek Amateur circuit. He is a positive person on the golf course who is always thinking "first place". Lawrence is a great guy with a terrific sense of humor, who will be a great addition to the 2012 Invitational.
YE Yang
Graeme McDowell
Adam Scott
Tiger Woods
276 (-12)
Kenny Wilhelm (Lexington, SC) - a loyal blog sponsor and Invitational player, Kenny presently is on the injured list with a busted finger. He will have to satisfy the urge to play via the Golf Channel. Best wishes for quick healing and a speedy return to playing every week.
Brandt Snedeker
Freddie Couples
Charl Schwartzel
Tiger Woods
276 (-12)
Unfortunately, Wednesday's Par 3 Contest was cancelled at Augusta National due to storms in the area. How disappointing for the fans and the kids who caddy for their fathers and grandfathers. A number of players were able to complete their rounds, with Padraig Harrington and Jonathan Byrd finishing with the lowest scores posted. This may not be a good omen for those who chose them in the Masters Mix. Although, they are not technically the winners, we all know that winning the Par 3 is a jinx for the "real tournament". Anyone who picked Mark Wilson (who?) or Thomas Bjorn picked players who had a hole-in-one today. Now...If you can name the future Masters player pictured above, we have a nice prize for sending that name in (along with your own!) to johnsara@bellsouth.net. First to respond with the correct name wins!! HInt: This future phenom's name is already elsewhere on the Blog...
WE HAVE A WINNER - - - Diane Verellen from Anderson, SC (friend of the Blog) was the first to identify Logan Beckman. She wins a dozen Srixon golf balls and tour golf hat. She asked that the golf balls be donated to Logan with this remark, "If he is going to play at Augusta, he's going to need them!" Logan is the 5-year-old grandson of the Director and the Blogette, and already has a team entered in the 2027 Invitational.
2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah
In honor of the PGA Championship being held at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, we are introducing our newest contest in which our Invitational friends select a foursome of PGA players to compete for them in the final major of the year. Contestants will select four players in the tournament field to be on their team. You will see below four columns of PGA pros playing in the final major of 2012. Here's how the game is played:
- Choose one player from each column to create your team.
- We will take the best score among your four players after round one, and post that as your Round 1 score.
- We will take the best score among your four players after round two and combine it with your round one score. That will be posted as your Round 2 (36-hole) score.
- At the cut, if any of your players are cut, they are cut from your team. You do not get the opportunity to replace them. Therefore, if all of your players miss the cut, you are out of the contest. So sad! If only one of your players misses the cut, you continue to round three and four with only those three players. If two of your players are cut, you continue with only the two remaining players, and so on. If all of your players go on to round 3 and 4, you get to use any of their scores as your low score for the round.
- We will continue to take your best score from among your remaining players for round three and round four to come up with a four-round total. Low score for the 72-hole total wins our contest.
- The first tiebreaker will be your prediction for the actual 72-hole score by any player that wins the 2012 PGA Championship. (That player does not have to be on your orignal team.)
- Second tiebreaker your 18-hole low round score.
- Third tiebreaker total first round scores of your four players.
- No entry fee required!!
Adam Scott Robert Allenby
Tiger Woods Aaron Baddeley
Lee Westwood Keegan Bradley
Nick Watney Jonathan Byrd
Bubba Watson Lucas Glover
Bo Van Pelt Retief Goosen
David Toms Bill Haas
Steve Stricker Padraig Harrington
Rory McIlroy Phil Mickelson
Graeme McDowell Sean O’Hair
Hunter Mahan Geoff Ogilvy
Justin Rose Francesco Molinari
Column C Column D
Jason Dufner Peter Hanson
Martin Kaymer Dustin Johnson
Matt Kuchar Zach Johnson
Ricky Fowler Sergio Garcia
Paul Lawrie Nicolas Colsaerts
Webb Simpson Ian Poulter
Thomas Bjorn Charl Schwartzel
Brandt Snedeker Paul Casey
Kyle Stanley Ernie Els
Ben Crane Tim Clark
Jim Furyk Darren Clarke
John Daly Charles Howell
Luke Donald Tommy Gainey
The tiebreaker is the winning score of the tournament champion. This does not have to be one of the players you choose for your team...just the winning total score for 72 holes played.
The tiebreaker is the winning score of the tournament champion. This does not have to be one of the players you choose for your team...just the winning total score for 72 holes played.
FINAL RESULTS: Jose Lagos, "The Super Stitcher", is the wire-to-wire champion of our PGA at the Ocean Course at Kiawah contest. The Blogette was all over the leaderboard this weekend, moving from 1st to as low as 18th. She finished in 2nd place with Daniel Hardy and Kenny Wilhelm, who made consistent showings with their selections. Poor Bad-Call Bob spent most of the weekend at the bottom of the roster, but has certainly been a good sport about it. We hope everyone enjoyed this fun and exciting way to keep up with the final Major of 2012.
THIRD ROUND RESULTS: Jose Lagos continues to lead our PGA at Kiawah contest at 11 under par. Daniel Hardy, Kenny Wilhelm and Randy Woodward are just two strokes behind at -9. Six players are within 4 shots of the lead. The weather system was the real mover on "moving day" - moving everyone off the course at a quick pace. The fourth round promises to be exciting and will provide answers to the big question - Can the Super Stitcher (Jose) be a wire to wire winner? Final results will be posted ASAP after the last putt is holed.
SECOND ROUND RESULTS: Super Stitcher Jose Lagos finds himself all alone in first place after two rounds. Eight players are tied for 2nd place one stroke behind. What a nasty day at the Ocean Course with only four PGA players managing to break par. The Blogette plummeted from T1 all the way down to solo 18th. Many of our contestants' players survived for the weekend due to the cut-line being at +6. This opens the door for any of our players to have a shot at being our contest winner. Will Tiger follow the weather....warming up for a hot round or get blown about by an ocean breeze? Check back with us after Round Three...
FIRST ROUND RESULTS: Round One results are in and The Blogette is oh-so-happy. After an embarassingly dismal showing in the Masters Mix, she is thrilled to be sharing the top-spot with Super Stitcher Jose Lagos. There is a huge knot of contestants at 68 (-4), so plenty of room for movin' and groovin' up and down the leaderboard. Sad to say, but Bad Call Bob Showalter is living up to his name in last place.
LEADERBOARD
PLAYER
Hometown
|
Round 1
|
Round 2
|
Round 3
|
Round 4
|
Total
| |
1
|
JOSE
|
67
|
71
|
67
|
66
|
271
|
2
|
SARA BECKMAN
|
67
|
75
|
67
|
66
|
275
|
2
|
DANIEL HARDY
|
68
|
71
|
68
|
68
|
275
|
2
|
KENNY WILHELM
|
68
|
71
|
68
|
68
|
275
|
5
|
LYLE WADDELL
|
68
|
73
|
67
|
69
|
277
|
6
|
BOB ABNEY
|
68
|
73
|
67
|
70
|
278
|
6
|
TIM HOSKINS
|
68
|
71
|
71
|
68
|
278
|
6
|
PETE KLEMMOFF
|
68
|
71
|
71
|
68
|
278
|
6
|
RANDY WOODWARD
|
68
|
71
|
68
|
71
|
278
|
6
|
DAVID AUSSICKER
|
70
|
71
|
68
|
69
|
278
|
11
|
WES GENTRY
|
68
|
71
|
72
|
68
|
279
|
11
|
RICKY JACKSON
|
68
|
75
|
68
|
68
|
279
|
11
|
JAMIE MABE
|
69
|
71
|
68
|
71
|
279
|
11
|
PHIL ROBINSON
|
69
|
71
|
68
|
71
|
279
|
15
|
JOHN LIVOTI
|
68
|
71
|
70
|
71
|
280
|
16
|
JOSH SCOTT
|
68
|
71
|
73
|
69
|
281
|
16
|
SCOTT GAINES
|
69
|
71
|
69
|
72
|
281
|
16
|
MATT GLOWACKI
|
72
|
71
|
70
|
68
|
281
|
19
|
KEVIN PETERMAN
|
69
|
71
|
70
|
72
|
282
|
19
|
MICHAEL PHELPS
|
71
|
73
|
67
|
71
|
282
|
19
|
MARCEL
|
68
|
75
|
71
|
68
|
282
|
22
|
JIM BECKMAN
|
72
|
71
|
67
|
73
|
283
|
22
|
WES GRAVES
|
72
|
73
|
67
|
71
|
283
|
22
|
RONNIE PLATNER
|
70
|
71
|
74
|
68
|
283
|
22
|
ROBERT PEELER
|
68
|
76
|
68
|
71
|
283
|
22
|
JUSTIN MEHAFFEY
|
68
|
75
|
70
|
70
|
283
|
27
|
ROBERT OMAR
|
71
|
73
|
69
|
71
|
284
|
28
|
BOB SHOWALTER
|
73
|
75
|
75
|
70
|
293
|
Meet the players and their teams:
Bob Abney (Webster, IN) - a former Webster Pirate and king of email jokes, Bob is a colorful character who previously owned a sanitation businesss in Florida and now lives back in his home territory of Richmond, IN. He is a loyal supporter of the blog. Geoff Ogilvy
Matt Kuchar
Dustin Johnson
282 (-6)
David Aussicker (Dallas, TX) - a district manager for Bimbo Foods (formerly associated with Sara Lee), David is a regular on the GolfWeek Amateur Tour, and plays out of Charlotte. He will travel anywhere, anytime for a round of 18 holes. His team is already entered in the 2012 Invitational.
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Ian Poulter
283 (-5)
Jim Beckman (Sebring, FL) - a man known by many names - Brother Love, Uncle Buck, Brutus and Jim-Bob to name a few. He cannot wait for his Buckeyes to take the field this season. We aren't sure, but we think the main reason he travels so far to play in The Invitational is for the Bloody Marys.
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Zach Johnson
282 (-6)
Sara Beckman (Hagerstown, IN) - aka The Blogette. Sara is a three-year veteran of the Invitational scoring table. Loves the Majors, hates the back-to-school blues.
Padraig Harrington
Luke Donald
Charl Schwartzel
283 (-5)
Scott Gaines (Cape Girardeau, MO) - As a 3-year veteran player, I'm sure Scott would say the highlight of his Invitational career was being on the team that won the 2012 skin pot. He works hard on his game and his team is looking forward to playing Spring Valley.
Padraig Harrington
Brandt Snedeker
Sergio Garcia
280 (-8)
Wes Gentry (Lexington, SC) - Wes owns a poultry company in Saluda, SC. He is an avid golfer and plays as a member of Aiken's highly rated Palmetto Golf Club. We are happy that Wes is a returning contestant to our PGA at Kiawah game.
Tiger Woods
Keegan Bradley
Webb Simpson
Dustin Johnson
Keegan Bradley
Webb Simpson
Dustin Johnson
278 (-10)
Phil Mickelson
Brankt Snedeker
Ernie Els
287 (-1)
Wes Graves (
Bill Haas
Jason Dufner
Zach Johnosn
277 (-11)
Daniel Hardy (Lexington, SC) - Daniel is the reigning 2011 Invitational co-champion. He is currently working on his newly acquired desk-job more than his golf game. This may be affecting his wing pounding sessions as well, but we know the big guy will be ready when he hits the first tee.
Tiger Woods
Keegan Bradley
Jason Dufner
Dustin Johnson
288 (Even)
Tim Hoskins (Covington, KY) - this Wildcat fan played small college basketball in Kentucky and played six years professional basketball overseas. He claims to be a near-scratch golfer out of Ponderosa CC and believes he has put together the winning team. He plans to add his portion of the $675 prize money into his account the day following the Invitational.
Tiger Woods
Keegan Bradley
Matt Kuchar
Ernie Els
280 (-8)
Ricky Jackson (West Columbia, SC) - this cagey veteran picker seems to shine most brightly in our contests. He is a proven winner in football contests, and is trying his hand at this one. His teams have also done well in the Invitiational the past three years. As a contractor, he seems to be able to nail things down, or ...hit the nail on the head.... or something!
Adam Scott
Keegan Bradley
Jason Dufner
Dustin Johnson
284 (-4)
Pete Kleemoff (Lexington, SC) - better known here on the Blog as "Bigfoot", we finally got an official photo of him. As a winner of our Bowl Edition of Pigskin Picks, he has proven himself in the big leagues. Pete has his team ready for the 2012 Invitaitonal, and is very eager to play at Spring Valley CC. His Invitational team could be a top contender.
Tiger Woods
Keegan Bradley
Matt Kuchar
Dustin Johnson
287 (-1)
Jose Lagos (Honduras) - as a blog sponsor, Jose owns Lagos Embroidery and is the official monogrammer of The Invitaional. He plays the amateur golf circuit, and his home club is Orangeburg CC. He is a fierce competitor and a gentleman, who enjoys meeting other golfers and socializing with them.
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Jason Dufner
Sergio Garcia
286 (-2)
John Livoti (Brooklyn, NY) - John is the tour director for the GolfWeek Amateur Tour/Columbia and also president of JDL Marketing in Greenville. This cagey old Dodger fan enjoys playing and talking golf (or any sport for that matter). He loves watching golfers compete and seeing the interesting ways a tournament can play out.
Adam Scott
Phil Mickelson
Ricky Fowler
Dustin Johnson
280 (-8)
Jamie Mabe (Lexington, SC) - this Clemson senior is no stranger to our blog contests or the tournament. He is a past Invitational champion from 2009. He is a long hitter who is also well-known for making the "short ones" with a smile.
Tiger Woods
Jonathan Byrd
Jason Dufner
Dustin Johnson
283 (-5)
Justin Mehaffey (Columbia, SC) - Justin has been a faithful three-year volunteer for The Invitational and will be back with us again this September. He is a USC grad and can be found tending bar at Tin Roof. If you are looking for an icy beverage, pay him a visit most any evening.
Adam Scott
Geoff Ogilvy
Martin Kaymer
Darren Clarke
284 (-4)
Robert Omar (Augusta, GA) - Robert is a fun-loving, avid golfer and rumor has it he is looking to participate in the 2012 Invitational. He is vice-president in charge of Operations and Sales for Augusta Canvas Products in his "spare time". His resemblence to Craig Stadler reminds the Blogette of "The Walrus"....anyone else agree?
Hunter Mahan
Bill Haas
Matt Kuchar
Dustin Johnson
281 (-7)
Robert Peeler (Gaffney, SC) - While attending Clemson University to finish his degree, Robert is still working hard to become a professional caddy. Few people know the number of golf stats that he keeps in his mental filing system. We have no doubt that this ability will help him realize his dream of caddying on the PGA tour one day.
Graeme McDowell
Jonathan Byrd
Jason Dufner
Dustin Johnson
283 (-5)
Kevin Peterman (Greenville, SC) - This young man with a criminal justice degree from USC now works at Thirsty Fellow. He loves golf, but says his score is a crime. We hope it's just a misdemeanor, and nothing too serious! With the pen behind the ear, he looks like he is ready to write you a ticket, but he is just quick at taking your pizza order - mmmm!
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Ernie Els
282 (-6)
Michael Phelps (Augusta, GA) - He sure wouldn't float like the Olympic swimmer because he sells bricks for a living. He is a part-time professional caddy at Sage Valley, and will begin caddying at Augusta National within the next few months. Players would be lucky to have his advice, since he is an excellent golfer himself. We are watching with interest to see who he might bring on an Invitational team in September.
Bo Van Pelt
Bill Haas
Jason Dufner
Dustin Johnson
285 (-3)
Ronnie Platner (Augusta, GA) - a past Invitational champion in 2009, Ronnie makes his living as a surveyor. His professional skills have come into play as a pre-tournament volunteer. Recent lessons as well as a boost in his love life are having a positive impact on scoring, so his 2012 team should be pleased with all his practice time at Golden Hills under the direction of pro Steve Larrick.
Bubba Watson
Retief Goosen
Ricky Fowler
Ian Poulter
281 (-7)
Phil Robinson (Dallas, TX) - a retired military gentleman, Phil is the director of the Augusta GolfWeek Amateur Tour and makes that town his home. He has entered a team in the 2012 Invitational, and we are happy to have this fun-loving character in our blog contest.
Tiger Woods
Bill Haas
Jason Dufner
Zach Johnson
281 (-7)
Josh Scott (Rock Hill, SC) - Everyone will be looking forward to seeing Josh at registration as he is The Man with the plan for Bloody Marys. Josh untangles tax problems during the spring season in Rock Hill, and tends bar at the Vista Ale House in all other seasons.
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
John Daly
Sergio Garcia
279 (-9)
Bob Showalter (Naples, FL) - living the good life in Naples, Bob is a former elementary school principal and Big Ten basketball official. Better known in Indiana as "Bad-Call Bob", he is Uncle Bob to the Blogette. He now serves as a starter at one of those high-dollar courses near his retirement home for the priviledge of some free rounds. He has become a big Gamecock fan since attending a few games at Williams-Brice and proudly wears his USC hat up North. Nick Watney
Retief Goosen
Ricky Fowler
Paul Casey
288 (Even)
Marcel Sterling (Port Huron, MI) - this fun-loving guy is a former hockey stand-out from Michigan. He is a past champion Invitational player who is always in the mix. No surprise he would join us for this contest. He plays at Golden Hills in Lexington and his golf swing does not resemble his hockey moves.
Graeme McDowell
Keegan Bradley
Matt Kuchar
Ernie Els
284 (-4)
Lyle Waddell (McVille, ND) - When you see Lyle, you see the smile! As an avid golfer, Lyle is always up for a playing in a tournament. He is a drummer for Triple Play Band, a three-piece group playing R&B, rock and top 40 hits. He plays both golf and music all over the state.
Steve Stricker
Sean O'Hair
John Daly
Tommy Two-Gloves
289 (+1)
Kenny Wilhelm (Lexington, SC) - a loyal blog sponsor and Invitational player, Kenny is known as The Thin Man by his golfing buddies. He's not had much time on the course this summer due to working too hard at making money the old-fashioned way. Still, he is looking forward to a good time at the tournament in September.
Tiger Woods
Keegan Bradley
Jason Dufner
Dustin Johnson
285 (-3)
Randy Woodward (Evans, GA) - an electronic tech at BAE Systems in Aiken for the past 27 years, his ability to shoot whatever score needed to win on the GolfWeek amateur tour is electrifying. Among his non-golfing passions are cheering for the Atlanta Falcons and driving race cars. In fact, he will be racing to Atlanta for Monday Night Football after the tournament on Sept. 17. He has filled his team roster for the Invitational with cousins Ernie and Lamar....keeping it all in the family, eh?
Graeme McDowell
Phil Mickelson
Jason Dufner
Charl Schwartzel
277 (-11)
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