2006 OWGR Review

Most Improved: Robert Karlsson was ranked 195th at this point last year and is now 34th. That is essentially a jump from being a Tier 71 player to a Tier 5 player. I hadn't even heard of him before this year, but he made his mark in 2006. Random note from looking at Tier 5: It would have been quite interesting if Karlsson's given name were Peter.

Honorable Mention: Joe Durant (102 - 32)

Most Consistent: Davis Love III is not only in the same tier he was one year ago. He is also in the exact same place he was in the OWGR at that time. Posting a win once every couple of years will do that for you.

Honorable Mention: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson

Biggest Slide: John Daly only received OWGR points for 4 events in 2006 and slid from 28th to 144th. So much for that Ryder Cup campaign.

Dishonorable Mention: Mark Hensby (35 - 139), Justin Leonard (29 - 105)

2006	2005
Tier I	Tier I
Tiger Woods	Tiger Woods
Tier II	Tier II
Jim Furyk	Vijay Singh
Phil Mickelson	Phil Mickelson
Adam Scott	Retief Goosen
Vijay Singh	Ernie Els
Retief Goosen	Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald	Jim Furyk
Ernie Els	Adam Scott
Sergio Garcia	Chris DiMarco
Geoff Ogilvy	Kenny Perry
Padraig Harrington	Angel Cabrera
Henrik Stenson	David Toms
Trevor Immelman	Luke Donald
David Howell	Padraig Harrington
Paul Casey	Colin Montgomerie
David Toms	Michael Campbell
Davis Love III	Davis Love III
Colin Montgomerie	Paul McGinley
Jose Maria Olazabal	David Howell
Chris DiMarco	Darren Clarke
Angel Cabrera	Tim Clark
Tim Clark	Thomas Bjorn
Stewart Cink	Fred Couples
Michael Campbell	Bart Bryant
Chad Campbell	Stewart Cink
Stuart Appleby	Scott Verplank
Rod Pampling
Tier III	Tier III
K. J. Choi	Jose Maria Olazabal
Darren Clarke	John Daly
Tier IV	Tier IV
Nick O'Hern	Justin Leonard
Ian Poulter	Stuart Appleby
Joe Durant	Miguel Angel Jimenez
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Tier V	Tier V
Carl Petersson	Ben Crane
Robert Karlsson	Mark Hensby

Desperate time - Desperate measures

Golf lesson of the week: Make sure you don't let your golf clubs settle too close to your trunk latch.

Last month my trunk got stuck shut because some plastic from my golf bag wedged in the trunk latch. Worsening the issue was the fact that my purse was trapped in the trunk. It is amazing what the mind can come up with to rescue something valuable. One of my crazier, although not too serious, thoughts was, Maybe if I pay someone to run their car into the back of mine the trunk lid will be jarred open. However, my craziest imagined scenario went something like this:

[Find a police car and speed past it, so I get pulled over.]
Officer: May I see your driver's license and proof of insurance.
Me: Gladly, officer. Here is my insurance, but you'll have to break into my trunk to get my ID.

Fortunately, I am still of sound mind, so the option that won out was taking it to the dealer to pull out the back seat. Unfortunately, all the struggling to turn the key in the trunk ruined the key. That led to some discordance between my key and the ignition. Fortunately, I have the original key, so all the problems are now solved.

RWWGR Tiers

Tier I

Annika Sorenstam

Tier II

Lorena Ochoa

Tier III

Karrie Webb ↓

Cristie Kerr

Tier IV

Juli Inkster

Paula Creamer

Ai Miyazato

Jeong Jang

Shiho Ohyama

Michelle Wie

Pat Hurst

Mi Hyun Kim

Tier V

Yuri Fudoh ↓

OWGR Tiers

Tier I

Tiger Woods

Tier II

Jim Furyk

Phil Mickelson

Tier III

Adam Scott

Vijay Singh

Retief Goosen ↑

Ernie Els

Tier IV

Luke Donald ↑

Geoff Ogilvy ↑

Sergio Garcia ↑

Henrik Stenson*

Tier V

Padraig Harrington*

RWWGR Tiers

Tier I

Annika Sorenstam

Tier II

Lorena Ochoa

Karrie Webb

Tier III

Cristie Kerr

Tier IV

Juli Inkster

Paula Creamer

Jeong Jang

Ai Miyazato

Shiho Ohyama

Michelle Wie

Pat Hurst ↑

Mi Hyun Kim*

Yuri Fudoh*

Tier V

Se-Ri Pak*

Hee-Won Han*

Seon-Hwa Lee*

Natalie Gulbis*

Jee Young Lee*

* = New adds

OWGR Tiers

Tier I

Tiger Woods

Tier II

Jim Furyk

Phil Mickelson

Tier III

Adam Scott

Vijay Singh

Ernie Els

Tier IV

Retief Goosen ↓

Tier V

Luke Donald ↓↓

Sergio Garcia ↓

Geoff Ogilvy

RWWGR Tiers

Tier I

Annika Sorenstam

Tier II

Lorena Ochoa

Karrie Webb

Tier III

Cristie Kerr

Tier IV

Juli Inkster ↓

Paula Creamer

Ai Miyazato ↑

Jeong Jang ↑

Michelle Wie ↑

Shiho Ohyama*

Tier V

Pat Hurst

* = New adds

Bragging Interlude

Just a brief note to brag about one of my fantasy golf teams. At this point in the 4th quarter of PGATour.com's Salary Cap Cup I am 16th in the standings. I doubt the good fortune will continue until the end of the season, but "Hooray!" while it lasts. :)

Great Scott!

The tiers are back up because they give me a perspective to talk about things.

Despite only one win so far this year - and that in Singapore - Adam Scott has stealthily climbed to number 4 in the world rankings. Of course, big names like Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, and Retief Goosen have helped out a bit with their unimpressive play of late. With Phil Mickelson shutting down for the season, Scott can gain on him, but it is doubtful he could pass him at this point. It is unlikely that Scott will play more that 3 or 4 more events himself.

Jim Furyk is back ahead of Mickelson and should finish the year at number 2 playing a few more events before the season ends. It is also likely that Luke Donald will finish the year as the top European, but we'll see how that plays out.

OWGR Tiers

Tier I

Tiger Woods

Tier II

Jim Furyk

Phil Mickelson

Tier III

Adam Scott

Vijay Singh

Ernie Els

Retief Goosen

Luke Donald

Tier IV

Sergio Garcia ↓

Tier V

Geoff Ogilvy ↓↓

Shamble 15 Answers

Byron Nelson - Remarkable, kind, genuine, dignified, gracious, fantastic, admirable, generous...

(bonus word) ...gentleman.

Shamble 15 - Byron Nelson Special Edition

A single quote cannot do the memory of Byron Nelson justice, so I have compiled a list of adjectives used to describe him. When they are unscrambled, the letters in parentheses (_) reveal a noun used to describe Lord Byron.

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Best Ball 23 Answer

"He's just a big heap of energy swirling around in the room." - Robert Karlsson on Sergio Garcia

Best Ball 23

The Ryder Cup has given me hope on finding good quotes again. They were available in spades last week. I've turned a couple of my favorites into puzzles this week. Today's puzzle features Robert Karlsson on Sergio Garcia. The quote is short but I don't have time to make it anything fancier than a cryptogram today.

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Ryder Cup Review

And now it's time for an analysis of where I went wrong in my Ryder Cup preview.

1. Tiger Woods vs. Sergio Garcia - Woods Garcia - Garcia continues his role as clown prince of the Ryder Cup.
2. Jim Furyk vs. Luke Donald - Furyk Donald - Breaking news! Luke Donald has broken Sergio's reign as the top European player in the Official World Golf Rankings.
3. Phil Mickelson vs. Henrik Stenson - Mickelson Stenson - It seems most people agree that Mickelson's performance was the biggest disappointment of the event.
4. David Toms vs. David Howell - Howell - Being a Howell fan proved to be correct.
5. Chris DiMarco vs. Colin Montgomerie - Montgomerie - If you combine Monty's singles record with Garcia's teamplay record, you would just about have the perfect Ryder Cup man.
6. Chad Campbell vs. Padraig Harrington - Harrington Campbell - Well, I thought this choice was obvious, but Harrington was Europe's biggest disappointment with only 1/2 of a point. Campbell only fared slightly better with two halves.
7. Stewart Cink vs. Jose Maria Olazabal - Cink - Ollie collected 1/2 of a point more than Cink, but I'm still saying I was right here for two reasons. Olazabal's points were largely influenced by Garcia. Cink's win in Sunday's singles was quite impressive.
8. Scott Verplank vs. Darren Clarke - Verplank Clarke - I repent of doubting Clarke. Verplank also did well when he had the chance to play, but the inspiration surrounding Clarke wins out.
9. Zach Johnson vs. Paul Casey - Casey - I look forward to seeing if Casey's match play prowess of late translates back to stroke play as the regular season continues. 10. Vaughn Taylor vs. Robert Karlsson - Karlsson - Karlsson had the dubious privilege of playing against Tiger on Sunday marring his rookie Ryder Cup record.
11. J. J. Henry vs. Lee Westwood - Henry Westwood - I was right that Henry would do well, but I was wrong to doubt Westwood.
12. Brett Wetterich vs. Paul McGinley - McGinley - Well, McGinley didn't do that great, but he did do better than Wetterich

Ryder Cup on Paper

I've run a little analysis of the Ryder Cup by comparing the players in order of their official world golf rank.

1. Tiger Woods vs. Sergio Garcia - Woods - Ryder Cup records may favor Garcia, but I think Woods is getting a little better handle on the concept of a team event. And last week's match play aside, who's gonna bet against his current form.
2. Jim Furyk vs. Luke Donald - Furyk - Donald is good, but Furyk is better. 'Nuff said.
3. Phil Mickelson vs. Henrik Stenson - Mickelson - Tough call here, but I'm going with Mickelson's experience despite Stenson's recent win.
4. David Toms vs. David Howell - Howell - Both have been hit and miss, but not allowing myself to pick draws and I'm a Howell fan.
5. Chris DiMarco vs. Colin Montgomerie - Montgomerie - Boy, oh boy, what a choice! Grinder Dimarco or Ryder Cup royalty.
6. Chad Campbell vs. Padraig Harrington - Harrington - Finally an easy choice!
7. Stewart Cink vs. Jose Maria Olazabal - Cink - Cink is sharpening his game right on schedule.
8. Scott Verplank vs. Darren Clarke - Verplank - Clarke's got something to fight for, but the pressure is on and Verplank is a grinder.
9. Zach Johnson vs. Paul Casey - Casey - Properly hating means knowing your opponent wants to win just as much you do and now is the time to be competitive. Casey is ready to keep that Cup.
10. Vaughn Taylor vs. Robert Karlsson - Karlsson - Karlsson has been in quite good form of late.
11. J. J. Henry vs. Lee Westwood - Henry - I'm with the doubters on the Westwood pick.
12. Brett Wetterich vs. Paul McGinley - McGinley - An Irishman in Ireland.

In summary, Americans 6, Europeans 6. As for the fourball and foursomes, I'm guessing the Euros have a slight edge, say 7½ - 8½. That makes my final call Europe keeps the Cup in a closely fought showdown ending 14½ - 13½. So there, I agree with everyone that says that we're the underdogs this year, but I don't think it is as drastic as it looks at first glance.

Where did I disappear to?

(A) La-la Land
(B) An LPGA tournament
(C) Out of town
(D) All of the above

You're right! It's "(D) All of the above." Since this is a golf blog not a personal life blog, I'll leave out the details of (A) and (C) and highlight the golf tournament.

The John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by SemGroup, soon to be known as the SemGroup Championship presented by John Q. Hammons, brought the LPGA back to Tulsa last week. As usual, I did my part to get involved. It was my second year to work in the scoring trailer, and here are some notes:

• Like any winner probably would, Cristie Kerr read over her scorecard about 5 times to make sure it was right before turning it in.
• There at the end I was doing triple duty as a scorecard collector/caddie bib collector/marshall. At least I got practice on caddie services before next year's PGA Championship. But really, people, the tournament was shorthanded this year. Get out there! Volunteer! Working behind the scenes like that can be a great experience!
• Finally, I know the tournament had to be moved away from the PGA Championship, but whose bright idea it was to reschedule the tournament to April 30 - May 6? It always storms the first week of May in Tulsa. Just when we've endeared the players to our little stop on tour we invite them just in time to have a party in the Renaissance Hotel's tornado shelter. Brilliant!
  

Best Ball 22 Answers

Clubhouse (Tiger, 2006 Bridgestone; Gary Hallberg, Indian Wells)
Trash Can (Phil Mickelson, 2006 U.S. Open; Angel Cabrera, 2000 U.S. Open)
Scoring Trailer (Unnamed LPGA player while I was inside the trailer, 2005 John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic)
Hospitality Tent (Several, of course, most recent of note: Phil Mickelson, 2006, U.S. Open)
Gorse Bush (Ernie Els, 2004 British Open)
Port-a-John (Tiger Woods, 1994 Byron Nelson)
Boulder (Tiger Woods, 1999 Phoenix Open)
Glass Bottle (Harry Bradshaw, 1949 British Open [left ball in bottle before striking])
Spectator's Lap (Multiple, i.e. Shaun Micheel, 2003 PGA Championship)
Scoreboard (Multiple, i.e. Annika Sorenstam, 2003 U.S. Women's Open)

Best Ball 22

After the drama of Tiger Woods' last hole last Friday at Firestone, I decided a crypto-set of notable obstructions would be interesting. Each of the following have come up in tournament play:


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Taking the Plunge

After years as a golf fan, I'm finally taking steps toward actually playing the game. I've got my grandpa's old clubs; I've got a friend who has decided to start playing, too; I don't have any more excuses. Tonight the golf addiction reaches a whole new level as I go to my first lesson.

Scramble-Up 19 Answer

"Being able to watch him, I'm not only a professional golfer but I'm also a fan." - Jason Gore on playing with Tiger Woods

Scramble-Up 19

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Cryptogram 18 Answer

"I have a better understanding of my mechanics and my putting stroke now, and overall I think I've made a bunch of strides since the last time I played here." - Tiger Woods

Cryptogram 18

Sunday was a bit of a yawn, but Tiger Woods has got even more experience on his side than he did back in 2000. We'd better settle in for some more of that excessive dominance.

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Scramble-Up 18 Answer

"The excitement of trying to be excited about winning and not scared of losing." - David Howell

Scramble-Up 18

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Mini-Crostic 17 Answers

A. (Nathan) Green, B. (Fred) Couples, C. Points, D. Fashion, E. Royal, F. Tripp, G. Purify, H. (Royal) Troon, I. Lion, J. Son
"In golf, as in no other sport, your principal opponent is yourself." - Herbert Warren Wind

Mini-Crostic 17

Today's quote is in honor of what would have been golf writer Herbert Warren Wind's 90th birthday:

A.		2006 Rookie of the year Australian candidate(L)		_		_		_		_		_
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B.		"Boom Boom"(L)		_		_		_		_		_		_	_
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C.		Ryder Cup standings numerical values		_		_		_		_		_		_
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D.		Adam Scott's "interest"		_		_		_		_		_		_	_
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Cryptogram 17 Answer

"Started out my career just hoping to get my card... and lo and behold, I got on a nice little run there." - Tiger Woods

Cryptogram 17

Here's what Tiger Woods had to say after his 50th win:

AHEBHST FNH IR OEBSSB LNAH DFWCMU HF USH IR OEBT...

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Scramble-Up 17 Answer

"I usually just end up babbling to myself. This golf course will do that to you." - Juli Inkster

Scramble-Up 17

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Cryptogram 16 Answer

"My best move in The Open Championship was probably '85 when I tackled the streaker there." - Peter Jacobsen

Cryptogram 16

Well, there don't seem to be many interesting quotes this week, but you can always count on Peter Jacobsen for something:

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Crypto-Set 2 Answers

(Tom or Bubba) Watson, (Mike) Weir, (Tiger) Woods, (Michelle) Wie, (Shani) Waugh, (Thaworn) Wiratchant, (Tim) Wilkinson(NW), (Lee) Westwood, (Karrie) Webb, (Ian) Woosnam

Crypto-Set 2

There have been so many "W" golfers on top of leaderboards around the world this week that I decided a cryptopuzzle of "W" golfers is in order.

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Scramble-Up 16 Answer

"It's going to be an awful lot of fun for me to go back home and see Mom and share this with her." - Tiger Woods

Scramble-Up 16

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"The thing about playing with Sergio and Freddie is that they get a good looking crowd. It was very enjoyable. I like playing with Freddie and Sergio." - Paul Casey

Cryptogram 15

I couldn't pass up this quote from Paul Casey after yesterday's round:


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Anagram Set 14 Answers

Carnoustie, St. Andrews, Troon, Muirfield, Prestwick, Musselburgh, Turnberry, Portrush, Lytham, Birkdale
Bonus: Ian Poulter

Anagram Set 14 - British Open

Today's anagram set features 10 Open Championship sites. Unscramble the letters marked by parentheses() to reveal my pick for the 2006 Open Champion. I can't really explain the pick because it's neither a sentimental favourite* nor a statistical favourite. I just asked myself, "Who might win this week?" and this is the first name that popped into my head.

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*British spelling in honour of the host country.

Word Search 2 Answer

"I'm the only one that affects my game." - Fuzzy Zoeller, when asked how recent Lasik surgery had affected his game

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I'm continuing to mix it up a bit with different puzzles. A quote from Fuzzy Zoeller this week forms a path through the above puzzle. The starting word is highlighted.

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