Round 1 Monty made a slew of lucky putts and has a 3 stroke lead in the BO. I'm sure he'll handle the pressure poorly - look for him to be about 8 over tomorrow. And he'll blame it on the spectators. At any rate, Willo did not waste Montgomerie's effort as Duval shot a very good 69 and Lickliter came in with a respectable par 71 (of the 30 golfers we started in the side pool, less than half shot par or better). Willo is the winner of the first round, by a healthy 7 strokes over the second place pair of Hans and Albert. My Fox's are in 8th place and now I remember why I usually stay away from these side bet pools. Sobo's entry brings up the rear, led by Weir's 78, the worst score by any pool entrant. He looks like a lock to be cut. Jack's two teams are neck to neck in the middle of the pack. Round 2 Here comes Andy. Besides making an illegal attempt to rearrange his regular pool starting lineup after the deadline, Andy had a very good day in the side pool. His 203 bested the Foxes 208 for top total of the day; they both win a portion of the pot. Andy is now only 1 stroke behind Willo for the overall lead. But the most important thing in this pool is who has how many making the cut. Here's the breakdown: 3 left: Gabes, Andy, Willo 2 left: Hans, Al, Both Jacks, Fox 1 left: Sobo (Allenby just squeaks by) 0 left: Mags Does Mags get a special prize or anything? So, its probably a three team race ... I think the best hope for the rest of us is that the weather acts up and everyone plays poorly ... but that no remaining golfers blow up. Seems a weird thing to root for an me thinks these pool rules could use some tweaking ... Round 3 Willo, Willo, Willo. This time its Duval who leads the way for the Hogsters lineup. The wear and tear is showing on Monty (scores of 65, 70, 73 ... tomorrow?). But DD plays very well with a 65. Its a wonderfully crowded leader board but I think Duval has the best shot of any of them. Meanwhile, my two entries both play great and even with the cut player I tie Willo for honors for the day at 211. All cut players posted a competitive 76 (5 over par), since no "live" pool golfer shot higher than that (mostly, I think, because Mags' players have all gone home!) Willo holds a commanding, but not insurmountable, lead of 8 strokes in the overall. Andy and myself are tied for second, with Albert, Gabes, and Jack close behind. Of this group of six teams who seem to have the best shot at finishing in the money, Willo, Gabes, and Andy have three golfers still playing. The other three teams have two. I plan on tuning in early tomorrow ... 14 golfers within two strokes of the lead including many big names ... and many more big names just a few more shots back. Should be fun. Round 4 British Open Pool People, To tell you the truth, I was glad to see Duval win the thing. He was cool, calm and collected the trophy. He was a machine. I'm in awe. And how about that crybaby Woosnam? Bogeys the first hole and starts throwing clubs around. What a wuss. If he wasn't such a women, that first tee shot would have gone in ... how could he leave that short? ... your in the brit open for god's sake, hit the ball ... he could have started the round with a par, the cheatin bastard. Willo, I told you that British pansy Montgomerie couldn't hold the lead - but to give the man credit, he hung in there. And between him, DD and Lickliter the Willo cleaned up. Not only winning the side pool, but grabbing two major skins. Damn it. Now everybody fess up ... when Willo took DD with the third pick you all thought "mistake" ... he's hurt ... bad back ... toast ... And here he wins the biggest victory of the year. What do they say? "even Willo finds his nuts blindfolded". Sort of like when Albert took Bonds. The others in the money are Andy and Gabes. Andy had second all to himself and took the honors the last day with Willo right behind. In addition to Wiilo, Andy and Gabes, I managed to almost win back the entry fee with a hot 2nd/3rd round streak ... and Albert and Hans also "win" some lose change. The totals of everything are below. This will all be folded into the final acounting. It wasn't dramatic, but it was fun. Let's put golf major pool options on the agenda for the Ikey is Spaced reunion. Cordially, Fox PS Check your numbers. Results % finish rnd1 rnd2 rnd3 rnd4 Willo $127.50 0.510 0.36 0.07 0.05 0.03 Andy $72.50 0.290 0.15 0.07 0.07 Gabes $22.50 0.090 0.09 Albert $3.75 0.015 0.015 Jack $0.00 0.000 Fox $20.00 0.080 0.03 0.05 Jack2 $0.00 0.000 Hans $3.75 0.015 0.015 Sobo $0.00 0.000 Mags $0.00 0.000 Total $250.000 1.000 Ranked by Score 1 Willo 205 214 211 210 840 2 Andy 217 203 218 209 847 3 Gabes 213 209 220 212 854 4 Albert 212 215 214 216 857 5 Jack 215 214 214 215 858 6 Fox 219 208 211 220 858 7 Jack2 216 219 214 220 869 8 Hans 212 216 220 226 874 9 Sobo 227 218 223 225 893 10 Mags 224 222 228 228 902 #1 Daily 1. Willo, 2. Hans/Albert #2 Daily 1. Andy, 2. Fox #3 Daily 1&2. Willo and Fox #4 Daily 1. Andy 2. Willo Owner Golfers Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Gabes Tiger 71 68 73 71 283 Faxon 68 71 74 75 288 Estes 74 70 73 66 283 0 213 209 220 212 854 Sobo Bjorn 76 75 76 76 303 Allenby 73 71 71 73 288 Weir 78 72 76 76 302 0 227 218 223 225 893 Hans O'Meara 70 69 72 76 287 Toms 74 73 76 76 299 DiMarco 68 74 72 74 288 0 212 216 220 226 874 Albert Els 71 71 67 69 278 Parnvik 69 68 71 71 279 Maggert 72 76 76 76 300 0 212 215 214 216 857 Andy Andrade 69 70 70 71 280 Hargton 75 66 74 71 286 Love 73 67 74 67 281 0 217 203 218 209 847 Jack2 Westwod 73 70 71 74 288 Kelly 74 77 76 76 303 Mayfair 69 72 67 70 278 0 216 219 214 220 869 Jack Singh 70 70 71 69 280 Garcia 70 72 67 70 279 Lehman 75 72 76 76 299 0 215 214 214 215 858 Willo Monty 65 70 73 72 280 DuVal 69 73 65 67 274 Lickler 71 71 73 71 286 0 205 214 211 210 840 Mags Mayama 75 71 76 76 298 Furyk 77 75 76 76 304 Daly 72 76 76 76 300 0 224 222 228 228 902 Fox Langer 71 69 67 71 278 Hoch 75 72 76 76 299 Price 73 67 68 73 281 0 219 208 211 220 858