2014 US Open at Pinehurst #2

[clackamascoug]

US OPEN - U-Pick 'Em Game.

Pick four players.
You use the lowest score from one of your four players each day as your score for the day.
Lowest total score over 4 days is the winner.
Cannot pick the exact same four participants as another player.


List of Participants

BLIXT, Jonas	13
BRADLEY, Keegan	7,12,13
CABRERA, Angel	1
CASTRO, Roberto	12
CINK, Stewart	6
CLARKE, Darren	6
COLSAERTS, Nicolas	11
DAY, Jason	11,12,13
DE JONGE, Brendon	12
DELAET, Graham	12,13
DONALD, Luke	11,12,13
DONALDSON, Jamie	13
DUBUISSON, Victor	13
DUFNER, Jason	7,11,12,13
ELS, Ernie	6,11,13
ENGLISH, Harris	13
EVERY, Matt	13
FERNANDEZ-CASTANO, Gonzalo	11,13
FITZPATRICK, Matthew (a)	2,4
FOWLER, Rickie	11,13
FURYK, Jim	12,13
GALLACHER, Stephen	13
GARCIA, Sergio	12,13
GLOVER, Lucas	1
GOOSEN, Retief	1
GOSS, Oliver (a)	2
HAAS, Bill	12,13
HENLEY, Russell	13
HORSCHEL, Billy	11,12,13
JAIDEE, Thongchai	13
JIMENEZ, Miguel Angel	13
JOHNSON, Dustin	12,13
JOHNSON, Zach	12,13
JONES, Matt	13
KAYMER, Martin	7,8,13
KIRK, Chris	13
KUCHAR, Matt	8,12,13
LARRAZABAL, Pablo	13
LUITEN, Joost	13
MAHAN, Hunter	11,12,13
MATSUYAMA, Hideki	11,13
MCDOWELL, Graeme	1,13
MCILROY, Rory	1,7,9,13
MICKELSON, Phil	5,6,11,12,13
MOLINARI, Francesco	13
MOORE, Ryan	13
NA, Kevin	14
OGILVY, Geoff	1
OOSTHUIZEN, Louis	6,13
PALMER, Ryan	13
PERRY, Kenny	10
POINTS, D.A.	12
POULTER, Ian	13
REED, Patrick	13
ROSE, Justin	1,11,12,13
SCHWARTZEL, Charl	5,12,13
SCOTT, Adam	5,12,13
SENDEN, John	13
SIMPSON, Webb	1,12,13
SNEDEKER, Brandt	12,13
SPIETH, Jordan	12,13
STADLER, Kevin	13
STENSON, Henrik	12,13
STREELMAN, Kevin	12,13
STRICKER, Steve	11,12,13
TODD, Brendon	13
WALKER, Jimmy	13
WATNEY, Nick	12,13
WATSON, Bubba	5,13
WEEKLEY, Boo	12
WESTWOOD, Lee	13
WIESBERGER, Bernd	14
WOODLAND, Gary	12,13
YANG, Y.E.	7

[Pelado]

Spieth
Furyk
McIlroy
Yang

[The_Tick]

Kutchar
McDowell
Poulter
Stenson

[scottie]

What does the second column mean?

[Pelado]

What does the second column mean?

I was guessing highest previous finishes.

[clackamascoug]

What does the second column mean?

It denotes the manner(s) in which they qualified for the Championship.

[scottie]

2014 US Open at Pinehurst #2

It denotes the manner(s) in which they qualified for the Championship.

For say Bubba Watson, what does the 5 and 13 mean?

[DrumNFeather]

Day
Fowler
Snedeker
Mcilroy

[byu71]

Scott
McIlroy
Mickelson
Spieth

[chrisrenrut]

Luke Donald
Dustin Johnson
Adam Scott
Jordan Speith

[smokymountainrain]

Spieth
Scott
Westwood
Dufner

[clackamascoug]

Ok... I've thought about it, and I'm going offshore.

ROSE
SCOTT
MATSUYAMA (this kid is good.)
McILROY

[clackamascoug]

For say Bubba Watson, what does the 5 and 13 mean?

These are the ways to qualify. The numbers by the players names above correspond to the numbers below.

About half the field consisted of players who are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open.^[3] Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses. Dates when a qualifying category will be completely determined are indicated in italics.

1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship during the last ten years
   • Ángel Cabrera, Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen, Graeme McDowell (13,14), Rory McIlroy (7,9,13,14), Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Rose (11,12,13,14), Webb Simpson(12,13,14)
   • Michael Campbell announced he would not play due to being "physically or mentally" unprepared.^[4]
   • Tiger Woods (8,12,13,14) announced he would not play, as he was recovering from back surgery.^[5]
   
   
2. Winner and runner-up of the 2013 U.S. Amateur Championship
   • Matthew Fitzpatrick (a,4), Oliver Goss (a)
   
   
3. Winner of the 2013 Amateur Championship
   • Garrick Porteous turned professional in April 2014 and forfeited exemption.^[6]
   
   
4. Winner of the 2013 Mark H. McCormack Medal (men's World Amateur Golf Ranking)
5. Winners of the Masters Tournament during the last five years
   • Phil Mickelson (6,11,12,13,14), Charl Schwartzel (12,13,14), Adam Scott (12,13,14), Bubba Watson (13,14)
   
   
6. Winners of The Open Championship during the last five years
   • Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Ernie Els (11,13,14), Louis Oosthuizen (13,14)
   
   
7. Winners of the PGA Championship during the last five years
   • Keegan Bradley (12,13,14), Jason Dufner (11,12,13,14), Martin Kaymer (8,13,14), Y. E. Yang
   
   
8. Winners of The Players Championship during the last three years
   • Matt Kuchar (12,13,14)
   
   
9. Winner of the 2014 European Tour BMW PGA Championship
10. Winner of the 2013 U.S. Senior Open Championship
    • Kenny Perry
    
    
11. The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the 2013 U.S. Open Championship
    • Nicolas Colsaerts, Jason Day (12,13,14), Luke Donald (12,13,14), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (13,14), Rickie Fowler (13,14), Billy Horschel (12,13,14), Hunter Mahan (12,13,14), Hideki Matsuyama(13,14), Steve Stricker (12,13,14)
    
    
12. Players who qualified for the season-ending 2013 Tour Championship
    • Roberto Castro, Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet (13,14), Jim Furyk (13,14), Sergio García (13,14), Bill Haas (13,14), Dustin Johnson (13,14), Zach Johnson (13,14), D. A. Points, Brandt Snedeker(13,14), Jordan Spieth (13,14), Henrik Stenson (13,14), Kevin Streelman (13,14), Nick Watney (13), Boo Weekley, Gary Woodland (13,14)
    
    
13. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 26, 2014 in the Official World Golf Ranking
    • Jonas Blixt (14), Jamie Donaldson (14), Victor Dubuisson (14), Harris English (14), Matt Every (14), Stephen Gallacher (14), Russell Henley (14), Thongchai Jaidee (14), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (14), Matt Jones (14), Chris Kirk (14), Pablo Larrazábal, Joost Luiten (14), Francesco Molinari (14), Ryan Moore (14), Ryan Palmer (14), Ian Poulter (14), Patrick Reed (14), John Senden (14), Kevin Stadler (14),Brendon Todd (14), Jimmy Walker (14), Lee Westwood (14)
    • Thomas Bjørn (14) and Richard Sterne (14) withdrew with injuries.^[7]
    
    
14. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 9, 2014 in the Official World Golf Ranking
    • Kevin Na, Bernd Wiesberger
    
    
15. Special exemptions given by the USGA
    • None

[Flystripper]

Stenson
Furyk
Spieth
McIlroy

[Blueintheface]

Snedeker
Spieth
Johnson, Z
Kuchar