2020 Masters Pool

[heffray]

Usually I add a line about snow melting, and summer fun here. I guess it could be

“Thanksgiving is coming, and snow will be falling, and Masters is near!”

It works. You have my picks.

I like it. We should get Loaf to write the rest, he's good at that stuff.

[GreenfieldBison]

Lee Elder will be honorary starter along with Jack and Gary on Thursday.

Additionally Augusta National announces Lee Elder scholarships at Paine College.

Ya just gotta love the members at Augusta National.

[heffray]

Lee Elder will be honorary starter along with Jack and Gary on Thursday.

Additionally Augusta National announces Lee Elder scholarships at Paine College.

Ya just gotta love the members at Augusta National.

Dude, I'ma need your picks soon, me bwa.

[MangyOldBison]

pucknut added to the fun! thanks for the message, pucknut!

Well that’s it then. You brought in a ringer. The rest of us are playing for second place now.

[MangyOldBison]

Paging dufferole, BisonAudit, SlickVic, 56Bison73, CAS, Mr Meaty, PattyBison, TheSoCalledFan, Izzy Flexion, Gully, Indy Bison, Virginia Bison, ScottietoHottie, El_Chapo, tony, and many other outstanding Bisonville dignitaries!! I apologize for those I should have listed but early onset dementia is rough). A quick private message to heffray gets you in to this with bragging rights to gain and nothing to lose! Just pick your favorite out of each grouping (4 names) and what you think the winning score will be (last year Tiger won it with 275). I think heffray is allowing new pool members until the tournament starts!

How bout that Masters and how bout them Bison?!?

[heffray]

Paging dufferole, BisonAudit, SlickVic, 56Bison73, CAS, Mr Meaty, PattyBison, TheSoCalledFan, Izzy Flexion, Gully, Indy Bison, Virginia Bison, ScottietoHottie, El_Chapo, tony, and many other outstanding Bisonville dignitaries!! I apologize for those I should have listed but early onset dementia is rough). A quick private message to heffray gets you in to this with bragging rights to gain and nothing to lose! Just pick your favorite out of each grouping (4 names) and what you think the winning score will be (last year Tiger won it with 275). I think heffray is allowing new pool members until the tournament starts!

How bout that Masters and how bout them Bison?!?

Yes! Thank you, Mangy! Join in the fun, fellas! Picks by Wednesday and you're in.

The only adjustment I'll make is I'm looking for score to par (like -14, for example) for the tie-breaker.

[GreenfieldBison]

For a number of years the Wall Street Journal pitted a selection of volunteer portfolio managers and their stock picks against the DJI and also some of their own staffers who picked portfolios by throwing darts at lists of stocks. Some detail here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10190809017144480

In that vein I wonder if I can introduce our new imaginary friend, let's just call him Dart, and allow him to play as well? He has made his choices from our tiers using the RAND() function in Excel and then selecting the player in each tier with the highest random value for that tier. Similarly he has selected a score to par from the range of 0..-20 inclusive using the same method.
The result of the latest randomized picks are:
T1: Justin Thomas
T2: Louis Oosthuizen
T3: Ian Poulter
DH: Mike Weir
STP: -16

Is it OK with everyone if Dart plays?

Also, I have a copy of the spreadsheet that I am happy to post up somewhere if anyone is interested. It is exceedingly simple. Just know that the RAND() function is a volatile function in Excel and thus any sheet recalc will cause a new set of selections. Most of you will have Excel set to recalc on opening a workbook.

[MangyOldBison]

For a number of years the Wall Street Journal pitted a selection of volunteer portfolio managers and their stock picks against the DJI and also some of their own staffers who picked portfolios by throwing darts at lists of stocks. Some detail here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10190809017144480

In that vein I wonder if I can introduce our new imaginary friend, let's just call him Dart, and allow him to play as well? He has made his choices from our tiers using the RAND() function in Excel and then selecting the player in each tier with the highest random value for that tier. Similarly he has selected a score to par from the range of 0..-20 inclusive using the same method.
The result of the latest randomized picks are:
T1: Justin Thomas
T2: Louis Oosthuizen
T3: Ian Poulter
DH: Mike Weir
STP: -16

Is it OK with everyone if Dart plays?

Also, I have a copy of the spreadsheet that I am happy to post up somewhere if anyone is interested. It is exceedingly simple. Just know that the RAND() function is a volatile function in Excel and thus any sheet recalc will cause a new set of selections. Most of you will have Excel set to recalc on opening a workbook.

I move that Dart plays!

[GreenfieldBison]

Jon Rahm practice aces on #16. Would have been nice to hear a crowd react to that.

https://www.golftweet.com/253029/tha...sterday-at-au/

[heffray]

I move that Dart plays!

DART has been added, Although if he wins, we might need a clever way to display this on my sig line.