OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026

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OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026

Post by mostonmike » Sat Feb 28, 2026 3:31 pm

Gentlemen. For fun, here is our first Golf Contest of 2026 - the Players Championship.

FORMAT:
You have $100 to build a 6-player squad.

THE RULES:
1. Pick 6 players from the list below.
2. Total spend cannot exceed $100.
3. Scoring: Your best 3 scores from your 6 players count.
4. The Cut: Failure to get 3 players through to the weekend means you are eliminated.
5. Deadline: Post your team before the first tee time on Thursday, March 12th.
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THE PRICE LIST

$90: Scottie Scheffler
$85: Rory McIlroy
$80: Xander Schauffele
$75: Tommy Fleetwood
$70: Collin Morikawa
$60: Hideki Matsuyama, Si Woo Kim
$50: Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley
$40: Viktor Hovland, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young

$30 TIER:
Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day, Harris English, Robert MacIntyre, Sahith Theegala.

$20 TIER:
Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, Kurt Kitayama, Brooks Koepka, Min Woo Lee, Shane Lowry, Matthew McCarty, Maverick McNealy, Aaron Rai, J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka.

$10 TIER:
Byeong Hun An, Daniel Berger, Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Gerard, Ben Griffin, Jake Knapp, Denny McCarthy, Jordan Spieth, Nick Taylor.

$8 TIER:
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jacob Bridgeman, Tony Finau, Tom Hoge, Sungjae Im, Chris Kirk, Thorbjørn Olesen, Taylor Pendrith, J.T. Poston, Adam Scott, Sam Stevens, Michael Thorbjornsen.

$6 TIER:
Eric Cole, Thomas Detry, Austin Eckroat, Lucas Glover, Harry Hall, Garrick Higgo, Rico Hoey, Mackenzie Hughes, Stephan Jaeger, Keith Mitchell, Patrick Rodgers, Davis Thompson, Kevin Yu.

$4 TIER:
Bud Cauley, Nicolas Echavarria, Doug Ghim, Ryo Hisatsune, Beau Hossler, Michael Kim, Max McGreevy, Andrew Novak, Sami Valimaki, Jhonattan Vegas.

$2 TIER:
Zachary Bauchou, Michael Brennan, Brian Campbell, Cameron Davis, Ze-Cheng Dou, Steven Fisk, Ryan Fox, Max Greyserman, Emiliano Grillo, Joe Highsmith, Lee Hodges, Mark Hubbard, Takumi Kanaya, John Keefer, Seung-Hyuk Kim, Tom Kim, Haotong Li, Mac Meissner, William Mouw, Matthieu Pavon, Marco Penge, Chandler Phillips, Aldrich Potgieter, Andrew Putnam, Chad Ramey, Kristoffer Reitan, Davis Riley, Kevin Roy, Adam Schenk, Matti Schmid, Alex Smalley, Austin Smotherman, Erik van Rooyen, Karl Vilips, Danny Walker, Vince Whaley, Gary Woodland, Sudarshan Yellamaraju.

$1 TIER:
The "Bargain Bin" – Any other player officially in the field not listed above.
The following were all added on 8th March - Pierceson Coody, Alex Norén, Ricky Castillo, Joel Dahmen, Max Homa, Kim Seong-hyeon, Taylor Moore, Jordan Smith

The following were all added on 11th March after being added as alternates this week Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power
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ALPHABETICAL LOOKUP
(this list is A.I. generated, so in the event of an error, the price in the list above takes precedent.)

Code: Select all

Åberg, Ludvig $50
An, Byeong Hun $10
Bhatia, Akshay $30
Bauchou, Zachary $2
Berger, Daniel $10
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan $8
Bradley, Keegan $30
Brennan, Michael $2
Bridgeman, Jacob $8
Burns, Sam $30
Campbell, Brian $2
Cantlay, Patrick $30
Castillo, Ricky $1 bargain bin added
Cauley, Bud $4
Clark, Wyndham $10
Coody, Pierceson $1 bargain bin added
Cole, Eric $6
Conners, Corey $20
Dahmen, Joel $1 bargain bin added
Davis, Cameron $2
Day, Jason $30
Detry, Thomas $6
Dou, Ze-Cheng $2
Echavarria, Nicolas $4
Eckroat, Austin $6
English, Harris $30
Finau, Tony $8
Fisk, Steven $2
Fitzpatrick, Matt $50
Fleetwood, Tommy $75
Fowler, Rickie $10
Fox, Ryan $2
Gerard, Ryan $10
Ghim, Doug $4
Glover, Lucas $6
Gotterup, Chris $50
Greyserman, Max $2
Griffin, Ben $10
Grillo, Emiliano $2
Hall, Harry $6
Harman, Brian $20
Henley, Russell $50
Higgo, Garrick $6
Highsmith, Joe $2
Hisatsune, Ryo $4
Hodges, Lee $2
Hoey, Rico $6
Hoge, Tom $8
Højgaard, Nicolai $20
Højgaard, Rasmus $20
Homa, Max $1 bargain bin added
Hossler, Beau $4
Hovland, Viktor $40
Hubbard, Mark $2
Hughes, Mackenzie $6
Im, Sungjae $8
Jaeger, Stephan $6
Kanaya, Takumi $2
Keefer, John $2
Kim, Michael $4
Kim, Seung-Hyuk $2
Kim, Seong-hyeon $1 bargain bin added
Kim, Si Woo $60
Kim, Tom $2
Kirk, Chris $8
Kitayama, Kurt $20
Kizzire, Patton $1 bargain bin added
Knapp, Jake $10
Koepka, Brooks $20
Lee, Min Woo $20
Li, Haotong $2
Lowry, Shane $20
MacIntyre, Robert $30
Matsuyama, Hideki $60
McCarty, Matthew $20
McCarthy, Denny $10
McGreevy, Max $4
McIlroy, Rory $85
McNealy, Maverick $20
Meissner, Mac $2
Mitchell, Keith $6
Moore, Taylor $1 bargain bin added
Morikawa, Collin $70
Mouw, William $2
Novak, Andrew $4
Noren, Alex $1 bargain bin added
Olesen, Thorbjørn $8
Pavon, Matthieu $2
Pendrith, Taylor $8
Penge, Marco $2
Phillips, Chandler $2
Poston, J.T. $8
Potgieter, Aldrich $2
Power, Seamus $1 bargain bin added
Putnam, Andrew $2
Rai, Aaron $20
Ramey, Chad $2
Reed, Patrick $10
Reitan, Kristoffer $2
Riley, Davis $2
Rodgers, Patrick $6
Rose, Justin $40
Roy, Kevin $2
Schauffele, Xander $80
Scheffler, Scottie $90
Schenk, Adam $2
Schmid, Matti $2
Scott, Adam $8
Smalley, Alex $2
Smith, Jordan $1 bargain bin added
Smotherman, Austin $2
Spaun, J.J. $20
Spieth, Jordan $10
Stevens, Sam $8
Straka, Sepp $20
Taylor, Nick $10
Theegala, Sahith $30
Thomas, Justin $40
Thompson, Davis $6
Thorbjornsen, Michael $8
Valimaki, Sami $4
Van Rooyen, Erik $2
Vegas, Jhonattan $4
Vilips, Karl $2
Walker, Danny $2
Whaley, Vince $2
Woodland, Gary $2
Yellamaraju, Sudarshan $2
Young, Cameron $40
Yu, Kevin $6
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THE REST OF THE SEASON:
If you are all happy, I will also run the following contests during the season:
1. The Masters: April 9–12 (Traditional format remains = Pick 3, replace missed cuts)
2. PGA Championship: May 14–17 (Pick 6, best 3 count - results decide US Open draft order)
3. U.S. Open: June 18–21 (Draft Contest)
4. The Open Championship: July 16–19 (Pick 6, best 3 count)
5. Tour Championship: August 27–30 (Draft Contest based on season performances)
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Entry Template (Copy & Paste):
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TOTAL SPENT: $ (max $100)
Last edited by mostonmike on Thu Mar 12, 2026 7:10 pm, edited 5 times in total.

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 (12th to 15th March)

Post by rockycola » Sun Mar 01, 2026 12:12 am

mostonmike wrote:
Sat Feb 28, 2026 3:31 pm
Gentlemen. For fun, here is our first Golf Contest of 2026 - the Players Championship.

FORMAT:
You have $100 to build a 6-player squad.

THE RULES:
1. Pick 6 players from the list below.
2. Total spend cannot exceed $100.
3. Scoring: Your best 3 scores from your 6 players count.
4. The Cut: Failure to get 3 players through to the weekend means you are eliminated.
5. Deadline: Post your team before the first tee time on Thursday, March 12th.

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THE REST OF THE SEASON:
If you are all happy, I will also run the following contests during the season:
1. The Masters: April 9–12 (Traditional format remains = Pick 3, replace missed cuts)
2. PGA Championship: May 14–17 (Pick 6, best 3 count - results decide US Open draft order)
3. U.S. Open: June 18–21 (Draft Contest)
4. The Open Championship: July 16–19 (Pick 6, best 3 count)
5. Tour Championship: August 27–30 (Draft Contest based on season performances)
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Entry Template (Copy & Paste):

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
TOTAL SPENT: $ (max $100)
Entry of rockycola (02-28-26)
1. $50 - Ludvig Aberg
2. $30 - Harris English
3. $10 - Wyndham Clark
4. $06 - Harry Hall
5. $02 - Chandler Phillips
6. $02 - Chad Ramey
TOTAL SPENT: $100


I have my players all sorted out!
Thanks for doing this, Mike!
May our drives fly true,
Our irons be faithful with not many divots
and our greens be forgiving!
Rocky Colavito is a Hall of Famer in my book!

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 (12th to 15th March)

Post by desbcoach » Mon Mar 02, 2026 3:01 am

mostonmike wrote:
Sat Feb 28, 2026 3:31 pm
Gentlemen. For fun, here is our first Golf Contest of 2026 - the Players Championship.

FORMAT:
You have $100 to build a 6-player squad.

THE RULES:
1. Pick 6 players from the list below.
2. Total spend cannot exceed $100.
3. Scoring: Your best 3 scores from your 6 players count.
4. The Cut: Failure to get 3 players through to the weekend means you are eliminated.
5. Deadline: Post your team before the first tee time on Thursday, March 12th.
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THE PRICE LIST

$90: Scottie Scheffler
$85: Rory McIlroy
$80: Xander Schauffele
$75: Tommy Fleetwood
$70: Collin Morikawa
$60: Hideki Matsuyama, Si Woo Kim
$50: Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley
$40: Viktor Hovland, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young

$30 TIER:
Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day, Harris English, Robert MacIntyre, Sahith Theegala.

$20 TIER:
Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, Kurt Kitayama, Brooks Koepka, Min Woo Lee, Shane Lowry, Matthew McCarty, Maverick McNealy, Aaron Rai, J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka.

$10 TIER:
Byeong Hun An, Daniel Berger, Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Gerard, Ben Griffin, Jake Knapp, Denny McCarthy, Patrick Reed - ineligible, Jordan Spieth, Nick Taylor.

$8 TIER:
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jacob Bridgeman, Tony Finau, Tom Hoge, Sungjae Im, Chris Kirk, Thorbjørn Olesen, Taylor Pendrith, J.T. Poston, Adam Scott, Sam Stevens, Michael Thorbjornsen.

$6 TIER:
Eric Cole, Thomas Detry, Austin Eckroat, Lucas Glover, Harry Hall, Garrick Higgo, Rico Hoey, Mackenzie Hughes, Stephan Jaeger, Keith Mitchell, Patrick Rodgers, Davis Thompson, Kevin Yu.

$4 TIER:
Bud Cauley, Nicolas Echavarria, Doug Ghim, Ryo Hisatsune, Beau Hossler, Michael Kim, Max McGreevy, Andrew Novak, Sami Valimaki, Jhonattan Vegas.

$2 TIER:
Zachary Bauchou, Michael Brennan, Daniel Brown, Brian Campbell, Cameron Davis, Ze-Cheng Dou, Steven Fisk, David Ford, Ryan Fox, Max Greyserman, Emiliano Grillo, Joe Highsmith, Lee Hodges, Mark Hubbard, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Takumi Kanaya, John Keefer, Seung-Hyuk Kim, Tom Kim, Haotong Li, Mac Meissner, William Mouw, John Parry, Matthieu Pavon, Marco Penge, Chandler Phillips, Aldrich Potgieter, Andrew Putnam, Chad Ramey, Kristoffer Reitan, Davis Riley, Kevin Roy, Jayden Schaper, Adam Schenk, Matti Schmid, Alex Smalley, Austin Smotherman, Erik van Rooyen, Karl Vilips, Danny Walker, Vince Whaley, Gary Woodland, Sudarshan Yellamaraju.

$1 TIER:
The "Bargain Bin" – Any other player officially in the field not listed above. I will get the list of remaining entries closer to the tournament
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Entry Template (Copy & Paste):
1. Colin Morikawa $70
2. Erik Cole, $6
3. Thomas Detry, $6
4. Austin Eckroat, $6
5. Lucas Glover, $6
6. Michael Kim$4
TOTAL SPENT: $ $98

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 (12th to 15th March)

Post by Walla Walla Dawg II » Wed Mar 04, 2026 4:33 pm

Entry Template (Copy & Paste):

1. Gotterup $50
2. Rai $20
3. Spieth $10
4. Berger $10
5. Bridgeman $8
6. Greyserman $2

TOTAL SPENT: $100

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 (12th to 15th March)

Post by TLO Idaho » Wed Mar 04, 2026 6:20 pm

$40 Justin Rose
$20 Shane Lowry
$10 Daniel Berger
$10 Ben Griffen
$10 Wyndham Clark
$ 6 Lucas Glover
$96 spent

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 (12th to 15th March)

Post by mostonmike » Sun Mar 08, 2026 10:24 am

TRANSPARANCY & UPDATES to the player list

✅ A. Players who ARE eligible but NOT in the original list I set last week
(These players will be added to our $1 “Bargain Bin”)
- Pierceson Coody
- Alex Norén
- Ricky Castillo
- Joel Dahmen
- Max Homa
- Kim Seong-hyeon
- Taylor Moore
- Jordan Smith

❌ B. Players who are in the competition list but NOT eligible
These names do not appear anywhere in the official field so will be removed:
- Daniel Brown (not in eligibility list)
- David Ford (not in eligibility list)
- Miguel Angel Jimenez (listed as WILL NOT PLAY — should be removed)
- John Parry (not in eligibility list)
- Jayden Schaper (not in eligibility list)

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 (12th to 15th March)

Post by rockycola » Mon Mar 09, 2026 1:34 am

mostonmike wrote:
Sun Mar 08, 2026 10:24 am
TRANSPARANCY & UPDATES to the player list

✅ A. Players who ARE eligible but NOT in the original list I set last week
(These players will be added to our $1 “Bargain Bin”)
- Pierceson Coody
- Alex Norén
- Ricky Castillo
- Joel Dahmen
- Max Homa
- Kim Seong-hyeon
- Taylor Moore
- Jordan Smith

❌ B. Players who are in the competition list but NOT eligible
These names do not appear anywhere in the official field so will be removed:
- Daniel Brown (not in eligibility list)
- David Ford (not in eligibility list)
- Miguel Angel Jimenez (listed as WILL NOT PLAY — should be removed)
- John Parry (not in eligibility list)
- Jayden Schaper (not in eligibility list)
Thanks for the update. None of those golfers were my selection.
Light group of protagonists so far.
Rocky Colavito is a Hall of Famer in my book!

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 (12th to 15th March)

Post by D-train » Mon Mar 09, 2026 1:43 am

Scheffler and Fowler.

Never heard of it most of those guys a the bottom so I will just go with the first foursome off the tee at Wenatchee Muni tomorrow for my other 4. Was over 70 degrees here today!.
dt

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 (12th to 15th March)

Post by mostonmike » Wed Mar 11, 2026 8:04 am

My Picks

Tommy Fleetwood $75
Sepp Straka $20
Alex Noren $1
Taylor Moore $1
Pierceson Coody $1
Joel Dahmen $1
Seong-hyeon Kim $1 (not to be confused with Seung-Hyuk Kim who is $2, but if he is the same player then my squad is legal anyway)
TOTAL, $99

Note: late additions to the field this week; Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power - both $1 if anyone wants them.

Poor effort DT - you normally win these. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026 - LAST 24 HOURS TO ENTER

Post by mostonmike » Wed Mar 11, 2026 8:07 am

No sign of maoling, Julioooooo, baller, Bil522 - if I can't get Julioooo to play a golf contest we're in trouble.....

If anyone can nudge these protagonists to get a team together, please go ahead.....

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