Match Play Picks

Have you been upset with the lack of sports gambling available since early March? Do you need to show everyone how well you know the golf games of your friends and fellow club members to prove your worth to loved ones? Or are you just bored and willing to buy a pitcher or drink a beer? If you said yes to those questions, or no, then I have great news for you!

Welcome back to everyone's favorite game, FBGC Match Play Picks! Here are the rules of the game: pick the golfer you think will win each match. Assign confidence points (more confidence points, the more likely you think that golfer will win) to each pick. Confidence points available are the whole numbers 1-9. The winners will be all of those people who don't lose. The number of losers will be determined by the numbers of entries, and the losers will be those with the lowest amount of confidence points won. Every foursome of entries will have a loser. If there are 5 entrants, we'd have to go off in two groups, so each group will have a loser in that sense. Each loser will owe a pitcher of beer that can be consumed by only the winners. Post your picks in the comments section before Group 1 tees off on Sunday. Adding funny commentary will make you more respected in the eyes of your peers. 

As is tradition, the BGR will make picks based solely on the BGR Power Rankings (which we've discovered are in dire need of updating). These picks represent only the opinions of the BGR Collective from 2018 and not the individual members. 

Dub v Geoff (5 strokes): BGR ranking difference: 14

Starting off with a blowout. Does Geoff (not even a real name according to Blogger) even booze on the course still? His best hope is Dub arriving unprepared for the course's probable poor BGR ranking (it's been a long time since we've played Waterlefe). Dub wins by a 6 pack. DUB (8)

Faz v Casey (4 strokes): BGR ranking difference: 11

Expect Faz to walk away with this one while Casey sips tea from the green championship cup he made for himself. I'd hate to see what kind of awful craft gifts he gives his wife after looking at the job he did with his Yeti. FAZ (7)

Probably what Casey got Mrs. Rease for Christmas last year.

Brendan v Danny (8 strokes. Only 8?): BGR ranking difference: 6

Our writeup definitely needs to be updated. Brendan now has the premier BGR accessory and there's no way he's losing to Danny on Sunday in match play. Danny had a tough stretch of pretending to catch the Rona, then celebrating not catching the Rona, and maybe then catching the Rona during his celebration. That indecision goes straight into the golf game, and not only will he hold up the course while deciding between Coors Light and Miller Lite, he's gonna put more shots into a hazard than Big John at the Philadelphia airport. Brendan wins going away. BRENDAN (6)

Gary (5 strokes) v Chandler: BGR ranking difference: 3

Gary is getting as many strokes as beers they'll probably combine to drink on the day. Weak booze golf matchup here, but they can't all be roses, I guess. Chandler will win with gypsy magic and probably kick Gary's ball in the water while his dad isn't watching. Not that he'd be able to see it happen anyway. CHANDLER (3)

Melberg v Adam (7 strokes, that's a lot): BGR ranking difference: N/A (just like Adam's beer)

In this battle of two unranked club members, the BGR has to respectfully go with the competitor that actually drinks alcohol. Sorry, Adam. Melberg wins late. MELBERG (1)

Katie (9 strokes) v Dave: BGR ranking difference: 6

Look for Katie to beat Dave and bounce back from a last place finish last week. Not going to say anything else about Katie because she apparently is very sensitive to internet "trolls" these days. Also not making tree jokes anymore because we need something new about Dave. Making fun of the way people talk has lost its luster. KATIE (5)

Darren v Reid: BGR ranking difference: 15

Holy crap is Darren overrated in the most recent power rankings. Dude can't walk down the street without breaking a bone and being out for four months, and we expect him to be able to have alcohol, swing a club, and not accidentally kill someone? Still, I guess we have to go with Darren to win this match against Reid, and with the most confidence points. Wish we'd have looked at these rankings earlier. DARREN (9)

Gorecki (8 strokes) v Tall Mike: BGR ranking difference: 4

Slow and steady has won the Club Championship 3 times, while slow and clanky is trying to parlay an early season win into the destruction of the Champions Dinner. These two are respected in booze golf circles for their preparedness and general joviality with the nectar of the gods. The round might take 6 hours, but it will be intriguing to see which one boozes the best to help their game. Expect Moostie to pull out a win in the end, though. MOOSTIE (4)

Ho v Troy (8 strokes): BGR ranking difference: N/A

Troy was on his extended vacation to Texas when the BGR last ranked our club members, so we have some liberty to do what we want here. While the golfer side of us kind of wants to take Troy and the 8 strokes, the BGR side insists we have to be honorable in our assessments. Ho wins from the forward tees after he and Troy decide to bail on the other Mikes after the 7th hole. HO (2)