Back Nine: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

After picking the winner last week and some descent also-rans, my second week of the Nine's started with even greater promise. The promise quickly evaporated. Let's thank those who made this all possible:

1. Sergio Garcia - Thanks for the final round 77 there Serg. El Nino opted to use Sunday's round to plummet 32 spots and finish with a stellar T-52.  Grade: D+

2. Luke Donald - At least Luke finished inside the Top 20 for the old Golf Potato. Two closing 71's weren't enough maintain the Top 10 position he had after a second round 65. What I really would like to thank Lukers for was the final hole double-bogey that kept him out of the Top 10. It was his only score higher than bogey for than entire week.  Grade: C+

3. Kevin Na - Thanks for the consistent weekend Kevin. Sadly the consistency came in the form of a pair of 74's. But hey, he held firm at T-56 on Sunday. One more stroke and the next place to go was T-61, and we certainly couldn't have that. Whatever.  Grade: D

4. Jim Furyk - Jim started Sunday tied with the likes of Sergio at the 20th position. At least he didn't hemorrhage as many strokes in the final round as Sergio did, but a closing 74 is little consolation. Jim fell fifteen spots to a T-35. Like Luke Donald, Furyk had one double-bogey all week and chucked it up on Sunday, on a par five. Thanks for three rounds in the 60's and then horfing up the 2-over par.   Grade: C-

5. Retief Goosen - Thanks for making this grade easy to assign. Goose missed the cut by a stroke.  Grade: F

6. Sean O'Hair - The good news, O'Hair moved up eleven spots on Sunday. The bad news, it was to tie for 35th. Sean also joined the group of Golf Potato mediocrity by taking a double on Sunday, and as with my other picks it was his only one of the week.  Grade: C-

7. Matt Kuchar - Withdrew. Thanks.  Grade: N/A

8. Mike Weir - Thanks for opening with a bogey free 67! Double thanks for not breaking par the rest of the week. T-52 Mike, T-52.  Grade: D

9. Phil Mickelson - An actual sincere thanks for being the only pick in the Top Ten this week. The alarming stat is the three rounds in the 60's and a T-8 all came while being ranked 60th in putting this week. Imagine if that revamped putting stroke was working this week. Maybe for the Open. Right Phil?  Grade: B+

Okay so this week I had only one guy miss the cut as opposed to the three last week. However, I had four guys in the top 25 last week including the winner, and only two this week (with decidedly no winners). For the second straight week it's a good thing I'm only an aspiring expert.

Overall Grade: D+