[Ira Fishman]

Every course I have played beats any course I have not. A double digit seed won the whole thing. I guess that makes it my favorite course.

Not quite accurate. I bet that you picked Harbor Town over CPC even though you have played both.


Just a bet.


Ira

[John Kavanaugh]

I’ve never played CPC.

[Max Prokopy]

• 6. Brookline 50.9% > 11. Myopia 49.1% DOUBLE OVERTIME   -   I'm surprised this was as close as it was. We are talking the composite US Open course yes?  Brookline is a classic parkland tough golf course.

I've played both and voted for Myopia.  Best trio of par 3's in the world (par 73 course). On a firm day it's one of my all-time favorite places...IIRC it's the only US course where horses have the right of way. 


You also have to consider that TCC only allows the composite course to be played sparingly. 

[Joe_Tucholski]

I do think it is fun, but am curious how people make their “picks”.

If invited to both courses which would I choose to play if only one was possible.

[Michael Chadwick]

Michael,

You have Sand Hills twice on the Round of 32 Voting. Believe the second one (last matchup in the bracket) should be Oakmont, not Sand Hills.

Brian, thank you for bringing that to my attention. My bad!


An addendum form for Midwest 2. Oakmont v 7. Shoreacres has been linked in the OP and below:
https://forms.gle/kPMdizUqk1rA52sz5

[Michael Chadwick]

Reminder to complete round of 32 voting by 9 pm PT tonight.

[John Kirk]

If Cypress Point advances to the sweet 16 I'll give them a call and ask if I come by and scout out the course.

[Michael Chadwick]

Dancing into the Sweet 16. If your NCAA brackets are anything like mine, hopefully you can at least feel validated by some of the picks you've made here:


East Region
1. Pine Valley 90% > 8. Kiawah Island Ocean 10%
5. Crystal Downs 80% > 4. Winged Foot West 20% UPSET
11. Yeamans Hall 30.4% < 3. Pinehurst #2 69.6%
7. Garden City 28.7% < 2. Merion 71.3%


West Region
1. Cypress Point 96.1% > 9. Sleepy Hollow 3.9%
5. Oakland Hills South 25.6% < 4. Friar's Head 74.4%
6. SFGC 48.1% < 3. Pebble Beach 53.2% BUZZER BEATER
7. Cal Club 17.7% < Augusta 82.3%


South Region
1. Shinnecock 89.9% > 9. Camargo 10.1%
5. Prairie Dunes 56.4% > 4. Riviera 43.6% UPSET
6. Brookline 19.2% < 3. LACC 80.8%
7. Somerset Hills 13.9% < 2. Sand Hills 86.1%


Midwest Region
1. NGLA 91.1% > 8. Maidstone 8.9%
5. Pacific Dunes 48.1% < Chicago Golf 51.9% QUESTIONABLE FOUL CALL AT END
6. Seminole 33.3% < 3. Fishers Island 66.7%
7. Shoreacres 42.9% < 2. Oakmont 57.1%


The Sweet 16 voting form is live from now until next Friday 9 pm PT: https://forms.gle/UFbMXujPHsX4pckx6

[Kalen Braley]

Michael,

Thanks for putting this together, I've been enjoying both the results and the quips like 'questionable foul call at the end'! 

While we've seen a few upsets, mostly in the 1st round, no big ones this go around.  All the 1 thru 3 seeds still intact.

P.S.  I did some analysis on the actual big dance results based on a pre-tourney convo I had with a Purdue fan of all people.    Since 1985 when they went to the current 64+ team format:

- A 1 seed ends up winning 65% of the time
- Only 4 Seeds lower than 3 have ever won it - 4,6,7,8 seeds respectively (Shout out to Joe as his Villanova was that #8)
- Going back to 2007 a non 1 seed has only won the tourney 3 times, which is interesting this year as two of em are already out.

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