Elite Course Playoff -- NCAA Tournament Bracket Style

[Jay Flemma]

You have good taste, Jud

[Mark Fedeli]

Crystal Downs and Sand Hills in a battle for the ages!

indeed! still neck and neck.

[Jason Thurman]

This is obviously more of a SportsNation bracket exercise than an actual playing of the games. I can understand that the average guy filling out a bracket will pick Seminole over Southern Hills. Southern Hills sounds like the name of a mid major and Seminole is a brand that rings like UCLA or UNC.

However, I also have little doubt that when the ball actually goes up, Southern Hills would trounce that fivesome-allowing, palm tree decorated gem in Florida. Nothing against Seminole, which I'm sure is a great course. But Southern Hills is the total package from what I've seen. I haven't seen either course in person, but I've watched enough film to know that Seminole just doesn't match up well in this one.

[Alex Miller]

I haven't seen either course in person, but I've watched enough film to know that Seminole just doesn't match up well in this one.

Pretty sure this is more sportsnation than anything else in this thread... Btw, I'd imagine there's quite a bit more film of Southern Hills than Seminole, no?

[Jason Thurman]

In breaking news, Jason Thurman is now GCA's Colin Cowherd!

America is dumb. SportsNation had Florida, Michigan State, Arizona, and Louisville in the Final Four, with Florida beating Louisville in the championship game. How's that working out?



It's funny that we complain so much about the rankings, but then our bracket has almost no true upsets. This is an obvious one. Seminole has gotten by for years on mystique, while Southern Hills is one of the great parkland courses in the world. Seminole is Duke and Southern Hills is Wisconsin. One trades on the selective memory of people who remember Grant Hill and forget about Lehigh and Mercer, while the other has a reputation for being out of vogue stylistically but is surprisingly attractive when you stop and watch it play. Southern Hills is Final Four material, and Seminole is ripe for Katow-Jo.

I'm seriously a little bummed that this matchup can only happen metaphorically. I've never been so sure about an upset pick in my life.

[Matthew Lloyd]

should we move on to the elite 8?  i'm eager to see a close vote on one of these matchups.  lots of landslides thus far. 

[Mark Fedeli]

should we move on to the elite 8?  i'm eager to see a close vote on one of these matchups.  lots of landslides thus far.  

done and done. The Elite Eight: http://challonge.com/GCAelitecourses

EAST
(1) Pine Valley   
vs.   
(6) National Golf Links   

WEST
(1) Cypress Point   
vs.   
(3) Pacific Dunes

SOUTH
(1) Augusta
vs.   
(2) Seminole   

MID-WEST
(1) Oakmont   
vs.   
(2) Sand Hills

[BCowan]

Mark,

   Back to round 1.  I am taking Inverness over Oakmont!

[Mark Fedeli]

Mark,

   Back to round 1.  I am taking Inverness over Oakmont!

I agree! Too many 1 seeds still around.

[Jud_T]

National as a 6 seed vs. a 1 seed in Pine Valley with this crowd could be the wager of the tournament...

[Alex Miller]

Mac and I feelin' great about our final 4 picks 

[Alec Madison]

I made a similar one with golf magazines top 64 course... check it out          http://challonge.com/gmagbracket#

[Alec Madison]

Round Two   http://challonge.com/gmagbracket

[Mark Fedeli]

National with the late round upset over PV, matching the biggest upset of the tourney (along with #11 LA North over #6 Gozzer Ranch in Round 1).

Final Four is up: http://challonge.com/GCAelitecourses

(6) National Golf Links   
vs.   
(1) Cypress Point

(1) Augusta   
vs.   
(2) Sand Hills

[Ari Techner]

Looks like despite the big time home court advantage of this week for the team from GA, Sand Hills and Augusta National are playing an incredibly tight tied game right now late in the 2nd half......

[Ronald Montesano]

check how many names Mucci used to vote for NGLA. #controversy.

[Mark Fedeli]

currently:

http://challonge.com/GCAelitecourses

(6) National Golf Links 64% 
vs.   
(1) Cypress Point 36%


(1) Augusta 50% 
vs.   
(2) Sand Hills 50%

[Jud_T]

I sense a protest and possibly a conference change coming from Cypress.    Is Sand Hills this tourney's UConn?

[Ronald Montesano]

No....obviously NGLA is this event's UConn.

[Mark Fedeli]

still a tie between Sand Hills and Augusta. hopefully that shakes out by the end of the day and then i'll move it on to the finals.

[Mark Fedeli]

I know this kind of lost steam a bit, but since I volunteered to be the caretaker of the bracket, it is my duty to inform you that Augusta and Sand Hills have been deadlocked almost since the very beginning.

If someone wants to vote to break the tie I'll finally be able to advance it to the finals, which is now long overdue:

http://challonge.com/GCAelitecourses

[Jud_T]

I think Sand Hills wins on a technicality and moves on...

[Ronald Montesano]

Tie is broken...QUICK...finals!!!

[Mark Fedeli]

Tie is broken...QUICK...finals!!!

Indeed it was: http://challonge.com/GCAelitecourses

(6) NGLA beats (1) CPC: 52% to 48%
(2) Sand Hills beats (1) ANGC:  52% to 48%

FINALS:

(6) NGLA vs (2) Sand Hills