Like every degenerate group of friends who enjoy sports, the QuarterMasters love to gamble. We all play Draft Kings. We would also love to have a bookie and make big bets, but we aren’t ballin’ like that yet, and the one of us that does make a little bit of money is saving for a wedding. (Congrats, Cannon) So how do we get past this? Small bets between ourselves, of course. We all think that we know more about sports and pretty much everything else in life than the other, so every week we have a series of $5 bets. Most of the time, it’s just between two of us, but every now and then, we get into a pool. It’s a magical affair. So why not blog about it?
For the inaugural “Put $5 On It” blog, we all chose two golfers for the masters. One favorite (<60/1 odds to win) and one underdog (>60/1 odds to win). Whosever two golfers have the highest average finish wins the pot. Simple enough, right? Let’s get to who chose who.
TyGuy:
Jordan Speith: Day 1 (-6) Day 2 (+2) Day 3 (-1) Day 4 (-8) Overall (-13)
Ian Poulter: Day 1 (+2) Day 2 (+3) Day 3 (+2) Day 4 (-3) Overall (+4)
TreBabs:
Rickie Fowler: Day 1 (-2) Day 2 (E) Day 3 (-7) Day 4 (-5) Overall (-14)
Bryson DeChambeau: Day 1 (+2) Day 2 (+2) Day 3 (E) Day 4 (-1) Overall (+3)
Rongy:
Hideki Matsuyama: Day 1 (+1) Day 2 (-1) Day 3 (E) Day 4 (-3) Overall (-3)
Kevin Kisner: Day 1: (E) Day 2 (+3) Day 3 (-3) Day 4 (E) Overall (E)
The Cannon:
Justin Thomas: Day 1 (+2) Day 2 (-5) Day 3 (-2) Day 4 (+1) Overall (-4)
Kevin Chappel: Day 1 (+5) Day 2 (+4) Day 3 (CUT) Day 4 (CUT) Overall (+9)
As you can clearly see, we aren’t quite as smart as we think, but let’s see how it plays out. I’ll update the leaderboard each day.
It came down to TreBabs vs. TyGuy, but my guy Rickie Fowler came through in the battle of the bros. Winner of the inaugural “Put $5 On It” – TreBabs
Expect more “Put $5 On It” blogs every week!
