Draft Analysis

After much anticipation, the annual Ryder Cup draft went down on Tuesday night.  Pre-draft drama went all the way to the very start, as injury concerns caused two participants to drop out at the last minute.   Two fresh virgins had to replace Stumpf and Vance causing chaos at the top up the draft board.

As predicted, Benny Olson was selected #1 overall for the second consecutive year.  He put a strong push right before the draft by unleashing a hole by hole breakdown of Spooner Golf Club.  By comparing golf holes to prison rape, Erectile Dysfunction pills, and wieners, the number one spot was locked up. 

Below is a breakdown of a few of the surprises based on my original mock draft:

Biggest Movers

•  Grey Busch (5 Rounds)  The veteran shot up the draft boards, rising 5 rounds earlier than originally projected.  Not a huge surprise that a core Team Gabriel member with an excellent match play record was snatched early.  He and BVB have become a first round force, and his drinking leadership is very influential on the younger drinkers on the team.
• Jordy GOLFBALL (4 Rounds) The biggest surprise at the top of the draft was Jordan Iverson moving into the 4^th round.  In my mock draft I had him being taken in the 8^th round.  No player sparked pre-draft conversation like “Jordy Golfball”.  Once he stopped pre-draft workouts the attention never went away from JIVEY.  The possibility of sitting in a golfcart for 18 holes and rekindling a bromance was too enticing for Lehmann to pass up.
• BWANDON NOWAK  (2 Rounds)  Kind of a surprise Zach snatched BJ to start the 6^th round.  The two have a love/hate relationship, but after seeing pictures of the two playing swords together in Bwandons Wedding Slide show I should have known Zach would be looking to mend the fences.
• T SCHMIDT (2 Rounds)  Anthony Rh was taken by Blake in the 8^th Round.  Identified as a HIGH rising prospect, Blake couldn’t let Zach roll up his squad with a dynamic player like Tony.

Biggest Drops

• Scott Greenfield  (4 Rounds)  After taking a year off from the festivities, Scott’s draft stock was uncertain.  After a few emails that almost got half the field fired from work, I think red flags around this crafty veteran caused the drop
• Ross Shartborg (2 Rounds) Poor Ross was left waiting in the Green Room for more rounds than he anticipated.  Spending too much with Drunkstin can be detrimental to anyone’s health, and since the two are basically dating, I think both Captains were scared off.

Moment of Silence

I would like to take a moment of silence for one of our Ryder Cup brothers who is unable to join us this year.  He is a man who always brought excitement to the Cup.  The squealing of the tires of his ride as he entered SPGC was the unofficial starting gun of the tourney each year.  His whip was a mean black machine, far too cool for any of us regular cats to handle.  It was nearly perfect except, for dents in the trunk from a bowling ball rolling around inside it.  The man I am talking about is Top Dawg aka Scoops.  Last week he birthed a beautiful baby girl.  He will be defending and protecting his new child, and unable to attend this year’s event.  Not to worry, he will be back next year, and I am sure he will be eager to show off all the latest and greatest gizmo and gadgets  he was able to pick up to help his golf game.  Let’s take this as a lesson my friends.  Memorial Day weekend is important for all of us.  Let’s take caution during the month of September.  I propose a wrap it up September next year

Overall it was another very strong performance by BVB on his mock draft.  14 players were correctly picked in the round they were drafted in.  30 of 40 players (75%) were within one round of their actual selection.  If there is one person who dominates all aspects of the Ryder cup (match winning %, dressing awesome %, awesome blogging %, and now mock drafting) it is THE BVB. 

I will be back for more analysis after the pairings are announced.