Points per dollar

An elite MA55+ player has told me multiple times that the best way to gain a lot of points is to play the large events with a lot of players.

That philosophy does make sense but for a player like me, it does not work.

Though points per player/position are either 6 for an A tier (Bowling Green or Ledgestone) or 9 for a major (US Masters 2020 in Missouri), points earned at an event depends on the number of players who did not do better.

In large events, there are multiple elite players and though an elite player can do better than most of the field, one of my ability won't.

In those events, my rating is only better than 3-6 players out of the 30 which yields less than 50 points and since attending would require a minimum three night hotel stay, the value would be bad.

In the 2018 US Masters, I was able to stay at my sister's house and playing on courses I was familiar, finished with the two best rounds of my life gaining me the points that allowed me to qualify for the 2019 worlds.

As per my analysis last December, league play has been instituted to try to get to 500. There are two different clubs that play at the same time and due to a large ace pot, was playing in both but starting this weekend, only playing the one that provides points.

I realized that other than getting an ace, I can only come out ahead financially in the course club is by shooting a lifetime best round. Hoping those there will understand. If not too bad.

missing an anniversary

Listening to a Derek Rose interview on Chicago sports radio, I remembered this:

Dec 5, 2009.

I was watching the Chicago Blackhawks play the Pittsburgh Penguins with increased interest. During the second period, I was asked why I am not watching the Chicago Bulls host the Toronto Raptors and this is how the conversation went (my words first and every other time):

"The Blackhawks have a good chance to win the Western Conference and are playing the defending Stanley Cup champions. This can be a finals preview."

"Why are you not watching the Bulls game during commercials?"

"I don't want to miss anything right now. The Bulls are not even a .500 ball club and right now have no interest for me."

"You are not watching them because you are racist."

"If the Bulls had a good chance to make the finals and the Blackhawks were struggling, I would be watching the Bulls."

"That's wrong. You could watch both games and could switch right now during commercial. You're just being racist."

"Fine. I'll put on the fucking basketball game "*changes channel* "THE BULLS ARE DOWN THIRTY!" *changes channel back*. "HAPPY?"

The Blackhawks won the game 2-1 in OT and that summer won their first Stanley Cup title in almost 50 years. The Bulls lost their game 110-78 falling to 7-13. They did make the playoffs as an 8 seed and lost in the first round.