With the new OFL season just round the corner, I was wondering what the new values of some of the players would be.

So here's a competition for us all to play - just a bit of fun - no prizes, just the honour of coming on top!

Simply guess what value the players below will be for the 2011 season.

Everyone starts with 100 points, you lose a point for every 0.1 you are out by. (for example if you guess a players value at 2.2 and the actual value is 2.9, you lose 7 points. You get 5 bonus points for a correct guess.

All entries to be posted below by midnight 7th March.

Even Mr G can have a go!

Just cut and paste from the list below. (last years value in brackets)

Tiger (6.5)
Westwood (3.6)
Kaymer (3.2)
Stenson (2.8)
S Garcia (2.6)
Schwartzel (2.3)
Donald (2.2)
Kuchar (1.8)
F. Molinari (1.6)
B. Watson (1.1)
B Hass (1.1)
M Wilson (1.0)
SY Noy (1.0)
T Aiken (1.0)
Cabrera-Bello (0.9)
DA Points (0.8)
Mannasero (0.8)
J. Parry (0.6)
Gallagher (0.5)
J Vegas (rookie)

Tiger (6.5) 5.8
Westwood (3.6) 4.5
Kaymer (3.2) 4.5
Stenson (2.8) 1.7
S Garcia (2.6) 1.9
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.8
Donald (2.2) 3.3
Kuchar (1.8) 2.6
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.0
B. Watson (1.1) 1.8
B Hass (1.1) 1.6
M Wilson (1.0) 1.5
SY Noy (1.0) 1.5
T Aiken (1.0) 0.8
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 0.6
DA Points (0.8) 0.9
Mannasero (0.8) 1.9
J. Parry (0.6) 0.8
Gallagher (0.5) 1.4
J Vegas (rookie) 1.2

Tiger (3.8)
Westwood (4.2)
Kaymer (6.0)
Stenson (1.8)
S Garcia (1.5)
Schwartzel (2.3)
Donald (3.6)
Kuchar (3.0)
F. Molinari (2.5)
B. Watson (2.6)
B Hass (1.8)
M Wilson (1.6)
SY Noy (1.5)
T Aiken (1.2)
Cabrera-Bello (0.9)
DA Points (1.2)
Mannasero (1.6)
J. Parry (1.0)
Gallagher (1.3)
J Vegas (1.5)

Tiger (6.5) 4.5
Westwood (3.6) 4.8
Kaymer (3.2) 5.0
Stenson (2.8) 2.0
S Garcia (2.6) 2.5
Schwartzel (2.3) 3.3
Donald (2.2) 3.6
Kuchar (1.8) 3.2
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.5
B. Watson (1.1) 2.2
B Hass (1.1) 1.8
M Wilson (1.0) 1.7
SY Noy (1.0) 1.5
T Aiken (1.0) 2.0
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.3
DA Points (0.8) 1.3
Mannasero (0.8) 1.9
J. Parry (0.6) 0.7
Gallagher (0.5) 1.2
J Vegas (rookie) 2.0

Tiger (6.5) 4.8
Westwood (3.6) 5.0
Kaymer (3.2) 5.0
Stenson (2.8) 1.8
S Garcia (2.6) 2.6
Schwartzel (2.3) 32.8
Donald (2.2) 3.5
Kuchar (1.8) 2.6
F. Molinari (1.6) 3.0
B. Watson (1.1) 2.5
B Hass (1.1) 2.3
M Wilson (1.0) 1.5
SY Noy (1.0) 1.3
T Aiken (1.0) 1.2
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.2
DA Points (0.8) 1.3
Mannasero (0.8) 1.3
J. Parry (0.6) 1.0
Gallagher (0.5) 1.5
J Vegas (rookie) 1.8

You should fix that!

Ooh, I love a competition. I would be pleased to beat Mr Green in this one!

Tiger (6.5) - 4.6
Westwood (3.6) - 4.4
Kaymer (3.2) - 5.0
Stenson (2.8) - 1.2
S Garcia (2.6) - 1.8
Schwartzel (2.3) - 2.6
Donald (2.2) - 3.2
Kuchar (1.8) - 2.8
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.8
B. Watson (1.1) - 2.2
B Haas (1.1) 1.8
M Wilson (1.0) 1.2 - think he's done his work for the year though!
SY Noh (1.0) - 1.3
T Aiken (1.0) - 1.3
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) - 1.4
DA Points (0.8) - 1.0
Manassero (0.8) - 2.8
J. Parry (0.6) - 0.8
Gallagher (0.5) - 0.9
J Vegas (rookie) - 1.8

That's incredible. I was only thinking of this very competition on the train on the way to work this morning!

To be honest, I've only just started working on the player list and pricing (very busy with other sports - and indeed finance games - at the moment), but we're getting there...

The majority of prices will be pencilled in prior to the WGC Cadillac Championship, allowing for the odd change following the completion of the event - I would then expect the site to launch sometime during the week commencing 14th March.

Some "interesting" predictions thus far...

Excellent comp polarbear
Tiger (6.5) 4.0
Westwood (3.6) 4.2
Kaymer (3.2) 5.0
Stenson (2.8) 1.6
S Garcia (2.6) 1.6
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.3
Donald (2.2) 3.8
Kuchar (1.8) 2.8
F. Molinari (1.6) 1.9
B. Watson (1.1) 2.0
B Hass (1.1) 1.8
M Wilson (1.0) 1.6
SY Noy (1.0) 1.3
T Aiken (1.0) 1.3
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.2
DA Points (0.8) 1.0
Mannasero (0.8) 1.6
J. Parry (0.6) 0.9
Gallagher (0.5) 1.4
J Vegas (rookie) 1.5

My guesswork :

Tiger (6.5) 5.2
Westwood (3.6) 4.3
Kaymer (3.2) 4.5
Stenson (2.8) 1.8
S Garcia (2.6) 1.8
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.5
Donald (2.2) 3.9
Kuchar (1.8) 3.0
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.5
B. Watson (1.1) 2.2
B Hass (1.1) 1.7
M Wilson (1.0) 2.0
SY Noy (1.0) 1.5
T Aiken (1.0) 1.4
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.2
DA Points (0.8) 1.1
Mannasero (0.8) 1.8
J. Parry (0.6) 1.2
Gallagher (0.5) 1.5
J Vegas (rookie) 1.7

Man United's #1 Fan

Good idea PB


Tiger (6.5) 4.8
Westwood (3.6) 4.4
Kaymer (3.2) 4.5
Stenson (2.8) 2.0
S Garcia (2.6) 2.2
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.5
Donald (2.2) 3.5
Kuchar (1.8) 2.6
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.6
B. Watson (1.1) 2.0
B Hass (1.1) 2.0
M Wilson (1.0) 1.5
SY Noy (1.0) 1.5
T Aiken (1.0) 1.2
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.2
DA Points (0.8) 1.2
Mannasero (0.8) 1.6
J. Parry (0.6) 0.9
Gallagher (0.5) 1.2
J Vegas (rookie) 1.4

Better get my own list up!

Tiger 5
Westwood 4.2
Kaymer 4
Stenson 1.7
S Garcia 2.3
Schwartzel 2.6
Donald 3.2
Kuchar 3.0
F. Molinari 2.3
B. Watson 2.4
B Hass 2.3
M Wilson 1.6
SY Noy 1.9
T Aiken 1.6
Cabrera-Bello 1.0
DA Points 1.0
Mannasero 1.9
J. Parry 0.9
Gallagher 1.7
J Vegas 1.4

Tiger (6.5) 5.2
Westwood (3.6) 4.8
Kaymer (3.2) 5.0
Stenson (2.8) 1.7
S Garcia (2.6) 1.8
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.7
Donald (2.2) 3.4
Kuchar (1.8) 3.0
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.4
B. Watson (1.1) 2.4
B Hass (1.1) 1.8
M Wilson (1.0) 1.1
SY Noy (1.0) 1.2
T Aiken (1.0) 1.0
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 0.8
DA Points (0.8) 0.9
Mannasero (0.8) 1.8
J. Parry (0.6) 0.8
Gallagher (0.5) 1.2
J Vegas (rookie) 1.3

Here we go...

Tiger (6.5) 1.0
Westwood (3.6) 3.0
Kaymer (3.2) 3.0
Stenson (2.8) 0.1
S(ebi) Garcia (2.6) 0.5
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.0
Donald (2.2) 2.0
Kuchar (1.8) 2.0
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.0
Watson (1.1) 2.0
Haas (1.1) 2.0
M Wilson (1.0) 1.0
Noh (1.0) 1.0
Aiken (1.0) 1.0
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.0
Points (0.8) 1.0
Manassero (0.8) 1.0
Parry (0.6) 1.0
Gallacher (0.5) 1.0
Vegas (rookie) 1.0

Do I win?

You tell me!

Rotter - I was so looking forward to seeing your picks!

I'm loving the Stenson value

Still wouldn't pick him

Tiger (6.5) 4.5
Westwood (3.6) 4.4
Kaymer (3.2) 5.2
Stenson (2.8) 1.5
S Garcia (2.6) 1.8
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.6
Donald (2.2) 3.8
Kuchar (1.8) 3.0
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.7
B. Watson (1.1) 2.5
B Hass (1.1) 1.9
M Wilson (1.0) 1.5
SY Noy (1.0) 1.8
T Aiken (1.0) 1.5
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.5
DA Points (0.8) 1.2
Mannasero (0.8) 1.8
J. Parry (0.6) 1.0
Gallagher (0.5) 1.1
J Vegas (rookie) 1.1

Excellent idea for a comp, plus Mr Green gets a chance to see how the market views things. No doubt he will use the knowledge that the collective view is almost always more accurate than any one individual. Perhaps all entrants should receive some kind of consultancy fee?

How about 100/1 e/w for the Masters?

Not bad value..............as long as you can add a zero to the usual, and make it e/w top 50

Tiger (6.5) 6.0
Westwood (3.6) 5.0
Kaymer (3.2) 4.8
Stenson (2.8) 1.0
S Garcia (2.6) 1.7
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.5
Donald (2.2) 3.8
Kuchar (1.8) 2.5
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.2
B. Watson (1.1) 1.8
B Hass (1.1) 1.5
M Wilson (1.0) 1.4
SY Noy (1.0) 1.2
T Aiken (1.0) 1.0
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 0.8
DA Points (0.8) 1.1
Mannasero (0.8) 1.5
J. Parry (0.6) 0.8
Gallagher (0.5) 1.5
J Vegas (rookie) 1.0

good luck all,nice 1 pb.

Tiger (6.5) 4.6
Westwood (3.6) 4.5
Kaymer (3.2) 4.6
Stenson (2.8) 1.5
S Garcia (2.6) 1.8
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.9
Donald (2.2) 3.4
Kuchar (1.8) 3.0
F. Molinari (1.6) 3.0
B. Watson (1.1) 2.7
B Hass (1.1) 2.3
M Wilson (1.0) 1.9
SY Noy (1.0) 1.7
T Aiken (1.0) 1.5
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.5
DA Points (0.8) 1.1
Mannasero (0.8) 1.9
J. Parry (0.6) 0.9
Gallagher (0.5) 1.4
J Vegas (rookie) 1.7

Tiger (6.5) 4.5
Westwood (3.6) 4.2
Kaymer (3.2) 4.2
Stenson (2.8) 1.6
S Garcia (2.6) 1.6
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.8
Donald (2.2) 3.0
Kuchar (1.8) 2.4
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.1
B. Watson (1.1) 2.4
B Hass (1.1) 1.9
M Wilson (1.0) 1.4
SY Noy (1.0) 1.4
T Aiken (1.0) 1.2
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.0
DA Points (0.8) 0.9
Mannasero (0.8) 1.8
J. Parry (0.6) 1.0
Gallagher (0.5) 1.2
J Vegas (rookie) 1.0

Tiger (5.5)
Westwood (6.1)
Kaymer (6.1)
Stenson (2.8)
S Garcia (2.8)
Schwartzel (4.1)
Donald (5.6)
Kuchar (5.4)
F. Molinari (3.2)
B. Watson (4.2)
B Hass (3.4)
M Wilson (4.4)
SY Noy (3.8)
T Aiken (2.8)
Cabrera-Bello (2.9)
DA Points (2.8)
Mannasero (3.1)
J. Parry (2.6)
Gallagher (1.8)
J Vegas (2.2)

Blimey...I wouldn't fancy picking a team of 12 with those prices!

To be honest, I'm really not taking any of the predictions in this thread into account when producing my own player list prices (just my own tried and tested method), but interesting to see some of the predictions even so - some are very close to the mark, others not so...

I'll let you know my criteria for determining prices after the deadline, which may help you for next year!

Just an after thought -

If anyone wants to edit their picks could they please do so on a new post rather than editing their original post. This will let me know that a change has been made.

Tiger (6.5) 4.2
Westwood (3.6) 4.5
Kaymer (3.2) 4.6
Stenson (2.8) 1.5
S Garcia (2.6) 1.4
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.3
Donald (2.2) 4.0
Kuchar (1.8) 3.2
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.4
B. Watson (1.1) 2.4
B Haas (1.1) 1.7
M Wilson (1.0) 1.6
SY Noh (1.0) 1.5
T Aiken (1.0) 1.2
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.1
DA Points (0.8) 1.2
Mannasero (0.8) 1.6
J. Parry (0.6) 1.0
Gallagher (0.5) 1.4
J Vegas (rookie) 1.4

Here we go

Tiger (6.5) 4.0
Westwood (3.6) 4.4
Kaymer (3.2) 4.6
Stenson (2.8) 1.6
S Garcia (2.6) 1.4
Schwartzel (2.3) 2.3
Donald (2.2) 4.2
Kuchar (1.8) 3.4
F. Molinari (1.6) 2.4
B. Watson (1.1) 2.5
B Hass (1.1) 1.8
M Wilson (1.0) 1.8
SY Noh (1.0) 1.6
T Aiken (1.0) 1.3
Cabrera-Bello (0.9) 1.1
DA Points (0.8) 1.4
Mannasero (0.8) 2.0
J. Parry (0.6) 1.0
Gallagher (0.5) 1.5
J Vegas (rookie) 1.5

Tiger (6.5)5.0
Westwood (3.6)5.2
Kaymer (3.2)5.5
Stenson (2.8)1.4
S Garcia (2.6)1.5
Schwartzel (2.3)2.0
Donald (2.2)3.2
Kuchar (1.8)2.5
F. Molinari (1.6)2.3
B. Watson (1.1)2.1
B Hass (1.1)1.8
M Wilson (1.0)1.5
SY Noy (1.0)1.8
T Aiken (1.0)1.2
Cabrera-Bello (0.9)1.0
DA Points (0.8)1.2
Mannasero (0.8)1.6
J. Parry (0.6)0.9
Gallagher (0.5)1.5
J Vegas (rookie)1.0

If people are keen, I'm happy to provide a "live update" on Tuesday (i.e. after the deadline) with the provisional prices for this subset of players.

However, prices would still be subject to change until the site goes live the following week (and could be affected by results in the WGC Cadillac Championship).

We're all set for the largest player list in history - 442, I make it!

Mr Green

That would be handy. it's the final value that will count, but surely a players value wouldn't change much over one tournament.