FanHouse Jerry Kelly

Each Wednesday during the golf season, FanHouse will list the top five names in golf and why they're important. Did Barack play 18 with Tiger? Did a certain player do something controversial off the course? Or was just playing golf enough to get the pot stirring? Join us for a weekly feature we call Making the Cut.

5. Rick Rhoden -- Who said 50-year-old golfers can't win the occasional golf tournament? Rhoden, 56, claimed his eighth (8th!) Lake Tahoe Celebrity Championship last weekend, beating out Dan Quinn and Tony Romo. As Ryan pointed out after the victory, Rhoden has earned more in his "celebrity" golfing than he ever did during a season as a major league baseball player.

Every Monday during the PGA Tour season, Monday Pin Placement will run as a wrap-up of the weekend's action. Basically, we'll focus on what you missed while you were out grinding on the putting green.

Ochoa vs. Woods -- When Annika Sorenstam was at the peak of her game, a stretch between 2001-05 that had Annika claim eight major championships in 18 stars, she became buddies with Tiger Woods, text-messaging Woods after majors to compare their big tournament wins.

With Lorena Ochoa continuing to dominate the LPGA, it might be time for Tiger to land Lorena's phone number.

If I've said it once, I've said it a billion times. Tiger Woods has skewed our take on golf tournaments. It isn't that easy to win. It just isn't.

Jerry Kelly would agree with me. He's 42, and won twice on tour in 2002. Since then, he's finished second four times, which is pretty darn impressive from the quintessential PGA Tour journeyman, but he couldn't break through. Sunday in New Orleans, Kelly claimed his first win in seven years, taking the Zurich Classic over a group of golfers either trying to break their own winning slump or trying to claim their first PGA Tour title.

Turkey Legs to Go is FanHouse's complete travel guide for all of the 2008-2009 college bowl games. Here, we cover the Orange Bowl (Miami, Florida), which pits Virginia Tech against Cincinnati.

Overview/Matchup: Welcome to the showdown of the century, folks. It's the ACC (Va Tech, BEAMERBALL!) versus the Big East (Cincy, Who?) in a matchup that will determine what major conference was most inept in 2008? The Hokies, as you can see from the capitol letter phrase above, win by playing hard-nosed defense and special teams, and creating turnovers. Cincy wins because Jerry Kelly is a freaking magician.

Hotels: Bowl-travelers descending on Miami will be glad to know that the best spots in town are just a mile or two from the stadium. Many of the finest hotels, restaurants and clubs are in the bay-front area. For luxury accommodation, we recommend the Mandarin Oriental Miami. The hotel's design combines Asian simplicity with Miami flare and the service is world-class. Renovated and rebranded in June of 2008, the Hilton Miami Downtown offers better service and newer guestrooms than most other midrange hotels in the downtown area. Be sure to check out La Brisa Bistro, the hotel's restaurant serving Cuban-accented meals with international flare. If budget is your primary concern, the Rodeway Inn Miami Airport is the spot for you. Accommodations are limited, but the property offers rooms for less than US$100 per night.

Where all ten golfers on this page will be emailing me to take them off the unlucky number page, the FanHouse Media Guide.

• Justin Rose -- t-5 -- I'm fully convinced Justin Rose (pictured) goes to every golf tournament with one thing in mind -- wearing tighter clothes than any female spectator in attendance. He has never won a PGA Tour event but he has won a tournament in 2002 called "The Crowns" which I'm sure is made-up.

• Rory Sabbatini -- t-51 -- Sabbatini hates Tiger Woods, normal belt etiquette and headwear that covers the top-portion of your head. He isn't having the year he's used to (33rd in FedEx points) and has missed the cut in four of his last six tournaments. Oh, and he hates this thing I just wrote.

• Adam Scott -- t-21 -- In case him being the third best golfer in the world and that your girlfriend wants to watch golf now because she might catch a glimpse of him isn't enough to hate him, check his sponsors. Titleist, Burberry, Rolex, Gulfstream, EA Sports, Footjoy, Aspen Group, Scott Golf Designs and Australian Golf Digest to name a few. Also, the U.S. Open is the only major he's never cracked the top-10.
  

• Patrick Sheehan -- DNP -- A journeyman that has bounced around between the Nationwide and PGA, Sheehan only has one top-10 this season. He graduated from the University of Hartford where he played golf with both Tim Petrovic and Jerry Kelly.

• Kevin Silva -- DNP -- Silva, a Tar Heel, has played on the Tarheel Tour, the New England Pro Golf Tour and the Minor League Golf Tour. Needless to say, this week will be the biggest stage he's ever been on.

• Vijay Singh -- t-3 -- The big Fijian has made the cut in 13 straight U.S. Opens, with seven top-10s during that stretch. He might struggle at times to find the fairway (147th in driving accuracy) but he always seems to make it work. Also, he was appointed a goodwill ambassador for Fiji in 2005.

• Heath Slocum -- CUT -- Slocum has been extremely consistent in 2008, making every cut since February 3. Slocum played on the same golf team as Boo Weekley (Bubba Watson joined the same team two years later) in Milton, Florida.

• Brandt Snedeker -- t-23 -- Everyone seemed excited about Snedeker at the Masters this year, where he closed with a 77 to tie for third. Since Augusta, he hasn't fared better than a tie for 35th with two missed cuts.

• Kyle Stanley (a) -- DNP -- He played in the 2007 Arnold Palmer Invitational, missing the cut with rounds of 75-74. A member of the Clemson golf team, Stanley is currently ranked 34 by Golfweek.

• Henrik Stenson -- t-26 -- It's amazing that Stenson has never finished in the top-10 at a major. The 15th ranked player in the world hasn't won this season on the European Tour but he does have six top-10s in just nine events.

Not to quote the Weepies, but the world spins madly on with the FanHouse Media Guide.

• Fredrik Jacobson -- t-5 -- Jacobson is the typical European golfer that you see randomly in a major playing well, take the needed time to remember his name and then you don't hear of him again for five years. I hate that.

• Lee Janzen -- WON -- Ok, trivia time. Did you know there are nine golfers that have won a major championship with a "Z" in their name? Janzen is one, can you name the other eight?

• Miguel Angel Jimenez -- t-2 -- Not a doubt in my mind that Jimenez is my favorite Spaniard golfer in his 40s with a dyed ponytail that looks like an extra from every movie with pot and people laughing.

• Brandt Jobe -- t-33 -- Jobe has played on Tour so long, he was around back when the Nissan Open was still called the Los Angeles Open. Never a winner on the big boys tour, Jobe has notched ten wins around the world.

• Dustin Johnson -- DNP -- This is his first year as a full time PGA Tour pro and he's doing well, notching two top-10s thus far. Never a problem when playing a lengthy course, Johnson is third on tour in driving distance (307.1).

• Zach Johnson -- t-45 -- Who knew Drake University was the new Oklahoma State? Johnson (pictured) went from obscure golfer to occasional favorite after his Masters win last year. He will struggle with the distance of Torrey Pines but if his wedge play is on, it won't matter. Also, if it looks like he's going to win, you can skip church on Sunday because he tends to give a sermon during his victory speech.

• Robert Karlsson -- t-45 -- Not a lot of experience at the U.S. Open, but a top-10 at this year's Masters should have him ready for similar conditions.

• Martin Kaymer -- DNP -- The 23-year-old German is being touted as the "Next Big Stud Who Will Probably Dominate the Americans in the Ryder Cup," winning his first European Tour event earlier this season. Kaymer shot a 59 in the second round of the Habsberg Classic in 2006, following that up with a 62 the next day. Also, he won that tournament (shock ensued).

• Shingo Katayama -- t-35 -- Most famous for always rocking the Nike cowboy hat, Katayama has won 24 times on the Japan Golf Tour. Also, on the Japan Golf Tour website, they give six profile categories -- full name, birth date, birth place, height, weight and blood type?! Huh?

• Jerry Kelly -- t-7 -- A grinder on tour, Kelly has only two top-10s in majors, both coming in 2007. Also, Kelly helps his brother-in-law, Jim Schuman, coach the University of Wisconsin golf team.