GolfChatUK Fantasy League - Winter/Spring Session - Event #06 Abu Dhabi

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #06

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

16 - 19 Jan ___ Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

Pos. Name ____________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ____ Rd3 ___ Rd4 __ Finish __ Total

1. LadyPutt __________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  00 _____ 55 _____ 105

2. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 35 ______ 90

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 45 ______ 85

4. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 45 ______ 65

5. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 40 ______ 60

6. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 05 ______ 25

7. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 00 ______ 10
 
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After the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championhip we wave goodbye to a long term GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguer.  BlueCoverman is off to pastures new where painstaking research of obscure players and agonising over picks will not be usurped by Countdown style one from the top and any other numbers you can think of.  LadyPutt should go on holiday more often!  Two top 10 finishes see her record back to back wins in the GolfChatUK Fantasy League.  RedRage also managed two top 10 finshers but was pipped on the line after Rafa Cabrera Bello faltered in the third round.  1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines both had two points finishers and they solidified midtable.  BlueCoverman and Mary_S each had one pick score points but BlueCoverman had the no brain McIlroy finish second; oh how he must rue the penalty now.  Davie was present but did not trouble the scorers and I have heard that he has been onto Expedia for a last minute trip so he can pick by numbers next week.
 
Dawie van der Walt had the unwanted worse round, last place combo after a 79.  Johan Carlsson shot 65 and shot himself up the leaderboard into a top 10 finish.  No picked any of these so very few bonus points were awarded in this event.
 
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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Johan Carlsson -7
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Dawie van der Walt +7
1. None
 
Last Place (10 points)
Dawie van der Walt +6
1. None
 
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An after the fact penalty dropped Rory McIlroy out of the Top 10 Low Round scores and hampered the chances of some GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers.  He failed to take full relief from a spectator walkway by having his foot on the line as he played the shot and that cost him two shots.  Only four picks made the Top 10 Low Round scores and one did so in emphatic fashion.  Phil Mickelson matched Danny Willett's 63 and gave the picking by numbers LadyPutt a nice little boost.  LadyPutt also had one of her other picks in the low scores and she is bringing the heat to RedRage at the top of the leaderboard.  RedRage hangs onto his lead courtesy of Martin Kaymer who had yet another round under par in Abu Dhabi.  1GrumpyGolfer also had two picks score points and he's the only one that seems to be trying to keep up at the moment. The worse round was a 77 from Magnus A Carlsson.
 
Six picks are now in the points positions and LadyPutt looks to be in the box seat at the moment but there's still one round to go.  
 
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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Phil Mickelson -9
1. LadyPutt
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Magnus A Carlsson +5
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-3 or lower
 
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Henrik Stenson turned out to be such a heartbreaker as he missed the cut for the first time since October 2012, Robert Rock was also on the rocks as he too missed the cut.  These two picks caused the most angst for GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers as everyone bar Davie and RedRage lost two picks for the weekend.  RedRage lost one pick but still managed to extend his lead by 5 points.  Davie lost four and sunk to the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
In a day of good scoring Danny Willett was the pick of the bunch with a fine round of 63; this has left him one shot off the lead.  In a late round slump Ahmed Al Musharrekh finished with an 80 that matched Carlos Del Moral.  No one picked any of these so no bonus points were awarded for round 2.  
 
Only four picks are within the scoring places at the moment but round 3 offers bonus points galore; will anyone be able to put some pressure on RedRage?
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Danny Willett -9
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Ahmed Al Musharrekh +8
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Carlos Del Moral +8
1. None
 
Cut line (5 points)
Even or lower
 
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The GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers are back in Europe, or relatively near Europe, for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and a fine start was made by all.  Everyone is within the top 2 places on the leaderboard but there is one Fantasy Leaguer that's a step ahead of the rest.  RedRage leads by virtue of Rafa Cabrera Bello who was one of three players to shoot 67 and a share of the lead after round 1.  The others to go low were Romain Wattel and Matthew Baldwin.  A score of 68 would have got you into the Top 5 Low Round scores but the closest any other pick got to that was 69.  In unsurprising fashion Ahmed Al Musharrekh scored 82 for a share of last place with Thomas Levet.
 
With a number of picks already above par and above the cut line so fine play is needed from some to stay around for the weekend.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Rafa Cabrera Bello -5
1. RedRage
 
Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Romain Wattel -5
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Matthew Baldwin -5
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Ahmed Al Musharrekh +10
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Thomas Levet +10
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower
 
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The first European Tour Fantasy League event of 2014 sees the start of the Desert Swing in the Middle East.  It's an event which usually manages to attract some of the bigger names and two of the top 5 in the OWGR are here.  Jamie Donaldson is back defending his title and a number of former champions are here.  
 
This is a full field with cut event, so cut points will be available.
 
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Everyone please notify others of changes in field before tournament starts and invalid or incomplete picks from participants.
 
Rankings based on the Official World Golf Ranking – January 12th 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Henrik STENSON 3
Phil MICKELSON 5
Rory MCILROY 7
Sergio GARCIA 10
Luke DONALD 19
Thomas BJORN 24
Jamie DONALDSON 25
Miguel Angel JIMENEZ 39
Branden GRACE 42
Martin KAYMER 43
Matteo MANASSERO 45
Thongchai JAIDEE 50
Joost LUITEN 51
Peter HANSON 53
 
CATEGORY B
 
Bernd WIESBERGER 56
Kiradech APHIBARNRAT 58
Peter UIHLEIN 63
Thorbjorn OLESEN 66
Stephen GALLACHER 67
Chris WOOD 70
Ross FISHER 72
Brett RUMFORD 75
Shane LOWRY 80
Mikko ILONEN 84
Paul CASEY 87
Brooks KOEPKA 88
Tommy FLEETWOOD 89
Marcel SIEM 91
David HOWELL 93
George COETZEE 95
Marcus FRASER 98
Pablo LARRAZABAL 103
Morten Orum MADSEN 107
Danny WILLETT 110
Raphael JACQUELIN 113
Julien QUESNE 115
Marc WARREN 117
Paul LAWRIE 120
Padraig HARRINGTON 121
Darren FICHARDT 125
Hennie OTTO 128
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 141
Shiv KAPUR 144
Thomas AIKEN 148
Gaganjeet BHULLAR 150
Alejandro CANIZARES 154
Eduardo DE LA RIVA 160
Simon DYSON 174
Romain WATTEL 176
Garth MULROY 177
Andrea PAVAN 179
Paul WARING 183
Dawie VAN DER WALT 191
Daan HUIZING 192
Justin WALTERS 197
Steve WEBSTER 199
Marco CRESPI 201
Ricardo SANTOS 204
Soren KJELDSEN 208
Craig LEE 209
Jose-Filipe LIMA 219
Kristoffer BROBERG 221
Johan CARLSSON 224
Alexander LEVY 226
Jbe' KRUGER 227
Jin JEONG 229
David HORSEY 232
JB HANSEN 237
Wade ORMSBY 240
Maximilian KIEFFER 241
 
CATEGORY C
 
Ricardo GONZALEZ 242
Michael HOEY 243
Matthew BALDWIN 252
Sihwan KIM 257
Eddie PEPPERELL 259
Magnus A CARLSSON 262
Emiliano GRILLO 264
Jorge CAMPILLO 268
Darren CLARKE 272
Robert KARLSSON 274
Simon THORNTON 279
Seve BENSON 286
Nacho ELVIRA 287
Francois CALMELS 290
Alvaro QUIROS 291
Gregory HAVRET 292
John PARRY 294
Adrian OTAEGUI 295
Edoardo MOLINARI 297
Jeev Milkha SINGH 302
Graeme STORM 308
Peter LAWRIE 309
Robert ROCK 314
Lee SLATTERY 319
Chris DOAK 324
Peter WHITEFORD 328
Robert DINWIDDIE 329
Jamie MCLEARY 330
Mark FOSTER 333
Damien MCGRANE 348
Richard GREEN 350
Andy SULLIVAN 354
Victor RIU 366
Tyrrell HATTON 373
Anthony WALL 376
Michael CAMPBELL 379
Richard BLAND 385
Gareth MAYBIN 395
Tom LEWIS 408
Matthew NIXON 413
Paul MCGINLEY 417
Oliver FISHER 418
Thomas LEVET 429
Jose Maria OLAZABAL 440
Soren HANSEN 501
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 526
Gary STAL 637
Wen-yi HUANG 682
Brandon STONE 721
Adrien SADDIER 723
Colin MONTGOMERIE 725
Niclas FASTH 748
Carlos DEL MORAL 981
Kevin PHELAN 989
Thomas PIETERS 1116
Ahmed AL MUSHARREKH 1508
 
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Upcoming events:
____________ Date ___________ Event ______________________________________ Weight
 
Stay tuned for the 2013-2014 season schedule

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RULES
 
Picking players: Unless stated, pick a total of 6 players as follows:
 
Pick 2 players from each category, plus a reserve per category.
 
Event winner: The person with the most total points at the completion of each event will be declared the winner. In case of a tie, those involved will match-off each picks' final position score in descending order. i.e. Player A's best finish vs. Player B's best finish, Player A's 2nd best finish vs. Player B's 2nd best finish, etc... until one's pick finishes better than the other(s).
 
If there is a tie after all 6 picks have been matched against each other, those involved will be declared co-winners.
 
Order of Merit: The person with the most total points at the completion of the season will be declared the GolfChatUK Fantasy League Champion. If there is a tie for total points at the completion of the season, those involved will be declared Co-Champions.
 
Player Withdrawals: If you pick a player who withdraws during a tournament, that player will be treated as nil scoring. If a player withdraws before starting the tournament then your reserve will be put in that player's place. It is up to you to check that your players are in the starting field.
 
Holidays / Absences: If you will be absent for an upcoming event (e.g holidays) you may post the numbers on the most recent fantasy league event and the respective tournament(s) that apply.  Example: Pick 2 players and 1 reserve from each category and the relative event number or name: Players 4 and 8, reserve 9 from Category A, players 1 and 7, reserve 3 from Category B, players 1 and 2, reserve 12 from Category C, Event #12.
 
Failure to submit picks: If you do not submit picks you will be awarded zero points.
 
Deadlines: Picks must ideally be submitted before the first drive is struck on the first day of the tournament. However, late picks submitted after the tournament has begun must be for players who have yet to start (or are not showing a score on europeantour.com, PGATour.com, etc.), and these will not be valid unless they are seconded by any other league member.
 
All fantasy league disputes and discrepancies will be considered by the League Judge: LadyPutt. All decisions made by the League Judge are final.
 
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SCORING SYSTEM

______________ Weighted 1 ____ Weighted 2 ___ Weighted 3
Winner ____________ 60 ___________ 120 __________ 180
2nd _______________ 40 ____________ 80 __________ 120
3rd _______________ 30 ____________ 60 ___________ 90
4th _______________ 20 ____________ 40 ___________ 60
5th - 10th ________ 15 ____________ 30 ___________ 45
11th - 15th _______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
16th - 20th ________ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15

Last Place ________ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

Low Round * _______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
Worse Round * _____ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

Make Cut ___________ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All 6 Make Cut ____ 20 ____________ 40 ___________ 60

Round 1 Top 5 * ___ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
Round 3 Top 10 * __ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

Low Amateur ** ____ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

* Points awarded for round only
** Where separate Low Amateur is specified in rules
 
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LadyPutt wrote:I will be away for the next two events (Barbados but probably no golf as it is ridiculously expensive ) so please can you pick me numbers 2 and 7 in each category with number 13 as the reserve? I may not be back in time to pick for the Jan 23rd event either, so if I don't pick (I get back on Jan 22nd and am likely to be jet-lagged) please pick for me as before. Thanks!

Happy New Year and happy picking everyone!

LadyPutt's picks:

Cat A: Phil MICKELSON, Jamie DONALDSON (res Joost LUITEN)
Cat B: Kiradech APHIBARNRAT, Ross FISHER (res Tommy FLEETWOOD)
Cat C: Michael HOEY, Emiliano GRILLO (res Nacho ELVIRA)

Cat A: Henrik Stenson; Sergio Garcia (res. Rory McIlroy)

Cat B: Paul Casey; Chris Wood (res. Danny Willett)

Cat C: Alvaro Quiros; Gregory Havret (res. Chris Doak)

Cheers GG!

CATEGORY A: Henrik STENSON, Jamie DONALDSON (res: Joost LUITEN)

CATEGORY B: Bernd WIESBERGER, Peter UIHLEIN (res: Chris WOOD)

CATEGORY C: Alvaro QUIROS, Robert ROCK (res: Tom LEWIS)

Cat A: Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson (res: Sergio Garcia)
Cat B: Paul Casey, Thorbjorn Olesen (res: Bernd Weisberger)
Cat C: Robert Rock, Alvaro Quiros (res: Robert Karlsson)
 
Cheers Grumps  

A: H. Stenson, M. Kaymer, S. Garcia (r)
B: P. Casey, R. Canrera-bello, P. Uihlein (r)
C: R. Karlsson, A. Quiros, D. Clarke (r)

Good luck folks!

A: Rory MCILROY, Sergio GARCIA Res Luke DONALD

B: Paul CASEY, Padraig HARRINGTON Res Jin JEONG

C: Darren CLARKE, Chris DOAK Res Jeev Milkha SINGH

Cat a: McIlroy, Kaymer. Donaldson reserve

Cat B: Casey, Uihlein. Olesen reserve

Cat C: Rock, Sullivan. Benson reserve

No leaderboard update yet with scores but I think I had Kaymer picked with 3 minutes to spare.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:No leaderboard update yet with scores but I think I had Kaymer picked with 3 minutes to spare.

Looks OK to me Grumps   

Thanks Davie

Cheating again Grumps?  

BlueCoverman wrote:Cheating again Grumps?  

tut tut,....

Not me Guv, Kaymer was under starters orders when I picked him but he hadn't left the gate

Let's hope he plays like a donkey then...  

I'll have you know he's no donkey, a cummulative 85 under par based on historic play at this tournament. Unlike Ahmed Al Musharrekh....

With meticulous research and information like that it's no wonder you're top of the leaderboard Mr Statto   
 
It was a difficult decision with Mr Mush...do I pick him and get an almost guaranteed 20 points for two worse rounds or do I not pick him and go for the all 6 make the cut 20 points bonus?  

Anyway smart arse if you knew he was 85 under par why did it take you until 3 minutes before the kick off to pick him??  

10 points for Mush would be a given but he might not sink so low tomorrow. I know you like to pick a chopper or two but you miss out on additional points scoring opportunities.

I only found that out when I was looking at the leaderboard today, they had the stat on the ET website.  Obviously I thought I had more time than that, I didn't factor in the additional time difference to the UAE, and you would sometimes expect the European Tour to actually play in Europe...
 
Anyway he was only 83 under par before today

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #06

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

16 - 19 Jan ___ Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 1

Pos. Name ____________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ____ Rd3 ___ Rd4 __ Finish __ Total

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

2. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

2. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

2. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

2. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

2. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00


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The GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers are back in Europe, or relatively near Europe, for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and a fine start was made by all. Everyone is within the top 2 places on the leaderboard but there is one Fantasy Leaguer that's a step ahead of the rest. RedRage leads by virtue of Rafa Cabrera Bello who was one of three players to shoot 67 and a share of the lead after round 1. THe others to go low were Romain Wattel and Matthew Baldwin. A score of 68 would have got you into the Top 5 Low Round scores but the closest any other pick got to that was 69. In unsurprising fashion Ahmed Al Musharrekh scored 82 for a share of last place with Thomas Levet.

With a number of picks already above par and above the cut line so fine play is needed from some to stay around for the weekend.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Rafa Cabrera Bello -5
1. RedRage

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Romain Wattel -5
1. None

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Matthew Baldwin -5
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Ahmed Al Musharrekh +10
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Thomas Levet +10
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower

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Oh dear, only Red who can hold his head high after round one then!   

BlueCoverman wrote:It was a difficult decision with Mr Mush...do I pick him and get an almost guaranteed 20 points for two worse rounds or do I not pick him and go for the all 6 make the cut 20 points bonus?  

Hmm...it looks like I made the wrong decision! Mr Mush got his 20 points as expected and I didn't get 6 through the cut. Who would have predicted that Henrik would be having the weekend off after the form he has been in lately?

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #06

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

16 - 19 Jan ___ Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 2

Pos. Name ____________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ____ Rd3 ___ Rd4 __ Finish __ Total

1. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 45

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. LadyPutt __________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

7. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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Henrik Stenson turned out to be such a heartbreaker as he missed the cut for the first time since October 2012, Robert Rock was also on the rocks as he too missed the cut. These two picks caused the most angst for GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers as everyone bar Davie and RedRage lost two picks for the weekend. RedRage lost one pick but still managed to extend his lead by 5 points. Davie lost four and sunk to the bottom of the leaderboard.

In a day of good scoring Danny Willett was the pick of the bunch with a fine round of 63; this has left him one shot off the lead. In a late round slump Ahmed Al Musharrekh finished with an 80 that matched Carlos Del Moral. No one picked any of these so no bonus points were awarded for round 2.

Only four picks are within the scoring places at the moment but round 3 offers bonus points galore; will anyone be able to put some pressure on RedRage?

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Danny Willett -9
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Ahmed Al Musharrekh +8
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Carlos Del Moral +8
1. None

Cut line (5 points)
Even or lower

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I didn't realise that Davie was playing the choppers game this week!  

Can't believe Stenson missed the cut here, he had terrific form here for the first 4 years of the event and he has been in the form if his life.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #06

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

16 - 19 Jan ___ Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 3

Pos. Name ____________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ____ Rd3 ___ Rd4 __ Finish __ Total

1. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 55

2. LadyPutt __________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

4. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

4. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

4. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

7. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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An after the fact penalty dropped Rory McIlroy out of the Top 10 Low Round scores and hampered the chances of some GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers. He failed to take full relief from a spectator walkway by having his foot on the line as he played the shot and that cost him two shots. Only four picks made the Top 10 Low Round scores and one did so in emphatic fashion. Phil Mickelson matched Danny Willett's 63 and gave the picking by numbers LadyPutt a nice little boost. LadyPutt also had one of her other picks in the low scores and she is bringing the heat to RedRage at the top of the leaderboard. RedRage hangs onto his lead courtesy of Martin Kaymer who had yet another round under par in Abu Dhabi. 1GrumpyGolfer also had two picks score points and he's the only one that seems to be trying to keep up at the moment. The worse round was a 77 from Magnus A Carlsson.

Six picks are now in the points positions and LadyPutt looks to be in the box seat at the moment but there's still one round to go.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Phil Mickelson -9
1. LadyPutt

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Magnus A Carlsson +5
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-3 or lower

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That's it if LP wins again picking by numbers then I'm out of here!!

And what is it with McIlroy has he got completely no brain?

BlueCoverman wrote:That's it if LP wins again picking by numbers then I'm out of here!!

And what is it with McIlroy has he got completely no brain?

I think that Rory's mind is elsewhere these days!    

I reckon Coco will never reach his true potential due to having the attention span (and IQ) of a goldfish

Was the penalty assessed at the time? Or did he sign for a wrong score? Is this a case of penalties being applied after the round where they now escape DQ?

Sorry Blue! But I'll be back doing my own dismal picks very soon. We fly home on Monday and arrive in the UK about 6.30am!!! That'll be a shock to the system - as will work on Wednesday.

Davie wrote:I reckon Coco will never reach his true potential due to having the attention span (and IQ) of a goldfish

Was the penalty assessed at the time? Or did he sign for a wrong score? Is this a case of penalties being applied after the round where they now escape DQ?

Before he signed his card, he was taken back to the spot of the incident. Paramour explained the infringement and then they all returned to the scoring hut to sign his card. Therefore no DQ.

Unlike nine chins who signed his card at the Masters and got only a 2 stroke penalty rather than the obvious DQ.

Poor weather in Abu Dhabi has changed things up somewhat. Could mean we have some unexpected results

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #06

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

16 - 19 Jan ___ Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

Pos. Name ____________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ____ Rd3 ___ Rd4 __ Finish __ Total

1. LadyPutt __________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 55 _____ 105

2. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 90

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 45 ______ 85

4. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 45 ______ 65

5. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 60

6. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 05 ______ 25

7. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 00 ______ 10

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After the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championhip we wave goodbye to a long term GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguer. BlueCoverman is off to pastures new where painstaking research of obscure players and agonising over picks will not be usurped by Countdown style one from the top and any other numbers you can think of. LadyPutt should go on holiday more often! Two top 10 finishes see her record back to back wins in the GolfChatUK Fantasy League. RedRage also managed two top 10 finshers but was pipped on the line after Rafa Cabrera Bello faltered in the third round. 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines both had two points finishers and they solidified midtable. BlueCoverman and Mary_S each had one pick score points but BlueCoverman had the no brain McIlroy finish second; oh how he must rue the penalty now. Davie was present but did not trouble the scorers and I have heard that he has been onto Expedia for a last minute trip so he can pick by numbers next week.

Dawie van der Walt had the unwanted worse round, last place combo after a 79. Johan Carlsson shot 65 and shot himself up the leaderboard into a top 10 finish. No picked any of these so very few bonus points were awarded in this event.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Johan Carlsson -7
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Dawie van der Walt +7
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Dawie van der Walt +6
1. None

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Don't go Blue! I promise to be back to my mediocre best very soon ... But it's been a blinding couple of weeks in more ways than one.

Well done LP - carry on playing the numbers game!

I need to re-think my strategy, it's not working well so far in 2014. Thank heavens for Davie, propping up the table!   

There will be a few glasses raised tonight though, as Steve had E/W bets on Larrazabal and Mickleson.   

Mary_S wrote:Thank heavens for Davie, propping up the table!    

Oi! I resemble that remark! ... Dear Lord that was an awful week for me but watch out ... I'll be back!

Davie wrote:

Mary_S wrote:Thank heavens for Davie, propping up the table!    

Oi! I resemble that remark! ... Dear Lord that was an awful week for me but watch out ... I'll be back!

After your trip and a pick by numbers   

Davie wrote:

Mary_S wrote:Thank heavens for Davie, propping up the table!    

Oi! I resemble that remark! ... Dear Lord that was an awful week for me but watch out ... I'll be back!

Just keep doing what you've been doing Davie - helps me to sleep at night, knowing that I won't be bottom of the league!  

Obviously Luck over lack of skill wins again.

Lucky Dip time this week anyone ?   

LadyPutt wrote:Don't go Blue! I promise to be back to my mediocre best very soon ... But it's been a blinding couple of weeks in more ways than one.

 
All right then LP seeing as you asked so nicely!   
 
Look forward to hearing all about your trip to beautiful Barbados soon  

Don't go Blue! I promise to be back to my mediocre best very soon ... But it's been a blinding couple of weeks in more ways than one.

Sorry for that posting coming up again - I really must get to grips with this new tablet thingy! Waiting in the hotel bar to go to the airport - not a happy bunny.

What's causing you the most unhappiness LP?...leaving sunny Barbados or the thought of having to make your own fantasy league picks this week?  

BlueCoverman wrote:What's causing you the most unhappiness LP?...leaving sunny Barbados or the thought of having to make your own fantasy league picks this week?  

Aaaahhh - I had a cunning plan    Actually I didn't but as you see, had asked Grumps to do my picks for me if I wasn't back in time - and looks as though I've picked good ones again.

Barbados was great - a bit of    the first week (torrential stuff at times) and the hotel was pretty crap but I've got a great tan - nearly all over! We were next door to the Sandy Lane hotel and golf course but the prices were ridiculous so we were glad we hadn't bothered with taking the clubs. It was also bloody hot. Went on a couple of catamaran cruises, did a tour of the island, visited the cricket ground (another of my sporting passions) and spent most of the rest of the time on a sunbed or in the bar - or both!

LadyPutt wrote:Barbados was great - I've got a great tan - nearly all over! Spent most of the rest of the time on a sunbed or in the bar - or both!

 
Oh gawd, what is about judges and what they get up to away from the courtroom??