GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #09 Joburg Open

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #09

Joburg Open

Feb 06 – Feb 09 ___ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 30 (6/12) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  00 ____ 140 _____ 260

2. LadyPutt __________ 45 (8/12) ____ 50 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____  00 ____ 115 _____ 260

3. BlueCoverman ______ 40 (7/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  00 _____ 95 _____ 205

4. Redrage ___________ 35 (6/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  00 _____ 70 _____ 175

5. Mary_S ____________ 40 (7/12) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 60 _____ 140

6. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/12) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 55 _____ 105

7. Davie _____________ 20 (4/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 15 ______ 65
 
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The lead changed hands a number of times as the Joburg Open came to a close. What wasn't in doubt was George Coetzee putting on a master class.  Eleven picks were in the placings at the start of the final round and some lived, thrived, and survived looking to book a place at Hoylake.  On the back nine putts slid by the hole, shots went awry, and the chasing pack jockeyed for the final positions.  When the dust settled seven picks were in the placings, six of which were in the top 10.  Five picks were tied for fifth or better so let's get down to the nitty gritty.  
 
All GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers had at least one pick score points; BlueCoverman had the most with four picks including the winner and he locked up third place.  Mary_S and Davie each had one pick but there was a slight difference in calibre, Mary had the winner and Davie had a top 5.  SetupDetermines had two picks in the top five.  RedRage, LadyPutt, and 1GrumpyGolfer all had three picks.  RedRage didn't have the winner but all three were in top 5.  Both LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer had the winner and a runner up and 1GrumpyGolfer's points haul was enough to close the gap on LadyPutt.  
 
It came down to the last pairing on the course. Justin Walters was in second place and was in with a chance of tying Coetzee if he made eagle.  He made eagle in round 3 so why not again.  After three shots birdie was looking unlikely and par would give him solo second.  The par putt slid by, solo second fell by the wayside, and he finished in a three way tie for second.  That promoted Jin Jeong into second and those additional points meant the playoff king, 1GrumpyGolfer, beat the bonus point queen, LadyPutt, by virtue of Jeong's higher finish compared to Roope Kakko.
 
No bonus points were awarded in the final round.  Andy Sullivan shot 65 for the best round of the day.  Byeong-hun An shot 78 for the worse score.  Soren Kjeldsen finished last after a 76 dropped him to the bottom of the pile.
 
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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Andy Sullivan -7
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Byeong-hun An +6
1. None
 
Last Place (10 points)
Soren Kjeldsen +2
1. None
 
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With more picks than usual in play for the third round it was another day for bumper bonus points.  Nearly all the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers earned points and the bonus queen further extended her lead at the top of the leaderboard.  LadyPutt had four picks in the Top 10 Low Round scores and despite not having the low round scorer she still matched the high bonus point score.  RedRage and BlueCoverman matched her points total but it was through three picks as they both had Thomas Aiken who was the low scorer of the day.  BlueCoverman doubled up by having the best and worst of the day through John Hahn's stumble.  1GrumpyGolfer also had three picks score points and SetupDetermines had one pick score points; they rounded out the point scoring for the day.
 
Aiken shot 63 and his -9 was the best performance of the week so far.  Hahn had a 77 and has slipped to the bottom of the leaderboard.  Eight picks are in the top 9 spots on the leaderboard and a further three are in the scoring zone we could end up with a playoff for the second week running.
 
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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Thomas Aiken -9
1. BlueCoverman
2. RedRage
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
John Hahn +5
1. BlueCoverman
 
Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower
 
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GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers may have had double the number of picks but it didn't really improve their chances of getting picks through to the weekend.  No one managed a perfect 12 and very few bonuses were handed out for achieving the complete set in any category.  LadyPutt's pin worked the best, she had 8 picks remain in contention and she had all of her picks from Cat B make it earning her an additional 5 points.  Mary_S and BlueCoverman each had 7 picks into the weekend and they both had all Cat A picks make it too so they got in on the bonus points.  RedRage and 1GrumpyGolfer said goodbye to half of their picks but for RedRage the blow was softened by having the complete set for Cat B.  Davie and SetupDetermines saw two thirds of their picks pack their bags early.
 
LadyPutt yet again had one of the low round scorers.  This time it was Roope Kakko who shot -8 on the East Course.  His round was tied by David Horsey who was on the West course.  The worse round came from the West course and Duncan Stewart had a day to forget finishing the round at +11.
 
10 picks are within the top 16 places on the leaderboard and with more bonus points available in round 3 can anyone catch the bonus queen?
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Roope Kakko -8
1. LadyPutt
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
David Horsey -8
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Duncan Stewart +11
1. None
 
Cut Line (5 points)
-4 or lower
 
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A bumper day of points after a bumper day of golf at the Joburg Open.  210 players took to the East and West course and there was some fine play and some not so fine play.  Four players ended the day at -7 and three were picked by the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers.  Another four picks made the low round scores, this was extended to the top 10 but it didn't have made any difference to the award of bonus points.  After round 1, 1GrumpyGolfer has sprung into the lead with four of his twelve picks scoring points including two that shot -7.  The ladies lead the chase as they each had three picks score points and LadyPutt has a slight advantage over Mary_S by also having two picks that shot -7.  Everybody else had two of their picks score points but SetupDetermines didn't pick one of the low round players so he's the strong man at the moment.
 
Alastair Forsyth, Justin Walters, and Edoardo Molinari all shot -7 over the easier West course.  Craig Lee shot -7 over the harder East course.  Michiel Bothma accumulated his +12 over the East Course.  Rounds of -6 got you into the low round scores.  
 
GolfChatUK favourite, Steve Surry, is handily placed after his round of -4 over the West course.  The cut line is currently -3 so good rounds will be needed by almost two thirds of the picks to ensure their continued participation over the weekend.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Alastair Forsyth -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. LadyPutt
 
Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Justin Walters -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. LadyPutt
 
Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Edoardo Molinari -7
1. Davie
2. Mary_S
3. RedRage
 
Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Craig Lee -7
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Michiel Bothma +12
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-6 or lower
 
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This is the monster field event on the co-sanctioned European Tour.  Some 200+ pros will take part on the East and West courses at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club over the first two days.  After that the top 65 and ties will resume battle over the East Course.
 
Charl Schwartzel, although the highest ranked player in the OWGR, is not the headliner of this event.  That honour goes to GolfChatUK's resident pro Steve Surry who is one of the headliners in Category D.  Category D? I hear you cry.  Yes, that's right, it's a bumper field so there's a bumper amount of picks too.
 
There are four Categories and you need to pick three, plus reserve, from each one.  There's additional cut bonus points on offer this time around.  If you get all of your picks through in any category you get a small bonus.  Get all 12 picks through and you get an even bigger bonus.  The scoring generosity continues with the Low Scores bonus points being extended to the Top 10 Low Round scores.  It's all way down at the bottom in the scoring section if you are interested.
 
This is a full field with cut event, so cut points will be available; see above.
 
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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 – February 3rd 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Charl SCHWARTZEL 18
Richard STERNE 64
George COETZEE 74
Ross FISHER 82
Danny WILLETT 103
Gregory BOURDY 106
Darren FICHARDT 111
Hennie OTTO 119
Marc WARREN 121
Scott JAMIESON 125
Thomas AIKEN 127
Gaganjeet BHULLAR 139
Emiliano GRILLO 145
Steve WEBSTER 154
Jaco VAN ZYL 155
Simon DYSON 166
Paul WARING 169
Johan CARLSSON 170
Dawie VAN DER WALT 174
Eduardo DE LA RIVA 181
Garth MULROY 190
Andrea PAVAN 193
Craig LEE 195
Stuart MANLEY 197
 
CATEGORY B
 
Roope KAKKO 201
Justin WALTERS 207
Ricardo SANTOS 211
Soren KJELDSEN 212
Marco CRESPI 216
Edoardo MOLINARI 220
Matthew BALDWIN 223
Kristoffer BROBERG 225
Robert-Jan DERKSEN 227
Jin JEONG 235
Jbe' KRUGER 237
Seve BENSON 241
Magnus A CARLSSON 242
Robert ROCK 243
Wade ORMSBY 244
David HORSEY 245
Alexander LEVY 249
Jorge CAMPILLO 250
JB HANSEN 253
Ricardo GONZALEZ 254
Alvaro QUIROS 262
Adilson DA SILVA 267
Sihwan KIM 268
Tyrrell HATTON 276
Richard FINCH 278
Trevor FISHER-Jr 288
Tjaart VAN DER WALT 289
Nacho ELVIRA 291
Francois CALMELS 300
Jake ROOS 306
John PARRY 308
Adrian OTAEGUI 310
Graeme STORM 315
Peter LAWRIE 319
Merrick BREMNER 322
Chris DOAK 323
Damien MCGRANE 326
James KINGSTON 328
David DRYSDALE 329
Robert DINWIDDIE 332
Lee SLATTERY 334
Anthony WALL 336
Peter WHITEFORD 338
Andy SULLIVAN 342
Dylan FRITTELLI 343
Jamie MCLEARY 351
Mark FOSTER 353
Sam WALKER 354
Jens DANTORP 360
Daniel IM 366
Mikko KORHONEN 368
David HIGGINS 373
Brinson PAOLINI 374
Tom LEWIS 375
Soren HANSEN 377
Victor RIU 378
Jacques BLAAUW 380
Ulrich VAN DEN BERG 385
Richard BLAND 386
Oliver FISHER 390
Jean HUGO 391
Jaco AHLERS 398
 
CATEGORY C
 
Doug McGUIGAN 407
Joel SJOHOLM 411
Matthew NIXON 414
Andreas HARTØ 423
Lorenzo GAGLI 426
Lucas BJERREGAARD 427
Edouard DUBOIS 430
Daniel BROOKS 433
Byeong-hun AN 434
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 442
Desvonde BOTES 443
Andrew CURLEWIS 449
Titch MOORE 454
Thomas LEVET 456
Simon WAKEFIELD 457
Michael HOLLICK 460
Ariel CANETE 461
Scott HENRY 470
Chris PAISLEY 472
Duncan STEWART 475
Oliver BEKKER 476
Rhys DAVIES 479
Jason KNUTZON 480
James MORRISON 491
Ruan DE SMIDT 494
Jared HARVEY 509
Vaughn GROENEWALD 544
Adam GEE 552
Keith HORNE 560
PH MCINTYRE 566
Adrien SADDIER 571
Martin DU TOIT 577
Gary STAL 580
Warren ABERY 586
Bryce EASTON 587
Brandon STONE 590
Jamie ELSON 592
Danie VAN TONDER 601
Dean BURMESTER 602
Christiaan BASSON 608
Louis DE JAGER 618
Allan VERSFELD 636
Charl COETZEE 650
Mark WILLIAMS 654
Ryan CAIRNS 666
Justin HARDING 681
Mikael LUNDBERG 689
Phillip PRICE 690
Neil SCHIETEKAT 691
Alex HAINDL 697
Colin NEL 705
James KAMTE 712
Carlos DEL MORAL 738
James HEATH 743
Chris SWANEPOEL 750
Niclas FASTH 759
Heinrich BRUINERS 763
JJ SENEKAL 767
Darryn LLOYD 785
Francesco LAPORTA 792
Anthony MICHAEL 797
 
CATEGORY D
 
Wallie COETSEE 801
Brady WATT(Am) 836
Matthew CARVELL 837
Lyle ROWE 839
Alastair FORSYTH 840
Bradford VAUGHAN 842
Shaun NORRIS 844
Steve SURRY 846
Peter KARMIS 855
Tano GOYA 873
John HAHN 882
Brandon PIETERS 888
Ross McGOWAN 901
Jake REDMAN 927
Andrew GEORGIOU 939
Hendrik BUHRMANN 941
Divan VAN DEN HEEVER 949
Lindani NDWANDWE 974
Kevin PHELAN 981
Steven FERREIRA 987
Ockie STRYDOM 990
Keenan DAVIDSE 1012
Mark MURLESS 1014
Graham VAN DER MERWE 1055
Tyrone FERREIRA 1058
Alan MCLEAN 1064
Teboho SEFATSA 1103
Thomas PIETERS 1110
Daniel GREENE 1174
Jack DOHERTY 1187
Toto THIMBA 1204
Michiel BOTHMA 1208
Ryan STRAUSS 1216
Grant MULLER 1224
Theunis SPANGENBERG 1256
Thabo MASEKO 1259
Chris GANE 1313
MJ DAFFUE 1328
Tyrone MORDT 1351
T I MAZIBUKO 1375
Pablo MARTIN BENAVIDES 1453
Allister DE KOCK 1508
Kenneth DUBE 1508
Sipho BUJELA 1508
John BELE 1508
Jacques KRUYSWIJK 1508
Atti SCHWARTZEL 1508
Nic HENNING 1508
Andre CRUSE 1508
Yubin JUNG 1508
Connor ARENDELL 1508
Patrik SJOLAND 1508
Greg JACOBS N/A
 
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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 12 players as follows:
 
Pick 3 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 Cat A Make Cut _ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All Cat B Make Cut _ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All Cat C Make Cut _ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All Cat D Make Cut _ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All 12 Make Cut ___ 20 ____________ 40 ___________ 60

Round 1 Top 10 * __ 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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Great idea Grumps .. Probably another MASSIVE fail for me again but I like the format for such a big field ... nice idea for extra bonuses too ...

Just to stress what I think I've read in case anyone else hasn't read the small print ... THREE (plus reserve) for every category?

That's right Davie. Three (3) from each of the four (4) categories making twelve (12) picks plus your four (4) reserves in total.

I'm likely to balls up the admin with all of the bonuses but I'm sure that will be pointed out to me quite quickly.

I'll be watching closely  

Haha, I thought I might offend you if I called you out by name

Here goes!   

Cat A:
George COETZEE; Gaganjeet BHULLAR; Hennie OTTO (Res: Ross FISHER)

Cat B:
Edoardo MOLINARI; Kristoffer BROBERG; Jbe' KRUGER (Res: Dave HORSEY)

Cat C:
Lyle ROWE; Ross McGOWAN; Andrew GEORGIOU (Res: Duncan STEWART)

Choppers:
Lucas BJERREGAARD; Scott HENRY; Oliver BEKKER (Res: Steve SURRY)

Cat A:
Charl SCHWARTZEL ,Richard STERNE; Hennie OTTO (Res: Thomas AIKEN)

Cat B:
Jin JEONG; Robert ROCK; Alvaro QUIROS (Res: Damien MCGRANE)

Cat C:
Doug McGUIGAN; Phillip PRICE; Carlos DEL MORAL (Res: Neil SCHIETEKAT)

Shankers:
Steve SURRY, Allister DE KOCK, Atti SCHWARTZEL (Res: Yubin JUNG )   

Cat A: Charl SCHWARTZEL, Richard STERNE & George COETZEE (res Hennie OTTO)
Cat B: Roope KAKKO, Justin WALTERS & Ricardo SANTOS (res Robert ROCK)
Cat C: Lorenzo GAGLI, Fabrizio ZANOTTI & Desvonde BOTES (res Joel SJOHOLM)
Cat D: Alastair FORSYTH, Ross McGOWAN & Pablo MARTIN BENAVIDES (res Chris GANE)

Interesting choices this week  

CATEGORY A: Charl SCHWARTZEL, Scott JAMIESON, Richard STERNE (res: Ross FISHER)

CATEGORY B: Alvaro QUIROS, Robert ROCK, Edoardo MOLINARI (res: Jbe' KRUGER)

CATEGORY C: Edouard DUBOIS, Simon WAKEFIELD, Jamie ELSON (res: Chris SWANEPOEL)

CATEGORY D: Brady WATT(Am), Tano GOYA, Ockie STRYDOM (res: Steve SURRY)

Cat A: Thomas AIKEN, Charl SCHWARTZEL, George COETZEE (res: Steve WEBSTER)

Cat B: Trevor FISHER Jr, Robert ROCK, Alvaro QUIROS (res: Anthony WALL)

Cat C: Jamie ELSON, Brandon STONE, Adrien SADDIER (res: James KAMTE)

Cat D Superstars: Alastair FORSYTH, John HANN, Brady WATT (Am) (res: Tano GOYA)

Cheers Grumps - good to have a different format this week, Thanks  

Can't believe you didn't go with I'm Hugo Kakko in cat B, Blue. Thought that would be right up your alley.

A: R. Sterne, C. Schwartzel, T. Aiken, C. Lee (r)

B: E. Molinari, A. Quiros, J. Jeong, K. Broberg (r)

C: W. Abery, J. Kamte, J. Elson, F. Zanotti (r)

D: P. Karmis, R. McGowan, S. Norris, T. Goya (r)

Good luck all

Shouldn't you be working on your picks Grumps rather than insulting people?...

I've been too busy "working" from home due to shed loads of snow, again, to have been working on picks. Besides you started it

Cat A: C Schwartzel, R Sterne, G Coetzee. Reserve G Mulroy

Cat B: J Walters, J Jeong, R Rock. Reserve T Fisher-jr

Cat C: O Bekker, M Nixon, F Zanotti. Reserve A Harto

Cat D: S Surry, A Forsyth, R McGowan. Reserve L Rowe

Some good starts made by picks and some not so good. I'm Hugo not so Kakko going well; collectively -10 under. Or they were about 10 minutes ago

Two under for Steve after 9 too .. steady start

Davie wrote:Two under for Steve after 9 too .. steady start

Is the East course considered to be the more difficult of the two?

Yep, so he needs to make hay on the West

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Yep, so he needs to make hay on the West

Cheers GG.

Surely with the use of 2 courses we should have a top 10 at each course !!!!

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:Surely with the use of 2 courses we should have a top 10 at each course !!!!

Good point! This would be something to keep GG amused if he gets snowed in at the office.   

Too complicated and should have been pointed out prior to me updating the scoring system.  Besides I was panicked enough by Mary's picks where she swapped Cat D and C picks around.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Too complicated and should have been pointed out prior to me updating the scoring system.  Besides I was panicked enough by Mary's picks where she swapped Cat D and C picks around.

Sorry about that, I somehow got in a bit of a pickle with my cut + paste routine!   

I think it will be quite interesting to see if the league changes drastically after round 2, when everybody has played both courses. Could be some of us with a false sense of security this evening!   

It could be worse Grumps, we could be at Pebble with 3 courses !!!!

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Yep, so he needs to make hay on the West

-4 after his round - a good start.

Picks playing the West course will need to be about -3 or -4 under after today to be relatively safe on the harder East course tomorrow.

This week's tournament is using scores in relation to par as opposed to a pure number. The same would be done at Pebble due to the different pars of the courses.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #09

Joburg Open

Feb 06 – Feb 09 ___ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

2. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 50 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

3. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

4. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

4. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

4. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

7. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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A bumper day of points after a bumper day of golf at the Joburg Open. 210 players took to the East and West course and there was some fine play and some not so fine play. Four players ended the day at -7 and three were picked by the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers. Another four picks made the low round scores, this was extended to the top 10 but it didn't have made any difference to the award of bonus points. After round 1, 1GrumpyGolfer has sprung into the lead with four of his twelve picks scoring points including two that shot -7. The ladies lead the chase as they each had three picks score points and LadyPutt has a slight advantage over Mary_S by also having two picks that shot -7. Everybody else had two of their picks score points but SetupDetermines didn't pick one of the low round players so he's the strong man at the moment.

Alastair Forsyth, Justin Walters, and Edoardo Molinari all shot -7 over the easier West course. Craig Lee shot -7 over the harder East course. Michiel Bothma accumulated his +12 over the East Course. Rounds of -6 got you into the low round scores.

GolfChatUK favourite, Steve Surry, is handily placed after his round of -4 over the West course. The cut line is currently -3 so good rounds will be needed by almost two thirds of the picks to ensure their continued participation over the weekend.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Alastair Forsyth -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. LadyPutt

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Justin Walters -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. LadyPutt

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Edoardo Molinari -7
1. Davie
2. Mary_S
3. RedRage

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Craig Lee -7
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Michiel Bothma +12
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-6 or lower

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In the top half of the table - I can feel a nosebleed coming on!

Thanks for the update GG!   

" After round 1, 1GrumpyGolfer has sprung into the lead with four of his twelve picks scoring points including two that shot -7."

You now have 60 points, so you got 10 points each for 4 players in the top 10, plus you get 10 extra points for the low score players. Is that right ?

Not picking on you Grumps, just wanting some clarification.   

Yes, Setup.  In rounds 1 and 3 if your pick has the low round they automatically get into the Top whatever low round scores so the points get doubled up.  LadyPutt, Mary, Blue, Davie, and Red all benefitted from this rule too.  It's been this way forever and certainly since the last time you asked if I remember correctly you were the beneficiary of this last time around too  

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Alastair Forsyth -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. LadyPutt

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Justin Walters -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. LadyPutt

Alistair and Justin who??? Where did you pull these guys from?

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:" After round 1, 1GrumpyGolfer has sprung into the lead with four of his twelve picks scoring points including two that shot -7."

You now have 60 points, so you got 10 points each for 4 players in the top 10, plus you get 10 extra points for the low score players. Is that right ?

Not picking on you Grumps, just wanting some clarification.   

No probs, Grumps.

One of these days I'll check out the rules and point scoring.  

Always wondered why I was always near the bottom of the pile.

It is my experience Setup that there are only two rules in this Fantasy League as follows:-

Rule 1: In the event of any query or dispute the fantasy league administrator is always right.

Rule 2: In the event of the fantasy league administrator being wrong, Rule 1 applies  

Davie wrote:

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Alastair Forsyth -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. LadyPutt

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Justin Walters -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. LadyPutt

Alistair and Justin who??? Where did you pull these guys from?

Says the man with Edouard Dubois!

Name recognition and playing the West course in round 1 for me. Walters is a saffer and doesn't have a bad ranking so he was in. Forsyth was going to be a reserve until I noticed he was starting on the West and he got upgraded.

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:
Always wondered why I was always near the bottom of the pile.

That one could be explained quite easily Setup

BlueCoverman wrote:It is my experience Setup that there are only two rules in this Fantasy League as follows:-

Rule 1: In the event of any query or dispute the fantasy league administrator is always right.

Rule 2: In the event of the fantasy league administrator being wrong, Rule 1 applies  

Not true, I've wanted to screw you over a couple of times and LadyPutt wouldn't let me. Plus I got dinged on a well after the fact dq, which you said I shouldn't get the cut points, which stood. Not that I'm bitter and twisted about this whatsoever and I'd just like to take this opportunity to remind you that I'm a fair and impartial administrator of this league

Low round LadyPutt strikes again! Roope Kakko showing he's anything but with an -8 round on the East course and he had two bogies too.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Low round LadyPutt strikes again!  Roope Kakko showing he's anything but with an -8 round on the East course and he had two bogies too.

 

My cunning strategy of my reserve picks doing well didn't quite come off as I meant it to - damn Dave Horsey, he was not the one I had in mind!  

Apologies to those who picked Steve - I think he peaked a bit early today, with an Eagle on the first!   

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Low round LadyPutt strikes again!  Roope Kakko showing he's anything but with an -8 round on the East course and he had two bogies too.

Strangely, the ET website leaderboard shows him as being -8 for today's round, but says the round was a 64 whereas David Horsey's -8 round is shown as a 63   Some mistake, surely .....

LadyPutt wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Low round LadyPutt strikes again!  Roope Kakko showing he's anything but with an -8 round on the East course and he had two bogies too.

Strangely, the ET website leaderboard shows him as being -8 for today's round, but says the round was a 64 whereas David Horsey's -8 round is shown as a 63   Some mistake, surely .....

They were playing different courses, which also have different pars - it does get very confusing.

LadyPutt wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Low round LadyPutt strikes again!  Roope Kakko showing he's anything but with an -8 round on the East course and he had two bogies too.

Strangely, the ET website leaderboard shows him as being -8 for today's round, but says the round was a 64 whereas David Horsey's -8 round is shown as a 63   Some mistake, surely .....

   Horsey played the West course which is a par 71 versus the East course which is 72

 

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #09

Joburg Open

Feb 06 – Feb 09 ___ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. LadyPutt __________ 45 (8/12) ____ 50 ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 30 (6/12) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

3. Mary_S ____________ 40 (7/12) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

4. BlueCoverman ______ 40 (7/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 70

4. Redrage ___________ 35 (6/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 65

6. Davie _____________ 20 (4/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

7. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/12) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

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GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers may have had double the number of picks but it didn't really improve their chances of getting picks through to the weekend. No one managed a perfect 12 and very few bonuses were handed out for achieving the complete set in any category. LadyPutt's pin worked the best, she had 8 picks remain in contention and she had all of her picks from Cat B make it earning her an additional 5 points. Mary_S and BlueCoverman each had 7 picks into the weekend and they both had all Cat A picks make it too so they got in on the bonus points. RedRage and 1GrumpyGolfer said goodbye to half of their picks but for RedRage the blow was softened by having the complete set for Cat B. Davie and SetupDetermines saw two thirds of their picks pack their bags early.

LadyPutt yet again had one of the low round scorers. This time it was Roope Kakko who shot -8 on the East Course. His round was tied by David Horsey who was on the West course. The worse round came from the West course and Duncan Stewart had a day to forget finishing the round at +11.

10 picks are within the top 16 places on the leaderboard and with more bonus points available in round 3 can anyone catch the bonus queen?

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Roope Kakko -8
1. LadyPutt

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
David Horsey -8
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Duncan Stewart +11
1. None

Cut Line (5 points)
-4 or lower

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There's no stopping LadyP at the moment! Perhaps she would be kind enough to share her lotter numbers with us?   

I'm enjoying this format - makes a nice change to have 7 players to keep an eye on over the weekend!   

Agreed Mary I'm enjoying this format as well. A bit more work for Grumps perhaps, but much more fun having 4 categories and 12 picks at the start!

What's up with the favourite Charl this week? A fairly ordinary round of level par today leaves him well down the field at -4. Keep an eye out for Thomas Aiken as he hits the top of the leaderboard. I believe that only one fantasy leaguer had the good sense and intelligence to pick him this week, not sure who it was though... 

Correction two fantasy leaguers...  

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #09

Joburg Open

Feb 06 – Feb 09 ___ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

________________________________________________________________________

Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. LadyPutt __________ 45 (8/12) ____ 50 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 145

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 30 (6/12) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

3. BlueCoverman ______ 40 (7/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 110

4. Redrage ___________ 35 (6/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105

5. Mary_S ____________ 40 (7/12) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

6. Davie _____________ 20 (4/12) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

6. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/12) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

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With more picks than usual in play for the third round it was another day for bumper bonus points. Nearly all the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers earned points and the bonus queen further extended her lead at the top of the leaderboard. LadyPutt had four picks in the Top 10 Low Round scores and despite not having the low round scorer she still matched the high bonus point score. RedRage and BlueCoverman matched her points total but it was through three picks as they both had Thomas Aiken who was the low scorer of the day. BlueCoverman doubled up by having the best and worst of the day through John Hahn's stumble. 1GrumpyGolfer also had three picks score points and SetupDetermines had one pick score points; they rounded out the point scoring for the day.

Aiken shot 63 and his -9 was the best performance of the week so far. Hahn had a 77 and has slipped to the bottom of the leaderboard. Eight picks are in the top 9 spots on the leaderboard and a further three are in the scoring zone we could end up with a playoff for the second week running.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Thomas Aiken -9
1. BlueCoverman
2. RedRage

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
John Hahn +5
1. BlueCoverman

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower

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Yes love the format .. so nice to have 4 players to cheer on at the weekend