GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #08 BMW PGA

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #08

BMW PGA Championship

May 22 – May 25 ___ Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

Tournament value: Weighted 2
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Davie _____________ 70 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 20 ___ 100 ____  00 ____ 140 _____ 330

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 80 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 80 ____  00 ____ 120 _____ 320

3. SetupDetermines ___ 60 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  20 ____ 160 _____ 300

4. LadyPutt __________ 80 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  00 _____ 50 _____ 170

5. BlueCoverman ______ 40 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  00 _____ 60 _____ 140

5. Redrage ___________ 60 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  00 _____ 40 _____ 140

7. Mary_S ____________ 40 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  00 _____ 20 _____ 100
 
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The charge on Saturday set Davie up for victory with five of his six picks earning finish points.  1GrumpyGolfer also had five picks in the points but not enough quality.  SetupDetermines had four picks including the eventual winner and the final round low round score but his charge wasn't enough to take the win.  LadyPutt was the best of the rest with three picks scoring points.  BlueCoverman and RedRage each had two picks to tie each other and Mary_S had just one pick score points.
 
Rory McIlroy shot 66 along with Stephen Gallacher for the low round of the day.  Kristoffer Broberg had a day to forget with an 81, following an 80 in the third round, to finish last.  Only SetupDetermines picked any of these players.
 
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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Rory McIlroy -6
1. SetupDetermines
 
Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Stephen Gallacher -6
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (20 points)
Kristoffer Broberg +9
1. None
 
Last Place (20 points)
Kristoffer Broberg +18
1. None
 
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Davie made a charge in round 3; four of his remaining picks shot 69 or better earning beaucoup de points.  One of those picks was Franceso Molinari who happened to shoot the round of the day.  1GrumpyGolfer just about held off Davie as he had three picks shoot 69 or better too.  1GrumpyGolfer's points tally was added to by the awful play of Oliver Fisher; his 84 was the worst by 4 shots.  
 
Everyone else, except BlueCoverman, earned 40 points by having two picks shoot 69 or better.  BlueCoverman managed 40 points because he also had Molinari.
 
There are five picks in the top 7 places and two others in the placings so there is still a lot to play for in the final round.
 
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Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Francesco Molinari -7
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie
 
Round 3 Worse Round (20 points)
Oliver Fisher +12
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
 
Round 3 Low Scores (20 points)
-3 or lower
 
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Tougher conditions meant that scoring was higher in round 2 but that didn't seem to stop Luke Donald.  A fine round of 67, and best of the day, left him well placed moving into the weekend and his round picked up bonus points for 1GrumpyGolfer and Davie.
 
The difficulty in scoring saw picks slide disastrously towards the cut and in some cases it wasn't a slide but a plummet.  Ernie Els, on home turf, was one of those that had a shocker.  No one managed the full set and cut bonuses were hard to come by.  The only bonuses paid out were in Category A and both Mary_S and SetupDetermines, already hampered by the withdrawal of Sergio Garcia, missed out.  BlueCoverman missed out due to the poor play of Charl Schwartzel.  The rest of the Fantasy Leaguers earned a bonus.
 
1GrumpyGolfer and LadyPutt have the most picks through; LadyPutt gives thanks for the cut line moving to +2.  Davie and SetupDetermines have six picks left, RedRage has five picks, and BlueCoverman and Mary_S have just four.
 
The worst round score was 81 and three players had that; Thomas Pieters, Magnus A Carlsson, and Justin Walters all had that number.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (20 points)
Luke Donald -5
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Davie
 
Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Thomas Pieters +9
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (20 points)
Magnus A Carlsson +9
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (20 points)
Justin Walters +9
1. None
 
Cut line (10 points)
+2 or lower
 
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Round 1 finished on Friday morning after play was suspended due to darkness on Thursday eveing with 33 players, including two picks, still on the course.  Those guys finished up and did make some changes to the Fantasy League leaderboard.  Matteo Manassero did look like he was likely to earn points for the worse round but Matt Ford and Emiliano Grillo had other plans.  
 
After Thomas Bjorn equalled the course record with a 62 it was all about catch up.  Rafa Cabrera Bello was the only pick to score near to Bjorn's 62; he had a round of 65. That put him comfortably in the Top 5 Low Round scores which was 67 or lower. 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines are the only Fantasy Leaguers to earn points in round 1.
 
Round 2 is well underway with the cut line already moving back to +1.  That won't help Mary_S who has had to endure two withdrawals already through Peter Uihlein and Sergio Garcia.  SetupDetermines was also impacted by Garcia's withdrawal.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (20 points)
Thomas Bjorn -10
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Matt Ford +9
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Emiliano Grillo +9
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (20 points)
-5 or lower
 
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The European Tour's flagship event sees four of the top ten players in the world tee it up at Wentworth.  Henrik Stenson is the headline player and there is a veritable who's who in attendance.  It's only when we get to the lower end of Category C does name recognition seem to dwindle and that's only down to the inclusion of National or Regional Order of Merit leaders.
 
We are back to our regular three Categories but you still need to pick three, plus reserve, from each one.  The additional cut bonus points are still on offer this time around.  If you get all of your picks through in any category you get a small bonus.  Get all 9 picks through and you get an even bigger bonus.  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 – May 19th 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Henrik STENSON 3
Sergio GARCIA 7
Justin ROSE 8
Rory MCILROY 10
Charl SCHWARTZEL 18
Luke DONALD 19
Ian POULTER 20
Miguel Angel JIMENEZ 25
Lee WESTWOOD 27
Martin KAYMER 28
Jamie DONALDSON 30
Thomas BJORN 32
Jonas BLIXT 35
Stephen GALLACHER 40
 
CATEGORY B
 
Francesco MOLINARI 43
Joost LUITEN 46
Ernie ELS 49
Thongchai JAIDEE 54
Matteo MANASSERO 59
George COETZEE 61
Mikko ILONEN 64
Pablo LARRAZABAL 65
Bernd WIESBERGER 68
Branden GRACE 73
David LYNN 75
Thorbjorn OLESEN 77
Tommy FLEETWOOD 78
Peter HANSON 79
Ross FISHER 80
Kiradech APHIBARNRAT 83
Peter UIHLEIN 87
Brooks KOEPKA 88
Chris WOOD 97
Alejandro CANIZARES 98
Darren FICHARDT 102
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 104
Thomas AIKEN 105
Brett RUMFORD 110
Nicolas COLSAERTS 117
Danny WILLETT 120
Felipe AGUILAR 123
Hennie OTTO 124
Gregory BOURDY 125
Julien QUESNE 127
Morten Orum MADSEN 128
Richie RAMSAY 134
Alexander LEVY 135
Romain WATTEL 140
David HOWELL 141
Shane LOWRY 142
Emiliano GRILLO 144
Raphael JACQUELIN 147
Anders HANSEN 153
Marc WARREN 154
Marcel SIEM 163
Shiv KAPUR 165
Scott JAMIESON 169
Jbe' KRUGER 171
Alvaro QUIROS 174
Paul LAWRIE 179
Alex NOREN 181
Simon DYSON 187
Johan CARLSSON 189
Marco CRESPI 194
Gaganjeet BHULLAR 198
Michael HOEY 200
Dawie VAN DER WALT 203
David HORSEY 205
Masahiro KAWAMURA 206
Paul WARING 207
Justin WALTERS 208
Padraig HARRINGTON 209
Andy SULLIVAN 210
Retief GOOSEN 211
Eduardo DE LA RIVA 213
Jin JEONG 214
Daan HUIZING 220
Seve BENSON 225
Andrea PAVAN 227
Garth MULROY 228
Robert KARLSSON 229
Tyrrell HATTON 231
 
CATEGORY C
 
Robert-Jan DERKSEN 236
Maximilian KIEFFER 239
Craig LEE 240
Edoardo MOLINARI 241
Simon KHAN 242
Ricardo SANTOS 248
Matthew BALDWIN 252
Roope KAKKO 259
Magnus A CARLSSON 272
Richard GREEN 273
Jorge CAMPILLO 275
Oliver FISHER 277
Jose-Filipe LIMA 285
Robert ROCK 293
Daniel BROOKS 296
Soren KJELDSEN 305
Adrian OTAEGUI 307
Nacho ELVIRA 313
Richard BLAND 316
Ricardo GONZALEZ 317
Simon THORNTON 320
Darren CLARKE 321
Thomas PIETERS 323
Kristoffer BROBERG 324
Tom LEWIS 336
JB HANSEN 345
Gregory HAVRET 352
Damien MCGRANE 353
Sihwan KIM 357
Richard FINCH 361
Francois CALMELS 372
Eddie PEPPERELL 384
Graeme STORM 389
Chris DOAK 393
Robert DINWIDDIE 394
David DRYSDALE 399
Lee SLATTERY 414
Gareth MAYBIN 415
Soren HANSEN 418
Matthew NIXON 419
Anthony WALL 428
John PARRY 429
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 432
Jamie MCLEARY 435
Peter WHITEFORD 438
Jose Maria OLAZABAL 442
Paul MCGINLEY 444
Victor RIU 457
Peter LAWRIE 458
Mark FOSTER 475
Carlos DEL MORAL 556
Thomas LEVET 600
Jeev Milkha SINGH 601
Matt FORD 605
Johan EDFORS 617
Gary STAL 681
Niclas FASTH 802
Phillip PRICE 889
Greig HUTCHEON 1105
Chris KELLY 1318
Jason LEVERMORE 1542
Graham FOX 1542
Matthew CORT 1542
Damian MOONEY 1542
Liam BOND 1542
Scott DRUMMOND 1542
Mark HOOPER N/A
Ian ELLIS N/A
 
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RULES
 
Picking players: Unless stated, pick a total of 9 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 9 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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BlueCoverman wrote:
Picking by numbers for Wentworth this week for me please Grumps, here's hoping to have just a little of the success that LadyPutt normally achieves when using this method. Numbers 1, 3 and 5 in each category please with number 7 as reserve, thanks.

Cheers all, have a good week

Blue's picks are as follows:

Category A: Henrik STENSON, Justin ROSE, Charl SCHWARTZEL. Reserve Ian POULTER

Category B: Francesco MOLINARI, Ernie ELS, Matteo MANASSERO. Reserve Mikko ILONEN

Category C:Robert-Jan DERKSEN, Craig LEE, Simon KHAN. Reserve Matthew BALDWIN

Cat A: Sergio Garcia; Justin Rose; Martyn Kaymer Res:Ian Poulter

Cat B: David Lynn; Peter Uihlien; Chris Wood Res: Richie Ramsey

Cat C: Edoardo Molinari; Simon Khan; Daniel Brooks Res: Chris Kelly

Cheers GG   

CAT A : Sergio GARCIA, Justin ROSE, Rory MCILROY res Luke Donald

CAT B : Joost LUITEN, Rafa CABRERA BELLO, Matteo MANASSERO res Paddy Harrington (even though he doesn't like this course in May).

CAT C : Edoardo MOLINARI, Richard GREEN, Jose-Filipe LIMA res Chris DOAK

All neat & tidy...GG

Thanks Setup. There's two Jose's so that's appreciated.

I wouldn't recommend picking Rory at the moment - news in that he has called off his engagement to Caroline, just as the wedding invitations had been sent out!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/27501381

Not sure his head will be in the right place this weekend - not that it has been for a few months.

Maybe this is what's been bugging him for awhile.

And we'll now see the real Rory ROAR !!  

Cat A: Miguel-Angel Jimenez, Martin Kaymer & Justin Rose (res Jamie Donaldson)
Cat B: Joost Luiten, Ross Fisher & Alvaro Quiros (res Matteo Manassero)
Cat C: Max Kieffer, Richard Green & Daan Huizing (res Craig Lee)

 

CATEGORY A: Justin ROSE, Martin KAYMER, Luke DONALD (res: Henrik STENSON)

CATEGORY B: Francesco MOLINARI, Joost LUITEN, Ernie ELS (res: Ross FISHER)

CATEGORY C: Simon KHAN, Richard GREEN, Soren KJELDSEN (res: Tom LEWIS)

Have we lost Redrage?   No, he's not down there!

LadyPutt wrote:I wouldn't recommend picking Rory at the moment - news in that he has called off his engagement to Caroline, just as the wedding invitations had been sent out!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/27501381

Not sure his head will be in the right place this weekend - not that it has been for a few months.

I think that Caroline will look back on this, and be grateful that she managed to dodge a bullet.

Hope that all is OK with RR.

A: J. Rose, M. Kaymer, MA Jiminez, H. Stenson r
B: R. Fisher, E. Els, J. Luiten, F. Molinari r
C: E. Molinari, S. Khan, C. Lee, T. Lewis r

Missed last week due to a ridiculous workload at the minute that keeps rumbling on... Hence I am still up at this hour in the morning, but I can't miss the euro PGA!

Glad to hear you're okay, although crazy busy at the moment, Red


Cat A: Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer. Reserve J Donaldson

Cat B: Joost Luiten, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Ernie Els. Reserve R Fisher

Cat C: Simon Khan, Richard Green, Oliver Fisher. Reserve R Rock

 RedRage! Glad you are still with us (if a tad busy).

Tommy Bjorn with a round of 62 equals the course record but takes lowest score in relation to par. Think that's low round of the day sewn up.

In other news Peter Uihlein retired after three holes, dropping shots at all of them. No word on why he retired and that's scuppering Mary's plans for domination. Hennie Otto also out after just five holes.

Sergio has now withdrawn after finishing his round with a 73 citing a flare up of a knee injury.

Mary's now been doubly screwed and SetupDetermines is also impacted.

Off to Murcia, to play some golf in the morning.

Take care all, in my abscence.

Enjoy Setup. give a big yell to Blue while you're there

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Sergio has now withdrawn after finishing his round with a 73 citing a flare up of a knee injury.

Mary's now been doubly screwed and SetupDetermines is also impacted.

  

Play is suspended due to darkness with 33 players, including two picks, still on the course.

At the moment Setup has the provisional lead through good and bad play. However the bad play might not be bad enough to earn points when round 1 ends. Matteo Manassero is joint last in the clubhouse on +8 however, Matt Ford is +7 through 11 holes.

1GrumpyGolfer and BlueCoverman are the closest to Setup but Blue might lose his provisional points by the end of the round as he also has Manassero.

Doesn't look as though I'm gonna have too many names to watch for on Saturday's leaderboard.   

Steve left home at 5.30 a.m today, heading to Wentworth to have a day as a spectator (although he often does that on Saturday + Sundays anyway)

Matt Ford and Emiliano Grillo did scupper chances of points for Manassero. They both had 81s for the worse round. BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines lose their provisional points.

Rafa Cabrera Bello was the only pick to score points after a round of 65. That put him comfortably in the Top 5 Low Round scores which was 67 or lower. 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines are the only Fantasy Leaguers with any points after round 1.

Round 2 is well underway with the cut line at even par at the moment.

Why is it that everyone I discard as a possibility because they are playing badly, then has a storming round?  

I see that Peter Uihlein withdrew because of back problems. It would appear that I was lured into picking the crocks this week, even though I avoided Poulter!

Scoring obviously much more difficult today with Anders Hansen's -3 after 17 holes by far the best score and the projected cut moving to +1. It's been quite windy here in London.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #08

BMW PGA Championship

May 22 – May 25 ___ Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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

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

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

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

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

3. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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Round 1 finished on Friday morning after play was suspended due to darkness on Thursday eveing with 33 players, including two picks, still on the course. Those guys finished up and did make some changes to the Fantasy League leaderboard. Matteo Manassero did look like he was likely to earn points for the worse round but Matt Ford and Emiliano Grillo had other plans.

After Thomas Bjorn equalled the course record with a 62 it was all about catch up. Rafa Cabrera Bello was the only pick to score near to Bjorn's 62; he had a round of 65. That put him comfortably in the Top 5 Low Round scores which was 67 or lower. 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines are the only Fantasy Leaguers to earn points in round 1.

Round 2 is well underway with the cut line already moving back to +1. That won't help Mary_S who has had to endure two withdrawals already through Peter Uihlein and Sergio Garcia. SetupDetermines was also impacted by Garcia's withdrawal.

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Round 1 Low Round (20 points)
Thomas Bjorn -10
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Matt Ford +9
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Emiliano Grillo +9
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (20 points)
-5 or lower

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Might be touch and go as to whether they get finished tonight.  14 players left on the course including Jose-Felipe Lima who's in the penultimate group.  He's currently +9, through 16 holes, missing the cut by some margin but he's tying the worse round score.  Would he come back to finish his round if they don't get done?
 
EDIT: Looks like they will just about squeeze it in.  If Lima birdies the last Setup will be SOL on bonus points, conversly if he bogies the points are all his.

Setup was SOL, Lima made birdie on the last to finish with 80 and one shot lower than the worst rounds.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #08

BMW PGA Championship

May 22 – May 25 ___ Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

Tournament value: Weighted 2
 
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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 80 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX _____ 120

2. Davie _____________ 70 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 90

3. LadyPutt __________ 80 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 80

3. SetupDetermines ___ 60 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 80

5. Redrage ___________ 60 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. BlueCoverman ______ 40 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 40

6. Mary_S ____________ 40 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 40
 
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Tougher conditions meant that scoring was higher in round 2 but that didn't seem to stop Luke Donald.  A fine round of 67, and best of the day, left him well placed moving into the weekend and his round picked up bonus points for 1GrumpyGolfer and Davie.
 
The difficulty in scoring saw picks slide disastrously towards the cut and in some cases it wasn't a slide but a plummet.  Ernie Els, on home turf, was one of those that had a shocker.  No one managed the full set and cut bonuses were hard to come by.  The only bonuses paid out were in Category A and both Mary_S and SetupDetermines, already hampered by the withdrawal of Sergio Garcia, missed out.  BlueCoverman missed out due to the poor play of Charl Schwartzel.  The rest of the Fantasy Leaguers earned a bonus.
 
1GrumpyGolfer and LadyPutt have the most picks through; LadyPutt gives thanks for the cut line moving to +2.  Davie and SetupDetermines have six picks left, RedRage has five picks, and BlueCoverman and Mary_S have just four.
 
The worst round score was 81 and three players had that; Thomas Pieters, Magnus A Carlsson, and Justin Walters all had that number.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (20 points)
Luke Donald -5
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Davie
 
Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Thomas Pieters +9
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (20 points)
Magnus A Carlsson +9
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (20 points)
Justin Walters +9
1. None
 
Cut line (10 points)
+2 or lower
 
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Tee times put back by an hour, due to heavy rain overnight.   

They're just about to get underway, according to the website, playing in 3 balls today.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #08

BMW PGA Championship

May 22 – May 25 ___ Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 80 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 80 ____  XX _____ XX _____ 200

2. Davie _____________ 70 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 20 ___ 100 ____  XX _____ XX _____ 190

3. LadyPutt __________ 80 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  XX _____ XX _____ 120

3. SetupDetermines ___ 60 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  XX _____ XX _____ 120

5. Redrage ___________ 60 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  XX _____ XX _____ 100

6. BlueCoverman ______ 40 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 80

6. Mary_S ____________ 40 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 80

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Davie made a charge in round 3; four of his remaining picks shot 69 or better earning beaucoup de points.  One of those picks was Franceso Molinari who happened to shoot the round of the day.  1GrumpyGolfer just about held off Davie as he had three picks shoot 69 or better too.  1GrumpyGolfer's points tally was added to by the awful play of Oliver Fisher; his 84 was the worst by 4 shots.  

Everyone else, except BlueCoverman, earned 40 points by having two picks shoot 69 or better.  BlueCoverman managed 40 points because he also had Molinari.

There are five picks in the top 7 places and two others in the placings so there is still a lot to play for in the final round.

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Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Francesco Molinari -7
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie

Round 3 Worse Round (20 points)
Oliver Fisher +12
1. 1GrumpyGolfer

Round 3 Low Scores (20 points)
-3 or lower

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SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:Maybe this is what's been bugging him for awhile.

And we'll now see the real Rory ROAR !!  

Good call Setup   

I've heard a story there was more to the Wozilroy breakup than meets the public eye

Davie wrote:I've heard a story there was more to the Wozilroy breakup than meets the public eye

Tears of a Clown     

Apparently Rory was a 'no show' at the Champions reception, which takes place after the press conference. When Luuuke won, he put in an appearance, even though he was on a tight schedule to catch a plane. I would have thought the presentation speech and presser were the hardest bits to get through, but maybe he only does the stuff which is in the public eye?

Maybe he didn't want Caro to catch him eating out at the top table (again)

Davie wrote:Maybe he didn't want Caro to catch him eating out at the top table (again)

I'm hopeless with cryptic clues!    

I think, it's he wins big tournaments and she doesn't.

So have I Davie... What did you hear? PM will do

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #08

BMW PGA Championship

May 22 – May 25 ___ Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Davie _____________ 70 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 20 ___ 100 ____ 00 ____ 140 _____ 330

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 80 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 80 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 320

3. SetupDetermines ___ 60 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 160 _____ 300

4. LadyPutt __________ 80 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 50 _____ 170

5. BlueCoverman ______ 40 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 140

5. Redrage ___________ 60 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 40 _____ 140

7. Mary_S ____________ 40 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 20 _____ 100

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The charge on Saturday set Davie up for victory with five of his six picks earning finish points. 1GrumpyGolfer also had five picks in the points but not enough quality. SetupDetermines had four picks including the eventual winner and the final round low round score but his charge wasn't enough to take the win. LadyPutt was the best of the rest with three picks scoring points. BlueCoverman and RedRage each had two picks to tie each other and Mary_S had just one pick score points.

Rory McIlroy shot 66 along with Stephen Gallacher for the low round of the day. Kristoffer Broberg had a day to forget with an 81, following an 80 in the third round, to finish last. Only SetupDetermines picked any of these players.

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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Rory McIlroy -6
1. SetupDetermines

Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Stephen Gallacher -6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (20 points)
Kristoffer Broberg +9
1. None

Last Place (20 points)
Kristoffer Broberg +18
1. None

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Well played Davie.   

Grumps

Not sure your counting head was on

McIlroy (winner)     - 120
McIlroy (Low Score) - 20
Joost (12th)             - 20
Rafa (16th)              - 10
R Green (16th)         - 10
Total                        -180.

Surely  

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:Grumps

Not sure your counting head was on

McIlroy (winner)     - 120
Joost (12th)             - 20
Rafa (16th)              - 10
R Green (16th)         - 10

McIlroy (Low Score) - 20

Total                        -180.

Surely  

Just moved it around Setup for illustration.

You did get all those points. The low score went into the round 4 column . The points for the finish placings go into the Finish column.

You had 120 points already from:
Cut points - 60
Round 1 - 20
Round 3 - 40

No problem.

Can see that now. My bad.   

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:No problem.

Can see that now. My bad.   

I think that the excitement of Rory's win knocked you off kilter for a few hours!   

Don't think Wozy was very excited

Thanks Grumps...I suppose equal next to last is an improvement on my normal pick by numbers results!