GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #11 US Open

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #11

U.S. Open

Jun 12 – Jun 19 ___ Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, (No.2 Course), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Davie ____________ 120 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 90 ____  00 ____ 300 _____ 630

2. Redrage __________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 90 ____  00 ____ 240 _____ 525

3. BlueCoverman ______ 75 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____  00 ____ 255 _____ 450

4. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 ____ 105 _____ 270

4. Mary_S ___________ 120 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  00 ____ 120 _____ 270

4. SetupDetermines __ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 _____ 30 _____ 270

7. LadyPutt __________ 75 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 _____ 00 _____ 135
 
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In a shocking turn of events Martin Kaymer won the US Open; who saw that coming?  The Fantasy League leaderboard shows the difference between the haves and have nots; Fantasy League Fair Play rules may need to be instigated.  If any of the three who picked Kaymer only picked Kaymer they still would have beat everyone else with that pick alone, everything else was just gilding the lily.  In the end Davie exerted his Kaymer-like dominance by having four other picks extend the victory margin.  RedRage finished comfortably in second with a top four through Henrik Stenson.  BlueCoverman took the final spot on the podium with Adam Scott finishing in the top 10.  Mary_S had four picks score points and she finished in a tie with 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines.  SetupDetermines hung onto a share of fourth by the skin of his fingers as all eight of his picks contrived to finish outside of the points.  LadyPutt gave her players Father's Day off and remained stuck fast at the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
The race for Low Amateur finished with Matthew Fitzpatrick keeping his nose clean over the weekend.  BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines earned 30 points from Fitzpatrick.
 
Daniel Berger shot 66 for the round of the day and Bo Van Pelt had a 79 for the worse round of the day. As expected Toru Taniguchi finished at the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Daniel Berger -4
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (30 points)
Bo Van Pelt +9
1. None
 
Last Place (30 points)
Toru Taniguchi +29
1. None
 
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After Martin Kaymer tore apart the No.2 setup at Pinehurst the USGA got their own back.  Only two players broke par with both of them shooting 67.  With the higher scoring the Top 10 Low Round scores moved into black numbers at +1.  Eleven other players had rounds of 70 or 71 and eight of them were Fantasy League picks.  Davie and RedRage roll on as each of them had three picks meet that mark.  SetupDetermines, 1GrumpyGolfer, and LadyPutt each had two picks score points and BlueCoverman and Mary_S each had one pick score points.
 
Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton both shot 67 to reduce Marin Kaymer's lead to just five shots.  Toru Taniguchi had a day to forget with an 88.
 
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Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Rickie Fowler -3
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Erik Compton -3
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Toru Taniguchi +18
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (30 points)
+1 or lower
 
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Looks like this could be all over bar the shouting.  Martin Kaymer shoots 65 for the second day in a row extending his lead by another 3 shots.  His two round score of 130 is a US Open record and he ties Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy for the biggest halfway lead.  That round earned bonus points for BlueCoverman, Davie, and RedRage.
 
The cut line slowly moved upwards and eventually finished at +5. This was just one shot shy of Luke Donald and it meant that SetupDetermines missed out on the full set by that slim margin.  He has eight picks through and cut bonuses for Categories A and C.  He still trails Davie who lost all of Category C but with two cut bonuses and low round bonus points he maintained the gap over Setup.  RedRage has six picks and one cut bonus and he slips just behind Setup.  BlueCoverman only managed 5 picks through and he missed out on cut bonuses however, he has low round points to soften the blow.  Mary_S matched Davie with the full complement of Category A and B and the associated bonuses but she doesn't have any of Category C either.  1GrumpyGolfer has a slight lead over LadyPutt due to having one more pick and a cut bonus.  They have six and five picks respectively.
 
The race for Low Amateur is over and clever Fantasy Leaguers picked Matthew Fitzpatrick.  He was the only amateur to make the cut; Brian Campbell playing in the last group bogied his final hole to miss out by one shot.  Oliver Goss slumped to joint worst round of the day with an 83.  Maverick McNealy had a 76 and Cory Whitsett was the only amateur to break par but he missed out by a shot too.
 
Azuma Yano also had an 83 to finish close to the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Martin Kaymer -5
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie
3. RedRage
 
Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Azuma Yano +13
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Oliver Goss (Am) +13
1. None
 
Cut line (15 points)
+5 or lower
 
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Only two picks made it to the hallowed ground of the Top 5 Low Round scores and Davie had both of them.  He has sprinted out into the lead as a few other Fantasy Leaguers were wondering what that loud noise was.  Martin Kaymer shot 65 to lead by three shots from Graeme McDowell and a few others.  BlueCoverman and RedRage also picked Kaymer so they are close behind.  SetupDetermines picked McDowell so he is trying to keep up.  The less said about the rest the better.
 
In the race for Low Amateur wise Fantasy Leaguers avoided Brandon McIver who carded an 82 which was joint worst round of the day.  Popular picks of Matthew Fitzpatrick and Oliver Goss are neck and neck, and well in the hunt, after 71s.  The wonderfully named Maverick McNealy is the next best amateur after a 74 and Cory Whitsett is trying to come back after a 77.
 
Donald Constable also had an 82 to finish at the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Martin Kaymer -5
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie
3. RedRage
 
Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Donald Constable +12
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Brandon McIver (Am) +12
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-2 or lower
 
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The second major of the year is here.  The 114th US Open will be held at Pinehurst with the 69th US Womens Open being played the following week over the same No. 2 Course.  It's the third time in 15 years that the No.2 Course at Pinehurst has been utilised as the Championship course.  None of the previous Pinehurst champions will be playing this time around although the statue of one will be available for photographs.  A statue showing Payne Stewart's celebration at holing a birdie putt on 18 to win watches over the 18th green and the exact same hole location is played on 18 to allow players the chance to recreate that moment.
 
The No.2 Course will look very different to the last time it was played.  Much has been made of the decision to take the course back to the original Donald Ross design and designers Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw renovated the course in 2011.  Native sandy areas will replace the thick, gnarly rough that is normally associated with a US Open.  There will be two heights of grass on the course; one for greens and one for everywhere else.  With a dramatic change to the irrigation system that has seen a central, single line of sprinklers installed the course will play hard and fast.  A real premium will be put on accuracy as there will be small sections of fairways that offer the optimum shot into the small, upturned saucer shaped, greens.
 
There are ten prior champions in the field with only Ernie Els and Retief Goosen having won the US Open more than once.  The USGA has had a little fun with some of the groupings and have grouped the 2010-2012 winners in Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, and Webb Simpson together.  The defending champion, Justin Rose, plays with the US Amateur Champion, Matthew Fitzpatrick, and runner up from 2013 and 1999, at Pinehurst, Phil Mickelson.  There's also a Madness fan at the USGA who has created his own heavy, heavy, monster crew in Brendon de Jonge, Kevin Stadler, and Shane Lowry.
 
There are thirteen amateurs in the field, idenitfied by (Am) after their name, so we will have a separate pick for Low Amateur. The Low Amateur pick does not have to be one of your Cat C picks unless you so desire.  30 points will be on offer for correctly picking the Low Amateur; if no amateurs make the cut then no points will be awarded.
 
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 – June 9th 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Adam SCOTT 1
Henrik STENSON 2
Bubba WATSON 3
Matt KUCHAR 5
Rory MCILROY 6
Jason DAY 7
Sergio GARCIA 8
Justin ROSE 9
Jordan SPIETH 10
Phil MICKELSON 11
Jim FURYK 12
Hideki MATSUYAMA 13
Zach JOHNSON 14
Dustin JOHNSON 15
 
CATEGORY B
 
Jason DUFNER 16
Steve STRICKER 17
Luke DONALD 18
Jimmy WALKER 19
Victor DUBUISSON 20
Charl SCHWARTZEL 21
Graeme MCDOWELL 22
Ian POULTER 24
Keegan BRADLEY 25
Patrick REED 26
Miguel Angel JIMENEZ 27
Martin KAYMER 28
Jamie DONALDSON 29
Lee WESTWOOD 30
Webb SIMPSON 31
Graham DELAET 32
Brandt SNEDEKER 33
Bill HAAS 34
Stephen GALLACHER 35
Jonas BLIXT 36
Thongchai JAIDEE 37
Hunter MAHAN 38
Rickie FOWLER 39
Kevin NA 40
Ryan MOORE 41
Joost LUITEN 42
Chris KIRK 43
Louis OOSTHUIZEN 44
Matt EVERY 45
Francesco MOLINARI 46
Gary WOODLAND 47
Harris ENGLISH 48
Matt JONES 49
John SENDEN 50
Russell HENLEY 51
Billy HORSCHEL 52
Ryan PALMER 53
Ernie ELS 54
Brendon TODD 55
Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTANO 56
Kevin STREELMAN 57
Kevin STADLER 59
Bernd WIESBERGER 60
Pablo LARRAZABAL 61
Nick WATNEY 67
J.B. HOLMES 70
Shane LOWRY 71
Boo WEEKLEY 72
Hyung-Sung KIM 78
Brendon DE JONGE 80
Paul CASEY 82
Brooks KOEPKA 96
Angel CABRERA 102
Seung-Yul NOH 103
Roberto CASTRO 105
Brian STUARD 115
Bo VAN PELT 120
D.A. POINTS 123
Nicolas COLSAERTS 130
Luke GUTHRIE 131
David TOMS 132
Danny WILLETT 134
Marcel SIEM 156
Stewart CINK 160
Ken DUKE 162
Wen-Chong LIANG 164
Kyoung-Hoon LEE 169
Geoff OGILVY 174
Shiv KAPUR 177
Justin LEONARD 183
Erik COMPTON 187
Scott LANGLEY 191
 
CATEGORY C
 
Retief GOOSEN 214
Maximilian KIEFFER 226
Andrea PAVAN 229
Aaron BADDELEY 233
Billy HURLEY-III 244
Garth MULROY 246
Justin THOMAS 267
Kevin KISNER 274
Oliver FISHER 276
Jeff MAGGERT 281
Alex CEJKA 283
Lucas BJERREGAARD 295
Jim RENNER 297
Steven ALKER 301
Mark WILSON 304
Tom LEWIS 311
Ryan BLAUM 321
Chris DOAK 328
Darren CLARKE 349
Lucas GLOVER 350
Toru TANIGUCHI 359
Chad COLLINS 369
Kevin TWAY 377
Robert ALLENBY 382
Y.E. YANG 400
David OH 405
Graeme STORM 421
Rod PAMPLING 459
Aron PRICE 476
Henrik NORLANDER 479
Daniel BERGER 484
Brett STEGMAIER 491
Azuma YANO 493
Hudson SWAFFORD 507
Casey WITTENBERG 529
Andres ECHAVARRIA 557
Bobby GATES 654
Kiyoshi MIYAZATO 728
Niclas FASTH 776
Kevin SUTHERLAND 784
Rob OPPENHEIM 806
Matthew FITZPATRICK (Am) 829
Oliver GOSS (Am) 843
Zac BLAIR 883
Brady WATT 948
Joe OGILVIE 1103
Simon GRIFFITHS 1128
Kenny PERRY 1134
Chris THOMPSON 1208
Craig BARLOW 1557
Donald CONSTABLE 1557
Matthew DOBYNS 1557
David GOSSETT 1557
Cody GRIBBLE 1557
Nicholas LINDHEIM 1557
Nicholas MASON 1557
Fran QUINN 1557
Clayton RASK 1557
Hunter STEWART (Am) 1557
Cory WHITSETT (Am) 1557
Cameron WILSON (Am) 1557
Anthony BROUSSARD N/A
Brian CAMPBELL (Am) N/A
Andrew DORN (Am) N/A
Will GRIMMER (Am) N/A
Smylie KAUFMAN (Am) N/A
Sam LOVE (Am) N/A
Brandon MCIVER (Am) N/A
Maverick MCNEALY (Am) N/A
Robby SHELTON (Am) N/A
 
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RULES
 
Picking players: Unless stated, pick a total of 10 players as follows:
 
Pick 3 players from each category, plus a reserve per category.
Pick 1 amateur identified by (Am) after their name
 
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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CAT A : Rory MCILROY, Sergio GARCIA, Phil MICKELSON. Res Jordan

CAT B : Luke DONALD, Victor DUBUISSON, Graeme MCDOWELL. Res Jason

CAT C : Retief GOOSEN , Billy HURLEY-III, Kevin TWAY. Res Joe O

Amateur : Matthew Fitzpatrick.

CATEGORY A: Justin ROSE, Jordan SPIETH, Matt KUCHAR (res: Sergio GARCIA)

CATEGORY B: Graeme MCDOWELL, Jimmy WALKER, Martin KAYMER (res: Joost LUITEN)

CATEGORY C: Tom LEWIS, Graeme STORM, Niclas FASTH (res: Joe OGILVIE)

Leading Amateur: Oliver GOSS

Fairly slim pickings in Cat C for a major!

A: R. McIlroy, B. Watson, H. Stenson, S. Garcia (r)
B: V. Dubuisson, M. Kaymer, L. Oosthuizen, G. McDowell (r)
C: L. GLover, D. Clarke, R. Goosen, J. Maggert (r)**
am: O. Goss

**what a steaming pile of dung that category is!

Cat A: Justin ROSE; Jordan SPIETH; Phil MICKELSON Res: Jason DAY

Cat B: Ian POULTER; Keegan BRADLEY; Patrick REED Res: Martin KAYMER

Cat C: Andrea PAVAN; Chris DOAK; Robert ALLENBY Res: Ryan BLAUM

Leading Amateur: Maverick MCNEALY

Cheers!

Just got home from Tenerife Grumps, what time Thursday do we need to pick by?

11:45am. You can leave your numbers if you want but you would need a low amateur.

Cat A: R McIlroy, P Mickelson, A Scott. Reserve H Stenson

Cat B: B Haas, K Bradley, J Dufner. Reserve M-A Jimenez

Cat C: R Goosen, O Fisher, L Glover. Reserve D Clarke

Low Amateur: O Goss

Cat A: Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson (res: Phil Mickelson)

Cat B: Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood (res: Webb Simpson)

Cat C: Aaron Baddeley, Retief Goosen, Justin Thomas (res: Kevin Kisner)

Low Amateur: Matthew Fitzpatrick

Cheers Grumps  

Not 100% sure why but I'm not feeling as excited about this major. Maybe it's because the World Cup is starting the same day but I'm just feeling a bit meh about it. Mrs Grumps thinks it's to do with the fantasy league admin so that it's more of a chore as opposed to a nice thing. I don't know; maybe slim pickings in Cat C don't help either.

Ah-ha - last one to pick (so I can have a sneaky look at the others   )

Cat A: Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson & Sergio Garcia (res Matt Kuchar)
Cat B: Jason Dufner, Webb Simpson & Luke Donald (res Bill Haas)
Cat C: Retief Goosen, Garth Mulroy & Jeff Maggert (res Lucas Glover)

Amateur: Smylie Kaufman (no reason other than the name tickles me   )

Nobody with SNEDS !???   

I've got Kuuuch as a reserve - does that count?

I see Rickie Fowler is wearing plus fours in a tribute to Payne Stewart - top man Rickie  

US Open leaderboard is not showing Smylie Kaufman as an amateur - if he isn't actually an amateur can I have Cory Whitsett instead as I don't think he's started yet. If he is, and USGA are wrong, leave it as it is!

LP, I'm not sure why, how that happened. When I got the field there were 13 amateurs listed and now that's down to 11. Cory Whitsett will be your amatuer pick.

Davie and the colours; Red and Blue looking very good courtesy of Herr Kaymer. Kaymer's round of 65 is the best of the day by three so far.

Graeme McDowell is one of those three shots behind Kaymer and that gives pleasure to Setup and some more to Davie.

Everyone else is hoping that Fran Quinn doesn't get back to -2 or lower in his final two holes as that brings the -1 group into play.

Fran Quinn did get back to -2 so Davie leads from Red and Blue who have a lead over Setup who has a lead over the rest of us. Full leaderboard to follow in a few hours.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:LP, I'm not sure why, how that happened.  When I got the field there were 13 amateurs listed and now that's down to 11.  Cory Whitsett will be your amatuer pick.

Should have gone with my gut instinct of Matthew Fitzpatrick in the first place instead of trying to go out on a limb  

Kaymer adds to his first round score with -1 after 3. Best score so far is Ken Doook at -3 after 6 and Bubba is making a charge - -2 after 4.

Not at the office today then LP? 

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #11

U.S. Open

Jun 12 – Jun 19 ___ Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, (No.2 Course), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3
 
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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 90

2. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 60

2. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 60

4. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 30

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 00

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

5. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 00
 
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Only two picks made it to the hallowed ground of the Top 5 Low Round scores and Davie had both of them.  He has sprinted out into the lead as a few other Fantasy Leaguers were wondering what that loud noise was.  Martin Kaymer shot 65 to lead by three shots from Graeme McDowell and a few others.  BlueCoverman and RedRage also picked Kaymer so they are close behind.  SetupDetermines picked McDowell so he is trying to keep up.  The less said about the rest the better.
 
In the race for Low Amateur wise Fantasy Leaguers avoided Brandon McIver who carded an 82 which was joint worst round of the day.  Popular picks of Matthew Fitzpatrick and Oliver Goss are neck and neck, and well in the hunt, after 71s.  The wonderfully named Maverick McNealy is the next best amateur after a 74 and Cory Whitsett is trying to come back after a 77.
 
Donald Constable also had an 82 to finish at the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Martin Kaymer -5
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie
3. RedRage
 
Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Donald Constable +12
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Brandon McIver (Am) +12
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-2 or lower
 
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Kaymer's on a charge already; -3 though 8. This could be all over before it really starts.

Kaymer with another 65 and a US Open scoring record.
 
Three amateurs above the cut line at the moment and two are picks.  Matthew Fitzpatrick still holds the advantage after 8 holes of his second round.  Maverick McNealy is also well placed after four holes.  Cory Whitsett will need help for the cut line to move a bit further to include him and Oliver Goss is looking like he's toast after 3 triples and 2 bogies in his first 7 holes.

Kaymer

all the rest are playing for second.

welcome back the power fade, Martin.

Kaymer has the low score through 36 holes and has equalled Woods and McIlroy for biggest 36 hole lead.

Fitzpatrick has wrapped up Low Amateur providing he keeps his nose clean, doesn't withdraw, or get himself DQ'd. Brian Campbell had the chance to make a game of it over the weekend but dropped a shot on his last hole.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #11

U.S. Open

Jun 12 – Jun 19 ___ Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, (No.2 Course), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. Davie ____________ 120 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

2. Redrage __________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

3. SetupDetermines __ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

4. BlueCoverman ______ 75 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

5. Mary_S ___________ 120 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

6. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105

7. LadyPutt __________ 75 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 75

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Looks like this could be all over bar the shouting. Martin Kaymer shoots 65 for the second day in a row extending his lead by another 3 shots. His two round score of 130 is a US Open record and he ties Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy for the biggest halfway lead. That round earned bonus points for BlueCoverman, Davie, and RedRage.

The cut line slowly moved upwards and eventually finished at +5. This was just one shot shy of Luke Donald and it meant that SetupDetermines missed out on the full set by that slim margin. He has eight picks through and cut bonuses for Categories A and C. He still trails Davie who lost all of Category C but with two cut bonuses and low round bonus points he maintained the gap over Setup. RedRage has six picks and one cut bonus and he slips just behind Setup. BlueCoverman only managed 5 picks through and he missed out on cut bonuses however, he has low round points to soften the blow. Mary_S matched Davie with the full complement of Category A and B and the associated bonuses but she doesn't have any of Category C either. 1GrumpyGolfer has a slight lead over LadyPutt due to having one more pick and a cut bonus. They have six and five picks respectively.

The race for Low Amateur is over and clever Fantasy Leaguers picked Matthew Fitzpatrick. He was the only amateur to make the cut; Brian Campbell playing in the last group bogied his final hole to miss out by one shot. Oliver Goss slumped to joint worst round of the day with an 83. Maverick McNealy had a 76 and Cory Whitsett was the only amateur to break par but he missed out by a shot too.

Azuma Yano also had an 83 to finish close to the bottom of the leaderboard.

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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Martin Kaymer -5
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie
3. RedRage

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Azuma Yano +13
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Oliver Goss (Am) +13
1. None

Cut line (15 points)
+5 or lower

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BlueCoverman wrote:Not at the office today then LP? 

Yes - but I was bored!  
Having looked at the leaderboard, it shows it doesn't do to read other people's picks first  

Bad decision to put Kaymer on the bench   

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #11

U.S. Open

Jun 12 – Jun 19 ___ Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, (No.2 Course), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. Davie ____________ 120 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 330

2. Redrage __________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 285

3. SetupDetermines __ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

4. BlueCoverman ______ 75 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

5. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

6. Mary_S ___________ 120 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150

7. LadyPutt __________ 75 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

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After Martin Kaymer tore apart the No.2 setup at Pinehurst the USGA got their own back. Only two players broke par with both of them shooting 67. With the higher scoring the Top 10 Low Round scores moved into black numbers at +1. Eleven other players had rounds of 70 or 71 and eight of them were Fantasy League picks. Davie and RedRage roll on as each of them had three picks meet that mark. SetupDetermines, 1GrumpyGolfer, and LadyPutt each had two picks score points and BlueCoverman and Mary_S each had one pick score points.

Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton both shot 67 to reduce Marin Kaymer's lead to just five shots. Toru Taniguchi had a day to forget with an 88.

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Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Rickie Fowler -3
1. None

Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Erik Compton -3
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Toru Taniguchi +18
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (30 points)
+1 or lower

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #11

U.S. Open

Jun 12 – Jun 19 ___ Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, (No.2 Course), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Davie ____________ 120 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 90 ____  00 ____ 300 _____ 630

2. Redrage __________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 90 ____  00 ____ 240 _____ 525

3. BlueCoverman ______ 75 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____  00 ____ 255 _____ 450

4. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 ____ 105 _____ 270

4. Mary_S ___________ 120 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  00 ____ 120 _____ 270

4. SetupDetermines __ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 _____ 30 _____ 270

7. LadyPutt __________ 75 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 _____ 00 _____ 135
 
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In a shocking turn of events Martin Kaymer won the US Open; who saw that coming?  The Fantasy League leaderboard shows the difference between the haves and have nots; Fantasy League Fair Play rules may need to be instigated.  If any of the three who picked Kaymer only picked Kaymer they still would have beat everyone else with that pick alone, everything else was just gilding the lily.  In the end Davie exerted his Kaymer-like dominance by having four other picks extend the victory margin.  RedRage finished comfortably in second with a top four through Henrik Stenson.  BlueCoverman took the final spot on the podium with Adam Scott finishing in the top 10.  Mary_S had four picks score points and she finished in a tie with 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines.  SetupDetermines hung onto a share of fourth by the skin of his fingers as all eight of his picks contrived to finish outside of the points.  LadyPutt gave her players Father's Day off and remained stuck fast at the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
The race for Low Amateur finished with Matthew Fitzpatrick keeping his nose clean over the weekend.  BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines earned 30 points from Fitzpatrick.
 
Daniel Berger shot 66 for the round of the day and Bo Van Pelt had a 79 for the worse round of the day. As expected Toru Taniguchi finished at the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Daniel Berger -4
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (30 points)
Bo Van Pelt +9
1. None
 
Last Place (30 points)
Toru Taniguchi +29
1. None
 
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Not my best week - can't I get bonus points for being really c**p?

That will teach you for going last and having a sneaky look at everybody else!  

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Fantasy League Fair Play rules may need to be instigated.  If any of the three who picked Kaymer only picked Kaymer they still would have beat everyone else with that pick alone, everything else was just gilding the lily.

 
So what Mr sore loser...it's all about picking the winners not the also-rans!  

Anyway LP your dismal performance in this weeks event is a justifiable piece of payback, following on from your public dismissal of the World Cup and blatant refusal to support England on Saturday night!  

BlueCoverman wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Fantasy League Fair Play rules may need to be instigated.  If any of the three who picked Kaymer only picked Kaymer they still would have beat everyone else with that pick alone, everything else was just gilding the lily.

 
So what Mr sore loser...it's all about picking the winners not the also-rans!  

 
I'm only sore from gardening and helping a mate move house, Blue.  It wouldn't have mattered who the rest of us picked as Kaymer trumped all.  Anyway expect the rules to be toothless and to take years to implement

Plus, it was definitely Setup who picked the also rans

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

BlueCoverman wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Fantasy League Fair Play rules may need to be instigated.  If any of the three who picked Kaymer only picked Kaymer they still would have beat everyone else with that pick alone, everything else was just gilding the lily.

 
So what Mr sore loser...it's all about picking the winners not the also-rans!  

 
I'm only sore from gardening and helping a mate move house, Blue.  It wouldn't have mattered who the rest of us picked as Kaymer trumped all.  Anyway expect the rules to be toothless and to take years to implement

Plus, it was definitely Setup who picked the also rans

No! It was me   They were so bad, they couldn't even be called also-rans  

 Matt Fitz is no also ran.

If I had picked Herr Kaymer, I would have finshed second..........but as you say, I didn't so    

I think Mary will be ruing the Kaymer pick more than the rest of us.

You want to be careful with all that manual labour Grumps, it's not good for your golf and you've got a couple of important matches coming up next month!
 
The only time I get sore from gardening is when I have to get my wallet out to pay the bloke that does it!

I'm sorry Skip, I'm trying to lull them into a false sense of security I've still got some planting to do plus 3 tonnes of stones to move from the driveway to the back garden Anyway, you should know if you give Mrs Blue full reign it could get expensive

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I think Mary will be ruing the Kaymer pick more than the rest of us.  

I certainly am!   

Not many big names playing in the Irish Open so it looks like the Hartford Open maybe the way to go. However, the event will not be posted until late tomorrow afternoon as I a training class in the morning. The time difference for the Hartford tournament will also allow more time on Thursday morning for picks. Hope that's okay with everyone.

Hartford Open is fine for me Grumps.

I was so distraught about my Kaymer decision that I forgot to say congratulations to Davie, on a fine win this week.

McIlroy, McDowell, Harrington, Casey, Dubisson, Gallacher, Clarke, Lawrie are all playing in Ireland.

Also Matt Fitz's first day as a Pro.

I think we should go with the Irish Open - it's not that bad a field!

Perhaps not but it's full of potato's!  

Think you'll find that should be "potatoes"   

What with my spelling and your fantasy league performance, we're not getting on too well are we LP!  

BlueCoverman wrote:What with my spelling and your fantasy league performance, we're not getting on too well are we LP!  

  

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:McIlroy, McDowell, Harrington, Casey, Dubisson, Gallacher, Clarke, Lawrie are all playing in Ireland.

Also Matt Fitz's first day as a Pro.

I did give my reasons for picking the Hartford over Ireland. Overall field strength was one and the fact that I wasn't going to be able to post the field until late today so you would have less time for picks if I went with Ireland. Out of that list is 4 players in the top 50 whereas Hartford has 4 players in the top 10.

I have asked for suggestions on which events in the past but not much has come of it; feel free to take a look at the European and PGA Tour schedules for possible events and make suggestions.