GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 - Summer Session - Event #24 _ BMW International Open

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GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012
Summer Session - Event #24 _ BMW International Open
21 Jun - 24 Jun ___ Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Cologne, Germany
Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Final Leaderboard

Pos. Name ______________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ___ Rd3 ___ Rd4 ___ Finish ___ Total


1. Redrage ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 45 _______ 100

2. BlueCoverman _______ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 45 ________ 90

3. faldono1fan ________ 25 (5/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 30 ________ 85


4. 1GrumpyGolfer ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 30 ________ 80

5. venice1 ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 30 ________ 75

6. oldparwin __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 15 ________ 70

7. LadyPutt ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 20 ________ 65


8. Mary_S _____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 20 ________ 60

8. Doc ________________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 20 ________ 60

8. Davie ______________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 15 ________ 60


11. raycastleunited ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 15 ________ 55

12. hogie _____________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 15 ________ 50

13. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 00 ________ 35

14. boyhyde ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 10 ________ 30


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4th Round Low Score (10 Points):
Paul McGinley -6
1. Redrage
2. BlueCoverman


4th Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Steven O'Hara +8
1. None


Last Place (10 Points):
Jordi Garcia +6
1. None

James Kingston +6
1. None


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3rd Round Low Score (10 Points):
Oliver Wilson -5
1. Doc

Keith Horne -5
1. None


3rd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Sergio Garcia +7
1. raycastleunited
2. hogie
3. venice1
4. oldparwin
5. SetupDetermines
6. 1GrumpyGolfer
7. Mary_S


3rd Round Top 10 (10 Points):
-3 and lower


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2nd Round Low Score (10 Points):
Joel Sjöholm -6
1. hogie

Matthew Nixon +6
1. None

Damien McGrane +6
1. None


2nd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Kenneth Ferrie +11
1. None

Benjamin Miarka +11
1. None


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1st Round Low Score (10 Points):
Marcus Fraser -8
1. None

Fabrizio Zanotti -8
1. None


1st Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Björn Stromsky +9
1. None

Anton Kirstein +9
1. None


1st Round Top 5 (10 Points):
-7 and lower


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BMW International Open winners since 2000:

2011 Pablo LARRAZÁBAL
2010 David HORSEY
2009 Nick DOUGHERTY
2008 Martin KAYMER
2007 Niclas FASTH
2006 Henrik STENSON
2005 David HOWELL
2004 Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ
2003 Lee WESTWOOD
2002 Thomas BJÖRN
2001 John DALY
2000 Thomas BJÖRN

A few weeks ago was the 70th anniversary of the first 1,000 bomber raid by the RAF which was codenamed Operation Millennium. Cologne was chosen as the target and the raid took place on the night of 30/31 May 1942. Excerpt from wikipedia:

"A headline-grabbing heavy raid on Germany was a way for Bomber Command AOC Arthur "Bomber" Harris to demonstrate to the War Cabinet that given the investment in numbers and technology Bomber Command could make a vital contribution to victory.

At this stage of the war RAF Bomber Command only had a regular front line strength of around 400 aircraft, and were in the process of transitioning from the twin engined medium bombers of the pre-war years to the newer more effective four-engined 'heavies'. By using bombers and men from Operational Training Units (OTU's), 250 from RAF Coastal Command and from Flying Training Command, Harris could easily make up the 1,000 aircraft.

However, just before the raid took place, the Royal Navy refused to allow the Coastal Command aircraft to take part in the raid. The Admiralty perceived the propaganda justifications too weak an argument against the real and pressing threat of the U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. Harris scrambled around and, by crewing 49 more aircraft with pupil pilots and instructors, 1,047 bombers eventually took part in the raid, two and a half times more than any previous raid by the RAF.

In the raid, 868 aircraft bombed the main target with 15 aircraft bombing other targets. The total tonnage of bombs dropped was 1,455 tons with two-thirds of that being incendiaries. Two and a half thousand separate fires were started with 1,700 classed by the German fire brigades as "large". The action of fire fighters and the width of the streets stopped the fires combining into a firestorm, but nonetheless most of the damage was done by fire and not directly by the explosive blasts."

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Everyone please notify others of changes in field before tournament starts and invalid or incomplete picks from participants.

Official World Golf Ranking for Week 23 - June 10th - 2012:

CATEGORY A

Martin KAYMER - 12
Retief GOOSEN - 72
Paul CASEY - 58
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ - 64
Anders HANSEN - 53
Alvaro QUIROS - 40
Bernd WIESBERGER - 97
Michael HOEY - 88
Paul LAWRIE - 29
Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTAÑO - 46
Sergio GARCIA - 22
Simon DYSON - 48
Thomas BJÖRN - 34
Marcus FRASER - 90
Joost LUITEN - 81
Pablo LARRAZÁBAL - 82
Stephen GALLACHER - 99

CATEGORY B

Ross FISHER - 112
Søren KJELDSEN - 141
Thongchai JAIDEE - 117
Jbe KRUGER - 124
Tom LEWIS - 172
Thomas AIKEN - 111
Richard GREEN - 159
Ricardo SANTOS - 193
Henrik STENSON - 150
Julien QUESNE - 153
Raphaël JACQUELIN - 154
Hennie OTTO - 113
Richard STERNE - 197
Grégory HAVRET - 128
Mark FOSTER - 165
David LYNN - 102
Johan EDFORS - 171
Shane LOWRY - 146
Felipe AGUILAR - 199
Scott JAMIESON - 192
Anthony WALL - 185
Marcel SIEM - 121
Chris WOOD - 195
Jeev Milkha SINGH - 178
Ricardo GONZALEZ - 196
Keith HORNE - 194
Richard FINCH - 198
Thomas LEVET - 225
David HORSEY - 213
Lee SLATTERY - 211
Kenneth FERRIE - 293
John DALY - 275
Lorenzo GAGLI - 203
Rhys DAVIES - 254
James MORRISON - 212
Christian NILSSON - 260
James KINGSTON - 237
José Manuel LARA - 200
Gary BOYD - 258
George MURRAY - 287
Alejandro CAÑIZARES - 216
Danny WILLETT - 201
Jean-Baptiste GONNET - 235
Ignacio GARRIDO - 265
Fabrizio ZANOTTI - 285
Graeme STORM - 286
David DRYSDALE - 229
Brett RUMFORD - 282
Damien MCGRANE - 239
Gareth MAYBIN - 280
Benjamin HEBERT - 274
Sam LITTLE - 247
Tommy FLEETWOOD - 217
Jorge CAMPILLO - 268
Tjaart VAN DER WALT - 277

CATEGORY C

Oliver FISHER - 383
S.S.P CHOWRASIA - 389
Pablo MARTIN - 382
David HOWELL - 363
Steve WEBSTER - 306
Peter WHITEFORD - 301
Robert COLES - 326
Robert-Jan DERKSEN - 305
Bradley DREDGE - 387
Estanislao GOYA - 302
Joel SJÖHOLM - 304
Richard MCEVOY - 362
Carlos DEL MORAL - 331
Marc WARREN - 322
Markus BRIER - 372
Phillip PRICE - 371
Alex CEJKA - 378
José María OLAZÁBAL - 355
Paul MCGINLEY - 318
Jamie ELSON - 328
Gary ORR - 354
Alex HAINDL - 332
Darren FICHARDT - 307
Mikael LUNDBERG - 398
Colin MONTGOMERIE - 421
Simon KHAN - 422
Matthew ZIONS - 445
Oscar FLOREN - 455
Daniel DENISON - 429
Federico COLOMBO - 436
Jamie MOUL - 427
Craig LEE - 417
Simon THORNTON - 416
Edouard DUBOIS - 473
Andrew JOHNSTON - 469
Shiv KAPUR - 402
Oliver WILSON - 455
Richard S JOHNSON - 522
Andrew DODT - 548
Alessandro TADINI - 552
Niclas FASTH - 553
Michael JONZON - 564
Joakim LAGERGREN - 512
Tim SLUITER - 544
Andrew MARSHALL - 502
Warren ABERY - 593
Julien GUERRIER - 516
Thomas NØRRET - 575
Rich BEEM - 627
Peter HEDBLOM - 624
Richard BLAND - 632
David DIXON - 622
Steven O'HARA - 647
Lloyd KENNEDY - 706
Andy SULLIVAN - 707
Sam HUTSBY - 700
Maarten LAFEBER - 711
Knut BORSHEIM - 729
Bernd RITTHAMMER - 790
Michael CAMPBELL - 881
Emiliano GRILLO - 833
Reinier SAXTON - 829
Jordi GARCIA - 898
Jin JEONG - 910
Mark F HAASTRUP - 976
Matthew NIXON - 946
Max GLAUERT - 1049
Ben PARKER - 1164
Christoph GÜNTHER - 1182
Wen-yi HUANG - 1458
Dylan FRITTELLI - 1458
Marcel HAREMZA - 1458
Daniel WUENSCHE - 1458
Max KRAMER - 1458
Dennis KÜPPER - 1458
Bernhard LANGER - 1458
Guillaume CAMBIS - 1458
Björn STROMSKY - N/A

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Upcoming events:


____________ Date ___________ Event ___________________________ Weight


Event #25 _ Jun 28 - Jul 01 ___ The Irish Open _______________________________ Weighted 1
_______________________________ Royal Portrush GC, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Event #26 _ Jul 05 - Jul 08 ___ Alstom Open de France ________________________ Weighted 1
_______________________________ Le Golf National, Paris, France

Event #27 _ Jul 05 - Jul 08 ___ U.S. Women's Open ____________________________ Weighted 3
_______________________________ Blackwolf Run, Championship Course, Kohler, Wisconsin, USA



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RULES

Picking players: Unless stated, pick a total of 6 players as follows:

Pick 2 players from each category, plus a reserve per category.

Event winner: The person with the most total points at the completion of each event will be declared the winner. In case of a tie, those involved will match-off each picks' final position score in descending order. i.e. Player A's best finish vs. Player B's best finish, Player A's 2nd best finish vs. Player B's 2nd best finish, etc... until one's pick finishes better than the other(s).
If there is a tie after all 6 picks have been matched against each other, those involved will be declared co-winners.

Order of Merit: The person with the most total points at the completion of the season will be declared the GolfChatUK Fantasy League Champion. If there is a tie for total points at the completion of the season, those involved will be declared Co-Champions.

Player Withdrawals: If you pick a player who withdraws during a tournament, that player will be treated as nil scoring. If a player withdraws before starting the tournament then your reserve will be put in that player's place. It is up to you to check that your players are in the starting field.

Holidays / Absences: If you will be absent for an upcoming event (e.g holidays) you may post the numbers on the most recent fantasy league event and the respective tournament(s) that apply.
Example: Pick 2 players and 1 reserve from each category and the relative event number or name: Players 4 and 8, reserve 9 from Category A, players 1 and 7, reserve 3 from Category B, players 1 and 2, reserve 12 from Category C, Event #12.

Failure to submit picks: If you do not submit picks you will be awarded zero points.

Deadlines: Picks must ideally be submitted before the first drive is struck on the first day of the tournament. However, late picks submitted after the tournament has begun must be for players who have yet to start (or are not showing a score on europeantour.com), and these will not be valid unless they are seconded by any other league member.

All fantasy league disputes and discrepancies will be considered by the League Judge: LadyPutt. All decisions made by the League Judge are final.

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SCORING SYSTEM

______________ Weighted 1 ____ Weighted 2 ___ Weighted 3

Winner ___________ 60 ___________ 120 __________ 180
2nd ______________ 40 ____________ 80 __________ 120
3rd ______________ 30 ____________ 60 ___________ 90
4th ______________ 20 ____________ 40 ___________ 60

5th - 10th _______ 15 ____________ 30 ___________ 45
11th - 15th ______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
16th - 20th _______ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15

Last Place _______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

Low Round * ______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
Worse Round * ____ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

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

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

* Points awarded for round only

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Surprised she would have the time Grumps after chasing David Howell, Stevie G, Johan Edfors etc, etc...

LadyPutt wrote:I feel just as when two of my reserves do better than my picks once again!!!

Easily solved LP...just pick your reserves next time!

BlueCoverman wrote:Surprised she would have the time Grumps after chasing David Howell, Stevie G, Johan Edfors etc, etc...

No wonder she doesn't play much golf these days

Unfortunately Chris Wood is a season ticket holder at Bristol City - so I'd have to spurn his advances.

Leaderboard - Round 3

Pos. Name ______________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ___ Rd3 ___ Rd4 ___ Finish ___ Total


1. oldparwin __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 _____ X _______ X ______ 55

1. faldono1fan ________ 25 (5/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 55

3. 1GrumpyGolfer ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 50


4. hogie ______________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 45

4. Davie ______________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 45

4. venice1 ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 45

4. LadyPutt ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 45

4. Redrage ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ X _______ X ______ 45


9. Mary_S _____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 40

9. Doc ________________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 40

9. raycastleunited ____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ X _______ X ______ 40


12. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ X _______ X ______ 35

12. BlueCoverman ______ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ X _______ X ______ 35

14. boyhyde ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ X _______ X ______ 20


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oldparwin, faldono1fan and 1GrumpyGolfer are now running one, two and three after three rounds of the Fantasy League BMW Open event separated by only 5 points and the rest of the gang are nipping at their heels. It has turned into one of closest horse races this fledgling league has seen as 13 of 14 competitors are within 20 points of each other. It was an unusual but rewarding round for a Weighted 1 event with everyone scoring except for boyhyde.

Doc was the only one to select Oliver Wilson who shot low round of the day with Keith Horne at -5. A surprising gift came in the form of a Category A player as Sergio Garcia shot the worse round of the day, a rare feat for a top ranked pro as seven Fantasy League competitors were lucky to take advantage. Some things are worth celebrating. And Round 4 should be no different for such things.

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3rd Round Low Score (10 Points):
Oliver Wilson -5
1. Doc

Keith Horne -5
1. None


3rd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Sergio Garcia +7
1. raycastleunited
2. hogie
3. venice1
4. oldparwin
5. SetupDetermines
6. 1GrumpyGolfer
7. Mary_S


3rd Round Top 10 (10 Points):
-3 and lower


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2nd Round Low Score (10 Points):
Joel Sjöholm -6
1. hogie

Matthew Nixon +6
1. None

Damien McGrane +6
1. None


2nd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Kenneth Ferrie +11
1. None

Benjamin Miarka +11
1. None


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1st Round Low Score (10 Points):
Marcus Fraser -8
1. None

Fabrizio Zanotti -8
1. None


1st Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Björn Stromsky +9
1. None

Anton Kirstein +9
1. None


1st Round Top 5 (10 Points):
-7 and lower


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Hi venice
I also had Sergio, think you have gave the points, but my name is not on your list, as worst 3rd score

oldparwin wrote:Hi venice
I also had Sergio, think you have gave the points, but my name is not on your list, as worst 3rd score

Gees, OPW just be glad he gave you the points. Normally I wouldn't get points or recognition

I was going to say that I thought that you only got any points from picking the worst score, but having just had a look at the leaderboard perhaps I won't!

I think he does not like the words old and grumpy, but then again who does.

Ha ha, you're probably right OPW. Venice probably likes young and charming.

oldparwin wrote:Hi venice
I also had Sergio, think you have gave the points, but my name is not on your list, as worst 3rd score

Good catch, oldparwin. You actually got cheated out of your 10 points for Sergio's worse score but since your name doesn't start with "1", your points are automatically granted. The current leaderboard after Round 3 has been updated and you are tied for first place.

Grumby drop the 1 and your made ( venice told me )

Final Leaderboard

Pos. Name ______________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ___ Rd3 ___ Rd4 ___ Finish ___ Total


1. Redrage ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 45 _______ 100

2. BlueCoverman _______ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 45 ________ 90

3. faldono1fan ________ 25 (5/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 30 ________ 85


4. 1GrumpyGolfer ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 30 ________ 80

5. venice1 ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 30 ________ 75

6. oldparwin __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 15 ________ 70

7. LadyPutt ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 20 ________ 65


8. Mary_S _____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 20 ________ 60

8. Doc ________________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 20 ________ 60

8. Davie ______________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 15 ________ 60


11. raycastleunited ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 15 ________ 55

12. hogie _____________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 15 ________ 50

13. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 00 ________ 35

14. boyhyde ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 10 ________ 30


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4th Round Low Score (10 Points):
Paul McGinley -6
1. Redrage
2. BlueCoverman


4th Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Steven O'Hara +8
1. None


Last Place (10 Points):
Jordi Garcia +6
1. None

James Kingston +6
1. None


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3rd Round Low Score (10 Points):
Oliver Wilson -5
1. Doc

Keith Horne -5
1. None


3rd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Sergio Garcia +7
1. raycastleunited
2. hogie
3. venice1
4. oldparwin
5. SetupDetermines
6. 1GrumpyGolfer
7. Mary_S


3rd Round Top 10 (10 Points):
-3 and lower


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2nd Round Low Score (10 Points):
Joel Sjöholm -6
1. hogie

Matthew Nixon +6
1. None

Damien McGrane +6
1. None


2nd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Kenneth Ferrie +11
1. None

Benjamin Miarka +11
1. None


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1st Round Low Score (10 Points):
Marcus Fraser -8
1. None

Fabrizio Zanotti -8
1. None


1st Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Björn Stromsky +9
1. None

Anton Kirstein +9
1. None


1st Round Top 5 (10 Points):
-7 and lower


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