GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 - Summer Session -Event #29 _ The 141st Open Championship

GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Summer Session
Event #29 _ The 141st Open Championship
Jul 19 - Jul 22 ___ Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Final Leaderboard

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


1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 105 _______ 375

2. Doc ________________ 60 (4/6) ____ 90 ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 120 _______ 360

3. oldparwin __________ 60 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 135 _______ 315


4. LadyPutt ___________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 135 _______ 270

4. boyhyde ____________ 45 (3/6) ____ 30 ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 135 _______ 270

4. hogie ______________ 60 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 090 _______ 270

4. Davie _____________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 090 _______ 270


8. oldshanker _________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 090 _______ 255

8. Redrage ____________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 090 _______ 255

10. raycastleunited ___ 60 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 090 _______ 210


11. BlueCoverman ______ 60 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 045 _______ 195

12. venice1 ___________ 75 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 045 _______ 150

13. Mary_S ____________ 45 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 000 _______ 135

13. faldono1fan _______ 75 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 000 _______ 135


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4th Round Low Score (30 Points):
Nicolas Colsaerts -5
1. LadyPutt


4th Round Worse Score (30 Points):
Andres Romero +12
1. hogie


Last Place (30 Points):
Andres Romero +18
1. hogie


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3rd Round Low Score (30 Points):
Zach Johnson -4
1. None


3rd Round Worse Score (30 Points):
Martin Laird +12
1. oldparwin
2. BlueCoverman


3rd Round Top 10 (30 Points):
-2 and lower


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2nd Round Low Score (30 Points):
Brandt Snedeker -6
1. None


2nd Round Worse Score (30 Points):
Ian Keenan +13
1. Mary_S

Manuel Trappel +13
1. None


Make the Cut (15 Points):
+3 and lower


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1st Round Low Score (30 Points):
Adam Scott -6
1. Doc


1st Round Worse Score (30 Points):
Michael Hoey +9
1. boyhyde


1st Round Top 5 (30 Points):
-4 and lower


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Amateur Match Play final scorecard:

(Thursday)
Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 3_ 4_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 7__ 5_ 3_ 2__ 4_ 7_ 3__ 4_ 4_ 6__ 4_ 4_ 4
Trappel ___ 3_ 5_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 5__ 5_ 5_ 3__ 4_ 6_ 2__ 4_ 5_ 5__ 3_ 4_ 4


(Friday)
Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 4_ 4_ 4__ 5_ 3_ 4__ 5_ 4_ 2__ 4_ 4_ 4__ 3_ 4_ X__ X_ X_ X __ (5 and 4)
Trappel ___ 2_ 5_ 4__ 7_ 4_ 6__ 5_ 6_ 4__ 4_ 6_ 3__ 4_ 4_ X__ X_ X_ X

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PLEASE ALSO SELECT THE LOW AMATEUR: 1. Alan DUNBAR or 2. Manuel TRAPPEL
(Match Play Format for rounds only played by both and continuous through either 36 holes or 72 holes if both make the cut. If a withdrawal or disqualification by one occurs before the end of play, the remaining amateur in the field will be declared the winner.)
Scheduled Tee Times:
Thursday - Dunbar 08:42, Trappel 14:32
Friday - Trappel 9:20, Dunbar 13:43
POINT VALUE: 60


The Open Championship winners at Royal Lytham & St Annes:

1926:
1. Bobby JONES (A) - USA
2. Al WATROUS - USA
3. Walter HAGEN - USA
3. George VON ELM (A) - USA

1952:
1. Bobby LOCKE - RSA
2. Peter THOMSON - AUS
3. Fred DALY - NIR

1958:
1. Peter THOMSON - AUS
2. Dave THOMAS - WAL
3. Christy O'CONNOR SR - IRL
3. Eric BROWN - SCO

1963:
1. Bob CHARLES - NZL
2. Phil RODGERS - USA
3. Jack NICKLAUS - USA

1969:
1. Tony JACKLIN - ENG
2. Bob CHARLES - NZL
3. Peter THOMSON - AUS
3. Roberto DE VICENZO - ARG

1974:
1. Gary PLAYER - RSA
2. Peter OOSTERHUIS - ENG
3. Jack NICKLAUS - USA

1979:
1. Seve BALLESTEROS - ESP
2. Jack NICKLAUS - USA
2. Ben CRENSHAW - USA

1988:
1. Seve BALLESTEROS - ESP
2. Nick PRICE - ZIM
3. Nick FALDO - ENG

1996:
1. Tom LEHMAN - USA
2. Mark MCCUMBER - USA
2. Ernie ELS - RSA

2001:
1. David DUVAL - USA
2. Niclas FASTH - SWE
3. Darren CLARKE - NIR

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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 28 - July 15th - 2012:

CATEGORY A

Luke DONALD - 1
Rory McILROY - 2
Lee WESTWOOD - 3
Tiger WOODS - 4
Bubba WATSON - 6
Jason DUFNER - 7
Matt KUCHAR - 8
Justin ROSE - 9
Hunter MAHAN - 10
Zach JOHNSON - 11
Graeme McDOWELL - 12
Adam SCOTT - 13
Steve STRICKER - 14
Martin KAYMER - 15
Phil MICKELSON - 16
Dustin JOHNSON - 17
Louis OOSTHUIZEN - 18
Charl SCHWARTZEL - 19
Rickie FOWLER - 20

CATEGORY B

Francesco MOLINARI - 22
Sergio GARCIA - 23
Keegan BRADLEY - 24
Bo VAN PELT - 25
Bill HAAS - 26
Peter HANSON - 27
Ian POULTER - 28
Brandt SNEDEKER - 29
Nick WATNEY - 30
Paul LAWRIE - 31
Jim FURYK - 32
KJ CHOI - 34
John SENDEN - 35
Nicolas COLSAERTS - 36
Martin LAIRD - 37
Thomas BJORN - 38
Carl PETTERSSON - 39
Ernie ELS - 40
Fredrik JACOBSON - 41
SM BAE - 42
Mark WILSON - 43
Alvaro QUIROS - 44
Gonzalo FERNANDEZ-CASTANO - 45
Rafael CABRERA-BELLO - 46
Jonathan BYRD - 47
Simon DYSON - 48
Kevin NA - 49
Aaron BADDELEY - 50
Branden GRACE - 51
Anders HANSEN - 52
Geoff OGILVY - 55
Michael THOMPSON - 56
Kyle STANLEY - 57
Marcel SIEM - 58
Padraig HARRINGTON - 59
Robert ROCK - 60
Jamie DONALDSON - 61
Ryo ISHIKAWA - 62
Greg CHALMERS - 63
Retief GOOSEN - 65
John HUH - 67
Alexander NOREN - 69
Hiroyuki FUJITA - 71
Johnson WAGNER - 72
George COETZEE - 74
Ben CURTIS - 76
Paul CASEY - 77
Marcus FRASER - 78
YE YANG - 79
Marc LEISHMAN - 80
Charles HOWELL III - 81
Miguel Angel JIMENEZ - 83
Darren CLARKE - 84
Ted POTTER JR - 85
Toru TANIGUCHI - 86
Gary WOODLAND - 88
Pablo LARRAZABAL - 90
Vijay SINGH - 92
Joost LUITEN - 94

CATEGORY C

Robert ALLENBY - 100
Michael HOEY - 101
Chez REAVIE - 102
Richie RAMSAY - 104
Thongchai JAIDEE - 105
Brendan JONES - 106
Raphael JACQUELIN - 107
Andres ROMERO - 109
Thorbjorn OLESEN - 112
Ross FISHER - 119
Brad KENNEDY - 128
Davis LOVE III - 129
Koumei ODA - 133
Thomas AIKEN - 136
Toshinori MUTO - 138
Jbe KRUGER - 139
Lucas GLOVER - 142
Gregory HAVRET - 144
Harris ENGLISH - 146
Trevor IMMELMAN - 153
Juvic PAGUNSAN - 161
Troy KELLY - 167
Chad CAMPBELL - 170
KT KIM - 170
Stewart CINK - 183
Garth MULROY - 190
Tim CLARK - 191
Yoshinori FUJIMOTO - 194
Richard STERNE - 199
Bob ESTES - 201
Greg OWEN - 205
Prayad MARKSAENG - 209
Alejandro CANIZARES - 214
Angel CABRERA - 217
James MORRISON - 218
Richard FINCH - 221
Anirban LAHIRI - 226
Lee SLATTERY - 227
Tadahiro TAKAYAMA - 236
John DALY -246
Matthew BALDWIN - 247
James DRISCOLL - 253
Justin LEONARD - 296
Sam WALKER - 308
Mardan MAMAT - 314
Daniel CHOPRA - 326
Nicholas CULLEN - 341
Justin HICKS - 379
Stephen AMES - 423
Simon KHAN - 458
Adilson DA SILVA - 502
Kodai ICHIHARA - 547
Morten Orum MADSEN - 560
Steven TILEY - 565
Ashley HALL - 610
Todd HAMILTON - 687
Steven O'HARA - 704
Tom LEHMAN - 709
Barry LANE - 730
David DUVAL - 775
Andrew GEORGIOU - 776
Rafa ECHENIQUE - 786
Steven ALKER - 789
Aaron TOWNSEND - 849
Tom WATSON - 930
Elliot SALTMAN - 1070
Paul BROADHURST - 1144
Scott PINCKNEY - 1171
Mark CALCAVECCHIA - 1371
Warren BENNETT - 1448
Ian KEENAN - 1448
Sandy LYLE - 1448
Grant VEENSTRA - 1448
Dale WHITNELL - 1448
Alan DUNBAR (A) - 1448
Manuel TRAPPEL (A) - 1448

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Upcoming events:


____________ Date ___________ Event ___________________________ Weight

Autumn Session to be determined.


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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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A) Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald (r)

B) Paul Lawrie, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington (r)

C) James Morrison, Ross Fisher, Alan Dunbar (r)

Leading am - Alan Dunbar

Cheers Venice

A) Lee Westwood, Adam Scott (Ricky Fowler)

B) Sergio Garcia, Paul Lawrie (Laird)

C) Richie Ramsay, Ross Fisher (Lucas Glover

Low Am: Dunbar

Thanks Venice

Interesting list of past winners - in the main, they have all been great 'workers' of the ball. So:-

A) Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood - res Graeme McDowell

B) Frankie Molinari, Paul Lawrie - res Ian Poulter

C) Ross Fisher, David Duval - res Trevor Immelman

AM - Dunbar

Thanks Venice.

Cat A - Lee Westwood, Jason Dufner, (Rose)

Cat B - F Molinari, Harrington, (Poulter)

Cat C - Sterne, Jacquelin, ( Love)

AM - Dunbar

Cheers Venice

Hey Venice,

I'm back! My first picks for a while... thank you for doing my picks for me in my absence, although picking by numbers certainly didn't do me any favours at all.

Here we go...

Cat A:
Lee WESTWOOD
Tiger WOODS (couple of years since I have selected this fella)
(res - Luke DONALD)

Cat B:
Padraig HARRINGTON
Sergio GARCIA
(res - Francesco MOLINARI)

Cat C:
Ross FISHER
Tim CLARK
(res - Raphael JACQUELIN)

Amateur: Alan DUNBAR (doing this by match play could be interesting if the loser ends up finishing higher than the winner!)

Doc. You forgot your amateur pick.

CATEGORY A

Rory McILROY - 2
Tiger WOODS - 4
Bubba WATSON - RESERVE

CATEGORY B

Padraig HARRINGTON - 59
Sergio GARCIA - 23
Ian POULTER - RESERVE


CATEGORY C

Andres ROMERO - 109
Tim CLARK - 191
Richard STERNE - RESERVE

Amateur ….Alan DUNBAR (A)

raycastleunited wrote:Amateur: Alan DUNBAR (doing this by match play could be interesting if the loser ends up finishing higher than the winner!)

Welcome back ray! I hope your honeymoon was a whirlwind. Your picking by numbers was an added entertainment though 2 of the events are in limbo and the winners will be revealed soon. As you point out the potential irony looming for the amateur match play format, it will be interesting to see how it unfolds. Maybe someone should get in touch with both players and put the added pressure on them unless they already follow the GCUK Fantasy League events. I doubt if any other golf fantasy league has them involved in such a competition... and for good reasons. I hope they both make the cut but the current odds must to be prohibitive.

oldshanker wrote:Interesting list of past winners - in the main, they have all been great 'workers' of the ball.

Very smart o_s and Damn. Just when I was ready to make my picks... I fell for your subtle pre-game clever ruse and now have to reconsider my choices.

My picks:

CAT A:
J. Rose
G. McDowell
(R) L. Donald

CAT B:
I. Poulter
P. Harrington
(R) F. Molinari

CAT C:
R. Fisher
M. Baldwin
(R) R. Sterne

Amateur: Manuel Trappel

venice1 wrote:My picks:

CAT A:
J. Rose
G. McDowell
(R) L. Donald

CAT B:
I. Poulter
P. Harrington
(R) F. Molinari

CAT C:
R. Fisher
M. Baldwin
(R) R. Sterne

After all that rethinking OS made you do, you go and forget your amateur pick! Bonus points for helping out a fellow fantasy leaguer

So Duval won it last time it was held here - and one of my perennial picks on the ET (Fasth) was second - that should tell me something but I have NFC what!

Here are my picks - good luck all!

CATEGORY A: Luke DONALD, Lee WESTWOOD (res: Tiger WOODS_

CATEGORY B: Francesco MOLINARI, Paul LAWRIE (res: Nicolas COLSAERTS)

CATEGORY C: Thorbjorn OLESEN, Ross FISHER (res: Jbe KRUGER_

Most have gone for Dunbar as Leading Amateur so I'll go for Manuel TRAPPEL

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:After all that rethinking OS made you do, you go and forget your amateur pick! Bonus points for helping out a fellow fantasy leaguer

Drats!

Could do with a big week and don't come much bigger than this...

A - Donald, McDowell (Oosthuizen)
B - Garcia, Noren (Colsaerts)
C - Canizares, Hoey (Baldwin)

AM - Dunbar

Cheers as always Venice

Hi
Cat A
Kucher, Woods, res Rose

Cat B
Bradley, Laird, res Els

Cat C
Immelman, Chopra, res Love

Dunbar

Thanks

Can't be much worse than last week, so here goes ....

Cat A: Lee Westwood & Dustin Johnson (res Phil Mickelson)
cat B: Ian Poulter & Nicolas Colsaerts (res Paul Lawrie)
Cat C: Ross Fisher & Richie Ramsay (res Trevor Immelman)

Amateur: Manuel Trappel (just to even things up again)

Robert Karlsson has withdrawn - don't think anybody had picked him so far though.

Mary_S wrote:Robert Karlsson has withdrawn - don't think anybody had picked him so far though.

Thanks for the update Mary. Hope his injury is a minor one.

Here we go ....

Cat A: Lee Westwood; Justin Rose (Res. Graeme McDowell)

Cat B: Anders Hansen; Francesco Molinari (Res. Ian Poulter)

Cat C: Ian Keenan; Ross Fisher (Res. Gregory Havret)

Amateur: Alan Dunbar

Cheers Venice!

Cat A
Luke DONALD
Justin ROSE
Res: Lee Westwood

Cat B
Jamie DONALDSON
Martin LAIRD
Res: Peter Hanson

Cat C
Richie RAMSAY
Dale WHITNELL
Res: Lee Slattery

Amateur: Alan DUNBAR

Cheers Venice

Cat A Louis Oosthiuzen and Lee Westwood reserve Justin Rose

Cat B Ian Poulter and Paul Lawrie reserve Ernie Els

Cat C Thorbjorn Olesen and Ross Fisher reserve Paul Broadhurst

Amateur Alan Dunbar

Trappel goes one down to Dunbar after bogeying the 2nd Hole. All square after 6th Hole. Dunbar takes Holes #8 and #9. Trappel down 2 through 10 holes. Trappel takes the 11th and 12th Holes to move back to all square through 13. Dunbar goes 1 up after the 14th Hole. Trappel takes Holes #15 and #16 to go 1 up and has the lead for the first time in the virtual match. Both men par the 17th and 18th Holes. Trappel is 1 Up going into the next and perhaps final 18 holes.


Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 3_ 4_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 7__ 5_ 3_ 2__ 4_ 7_ 3__ 4_ 4_ 6__ 4_ 4_ 4
Trappel ___ 3_ 5_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 5__ 5_ 5_ 3__ 4_ 6_ 2__ 4_ 5_ 5__ 3_ 4_ 4 _____ (1 Up)

Trappel is now back to all square having had a 6 at 11th (to Dunbar's 7) and a 2 at the 12th to Dunbar's 3!

LadyPutt wrote:Trappel is now back to all square having had a 6 at 11th (to Dunbar's 7) and a 2 at the 12th to Dunbar's 3!

Gracias and I'll update now.

Leaderboard - Round 1

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


1. Doc _________________ X (X/X) ____ 90 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 90

2. oldshanker __________ X (X/X) ____ 30 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 30

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _______ X (X/X) ____ 30 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 30

2. Davie _______________ X (X/X) ____ 30 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 30

2. LadyPutt ____________ X (X/X) ____ 30 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 30

2. boyhyde _____________ X (X/X) ____ 30 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 30

2. Redrage _____________ X (X/X) ____ 30 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 30


8. Mary_S ______________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

8. BlueCoverman ________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

8. hogie _______________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

8. oldparwin ___________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

8. venice1 _____________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

8. raycastleunited _____ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

8. faldono1fan _________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00


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The first round leaderboard for the GCUK Fantasy League event The 141st Open Championship is a story of the haves and have-nots as seven Leaguers scored and seven Leaguers did not. Doc came out of the gates fast and holds a 60 point edge in this Weighted 3 major by choosing Adam Scott who also has the sole lead on the actual playing field with a -6. Doc also was part of a party of five who chose Category B favorite Paul Lawrie who managed to make the Round 1 Top 5 category by finishing tied for second. LadyPutt made the grade by selecting Nicolas Colsaerts. One competitor, boyhyde, literally came through the back door by selecting Category C loner Michael Hoey who shot the worse score on Day 1 at +9

The fact that only the minimum number of five players made the Round 1 Top 5 category made matters seem grim for those who didn't score. Nobody selected (and can they be blamed?) the other two names on the list: Zach Johnson and Brandt Snedeker. The good news for the zero crowd is that there are several pro's on each of their lists within a couple of strokes from the top but the many who chose Lee Westwood have to be disappointed with his start of +3 which included 4 birdies, 5 bogeys (4 in the last 6 holes), 8 pars and 1 double bogey.

On the amateur side of life, the match play competition between Alan Dunbar and Manuel Trappel is turning into a donnybrook. There were 9 holes that had one or the other connecting for a respective point. Dunbar took the early lead, was tied, took the lead again and then lost the lead to Trappel on the 16th Hole. Trappel remains 1 Up with probably 18 holes remaining in the match as they are both a good 3 or 4 strokes from the eventual cut line. Both players need to make the weekend to extend the match. Three Fantasy Leaguers chose Trappel: Davie, venice1 and LadyPutt. Everyone else chose Dunbar.


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Amateur Match Play scorecard:

Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 3_ 4_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 7__ 5_ 3_ 2__ 4_ 7_ 3__ 4_ 4_ 6__ 4_ 4_ 4
Trappel ___ 3_ 5_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 5__ 5_ 5_ 3__ 4_ 6_ 2__ 4_ 5_ 5__ 3_ 4_ 4 __ (1 Up)


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1st Round Low Score (30 Points):
Adam Scott -6
1. Doc


1st Round Worse Score (30 Points):
Michael Hoey +9
1. boyhyde


1st Round Top 5 (30 Points):
-4 and lower


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Well done Doc - off to a great start!

Am loving the "matchplay" element with Dunbar and Trappel - that was a stroke of genius Venice!

Venice - I picked Nicolas Colsaerts! I was going to pick Paul Lawrie but swapped them as pick and reserve. Should have ignored LordPutt who said "pick Ian Poulter" than I would have had both Colsaerts AND Lawrie

And now Colsaerts is making a complete horlicks of things this morning .....

Could be worth another 30 points for worse round of the day though LP...just have to hope for a back nine similar to the front!

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

venice1 wrote:My picks:

CAT A:
J. Rose
G. McDowell
(R) L. Donald

CAT B:
I. Poulter
P. Harrington
(R) F. Molinari

CAT C:
R. Fisher
M. Baldwin
(R) R. Sterne

After all that rethinking OS made you do, you go and forget your amateur pick! Bonus points for helping out a fellow fantasy leaguer

And then he did a 1GG on me and forgot about my choices altogether!!

That's what you get when you mess with the Venice OS.

oldshanker wrote:And then he did a 1GG on me and forgot about my choices altogether!!

Dear, dear, dear. That was an honest oversight. As compensation, you have been moved to the head of the 30 point class... and just in front of 1GG. I'm sure he won't mind if you cut in front of him. Make sure you show him your provisional ticket.

Alan Dunbar has moved ahead of Manuel Trappel by taking 4 of the last 5 holes. He went two down after Trappel birdied the 19th. They have now played through 24 holes with Dunbar leading 2 Up.
Update 1: Dunbar now 3 Up through 26 holes.
Update 2: Dunbar marks an 'X' on Trappel's chest with a birdie at Hole #9. Now 4 Up through 27 holes.
Update 3: Dunbar moves the match to 'dormie' as he is now 5 Up with 5 to play having won 2 of the last 3 holes.


Amateur Match Play scorecard:

(Thursday)
Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 3_ 4_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 7__ 5_ 3_ 2__ 4_ 7_ 3__ 4_ 4_ 6__ 4_ 4_ 4
Trappel ___ 3_ 5_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 5__ 5_ 5_ 3__ 4_ 6_ 2__ 4_ 5_ 5__ 3_ 4_ 4


(Friday)
Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 4_ 4_ 4__ 5_ 3_ 4__ 5_ 4_ 2__ 4_ 4_ 4__ 3_ X_ X__ X_ X_ X __ (5 Up)
Trappel ___ 2_ 5_ 4__ 7_ 4_ 6__ 5_ 6_ 4__ 4_ 6_ 3__ 4_ X_ X__ X_ X_ X

LadyPutt wrote:Venice - I picked Nicolas Colsaerts! I was going to pick Paul Lawrie but swapped them as pick and reserve. Should have ignored LordPutt who said "pick Ian Poulter" than I would have had both Colsaerts AND Lawrie

And now Colsaerts is making a complete horlicks of things this morning .....

Sorry about that Judge. I have edited the day's byline to reflect the accuracy of the day's scoring. Thankfully you were allotted your points or someone would have been chained in the castle's dungeon. But I suspect it may be occupied at the moment by LordPutt and not to mention that Poulter just bogeyed the 6th Hole. Did anyone notice that Lawrie just birdied the 9th?

Well it's all over folks. Alan Dunbar has won the virtual match play competition with Manuel Trappel by parring the 32nd hole of the match. The 11 Fantasy Leaguers who chose Mr. Dunbar will receive 60 bonus points each and the 3 Leaguers who chose Mr. Trappel can only wonder if Mary was playing with her voodoo dolls between rounds to turn the tide.

Updates:
Alan Dunbar has moved ahead of Manuel Trappel by taking 4 of the last 5 holes. He went two down after Trappel birdied the 19th. They have now played through 24 holes with Dunbar leading 2 Up.
Update 1: Dunbar now 3 Up through 26 holes.
Update 2: Dunbar marks an 'X' on Trappel's chest with a birdie at Hole #9. Now 4 Up through 27 holes.
Update 3: Dunbar moves the match to 'dormie' as he is now 5 Up with 5 to play having won 2 of the last 3 holes.
Update 4: Dunbar wins 5 and 4 over Trappel by parring Hole #14. (32nd of the match)


Amateur Match Play final scorecard:

(Thursday)
Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 3_ 4_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 7__ 5_ 3_ 2__ 4_ 7_ 3__ 4_ 4_ 6__ 4_ 4_ 4
Trappel ___ 3_ 5_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 5__ 5_ 5_ 3__ 4_ 6_ 2__ 4_ 5_ 5__ 3_ 4_ 4


(Friday)
Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 4_ 4_ 4__ 5_ 3_ 4__ 5_ 4_ 2__ 4_ 4_ 4__ 3_ 4_ X__ X_ X_ X __ (5 and 4)
Trappel ___ 2_ 5_ 4__ 7_ 4_ 6__ 5_ 6_ 4__ 4_ 6_ 3__ 4_ 4_ X__ X_ X_ X

Bugger, should have went for Harrington over Sergio, would have gotten the all 6 making the cut bonus if I had done so. Dunno what I was thinking based on recent form!

Well Red, with this wavering cut line we're either going to get lucky or fudged and so are a lot of players.

See OPW has got him a good looking cat a group.

Cut has just gone to +3 and if it stays that way then I think I've got all 6 through! Westwood and Fisher right on the bubble though

Redrage wrote:Bugger, should have went for Harrington over Sergio, would have gotten the all 6 making the cut bonus if I had done so. Dunno what I was thinking based on recent form!

I want to say the same about my Category A pick of Rose but his recent form hasn't been that bad. I wonder if he and Charl were too close to Sergio on the driving range earlier in the week. Westwood managed to stay 10 paces away from him and appears to have squeaked through barring the last 3 on the course at +3 all going one shot lower for their remaining holes.

And behold: Tom Watson birdies the 18th after bogeying the 17th to make the +3 mark! Do Kaymer, Quiros and Co. hang their heads in shame for not having the competitive or executive resolve of someone born in 1949?

Looks like I'll just squeak 3 of mine through.

Thank heavens for Alan Dunbar!

Woo hoo 6/6 baby! Fisher must have been on tenterhooks all day after he posted +3 early.

Mary_S wrote:Looks like I'll just squeak 3 of mine through.

Thank heavens for Alan Dunbar!

Just keep your wandering eye off of Dale Whitnell Mary. Blue needs all the help he can get

Mary_S wrote:Thank heavens for Alan Dunbar!

Aha! Finally proof that a "Manuel Trappel" doll was used as a pin cushion while chanting was wailing in the background against the backdrop of disco balls, black light posters and strobes. By the way Mary, what's the cover charge at your rave club?

As long as your name's on the list - you're in!

Leaderboard - Round 2

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


1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 240

2. Doc ________________ 60 (4/6) ____ 90 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 210

3. Davie _____________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 180


4. oldshanker _________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 165

4. Redrage ____________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 165

6. Mary_S _____________ 45 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 90 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 135

6. faldono1fan ________ 75 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 135

6. boyhyde ____________ 45 (3/6) ____ 30 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 135


9. BlueCoverman _______ 60 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 120

9. hogie ______________ 60 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 120

9. oldparwin __________ 60 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 120

9. raycastleunited ____ 60 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 60 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 120

13. LadyPutt __________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 105

14. venice1 ___________ 75 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 075


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1GrumpyGolfer is the leader of the Fantasy League The Open Championship event after Round 2 by virtually posting a perfect 6 for 6 in selections making the cut. Davie was the only other Leaguer to hit the bull's eye and is currently in 3rd place with 180 points. First round leader Doc fell into the second spot with 210 points. 1GrumpyGolfer nursed his 240 point total by having two of his selections just make the +3 cut line: Ross Fisher and Lee Westwood. They were also popular with Davie as well as many of the other competitors who are equally counting their blessings.

Those who were not quite so fortunate and just missed securing a seat On The Good Ship Lollipop by having only 5 of their 6 selections make the weekend: Redrage took it on the chin when Sergio Garcia bogeyed 2 of his last 4 holes to finish one stroke out of the money at +4. oldshanker got nailed by former Open winner David Duval who needed a 69 but hammered out a 71 on his card. faldono1fan was served 'la pilule empoisonnée' by Raphael Jacquelin when the Frenchman delivered 'le bogey' on 'Le Trou 18.' venice1 got wilted by Justin Rose and his mildew bug infested score of +4. And finally LadyPutt was hung out to dry by Richie Ramsay's 5 bogey windfall to also miss the cut by one stroke.

In the amateur match play contest, 11 Fantasy Leaguers got instant relief and 60 points each when Alan Dunbar eventually put Manuel Trappel out of his misery on the 32nd Hole. After Trappel went 2 Up after the 19th Hole, the Austrian amateur was soundly beaten to a pulp 8 times over the next 13 holes by the Northern Irish amateur who swung like a professional hired to do the 'job' when all other options had been exhausted. Likewise, the weekend is still young for others to do the same.

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Amateur Match Play final scorecard:

(Thursday)
Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 3_ 4_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 7__ 5_ 3_ 2__ 4_ 7_ 3__ 4_ 4_ 6__ 4_ 4_ 4
Trappel ___ 3_ 5_ 4__ 4_ 3_ 5__ 5_ 5_ 3__ 4_ 6_ 2__ 4_ 5_ 5__ 3_ 4_ 4


(Friday)
Hole ______ 1_ 2_ 3__ 4_ 5_ 6__ 7_ 8_ 9__10_11_12__13_14_15__16_17_18___

Dunbar ____ 4_ 4_ 4__ 5_ 3_ 4__ 5_ 4_ 2__ 4_ 4_ 4__ 3_ 4_ X__ X_ X_ X __ (5 and 4)
Trappel ___ 2_ 5_ 4__ 7_ 4_ 6__ 5_ 6_ 4__ 4_ 6_ 3__ 4_ 4_ X__ X_ X_ X

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2nd Round Low Score (30 Points):
Brandt Snedeker -6
1. None


2nd Round Worse Score (30 Points):
Ian Keenan +13
1. Mary_S

Manuel Trappel +13
1. None


Make the Cut (15 Points):
+3 and lower


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1st Round Low Score (30 Points):
Adam Scott -6
1. Doc


1st Round Worse Score (30 Points):
Michael Hoey +9
1. boyhyde


1st Round Top 5 (30 Points):
-4 and lower


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With Grumpy and Doc at the top of the leaderboard, let's just be thankful that the other 5 dwarfs aren't members on here!

Thanks for the update Venice - will be for a few miracle rounds today.

Mary_S wrote:With Grumpy and Doc at the top of the leaderboard, let's just be thankful that the other 5 dwarfs aren't members on here!

I wonder if we'll get sued by Disney Productions.

Well Mary isn't Bashful, I wonder who could be Dopey?

Very good by the way Mary, how long have you been waiting to use that line?

Martin Laird top man...a nice 30 points bonus for me after that quality 82 today!