GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session - Event #32 _ Omega European Masters

GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session
Event #32 _ Omega European Masters
30 Aug - 02 Sep 2012 ___ Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland
Tournament value: Weighted 1

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2011 Omega European Masters Top 10 finishers:

1 BJÖRN, Thomas
2 KAYMER, Martin
3 VAN ZYL, Jaco
3 MCILROY, Rory
3 DONALDSON, Jamie
6 ANDERSSON HED, Fredrik
6 LYNN, David
6 WESTWOOD, Lee
9 CAÑIZARES, Alejandro
9 JIMÉNEZ, Miguel Angel
9 NOREN, Alexander

Omega European Masters Winners since 2000:

2011 Thomas BJÖRN
2010 Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ
2009 Alexander NOREN
2008 Jean-François LUCQUIN
2007 Brett RUMFORD
2006 Bradley DREDGE
2005 Sergio GARCIA
2004 Luke DONALD
2003 Ernie ELS
2002 Robert KARLSSON
2001 Ricardo GONZALEZ
2000 Eduardo ROMERO


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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 34 - August 26th - 2012:

CATEGORY A

Paul LAWRIE - 30
Peter HANSON - 31
David LYNN - 39
Thomas BJÖRN - 41
Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTAÑO - 44
Simon DYSON - 46
Branden GRACE - 51
Jamie DONALDSON - 55
Anders HANSEN - 59
Marcel SIEM - 60

Alexander NOREN - 62
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ - 73
Bernd WIESBERGER - 78
Matteo MANASSERO - 81
Marcus FRASER - 82
Thorbjørn OLESEN - 85
Pablo LARRAZÁBAL - 92
Joost LUITEN - 95
Darren CLARKE - 97

CATEGORY B

Paul CASEY - 104
Michael HOEY - 109
Richie RAMSAY - 109
Thomas AIKEN - 112
Stephen GALLACHER - 116
Ross FISHER - 123
Henrik STENSON - 124
Raphaël JACQUELIN - 124
Shane LOWRY - 126

Søren KJELDSEN - 131
Danny WILLETT - 134
Victor DUBUISSON - 140
Jaco VAN ZYL - 142
Thaworn WIRATCHANT - 144
Hennie OTTO - 145
Jbe KRUGER - 149
Grégory HAVRET - 153
Mohd SIDDIKUR - 154

Chris WOOD - 157
Mark FOSTER - 158
Thomas LEVET - 161
Peter LAWRIE - 162
Fredrik ANDERSSON HED - 167
Kristoffer BROBERG - 169
Julien QUESNE - 170
Romain WATTEL - 171

Kiradech APHIBARNRAT - 182
Richard STERNE - 183
John DALY - 184
Darren FICHARDT - 185
Grégory BOURDY - 187
Lee SLATTERY - 188
Richard GREEN - 192
James MORRISON - 194
David DRYSDALE - 197

Tom LEWIS - 201
Marc WARREN - 203
Fabrizio ZANOTTI - 205
Scott JAMIESON - 211
Ricardo GONZALEZ - 212
Johan EDFORS - 212
Anirban LAHIRI - 213
Ricardo SANTOS - 215
Keith HORNE - 215

Garth MULROY - 216
Brett RUMFORD - 225
Alejandro CAÑIZARES - 226
Richard FINCH - 228
Felipe AGUILAR - 229
Lorenzo GAGLI - 236
David LIPSKY - 250

CATEGORY C

José Manuel LARA - 252
Peter WHITEFORD - 255
Prom MEESAWAT - 258
David HORSEY - 266
Paul MCGINLEY - 269
Tommy FLEETWOOD - 273
David HOWELL - 283
Benjamin HEBERT - 287
Sam LITTLE - 289
Jean-Baptiste GONNET - 289

Ignacio GARRIDO - 290
Gary BOYD - 293
Damien MCGRANE - 297
Christian NILSSON - 299
James KINGSTON - 302
Gaganjeet BHULLAR - 304
Robert-Jan DERKSEN - 305
Rhys DAVIES - 308
Tjaart VAN DER WALT - 308
Scott HEND - 309

Kieran PRATT - 315
Steve WEBSTER - 320
Rikard KARLBERG - 321
Kenneth FERRIE - 338
Joel SJÖHOLM - 338
Graeme STORM - 344
Mardan MAMAT - 345
Phillip PRICE - 345
George MURRAY - 357

Estanislao GOYA - 358
Robert COLES - 359
Gareth MAYBIN - 360
Mikko ILONEN - 363
Alex CEJKA - 366
José María OLAZÁBAL - 372
Carlos DEL MORAL - 377
S.S.P CHOWRASIA - 379
Himmat RAI - 393
Shiv KAPUR - 417
Scott BARR - 431

Pariya JUNHASAVASDIKUL - 445
Oliver FISHER - 447
Richard MCEVOY - 449
Markus BRIER - 450
Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL - 454
Bradley DREDGE - 459
Digvijay SINGH - 460
Berry HENSON - 468
Matthew ZIONS - 476
Niclas FASTH - 478

Colin MONTGOMERIE - 510
Pablo MARTIN - 514
Oscar FLOREN - 517
Joonas GRANBERG - 534
Jyoti RANDHAWA - 542
Zaw MOE - 549
Paul WARING - 574
Marcus BOTH - 583
Rich BEEM - 594

Angelo QUE - 624
Andrew DODT - 627
Richard S JOHNSON - 633
Michael JONZON - 653
Chiragh KUMAR - 681
Michael CAMPBELL - 702
Namchok TANTIPOKHAKUL - 712
Peter KARMIS - 718
Peter HEDBLOM - 722
Jason KNUTZON - 737
Martin ROMINGER - 759

Mathias GRÖNBERG - 841
Ross BAIN - 851
Damian ULRICH - 1107
Greg NORMAN - 1130
Ken BENZ - 1445
Sven STRÜVER - 1450
Roger FURRER - N/A

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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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Cat A: Peter HANSON, Thorbjorn OLESEN (res: Alexander Noren)
Cat B: Ross FISHER, Chris WOOD (res: Thomas Aiken)
Cat C: Bradley DREDGE, David HOWELL (res: Peter Whiteford)

Cat A - T Oleson, Manassero, (Luiten)

Cat B - C Wood, R Wattel, (Stenson)

Cat C - Rhys Davies, D Mcgrane, (Boyd)

Cheers Venice

Cat A: Thomas BJÖRN, Thorbjorn OLESEN (res: Alexander Noren)
Cat B: Paul CASEY, Tom LEWIS(res: Richie RAMSAY)
Cat C: Colin MONTGOMERIE , David HOWELL (res: Peter Whiteford)

A) Paul Lawrie, Branden Grace (Peter Hanson)

B) Ross Fisher, henrik Stenson (Hennie Otto)

C) gary Boyd, James Kingston (Steve Webster)

A - Paul Lawrie, Alex Noren; MA Jiminez (r)

B - Brett Rumford; Henrik Stenson; Stephen Gallagher (r)

C - Bradley Dredge; Gary Boyd; Colin Montgomery (r)

A - Olesen, Lynn (Manassero)
B - Dubuisson, Wood (Rumford)
C - Howell, Waring (Maybin)

Cheers Venice

Sorry but to many comps with no results published , so I have decided that there is no more point in doing it.

That's just me

That seems a bit harsh OPW - a touch rude even considering all the hard work Venice puts in for this competition.
Maybe you should ask for your entry fee back

Anyway, my picks...

CATEGORY A: Paul LAWRIE, Bernd WIESBERGER (res: Marcel SIEM)

CATEGORY B: Stephen GALLACHER, Jbe KRUGER (res: James MORRISON)

CATEGORY C: David HOWELL, Joel SJÖHOLM (res: Rhys DAVIES)

I'm afraid I agree with OPW on this one. As I am going to be away and unable to pick for the following 2 weeks, and I've lost interest anyway, I'm going to pull out as well.

I appreciate the hard work Venice has done in trying to keep this going, but with no results for several competitions (including a couple a few months back, I think) it is hard to keep an interest going. I am sure people (1GG did offer) would help if he needed it - they just need to be asked.

I will keep a watch out for any disputes which need my Judge's eye.

I'm happy to post "unofficial" results. I just don't want to tread on Venice's toes after all the work he's put into it.

I think we're missing the French Open, US Womens Open, USPGA, Gleneagles and maybe one other. I'll check back through what we've done.

LP, will need to run a couple of things by you on the US Womens Open. If I remember someone picked Miyazato and there were two in the field.

To be honest, I've lost interest as well, and have missed a few competitions recently as a result. We need to take a break to allow Venice / Grumpy / AN Other to catch up with the scoring. I don't see the point in running new events as this is just building up the backlog.

I really appreciate all the hard work Venice has put into this, I just think that going forward we need to adopt a less ambitious schedule of events to allow the poor guy enough time to process all the scores.

Some peoples scores take less time to process than others, don't they Grumps!

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:LP, will need to run a couple of things by you on the US Womens Open. If I remember someone picked Miyazato and there were two in the field.

That's easily solved Grumps. Whichever one scored the least points is the one you picked!

Cheers Grumps. You'll have to be quick - I'll be out of contact for 2 weeks after Friday!I didn't realise someone had just picked Miyazato in the US Women's - there's Ai and Mika. I'll have a look and see.

Anyway, here are my picks:

Cat A:
Paul LAWRIE
Peter HANSON
(res - Matteo MANASSERO )

Cat B:
Henrik STENSON
Ross FISHER
(res - Chris WOOD )

Cat C:
Bradley DREDGE
Alex CEJKA
(res - Gary BOYD)

Thanks Venice

LadyPutt wrote:Cheers Grumps. You'll have to be quick - I'll be out of contact for 2 weeks after Friday!I didn't realise someone had just picked Miyazato in the US Women's - there's Ai and Mika. I'll have a look and see.

It was Boyhyde and I pointed it out to him at the time but he didn't amend his pick. I have sent him a PM asking for clarification but as he hasn't been picking lately, I think he's another who has dropped out.

I picked both of them!
I agree with Ray that we need a break now - there's too much of a backlog and people are dropping off at a rate of knots

The only danger with taking a break is that it will be more quiet on here than ever! The less activity there is, the less likely people will continue to return to the site in my opinion...

BlueCoverman wrote:Some peoples scores take less time to process than others, don't they Grumps!

That's right Norway, they do

BlueCoverman wrote:That's easily solved Grumps. Whichever one scored the least points is the one you picked!

I didn't pick either, Blue. And I'll think you'll find I did very well in this one.

Other events not so good

Thanks LP, Boyhyde did pick a reserve so I'll use the reserve instead of Miyazato

I'll send you a PM for another ruling

No need to trouble LP Grumps, I'll answer that one...No you can't have points for honesty last week!

BlueCoverman wrote:No need to trouble LP Grumps, I'll answer that one...No you can't have points for honesty last week!

I'm actually trying to get points for another player here Blue. I'll remember that next time you're propping up the table Norway

I am getting a bit worried Grumps, with all these players dropping out the chances are I will be propping up the table more often than not!

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I'll send you a PM for another ruling

Wouldn't have made the slightest bit of difference LP, no need to worry about another ruling. Thanks Grumps

Davie

I TAKE OFFENCE!! ONE THING I AM NOT, IS RUDE.

So I will expect an apology from you!!!!!

As you see from other posts I am not alone in thinking, I am wasting my time, I do think Venice is correct to put his job first, and do fault him in doing that, but we expect to see the results of the last comp, before we take part in the next one.

Sorry you feel that way OPW but I stand by what I said.

You may not be alone in your thoughts on the matter but (speaking purely for myself) I didn't like the way your post came across. Maybe it was the curse of the written text and you didn't mean it that way, but that's how it sounded to me.

To be honest I understand what some of you are saying but I find it a little disrespectful towards venice who does all this for fun. Nobody gets paid, nobody dies when results aren't published on time.

I take the approach that we'll find out who is winning all in good time - and if not then I still get a little extra enjoyment out of watching a tournament with some extra reason to be cheering people on.

If people don't want to continue entering, that is fine and is their right and their choice - I don't see the point in making their reasons public

Think Dave, it was the way you read it, but that's up to you, think it might be time for me to give this site, a big miss, if you are going to interpret, simple statements of fact as being rude

Will not be posting again so to all my friends, (if I have got any) might see you on the other side

oldparwin wrote:Will not be posting again so to all my friends, (if I have got any) might see you on the other side

Steady on OPW, there's no need to top yourself!

I feel for OP, in that I agree that it gets disheartening not getting the results or an update of the leaderboard etc... but I didn't think he mad his point very well... so I can see how Davie also felt that way. A more appropriate post would have asked Venice to consider allowing somebody else to help out in order to bring us up to date. OP was a little abrupt but I am sure he didn't mean to be rude.

It's a bit of fun for me & I am grateful to Venice for putting the work in. I am rubbish at this so the more delay to the results the better except the PGA back in May. I think that I may have done well in that which will make a change.

Don't fall out over this guys. It's not worth it. We all know there are far more important things in life.

faldono1fan wrote:It's a bit of fun for me & I am grateful to Venice for putting the work in. I am rubbish at this so the more delay to the results the better

You don't have the monopoly on that F1F, Blue and I are likely to give you a run for your money

BlueCoverman wrote:I am getting a bit worried Grumps, with all these players dropping out the chances are I will be propping up the table more often than not!

Don't worry BC - I'm sure that I'll be spending some time underneath you! Oh, Matron!

The chosen few this week are:-

Cat A: Marcel Siem; Anders Hansen (Res: Paul Lawrie)

Cat B: Henrik Stenson; Marc Warren (Res: Richard Green)

Cat C: Rhys Davies; Alex Cejka (Res: Markus Brier)

Cheers!

Look forward to it Mary!

You old smooth talking bar steward Blue

Suppose I should get my picks in:

Cat A:
Paul Lawrie
Thorbjorn Olesen
Reserve David Lynn

Cat B:
Chris Wood
Ross Fisher
Reserve Soren Kjeldsen

Cat C:
David Howell
Joel Sjoholm
Reserve Paul Waring

Good luck to all, except Blue

Seeing as you have pinched 4 of my picks Grumps, you will probably be at the bottom of the table with me!

Oh, fudgity fudge is it too late to change

We'll either win together or lose together then Blue

My picks:

CAT A:
P. Hanson
S. Dyson
(R) P. Lawrie

CAT B:
C. Wood
J. Daly
(R) R. Fisher

CAT C:
C. Nilsson
P. Whiteford
(R) S. Webster

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Thanks LP, Boyhyde did pick a reserve so I'll use the reserve instead of Miyazato

I'll send you a PM for another ruling

I've had a reply from Boyhyde - this is it:

"LadyPutt - to be perfectly honest I can't remember, however, assume it would be Ai Miyazato as I've never heard of the other one!!
Cheers Boyhyde"

I think we can let him have Ai Miyazato in this instance.

oldparwin wrote:Think Dave, it was the way you read it, but that's up to you, think it might be time for me to give this site, a big miss, if you are going to interpret, simple statements of fact as being rude

Will not be posting again so to all my friends, (if I have got any) might see you on the other side

I have to say I'm more offended by OPW's excessive use of commas than anything else. I'm not sure I believe in an after life (and I'm not planning on finding out for another 50 years) so I don't know if I shall see you on the other side. But good luck, and I will say au revoir and not adieu.

LadyPutt wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Thanks LP, Boyhyde did pick a reserve so I'll use the reserve instead of Miyazato

I'll send you a PM for another ruling

I've had a reply from Boyhyde - this is it:

"LadyPutt - to be perfectly honest I can't remember, however, assume it would be Ai Miyazato as I've never heard of the other one!!
Cheers Boyhyde"

I think we can let him have Ai Miyazato in this instance.

Thanks for the update, LP. BH should have stuck with his reserve. Cristie Kerr scored more points than Ai

156 players in the field and I pick the player who is currently 155th! That takes real incompetence, and not even the consolation of points for worse round of the day

BlueCoverman wrote:156 players in the field and I pick the player who is currently 155th! That takes real incompetence, and not even the consolation of points for worse round of the day

Unofficial Leaderboard - Round 1

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


T1. 1GrumpyGolfer _______X (X/X) ____ 10 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 10

T1. BlueCoverman________ X (X/X) ____ 10 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 10

T1. faldono1fan _________ X (X/X) ____ 10 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 10

T1. boyhyde ____________ X (X/X) ____ 10 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 10

T1. SetupDetermines _____ X (X/X) ____ 10 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 10

T1. Mary_S _____________ X (X/X) ____ 10 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 10

T1. Davie ______________ X (X/X) ____ 10 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 10

T8. venice1 _____________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

T8. raycastleunited_______ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

T8. RedRage ____________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00

T8. Doc________________ X (X/X) ____ 00 _____ X _____ X _____ X _______ X ______ 00



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Those who chose David Howell or Rhys Davies made hay in the Swiss sunshine yesterday, it’s almost easier to list those who didn’t pick a Round 1 Top 5 competitor. Although there were others who fell one agonising shot short of making the Top 5 or worst round. Plenty of points still to play for and those without bonus points will be hoping all their players make the cut to earn what could be a crucial 20 bonus points.

1. 8 pros made the Round 1 Top 5 list and two were chosen by fantasy league players
2. Nobody selected Gregory Bourdy who shot the best round of the day
3. Nobody selected Sven Struver who shot the worse round of the day

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1st Round Low Score (10 Points):
Gregory Bourdy -8
1. None

1st Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Sven Struver +11
1. None

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

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I can't believe that you didn't pick your boyfriend Mary...and he is up to 2nd place today!

BlueCoverman wrote:I can't believe that you didn't pick your boyfriend Mary...and he is up to 2nd place today!

Lovers tiff

So round 2 was abandoned due to poor visibility leaving two groups to finish. This doesn't affect Fantasy Leaguers in any way as all their picks have finished and it won't affect low round or high round bonus points either. No one is getting those in round 2, again.

The cut line will not be affected either as according to tournament rules the top 65 players and ties make it through to the weekend. 5 of those 6 players are on that mark or better; they'll have to pay attention tomorrow morning to ensure they stay onto Sunday. Nothing like an improved payday for focusing the mind tomorrow morning.

Spare a thought for Sven Struver, he accumulated the worst round yesterday and, he has to make the decision whether to come back in the morning. He's playing for pride now, he currently sits at +20 and 155th place. He has to avoid dropping 4 shots in his last 2 holes to avoid the distinction of the two worst rounds back to back. If he does finish he is guaranteed not to come last as Paul Waring occupies that spot.

Waring retired after 11 holes today and in doing so screwed Boyhyde's chances of making 6/6 through into the weekend. His last two holes were triple, double. That's great for a basketball player but not so good for a professional golfer.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

BlueCoverman wrote:I can't believe that you didn't pick your boyfriend Mary...and he is up to 2nd place today!

Lovers tiff

In the spirit of true love, I've ensured that his game gets back on track by not encumbering him with the curse of Typhoid Mary!

Unofficial Leaderboard - Round 2

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


1. Mary_S ______________ 25 (5/6) ____ 10 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X _______ 35

T2. 1GrumpyGolfer _______ 20 (4/6) ____10 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X ________ 30

T2. BlueCoverman________ 20 (4/6) ____10 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X ________ 30

T2. faldono1fan _________ 20 (4/6) ____10 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X ________ 30

T2. boyhyde ____________ 20 (4/6) ____10 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X _______ 30

T2. Davie_______________ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 _____0 _____ X _____ X _______ X _______ 30

T7. Venice1 ____________ 20 (4/6) _____ 0 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X _______ 20

T7. raycastleunited _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 0 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X ________ 20

T7. SetupDetermines ____ 10 (2/6) ____10 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X _______ 20

T10. RedRage __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 0 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X ________ 15

T10. Doc ______________ 15 (3/6) ____ 0 _____ 0 _____ X _____ X _______ X ________ 15

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Round 2 saw Mary_S spring to the front of the pack opening up a 5 point lead over the chasing bunch. Her joy tempered by the disappointment that is Henrik Stenson. He was well on track to make the cut and lead Mary_S to a perfect six until an 8 on the par 4 4th derailed his round after 13 holes. He managed another birdie but couldn’t find another to miss the cut by one shot.

No one else came close to making it a perfect six and as expected bonus points for low or worst round were left on the table. Nobody picked Julien Quesne who catapulted himself up into the halfway lead with a fine -6 65. Amateur Michael Thannhaeuser struggled to the worst round of the day with a +13 84. Sven Struver may have dropped shots on his last two holes but he hung on to avoid the ignominy of worst round two days running.

What will moving day bring?

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Those who chose David Howell or Rhys Davies made hay in the Swiss sunshine yesterday, it’s almost easier to list those who didn’t pick a Round 1 Top 5 competitor. Although there were others who fell one agonising shot short of making the Top 5 or worst round. Plenty of points still to play for and those without bonus points will be hoping all their players make the cut to earn what could be a crucial 20 bonus points.

1. 8 pros made the Round 1 Top 5 list and two were chosen by fantasy league players
2. Nobody selected Gregory Bourdy who shot the best round of the day
3. Nobody selected Sven Struver who shot the worse round of the day

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2nd Round Low Score (10 Points):
Julien Quesne -6
1. None

2nd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Michael Thannhaeuser +13
1. None
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1st Round Low Score (10 Points):
Gregory Bourdy -8
1. None

1st Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Sven Struver +11
1. None

1st Round Top 5 (10 Points):
-5 and lower
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Bad news for those of you who picked Chris Wood. He's had to withdraw as his back has "gone" - due to standing around in the cold conditions this morning. Let's hope it's something that can soon be rectified.