GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session - Event 33_Ryder Cup 2012

GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session
Event #33 _ The 39th Ryder Cup
28 - 30 September 2012 ___ Medinah Country Club, Medinah Illinois, USA
Tournament value: Weighted X

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Leaderboard - Final

Pos. Name _________ M1 ____ M2 ____ M3 ____ M4 ____ M5 ____ H ____ V ____ Result ____ Total


1. Mary_S _________ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 35 ____ 60 ___ 00 ____ 60 ________ 235

2. faldono1fan ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 50 ____ 10 ____ 50 ____ 00 ___ 20 ____ 00 ________ 170

3. raycastleutd ___ 10 ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 35 ____ 20 ___ 20 ____ 00 ________ 165

4. Davie __________ 20 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 10 ____ 25 ____ 20 ___ 00 ____ 20 ________ 145

5. RedRage ________ 20 ____ 30 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 00 ____ 00 ________ 140

5. LadyPutt _______ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 20 ___ 00 ____ 00 ________ 140

7. 1GrumpyGolfer __ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 35 ____ 20 ___ 00 ____ 00 ________ 125

7. BlueCoverman ___ 30 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 15 ____ 20 ___ 20 ____ 00 ________ 125

9. boyhyde ________ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 35 ____ 00 ___ 00 ____ 20 ________ 115



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Based on that comeback it's worth another round of:
Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole
Europe, Europe

Only a third of GCUK Fantasy Leaguers thought Europe would get any type of result. RedRage is especially pee'd at Tiger Woods for his concession of Molinari's putt. If Molinari had missed, the result would have finished 14-14 and RedRage would have potentially walked off into the sunset with the perfect score combo and the bragging rights that come with winning Event 33, The 39th Ryder Cup. But, it wasn't a tie and that opened the door for Mary_S who strolled nonchalantly through. She was one of two who kept the faith with Europe so she and Davie earned 20 points for picking that one. She was one of two that thought the match would be tight and would finish 14.5-13.5 so she and boyhyde earned 20 points there. As Mary_S predicted both correctly she earned the combo bonus points.

Hero's and Villains; there were plenty on both sides. Tiger Woods picked as a hero by BlueCoverman was definitely a villain in raycastleunited's eyes. That concession, yes that one again, meant Molinari earned half a point. He had picked Molinari to be the millstone around team Europe's neck with a performance like Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest. If Molinari would have lost raycastleunited would have earned another 40 points and potentially the win.

The real villains were Peter Hanson and Steve Stricker. Stricker picked by many to be a good performer was especially disappointing but to lose to Kaymer! He'll never live that down. Peter Hanson, a Swede, normally good performers in the Eurovision Song Contest performed like Norway. BlueCoverman didn't care, he picked Hanson and walked away with 20 points. As mentioned above, raycastleunited did correctly pick the villain to not score a point and so did faldono1fan thus earning them 20 points. No one got the perfect combo so those bonus points fell by the wayside.

To paraphrase David Bowie: the Europeans needed to be heros, just for one day. All of them to some extent were heros, yes, even Westwood and Kaymer and Hanson. But one man stepped above all that, Europe's new talisman: Ian Poulter. The man who's going to sleep for two years and wake up for the next Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. The man that the team said we're going to change the qualification rules for; the new plan is to have 9 qualifiers, two picks and Poults. Played 4 matches, won 4 matches. Single handly kept the Europeans alive when it looked like the team had flatlined on Saturday. In the dusk, on Saturday night, the brightness of the whites of his manically, bulging eyes acted as a Spotlight which the rest of the European team flocked to like moths to a flame.

Okay, so I'm getting a little carried away, what did that mean for the GCUK Fantasy Leaguers? Well, Mary_S, LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer all picked Mr Ryder Cup to be the hero so they earned 20 points. Mary_S, BlueCoverman, Davie and raycastleunited all thought the hero would earn 4 points so they scored 20 points for that one. As Mary_S predicted the perfect hero combo she earned another 20 bonus points and ultimately a runaway victory at the 39th Ryder Cup. Congratulations to Mary_S and of course Team Europe.

Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole
Europe, Europe

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Davis Love III and Team USA will be vying to retreive the cup from the clutches of Jose Maria Olazabal and Team Europe. On paper Team USA looks to be stronger than Team Europe. The lowest ranked Team USA player is 23rd in the OWGR compared to 35th for Europe. But Team Europe have 4 players ranked in the Top 5 places of the OWGR. However the match is not played on paper, it's played on a golf course which Davis Love III says is set to favour the American Team. Medinah is an old style course with huge trees that'll look like it's hosting another Major Championship (it's hosted 2 USPGAs and 3 US Opens) but it won't play that way. The rough has been mowed back; the first cut could be as wide as seven paces in some places and the greens have been cut short so the speed is up.

This years Fantasy League players will need to be on the ball if they are to bring home the Ryder Cup. The competition is as follows:

1. Pick the Result

Pick overall result: Euro win / Tie / US win (20 points)
Pick correct match score: example 14.5 - 13.5 (20 points)
Correct result and score combo: example US 14.5 - Euro 13.5 (20 points)

If you choose the Tie you automatically get 14-14 as the match score.

2. Pick your Ryder Cup Hero and Villain

Pick your Hero (Top points scorer): Any Player from Team USA or Europe (20 points)
Predict his points score: example 4 points (20 points)
Correct Hero and score combo: (20 points)

Pick your Villain (Lowest points scorer): Any Player from Team USA or Europe (20 points)
Predict his points score: example 0.5 points (20 points)
Correct Villain and score combo: (20 points)

3. Pick your Ryder Cup Teams USA and Europe

Pick one player from each category for both Team USA and Europe
Each match your pick plays can earn 10 points for each win and 5 points for a half. If your pick doesn't play; tough luck.

Team USA Category A
Tiger Woods 2
Bubba Watson 7
Webb Simpson 8
Jason Dufner 9

Team USA Category B
Brandt Snedeker 10
Steve Stricker 12
Dustin Johnson 13
Keegan Bradley 14

Team USA Category C
Matt Kuchar 15
Phil Mickelson 16
Zach Johnson 17
Jim Furyk 23

Team Europe Category A
Rory McIlroy 1
Luke Donald 3
Lee Westwood 4
Justin Rose 5

Team Europe Category B
Graeme McDowell 18
Sergio Garcia 19
Peter Hanson 25
Ian Poulter 26

Team Europe Category C
Paul Lawrie 28
Francesco Molinari 31
Martin Kaymer 32
Nicolas Colsaerts 35

Example of competition entry

Team USA win
Score 15-13

Ryder Cup Hero: Ian Poulter
Score: 3.5 points

Ryder Cup Villain: Martin Kaymer
Score: 0.5 points

Team USA: Dufner, Snedeker, Kuchar
Team Europe: Rose, Poulter, Lawrie

Good work Grumps - and very well explained!

I'll be the guinea pig then!

Team Win : USA 15.5 - 12.5

Hero:- Dufner 3.5 points

Villain:- Garcia nil points

Selections:-

Dufner
Sneds
Zach Johnson

Rose
Poulter
Lawrie

I am normally hopelessly wrong so hoping I am again!

Thanks Grumps

Thanks F1F.

Looks like a win/win for you either way

I think this is going to look a lot like my example!

US win 15-13

Hero - Poulter 3.5 points
Villain - Kaymer 0.5 points

Team USA: Woods, Stricker, Kuchar
Team Europe: McIlroy, Poulter, Lawrie

OK let's give it a go ... I always find my picks much more entertaining after couple of beers

Team Europe win
Score 15-13

Ryder Cup Hero: Justin Rose
Score: 4 points

Ryder Cup Villain: Zach Johnson
Score: 1 point

Team USA: Woods, Sneds, Furyk
Team Europe: Rose, Poulter, Colsaerts

Davie wrote:OK let's give it a go ... I always find my picks much more entertaining after couple of beers

Ryder Cup Villain: Zach Johnson

Come on Davie, it's unlikely to be ZeeJay, he's getting outside help.....

I was torn between "ZeeJay" and Webb Simpson - but they both get outside help don't they!

That they do...

Tied
Score 14-14

Ryder Cup Hero: Paul Lawrie
Score: 3.5 points

Ryder Cup Villain: Webb Simpson
Score: 0.5 points

Team USA: Watson, Bradley, Kuchar
Team Europe: Donald, Poulter, Lawrie

Right - nice one Grumps.

USA to win 15.5 - 12.5

Hero: Donald (4 points)

Villain: Molinari (nul points)

Team USA:
Woods
Johnson
Kuchar

Team Europe:
Donald
Poulter
Colsaerts

USA to win 16 - 12

Hero: Woods (4 points)

Villain: Hanson (0.5 points)


Team USA:
Woods, Stricker, Mickelson

Team Europe:
McIlroy, McDowell, Colsaerts


Cheers Grumps, thanks for your time and work

USA to win 15 - 13

Hero: Poulter (3.5 points)

Villain: Zach Johnson (0.5 points)

Team Europe: Rose, Poulter, Lawrie

Team USA: Dufner, Stricker, Furyk

Glad this event isn't going to count, otherwise my picks might have been different!

Excellent format GG! Hopefully I've got the hang of it.

Team Win : Europe 14.5 - 13.5

Hero:- Ian Poulter 4 points

Villain:- Zac Johnson - 0.5 points

Selections:-

Woods
Bradley
Mickleson

Donald
Garcia
Lawrie

Interesting ploy there, Mary, in not picking your hero as one of your selections. Could be onto a winner there.

Hmmm, puts thinking cap on.....

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Interesting ploy there, Mary, in not picking your hero as one of your selections.

Did Howeller get a late call up?

Question for the good lady judge LP:

First pairings are being announced around 10pm BST: Are picks to be allowed after that time?

Didn't want to jinx young Frankie - too much at stake for me to take that risk!

USA win 14.5 - 13.5
Hero - Donald 3.5 points
Villain - Simpson 1 point
USA - Woods, Stricker, Kuchar
Europe - Donald, Poulter, Lawrie

Cheers Grumps

Sneaking in at the last minute BH, good to have you aboard mate.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Question for the good lady judge LP:

First pairings are being announced around 10pm BST: Are picks to be allowed after that time?

The pairings were actually announced nearer 11pm (from what I can remember) but I don't think it makes much difference as we've no idea how people are playing. I think we can take picks up to noon today (BST) just before the first shot is played.

GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session
Event #33 _ The 39th Ryder Cup
28 - 30 September 2012 ___ Medinah Country Club, Medinah Illinois, USA
Tournament value: Weighted X

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Match 1 Leaderboard

Pos. Name _________ M1 ____ M2 ____ M3 ____ M4 ____ M5 ____ H ____ V ____ Result ____ Total


1. faldono1fan ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 40

2. LadyPutt _______ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 30

2. BlueCoverman ___ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 30

4. 1GrumpyGolfer __ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 20

4. Davie __________ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 20

4. RedRage ________ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 20

4. Mary_S _________ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 20

8. raycastleutd ___ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 10

8. boyhyde ________ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 10



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After much debate the Ryder Cup is finally underway with McDowell having the pleasure of hitting the first tee shot today.

Faldono1fan has sprung into the lead, he had 5 picks playing in the morning session including two pairs. They both won guaranteeing him top spot. Both LadyPutt and BlueCoverman had five picks playing too but they could only manage 3 wins giving them joint second. Mixed fortunes for the remainder of the field and some players were guaranteed their points. Mary_S had an American pair against a European pair and the Americans proved victorious for her. Others had players on both sides of the ties.

Everyone is off the mark after Match 1 and everyone has at least 2 picks in play for the afternoon fourballs. BlueCoverman may have the best chance to score as he has all six picks playing and two "two against one" situations. These will earn him between 20 and 40 points and a huge bullseye from the rest of the GCUK Fantasy Leaguers.

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Just the 20 points then!

Anyway my Hero is going well. 0 from 2 so far!

BlueCoverman wrote:Anyway my Hero is going well. 0 from 2 so far!

Would that be, as Super would put it, the loathsome, nine chinned, balding, bellend by any chance?

Only 20 points, shame! Glad to see you still have the target on you Blue.

Casting a lazy eye over the picks the first look suggests that it's going to be bunching up a bit. Boyhyde with some work to do but he's got strong shoulders at the bottom of the table.

That will be the fellow! Actually my distaste for him is not quite as extreme as Super's but I did feel he would have a good tournament this time. Fortunately I was wrong and I am not sure that Davis will now pick him for both sessions tomorrow.

I think that I may have got some company sharing that target Grumps!, come on haven't you updated that leaderboard yet?

1GrumpyGolfer wrote: Boyhyde with some work to do but he's got strong shoulders at the bottom of the table.

Well he did sneak in at the last minute...

GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session
Event #33 _ The 39th Ryder Cup
28 - 30 September 2012 ___ Medinah Country Club, Medinah Illinois, USA
Tournament value: Weighted X

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Match 2 Leaderboard

Pos. Name _________ M1 ____ M2 ____ M3 ____ M4 ____ M5 ____ H ____ V ____ Result ____ Total


1. BlueCoverman ___ 30 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 50

1. RedRage ________ 20 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 50

3. faldono1fan ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 40

3. Mary_S _________ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 40

3. raycastleutd ___ 10 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 40

6. LadyPutt _______ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 30

6. 1GrumpyGolfer __ 20 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 30

6. Davie __________ 20 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 30

9. boyhyde ________ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 20



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The second session turned into a bit of a shellacking for the European team. Only Colsaerts can hold his head high as he almost single handedly beat the US pair of Woods and Stricker.

All GCUK Fantasy Leaguers had at least two players in the mix for the afternoon session. BlueCoverman had all six but they were playing in "two against one" situations and unfortunately for him only the ones were victorious. His 20 points have propelled him into a joint lead with RedRage who had three wins this afternoon.

Raycastleunited was one of the biggest movers with three wins and almost everyone scored points in the afternoon session; only LadyPutt and match 1 leader faldono1fan failed to score.

Good news for the chasing pack and not so much for BlueCoverman is that his Hero pick, Woods, is failing spectacularly and to make matters worse he's been dropped for the Saturday morning session.

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GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session
Event #33 _ The 39th Ryder Cup
28 - 30 September 2012 ___ Medinah Country Club, Medinah Illinois, USA
Tournament value: Weighted X

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Match 3 Leaderboard

Pos. Name _________ M1 ____ M2 ____ M3 ____ M4 ____ M5 ____ H ____ V ____ Result ____ Total


1. faldono1fan ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 50 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 90

2. RedRage ________ 20 ____ 30 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 70

2. LadyPutt _______ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 70

2. Davie __________ 20 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 70

5. BlueCoverman ___ 30 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 60

5. Mary_S _________ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 60

7. raycastleutd ___ 10 ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 50

8. 1GrumpyGolfer __ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 40

9. boyhyde ________ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 30



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The target that BlueCoverman had has been passed onto faldono1fan who now holds a 20 point lead. His overnight team talk along with LadyPutt's must have been stirring stuff; all of their playing picks won their matches. Davie was another top motivator with 4 out of his five picks winning. It was slim pickings for the rest of the GCUK Fantasy Leaguers.

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GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session
Event #33 _ The 39th Ryder Cup
28 - 30 September 2012 ___ Medinah Country Club, Medinah Illinois, USA
Tournament value: Weighted X

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Match 4 Leaderboard

Pos. Name _________ M1 ____ M2 ____ M3 ____ M4 ____ M5 ____ H ____ V ____ Result ____ Total


1. RedRage ________ 20 ____ 30 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 110

2. faldono1fan ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 50 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 100

3. raycastleutd ___ 10 ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 90

4. LadyPutt _______ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 80

4. Davie __________ 20 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 80

4. Mary_S _________ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 80

7. BlueCoverman ___ 30 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 70

7. 1GrumpyGolfer __ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 70

9. boyhyde ________ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 60



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RedRage has jumped into a 10 point lead over faldono1fan after 4 wins out of 5 in the afternoon fourballs. Raycastleunited was the other big points scorer from the afternoon session his 4 wins from 6 were enough to move him up into 3rd place as we move into the Sunday singles matches. Boyhyde's picks woke up and delivered 3 wins for him but it still wasn't enough to move him from bottom of the table.

They'll be no hiding place in the Sunday singles, all six picks will be in action so there could be plenty of movement in the table. Three GCUK Fantasy Leaguers remain in the hunt for Hero bonus points, their pick of Ian Poulter who's one of the top performers so far. Raycastleunited is looking good for the Villain bonus points; he'll be hoping that Woods beats Molinari to, not only earn him a singles win but, restrict Molinari to the performance of Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest: nul points.

BlueCoverman's 16-12 win for the US looks to be on target but stranger things have happened.

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GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session
Event #33 _ The 39th Ryder Cup
28 - 30 September 2012 ___ Medinah Country Club, Medinah Illinois, USA
Tournament value: Weighted X

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Match 5 Leaderboard

Pos. Name _________ M1 ____ M2 ____ M3 ____ M4 ____ M5 ____ H ____ V ____ Result ____ Total


1. faldono1fan ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 50 ____ 10 ____ 50 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 150

2. RedRage ________ 20 ____ 30 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 140

3. raycastleutd ___ 10 ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 35 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 125

4. LadyPutt _______ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 120

5. Mary_S _________ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 35 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 115

6. Davie __________ 20 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 10 ____ 25 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 105

7. 1GrumpyGolfer __ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 35 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 105

8. boyhyde ________ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 35 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 95

9. BlueCoverman ___ 30 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 15 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ________ 85



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Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole
Europe, Europe

The Miracle at Medinah. What the.... How the...

There's so much to collate, wade through, and report on that these results will come in two parts. Part one will deal with the picks and part two will pull in the heros, of which there are many, villains, stand up Team USA and predictions.

Faldono1fan proved once again that he's the man for stirring team talks. All three of his Europeans delivered and two of the misfiring Americans appeared to be listening to him. He's taken a 10 point lead over RedRage in their back and forth, ding dong, battle for top spot.

LadyPutt had one of her Americans get the job done along side her European heros in the next best performance of the day. Tiger Woods stuttered his way to his first half point, avoiding a white wash and, scoring points for all those GCUK Fantasy Leaguers that thought he would perform at this Ryder Cup.

Finally, in a day of drama, boyhyde moved off the bottom of the table leaving BlueCoverman feeling blue.

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Not quite that blue Grumps, I have my trump card to play. Peter Hanson what a top villain!

GolfChatUk Fantasy League 2012 - Autumn Session
Event #33 _ The 39th Ryder Cup
28 - 30 September 2012 ___ Medinah Country Club, Medinah Illinois, USA
Tournament value: Weighted X

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Leaderboard - Final

Pos. Name _________ M1 ____ M2 ____ M3 ____ M4 ____ M5 ____ H ____ V ____ Result ____ Total


1. Mary_S _________ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 35 ____ 60 ___ 00 ____ 60 ________ 235

2. faldono1fan ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 50 ____ 10 ____ 50 ____ 00 ___ 20 ____ 00 ________ 170

3. raycastleutd ___ 10 ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 35 ____ 20 ___ 20 ____ 00 ________ 165

4. Davie __________ 20 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 10 ____ 25 ____ 20 ___ 00 ____ 20 ________ 145

5. RedRage ________ 20 ____ 30 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 00 ____ 00 ________ 140

5. LadyPutt _______ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 20 ___ 00 ____ 00 ________ 140

7. 1GrumpyGolfer __ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 35 ____ 20 ___ 00 ____ 00 ________ 125

7. BlueCoverman ___ 30 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 15 ____ 20 ___ 20 ____ 00 ________ 125

9. boyhyde ________ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 35 ____ 00 ___ 00 ____ 20 ________ 115



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Based on that comeback it's worth another round of:
Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole
Europe, Europe

Only a third of GCUK Fantasy Leaguers thought Europe would get any type of result. RedRage is especially pee'd at Tiger Woods for his concession of Molinari's putt. If Molinari had missed, the result would have finished 14-14 and RedRage would have potentially walked off into the sunset with the perfect score combo and the bragging rights that come with winning Event 33, The 39th Ryder Cup. But, it wasn't a tie and that opened the door for Mary_S who strolled nonchalantly through. She was one of two who kept the faith with Europe so she and Davie earned 20 points for picking that one. She was one of two that thought the match would be tight and would finish 14.5-13.5 so she and boyhyde earned 20 points there. As Mary_S predicted both correctly she earned the combo bonus points.

Hero's and Villains; there were plenty on both sides. Tiger Woods picked as a hero by BlueCoverman was definitely a villain in raycastleunited's eyes. That concession, yes that one again, meant Molinari earned half a point. He had picked Molinari to be the millstone around team Europe's neck with a performance like Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest. If Molinari would have lost raycastleunited would have earned another 40 points and potentially the win.

The real villains were Peter Hanson and Steve Stricker. Stricker picked by many to be a good performer was especially disappointing but to lose to Kaymer! He'll never live that down. Peter Hanson, a Swede, normally good performers in the Eurovision Song Contest performed like Norway. BlueCoverman didn't care, he picked Hanson and walked away with 20 points. As mentioned above, raycastleunited did correctly pick the villain to not score a point and so did faldono1fan thus earning them 20 points. No one got the perfect combo so those bonus points fell by the wayside.

To paraphrase David Bowie: the Europeans needed to be heros, just for one day. All of them to some extent were heros, yes, even Westwood and Kaymer and Hanson. But one man stepped above all that, Europe's new talisman: Ian Poulter. The man who's going to sleep for two years and wake up for the next Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. The man that the team said we're going to change the qualification rules for; the new plan is to have 9 qualifiers, two picks and Poults. Played 4 matches, won 4 matches. Single handly kept the Europeans alive when it looked like the team had flatlined on Saturday. In the dusk, on Saturday night, the brightness of the whites of his manically, bulging eyes acted as a Spotlight which the rest of the European team flocked to like moths to a flame.

Okay, so I'm getting a little carried away, what did that mean for the GCUK Fantasy Leaguers? Well, Mary_S, LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer all picked Mr Ryder Cup to be the hero so they earned 20 points. Mary_S, BlueCoverman, Davie and raycastleunited all thought the hero would earn 4 points so they scored 20 points for that one. As Mary_S predicted the perfect hero combo she earned another 20 bonus points and ultimately a runaway victory at the 39th Ryder Cup. Congratulations to Mary_S and of course Team Europe.

Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole
Europe, Europe

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Well done Mary! I wish I'd gone with my heart rather than my head and predicted a Europe win. Did anyone else open a bottle of bubbly at almost midnight last night and think it rather surreal? I did