GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 – Winter/Spring Session - Event #07

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 – Winter/Spring Session - Event #07

Omega Dubai Desert Classic

31 January - 03 February 2013 ___ Emirates GC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard - Final Round

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

1. Davie _____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 45 ______ 95

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 45 ______ 85

3. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 80

4. LadyPutt __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 55

4. Doc _______________ 50 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ______ 5 ______ 55

6. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 00 ______ 50

7. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 15 ______ 35

8. Mary_S ____________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ______ 5 ______ 20



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Sunday is the start of the working week in Dubai and the players put a workmanlike finish to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. There was none of the low scoring that we had seen earlier in the week. The low round was a -5, 67; the worse round was a +6, 78. Scoring by the leading players at the top of the field was a mixed bag and the final four players were only -6 between them.

It was also a mixed bag for the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers, only five of the picks made it into a top 20 finish. 1GrumpyGolfer led the way with three of his picks earning points but he could only tie Davie's finish points total. The pick of Lee Westwood ultimately made the difference between them; Davie picked him and 1GrumpyGolfer was taken ill by LPRPitis. Congratulations to Davie for achieving his second win in close succession.

RedRage maintained his fine form with a third place finish, perenial sufferer LadyPutt finished in midtable after leaving Richard Sterne on the bench. BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines had so so finishers and SetupDetermines was unable to keep the last place to first place run going. Doc and Mary_S had nine picks between them and saw only one finish in a scoring position.

The bonus points for the last round went begging; Marcus Fraser, Ricardo Santos and Marc Warren had 67s. Chris Doak, Jbe' Kruger and Eddie Pepperell had 78s. Jaco Van Zyl finished in last place and those points were also left on the table.

The next event sees the GolfChatUK Fantasy League travel to South Africa for the Joburg Open where we hope to meet up with Steve Surry he's in the Monday qualifying.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Marcus Fraser -5
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ricardo Santos -5
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Marc Warren -5
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Chris Doak +6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Jbe' Kruger +6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Eddie Pepperell +6
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Jaco Van Zyl +2
1. None

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A mixed bag of scoring today in the third round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. The scoring average was just under 70 or -2 under par. The low round score was -10 and the worse round score was +5. Stephen Gallacher holed out of the back bunker on the last to finish with 62 and a 3 shot lead over first round 62 scorer Richard Sterne.

The top 10 low scores stood at 67 and only two of the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguer's picks made that mark and Davie had both of them; Lee Westwood, had a 66, and Thorbjorn Olesen who shrugged off a three putt on 16 to birdie the last for a 67. His decision to pick both means that he joins Doc atop the leaderboard. Both of those players were popular picks and RedRage, 1GrumpyGolfer, LadyPutt and BlueCoverman all improved their points but not their placings. Doc, SetupDetermines and Mary_S did not improve anything.

The worse round of the day was from Thomas Levet, he shares last place with Tom Lewis just 20 shots behind the leader. No one picked Levet so those bonus points went begging.

There are four picks in the top 20 and 1 who is close to last place; is this where SetupDetermines will keep the last to first run going?

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Stephen Gallacher -10
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Thomas Levet +5
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower

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Woohoo! Points are scored, dreams are made and hopes dashed after the second round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

Kudos to Doc for getting all six of his picks through to the weekend and earning a GolfChatUK Fantasy League bonus. This bumper points haul ensured a lead at the top of the leaderboard. RedRage and LadyPutt narrowly missed matching Doc; they fell 1 pick short and in RedRage's case 1 shot short. The rest had two picks fall by the wayside except Mary_S who lost half of her team.

Rounds of the day were shared by Thorbjorn Olesen, Jbe' Kruger and David Horsey. They all shot 66s and in Horsey's case it was very much needed. He made the cut on the number thanks to his great round today. Low round bonus points were awarded to 1GrumpyGolfer, RedRage and Davie who all chose Olesen. No one else chose any of these players although if Davie and Mary_S hadn't fell victim to LPRPitis their Cat C picks would have been much better with Hosey in their side. The worse round was accumulated by Emiliano Grillo, his +7, 79 saw him fall from a promising position on day 1 to missing the cut. No one picked him either so those points were left on the table.

Round 3 is moving day and scoring day in the GolfChatUK Fantasy League. Can anyone catch Doc? Will SetupDetermines bounce back and keep the run of last to first going?

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Thorbjorn Olesen -6
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Davie
3. RedRage

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Jbe' Kruger -6
1. None

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
David Horsey -6
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Emiliano Grillo +7
1. None

Cut line (5 points)
-3 or lower

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The first day of play at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic saw some remarkable scoring. What did this mean for GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers; absolutely nothing. More points get awarded to Norway on Belgium in a Eurovision Song Contest than after round 1. The good news is everyone is tied first, the bad news is everyone is tied last too. That sound you can hear is LadyPutt sobbing gently into her elderberry cordial as she left Richard Sterne on the bench. He had the round of the day, a -10, 62. The worse rounds of the day were shared by Peter Erofejeff, Matthew Baldwin and Faycal Serghini. They all scraped round in 76.

The cut mark is already on -2 so some low scores are needed for some picks to progress.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Richard Sterne -10
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Peter Erofejeff +4
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Matthew Baldwin +4
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Faycal Serghini +4
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-7 or lower

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NOTES:
Due to weakened field for this event the Tournament Value is now: Weighted 1
Rankings are from week 3 not 4 due to the delayed finish to the Farmers Insurance Open. Chris Wood’s ranking is off by about 80 places; regardless he remains in CAT B.

Lee Westwood makes his debut on the 2013 European Tour this week. He headlines a field of very few top ranked players in Dubai. Chris Wood is in the field fresh off of his maiden victory in Qatar. Mark O’Meara was a recipient of a sponsor’s invitation and Ryder Cup captains Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal are also in the field.

The course is a lopsided par 72, at a fraction over 7300 yards; expect to see scores improved on the inward half due to the increased number of par 5s.

Full field event, cut bonuses are in effect.

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

Rankings based on the Official World Golf Ranking for Week 3 – January 20th 2013:

CATEGORY A

Lee WESTWOOD 7
Sergio GARCIA 19
Jamie DONALDSON 29
Thorbjorn OLESEN 42
Matteo MANASSERO 43
Thomas BJORN 47
Henrik STENSON 52
Richie RAMSAY 53
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 54
Thongchai JAIDEE 56
Marcus FRASER 58
Shane LOWRY 59

CATEGORY B

Marcel SIEM 60
Alexander NOREN 61
Bernd WIESBERGER 64
Anders HANSEN 65
Scott JAMIESON 72
Simon DYSON 73
Kristoffer BROBERG 81
Danny WILLETT 82
Pablo LARRAZABAL 89
Ben CURTIS 92
Jeev Milkha SINGH 94
Joost LUITEN 96
Fredrik ANDERSSON HED 97
Seung-yul NOH 100
Stephen GALLACHER 105
Robert ROCK 108
Paul CASEY 120
Raphael JACQUELIN 122
Darren FICHARDT 132
Michael HOEY 138
Victor DUBUISSON 139
Chris WOOD 142
Peter LAWRIE 151
Jaco VAN ZYL 152
Soren KJELDSEN 157
Richard STERNE 158
Prom MEESAWAT 163
Garth MULROY 164
Jbe' KRUGER 165
Romain WATTEL 170
Gregory BOURDY 172
Lee SLATTERY 180
Mark FOSTER 181
Ricardo SANTOS 183
Marc WARREN 186
Hennie OTTO 193
Espen KOFSTAD 195
David HOWELL 203
Steve WEBSTER 205
Alejandro CANIZARES 208
Richard GREEN 210
Keith HORNE 213
JB HANSEN 223
David DRYSDALE 224
Brett RUMFORD 225
Simon WAKEFIELD 230
Anthony WALL 231
Thomas LEVET 233
Alessandro TADINI 235
Masanori KOBAYASHI 236
Lorenzo GAGLI 238
James MORRISON 241
Chris DOAK 243
Gregory HAVRET 247
Ricardo GONZALEZ 250
Richard FINCH 251
Edoardo MOLINARI 258
Felipe AGUILAR 261
Michael CAMPBELL 264
Andreas HARTO 265

CATEGORY C

Fabrizio ZANOTTI 273
Matthew BALDWIN 279
Joel SJOHOLM 281
Tom LEWIS 284
Tommy FLEETWOOD 285
Justin WALTERS 288
Alexandre KALEKA 289
Gary LOCKERBIE 296
Paul MCGINLEY 306
Jorge CAMPILLO 317
Eddie PEPPERELL 323
Peter WHITEFORD 326
Johan EDFORS 332
Chris PAISLEY 339
Craig LEE 344
David HORSEY 346
Richard BLAND 351
Mikael LUNDBERG 352
James BUSBY 358
Damien MCGRANE 360
Mikko ILONEN 361
Oliver FISHER 367
Maximilian KIEFFER 374
S.S.P. CHOWRASIA 378
Scott HENRY 384
Andy SULLIVAN 391
Emiliano GRILLO 409
Ignacio GARRIDO 410
Jose Manuel LARA 412
Robert-Jan DERKSEN 417
Robert COLES 420
Jose Maria OLAZABAL 421
Tano GOYA 442
Jean-Baptiste GONNET 444
Seve BENSON 454
Andrew DODT 485
Simon KHAN 486
Colin MONTGOMERIE 510
Gareth MAYBIN 521
Maarten LAFEBER 571
Martin WIEGELE 579
Paul WARING 599
John PARRY 600
Niclas FASTH 614
Matthew NIXON 625
Todd HAMILTON 708
Daniel GAUNT 830
Stephen DODD 846
Barry LANE 946
Ross BAIN 1013
Christian CEVAER 1057
Mark O'MEARA N/A
Faycal SERGHINI N/A
Zane SCOTLAND N/A
William HARROLD N/A
Muhammad MUNIR N/A
Peter EROFEJEFF N/A
Moritz LAMPERT N/A
Max WILLIAMS(am) N/A
Michael HARRADINE(am) N/A

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Upcoming events:

____________ Date ___________ Event ______________________________________ Weight

Event #08 _ Feb 07 - Feb 10 ___ Joburg Open _________________________________ Weighted 1
_______________________________ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa

Event #09 _ Feb 14 - Feb 17 ___ Northern Trust Open __________________________ Weighted 1
_______________________________ Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California, USA

Event #10 _ Feb 20 - Feb 24 ___ WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship _______ Weighted X
_______________________________ Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona, 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, PGATour.com, etc.), and these will not be valid unless they are seconded by any other league member.

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

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SCORING SYSTEM

______________ Weighted 1 ____ Weighted 2 ___ Weighted 3

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

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

Last Place ________ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

Low Round * _______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
Worse Round * _____ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

Make Cut ___________ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All 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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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 – Winter/Spring Session - Event #07

Omega Dubai Desert Classic

31 January - 03 February 2013 ___ Emirates GC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard - Final Round

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

1. Davie _____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 45 ______ 95

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 45 ______ 85

3. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 80

4. LadyPutt __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 55

4. Doc _______________ 50 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ______ 5 ______ 55

6. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 00 ______ 50

7. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 15 ______ 35

8. Mary_S ____________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ______ 5 ______ 20



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Sunday is the start of the working week in Dubai and the players put a workmanlike finish to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. There was none of the low scoring that we had seen earlier in the week. The low round was a -5, 67; the worse round was a +6, 78. Scoring by the leading players at the top of the field was a mixed bag and the final four players were only -6 between them.

It was also a mixed bag for the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers, only five of the picks made it into a top 20 finish. 1GrumpyGolfer led the way with three of his picks earning points but he could only tie Davie's finish points total. The pick of Lee Westwood ultimately made the difference between them; Davie picked him and 1GrumpyGolfer was taken ill by LPRPitis. Congratulations to Davie for achieving his second win in close succession.

RedRage maintained his fine form with a third place finish, perenial sufferer LadyPutt finished in midtable after leaving Richard Sterne on the bench. BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines had so so finishers and SetupDetermines was unable to keep the last place to first place run going. Doc and Mary_S had nine picks between them and saw only one finish in a scoring position.

The bonus points for the last round went begging; Marcus Fraser, Ricardo Santos and Marc Warren had 67s. Chris Doak, Jbe' Kruger and Eddie Pepperell had 78s. Jaco Van Zyl finished in last place and those points were also left on the table.

The next event sees the GolfChatUK Fantasy League travel to South Africa for the Joburg Open where we hope to meet up with Steve Surry he's in the Monday qualifying.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Marcus Fraser -5
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ricardo Santos -5
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Marc Warren -5
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Chris Doak +6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Jbe' Kruger +6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Eddie Pepperell +6
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Jaco Van Zyl +2
1. None

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That chunk into the water at the 18th by Westwood cost me (and others) a few points. It was a strange week with very high scores but not, in general, by the players we thought would do well.