GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 – Winter/Spring Session - Event #08

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 – Winter/Spring Session - Event #08

Joburg Open

07 - 10 February 2013 ___ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East and West courses), Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard - Final Round

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ 90 _____ 145

2. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 85 _____ 130

2. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 80 _____ 130

4. SetupDetermines ___ 10 (2/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 60 _____ 110

5. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 60 _____ 100

6. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 65 ______ 90

7. Mary_S _____________ 5 (1/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 65

8. Doc _______________ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 10 ______ 35



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In the final round of the Joburg Open scoring remained impressive. Richard Sterne, fresh off a second place finish last week, completed a wire to wire performance where he could almost stop and smell the roses in a 7 shot win over Charl Schwartzel. Sterne had another low round with another -8; his worse round of the week was -4. There were plenty of low round bonus points paid out as Ricardo Santos matched Sterne's -8 round.

Eight GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks finished in the Top 20 placings including four of the top 5. LadyPutt had all three of her weekend playing picks in a scoring position including two third places. Davie and SetupDetermines also proved that you didn't need too many picks to score high finish points. They both had Richard Sterne. BlueCoverman and RedRage got themselves in a battle for top spot with three scoring picks, including a second and third place finisher, but they got blindsided by their battle and were overhauled. 1GrumpyGolfer had two of his three picks scoring points for him and they proved very fruitful. He had Sterne and Santos earning mucho points on the final day and this was enough to pass BlueCoverman and RedRage for the win.

The worse round of the day was from Michael Hollick at +6. He was one of two players to be over par at the end of the week. Josh Cunliffe's poor round yesterday saw him finish last. No one picked either of these two players and those points were not awarded.

Next week sees the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers head back to the PGA Tour for the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club. Who's picks will show them the love this Valentine's Day?

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Richard Sterne -8
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Davie
3. SetupDetermines

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ricardo Santos -8
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. LadyPutt
3. RedRage

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Michael Hollick +6
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Josh Cunliffe +3
1. None

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Day 3 saw all the pros head to the East Course for the final rounds of the Joburg Open. The scoring stayed relatively similar to the previous 2 days and only 10 pros made it the Top 10 Low Scores. Garth Mulroy had the low round of the day with -7. No one had him on their team and those extra points went begging. However Thomas Aiken and Jaco Van Zyl were among those with the low scores. They earned bonus points for RedRage and BlueCoverman. This gave RedRage a boost into joint 3rd and BlueCoverman a 10 point lead at the top of the leaderboard.

At the other end of the scoring stakes Josh Cunliffe struggled with a +10 round; he was not picked by anyone so those points were left unaccounted for. He has also separated himself at the bottom of the leaderboard so the there is a chance that those points could be wasted too.

Eight picks are within the scoring points so there is still a lot to play for in the final round.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Garth Mulroy -7
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Josh Cunliffe +10
1. None

Top 10 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower

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With a huge field to choose from and a high cut line of -4 the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers struggled for weekend picks. RedRage produced the best of the bunch with 5 picks through; he was waylaid by BlueCoverman's insistence on Jamie Elson being added to the field. This distraction meant that he missed out on the full complement. BlueCoverman had four picks through; Jamie Elson and the fantastic reserve pick of Oscar Floren didn't make it. There was a mixed bag for everyone else as they managed half or a third of their picks through. Spare a thought for Mary_S as she also had the misfiring Oscar Floren in her bunch. He led four others in her team to miss the weekend leaving Charl Schwartzel as her one and only pick.

The scoring was mixed in round 2. There were two rounds of -9 and two rounds of +12 on the two courses in Johannesburg. Trevor Fisher Jr and Graeme Storm had the low rounds and no one picked them so those bonus points went begging. Oscar Floren who was 99.99% certain to miss the cut ensured he did in spectacular style. He was on the supposedly easier course but that didn't stop him from scoring in excess of his round 1 score. He shared the worse round with Guillaume Cambis who at least had the excuse of playing the harder course. Mary_S and BlueCoverman rode Floren into the ground but those bonus points have come in very handy for both of them.

69 player have been left standing and moving day brings additional bonus points to the table. Will Mary_S and BlueCoverman make it a hat-trick of worse round scorers? Will LadyPutt manage to coax a reserve pick performance out of her main picks? Check out the third round to find out.

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Trevor Fisher Jr -9
1. None

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Graeme Storm -9
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Oscar Floren +12
1. BlueCoverman
2. Mary_S

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Guillaume Cambis +12
1. None

Cut line (5 points)
-4 or lower

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A bumper field, except Soren Hansen, took to the stage in Johannesburg, South Africa. They were split between the East and West Courses and some good and bad scoring ensued.

Fresh off a second place finish last week Richard Sterne opened his tournament with another fine round. His -8 round was enough to share first place with Maximilian Kieffer. Sterne, was picked by 1GrumpyGolfer, Davie and SetupDetermines.

The low round scoring was interesting as the pars for each course was different so a 65 or a 66 could earn you points depending upon which course the pro played. Doc and SetupDetermines each had a pick fill out the Top 5 places. I say a pick but SetupDetermines obviously needed some help so, I conspired to have him pick Soren Hansen and then replaced him with Joakim Lagergren much to his initial dismay. Those extra 10 points means SetupDetermines takes the early lead. Who says reserves aren't important?

BlueCoverman was also another recipient of the dastardly minded League Administrator, this time Hansen was replaced with Oscar Floren. There's a 99.99% chance that he'll miss the cut but his performance today earned the last place dishonours bonus points. Mary_S also got in on the last place act as she picked Floren as one of her main picks. She's pretty good at doing this, I think it's the 5th time now.

LadyPutt and RedRage are still to get off the mark with LPRPitis affecting both of them. RedRage benched Sterne and LadyPutt's Cat A and B reserves are both doing better than her full picks.

There's always another day and I'm sure round 2 will be eagerly anticipated. The cut line will be low 65 and ties and stands at -2 at the moment.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Richard Sterne -8
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Davie
3. SetupDetermines

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Maximilian Kieffer -8
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Oscar Floren +9
1. BlueCoverman
2. Mary_S

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-6 or lower

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The Joburg Open sees a bumper field of 200+ players headlined by Charl Schwartzel of blow out win fame. Unfortunately he wasn’t to be upstaged by Steve Surry who narrowly missed out on a playoff place in the Monday Qualifier. If you recognise half of the field you’re doing well, some of them probably aren’t even famous in their own household.

The Joburg Open was where Branden Grace got his first win of a very successful 2012 for him and sees the huge field split over the East and West Courses on the first two days. The weekend play for those making the cut, 65 plus ties, will see the players concentrate on the tougher East Course.

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 5 – February 3rd 2013:

CATEGORY A

Charl SCHWARTZEL 18
Branden GRACE 29
George COETZEE 42
Kristoffer BROBERG 81
Danny WILLETT 85
Richard STERNE 94
Robert ROCK 104
Thomas AIKEN 128
Steve WEBSTER 136
Darren FICHARDT 144
Garth MULROY 145

CATEGORY B

Jaco VAN ZYL 159
Ricardo SANTOS 163
Jbe' KRUGER 164
Soren KJELDSEN 166
Felipe AGUILAR 179
Gregory BOURDY 183
Marc WARREN 186
Mark FOSTER 188
Lee SLATTERY 189
Eduardo DE LA RIVA 195
Hennie OTTO 202
Espen KOFSTAD 206
Lorenzo GAGLI 214
Keith HORNE 220
David DRYSDALE 221
JB HANSEN 227
Alessandro TADINI 240
Simon WAKEFIELD 243
Tommy FLEETWOOD 244
Doug McGUIGAN 245
Ricardo GONZALEZ 248
Andreas HARTO 252
Gregory HAVRET 253
Jake ROOS 257
James MORRISON 261
Chris DOAK 263
Richard FINCH 265
Trevor FISHER-JR 266
Andy SULLIVAN 269
Gary LOCKERBIE 273
Joel SJOHOLM 281
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 282
Justin WALTERS 286
Matthew BALDWIN 289
Alexandre KALEKA 290
Tom LEWIS 294
Oliver BEKKER 304
Sam LITTLE 315
Peter WHITEFORD 317
Eddie PEPPERELL 325
Jorge CAMPILLO 328
Gary STAL 329
Mikko KORHONEN 333
David HORSEY 336
Richard BLAND 338
Damien MCGRANE 340
Chris PAISLEY 344
Craig LEE 345
Allan VERSFELD 348
Gary BOYD 349
Maximilian KIEFFER 355
Adilson DA SILVA 357
Graeme STORM 359
Mikael LUNDBERG 361
James BUSBY 363
S.S.P. CHOWRASIA 367
Jaco AHLERS 372
Morten Orum MADSEN 373
Oliver FISHER 377
Ignacio GARRIDO 381
Scott HENRY 391
Peter UIHLEIN 392
Shaun NORRIS 394
Bjorn AKESSON 395
Mark TULLO 401
Robert-Jan DERKSEN 402
Tyrone VAN ASWEGEN 405
Emiliano GRILLO 409
Dawie VAN DER WALT 412
Daniel BROOKS 416
Rhys DAVIES 417
Tjaart VAN DER WALT 420
Jose Manuel LARA 422
Tano GOYA 426
Gareth MAYBIN 431
Chris LLOYD 436
Alex HAINDL 445
Phillip PRICE 446
Seve BENSON 458
Merrick BREMNER 463
Desvonde BOTES 468
James KINGSTON 480
Christiaan BASSON 482
Andrew DODT 484
Ruan DE SMIDT 498

CATEGORY C

Carlos DEL MORAL 506
Vaughn GROENEWALD 510
Divan VAN DEN HEEVER 529
Richard MCEVOY 534
Colin NEL 544
Soren HANSEN 545
Maarten LAFEBER 575
Michael JONZON 577
Justin HARDING 579
Tyrone FERREIRA 588
Joakim LAGERGREN 589
Martin WIEGELE 592
Bryce EASTON 595
Ockie STRYDOM 596
Chris SWANEPOEL 601
Paul WARING 602
Ulrich VAN DEN BERG 603
John PARRY 605
Jean HUGO 610
Alexander LEVY 611
Oscar FLOREN 618
Niclas FASTH 619
Matthew CARVELL 622
Danie VAN TONDER 625
Matthew NIXON 633
Nick DOUGHERTY 636
Dean BURMESTER 649
James KAMTE 652
Matthew SOUTHGATE 669
Callum MACAULAY 671
Mark WILLIAMS 672
Lasse JENSEN 672
Michael GLIGIC 676
Anthony SNOBECK 685
Ryan CAIRNS 688
Bradford VAUGHAN 702
Louis DE JAGER 709
Tyrone MORDT 713
Scott ARNOLD 716
Matteo DELPODIO 718
PH MCINTYRE 734
Andrew GEORGIOU 739
David HIGGINS 760
Peter HEDBLOM 762
Keenan DAVIDSE 773
Michiel BOTHMA 777
Alan MCLEAN 786
Chris GANE 798
Jacques BLAAUW 812
Wallie COETSEE 816
Daniel GAUNT 840
Warren ABERY 852
Grant MULLER 871
Teboho SEFATSA 878
Neil SCHIETEKAT 881
Lyle ROWE 893
Titch MOORE 898
Peter KARMIS 922
Charl COETZEE 953
Brandon PIETERS 959
Josh CUNLIFFE 983
Theunis SPANGENBERG 988
Steven FERREIRA 988
JG CLAASSEN 992
Anthony MICHAEL 1002
Ross WELLINGTON 1041
Ross MCGOWAN 1047
Jake REDMAN 1055
Ryan STRAUSS 1057
Andrew CURLEWIS 1062
Mark MURLESS 1071
Christian CEVAER 1074
Hendrik BUHRMANN 1111
Des TERBLANCHE 1111
Jared HARVEY 1111
Prinavin NELSON 1118
Derik FERREIRA 1128
Atti SCHWARTZEL 1129
Ryan TIPPING 1149
Riekus NORTJE 1176
MJ DAFFUE 1223
David HEWAN 1242
Neil CHEETHAM 1312
JJ SENEKAL 1405
Omar SANDYS 1498
Michael HOLLICK Charl
Albert PISTORIUS Mark
Makgetha MAZIBUKO N/A
Jonathan RAPHUNGA N/A
Sipho BUJELA N/A
Thabo MASEKO N/A
Yubin JUNG(AM) N/A
Musiwalo NETHUNZWI N/A
Thabang SIMON N/A
Daniel GREENE N/A
Morne BUYS N/A
Peter EROFEJEFF N/A
Moritz LAMPERT N/A
Guillaume CAMBIS N/A
Jean-Paul STRYDOM N/A
Brandon DETWEILER N/A
Divan GERBER N/A
Francesco LAPORTA N/A
Johan DE BEER N/A

Addition to the field:
CATEGORY C
Jamie ELSON 563

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Upcoming events:

____________ Date ___________ Event ______________________________________ Weight

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

Event #11 _ Feb 28 - Mar 03 ___ Tshwane Open __________________________________ Weighted 1
_______________________________ Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Centurion, South Africa


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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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I can't believe you wasted a pick on him as well Grumps

I know, I was going for horses for courses in him and Grace but I didn't realise those particular horses were really meant for burgers....

BlueCoverman wrote:Nothing that a good 9 holes won't sort out.

Anyway you are the one to blame, if Soren Hansen had been playing I would have had all 6 make the cut

I reckon you're going to earn more points from Floren than you would have from Hansen. 2 worse rounds in a row, 20 points, that's going to be a boost on the leaderboard.

Ah, man. Guillame Cambis had an 84, beating?, Floren's 83. Sorry Blue

According to the ET website, they were both +12 today!

WTF happened to Branden Grace?????

A very good point, thank you LadyPutt. I trust you will take note of the judge's opinion when calculating my points Grumps

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I reckon you're going to earn more points from Floren than you would have from Hansen. 2 worse rounds in a row, 20 points

You'll be wanting me to thank you next

LadyPutt wrote:According to the ET website, they were both +12 today!

WTF happened to Branden Grace?????

I was hoping he wasn't going to notice

You should know better than that

BlueCoverman wrote:A very good point, thank you LadyPutt. I trust you will take note of the judge's opinion when calculating my points Grumps

Suckup, don't worry,you'll get your points. I was just playing the evil, twisted, league administrator again

LadyPutt wrote:WTF happened to Branden Grace?????

Can't believe you all picked him, it was obvious that Coetzee and Schwartzel were the ones to back this week

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Ah, man. Guillame Cambis had an 84, beating?, Floren's 83. Sorry Blue

If you open the stat page up Floren has 83 on a par 71 (12 over par) course & Cambis has 84 on a par 72 (12 over par).

Do we go with strokes taken or is PAR god ?

One for the Judge methinks....

Thanks Grumps, I hope you didn't mind me pointing it out but you have been a little bit confused lately

Keep up Setup

BlueCoverman wrote:Keep up Setup

And I thought it was just me....

BlueCoverman wrote:

LadyPutt wrote:WTF happened to Branden Grace?????

Can't believe you all picked him, it was obvious that Coetzee and Schwartzel were the ones to back this week

Poxy LPRPitis; I wasn't sure if Schwartzel would be up to speed after being out for 6 weeks

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I wasn't sure if Schwartzel would be on speed after being out for 6 weeks

What! First Vijay and the deer antler spray and now this?

BlueCoverman wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I reckon you're going to earn more points from Floren than you would have from Hansen. 2 worse rounds in a row, 20 points

You'll be wanting me to thank you next

I think Setup should, without Lagergren he would be down to 1 pick!

Maybees. But I do have the "Leader of the Pack"...

BlueCoverman wrote:

LadyPutt wrote:WTF happened to Branden Grace?????

Can't believe you all picked him, it was obvious that Coetzee and Schwartzel were the ones to back this week

Only consolation is that I have a wee wager on Coetzee courtesty of a freebie from Sky Bet.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 – Winter/Spring Session - Event #08

Joburg Open

07 - 10 February 2013 ___ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East and West courses), Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard - Round 2

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

1. SetupDetermines ___ 10 (2/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

1. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 35

4. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

5. Doc _______________ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 25

5. Mary_S _____________ 5 (1/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 25

5. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 25

8. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 15



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With a huge field to choose from and a high cut line of -4 the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers struggled for weekend picks. RedRage produced the best of the bunch with 5 picks through; he was waylaid by BlueCoverman's insistence on Jamie Elson being added to the field. This distraction meant that he missed out on the full complement. BlueCoverman had four picks through; Jamie Elson and the fantastic reserve pick of Oscar Floren didn't make it. There was a mixed bag for everyone else as they managed half or a third of their picks through. Spare a thought for Mary_S as she also had the misfiring Oscar Floren in her bunch. He led four others in her team to miss the weekend leaving Charl Schwartzel as her one and only pick.

The scoring was mixed in round 2. There were two rounds of -9 and two rounds of +12 on the two courses in Johannesburg. Trevor Fisher Jr and Graeme Storm had the low rounds and no one picked them so those bonus points went begging. Oscar Floren who was 99.99% certain to miss the cut ensured he did in spectacular style. He was on the supposedly easier course but that didn't stop him from scoring in excess of his round 1 score. He shared the worse round with Guillaume Cambis who at least had the excuse of playing the harder course. Mary_S and BlueCoverman rode Floren into the ground but those bonus points have come in very handy for both of them.

69 player have been left standing and moving day brings additional bonus points to the table. Will Mary_S and BlueCoverman make it a hat-trick of worse round scorers? Will LadyPutt manage to coax a reserve pick performance out of her main picks? Check out the third round to find out.

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Trevor Fisher Jr -9
1. None

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Graeme Storm -9
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Oscar Floren +12
1. BlueCoverman
2. Mary_S

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Guillaume Cambis +12
1. None

Cut line (5 points)
-4 or lower

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Be fair Grumps Jamie Elson only missed the cut by 3 shots, unlike your Soren Hansen who didn't even turn up...

I never picked Hansen at all so his withdrawal is nothing to do with me. He's listed on the Sunshine Tour website as entered but then withdrawn before the event.

I think you did pretty well out of him and so did Setup. LadyPutt is the one that may not have enjoyed any benefit from his withdrawal as I think her reserve missed the cut too but you would think the good Lady Judge would know the rules, especially the bit about: it is up to you to check that your players are in the starting field

Bit touchy tonight aren't we, just because you've got a little drop of snow on the way

And I can't believe you're having another pop at the Lady Judge, you know it will only end in tears

Just think the Hansen thing is wearing thin now and here's the deal: I try and post the events on Monday mornings which means there's 2-3 days to go before the start of a tournament depending upon where it is. At that time the field is not confirmed and nor is it complete. Monday qualifiers are still to be completed, pros pull out and alternates come in so it's never going to be a perfect listing of the field. Because of that I quoted an excerpt from the rules about player withdrawals and starting times to remind everyone.

It was wrong of me to single LP out and for that I apologise to LP and I thank you for pointing it out. She didn't bitch or moan about Hansen not starting, if anything she seemed more upset that McEvoy just missed out on getting in on the worse round points.

Anyway, aren't you posting way past your bedtime, get to bed young man you have a big game tomorrow against Preston.

Fair enough with the Hansen thing, I promise never to ever again!

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 – Winter/Spring Session - Event #08

Joburg Open

07 - 10 February 2013 ___ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East and West courses), Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard - Round 3

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

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

2. SetupDetermines ___ 10 (2/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 35

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

5. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

6. Doc _______________ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 25

6. Mary_S _____________ 5 (1/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 25

8. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 15



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Day 3 saw all the pros head to the East Course for the final rounds of the Joburg Open. The scoring stayed relatively similar to the previous 2 days and only 10 pros made it the Top 10 Low Scores. Garth Mulroy had the low round of the day with -7. No one had him on their team and those extra points went begging. However Thomas Aiken and Jaco Van Zyl were among those with the low scores. They earned bonus points for RedRage and BlueCoverman. This gave RedRage a boost into joint 3rd and BlueCoverman a 10 point lead at the top of the leaderboard.

At the other end of the scoring stakes Josh Cunliffe struggled with a +10 round; he was not picked by anyone so those points were left unaccounted for. He has also separated himself at the bottom of the leaderboard so the there is a chance that those points could be wasted too.

Eight picks are within the scoring points so there is still a lot to play for in the final round.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Garth Mulroy -7
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Josh Cunliffe +10
1. None

Top 10 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower

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Pinning my hopes on Charl for the Fantasy points, and Coetzee for the cash!

Mary_S wrote:Pinning my hopes on Charl for the Fantasy points, and Coetzee for the cash!

I hope it was each way then Mary.

It was each way - but unfortunately I appear to have bet on Branden Grace by mistake! That's the 2nd time I've "misplaced" a bet, so next time I'll be triple checking before I press the "confirm" button.

Oops...

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 – Winter/Spring Session - Event #08

Joburg Open

07 - 10 February 2013 ___ Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East and West courses), Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard - Final Round

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ 90 _____ 145

2. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 85 _____ 130

2. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 80 _____ 130

4. SetupDetermines ___ 10 (2/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 60 _____ 110

5. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 60 _____ 100

6. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 65 ______ 90

7. Mary_S _____________ 5 (1/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 65

8. Doc _______________ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 10 ______ 35



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In the final round of the Joburg Open scoring remained impressive. Richard Sterne, fresh off a second place finish last week, completed a wire to wire performance where he could almost stop and smell the roses in a 7 shot win over Charl Schwartzel. Sterne had another low round with another -8; his worse round of the week was -4. There were plenty of low round bonus points paid out as Ricardo Santos matched Sterne's -8 round.

Eight GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks finished in the Top 20 placings including four of the top 5. LadyPutt had all three of her weekend playing picks in a scoring position including two third places. Davie and SetupDetermines also proved that you didn't need too many picks to score high finish points. They both had Richard Sterne. BlueCoverman and RedRage got themselves in a battle for top spot with three scoring picks, including a second and third place finisher, but they got blindsided by their battle and were overhauled. 1GrumpyGolfer had two of his three picks scoring points for him and they proved very fruitful. He had Sterne and Santos earning mucho points on the final day and this was enough to pass BlueCoverman and RedRage for the win.

The worse round of the day was from Michael Hollick at +6. He was one of two players to be over par at the end of the week. Josh Cunliffe's poor round yesterday saw him finish last. No one picked either of these two players and those points were not awarded.

Next week sees the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers head back to the PGA Tour for the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club. Who's picks will show them the love this Valentine's Day?

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Richard Sterne -8
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Davie
3. SetupDetermines

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ricardo Santos -8
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. LadyPutt
3. RedRage

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Michael Hollick +6
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Josh Cunliffe +3
1. None

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Nice one Grumps, good bit of sneaking up on the blind side

I feel a bit like I've been mugged!

When I was looking through the top scores I thought it was going to be RedRage to be honest but a pleasant surprise, thanks Blue

Well played GG!

I think that's a week that is best forgotten for me. Bring on the PGA!