GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 –Spring/Summer Session - Event #04

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 –Spring/Summer Session - Event #04

The Players Championship

May 09 – May 12 ___ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 50 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 160 _____ 250

2. Mary_S ____________ 40 (4/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 230

3. Davie _____________ 30 (3/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 140 _____ 190

4. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (2/6) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 120

5. LadyPutt __________ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 70

5. Redrage ___________ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 70

7. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 50


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As expected the gloating BlueCoverman took home the bacon from the Players Championship despite being run close by Mary_S. He had three finishers versus her two and that was enough to seal victory. Davie had a first and last combo to move into third place. SetupDetermines was derailed by Sergio Garcia’s meltdown over the last two holes. RedRage and LadyPutt barely scratched the surface and the less said about 1GrumpyGolfer’s performance the better.

67 was the low score of the day and that was set by Kevin Streelman, Martin Laird, and Jimmy Walker. Peter Hanson had the worst round with an 82. No one picked any of these players so no bonus points were awarded.

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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Kevin Streelman -5
1. None

Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Martin Laird -5
1. None

Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Jimmy Walker -5
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (20 points)
Peter Hanson +10
1. None

Last Place (20 points)
Jonas Blixt

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After weather delayed the completion of the third round nothing much happened for GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers. 49 year old Jeff Maggert had the round of the day posting 66, Ben Curtis had the worse round with an 80. The Top 10 Low Scores mark was 69 and another old boy was among them; Angel Cabrera with the best round of the remaining picks earned points for Mary_S who closed the gap on BlueCoverman to 10 points. No doubt he will remind us that he’s still looking good with two of the three players sharing the lead after round 3.

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Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Jeff Maggert -6
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (20 points)
Ben Curtis +8
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (20 points)
-3 or lower

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No one likes a show off so to BlueCoverman who just missed out on the perfect six due to Jim Furyk. Mary_S’s picks heeded her cry and pulled their fingers out, four of them making the weekend cut. Everyone bar SetupDetermines had half of their picks through: Setup could only manage two.

Sergio Garcia had the round of the day with a 65, he earned low round bonus points for BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines. Greg Owen had the worse round of the day on the way to missing the cut, he shot 82. The cut line was Even par as we wave goodbye to over half the GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks.

The GolfChatUK Fantasy League moves west from Florida to Texas for the next event which is the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

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Round 2 Low Round (20 points)
Sergio Garcia -7
1. SetupDetermines
2. BlueCoverman

Round 2 Worse Round (20 points)
Greg Owen +10
1. None

Cut line (10 points)
Even or lower

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Some low and high scoring on the Stadium course at the TPC Sawgrass saw relative unknowns take the low and high points scoring positions. Roberto Castro shot 63 with no blemishes on his card; his highest score was a 5 on the 9th hole. In contrast Erik Compton had a bad day at the office with an 80. No one picked either of these players so the points stay in the bank.

The Top 5 Low Round Scores were 67 or lower and GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were among those scores. BlueCoverman, Davie and Mary_S picked Tiger and SetupDetermines chose Rory. They all share the lead after round 1. 1GrumpyGolfer, LadyPutt and RedRage all share 5th place with nil points.

Cut line could be under par so some picks need to pull their fingers out if they are to make the weekend.

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Round 1 Low Round (20 points)
Roberto Castro -9
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Erik Compton +8
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (20 points)
-5 or lower

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The unofficial fifth major is upon with the players heading to The Players Championship. The Championship is played over the infamous Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass which was carved out of a swamp in Northern Florida. As usual it’s a strong field; the lowest ranked player is inside the top 450 in the OWGR excluding Joe Daley who won the Senior Players Championship. There 46 out of the top 50 in the OWGR, 25 major winners, 20 WGC winners, and 10 prior champions in the field.

The weather has not been kind recently and the island green 17th became an island due to heavy rains and some flooding submerging part of the walkway to the green.

This is a full field event with cut; cut bonuses will be 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 – May 6th 2013:

CATEGORY A

Tiger Woods 1
Rory McIlroy 2
Adam Scott 3
Justin Rose 4
Luke Donald 5
Brandt Snedeker 6
Louis Oosthuizen 7
Graeme McDowell 8
Steve Stricker 9
Phil Mickelson 10
Matt Kuchar 11
Lee Westwood 12

CATEGORY B

Ian Poulter 13
Keegan Bradley 14
Sergio Garcia 15
Charl Schwartzel 16
Bubba Watson 17
Webb Simpson 18
Dustin Johnson 19
Jason Dufner 20
Peter Hanson 21
Ernie Els 22
Hunter Mahan 23
Nick Watney 24
Jason Day 25
Bo Van Pelt 26
Jim Furyk 27
Bill Haas 28
Rickie Fowler 29
Zach Johnson 30
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 31
Branden Grace 32
Thorbjorn Olesen 33
Martin Kaymer 34
Robert Garrigus 36
Carl Pettersson 37
Scott Piercy 38
Henrik Stenson 39
Francesco Molinari 40
David Lynn 42
Ryan Moore 44
Michael Thompson 45
D.A. Points 46
Freddie Jacobson 47
Billy Horschel 49
Tim Clark 50
Russell Henley 52
Kevin Streelman 54
John Senden 56
Padraig Harrington 58
Luke Guthrie 61
Angel Cabrera 62
Charles Howell-III 63
Geoff Ogilvy 64
Martin Laird 67
Jimmy Walker 68
Marc Leishman 71
Brendon de Jonge 72
Charlie Beljan 73
Chris Kirk 74
Greg Chalmers 75
John Merrick 80
David Toms 83
Kyle Stanley 84
K.J. Choi 88
John Huh 91
Mark Wilson 94
Matt Jones 95
Kevin Stadler 99
Ben Crane 102
Josh Teater 103
Aaron Baddeley 106
Ryan Palmer 107
Sang-Moon Bae 108
Jeff Overton 109
Boo Weekley 110
Graham DeLaet 111
Cameron Tringale 113
Vijay Singh 114

CATEGORY C

Brian Gay 116
Jonas Blixt 117
Bud Cauley 118
Ben Curtis 120
Charley Hoffman 122
Derek Ernst 123
Pat Perez 125
Seung-Yul Noh 130
Charlie Wi 132
Scott Stallings 133
John Rollins 134
Bob Estes 137
Johnson Wagner 138
Scott Brown 139
Harris English 141
Ted Potter-Jr 143
Retief Goosen 145
Brian Davis 146
Matt Every 148
James Hahn 149
Ken Duke 151
Brian Harman 154
Bryce Molder 155
Tommy Gainey 159
David Lingmerth 162
Jonathan Byrd 163
Y.E. Yang 173
Casey Wittenberg 176
Stewart Cink 177
William McGirt 179
George McNeill 189
Lucas Glover 190
Kevin Chappell 193
Sean O'Hair 194
Tom Gillis 199
Brendan Steele 200
Andres Romero 205
J.J. Henry 206
Rory Sabbatini 207
Jerry Kelly 212
Brian Stuard 215
Daniel Summerhays 217
Jason Kokrak 218
David Hearn 221
Richard H. Lee 224
Chris Stroud 229
Troy Matteson 231
Greg Owen 233
Dicky Pride 235
Davis Love-III 236
Justin Leonard 237
Erik Compton 249
Martin Flores 261
Nicholas Thompson 265
Roberto Castro 267
Chad Campbell 279
James Driscoll 296
Ricky Barnes 302
Robert Allenby 323
Scott Langley 329
Jason Bohn 351
Tim Herron 367
Will Claxton 372
Colt Knost 407
Jeff Maggert 429
David Mathis 444
Joe Daley N/A

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Upcoming events:

____________ Date ___________ Event ______________________________________ Weight

Event #05 _ May 16 – May 19 ___ HP Byron Nelson Championship ________________ Weighted 1
_______________________________ Four Seasons Las Colinas (TPC Four Seasons), Irving, Texas, USA


Event #06 _ May 23 – May 26 ___ BMW PGA Championship ______________________ Weighted 2
_______________________________ Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surry, England


Event #07 _ May 30 - Jun 02 ___ The Memorial Tournament _____________________ Weighted 2
_______________________________ Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio, 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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A: A. Scott, P. Mickelson, L. Oosthuizen (r)

B: T. Clark, H. Stenson, C. Schwartzel (r)

C: J. Rollins, B. Davis, P. Perez (r)

Field change Scott Langley is out he was replaced by Derek Ernst. Original post updated.

Don't like the idea of an (unofficial) 5th major - but that is a really strong field! Looking forward to it!

Davie wrote:Don't like the idea of an (unofficial) 5th major - but that is a really strong field! Looking forward to it!

That's how the PGA Tour refer to it because the field is usually really strong and supposedly the players really want to win The Players.

Yes grumps I know - I wasn't having a dig at you - just the general perception of it - and it's often a stronger field than some of the real majors which is why I like it so much!

Is Sergio fit to play ?

CATEGORY A: Tiger Woods, Justin Rose (res: Brandt Snedeker)

CATEGORY B: Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter (res: Jason Day)

CATEGORY C: Jonas Blixt, Charley Hoffman (res: Brian Davis)

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:Is Sergio fit to play ?

What have you seen/heard Setup? I haven't seen anything but then again I know 3/5 of #$%! all about pro golf so me not hearing anything is hardly a resounding endorsement

He injured his back on Friday @ Quail Hollow. He did finish @ Quail Hollow, so maybe he is OK.

Cat A
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Res : Lee Westwood

Cat B
Sergio Garcia
Nick Watney
Res : Kevin Streelman

Cat C
Ted Potter-Jr
John Rollins
Res : Lucas Glover

New magic pin.

Cat A: Justin Rose & Brandt Snedeker (res Louis Oosthuizen)
Cat B: Jason Day & Billy Horschel (res Boo Weekley)
Cat C: Charie Hoffman & Joathan Byrd (res Stewart Cink)

No magic pin, just

Cat A
Adam Scott
Tiger Woods
res: Lee Westwood

Cat B
Jim Furyk
Sergio Garcia
res: Kevin Streelman

Cat C
Brian Davis
Charley Hoffman
res: Pat Perez

Cheers Grumps

Here goes ....

Cat A: Tiger Woods; Lee Westwood (res. Justin Rose)

Cat B: Ian Poulter; Angel Cabrera (res. Kevin Stadler)

Cat C: Ted Potter Jnr; Brian Davis (res. Dicky Pride)

Picked with a rusty, bent pin!

Cheers GG!

Cat A: Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell. Reserve Lee Westwood

Cat B: Billy Horschel, Jason Day. Reserve Ian Poulter

Cat C: Pat Perez, Harris English. Reserve Brian Davis

No one with Scott Stallings......Do the Fantasy Team on GolfChatUK know something ?

Do we expect him in the water @ 17th ?

4 of my picks need to get their act together for the 2nd round, or I'll be propping up the table again!

Mary_S wrote:4 of my picks need to get their act together for the 2nd round, or I'll be propping up the table again!

No you won't, I will My best-placed player is Jason Day (tied 17) with the others at 34th, 54th, 99th and 123rd!

We have a tie for first and fifth at the moment courtesy of those that picked either Tiger or Coco and those that didn't. Full leaderboard to come in a couple of hours.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 –Spring/Summer Session - Event #04

The Players Championship

May 09 – May 12 ___ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

1. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

1. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

1. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

5. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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


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Some low and high scoring on the Stadium course at the TPC Sawgrass saw relative unknowns take the low and high points scoring positions. Roberto Castro shot 63 with no blemishes on his card; his highest score was a 5 on the 9th hole. In contrast Erik Compton had a bad day at the office with an 80. No one picked either of these players so the points stay in the bank.

The Top 5 Low Round Scores were 67 or lower and GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were among those scores. BlueCoverman, Davie and Mary_S picked Tiger and SetupDetermines chose Rory. They all share the lead after round 1. 1GrumpyGolfer, LadyPutt and RedRage all share 5th place with nil points.

Cut line could be under par so some picks need to pull their fingers out if they are to make the weekend.

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Round 1 Low Round (20 points)
Roberto Castro -9
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Erik Compton +8
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (20 points)
-5 or lower

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Early move from Westwood today - hopefully he's sorted his putting woes out from yesterday

old Lee cutting through the field, -4 after 4 today, to take him to -7.

Nice work from Westwood. Apparently the goatee is to disguise some damage he did whilst diving into the pool at his 40th birthday celebrations.

How many of us have got the current 1 and 2?

Just me then

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 –Spring/Summer Session - Event #04

The Players Championship

May 09 – May 12 ___ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 50 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

2. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (2/6) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

2. Mary_S ____________ 40 (4/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

4. Davie _____________ 30 (3/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

5. LadyPutt __________ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

5. Redrage ___________ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

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No one likes a show off so to BlueCoverman who just missed out on the perfect six due to Jim Furyk. Mary_S’s picks heeded her cry and pulled their fingers out, four of them making the weekend cut. Everyone bar SetupDetermines had half of their picks through: Setup could only manage two.

Sergio Garcia had the round of the day with a 65, he earned low round bonus points for BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines. Greg Owen had the worse round of the day on the way to missing the cut, he shot 82. The cut line was Even par as we wave goodbye to over half the GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks.

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Round 2 Low Round (20 points)
Sergio Garcia -7
1. SetupDetermines
2. BlueCoverman

Round 2 Worse Round (20 points)
Greg Owen +10
1. None

Cut line (10 points)
Even or lower

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 –Spring/Summer Session - Event #04

The Players Championship

May 09 – May 12 ___ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 50 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

2. Mary_S ____________ 40 (4/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

3. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (2/6) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

4. Davie _____________ 30 (3/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

5. LadyPutt __________ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

5. Redrage ___________ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30


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After weather delayed the completion of the third round nothing much happened for GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers. 49 year old Jeff Maggert had the round of the day posting 66, Ben Curtis had the worse round with an 80. The Top 10 Low Scores mark was 69 and another old boy was among them; Angel Cabrera with the best round of the remaining picks earned points for Mary_S who closed the gap on BlueCoverman to 10 points. No doubt he will remind us that he’s still looking good with two of the three players sharing the lead after round 3.

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Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Jeff Maggert -6
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (20 points)
Ben Curtis +8
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (20 points)
-3 or lower

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Thanks for the update GG, and well done to Angel for pulling his finger out! I'm on your tail Blue.

I'm going to stay at my sister's this evening, unfortunately she doesn't have Sky Sports (I sometimes wonder if we're really related), so I'll miss the final round unless I can find some online coverage.

It's all over bar the shouting Grumps

Good luck in the race for second place Mary

Shouldn't I have some points for Sergio being in the top 10 after round 3. ??

Not wishing to butt in but as Grumps is probably on the golf course...it is points awarded for the top ten scores on round 3 the 'moving day' Setup. Sergio would have to scored 69 or better to earn some points

That's very good of you Blue, much appreciated. Sorry Setup, not only is he winning but he's right too.

Sergio are you having a laugh at 17?

Don't worry Blue, it's part of the master plan to screw Setup

3 balls in the water and 6 over par for the last 2 holes, then I guess that the master plan succeeded Grumps!

Someone should tell him they play 18 holes not 16.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2012 –Spring/Summer Session - Event #04

The Players Championship

May 09 – May 12 ___ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 50 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 160 _____ 250

2. Mary_S ____________ 40 (4/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 230

3. Davie _____________ 30 (3/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 140 _____ 190

4. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (2/6) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 120

5. LadyPutt __________ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 70

5. Redrage ___________ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 70

7. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 30 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 50


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As expected the gloating BlueCoverman took home the bacon from the Players Championship despite being run close by Mary_S. He had three finishers versus her two and that was enough to seal victory. Davie had a first and last combo to move into third place. SetupDetermines was derailed by Sergio Garcia’s meltdown over the last two holes. RedRage and LadyPutt barely scratched the surface and the less said about 1GrumpyGolfer’s performance the better.

67 was the low score of the day and that was set by Kevin Streelman, Martin Laird, and Jimmy Walker. Peter Hanson had the worst round with an 82. No one picked any of these players so no bonus points were awarded.

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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Kevin Streelman -5
1. None

Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Martin Laird -5
1. None

Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Jimmy Walker -5
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (20 points)
Peter Hanson +10
1. None

Last Place (20 points)
Jonas Blixt

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At last a Major champion!

(What do you mean its not a Major?)

Unofficially then Blue

OK I'll have to amend my newly edited CV to include the word unofficial...

Anyone seen the fuss today over another suspect drop from Tiger?

I've seen a few YouTube clips and it seems to me he clearly dropped in the wrong place (by a couple of hundred yards, not a couple of feet) - how does he keep getting away with it?

He is good at cheating, ask Elin it took her ages to find out

I thought exactly the same thing about the drop - there was no way he should have dropped there. He should have done back, probably to just in front of the ladies' tee. But then, of course, he's Tiger Woods and seems to be able to drop anywhere he likes.

Unbelievable.

Lifted from the dark side:-

Rules violation?

Nope.

"I saw it perfectly off the tee," explained Wittenberg. "I told him exactly where I thought it crossed, and we all agreed"

Wittenberg reiterated that Woods actively consulted with him in order to determine the point where the ball last crossed the hazard.

"We talked to each other," he said. "I told him I thought it crossed on the corner of the bunker right where he took his drop.

"There is no doubt, guys," Wittenberg added. "The ball crossed where he dropped."

Following the conclusion of play, the PGA Tour released the following statement regarding the situation:

"Without definite evidence, the point where Woods' ball last crossed the lateral water hazard is determined through best judgement by Woods and his fellow competitor," the statement read. "If that point later proves to be a wrong point (through television or other means), the player is not penalized by Rule 26-1 given the fact that a competitor would risk incurring a penalty every time he makes an honest judgment as to the point where his ball last crosses a water-hazard margin and that judgement subsequently proves incorrect."

My guess is the conversation went something like this:-

"Where do you think that crossed Casey?"

I'm not too sure Tiger"

"I'll tell you what, you say it crossed right up here. They can't penalise either of us and next time I go to Vegas I'll take you with me and sort you out a couple of girls"

I must say I completely agree with the "idea" behind the PGA statement that it shouldn't be judged afterward - but it should be judged properly at the time FFS!