GolfChatUK Fantasy League – Summer/Autumn Session - Event #04 USPGA

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

USPGA Championship

Aug 08 – Aug 11 ___ Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Redrage __________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 60 ____  00 ____ 270 _____ 540

2. BlueCoverman _____ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____  00 ____ 225 _____ 465

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 75 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____  00 ____ 315 _____ 450

4. Davie ____________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____  00 ____ 180 _____ 390

5. LadyPutt __________ 60 (4/6) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 _____ 90 _____ 270

6. Mary_S ____________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  00 _____ 60 _____ 195

7. SetupDetermines ___ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  00 _____ 00 _____ 135

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With GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers picking the winner for the fourth event in a row there was little anyone could do to prevent RedRage from taking the USPGA title.  The 1-3 finish from Jason Dufner and Henrik Stenson sealed the win from his nearest challenger, BlueCoverman.  BlueCoverman could only muster a 1-8 finish from Dufner and Zach Johnson.  1GrumpyGolfer was the biggest mover and points scorer with three of his picks in the finish points courtesy of Dufner, Stenson, and Johnson. Davie also picked Dufner and LadyPutt had picked Stenson.  Mary_S had two picks finish in the points through Rory McIlroy and Ricky Fowler.  SetupDetermines had none.

The round of the day came from Scott Piercy with a 65.  Darren Clarke had an 80 and he ended with the worse round, last place combo.  No one picked either of these so bonus points were awarded.  

The GolfChatUK Fantasy League stays Stateside as there is no European Tour event this week.  The Wyndham Championship will be the final PGA Tour event for Fantasy Leaguers this year and is also the event that will set the field for the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Scott Piercy -5
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (30 points)
Darren Clarke +10
1. None

Last Place (30 points)
Darren Clarke
1. None

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I'm not sure about Moving Day but maybe Hokey Cokey Day, shake it all about, fits better.  Scores were all over the place in Round 3, some big names collapsed, some big names made a bit of a move, plus some lesser known players sneaking about under the radar.  In the end, when the dust settled RedRage now has a distinct advantage over BlueCoverman at the top of the leaderboard.  LadyPutt, hitched up her skirt and, made a charge too; they both had two picks in the Top 10 Low Scores.  1GrumpyGolfer, Mary_S, and SetupDetermines also had one pick score points.  BlueCoverman sneaked into the points by opting for the worse round bonus points.  

Dustin Johnson had the round of the day with a 65 and Gary Woodland the worst with an 80.  Only Woodland was picked by a Fantasy Leaguer.  The Top 10 Low Scores were shared by 11 pros and a round of 69 or lower got you into that select group.

Six picks are in the finish points at the moment and a couple are close by; will GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers have picked the winner for the fourth event in a row?  Can anyone catch RedRage?  

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Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Dustin Johnson -5
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Gary Woodland +10
1. BlueCoverman

Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-1 or lower

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GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers lost five picks for the weekend; four missed the cut and one withdrew.  However the loss of picks only affected four Fantasy Leaguers. BlueCoverman, Davie, and RedRage all had the perfect six earning plenty of points and a share of the lead at this halfway stage.  Everyone else lost a pick to the cut line but LadyPutt also suffered from the withdrawal of another pick.

Jason Dufner shot a course record 63 and that earned bonus points for 1GrumpyGolfer, BlueCoverman, Davie, and RedRage. Three of the Club Pros had the worse round; Bob Sowards, Mark Brown, and Lee Rhind all had 82s.  The race for the Best Club Professional is over as all twenty Club Pros missed the cut.

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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Jason Dufner -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. Davie
4. RedRage

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Bob Sowards +12
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Mark Brown +12
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Lee Rhind +12
1. None

Cut Line (15 points)
+3 or lower

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The was some low scoring and high scoring from GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks at the USPGA Championship.  On the positive side Lee Westwood and Paul Casey scored Low Round points for everyone except 1GrumpyGolfer.  Women's intuition from LadyPutt has meant that she holds the lead at the moment as she picked both Westwood and Casey.  The low round was 65 and that was posted by Jim Furyk and Adam Scott.  The worst round came from one of the Club Professionals; Chip Sullivan, he had 84.

In the race for the Best Club Professional there seemed to be some misunderstanding by GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers as they seemed to pick the worst Club Pro not the best.  RedRage and Davie have fared the best with their pick of Danny Balin who is at +3 but he is still 2 shots away from the cut line.

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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Adam Scott -5
1. None

Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Jim Furyk -5
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Chip Sullivan +14
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-3 or lower

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The final major of the year will be played out at Oak Hill Country Club in New York.  As usual this is one of the strongest fields that we see in majors with 99 out of the top 100 players having entered.  Louis Oosthuizen, ranked 16, is the player that is missing due to injury.  Oak Hill has hosted many major championships in the past including the US Open, US Amateur, USPGA, Ryder Cup, Senior US Open and Senior USPGA.  It last held the USPGA 10 years ago when Shaun Micheel closed out the win in emphatic style with a fabulous 7 iron approach shot to a matter of inches.  Micheel is back in the field along with a number of former USPGA champions.  The two Ryder Cup captains for Gleneagles are playing and the 2013 major champions have been grouped together.  The field strength is somewhat tempered by the inclusion of club professionals.

There are 20 club professionals taking part, identified by (CP) after their name, so we will have a separate pick for the Best Club Professional.  The Best Club Professional pick does not have to be one of your Cat C picks unless you so desire.  30 points will be on offer for correctly picking the Best Club Professional; if no club professionals make the cut then no points will be awarded.

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 – August 5th 2013:

CATEGORY A
Tiger Woods 1
Phil Mickelson 2
Rory McIlroy 3
Justin Rose 4
Adam Scott 5
Matt Kuchar 6
Brandt Snedeker 7
Graeme McDowell 8
Luke Donald 9
Keegan Bradley 10
Henrik Stenson 11
Lee Westwood 12
Steve Stricker 13
Charl Schwartzel 14
Ernie Els 15

CATEGORY B
Ian Poulter 17
Sergio Garcia 18
Bubba Watson 19
Jason Day 20
Jason Dufner 21
Webb Simpson 22
Dustin Johnson 23
Bill Haas 24
Hunter Mahan 25
Zach Johnson 26
Jim Furyk 27
Matteo Manassero 28
Branden Grace 29
Peter Hanson 30
Nick Watney 31
Bo Van Pelt 32
Hideki Matsuyama 33
Richard Sterne 34
Martin Kaymer 35
Rickie Fowler 36
Jamie Donaldson 37
Billy Horschel 38
Francesco Molinari 39
Kevin Streelman 40
Thorbjorn Olesen 41
Nicolas Colsaerts 42
Angel Cabrera 43
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 44
Ryan Moore 45
Scott Piercy 46
Jonas Blixt 47
Carl Pettersson 48
David Lynn 49
Martin Laird 50
Michael Thompson 51
Paul Lawrie 52
Jordan Spieth 53
Robert Garrigus 54
D.A. Points 55
Tim Clark 56
Miguel Angel Jimenez 57
Russell Henley 58
Boo Weekley 59
Thongchai Jaidee 60
Bernd Wiesberger 61
Thomas Bjorn 62
Chris Wood 63
Marcel Siem 64
Jimmy Walker 65
Mikko Ilonen 66
Kyle Stanley 67
Freddie Jacobson 68
Alex Noren 69
George Coetzee 70
Marc Leishman 71
Graham DeLaet 72
Harris English 73
Stephen Gallacher 74
Luke Guthrie 75
David Lingmerth 76
Padraig Harrington 77
Ken Duke 78
Joost Luiten 79
Scott Stallings 80
Shane Lowry 81
Charles Howell-III 82
John Merrick 83
Ryan Palmer 84
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 85

CATEGORY C
Brett Rumford 86
John Senden 87
Geoff Ogilvy 88
Hiroyuki Fujita 89
Brendon de Jonge 90
Marcus Fraser 91
Sang-Moon Bae 92
Chris Kirk 93
John Huh 94
Paul Casey 95
Rafael Cabrera Bello 96
Kevin Chappell 97
Danny Willett 98
Charley Hoffman 99
K.J. Choi 100
Pablo Larrazabal 101
Richie Ramsay 102
Scott Jamieson 104
Jaco Van Zyl 105
Peter Uihlein 109
Chris Stroud 110
Marc Warren 112
Brooks Koepka 113
Charlie Beljan 116
Roberto Castro 117
Josh Teater 119
Derek Ernst 120
David Toms 126
David Hearn 130
Kevin Stadler 133
Matt Every 141
Stewart Cink 142
Ben Curtis 144
Brian Gay 149
Gary Woodland 152
Vijay Singh 162
Ryo Ishikawa 163
Scott Brown 165
Jason Kokrak 175
Tommy Gainey 197
Lucas Glover 228
Davis Love-III 234
Woody Austin 250
Y.E. Yang 256
Darren Clarke 368
Paul McGinley 423
Rich Beem 762
Tom Watson 910
Shaun Micheel 1040
Kohki Idoki 1418
Mike Small (CP) 1554
Mark Brooks 1563
Danny Balin (CP) 1563
Mark Brown (CP) 1563
Rod Perry (CP) 1563
Lee Rhind (CP) 1563
Sonny Skinner (CP) 1563
Stuart Smith (CP) 1563
Jeff Sorenson (CP) 1563
Bob Sowards (CP) 1563
Chip Sullivan (CP) 1563
JC Anderson (CP) N/A
Caine Fitzgerald (CP) N/A
Bob Gaus (CP) N/A
Kirk Hanefeld (CP) N/A
Rob Labritz (CP) N/A
Jeff Martin (CP) N/A
David McNabb (CP) N/A
David Muttitt (CP) N/A
Ryan Polzin (CP) N/A
Mark Sheftic (CP) N/A

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Upcoming events:
____________ Date ___________ Event ______________________________________ Weight

Event #05 _ Aug 15 – Aug 18 ___ Wyndham Championship _______________________ Weighted 1
_______________________________ Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Event #06 _ Aug 22 – Aug 25 ___ Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles _______ Weighted 1
_______________________________ Gleneagles (PGA Centenary), Auchterarder, Scotland

Event #07 _ Aug 29 - Sep 01 ___ ISPS Handa Wales Open _______________________ Weighted 1
_______________________________ The Celtic Manor Resort (2010 Course), City of Newport, Wales


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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.
Pick 1 Club Professional indicated by (CP) after name

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

Best Club Pro ** __ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

* Points awarded for round only
** Where separate Best Club Pro is specified in rules

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A: Henrik Stenson, Tiger Woods, B. Snedker (r)

B: Ian Poulter, Jason Dufner, Webb Simpson (r)

C: Paul Casey, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Gary Woodland (r)

CP: Danny Balin

Anyone in the US care to enlighten me on any of the CPs or are we just picking blind as usual?

It's a good point LP, perhaps Grumps could give us a detailed write-up on all 20 of them?

Kevin Costner not on the list.....or Roy McAvoy....KC's character in Tin Cup.

Well, the fact that Mike Small is ranked at 1554 in the OWGR and the others are either ranked at 1563 (lowest possible ranking) or not ranked at all would suggest he's the best.

Blue, I would love to provide a detailed write up for you but feel that wouldn't be fair to RedRage as he has already picked....

Grumps

In your list

Mike Small (CP) 1554
Mark Brooks 1563
Danny Balin (CP) 1563

Is Mark Brooks a CP or just lowly ranked ?

Mark Brooks is lowly ranked and messed up my plan to have all the CPs together. He's a former USPGA champion, which is probably why he's in the field, he also missed a stupidly short putt trying to get out of the way of Retief Goosen in the US Open. If he hadn't missed that putt he would have ended up in the playoff with Goosen and someone else. Goosen then missed his own short putt that meant he had to go into a playoff but it worked out alright for him in the end.

Yeah, I thought it was that Mark Brooks. Was hoping he was a CP.....

I bet my CP plays CraP

Cat A: Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods (res: Brandt Snedeker)
Cat B: Jason Dufner, Zach Johnson (res: Sergio Garcia)
Cat C: Paul Casey, Gary Woodland (res: Charley Hoffman)
 
CP: Mike Small
 
Cheers Grumps

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

CATEGORY B: Jason Dufner, Hunter Mahan (res: Zach Johnson)

CATEGORY C: Paul Casey, Scott Jamieson (res: Peter Uihlein)

CP: Danny Balin

Cat A: Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood (res: Adam Scott)
Cat B: Hunter Mahan, Tim Clark (res: Sergio Garcia)
Cat C: Chris Kirk, Brett Rumford (res: Vijay Singh)

CP: Rob Labritz


I'll put up the rest of my selections later.

Cat A: Tiger Woods, Henrik Stenson. Reserve Keegan Bradley

Cat B: Jason Dufner, Zach Johnson. Reserve Bill Haas

Cat C: Geoff Ogilvy, Chris Kirk. Reserve Danny Willett

CP: Rod Perry

Grumps,

you not feeling too well, got your picks in already ??? 

Only some of them...

I was feeling quite alright Setup until I knocked a full glass of water all over me whilst I was in my boss's office Luckily I'm wearing dark strides today so it doesn't really show

I've got all my picks in thanks Blue. Looks like you've got some good ones

I have got some good ones Grumps, I'm a bit surprised that you only copied 3 of them

BlueCoverman wrote:I have got some good ones Grumps, I'm a bit surprised that you only copied 3 of them

Not copying Blue, validating

validating, the new copying.. 

After last week's dismal failure, I was tempted to "pick by numbers" again, but decided to use my female intuition instead  

Cat A: Henrik Stenson & Lee Westwood (res Ernie Els)
Cat B: Webb Simpson & Angel Cabrera (res Nick Watney)
Cat C: Paul Casey & Pablo Larrazabal (res Josh Teater)

CP: Mike Small (according to Grumps!)

Woah, I just suggested that his OWGR position suggested that he's was the best.

GCUKFL accepts no liability for the performance of picks. Past performance does not guarantee future performance and the value of your picks can go down as well as up. Member of the FLU, regulated by the WFLF.

In today's consumer protected and evermore litigious society you simply cannot hide behind smallprint Grumps. I too picked Mike Small solely due to your quite clear recommendation and if he fails to perform there is no doubt that you will hear from my solicitor

Cat A: Tiger Woods; Rory McIlroy (Res. Graeme McDowell)

Cat B: Rickie Fowler; Hunter Mahan (Res. Sergio Garcia)

Cat C: Sang-Moon Bae; Paul Casey (Res. Brooks Koepa)

CP: Sonny Skinner

Cheers GG.

I hear you can get pills for that now Blue

With a name like Small perhaps he needs them

Mary picked after the first players had teed off but she had 15 minutes before Casey and Mahan actually started.

BlueCoverman wrote:I bet Setup's CP plays CraP

Fixed it for you Blue

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Mary picked after the first players had teed off but she had 15 minutes before Casey and Mahan actually started.

OK by me.

Scores for the first of the first round finishers are just coming through and Setup's CP isn't last anymore. After getting to +8 after the first nine he steadied the ship with a level par back nine. Bo Van Pelt currently +10 and last.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

BlueCoverman wrote:I bet Setup's CP plays CraP

Fixed it for you Blue

Ha Ha Ha.

He's going down the driving range for a tune up with his trainer

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Mary picked after the first players had teed off but she had 15 minutes before Casey and Mahan actually started.

Thanks Grumps.  

You were approved by LP too so no worries about your picks.

BlueCoverman wrote:I bet Grumps's CP plays CraP

Get in! 7 bogies in a row  

Just seen a picture of Sonny Skinner - looks like he should be playing on the seniors tour! 3 over through 3 so far.

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

USPGA Championship

Aug 08 – Aug 11 ___ Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

2. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

2. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

2. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

2. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

2. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

7. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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The was some low scoring and high scoring from GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks at the USPGA Championship. On the positive side Lee Westwood and Paul Casey scored Low Round points for everyone except 1GrumpyGolfer. Women's intuition from LadyPutt has meant that she holds the lead at the moment as she picked both Westwood and Casey. The low round was 65 and that was posted by Jim Furyk and Adam Scott. The worst round came from one of the Club Professionals; Chip Sullivan, he had 84.

In the race for the Best Club Professional there seemed to be some misunderstanding by GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers as they seemed to pick the worst Club Pro not the best. RedRage and Davie have fared the best with their pick of Danny Balin who is at +3 but he is still 2 shots away from the cut line.

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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Adam Scott -5
1. None

Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Jim Furyk -5
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Chip Sullivan +14
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-3 or lower

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Quite a few of the CraP players are on the Senior Tour.

I bet Grumps didn't tell us that..... 

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:Quite a few of the CraP players are on the Senior Tour.

I bet Grumps didn't tell us that..... 

Most likely 'cos Grumps didn't know that

Jamie Donaldson withdrawn with a back injury but doesn't look like anyone picked him

Did Mark Brooks not also withdraw ?

I thought I saw that on Golf Channel last night.

Now Grumps can get all his CraP players all-in-a-row.  

He did withdraw Setup. JJ Henry came in to replace him but the tournament had already started when I saw that so I couldn't be bothered to line up all the CraP players.

Bo Van Pelt has also withdrawn, Davie, must have been something to do with his CraP round!

Angel Cabrera is also out of the tournament mid way through his round. He had just made birdie too.

Looks like all of our CPs played CraP. Good call Blue. Only 1 CP is above the cut line at the moment; can he hold on to be King of the CPs

Brett Rumford; what a terrible back nine......

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

USPGA Championship

Aug 08 – Aug 11 ___ Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. BlueCoverman _____ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

1. Davie ____________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

1. Redrage __________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

4. LadyPutt __________ 60 (4/6) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 75 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105

5. Mary_S ____________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105

5. SetupDetermines ___ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105

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GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers lost five picks for the weekend; four missed the cut and one withdrew. However the loss of picks only affected four Fantasy Leaguers. BlueCoverman, Davie, and RedRage all had the perfect six earning plenty of points and a share of the lead at this halfway stage. Everyone else lost a pick to the cut line but LadyPutt also suffered from the withdrawal of another pick.

Jason Dufner shot a course record 63 and that earned bonus points for 1GrumpyGolfer, BlueCoverman, Davie, and RedRage. Three of the Club Pros had the worse round; Bob Sowards, Mark Brown, and Lee Rhind all had 82s. The race for the Best Club Professional is over as all twenty Club Pros missed the cut.

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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Jason Dufner -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. Davie
4. RedRage

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Bob Sowards +12
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Mark Brown +12
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Lee Rhind +12
1. None

Cut Line (15 points)
+3 or lower

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

USPGA Championship

Aug 08 – Aug 11 ___ Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. Redrage __________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 270

2. BlueCoverman _____ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

3. Davie ____________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

4. LadyPutt __________ 60 (4/6) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 75 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

5. Mary_S ____________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

5. SetupDetermines ___ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

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I'm not sure about Moving Day but maybe Hokey Cokey Day, shake it all about, fits better. Scores were all over the place in Round 3, some big names collapsed, some big names made a bit of a move, plus some lesser known players sneaking about under the radar. In the end, when the dust settled RedRage now has a distinct advantage over BlueCoverman at the top of the leaderboard. LadyPutt, hitched up her skirt and, made a charge too; they both had two picks in the Top 10 Low Scores. 1GrumpyGolfer, Mary_S, and SetupDetermines also had one pick score points. BlueCoverman sneaked into the points by opting for the worse round bonus points.

Dustin Johnson had the round of the day with a 65 and Gary Woodland the worst with an 80. Only Woodland was picked by a Fantasy Leaguer. The Top 10 Low Scores were shared by 11 pros and a round of 69 or lower got you into that select group.

Six picks are in the finish points at the moment and a couple are close by; will GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers have picked the winner for the fourth event in a row? Can anyone catch RedRage?

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Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Dustin Johnson -5
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Gary Woodland +10
1. BlueCoverman

Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-1 or lower

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Should be an interesting evening, will Westwood and McIlroy playing together spur each other on to make an assault on the leaders? Hope that Furyk isn't too slow today - I want to be in bed before midnight!  

Oh well, the answer to all the above was a resounding "No"  

Are we all Duffnering today?  

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

USPGA Championship

Aug 08 – Aug 11 ___ Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Redrage __________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 270 _____ 540

2. BlueCoverman _____ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 225 _____ 465

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 75 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 315 _____ 450

4. Davie ____________ 150 (6/6) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 390

5. LadyPutt __________ 60 (4/6) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 270

6. Mary_S ____________ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 195

7. SetupDetermines ___ 75 (5/6) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 00 _____ 135

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With GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers picking the winner for the fourth event in a row there was little anyone could do to prevent RedRage from taking the USPGA title. The 1-3 finish from Jason Dufner and Henrik Stenson sealed the win from his nearest challenger, BlueCoverman. BlueCoverman could only muster a 1-8 finish from Dufner and Zach Johnson. 1GrumpyGolfer was the biggest mover and points scorer with three of his picks in the finish points courtesy of Dufner, Stenson, and Johnson. Davie also picked Dufner and LadyPutt had picked Stenson. Mary_S had two picks finish in the points through Rory McIlroy and Ricky Fowler. SetupDetermines had none.

The round of the day came from Scott Piercy with a 65. Darren Clarke had an 80 and he ended with the worse round, last place combo. No one picked either of these so bonus points were awarded.

The GolfChatUK Fantasy League stays Stateside as there is no European Tour event this week. The Wyndham Championship will be the final PGA Tour event for Fantasy Leaguers this year and is also the event that will set the field for the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Scott Piercy -5
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (30 points)
Darren Clarke +10
1. None

Last Place (30 points)
Darren Clarke
1. None

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Well done RedRage - quite a comprehensive victory.  

Thanks for the final standings GG, and thanks to SetUp for propping me up!