GolfChatUK Fantasy League - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01 - SA Open

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

South African Open Championship

Nov 21 – Nov 24 ___ Glendower GC, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Mary_S ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 60 _____ 115

2. Redrage ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 35 ______ 85

3. BlueCoverman ______ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 20 ______ 65

4. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 35 ______ 60

5. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 20 ______ 45

6. SetupDetermines ___ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 05 ______ 40

7. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 00 ______ 20

 
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While one Surry is not so happy after the final round another has disappointment tempered by a convincing victory in the first GolfChatUK Fantasy League event of the season.  Mary_S had two finishers in the top 4 and that enabled her to coast to the finish line.  RedRage was the closest challenger with two picks scoring points.  1GrumpyGolfer matched RedRage's finish points haul but that wasn't enough to earn a podium finish; BlueCoverman hung on to take third.  Everyone else, except Davie, had a pick score points.
 
Trevor Fisher-Jnr shot a 64 to catapult himself up into a top 10 finish.  James Kamte slumped to an 81 and that poor round saw him fall 44 places on the leaderboard.  Lucas Bjerregaard finished in last place.  No one picked any of these players so no points were awarded in the final round.
 
It looks like the GolfChatUK Fantasy League will stay in South Africa for the Alfred Dunhill Championship next week as tournament play comes to a close in 2013.
 
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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Trevor Fisher-Jr -8
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
James Kamte +9
1. None
 
Last Place (10 points)
Lucas Bjerregaard +4
1. None
 
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There may have been plenty of points on offer in round 3 but GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers didn't seem to take advantage.  Hennie Otto had a stunning back nine finishing with 29 after taking 7 on the ninth.  His round of 65 was the best of the day and that catapulted Mary into the top spot.  RedRage and Davie picked up points as one of their picks each shot 68 and that was the score needed to make the Top 10 Low Scores.  There were two players, Doug McGuigan and Chris Swanepoel, who each shot 78 which was the worse round but no one picked either of them.
 
In other news, at the World Cup of Golf Stuart Manley had 3 ones on the card.  He had a hole in one at the third and was cruelly denied a new Mercedes as it was only on offer for the final round.  He was probably giving it some Muttleys as he took 11 to complete the next!  
 
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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Hennie Otto -7
1. Mary_S
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Doug McGuigan +6
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Chris Swanepoel +6
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower
 
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A final hole birdie for Darren Fichardt meant that he scrapped into the weekend after a remarkable turnaround from round 1.  His 65 included two holes where he made a 3 and 4 shot improvement over yesterday.  He was one of the reasons that the cut line moved at a very late stage to -2.  Fichardt will probably be off of Mary_S's Christmas card list as the moving cut line knocked out Lyle Rowe and prevented Mary from having a perfect six.  The next closest was RedRage who had four picks, almost everyone else had three picks except for Davie who has to make do with two.  Mary will most likely console herself with the fact that Steve made the cut more comfortably than it looks.
 
Charl Schwartzel matched Fichardt's 65 and these were the rounds of the day.  This earned bonus points for everyone bar Davie, again, and even more for BlueCoverman and RedRage who had picked both of them.  The worse rounds were 80s, most likely because Stephen Swanepoel retired, and they were from Dion Fourie and Gavan Levenson.  
 
10 points separates the top 4 on the leaderboard and with plenty of bonus points available in round 3 there's still a lot to play for.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Charl Schwartzel -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. LadyPutt
4. Mary_S
5. RedRage
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Darren Fichardt -7
1. BlueCoverman
2. RedRage
3. SetupDetermines
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Dion Fourie +8
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Gavan Levenson +8
1. None
 
Cut line (5 points)
-2 or lower
 
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A fine start to round 1 from GolfChatUK's Steve Surry brought early promise of points for round 1 but some fine golf late in the day meant that he just missed out on scoring points for half of the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers.  Matthew Nixon was one of those late finishers and his round of 64 was the best of the day.  The Top 5 Low Round mark was 66 and Retief Goosen rolled back the years to match that mark.  That earned points for BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines and that was it for the scoring.  Stephen Swanepoel had the worse round with an 89.
 
With the cut line close to being under par already there's work to do for some picks if they are to make the weekend.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Matthew Nixon -8
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Stephen Swanepoel +17
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-6 or lower
 
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There's not much of a cooling off period after the end to the 2013 season and the first event of the 2013-2014, which is also the opener to the 2014 European Tour season, kicks off just four days after Henrik Stenson wrapped up the double money-bags award.  King Stenson is in his counting house and not returning to South Africa to defend his South African Open title which ironically was his first European Tour win for five years.  Charl Schwartzel is the headline act and the only one ranked in the top 50 and just one other player is ranked in the top 100.  
 
GolfChatUK's resident pro, Steve Surry, is in Cat C.  After recent success and ranked some 400 odd places higher than this time last year he was automatically entered rather than trying to Monday qualify.  Please note there is a strong possiblity you will not make it onto Mary's Christmas card list if he isn't among your picks.
 
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 – November 18th 2013:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Charl SCHWARTZEL 22
Ross FISHER 80
Scott JAMIESON 107
Darren FICHARDT 135
Jaco VAN ZYL 137
Thomas AIKEN 151
Alejandro CANIZARES 167
Hennie OTTO 175
Garth MULROY 178
Paul WARING 182
Simon DYSON 185
Steve WEBSTER 189
Kristoffer BROBERG 191
Justin WALTERS 195
 
CATEGORY B
 
Romain WATTEL 202
Daan HUIZING 205
Craig LEE 206
Andrea PAVAN 208
JB HANSEN 215
Michael HOEY 225
Eddie PEPPERELL 227
Marco CRESPI 233
Sihwan KIM 237
Robert ROCK 238
Morten Orum MADSEN 244
Edoardo MOLINARI 261
Peter LAWRIE 266
Francois CALMELS 268
Adrian OTAEGUI 274
Jake ROOS 277
Retief GOOSEN 278
Wade ORMSBY 280
Tjaart VAN DER WALT 283
Magnus A CARLSSON 286
Graeme STORM 287
Simon THORNTON 288
Lee SLATTERY 289
Nacho ELVIRA 291
Seve BENSON 293
Johan CARLSSON 295
David DRYSDALE 307
Chris DOAK 310
Damien MCGRANE 320
Jamie MCLEARY 321
James KINGSTON 324
Trevor FISHER-Jr 325
Matthew BALDWIN 331
Peter WHITEFORD 332
Alexander LEVY 333
Anthony WALL 348
Dawie VAN DER WALT 349
Jorge CAMPILLO 360
Jbe' KRUGER 364
Merrick BREMNER 365
Gareth MAYBIN 371
Andreas HARTØ 375
Tyrrell HATTON 376
Victor RIU 381
Paul MCGINLEY 382
Doug McGUIGAN 383
Andy SULLIVAN 390
Jacques BLAAUW 400
Ulrich VAN DEN BERG 406
Matthew NIXON 417
Tom LEWIS 419
Desvonde BOTES 422
Richard FINCH 427
Jean HUGO 434
Jaco AHLERS 439
Thomas LEVET 446
Andrew CURLEWIS 447
Ruan DE SMIDT 455
Simon WAKEFIELD 470
James MORRISON 480
Lucas BJERREGAARD 494
Titch MOORE 496
 
CATEGORY C
 
Keith HORNE 512
Michael HOLLICK 519
Bryce EASTON 535
Vaughn GROENEWALD 536
Adam GEE 543
Dean BURMESTER 555
Oliver BEKKER 568
Danie VAN TONDER 581
Louis DE JAGER 587
PH MCINTYRE 597
Soren HANSEN 615
Mark WILLIAMS 621
Ryan CAIRNS 627
Charl COETZEE 632
Mikael LUNDBERG 635
Alex HAINDL 643
Justin HARDING 647
Allan VERSFELD 653
Colin NEL 677
James KAMTE 682
Chris SWANEPOEL 690
Neil SCHIETEKAT 691
Niclas FASTH 712
James HEATH 732
Christiaan BASSON 751
Heinrich BRUINERS 756
Shaun NORRIS 770
Matthew CARVELL 798
JJ SENEKAL 800
Lyle ROWE 823
Steve SURRY 848
Tano GOYA 865
Brandon PIETERS 870
Andrew GEORGIOU 889
Tyrone FERREIRA 906
Carlos DEL MORAL 929
Ross WELLINGTON 931
Ockie STRYDOM 947
Keenan DAVIDSE 975
Lindani NDWANDWE 981
Warren ABERY 1046
Teboho SEFATSA 1076
Hendrik BUHRMANN 1097
Toto THIMBA 1176
Grant MULLER 1199
Peter KARMIS 1237
Theunis SPANGENBERG 1241
David FROST 1284
Atti SCHWARTZEL 1325
JG CLAASSEN 1412
Pablo MARTIN BENAVIDES 1425
Sipho BUJELA 1528
Bennie VAN DER MERWE 1528
David DUVAL 1528
Dion FOURIE 1528
Gavan LEVENSON 1528
Zander LOMBARD 1528
Stephen SWANEPOEL N/A
T I MAZIBUKO N/A
Louis TAYLOR N/A
Thriston LAWRENCE N/A
Christiaan BEZUIDENHOUT N/A
N.J. ARNOLDI N/A
 
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Upcoming events:
____________ Date ___________ Event ______________________________________ Weight
 
Stay tuned for the 2013-2014 season schedule

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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

Low Amateur ** ____ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

* Points awarded for round only
** Where separate Low Amateur is specified in rules
 
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First out of the blocks this week!

Cat A: Charl Schwartzel; Hennie Otto (res. Steve Webster)

Cat B: Edoardo Molinari; Chris Doak (res. Anthony Wall)

Cat C: Oliver Bekker; Lyle Rowe (res. Vaughn Groenewald)

After much deliberation, I decided that I would stick to my pledge of not jinxing any of the West country boys!  

Not even a reserve? I won't tell him...

Good luck to Steve...is that enough to get me a Christmas card?  
 
Cat A: Darren Fichardt, Charl Schwartzel (res: Alejandro Canizares)
 
Cat B: Retief Goosen, Romain Wattel (res: James Kingston)
 
Cat C: Soren Hansen, Carlos Del Moral (res: Keith Horne)
 
 
Cheers Grumps, let the new season begin

Cat A: Darren Fichardt, Thomas Aiken (res: Alejandro Canizares)

Cat B: Retief Goosen, Peter LAWRIE (res: Tjaart VAN DER WALT)

Cat C: Christiaan BEZUIDENHOUT, Carlos Del Moral (res: David DUVAL)

CATEGORY A: Ross FISHER, Scott JAMIESON (res: Thomas AIKEN)

CATEGORY B: Robert ROCK, Romain WATTEL (res: Peter LAWRIE)

CATEGORY C: Soren HANSEN, Steve SURRY (res: Vaughn GROENEWALD)

Cat A: Justin WALTERS & Charl SCHWARTZEL (res Paul WARING)
Cat B: Craig LEE & Gareth MAYBIN (res Lucas BJERREGAARD)
Cat C: Keith HORNE & Steve SURRY (res Danie VAN TONDER)

A: C Schwartzel, D Fichardt, T Aiken (r)
B: T van der Waalt, J Kingston, C. Lee (r)
C: W Abery, N. Schietekat, J Kamte (r)

Charl Schwartzel, Garth Mulroy, Darren Fichardt reserve

Tjaart van der Walt, Dawie van der Walt, Trevor Fisher-Jr reserve

Keith Horne, Steve Surry, Carlos Del Moral reserve

Is that your little boy I can see in 2nd place after a first round 68 Mary?
 
Congratulations Steve!

He's tied for third now but scoring seems high so there's a good chance he will stay near the top. Of course we're supporting him for all the right reasons and not just wishing for Fantasy League points.

Those of us who didn't pick Steve are supporting him for all the right reasons! What's your excuse Mary?

BlueCoverman wrote:Those of us who didn't pick Steve are supporting him for all the right reasons! What's your excuse Mary?

Just couldn't risk the jinx of Typhoid Mary on my wee lad!  

It's gonna be a long day and night - nervous for tomorrow already!  

Birdies on three of the par 5s and an eagle on par4 11 .. that must've been quite special!

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

South African Open Championship

Nov 21 – Nov 24 ___ Glendower GC, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

1. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

3. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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

3. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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

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A fine start to round 1 from GolfChatUK's Steve Surry brought early promise of points for round 1 but some fine golf late in the day meant that he just missed out on scoring points for half of the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers. Matthew Nixon was one of those late finishers and his round of 64 was the best of the day. The Top 5 Low Round mark was 66 and Retief Goosen rolled back the years to match that mark. That earned points for BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines and that was it for the scoring. Stephen Swanepoel had the worse round with an 89.

With the cut line close to being under par already there's work to do for some picks if they are to make the weekend.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Matthew Nixon -8
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Stephen Swanepoel +17
1. None

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

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Sorry that Steve didn't quite manage any points for those who put their fantasy league reputations on the line!

Had a quick word with him, apparently he didn't play that well but managed to score well. The eagle was driver and then 7 iron into the hole, unfortunately the cameras didn't capture it.   Will have to see what tomorrow brings, I will be happy if he makes the cut.

You can relax now Mary. Steve comfortably made the cut after a round of 73 today. Let's hope he can kick on over the weekend and earn a nice pay packet in time to buy his mum something nice for Christmas.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:You can relax now Mary. Steve comfortably made the cut after a round of 73 today. Let's hope he can kick on over the weekend and earn a nice pay packet in time to buy his mum something nice for Christmas.

..... and breathe!  

Cheers GG.   I think I saw something in the Fantasy League rules about next of kin getting points when a player makes the cut.  

Mary_S wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:You can relax now Mary. Steve comfortably made the cut after a round of 73 today. Let's hope he can kick on over the weekend and earn a nice pay packet in time to buy his mum something nice for Christmas.

..... and breathe!  

Cheers GG.   I think I saw something in the Fantasy League rules about next of kin getting points when a player makes the cut.  

I did have something in last season's scoring system for Steve but you had to have picked him.  

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

South African Open Championship

Nov 21 – Nov 24 ___ Glendower GC, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 45

2. Redrage ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 40

3. Mary_S ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 35

3. SetupDetermines ___ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 35

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 25

5. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 25

7. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 10

 
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A final hole birdie for Darren Fichardt meant that he scrapped into the weekend after a remarkable turnaround from round 1.  His 65 included two holes where he made a 3 and 4 shot improvement over yesterday.  He was one of the reasons that the cut line moved at a very late stage to -2.  Fichardt will probably be off of Mary_S's Christmas card list as the moving cut line knocked out Lyle Rowe and prevented Mary from having a perfect six.  The next closest was RedRage who had four picks, almost everyone else had three picks except for Davie who has to make do with two.  Mary will most likely console herself with the fact that Steve made the cut more comfortably than it looks.
 
Charl Schwartzel matched Fichardt's 65 and these were the rounds of the day.  This earned bonus points for everyone bar Davie, again, and even more for BlueCoverman and RedRage who had picked both of them.  The worse rounds were 80s, most likely because Stephen Swanepoel retired, and they were from Dion Fourie and Gavan Levenson.  
 
10 points separates the top 4 on the leaderboard and with plenty of bonus points available in round 3 there's still a lot to play for.
 
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Only two through the cut? That's pathetic! Thank goodness I had faith to pick Steve!

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

South African Open Championship

Nov 21 – Nov 24 ___ Glendower GC, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. Mary_S ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 55

2. Redrage ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

3. BlueCoverman ______ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 45

4. SetupDetermines ___ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 35

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 25

5. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 25

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


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There may have been plenty of points on offer in round 3 but GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers didn't seem to take advantage. Hennie Otto had a stunning back nine finishing with 29 after taking 7 on the ninth. His round of 65 was the best of the day and that catapulted Mary into the top spot. RedRage and Davie picked up points as one of their picks each shot 68 and that was the score needed to make the Top 10 Low Scores. There were two players, Doug McGuigan and Chris Swanepoel, who each shot 78 which was the worse round but no one picked either of them.

In other news, at the World Cup of Golf Stuart Manley had 3 ones on the card. He had a hole in one at the third and was cruelly denied a new Mercedes as it was only on offer for the final round. He was probably giving it some Muttleys as he took 11 to complete the next!


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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Hennie Otto -7
1. Mary_S

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Doug McGuigan +6
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Chris Swanepoel +6
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower

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Looks like Steve gave it his best shot at providing some Fantasy League points for worst round today!  

Not quite good? Enough for that. Sorry to see him have a bad day Mary.

Not a great final day for him Mary but he gave all his supporters here a good run for our money. Certainly makes these events more interesting for us with someone we "know" even by proxy

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

South African Open Championship

Nov 21 – Nov 24 ___ Glendower GC, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Mary_S ____________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 115

2. Redrage ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 85

3. BlueCoverman ______ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 65

4. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 60

5. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 45

6. SetupDetermines ___ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 05 ______ 40

7. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 00 ______ 20


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While one Surry is not so happy after the final round another has disappointment tempered by a convincing victory in the first GolfChatUK Fantasy League event of the season. Mary_S had two finishers in the top 4 and that enabled her to coast to the finish line. RedRage was the closest challenger with two picks scoring points. 1GrumpyGolfer matched RedRage's finish points haul but that wasn't enough to earn a podium finish; BlueCoverman hung on to take third. Everyone else, except Davie, had a pick score points.

Trevor Fisher-Jnr shot a 64 to catapult himself up into a top 10 finish. James Kamte slumped to an 81 and that poor round saw him fall 44 places on the leaderboard. Lucas Bjerregaard finished in last place. No one picked any of these players so no points were awarded in the final round.

It looks like the GolfChatUK Fantasy League will stay in South Africa for the Alfred Dunhill Championship next week as tournament play comes to a close in 2013.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Trevor Fisher-Jr -8
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
James Kamte +9
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Lucas Bjerregaard +4
1. None

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Whoo - all that pre-tournament preparation paid off for me!  

Steve is doing PQ on Tuesday, for a place in the Dunhill. Thanks to everybody for their kind comments this week.

Thanks for the update GG!

Good luck to him Mary, there doesn't look to be that many places available so fingers crossed we have a late addition to category C.