GolfChatUK Fantasy League - Winter/Spring Session - Event #05 Sony Open

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #05

Sony Open

09 - 12 Jan ___ Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  10 _____ 75 _____ 120

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 55 _____ 105

3. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 45 ______ 85

3. Redrage ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 45 ______ 85

5. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 40 ______ 60

5. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 30 ______ 60

7. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 20 ______ 40
 
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A storming final round of 63 from Jimmy Walker won him the Sony Open in Hawaii and saw LadyPutt upgraded to Queen.  Walker's 63 was also the round of the day and those points were just the icing on cake.  She leapfrogged to the top of the pile from midtable and pipped 1GrumpyGolfer who was looking to complete a Hawaiian double.  BlueCoverman and RedRage posted three top 10 finishers but they just trod water in midtable.  Davie and Mary_S each had two picks score points whilst SetupDetermines matched two top 10 finishers and one of the last place finishers in Tommy Gainey.  Gainey's final hole bogey saw him drop into a tie for last place with Derek Tolan who also had the poorest round of the day with a 76.
 
Next week the GolfChatUK Fantasy League switches to the European Tour and to the Middle East for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
 
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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Jimmy Walker -7
1. LadyPutt
 
Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Derek Tolan +6
1. 1. None
 
Last Place (10 points)
Tommy Gainey +2
1. SetupDetermines
 
Last Place (10 points)
Derek Tolan +2
1. None
 
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Almost a quarter of the Sony Open field made the the GolfChatUK Fantasy League Top 10 Low Round scores but only three picks were among them.  Those who picked Zach Johnson scored points, those who didn't pick him missed out entirely.  Three Fantasy Leaguers doubled up on Johnson by adding either Charles Howell-III or Chris Kirk.  The leaderboard is stretching a little after the third round.  BlueCoverman and RedRage have now become the closest to chasers 1GrumpyGolfer as LadyPutt slips back towards the middle of the pack.
 
As 79 players made the third round an MDF was always in the works and those who didn't finish under par were packing their bags.  Two picks lived dangerously but ultimately squeaked into the final round on the number.  The worse round was only 73; Joe Durant and Eric Dugas shot that and packed their bags.  In a blast from the past John Daly eventually repaid a tournament director by shooting 64 and moving into the top 20.  Will Wilcox also shot 64 but no one picked any of the high/low players.
 
Six picks are in the top 20 at the moment and several are close to it.  There's lots to play for in the final round as we say aloha to Hawaii.
 
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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Will Wilcox -6
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
John Daly -6
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Eric Dugas +3
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Joe Durant +3
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower
 
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It's often said that the first cut is the deepest and at the Sony Open the withdrawal of course specialist Tim Clark cut deeply into four GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers.  No one really came close to getting all six picks through to the third round.  Four picks was the best and five GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers managed that.  LadyPutt's pick by numbers got three picks through and Davie could only manage two picks.  
 
We shouldn't feel too bad for Davie as one of his still standing picks, Marc Leishman, shot 64 for a share of round of the day.  Two other pros shot 64; Paul Goydos and Hudson Swafford who you would think would be more likely to be found on a map rather than a golf course.  At the other end of the leaderboard Kirk Nelson slumped to an 80.
 
All that has bunched the Fantasy League leaderboard considerably and 10 points separates top from bottom with LadyPutt sandwiched in the middle.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Marc Leishman -6
1. Davie
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Hudson Swafford -6
1. None
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Paul Goydos -6
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Kirk Nelson +10
1. None
 
Cut line (5 points)
-1 or lower
 
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A mixed bag of scoring from the GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks saw just over half of the picks shoot under par in round one of the Sony Open in Hawaii.  This mixed scoring definitely contributed to the low first round scoring of the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers.  Only two picks made it into the Top 5 Low Round Scores by shooting less than 67; Jimmy Walker had a 66 and Chris Kirk had a 64. This earned points for LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer.  
 
The low round was actually 63 and Sang-Moon Bae can be pretty pleased with his day's work.  The worse round came not from one of BlueCoverman's picks although they did try hard but Jared Sawada who had a 78.
 
With the field tightly packed there could be the possibility of a further cut after round 3 so there's definitely some picks who need to get a move on.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Sang-Moon Bae -7
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Jared Sawada +8
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower
 
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The first full field, with cut, event of 2014 sees us island hop in Hawaii for the Sony Open.
 
Russell Henley is back to defend his record setting title performance from last year with a few others from the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. For some reason the PGA Tour has seen fit to invite two Chinese amateurs in Tianlang Guan and Yanwei Liu.  The Sony Open is a traditional opener for the Web.com Tour graduates but with the recent changes it won't be the first time some of the graduates are on tour this season.  24 or the 25 graduates are here so please do not adjust your sets if you don't recognise some of the names this week.
 
The Waialae Country Club measures out at just over 7000 yards and is a par 70. The course record is held by David Toms at 61, although it is worth noting that Davis Love III had a 60 before the course was renovated.  The scoring record was set last year by Russell Henley, he finished at -24 for 256 total.
 
This is a full field with cut event, so cut points will be available.
 
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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 – January 7th 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Adam Scott 2
Zach Johnson 7
Matt Kuchar 8
Jason Dufner 13
Jordan Spieth 17
Hideki Matsuyama 23
Jimmy Walker 47
Harris English 48
Boo Weekley 54
Scott Piercy 56
Chris Kirk 57
Bo Van Pelt 58
Brendon de Jonge 59
D.A. Points 61
 
CATEGORY B
 
Tim Clark 70
Roberto Castro 72
Marc Leishman 73
Michael Thompson 75
Charles Howell-III 79
Chris Stroud 80
Ryo Ishikawa 83
Russell Henley 87
Hideto Tanihara 94
Ken Duke 98
Chesson Hadley 101
John Huh 102
John Senden 107
Carl Pettersson 110
David Lingmerth 116
Yuta Ikeda 121
Rory Sabbatini 128
Sang-Moon Bae 130
Ryan Palmer 131
Matt Every 133
K.J. Choi 135
Vijay Singh 136
David Hearn 137
Daniel Summerhays 138
Brian Gay 147
John Peterson 148
Derek Ernst 150
Scott Brown 153
Ben Martin 158
Jason Kokrak 162
Stewart Cink 164
Josh Teater 167
Masahiro Kawamura 169
Michael Putnam 170
Brian Harman 173
Morgan Hoffmann 175
Seung-Yul Noh 176
Yusaku Miyazato 177
Brian Stuard 181
Jeff Overton 183
Greg Chalmers 185
Brendon Todd 186
William McGirt 189
Charlie Beljan 190
Pat Perez 191
Nicholas Thompson 200
Cameron Tringale 201
John Rollins 202
Mark Wilson 207
Edward Loar 210
Jerry Kelly 213
Justin Leonard 218
Jeff Maggert 219
Ted Potter-Jr. 220
Bud Cauley 221
Charlie Wi 228
Toshinori Muto 229
Kevin Na 234
D.H. Lee 243
Russell Knox 245
Woody Austin 249
 
CATEGORY C
 
Andrew Svoboda 252
James Hahn 259
Justin Hicks 262
Johnson Wagner 266
Troy Matteson 271
Stuart Appleby 273
Jonathan Byrd 274
Tommy Gainey 275
Kevin Tway 307
Brad Fritsch 308
Peter Malnati 313
Will MacKenzie 315
Tim Wilkinson 316
Spencer Levin 317
Retief Goosen 318
Y.E. Yang 322
Will Wilcox 326
Scott Gardiner 331
Jim Herman 334
Scott Langley 341
Mark Anderson 342
Steven Bowditch 344
Ricky Barnes 347
Bronson La'Cassie 350
Sean O'Hair 353
Kevin Kisner 356
Danny Lee 359
Briny Baird 364
Erik Compton 366
Alex Aragon 378
Alex Prugh 385
Jamie Lovemark 393
Brice Garnett 396
Daniel Chopra 398
Billy Hurley-III 417
Matt Bettencourt 421
Kevin Foley 428
Tim Herron 447
Tyrone Van Aswegen 471
Will Claxton 487
Bobby Gates 492
Wes Roach 494
Miguel Angel Carballo 497
Chad Collins 499
John Daly 510
Hudson Swafford 530
Jim Renner 541
Joe Durant 545
Robert Allenby 552
Heath Slocum 566
Lee Williams 595
Mike Weir 629
Andrew Loupe 657
Shane Bertsch 665
Troy Merritt 766
Ryuji Imada 790
Kenny Perry 944
Scott Verplank 1117
Paul Goydos 1135
Tian Lang Guan (AM) 1208
Fred Funk 1436
Yan-wei Liu (AM) 1507
Kirk Nelson N/A
Jared Sawada 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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LadyPutt wrote:I will be away for the next two events (Barbados but probably no golf as it is ridiculously expensive ) so please can you pick me numbers 2 and 7 in each category with number 13 as the reserve? I may not be back in time to pick for the Jan 23rd event either, so if I don't pick (I get back on Jan 22nd and am likely to be jet-lagged) please pick for me as before. Thanks!

Happy New Year and happy picking everyone!

LadyPutt's picks:

Cat A: Zach Johnson & Jimmy Walker (res Brendon de Jonge)
Cat B: Roberto Castro & Ryo Ishikawa (res John Senden)
Cat C: James Hahn & Jonathan Byrd (res Tim Wilkinson)

The jinxed players are:-

Cat A: Adam Scott; Jason Dufner (res. Bo Van Pelt)

Cat B: Chris Stroud; Vijay Singh (res. Brian Gay)

Cat C: James Hahn; Kevin Tway (res. Ricky Barnes)

Cheers GG!

CATEGORY A: Zach Johnson, Jordan Spieth (res: Adam Scott)

CATEGORY B: Tim Clark, Marc Leishman, Chris Stroud

CATEGORY C: Johnson Wagner, Scott Gardiner (res: Jonathan Byrd)

Refusing to play the "pick the chopper" game!

Cat A: Adam Scott & Matt Kuchar (res Jason Dufner)
Cat B: Russell Henley& Ryo Ishikawa (res Matt Every)
Cat C: Tommy Gainey & Bronson La'Cassie (res Billy Hurley-III)

Cat A: Zach Johnson, Adam Scott (res: Matt Kuchar)
Cat B: Tim Clark, Charles Howell (res: Marc Leishman)
Cat C: Justin Hicks, Sean O'Hair (res: Retief Goosen)
 
Great to see that the 40 points earned by Derek Ernst, the top Cat C chopper last week has elevated him to the lofty status of Cat B!  

Cat A: Zach Johnson, Chris Kirk. Reserve Jordan Spieth

Cat B: Tim Clark, Brian Gay. Reserve Charles Howell-III

Cat C: Will MacKenzie, Billy Hurley-III. Reserve Tyrone Van Aswegen

I was just about to post that Hideki had pulled out when I saw you had updated your picks Setup.  Everyone else's picks have starting tee times.

First tee times are at 7:00am in Hawaii, Noon in PA, and 5:00pm in the UK. That leaves a few hours for late changes and other entrants

A: Adam Scott, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar (t)
B: Tim Clark, Charlie Howell, Michael Thompson (r)
C: Johnson Wagner, Stuart Appleby, Will Mackenzie (r)

Thanks guys

Welcome back Red, happy New Year

Yes welcome back Red and what was wrong with my Cat C picks?  

BlueCoverman wrote:Yes welcome back Red and what was wrong with my Cat C picks?  

and your Cat C picks have been pretty good this year too

BlueCoverman wrote:Yes welcome back Red and what was wrong with my Cat C picks?  

 
Part 2:
 
Plenty by the look of it.....

I can't believe you're trying this again

A good effort from Sean, very unlucky to just miss out on scoring any points in the first round. Here's hoping that slightly worse play today will see that rectified in the second round... 

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #05

Sony Open

09 - 12 Jan ___ Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

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

1. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

3. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

3. Davie _____________ 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

3. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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A mixed bag of scoring from the GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks saw just over half of the picks shoot under par in round one of the SOny Open in Hawaii. This mixed scoring definitely contributed to the low first round scoring of the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers. Only two picks made it into the Top 5 Low Round Scores by shooting less than 67; Jimmy Walker had a 66 and Chris Kirk had a 64. This earned points for LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer.

The low round was actually 63 and Sang-Moon Bae can be pretty pleased with his day's work. The worse round came not from one of BlueCoverman's picks although they did try hard but Jared Sawada who had a 78.

With the field tightly packed there could be the possibility of a further cut after round 3 so there's definitely some picks who need to get a move on.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Sang-Moon Bae -7
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Jared Sawada +8
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower

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Now Sang Moon Bae decides to play.

He was my pick last week ???  grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Tim Clark withdraws collectively messing up four selections; :barsteward:

On the positive side bonus points for last place?

BlueCoverman wrote:On the positive side bonus points for last place?

Er, no. Even though I would benefit it's still a no

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #05

Sony Open

09 - 12 Jan ___ Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

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

3. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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

3. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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

3. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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It's often said that the first cut is the deepest and at the Sony Open the withdrawal of course specialist Tim Clark cut deeply into four GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers. No one really came close to getting all six picks through to the third round. Four picks was the best and five GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers managed that. LadyPutt's pick by numbers got three picks through and Davie could only manage two picks.

We shouldn't feel too bad for Davie as one of his still standing picks, Marc Leishman, shot 64 for a share of round of the day. Two other pros shot 64; Paul Goydos and Hudson Swafford who you would think would be more likely to be found on a map rather than a golf course. At the other end of the leaderboard Kirk Nelson slumped to an 80.

All that has bunched the Fantasy League leaderboard considerably and 10 points separates top from bottom with LadyPutt sandwiched in the middle.

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Marc Leishman -6
1. Davie

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Hudson Swafford -6
1. None

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Paul Goydos -6
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Kirk Nelson +10
1. None

Cut line (5 points)
-1 or lower

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #05

Sony Open

09 - 12 Jan ___ Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

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

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

4. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 35

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

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

6. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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Almost a quarter of the Sony Open field made the the GolfChatUK Fantasy League Top 10 Low Round scores but only three picks were among them. Those who picked Zach Johnson scored points, those who didn't pick him missed out entirely. Three Fantasy Leaguers doubled up on Johnson by adding either Charles Howell-III or Chris Kirk. The leaderboard is stretching a little after the third round. BlueCoverman and RedRage have now become the closest to chasers 1GrumpyGolfer as LadyPutt slips back towards the middle of the pack.

As 79 players made the third round an MDF was always in the works and those who didn't finish under par were packing their bags. Two picks lived dangerously but ultimately squeaked into the final round on the number. The worse round was only 73; Joe Durant and Eric Dugas shot that and packed their bags. In a blast from the past John Daly eventually repaid a tournament director by shooting 64 and moving into the top 20. Will Wilcox also shot 64 but no one picked any of the high/low players.

Six picks are in the top 20 at the moment and several are close to it. There's lots to play for in the final round as we say aloha to Hawaii.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Will Wilcox -6
1. None

Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
John Daly -6
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Eric Dugas +3
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Joe Durant +3
1. None

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

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Hmmm - looks like lack of Antler spray has kicked in for one of my picks!   

Not bad for a few blind picks! Hello from a sunny and occasionally rainy Barbados. Wasn't sure if I'd be able to operate my new "toy" - a tablet. But I'm sitting here in the bar with a vodka and tonic in hand talking to you lot. Happy days!

Hi LP good to hear from you, even if it does make us all extremely jealous!

Assume that you are staying somewhere beautifully exquisite on the west coast, not tempted to have a few holes at Sandy Lane then?

Mary_S wrote:Hmmm - looks like lack of Antler spray has kicked in for one of my picks!   

Looks like he will have to go back to altering his scorecard then!  

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #05

Sony Open

09 - 12 Jan ___ Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. LadyPutt __________ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 75 _____ 120

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 55 _____ 105

3. BlueCoverman ______ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 45 ______ 85

3. Redrage ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 45 ______ 85

5. SetupDetermines ___ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 60

5. Davie _____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 30 ______ 60

7. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 40

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A storming final round of 63 from Jimmy Walker won him the Sony Open in Hawaii and saw LadyPutt upgraded to Queen. Walker's 63 was also the round of the day and those points were just the icing on cake. She leapfrogged to the top of the pile from midtable and pipped 1GrumpyGolfer who was looking to complete a Hawaiian double. BlueCoverman and RedRage posted three top 10 finishers but they just trod water in midtable. Davie and Mary_S each had two picks score points whilst SetupDetermines matched two top 10 finishers and one of the last place finishers in Tommy Gainey. Gainey's final hole bogey saw him drop into a tie for last place with Derek Tolan who also had the poorest round of the day with a 76.

Next week the GolfChatUK Fantasy League switches to the European Tour and to the Middle East for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Jimmy Walker -7
1. LadyPutt

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Derek Tolan +6
1. 1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Tommy Gainey +2
1. SetupDetermines

Last Place (10 points)
Derek Tolan +2
1. None

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I'm off to Barbados next week Grumps, pick a few numbers for me!  

I know, I think I should get just as much credit as LP!

Congratulations LadyP - sink a few double V&T's to celebrate!  

(not at all envious)   

Staying next door to Sandy Lane but golf is just too expensive. Been on a catamaran cruise today and for a bit sunburnt. Just have to have more alcohol to help me sleep!

LadyPutt wrote:Been on a catamaran cruise today and for a bit sunburnt

  More tonic less vodka LP  

I think LP is right:- More vodka as long as its good vodka, like Belvedere or Grey Goose.  

Not bad for a few blind picks! Hello from a sunny and occasionally rainy Barbados. Wasn't sure if I'd be able to operate my new "toy" - a tablet. But I'm sitting here in the bar with a vodka and tonic in hand talking to you lot. Happy days!

LadyPutt wrote:Not bad for a few blind picks! Hello from a sunny and occasionally rainy Barbados. Wasn't sure if I'd be able to operate my new "toy" - a tablet. But I'm sitting here in the bar with a vodka and tonic in hand talking to you lot. Happy days!

Is there an echo, echo, echo, echo...

A few too many V&Ts methinks   

Grumps if there are any disputes or discrepancies to be considered by the League Judge this week can I suggest they are delayed until she sobers up  

That sounds very sensible Blue.