GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #07 Qatar Masters

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #07

Commercialbank Qatar Masters

22 - 25 Jan ___ Doha GC, Doha, Qatar

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 50 (6/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  10 _____ 75 _____ 175

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____  10 _____ 90 _____ 160

2. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  10 _____ 75 _____ 160

4. LadyPutt __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 75 _____ 150

4. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  10 _____ 90 _____ 150

6. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  20 _____ 60 _____ 135

7. Davie _____________ 50 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  00 _____ 35 _____ 125

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I'll be back; with a whimper by the look of it.  The failure to pick Sergio Garcia cost Davie and whilst he got all six picks through he still finished in the same place as last week; a catastrophic slide down the leaderboard. There was no need for a doctor to be called this week as BlueCoverman held off RedRage and a charging 1GrumpyGolfer.

The majority of GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers managed a 1-5 finish thanks to Garcia and Coetzee however Mary_S and 1GrumpyGolfer had a 1-3 finish thanks to Cabrera Bello.  SetupDetermines just had the winner and Davie's slide was down to a 3-16 finish.

Sergio Garcia charged through the field thanks to a low round of 65 and sat and waited, and waited, and waited until Mikko Ilonen eventually tied him on -16.  It took three more holes and Garcia did what he couldn't do in regulation everytime by making birdie, Ilonen couldn't match him the last time around and it was all over.  Garcia's round gave bonus points to everyone bar Davie.  Magnus A Carlsson and Alejandro Canizares also shot 65.

SetupDetermines was looking to double up at the bottom of the leaderboard too; Tommy Fleetwood shot 75 for one of the worse rounds of the day and was just pipped to last place by one shot.  Francois Calmels also shot 75 and Lee Slattery finished last.  

Next week we'll still be in the desert but will it be the last event in the European Tour's Desert Swing or will it be the desert in Arizona?

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Sergio Garcia -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. LadyPutt
4. Mary_S
5. RedRage
6. SetupDetermines

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Magnus A Carlsson -7
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Alejandro Canizares -7
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Tommy Fleetwood +3
1. SetupDetermines

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Francois Calmels +3
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Lee Slattery +5
1. None

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I'll be back.  No, it's not Terminator 7, or whatever it's up to now, it was Davie's prediction from last week and it's looking pretty ominous now as he forces his way into a tie for the lead with the spluttering BlueCoverman.  

Moving day provided a bonanza of points for the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers and not all were awarded for the right reasons.  Adrien Saddier shot an impressive 64, including 7 3s in a row at one point, which was by far the best round of the day.  The closest score to that was 68 and 69 made the Top 10 Low Round scores and several picks were among the points.  The GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers averaged two picks in the points but there's always some outliers; Davie had three and Mary_S could only manage one.  The worse round was a 78 from Jason Dufner and Davie, RedRage, and SetupDetermines picked up another 10 points.

There's a lot to play for on the final day; will LadyPutt make it a three-peat, will RedRage record his first win of the season, or will BlueCoverman not need a hiemlich this time around.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Adrien Saddier -8
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Jason Dufner +6
1. Davie
2. RedRage
3. SetupDetermines

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

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What's this? LadyPutt's not in the lead? Is her luck running out?  

For the time this season GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers managed to get all six picks through to the weekend and earn valuable cut bonuses.  Both BlueCoverman and Davie performed this feat and have sprung to the top of the leaderboard.  LadyPutt, RedRage, SetupDetermines all lost one pick by the narrowest of margins, a final hole birdie would have made all the difference to RedRage and SetupDetermines.  Mary_S and 1GrumpyGolfer each lost two picks but softening the blow for them was a fine round by Rafa Cabrera Bello.

Cabrera Bello shot 65 to tie for lowest round of the day with Johan Carlsson.  Amateur Ali Al-Shahrani slumped to an 84 and the worse round.

Friday is moving day and the chance for more bonus points; can BlueCoverman hold on?

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Rafa Cabrera Bello -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Mary_S

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Johan Carlsson -7
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Ali Al-Shahrani +12
1. None

Cut line (5 points)
-1 or lower

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She's only gone and done it again.  LP's lucky numbers come up again for the third event in a row as one of her "picks" shot the lowest round of the day.  George Coetzee's 64 also scored points for BlueCoverman and RedRage.  A score of 66 or better made the Top 5 Low Round scores and two other GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers got among the points.  

Low round was from Coetzee; the worst rounds came from Peter Lawrie and Thomas Levet, both shot 80.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
George Coetzee -8
1. BlueCoverman
2. LadyPutt
3. RedRage

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Peter Lawrie +8
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Thomas Levet +8
1. None

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

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The Fantasy Leaguers have chosen and the Qatar Masters was picked as event number 7.  The second leg of the desert swing sees the tour make a quick stop in Qatar.  Chris Wood won this event in spectacular fashion last year and is back to defend his title.  He's joined by a number of other former champions.  

To be fair to other participants LadyPutt will not be allowed to pick by numbers this time around and Davie gets a 20 point headstart

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 20th 2014:

CATEGORY A

Henrik STENSON 3
Sergio GARCIA 11
Jason DUFNER 13
Luke DONALD 20
Thomas BJORN 23
Ernie ELS 29
Miguel Angel JIMENEZ 37
Martin KAYMER 44
Thongchai JAIDEE 47
Branden GRACE 50
Pablo LARRAZABAL 53
Peter HANSON 54
Richard STERNE 55
Bernd WIESBERGER 58

CATEGORY B

Kiradech APHIBARNRAT 60
Stephen GALLACHER 64
Peter UIHLEIN 66
Thorbjorn OLESEN 69
Ross FISHER 73
Chris WOOD 76
George COETZEE 77
Brett RUMFORD 80
Shane LOWRY 85
Tommy FLEETWOOD 87
Mikko ILONEN 91
David HOWELL 92
Brooks KOEPKA 93
Marcel SIEM 94
Marcus FRASER 102
Danny WILLETT 108
Raphael JACQUELIN 109
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 111
Marc WARREN 113
Morten Orum MADSEN 115
Darren FICHARDT 118
Julien QUESNE 123
Hennie OTTO 126
Paul LAWRIE 127
Gaganjeet BHULLAR 141
Thomas AIKEN 142
Shiv KAPUR 143
Alejandro CANIZARES 155
Eduardo DE LA RIVA 167
Romain WATTEL 178
Simon DYSON 179
Johan CARLSSON 180
Paul WARING 181
Garth MULROY 182
Andrea PAVAN 186
Craig LEE 190
Daan HUIZING 192
Dawie VAN DER WALT 193
Stuart MANLEY 196
Justin WALTERS 198
Roope KAKKO 201
Steve WEBSTER 205
Marco CRESPI 208
Ricardo SANTOS 209
Soren KJELDSEN 213
Jose-Filipe LIMA 214
Michael HOEY 221
Robert KARLSSON 224
Jbe' KRUGER 228
Jin JEONG 230
Alexander LEVY 232
Robert-Jan DERKSEN 233
Wade ORMSBY 234
Kristoffer BROBERG 237
Maximilian KIEFFER 238
Matthew BALDWIN 242
Ricardo GONZALEZ 243
JB HANSEN 244

CATEGORY C

Eddie PEPPERELL 255
Emiliano GRILLO 257
Jorge CAMPILLO 261
Sihwan KIM 266
Edoardo MOLINARI 267
Richard FINCH 273
Alvaro QUIROS 274
Magnus A CARLSSON 276
Darren CLARKE 277
Simon THORNTON 279
Seve BENSON 283
Nacho ELVIRA 288
Francois CALMELS 292
Gregory HAVRET 294
John PARRY 304
Adrian OTAEGUI 305
Tyrrell HATTON 308
Jeev Milkha SINGH 311
Graeme STORM 314
Peter LAWRIE 315
Robert ROCK 323
Lee SLATTERY 324
Andy SULLIVAN 325
Chris DOAK 327
Peter WHITEFORD 328
Jamie MCLEARY 334
Robert DINWIDDIE 338
Mark FOSTER 344
Damien MCGRANE 353
Richard GREEN 359
Paul MCGINLEY 373
Victor RIU 376
Anthony WALL 381
Tom LEWIS 386
Michael CAMPBELL 388
Richard BLAND 392
Gareth MAYBIN 402
Matthew NIXON 415
Thomas LEVET 433
Jose Maria OLAZABAL 448
Soren HANSEN 501
John DALY 505
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 543
Brandon STONE 595
Gary STAL 653
Adrien SADDIER 720
Niclas FASTH 753
John HAHN 887
Carlos DEL MORAL 993
Connor ARENDELL 1508
Max WILLIAMS (AM) 1508
Ali Saleh AL KAABI (AM) 1508
Dominic FOOS (AM) 1508
Ali AL-SHAHRANI (AM) 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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It's a Wednesday start so make sure you pick before then or leave it to the last minute...

A: S. Garcia, J. Dufner, H. Stenson (r)
B: R. Karlsson, G. Coetzee, R. Cabrera-bello (r)
C: A. Quiros, E. Molinari, D. McGrane (r)

Good luck all

Cat A Sergio GARCIA, Jason DUFNER Res Henrik STENSON

Cat B Robert KARLSSON, Tommy FLEETWOOD Res Morten Orum MADSEN

Cat C E Molinari , Soren HANSEN Res Sihwan KIM   

CATEGORY A: Henrik STENSON, Jason DUFNER (res: Thomas BJORN)

CATEGORY B: Peter UIHLEIN, Thorbjorn OLESEN (res: Ross FISHER)

CATEGORY C: Alvaro QUIROS, Jeev Milkha SINGH (res: Robert ROCK)

Cat A: Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson (res: Jason Duffner)
Cat B: George Coetzee, Robert Karlsson (res: Rafa Cabrera-Bello)
Cat C: Tom Lewis, Alvaro Quiros (res: Edoardo Molinari)
 
Cheers Grumps  

Cat A: Sergio Garcia; Luke Donald (res: Jason Duffner)

Cat B: Rafa Cabrero Bello; Shane Lowry (res. Peter Uihielen)

Cat C: Chris Doak; Richard Green (res. Soren Hansen)

Cheers GG!   

Looks like we have to give in to LPs earlier request to pick by numbers. I'll post her actual picks in the morning.

I might have to resort to that too considering I'm not home yet despite setting out over 4 hours ago.

Cat A: Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn. Reserve His MAJ-esty

Cat B: Rafa Cabrera Bello, Craig Lee. Reserve Tommy Fleetwood

Cat C: Alvaro Quiros, Andy Sullivan. Reserve Francois Camels

Surely our League Judge can't win three on the trot picking by numbers?...  
 
That sounds a pain Grumps...what's the trouble snow on the line?

LP's picks by numbers:

Garcia, MAJ
Gallacher, Coetzee
Grillo, Quiros

We had some snow and very cold temperatures. Speeds limits on the motorways were reduced to 35mph. I was 4 hours on the bus in total but left early to make sure I got that particular bus and was probably 5 hours door to door. It seems like my bus driver picked the best route home; someone caught a bus 20 minutes before me and they didn't get off it for nearly 6 hours! Should be a much quicker journey this morning as the roads will be plowed and gritted.

Cold temperatures are continuing for well over a week. It was -1f, nearly -20C, when I left out this morning. We're not going to be close to freezing until the weekend and I don't know the next time we'll be above it; feels like it could be March.

Seems to be some good scoring out in the desert. Why, oh why did bench Francois? The Camel's bound to do well in the desert...

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:LP's picks by numbers:

Garcia, MAJ
Gallacher, Coetzee
Grillo, Quiros

 
Are you sure you haven't just picked the favourites Grumps?  

Anyway surely some of those picks had already teed off?  

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:We had some snow and very cold temperatures. Speeds limits on the motorways were reduced to 35mph. I was 4 hours on the bus in total but left early to make sure I got that particular bus and was probably 5 hours door to door.  It seems like my bus driver picked the best route home; someone caught a bus 20 minutes before me and they didn't get off it for nearly 6 hours!  Should be a much quicker journey this morning as the roads will be plowed and gritted.

Cold temperatures are continuing for well over a week. It was -1f, nearly -20C, when I left out this morning. We're not going to be close to freezing until the weekend and I don't know the next time we'll be above it; feels like it could be March.

 
Bloody Hell Grumps, your game of golf at the weekend must be in some doubt then  

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:The Camel's bound to do well in the desert...

 
Unlike the donkey's    

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:LP's picks by numbers:

Garcia, MAJ
Gallacher, Coetzee
Grillo, Quiros

Pick by numbers in the points again, with Coetzee No 1.

BlueCoverman wrote:Surely our League Judge can't win three on the trot picking by numbers?...  

 

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:LP's picks by numbers:

Garcia, MAJ
Gallacher, Coetzee
Grillo, Quiros

 

BlueCoverman wrote:Are you sure you haven't just picked the favourites Grumps?  

 
Holy Moly she's only bleeding done it again  

Hello lads (and Mary - sorry) - I'm back!    I did say at the start that if I wasn't back in time to do my picks this week could Grumps use the same numbers. I didn't realise it was a Wednesday start so he's done me a favour - and a good one by the looks of it.  I promise to do my own picks next week (but I might stick with the same numbers all season to see how it goes   )

One group are still to finish round 1 after play was initially delayed and then later suspended.  The group is unlikely to affect the Top 5 Low round scores so this is an unofficial leaderboard at this time:
 
 
Unofficial Leaderboard – Round 1

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

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

1. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 20

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 20

4. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 10

4. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

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


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She's only gone and done it again. LP's lucky numbers come up again for the third event in a row as one of her "picks" shot the lowest round of the day. George Coetzee's 64 also scored points for BlueCoverman and RedRage. A score of 66 or better made the Top 5 Low Round scores and two other GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers got among the points.

Low round was from Coetzee; the worst rounds came from Peter Lawrie and Thomas Levet, both shot 80.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
George Coetzee -8
1. BlueCoverman
2. LadyPutt
3. RedRage

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Peter Lawrie +8
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Thomas Levet +8
1. None

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

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #07

Commercialbank Qatar Masters

22 - 25 Jan ___ Doha GC, Doha, Qatar

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 50 (6/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 70

2. Davie _____________ 50 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 50

3. LadyPutt __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 45

3. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 45

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 40

5. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 40

7. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 25

 
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What's this? LadyPutt's not in the lead? Is her luck running out?  
 
For the time this season GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers managed to get all six picks through to the weekend and earn valuable cut bonuses.  Both BlueCoverman and Davie performed this feat and have sprung to the top of the leaderboard.  LadyPutt, RedRage, SetupDetermines all lost one pick by the narrowest of margins, a final hole birdie would have made all the difference to RedRage and SetupDetermines.  Mary_S and 1GrumpyGolfer each lost two picks but softening the blow for them was a fine round by Rafa Cabrera Bello.
 
Cabrera Bello shot 65 to tie for lowest round of the day with Johan Carlsson.  Amateur Ali Al-Shahrani slumped to an 84 and the worse round.
 
Friday is moving day and the chance for more bonus points; can BlueCoverman hold on?
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Rafa Cabrera Bello -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Mary_S
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Johan Carlsson -7
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Ali Al-Shahrani +12
1. None
 
Cut line (5 points)
-1 or lower
 
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Davie's looking good right now for beaucoup de bonus points as he goes all Terminator on us.

Coetzee...choke
Lewis.......choke
Stenson...choke
 
Did you tell them that I had picked them Grumps?   

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #07

Commercialbank Qatar Masters

22 - 25 Jan ___ Doha GC, Doha, Qatar

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

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

1. Davie _____________ 50 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 90

3. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 75

4. LadyPutt __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 65

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 55

7. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 50
 
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I'll be back.  No, it's not Terminator 7, or whatever it's up to now, it was Davie's prediction from last week and it's looking pretty ominous now as he forces his way into a tie for the lead with the spluttering BlueCoverman.  
 
Moving day provided a bonanza of points for the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers and not all were awarded for the right reasons.  Adrien Saddier shot an impressive 64, including 7 3s in a row at one point, which was by far the best round of the day.  The closest score to that was 68 and 69 made the Top 10 Low Round scores and several picks were among the points.  The GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers averaged two picks in the points but there's always some outliers; Davie had three and Mary_S could only manage one.  The worse round was a 78 from Jason Dufner and Davie, RedRage, and SetupDetermines picked up another 10 points.
 
There's a lot to play for on the final day; will LadyPutt make it a three-peat, will RedRage record his first win of the season, or will BlueCoverman not need a hiemlich this time around.
 
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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Adrien Saddier -8
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Jason Dufner +6
1. Davie
2. RedRage
3. SetupDetermines
 
Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-3 or lower
 
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What is Davie playing at - flirting with the top of the leaderboard!!!   

If he tries any of that flirting nonsense with me he will be terminated!  

I'm getting a nosebleed up here!

Don't worry Blue you're not my type .. Mary and LP better watch out though :-P

You're just after a peek of LP's all-over tan!  
 
I know you have pretty much stuck with Olesen whilst he has struggled a bit recently, could it be his day tomorrow perhaps?

Apart from the fantasy league, I really hope it IS Oleson's time. I was very impressed with him 12-18 months ago and he won me a few nice bets with the bookies. He got the deal with Nike and was outshining 9 chins and Coco then I think he was involved in some sort of car accident(?) .. obviously not very serious but it seemed to halt his progress.

With luck we will see him at his best again now

Oleson T3rd finish, did you have a wager Davie?

Seems like a decent lad, hopefully he'll spring on from this.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #07

Commercialbank Qatar Masters

22 - 25 Jan ___ Doha GC, Doha, Qatar

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 50 (6/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 _____ 75 _____ 175

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 10 _____ 90 _____ 160

2. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 10 _____ 75 _____ 160

4. LadyPutt __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 75 _____ 150

4. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 90 _____ 150

6. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 20 _____ 60 _____ 135

7. Davie _____________ 50 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 35 _____ 125

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I'll be back; with a whimper by the look of it. The failure to pick Sergio Garcia cost Davie and whilst he got all six picks through he still finished in the same place as last week; a catastrophic slide down the leaderboard. There was no need for a doctor to be called this week as BlueCoverman held off RedRage and a charging 1GrumpyGolfer.

The majority of GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers managed a 1-5 finish thanks to Garcia and Coetzee however Mary_S and 1GrumpyGolfer had a 1-3 finish thanks to Cabrera Bello. SetupDetermines just had the winner and Davie's slide was down to a 3-16 finish.

Sergio Garcia charged through the field thanks to a low round of 65 and sat and waited, and waited, and waited until Mikko Ilonen eventually tied him on -16. It took three more holes and Garcia did what he couldn't do in regulation everytime by making birdie, Ilonen couldn't match him the last time around and it was all over. Garcia's round gave bonus points to everyone bar Davie. Magnus A Carlsson and Alejandro Canizares also shot 65.

SetupDetermines was looking to double up at the bottom of the leaderboard too; Tommy Fleetwood shot 75 for one of the worse rounds of the day and was just pipped to last place by one shot. Francois Calmels also shot 75 and Lee Slattery finished last.

Next week we'll still be in the desert but will it be the last event in the European Tour's Desert Swing or will it be the desert in Arizona?

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Sergio Garcia -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. LadyPutt
4. Mary_S
5. RedRage
6. SetupDetermines

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Magnus A Carlsson -7
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Alejandro Canizares -7
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Tommy Fleetwood +3
1. SetupDetermines

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Francois Calmels +3
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Lee Slattery +5
1. None

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Now that is what I call a MAJOR fail! Everyone had Sergio except me?? All six picks making the cut (only Blue equalled that) and I still finish last? I need to go on holiday for a few weeks and pick by numbers!

At least I've got a nice little e/w bet on Jordan Spieth in the Farmers tournament. Now watch him crash and burn!

Normal service has been resumed - and without me doing my own picks. Let's see what this week brings.

From first to last in the final round is a pretty spectacular achievement Davie. It therefore gives me great pleasure to officially hand the baton of fantasy league choker over to you! 

And lets not even mention Jordan Spieth!  

LadyPutt wrote:Normal service has been resumed - and without me doing my own picks. Let's see what this week brings.

 
Only one thing for it LP...a flight back to Barbados I would suggest!  

BlueCoverman wrote:

LadyPutt wrote:Normal service has been resumed - and without me doing my own picks. Let's see what this week brings.

 
Only one thing for it LP...a flight back to Barbados I would suggest!  

I wish ..... the tan's fading already  

BlueCoverman wrote:And lets not even mention Jordan Spieth!  

Crashed and burnt spectacularly! T19 in the end when he at least looked a cert for a place if not the win