GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #08 Phoenix Open

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #08

Waste Management Phoenix Open

Jan 30 – Feb 02 ___ TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____  10 _____ 55 _____ 125

2. BlueCoverman ______ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____  00 _____ 50 _____ 125

3. LadyPutt __________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  20 _____ 40 _____ 105

4. Davie _____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 40 ______ 80

5. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 20 ______ 55

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

7. Mary_S ____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 00 ______ 10
 
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Wow, what a finish!  After looking like no one really wanted to win this thing until Graham DeLaet posted -15.  That seemed to galvanise Kevin Stadler and Bubba Watson who both made fantastic 2 putt birdies (from the 16th hole) on the seventeenth.  Stadler went on the attack to put pressure on Bubba and it worked.  Bubba missed everything on the 18th and slipped into a tie for second with DeLaet.  Bubba's missed putt made all the difference in the GolfChatUK Fantasy League.
 
Graham DeLaet's final round charge ended in a 65 and a tie for low round score with Charles Howell-III. That gave bonus points to 1GrumpyGolfer and LadyPutt.  LadyPutt doubled up by having Brandt Snedeker collapse to a 79 in the final round; SetupDetermines was also a beneficiary of Snedeker's poor play.  
 
That's the bonus points out of the way, let's talk about finish points.  Davie tripled the number of players he had in the top 20 but they were mid table finishes.  BlueCoverman also had three picks score points and all were in the top 10.  SetupDetermines and LadyPutt each had one points finisher but there was a huge gulf in class between them.  RedRage and 1GrumpyGolfer each had two picks and again there was a difference in calibre.  Mary_S took the weekend off.  When the points were counted up two were tied at the top of the leaderboard and a playoff ensued.  1GrumpyGolfer was left with the smile like Kevin Stadler and BlueCoverman was left bemused like Bubba.
 
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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Graham DeLaet -6
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. LadyPutt
 
Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Charles Howell-III -6
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Brandt Snedeker +8
1. LadyPutt
2. SetupDetermines
 
Last Place (10 points)
Vijay Singh +8
1. None
 
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BlueCoverman has struck out for the line but has he made his move too soon?  The air gets pretty thin at the top of the leaderboard and he'll be hoping that his picks continue to move up the standings.  He had three of his five picks shoot low enough to make the Top 10 Low Round scores and one had the lowest round of the tournament so far with a 62.  His closest challenger is 1GrumpyGolfer who had two picks score points including the low round player.  Davie, RedRage, and LadyPutt had one pick score points.  Mary_S and SetupDetermines are treading water at the moment.  Brendan Steele showed his mettle with his stellar 62.  Joe Ogilvie had the worse round with a 77.  
 
Davie has the highest placed pick at the moment but it's his only pick that's in the points; can he challenge BlueCoverman?
 
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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Brendan Steele -9
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Joe Ogilvie +6
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower
 
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For the second day running play did not finish on time in Phoenix.  Darkness prevented four players, including GolfChatUK Fantasy League pick Spencer Levin, from finishing their second round.  In round 2 there were some good comebacks by picks, way to go Ryan Palmer, but there were some calamitous slides by picks too, what the #@$%! Keegan Bradley.  
 
RedRage, BlueCoverman, and LadyPutt missed out on having all six picks go through by the slimmest of margins; RedRage missed by 1 shot with BlueCoverman and LadyPutt missing out by 2 shots.  First round leader Davie had four picks, so did 1GrumpyGolfer.  Barring a spectacular collapse by Spencer Levin over his last two holes SetupDetermines will have 3 picks through, Mary_S has just two picks for weekend play.
 
Two players shot 64 to tie for low round of the day and they were both picked by Fantasy Leaguers.  Brandt Snedeker earned points for LadyPutt and SetupDetermines.  Ryan Palmer earned points for 1GrumpyGolfer and BlueCoverman.  Keegan Bradley's 80 wasn't bad enough to earn points for the worst round of the day, Joey Snyder-III had an 83.
 
The leaderboard is very tight after two rounds with lots of bonus points on offer in round 3 will we start to see some separation?
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Brandt Snedeker -7
1. LadyPutt
2. SetupDetermines
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Ryan Palmer -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Joey Snyder-III +12
1. None
 
Cut Line (5 points)
-1 or lower
 
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The first round finally finished but there were no surprises for the majority of the field.  Over 88,000 fans packed into TPC Scottsdale to see Y.E. Yang and Bubba Watson take the first round lead.  Watson made one of the seven birdies in the cauldron that is the 16th on his way to a 64.  65 would have made the Top 5 Low Round scores and only Harris English from the GolfChatUK Fantasy League picks achieved that mark.  Davie is looking good after round one and is hoping for a better performance this week.  79 was the worse score posted and Lucas Glover and Paul Trittler accumulated that number.  
 
Round 2 is already underway and the cut line is currently at even par.  Red numbers might be required to see the weekend.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Bubba Watson -7
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Y.E. Yang -7
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Paul Trittler +8
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Lucas Glover +8
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-6 or lower
 
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The GolfChatUK Fantasy League stays in the desert but it's one in Arizona this time around as opposed to the Middle East.  The Phoenix open is played over TPC Scottsdale and is home to the noisiest hole in golf; the par 3, 16th.  What started out as lazy, drunk, college kids having fun from the mounding behind the green next to the beer tent is now a full on stadium hole with thousands of seats.  Players emerge from the tunnel onto the tee boxes to huge cheers, they ham it up for the crowd, dish out freebies, play their shot and get cheered or booed if they miss the green.  Caddies get in on the act too by racing each other to be the first to the green.  No alcohol involved at this hole; yeah right!
 
Phil Mickelson is the headliner being the only player in the top 10 in the OWGR but there are quite a few players from the top 50.  It's coming to crunch time as cut offs for the WGC's are fast approaching and they'll be a few looking to secure their place at the top table.
 
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 27th 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Phil Mickelson 4
Ian Poulter 12
Brandt Snedeker 15
Webb Simpson 19
Keegan Bradley 22
Hideki Matsuyama 23
Lee Westwood 26
Bill Haas 29
Bubba Watson 30
Ryan Moore 33
Graham DeLaet 34
Nick Watney 35
Hunter Mahan 36
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 37
Kevin Streelman 39
 
CATEGORY B
 
Billy Horschel 40
Patrick Reed 42
Martin Kaymer 44
Harris English 46
Chris Kirk 48
Jonas Blixt 49
David Lynn 50
Rickie Fowler 52
Scott Stallings 53
Gary Woodland 55
Marc Leishman 57
Scott Piercy 63
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 64
Brendon de Jonge 65
D.A. Points 68
Bo Van Pelt 69
Angel Cabrera 70
Ryan Palmer 75
Roberto Castro 76
Charles Howell-III 78
Nicolas Colsaerts 79
Michael Thompson 81
Charley Hoffman 84
Chris Stroud 87
Luke Guthrie 88
Robert Garrigus 91
Martin Laird 92
K.J. Choi 94
Matt Jones 95
John Merrick 99
Russell Henley 100
Ken Duke 108
Kevin Chappell 112
John Huh 113
Matt Every 118
David Lingmerth 121
Kevin Stadler 127
Carl Pettersson 128
Sang-Moon Bae 129
Padraig Harrington 130
Pat Perez 131
Rory Sabbatini 132
Brian Stuard 133
David Toms 136
Kyle Stanley 141
David Hearn 143
Daniel Summerhays 144
Geoff Ogilvy 145
John Peterson 146
Vijay Singh 147
Jason Bohn 149
Brian Gay 152
Derek Ernst 156
Justin Leonard 158
Jason Kokrak 161
Brian Davis 165
Jeff Overton 170
 
CATEGORY C
 
Josh Teater 177
Brian Harman 179
Morgan Hoffmann 182
Charlie Beljan 183
Brendan Steele 192
J.J. Henry 194
William McGirt 196
Greg Chalmers 197
Aaron Baddeley 204
Cameron Tringale 206
Nicholas Thompson 208
John Rollins 211
Bryce Molder 214
Ben Crane 217
Kevin Na 218
Charlie Wi 225
Mark Wilson 231
Jeff Maggert 232
Ted Potter-Jr 233
Andres Romero 234
Richard H. Lee 250
Martin Flores 252
James Hahn 253
James Driscoll 254
Woody Austin 262
Justin Hicks 267
D.H. Lee 272
Ben Curtis 284
Retief Goosen 286
Camilo Villegas 288
George McNeill 291
Kevin Tway 293
Tommy Gainey 297
Spencer Levin 306
Scott Langley 312
Jonathan Byrd 314
Lucas Glover 315
Y.E. Yang 320
Erik Compton 332
Ricky Barnes 341
Steven Bowditch 353
J.B. Holmes 453
Tim Herron 457
Robert Allenby 502
John Mallinger 557
Jhonattan Vegas 650
Mike Weir 654
Stephen Ames 770
Joey Snyder-III 849
Kris Blanks 922
Mark Calcavecchia 925
Scott Verplank 1120
Paul Goydos 1141
Joe Ogilvie 1210
Fred Funk 1438
Dudley Hart 1509
Paul Trittler 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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Mid table mediocrity actually looks quite good for me after recent weeks!

Well played GG!   

I am hanging my head in shame - 10 points!!!    No way am I picking Steve this week!