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

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

Shell Houston Open

Apr 03 – Apr 06 ___ Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. LadyPutt __________ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 30 ____  00 _____ 55 _____ 165

2. SetupDetermines ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 55 _____ 140

3. BlueCoverman ______ 25 (5/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  10 _____ 30 _____ 125

4. Davie _____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  00 _____ 40 _____ 100

5. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  10 _____ 45 ______ 95

6. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  10 _____ 30 ______ 85

7. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 05 ______ 55
 
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Who saw that coming?  Matt Kuchar was hunted down by Matt Jones who then chips in for the win in the playoff and takes the final spot in the Masters.
 
In the GolfChatUK Fantasy League SetupDetermines was hunting LadyPutt but his four picks in the points was not enough to overhaul LadyPutt who had three picks in the points.  BlueCoverman also had three picks in the points and that was enough to hold onto a podium finish.  Mary_S and RedRage each had two picks score points while Davie and 1GrumpyGolfer had to make do with one.  Davie's pick came second while 1GrumpyGolfer only just managed to crack the Top 20.
 
Rory McIlroy shot 65 for the low round and earned additional points for BlueCoverman, Mary_S, and RedRage.  Bubba Dickerson ran out of gas after Monday qualifying and shot 79 for the worst round of the day.  Roberto Castro finished last after his third round disaster.  No one picked either of Dickerson or Castro.
 
The next event is the first major of the year which signals the start of golf season proper.
 
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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Rory McIlroy -7
1. BlueCoverman
2. Mary_S
3. RedRage
 
Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Bubba Dickerson +7
1. None
 
Last Place (10 points)
Roberto Castro +11
1. None
 
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Points galore in the third round of the Shell Houston Open as scores were not as low as previous rounds, -1 was enough to earn bonus points and GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers tucked in, 1GrumpyGolfer excepted.  Mary_S had one pick, RedRage, SetupDetermines, and Davie all had two picks in the points.  BlueCoverman and LadyPutt each had three picks score points.
 
Matt Kuchar was one of the low scorers with a 68 and that gave Davie another 10 points. Rickie Fowler was the other player to shoot 68.  Roberto Castro had a bit of a shocker with an 83.
 
A number of picks are still well placed and there's a lot to play for in this first event of the Spring/Summer session.
 
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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Matt Kuchar -4
1. Davie
 
Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Rickie Fowler -4
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Roberto Castro +11
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-1 or lower
 
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Scoring was very mixed in the second round of the Shell Houston Open, we had 65s and happy days and high 70s and pack your bags.  We said goodbye to another 15 picks and that meant that cut bonuses were at a premium.  Only three were paid out and LadyPutt got two of them.  She fared the best out of the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers with eight picks still standing plus her bonuses.  SetupDetermines was the next best with six picks and he took the other cut bonus.  BlueCoverman and RedRage both have to be content with five picks remaining.  1GrumpyGolfer, Davie, and Mary_S all have to make do with four picks.
 
We mentioned that 65s brought happy days, well, they also brought bonus points.  Both Sergio Garcia and Jimmy Walker shot 65 to move well into contention; both were picks.  LadyPutt has both of them.  SetupDetermines and Mary_S both had Garica.  There were a few high numbers and those players didn't need to withdraw as the cut toook care of them but the worst of the bunch was Troy Matteson with an 83.
 
Three picks occupy the top three spots and several others are well placed as we move into round three.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Sergio Garcia -7
1. LadyPutt
2. Mary_S
3. SetupDetermines
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Jmmy Walker -7
1. LadyPutt
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Troy Matteson +8
1. None
 
Cut line (5 points)
Even or lower
 
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For the second week in a row a pick plays terribly, shoots the worst round, and then gets the hell out of town. BlueCoverman and 1GrumpyGolfer have been screwed by Dustbin Johnson out of full cut bonuses but get 10 points for pain and suffering.
 
Six under got you into the Top 5 Low Round scores and 5 picks shot 66 or better. Davie, LadyPutt, and 1GrumpyGolfer each had one pick meet or better that mark. SetupDetermines and BlueCoverman each had two picks in the Top 5. Mary and RedRage are failing to trouble the scorers at the moment.
 
The low round was 65 and both Bill Haas and Charley Hoffman had that number.  Hoffman earned 1GrumpyGolfer additional bonus points.  Johnson shot 80 before he withdrew.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Charley Hoffman -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
 
Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Bill Haas -7
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Dustin Johnson +8
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-6 or lower
 
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The first event of the Spring/Summer session brings the final chance for Masters qualification and only a win will do.  The Golf Club of Houston will be set to play hard and fast and the green complexes will be cut similarly to Augusta so plenty of run off areas will collect balls if they miss the target.  Henrik Stenson is the headliner and the field strength has increased as players look to get that tune up for Augusta.
 
We are back to our regular three Categories but you still need to pick three, plus reserve, from each one.  The additional cut bonus points are still on offer this time around.  If you get all of your picks through in any category you get a small bonus.  Get all 9 picks through and you get an even bigger bonus.  It's all way down at the bottom in the scoring section if you are interested.
 
This is a full field with cut event, so cut points will be available; see above.
 
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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 – March 31st 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Henrik Stenson 3
Phil Mickelson 5
Rory McIlroy 7
Sergio Garcia 8
Dustin Johnson 10
Matt Kuchar 11
Jordan Spieth 13
Steve Stricker 15
Charl Schwartzel 17
Keegan Bradley 18
Ian Poulter 19
Webb Simpson 24
Jimmy Walker 26
Luke Donald 27
 
CATEGORY B
 
Graham DeLaet 30
Bill Haas 31
Hunter Mahan 32
Ernie Els 34
Louis Oosthuizen 35
Lee Westwood 38
Rickie Fowler 40
Kevin Streelman 45
Russell Henley 49
Matteo Manassero 51
Chris Kirk 52
Jonas Blixt 54
Branden Grace 57
Kevin Stadler 59
Martin Kaymer 60
Scott Stallings 61
Ryan Palmer 62
Peter Hanson 69
Peter Uihlein 73
Charles Howell-III 74
Ryo Ishikawa 77
Brendon de Jonge 79
Chris Stroud 81
Angel Cabrera 82
Charley Hoffman 83
Roberto Castro 86
D.A. Points 87
Matt Jones 90
Michael Thompson 94
Robert Garrigus 95
Jason Kokrak 96
Daniel Summerhays 97
Paul Casey 98
Bo Van Pelt 100
Freddie Jacobson 103
David Hearn 109
David Lingmerth 110
John Merrick 110
Luke Guthrie 113
Tim Clark 114
Kevin Chappell 116
Nicolas Colsaerts 122
Sang-Moon Bae 123
Brian Harman 125
Brendon Todd 132
Steven Bowditch 134
Brendan Steele 137
Brian Stuard 138
John Huh 144
David Toms 148
Carl Pettersson 150
Geoff Ogilvy 152
Ben Martin 154
Justin Leonard 156
Padraig Harrington 164
Cameron Tringale 165
Kyle Stanley 166
Brian Davis 167
Derek Ernst 168
Bryce Molder 169
Seung-Yul Noh 170
Brian Gay 171
Stewart Cink 177
Charlie Beljan 179
John Peterson 180
 
CATEGORY C
 
Michael Putnam 181
Josh Teater 182
Morgan Hoffmann 186
Scott Langley 187
Stuart Appleby 194
Jeff Overton 197
Aaron Baddeley 209
Richard H. Lee 211
Greg Chalmers 213
Nicholas Thompson 220
Trevor Immelman 222
Martin Flores 230
J.J. Henry 231
Ben Crane 235
Erik Compton 236
John Rollins 242
James Driscoll 246
Andres Romero 247
Ted Potter-Jr 248
Justin Hicks 250
Jeff Maggert 264
Camilo Villegas 267
James Hahn 268
Charlie Wi 275
Jim Renner 278
Retief Goosen 293
Johnson Wagner 298
Chad Collins 300
Andrew Loupe 302
Jonathan Byrd 310
Darren Clarke 312
Lucas Glover 313
Ricky Barnes 324
Andrew Putnam 325
D.H. Lee 328
Sean O'Hair 334
Shawn Stefani 343
Jim Herman 347
Y.E. Yang 350
Davis Love-III 360
Brice Garnett 361
Tommy Gainey 368
Jon Curran 371
J.B. Holmes 375
Jason Gore 378
Jamie Lovemark 382
Ben Curtis 383
Troy Matteson 400
Kevin Kisner 406
Tyrone Van Aswegen 408
Jhonattan Vegas 431
Robert Allenby 447
John Mallinger 464
Hudson Swafford 478
Bobby Gates 554
Heath Slocum 564
Stephen Ames 676
Mike Weir 690
Ted Purdy 893
Joe Ogilvie 991
Paul Goydos 1153
Scott Verplank 1194
Harrison Frazar 1477
Bubba Dickerson 1488
Brad Lardon N/A
 
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Next event:
____________ Date ___________ Event ______________________________________ Weight
 
Event #02 _ Apr 10 – Apr 13 ___ Masters Tournament ___________________________ Weighted 3
_______________________________ Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, USA

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RULES
 
Picking players: Unless stated, pick a total of 9 players as follows:
 
Pick 3 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 Cat A Make Cut _ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All Cat B Make Cut _ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All Cat C Make Cut _ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All 9 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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Awh !

Poor Tigger has a trapped nerve in his back....no new major...Jack still the No 1

He's never been the same since Elin whacked him with that 7 iron!  

Cat A : Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Keegan Bradley, Res Rory McIlroy

Cat B : Graham DeLaet, Chris Stroud , Jason Kokrak, Res Daniel Summerhays

Cat C : Andrew Loupe, Erik Compton, Morgan Hoffmann, Res Retief Goosen

Here are this weeks duffers.....You have been warned !!!

CATEGORY A: Henrik Stenson, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth (res: Ian Poulter)

CATEGORY B: Hunter Mahan, Louis Oosthuizen, Peter Uihlein (res: Rickie Fowler)

CATEGORY C: Josh Teater, Trevor Immelman, Justin Hicks (res: Morgan Hoffmann)

BlueCoverman wrote:He's never been the same since Elin whacked him with that 7 iron!  

I think it was a 3-iron actually  

A: H. Stenson, R. McIlroy, J. Spieth, S. Stricker r
B: L. Oosthuizen, H. Mahan, P. Casey, M. Kaymer r
C: A. Baddeley, R. Goosen, S. o'Hair, J. Vegas r

Good luck all

It was a great shot though, it earn't her 100 million dollars!  

Cat A: Keegan Bradley, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy (res: Henrik Stenson)
Cat B: Hunter Mahan, Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood (res: Jonas Blixt)
Cat C: Aaron Baddeley, J B Holmes, Trevor Immelman (res: Morgan Hoffmann)

Cheers Grumps  

Cat A: H Stenson, J Spieth, D Johnson. Reserve K Bradley

Cat B: G DaLaet, J Kokrak, C Hoffman. Reserve C Howell-III

Cat C: A Loupe, J Teater, J Hicks. Reserve A Baddeley

BlueCoverman wrote:It was a great shot though, it earn't her 100 million dollars!  

 

Cat A: Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia & Jimmy Walker (res Jordan Spieth)
Cat B: Kevin Streelman, Ryo Ishikawa & Russell Henley (res Jonas Blixt)
Cat C: Andres Romero, JB Holmes & Sean O'Hair (res Jeff Maggert)

 

After wanting the practice Mary could be found wanting if she doesn't get a move on. First tee times at 1:20 in sunny England

Sunny?...don't you mean toxic smog!

TV suggests it's worse over your way than here Blue .. is it really bad or just media hype again?

I hope Mary is okay.  The afternoon wave is starting at 12:10 in Texas or 6:10 in toxic smoggy England.  These are the afternoon starters that Mary can select from:
 
Cat A
Rory McIlroy 7
Sergio Garcia 8
Dustin Johnson 10
Jordan Spieth 13
Steve Stricker 15
Charl Schwartzel 17
Ian Poulter 19
Luke Donald 27
 
Cat B
Graham DeLaet 30
Bill Haas 31
Hunter Mahan 32
Lee Westwood 38
Jonas Blixt 54
Branden Grace 57
Kevin Stadler 59
Martin Kaymer 60
Ryan Palmer 62
Charles Howell-III 74
Charley Hoffman 83
Roberto Castro 86
D.A. Points 87
Matt Jones 90
Paul Casey 98
Freddie Jacobson 103
David Hearn 109
David Lingmerth 110
Luke Guthrie 113
Brendon Todd 132
John Huh 144
Carl Pettersson 150
Ben Martin 154
Justin Leonard 156
Cameron Tringale 165
Bryce Molder 169
Seung-Yul Noh 170
John Peterson 180
 
Cat C
Stuart Appleby 194
Jeff Overton 197
Richard H. Lee 211
Nicholas Thompson 220
Trevor Immelman 222
Martin Flores 230
Ben Crane 235
Erik Compton 236
John Rollins 242
Ted Potter-Jr 248
Justin Hicks 250
Jeff Maggert 264
Charlie Wi 275
Jim Renner 278
Darren Clarke 312
Andrew Putnam 325
D.H. Lee 328
Sean O'Hair 334
Shawn Stefani 343
Jim Herman 347
Scott Gardiner 348
Y.E. Yang 350
Davis Love-III 360
Brice Garnett 361
Tommy Gainey 368
Jon Curran 371
Jason Gore 378
Troy Matteson 400
Jhonattan Vegas 431
Hudson Swafford 478
Bobby Gates 554
Heath Slocum 564
Stephen Ames 676
Mike Weir 690
Harrison Frazar 1477
Brad Lardon N/A

I tried tweeting Mary (it's worked before) .. she must be busy. Hope that's all it is anyway

Made the mistake of leaving a car out overnight on Tuesday and it had a nice coating of Sahara dust on it yesterday Davie. Doesn't seem to be quite as bad today though, quite a nice sunny afternoon.

Davie wrote:TV suggests it's worse over your way than here Blue .. is it really bad or just media hype again?

It's been bloody awful here in central London and towards the south-east where I live - like trying to breathe in soup!

I hope Mary's OK ....  

Keegs off to a good start..

Sorry - had a last minute emergency with some legal stuff, so was running round like a headless chicken this morning.    

All fine - thanks for trying to give me the heads up.

Huge thanks to Grumps for posting a special list for me to pick from!   

Cat A: Rory McIlroy; Sergio Garcia; Ian Poulter (Res: Luke Donald)

Cat B: Martin Kaymer; Paul Casey; Hunter Mahan (Res: Bill Haas)

Cat C: Ben Crane; Ted Potter Jnr; Darren Clarke (Res: Tommy Gainey)

Glad everything is okay Mary, you're welcome for the list.

You do realise Grumps that if Mary wins we will all be wanting one of your 'special' lists in the future  

If she wins, I'm getting half of her points as a bonus.

Anyway the 'special' list was the afternoon starters and only applied because Mary was late getting her picks in. If Davie, Setup, Red, or LP were late getting their picks in I would have done just the same.

Blue looks like he's started the Summer session as he left off the Winter one; 2 of his picks are atop the leaderboard after rounds of 66.
 
On the other hand Dustbin looks to have got off to a flier with just one par in his first four holes and he's propping up the leaderboard at +5.

Holy Moly! Dustbin throws in an 8 before making two birdies. His front 9 has everything from a 2 to an 8 on it.

Paulina let the boy get some sleep so he can concentrate on his golf... 

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Anyway the 'special' list was the afternoon starters and only applied because Mary was late getting her picks in.  If Davie, Setup, Red, or LP were late getting their picks in I would have done just the same.

Hey Grumps you've missed somebody off that list...Oh wait a minute, I think I get it  

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Blue looks like he's started the Summer session as he left off the Winter one; 2 of his picks are atop the leaderboard after rounds of 66.

You just can't keep a good man down  

BlueCoverman wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Anyway the 'special' list was the afternoon starters and only applied because Mary was late getting her picks in.  If Davie, Setup, Red, or LP were late getting their picks in I would have done just the same.

Hey Grumps you've missed somebody off that list...Oh wait a minute, I think I get it  

Oh, shoot! Sorry about that Blue. Of course you would be on the list. To be honest I don't see you needing a special list if that's any consolation.

For the second week in a row a pick plays terribly, shoots the worst round, and then gets the hell out of town. BlueCoverman and 1GrumpyGolfer have been screwed by Dustbin Johnson out of full cut bonuses but get 10 points for pain and suffering.

Six under got you into the Top 5 Low Round scores and 5 picks shot 66 or better. Davie, LadyPutt, and 1GrumpyGolfer each had one pick meet or better that mark. SetupDetermines and BlueCoverman each had two picks in the Top 5. Mary and RedRage are failing to trouble the scorers at the moment.

1GrumpyGolfer, BlueCoverman 30 points
SetupDetermines 20 points
Davie, LadyPutt 10 points
Mary_S, RedRage 0 points

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

Shell Houston Open

Apr 03 – Apr 06 ___ Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas, 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) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

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

3. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

4. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

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

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

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For the second week in a row a pick plays terribly, shoots the worst round, and then gets the hell out of town. BlueCoverman and 1GrumpyGolfer have been screwed by Dustbin Johnson out of full cut bonuses but get 10 points for pain and suffering.

Six under got you into the Top 5 Low Round scores and 5 picks shot 66 or better. Davie, LadyPutt, and 1GrumpyGolfer each had one pick meet or better that mark. SetupDetermines and BlueCoverman each had two picks in the Top 5. Mary and RedRage are failing to trouble the scorers at the moment.

The low round was 65 and both Bill Haas and Charley Hoffman had that number. Hoffman earned 1GrumpyGolfer additional bonus points. Johnson shot 80 before he withdrew.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Charley Hoffman -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer

Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Bill Haas -7
1. None

Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Dustin Johnson +8
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman

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

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Round one was pretty low scoring and the cut line is at -2 at the moment. Picks will need to go low to stick around for the weekend.

Players seem to be struggling a little out there .. except Sergio!

Seung-Yul Noh and Nicolas Colsaerts are the latest to withdraw with shitgolfitis. Noh was +7 through 8 when he left play. Colsaerts didn't start by the look of it.

I think there was a link on the dark side to an article about these rubbish WDs becoming epidemic .. haven't had chance to read it yet but it does seem pretty bad. Knowing the US golf media though Noh and Colsaets will be vilified for it yet DJ and Phat Phil (last week) I'm sure have good excuses

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

Shell Houston Open

Apr 03 – Apr 06 ___ Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. LadyPutt __________ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

2. SetupDetermines ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 65

3. BlueCoverman ______ 25 (5/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 55

4. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

5. Davie _____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

6. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

7. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 25

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Scoring was very mixed in the second round of the Shell Houston Open, we had 65s and happy days and high 70s and pack your bags. We said goodbye to another 15 picks and that meant that cut bonuses were at a premium. Only three were paid out and LadyPutt got two of them. She fared the best out of the GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers with eight picks still standing plus her bonuses. SetupDetermines was the next best with six picks and he took the other cut bonus. BlueCoverman and RedRage both have to be content with five picks remaining. 1GrumpyGolfer, Davie, and Mary_S all have to make do with four picks.

We mentioned that 65s brought happy days, well, they also brought bonus points. Both Sergio Garcia and Jimmy Walker shot 65 to move well into contention; both were picks. LadyPutt has both of them. SetupDetermines and Mary_S both had Garica. There were a few high numbers and those players didn't need to withdraw as the cut toook care of them but the worst of the bunch was Troy Matteson with an 83.

Three picks occupy the top three spots and several others are well placed as we move into round three.

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Sergio Garcia -7
1. LadyPutt
2. Mary_S
3. SetupDetermines

Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Jmmy Walker -7
1. LadyPutt

Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Troy Matteson +8
1. None

Cut line (5 points)
Even or lower

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

Shell Houston Open

Apr 03 – Apr 06 ___ Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. LadyPutt __________ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 30 ____  XX _____ XX _____ 110

2. BlueCoverman ______ 25 (5/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 85

2. SetupDetermines ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 85

4. Davie _____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 60

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 50

6. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 45

7. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 40
 
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Points galore in the third round of the Shell Houston Open as scores were not as low as previous rounds, -1 was enough to earn bonus points and GolfChatUK Fantasy Leaguers tucked in, 1GrumpyGolfer excepted.  Mary_S had one pick, RedRage, SetupDetermines, and Davie all had two picks in the points.  BlueCoverman and LadyPutt each had three picks score points.
 
Matt Kuchar was one of the low scorers with a 68 and that gave Davie another 10 points. Rickie Fowler was the other player to shoot 68.  Roberto Castro had a bit of a shocker with an 83.
 
A number of picks are still well placed and there's a lot to play for in this first event of the Spring/Summer session.
 
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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Matt Kuchar -4
1. Davie
 
Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Rickie Fowler -4
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Roberto Castro +11
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-1 or lower
 
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Hanging on by my fingertips   

LP, fingertips are slipping.....

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

Shell Houston Open

Apr 03 – Apr 06 ___ Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. LadyPutt __________ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 55 _____ 165

2. SetupDetermines ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 55 _____ 140

3. BlueCoverman ______ 25 (5/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 10 _____ 30 _____ 125

4. Davie _____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 40 _____ 100

5. Mary_S ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 45 ______ 95

6. Redrage ___________ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 _____ 30 ______ 85

7. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (4/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 05 ______ 55

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Who saw that coming? Matt Kuchar was hunted down by Matt Jones who then chips in for the win in the playoff and takes the final spot in the Masters.

In the GolfChatUK Fantasy League SetupDetermines was hunting LadyPutt but his four picks in the points was not enough to overhaul LadyPutt who had three picks in the points. BlueCoverman also had three picks in the points and that was enough to hold onto a podium finish. Mary_S and RedRage each had two picks score points while Davie and 1GrumpyGolfer had to make do with one. Davie's pick came second while 1GrumpyGolfer only just managed to crack the Top 20.

Rory McIlroy shot 65 for the low round and earned additional points for BlueCoverman, Mary_S, and RedRage. Bubba Dickerson ran out of gas after Monday qualifying and shot 79 for the worst round of the day. Roberto Castro finished last after his third round disaster. No one picked either of Dickerson or Castro.

The next event is the first major of the year which signals the start of golf season proper.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Rory McIlroy -7
1. BlueCoverman
2. Mary_S
3. RedRage

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Bubba Dickerson +7
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Roberto Castro +11
1. None

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Congratulations LadyP!   

I enjoyed that last round surge, up to the giddy heights of 5th place!   

Thanks for all the work GG, warmed us up nicely for the first Major!

Bad day at the office Grumps?  

Well Done LP, you must have strong fingertips. Just held on.

Just like Lewis Hamilton at the weekend.

Something like that Blue

Wow - the fingertips did indeed just hold on! And I like being likened to Lewis Hamilton - have you seen me driving LordPutt's Subaru Impreza?