GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #16 The Open

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #16

143rd Open Championship

Jul 17 – Jul 20 ___ Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Wirral, England

Tournament value: Weighted 3
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Redrage __________ 240 (9/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  60 ____ 390 _____ 840

2. SetupDetermines __ 135 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 ____ 450 _____ 735

3. LadyPutt _________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  60 ____ 225 _____ 525

4. Davie ____________ 240 (9/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____  60 _____ 90 _____ 480

5. Mary_S ___________ 135 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  30 ____ 210 _____ 465

6. BlueCoverman _____ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  60 ____ 165 _____ 450

7. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  30 _____ 45 _____ 255  
 
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Well it wasn't quite the procession many thought it would be.  Rory McIlroy did enough to hold onto victory but the margin was only two, down from the six he started with.  The chasing pack was headed by playing partner Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia and as mentioned a few times SetupDetermines had all three of these players plus another high placed finish however, it wasn't enough to catch RedRage. RedRage saved the best for last with all nine picks through and six players finishing in the placings including the two runners up and another two top 10 finishes.  LadyPut had four points finishes including three in the top 10.  Davie slipped back after three of his nine picks scored points but crucially only one was only just within the top 10.  Mary_S had three picks finish in the top 10 and she sneaked above BlueCoverman despite four of his picks finishing in the points.  1GrumpyGolfer had two picks score points but none were within the top 10.
 
Four players shot 65 for the low round of the day and two of them were picks.  Shane Lowry and Chris Wood were both picked by RedRage.  BlueCoverman, Davie, LadyPutt, and Mary_S also picked one of these.  Jim Furyk and Marc Leishman also shot 65.  At the other end of the spectrum Martin Kaymer suffered a US Open and World Cup hangover finishing with a 79.  1GrumpyGolfer, BlueCoverman, Davie, and LadyPutt earned points from this poor play.  Rhein Gibson finished at the bottom of the leaderboard some 27 shots behind Rory McIlroy.
 
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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Chris Wood -7
1. Davie
2. Mary_S
3. RedRage
 
Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Shane Lowry -7
1. BlueCoverman
2. LadyPutt
3. RedRage
 
Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Jim Furyk -7
1. None
 
Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Marc Leishman -7
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (30 points)
Martin Kaymer +7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. BlueCoverman
3. Davie
4. LadyPutt
 
Last Place (30 points)
Rhein Gibson +10
1. None
 
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The scores were very tightly packed with only 9 shots separating the lowest to the highest rounds.  Rory McIlroy's eagle on the last knocked the 69s out of the Top 10 Low Round scores and that halved the number of picks scoring points.  One of the third round lowest scores came from Jordan Spieth who was picked by Davie who also had another pick score points; he's closed the gap on RedRage but otherwise it's pretty much as you were.
 
Mary_S and SetupDetermines had two picks shoot 68, BlueCoverman and LadyPutt each had a player shoot 68.  RedRage had a pick towards the top and bottom of the scoring spread.  His pick of Thomas Bjorn earned worst round bonus points.  Bjorn was one of five players to shoot 76.  1GrumpyGolfer also had Bjorn so he was lucky to pick any points up whatsoever.
 
Darren Clarke, like Spieth, shot a 67.  Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Hurley-III, Ryan Palmer, and Charley Hoffman were the other players to shoot 76, just like Bjorn.
 
With a six shot lead at the top of the leaderboard Rory, and Setup, are looking good for lots of points whether they be OWGR or Fantasy League.  The minor placings may hold some weight but Setup also has Fowler so will a lead of 105 points be enough for RedRage to hold on for a first win this session?
 
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Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Jordan Spieth -5
1. Davie
 
Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Darren Clarke -5
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Thomas Bjorn +4
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. RedRage
 
Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Louis Oosthuizen +4
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Billy Hurley-III +4
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Ryan Palmer +4
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Charley Hoffman +4
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (30 points)
-4 or lower
 
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Is SetupDetermines slipping?  Only seven picks through to the weekend and he's not on top spot on the leaderboard anymore.  Only four picks failed to make the cut at the Open and all were in Category C.  Davie didn't need to review his picks as he was one of two Fantasy Leaguers to make it to the hallowed ground of all nine picks making the cut.  RedRage was the other with the full set and he has the lead after round two.  The rest of the Fantasy Leaguers have either seven or eight picks left.  LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer have eight, BlueCoverman, Mary_s and SetupDetermines all have seven picks left.
 
Dustin Johnson shot 65 to take the low round of the day prize and Sandy Lyle had an 84 to finish very close to the bottom of the leaderboard.  No one picked either of these players.
 
Round three sees a two tee start in an attempt to avoid bad weather affecting the play.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Dustin Johnson -7
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Sandy Lyle +12
1. None
 
Cut Line (15 points)
+2 or lower
 
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The morning wave had the best of the weather and the majority of the good scores came in the morning.  Rory McIlroy shot 66 to take the lead at the Open once again.  SetupDetermines was the only one to discount Rory's round two woes and is looking pretty pleased with himself.  He also had Sergio Garcia amongst the other picks that shot 68.  RedRage joins him in the lead with three picks shootng 68.  BlueCoverman and LadyPutt had two picks in the Top 5 Low Round scores and the bouncing Mary_S had one pick in the scores.  1GrumpyGolfer and Davie are yet to get off the mark.  Bryden Macpherson shot 90 to be at the bottom of the leaderboard by some distance.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Rory McIlroy -6
1. SetupDetermines
 
Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Bryden Macpherson +18
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-4 or lower
 
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The 143rd Open Championship returns to Royal Liverpool or Hoylake as it usually known. The venue last held the Open in 2006 when Tiger Woods became the Champion Golfer of the Year for the third time.  The course was playing hard and fast and he famously only used the driver once, primarily because he hit 50 yards right of where he was aiming.  It's good to know that the best players in the world are capable of shots we can comfortably manage.  This year will be a different story; the course is still quite green so it won't be as hard or as fast as last time.  The rough will be just that rather than the wispy stuff from last time but driver use will be at a premium as players attempt to avoid the bunkers.  As was the case in 2006 play will start from the members 17th hole and finish on their 16th which is a par 5.  with two par fives in the last three holes the Open Championship could realistically be won or lost here.
 
93 of the top 100 players in the world are here for the Open and only Steve Stricker, ranked 19, is missing from the top 74.  Phil Mickelson is the defending champion when he put on a master class at Muirfield in the final round.  Tiger Woods returns to action for the first time since missing the cut at his last event a month or so ago.  Remarkably there are only four amateurs in the field of which only one came through final qualifying.  
 
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 – July 14th 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Adam SCOTT 1
Henrik STENSON 2
Justin ROSE 3
Bubba WATSON 4
Matt KUCHAR 5
Jason DAY 6
Tiger WOODS 7
Rory MCILROY 8
Sergio GARCIA 9
Jordan SPIETH 10
Jim FURYK 11
Martin KAYMER 12
Phil MICKELSON 13
Zach JOHNSON 14
Hideki MATSUYAMA 15
 
CATEGORY B
 
Dustin JOHNSON 16
Graeme MCDOWELL 17
Jimmy WALKER 18
Luke DONALD 20
Jason DUFNER 21
Keegan BRADLEY 22
Victor DUBUISSON 23
Thomas BJORN 24
Rickie FOWLER 25
Charl SCHWARTZEL 26
Ian POULTER 27
Miguel Angel JIMENEZ 28
Webb SIMPSON 29
Patrick REED 30
Jamie DONALDSON 31
Lee WESTWOOD 32
Stephen GALLACHER 33
Thongchai JAIDEE 34
Brandt SNEDEKER 35
Graham DELAET 36
Bill HAAS 37
Kevin NA 38
Kevin STREELMAN 39
Ryan MOORE 40
Brendon TODD 41
Jonas BLIXT 42
Francesco MOLINARI 43
Chris KIRK 44
Joost LUITEN 45
Hunter MAHAN 46
Mikko ILONEN 47
Harris ENGLISH 48
Matt EVERY 49
Gary WOODLAND 50
Matt JONES 51
Louis OOSTHUIZEN 52
Billy HORSCHEL 53
Kevin STADLER 54
Angel CABRERA 55
John SENDEN 56
Russell HENLEY 57
Ernie ELS 58
Pablo LARRAZABAL 59
Ryan PALMER 60
Koumei ODA 61
Marc LEISHMAN 62
J.B. HOLMES 63
Charley HOFFMAN 64
Richard STERNE 65
Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTANO 66
Bernd WIESBERGER 67
Shane LOWRY 68
Matteo MANASSERO 69
Brian HARMAN 70
K.J. CHOI 71
George COETZEE 72
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 73
Erik COMPTON 74
Ryo ISHIKAWA 76
Chris STROUD 77
Fredrik JACOBSON 78
Nick WATNEY 79
Brooks KOEPKA 80
George McNEILL 81
Brendon DE JONGE 82
Boo WEEKLEY 83
Ben MARTIN 84
Chesson HADLEY 85
Anirban LAHIRI 86
Paul CASEY 87
Scott STALLINGS 88
Hyung-Sung KIM 89
Branden GRACE 90
 
CATEGORY C
Tommy FLEETWOOD 91
Ross FISHER 92
Danny WILLETT 93
Thorbjorn OLESEN 94
Chris WOOD 96
David HEARN 100
Marc WARREN 103
Kiradech APHIBARNRAT 106
Brendan STEELE 108
Cameron TRINGALE 110
Roberto CASTRO 112
Peter UIHLEIN 115
Shawn STEFANI 122
Gregory BOURDY 131
Robert KARLSSON 140
Brett RUMFORD 141
D.A. POINTS 143
Kristoffer BROBERG 146
Edoardo MOLINARI 146
David HOWELL 149
Stewart CINK 159
Tyrrell HATTON 161
Yusaku MIYAZATO 166
Michael HOEY 167
Billy HURLEY-III 170
Scott JAMIESON 182
Matthew BALDWIN 184
Ashun WU 187
Dawie VAN DER WALT 189
Justin LEONARD 192
Paul LAWRIE 199
Dong-Kyu JANG 217
Oliver FISHER 227
Hiroshi IWATA 233
Padraig HARRINGTON 234
Tomohiro KONDO 239
Justin WALTERS 241
Jin JEONG 247
Masanori KOBAYASHI 277
Juvic PAGUNSAN 283
Ben CURTIS 292
Hyung-Tae KIM 348
Byeong-Hun AN 383
Darren CLARKE 394
Victor RIU 432
Rhein GIBSON 462
Y.E. YANG 464
Jamie MCLEARY 495
Yoshinobu TSUKADA 508
Bryden MACPHERSON 574
Chris HANSON 668
Sandy LYLE 841
John DALY 876
David DUVAL 940
Tom WATSON 1002
Oscar FLOREN 1011
Rhys ENOCH 1045
Mark CALCAVECCHIA 1065
Christopher RODGERS 1098
Matthew SOUTHGATE 1099
Cheng-tsung PAN(Am) 1190
Todd HAMILTON 1199
Nick FALDO 1554
Paul MCKECHNIE 1554
Ashley CHESTERS(Am) N/A
Paul DUNNE(Am) N/A
Bradley NEIL(Am) N/A
John SINGLETON N/A
Mark WIEBE N/A
 
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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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With only 4 amateurs in the field is it worth having a Low Amateur competition? Thoughts and suggestions please?

I'd say don't bother with the amateur picks this time around .. but have you got some sort of copy/paste error in your top post? Many Cat A players seem to be missing?

Seems a rather odd entry list Grumps - where are Scott, Stenson, Watson, Kuchar, Day, Woods, Garcia ....... in Cat A?  Now I'm wondering about all the others as well!

As for the amateurs, it looks as thought there are only 4 (although you are showing 2!) so I don't think it is worth bothering.

I've just realised - you've pasted the field for the Scottish Open haven't you  

I think he's out at the moment LP .. plotting something with BCM no doubt

LadyPutt wrote:I've just realised - you've pasted the field for the Scottish Open haven't you  

That jet lag is a terrible thing!  

Davie wrote:I think he's out at the moment LP .. plotting something with BCM no doubt

You're right Davie...we have a cunning plan!  

BlueCoverman wrote:

LadyPutt wrote:I've just realised - you've pasted the field for the Scottish Open haven't you  

That jet lag is a terrible thing!  

Thanks for your support Blue. You normally spit this kind of thing, you must be slipping . I told you how I do the admin and I'm all confused and a day ahead of myself.  

Yes, you're right LP. I forgot to copy and paste the field in. I was so busy working on my masterpiece of intro text and then was in a rush to meet Blue that something went awry. I'll fix in the morning   

BlueCoverman wrote:

Davie wrote:I think he's out at the moment LP .. plotting something with BCM no doubt

You're right Davie...we have a cunning plan!  

.

It's called full contact golf   

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Thanks for your support Blue. You normally spit this kind of thing

Not me Grumps, I leave that sort of thing to Keegan Bradley  

Fat, sticky fingers, Blue. Too much curry methinks. I meant spot

Far too much curry. I didn't need any breakfast this morning!  

I'm only just stirring, but you spotted that one....

So about four to five hours ahead of regular service the full event is posted with correct field this time

We're still waiting for the masterpiece of intro text though...  

CATEGORY A: Justin ROSE, Jordan SPIETH, Martin KAYMER (res: Adam SCOTT)

CATEGORY B: Graeme MCDOWELL, Jimmy WALKER, Keegan BRADLEY (res: Jason DUFNER)

CATEGORY C: Chris WOOD, Marc WARREN, David HOWELL (res: Scott JAMIESON)

BlueCoverman wrote:We're still waiting for the masterpiece of intro text though...  

Pfft, I'm especially proud of the paragraph about the cut bonuses

CAT A : Sergio GARCIA, Rory, Justin. Res Lefty

CAT B : Rickie FOWLER, B Todd, Dufner. Res Jimmy WALKER

CAT C : Robert KARLSSON, Danny W, Cameron T. Res David Hearn

Maybe we should get bonus points for the 3 reserves going through as well....???

Change to Cat C:

Withdrawn: Mark Calcavecchia 1065

In: David Hearn 100

Davie, you may want to look at Cat C again

What's up with Cat C Grumps? don't see a mistake there?

It was more about a high ranked player coming in and I know you've picked a couple at the top of Cat C.

Oh I see what you mean - thought you meant I had an invalid pick in there - I'll stick with what I've got rather than tempt LRPItis

A: T. Woods, S. Garcia, A. Scott, M. Kaymer (r)
B: T. Bjorn, R. Fowler, S. Lowry, E. Els (r)
C: R. Karlsson, C. Wood, D. Howell, R. Fisher (r)

Good luck folks

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:Maybe we should get bonus points for the 3 reserves going through as well....???

That's a good idea!

Here are my picks -

Cat A: Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer & Justin Rose (res Phil Mickelson)
Cat B: Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry & Angel Cabrera (res Stephen Gallacher)
Cat C: Marc Warren, Kristopher Broberg & Scott Jamieson (res Robert Karlsson)

Looking forward to this - might have a sneaky day off on Friday   Interesting that no-one has picked Woods so far ......

What apart from Red you mean LP?  

BlueCoverman wrote:What apart from Red you mean LP?  

Sorry -   missed that!

LadyPutt wrote:

BlueCoverman wrote:What apart from Red you mean LP?  

Sorry -   missed that!

Ha, at least I had jet lag as an excuse....

Well, it didn't take long for Blue to lead poor Grumps astray did it!   

After much deliberation, here are my picks:-

Cat A: Adam Scott; Jason Day; Justin Rose Res: Martin Kaymer

Cat B: Ricky Fowler; Paul Casey; Graeme McDowell Res: Lee Westwood

Cat C: Chris Wood; Chris Hansen; Danny Willett Res: Marc Warren

See you on the sofa at 9 a.m.   

I've just been checking the TV times .. can't believe we have to wait until 9 to get coverage! This is why I wish there was no "crown jewels" of sport and Sky could get their hands on it .. they'd be on air from about 6:30!

Davie wrote:I've just been checking the TV times .. can't believe we have to wait until 9 to get coverage! This is why I wish there was no "crown jewels" of sport and Sky could get their hands on it .. they'd be on air from about 6:30!

Not even any Red Button coverage before 9 o'clock. Some well known names out early, including the stellar group at teeing off at 6.25 - Howell, Duval and Klarsson.

I also note that the preview isn't on until 11.20 p.m. this evening.   

Mary_S wrote:Well, it didn't take long for Blue to lead poor Grumps astray did it!  

Trust me Mary, Grumps needs no help at all in being led astray!  

BlueCoverman wrote:

Mary_S wrote:Well, it didn't take long for Blue to lead poor Grumps astray did it!  

Trust me Mary, Grumps needs no help at all in being led astray!  

Who me?

Cat A: Martin KAYMER, Justin ROSE, Adam SCOTT (res: Rory McIlroy)

Cat B: Paul CASEY, Shane LOWRY, Graeme McDOWELL (res: Matteo Manassero)

Cat C: Scott JAMIESON, Robert KARLSSON, Danny WILLETT (res: Oliver Fisher)

Of course the proper golf is being played at Sand Martins tomorrow, a similar sized crowd is expected  

Cat A: H Stenson, J Rose, M Kaymer. Reserve J Furyk

Cat B: L Donald, T Bjorn, A Cabrera. Reserve I Poulter

Cat C: D Willett, R Karlsson, K Broberg. Reserve M Warren

Almost eleven hours to go to the real golf.

Oops, I meant six...

BlueCoverman wrote:

Of course the proper golf is being played at Sand Martins tomorrow, a similar sized crowd is expected  

I hope that they've got the crowd control procedures in hand!    Have a good one guys!   

I wonder how many times Mary's bounced up and down on the sofa so far? Looks liKe a favourite is doing well.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I wonder how many times Mary's bounced up and down on the sofa so far?  Looks liKe a favourite is doing well.

Bouncing ceased with the double bogey at the 7th.   

I don't understand the surprise at the coverage by the BBC - it was ever thus. In fact, not long ago BBC coverage resulted in interminable switching from BBC1 to BBC2 and back again to accommodate a repeat of Cash in the Attic or some other important programme. I'm surprised that they are giving uninterrupted coverage on one channel (although I've not checked what they are doing at the weekend). What does annoy me is that they don't show any highlights in the evening, assuming that no-one works and everyone has access to a TV, Smartphone, Tablet or laptop all day.

Interestingly, there is an article in today's Metro newspaper in which Peter Dawson has hinted a big-money offer from satellite TV (hopefully not BT) could spell the end of BBC coverage after the contract ends in 2016 as The Open is no longer listed as a "protected event". Bring it on!

PS I am a Sky subscriber and have been ever since the Solheim Cup in 1990. It costs a bit but as we watch golf, cricket, rugby union and motorsports (especially F1) we get our money's worth.

LP you sum it up perfectly. I know everyone doesn't want to pay for Sky Sports, but like you I do because I like the golf and other sports on there. I watch very little TV other than sport so have the absolute basic package and then add sport and nothing else.

I understand the satellite offer has come from Sky (not BT) and while I know that takes it away from free-to-air, I think that would be a positive step

In this era of digital TV I don't understand why the BBC can't put on more coverage - make it red button or one of the lesser channels if need be. They don't show that they want to keep it

Am I the only one with Coco. ????  

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #16

143rd Open Championship

Jul 17 – Jul 20 ___ Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Wirral, England

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

1. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

3. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

3. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

5. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

6. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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

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The morning wave had the best of the weather and the majority of the good scores came in the morning. Rory McIlroy shot 66 to take the lead at the Open once again. SetupDetermines was the only one to discount Rory's round two woes and is looking pretty pleased with himself. He also had Sergio Garcia amongst the other picks that shot 68. RedRage joins him in the lead with three picks shootng 68. BlueCoverman and LadyPutt had two picks in the Top 5 Low Round scores and the bouncing Mary_S had one pick in the scores. 1GrumpyGolfer and Davie are yet to get off the mark. Bryden Macpherson shot 90 to be at the bottom of the leaderboard by some distance.

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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Rory McIlroy -6
1. SetupDetermines

Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Bryden Macpherson +18
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-4 or lower

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Coco still holding in there...     

SetupDeterminestheMotion wrote:Coco still holding in there...      

Nobody likes a smartar*e!     

Maybe Saturday is the new Friday!  

Quickly glancing through RedRage is making a big move today in his effort to win his first event of the session. Davie looks to be the only other one to have all nine through. This was the event to do that with bundles of points on offer.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #16

143rd Open Championship

Jul 17 – Jul 20 ___ Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Wirral, England

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. Redrage __________ 240 (9/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 330

2. Davie ____________ 240 (9/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

3. SetupDetermines __ 135 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 225

4. LadyPutt _________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

5. BlueCoverman _____ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

6. Mary_S ___________ 135 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

7. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150

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Is SetupDetermines slipping? Only seven picks through to the weekend and he's not on top spot on the leaderboard anymore. Only four picks failed to make the cut at the Open and all were in Category C. Davie didn't need to review his picks as he was one of two Fantasy Leaguers to make it to the hallowed ground of all nine picks making the cut. RedRage was the other with the full set and he has the lead after round two. The rest of the Fantasy Leaguers have either seven or eight picks left. LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer have eight, BlueCoverman, Mary_s and SetupDetermines all have seven picks left.

Dustin Johnson shot 65 to take the low round of the day prize and Sandy Lyle had an 84 to finish very close to the bottom of the leaderboard. No one picked either of these players.

Round three sees a two tee start in an attempt to avoid bad weather affecting the play.

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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Dustin Johnson -7
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Sandy Lyle +12
1. None

Cut Line (15 points)
+2 or lower

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Thanks for the update GG. All my hopes are riding on Rickeeee's shoulders!

Apparently, only 56% of players who have been leading by 4 shots after the 2nd round actually go on to win the tournament.   

A bit late onto the sofa today, kept awake during the night by heavy rain and thunder storms.    Why don't the BBC put the early morning waffling from Faldo + co on the red button, and have the live play on the main channel as soon as they start their coverage?

First time watching the Open for a while and there is a lot of waffling going on here. No wonder there's plenty of criticism of coverage.

There a was a shot of Stevie Williams pacing off a tee and it seemed as if Alliss couldn't work out why he was over there.

I know Kwini goes on about the US commentators not knowing anything about players who don't play on the PGA Tour but the sheer bollox that's coming out of Alliss about Jimmy Walker is amazing.

Think there could be some good scores out there today; hopefully from my picks so I can catch up.

Bit nervy from McIlroy at the first after a good drive. Deejay with a good look for birdie and maybe a two shot swing.