GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #2 - WGC Bridgestone

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #2

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jul 31 - Aug 3 ___ Firestone CC (South), Akron, Ohio, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 60 ____  00 ____ 320 _____ 460

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 ____ 210 _____ 310

3. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____  00 ____ 180 _____ 260

3. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ___ 100 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 ____ 140 _____ 260

5. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  00 ____ 160 _____ 220

6. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____  00 ____ 110 _____ 190

7. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 90 _____ 130

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Another beat down in the Fantasy League as LadyPutt records her second victory of the Summer/Autumn session.  With a 1-2-3 finish from Rory, McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, and Marc Leishman it was a foregone conclusion.  Two of her other three picks also scored points and it was only Pablo Larrazabal who tarnished the stellar performance.  1GrumpyGolfer and RedRage each had four picks score points but RedRage didn't have McIlroy and that pick allowed 1GrumpyGolfer to overhaul RedRage.  BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines each had three picks score points and the inclusion of McIlroy meant they had a better quality finish than Davie who also had three picks score points.  Mary_S had just two picks score points.
 
Phil Mickelson shot 62 for the low round of the day and Daisuke Maruyama and Tano Goya ended up with 78s for the worst rounds of the day.  Goya also finished in last place.
 
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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Phil Mickelson -8
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (20 points)
Daisuke Maruyama +8
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (20 points)
Tano Goya +8
1. None
 
Last Place (20 points)
Tano Goya
1. None
 
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LadyPutt has made her charge after round three of the WGC - Bridgestone.  Five picks made the Top 10 Low Round scores of 67 or lower and LadyPutt had three of them.  1GrumpyGolfer and BlueCoverman also had three picks score points.  SetupDetermines and Mary_S each had two picks score points and Davie and RedRage had one pick score points.
 
Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama both shot 65 for low round of the day.  Kevin Streelman had a 78 for the worst round of the day.
 
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Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Adam Scott -5
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Hideki Matsuyama -5
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (20 points)
Kevin Streelman +8
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (20 points)
-3 or lower
 
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The ladies made a charge in round two courtesy of Sergio Garcia's steamroller ing of the backnine. His round of 61 equalled the course record and earned bonus points for LadyPutt, who narrows the gap to RedRage, and Mary_S, who moves up into a share of third. Tano Goya had the worse round of the day with a 77.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (20 points)
Sergio Garcia -9
1. LadyPutt
2. Mary_S
 
Round 2Worse Round (20 points)
Tano Goya +7
1. None
 
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Four picks made the Top 5 Low Round scores including Marc Leishman who had the round of the day with a 64. Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, and Rickie Fowler were the other three picks to make 67 or lower. RedRage had all four of them and he surges into the lead over LadyPutt who had Leishman and Fowler. Everyone else, except Davie, picked Fowler to get off of the mark. Davie had picked Rose so he also got points. Gonzalo FDez-Castano had a bit of a shocker. Starting on the back nine he was +4 at the turn before coming to the third hole which gave him fits. After dumping several balls in the water in front of the green he eventually made it to the safety of dry land and ended up with a 9. He did make two birdies close to the of the round to improve his score a little bit but it was a 79 when all was said and done. This was an inspired pick for 1GrumpyGolfer who sneaks into third place courtesy of his bad play.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (20 points)
Marc Leishman -6
1. LadyPutt
2. RedRage
 
Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano +9
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
 
Round 1 Low Scores (20 points)
-3 or lower
 
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The Bridgestone Invitational is taking place, as usual, at the Firestone Country Club.  This par 70, 7,400 yard layout has seen Tiger Woods emerge victorious on eight occasions the last of which was last year.  He won at a canter from Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson.  The field is strong as ever for a WGC with all of the top 50 ranked players in attendance.  
 
With the limited field, no cut event, we are back to two picks from each category plus reserve.  Cut bonuses will not be in effect.
 
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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 28th 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Adam Scott 1
Rory McIlroy 2
Henrik Stenson 3
Justin Rose 4
Sergio Garcia 5
Matt Kuchar 6
Bubba Watson 7
Jim Furyk 8
Jason Day 9
Tiger Woods 10
Jordan Spieth 11
Martin Kaymer 12
Phil Mickelson 13
Zach Johnson 14
Hideki Matsuyama 15
 
CATEGORY B
 
Dustin Johnson 16
Graeme McDowell 17
Rickie Fowler 18
Jimmy Walker 19
Steve Stricker 20
Victor Dubuisson 21
Charl Schwartzel 22
Keegan Bradley 23
Jason Dufner 24
Luke Donald 25
Thomas Bjorn 26
Miguel Angel Jimenez 27
Ian Poulter 28
Patrick Reed 29
Webb Simpson 30
Stephen Gallacher 31
Jamie Donaldson 32
Thongchai Jaidee 33
Lee Westwood 34
Graham DeLaet 35
Brandt Snedeker 36
Bill Haas 37
Kevin Na 38
Ryan Moore 39
Brendon Todd 40
Kevin Streelman 41
Francesco Molinari 42
Chris Kirk 43
Hunter Mahan 44
Jonas Blixt 45
 
CATEGORY C
 
Joost Luiten 46
Gary Woodland 47
Matt Every 48
Harris English 49
Mikko Ilonen 50
Marc Leishman 51
Angel Cabrera 52
Matt Jones 53
Louis Oosthuizen 54
Kevin Stadler 54
John Senden 57
Russell Henley 59
Ernie Els 62
Pablo Larrazabal 63
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 64
J.B. Holmes 65
Brian Harman 66
Richard Sterne 70
Tim Clark 75
Brendon de Jonge 85
Scott Stallings 89
Branden Grace 98
Fabrizio Zanotti 100
Ben Crane 103
Seung-Yul Noh 105
Alexander Levy 108
David Lynn 121
Steven Bowditch 122
David Howell 128
Yoshitaka Takeya 373
Daisuke Maruyama 408
Tano Goya 477
 
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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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Only two picks this week ?

    

Trying to keep it tight ??

There's about 70 players in the field this week so for smaller field sizes the number of picks get reduced. The same thing happened for the Masters earlier this year.

Looks like DJ has withdrawn.  As it's an Invitational I don't think there will be a replacement.  I'll update Cat B shortly.

A: H. Stenson, J. Rose, R. McIlroy (r)
B: R. Fowler, F. Molinari, C. Schwartzel(r)
C: L. Oosthuizen, M. Leishman, T. Clark (r)

Good luck all

CAT A : Rory, Henrik. RES Adam

CAT B : Ricky, Jason. RES Brendon

CAT C : Fabrizio, Louis. RES Tim.

Strange how much more difficult it seems with two picks instead of three!

Cat A: Rory McIlroy & Sergio Garcia (res Jim Furyk)
Cat B: Graeme McDowell & Rickie Fowler (res Jason Dufner)
Cat C: Marc Leishman & Pablo Larrazabal (res JB Holmes)

  

CATEGORY A: Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar (res: Jordan Spieth)

CATEGORY B: Graeme McDowell, Jimmy Walker (res: Rickie Fowler)

CATEGORY C: Joost Luiten, Harris English (res: Kevin Stadler)

Cat A: Rory MCILROY, Tiger WOODS (res: Adam Scott)
Cat B: Rickie FOWLER, Graeme MCDOWELL  (res: Charl Schwartzel)
Cat C: Tim CLARK, Louis OOSTHUIZEN (res: Angel Cabrera)
 
Cheers Grumps   

Cat A: Sergio Garcia; Tiger Woods Res: Jason Day

Cat B: Victor Dubuisson; Rickie Fowler Res: Webb Simpson

Cat C: Harris English; Louis Oosthuizen Res: David Lynn

Cheers!

Cat A: McIlroy, Furyk. Stenson reserve

Cat B: Fowler, Bradley. Moore reserve

Cat C: Cabrera, Gonzo. Clark reserve

Think I might have worst round sewn up with the inspired pick of Gonzo +11 through 13 with a 9 on his card! Think they need to check the footage to see whether it's Gonzalo F'Dez-Castano actually playing instead of Gonzo from the muppets

Good call Grumps  

He had a fourth place finish last week.  Might work out for me as it's a no cut event...

And even better, I've been struck down with LPRPitis as Ryan Moore shoots 65 for the early clubhouse lead.

Oh no, Gonzo's on a roll! 2 birdies in his last four gets him to +9.

RedRage off to a flier! Looks like he's seeking to make up for last weeks narrow defeat.

Unofficial leaderboard

Four picks made the Top 5 Low Round scores including Marc Leishman who had the round of the day with a 64. Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, and Rickie Fowler were the other three picks to make 67 or lower. RedRage had all four of them and he surges into the lead over LadyPutt who had Leishman and Fowler. Everyone else, except Davie, picked Fowler to get off of the mark. Davie had picked Rose so he also got points. Gonzalo F'Dez-Castano had a bit of a shocker. Starting on the back nine he was +4 at the turn before coming to the third hole which gave him fits. After dumping several balls in the water in front of the green he eventually made it to the safety of dry land and ended up with a 9. He did make two birdies close to the of the round to improve his score a little bit but it was a 79 when all was said and done. This was an inspired pick for 1GrumpyGolfer who sneaks into third place courtesy of his bad play.

1. RedRage 100 points
2. LadyPutt 60 points
3. 1GrumpyGolfer 40 points
4. BlueCoverman 20 points
4. Davie 20 points
4. Mary_S 20 points
4. SetupDetermines 20 points

Full leaderboard to follow shortly.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #2

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jul 31 - Aug 3 ___ Firestone CC (South), Akron, Ohio, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ___ 100 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 100

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

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

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

4. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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

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

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Four picks made the Top 5 Low Round scores including Marc Leishman who had the round of the day with a 64. Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, and Rickie Fowler were the other three picks to make 67 or lower. RedRage had all four of them and he surges into the lead over LadyPutt who had Leishman and Fowler. Everyone else, except Davie, picked Fowler to get off of the mark. Davie had picked Rose so he also got points. Gonzalo FDez-Castano had a bit of a shocker. Starting on the back nine he was +4 at the turn before coming to the third hole which gave him fits. After dumping several balls in the water in front of the green he eventually made it to the safety of dry land and ended up with a 9. He did make two birdies close to the of the round to improve his score a little bit but it was a 79 when all was said and done. This was an inspired pick for 1GrumpyGolfer who sneaks into third place courtesy of his bad play.

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Round 1 Low Round (20 points)
Marc Leishman -6
1. LadyPutt
2. RedRage

Round 1 Worse Round (20 points)
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano +9
1. 1GrumpyGolfer

Round 1 Low Scores (20 points)
-3 or lower

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #2

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jul 31 - Aug 3 ___ Firestone CC (South), Akron, Ohio, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ___ 100 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX _____ 100

2. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 80

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 40

3. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 40

5. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 20

5. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 20

5. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 20

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The ladies made a charge in round two courtesy of Sergio Garcia's steamroller ing of the backnine. His round of 61 equalled the course record and earned bonus points for LadyPutt, who narrows the gap to RedRage, and Mary_S, who moves up into a share of third. Tano Goya had the worse round of the day with a 77.

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Round 2 Low Round (20 points)
Sergio Garcia -9
1. LadyPutt
2. Mary_S

Round 2Worse Round (20 points)
Tano Goya +7
1. None

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Great round from Sergio! Hope that he can keep the momentum going for the next two rounds.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #2

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jul 31 - Aug 3 ___ Firestone CC (South), Akron, Ohio, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 140

2. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ___ 100 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 100

4. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

4. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

6. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

7. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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LadyPutt has made her charge after round three of the WGC - Bridgestone. Five picks made the Top 10 Low Round scores of 67 or lower and LadyPutt had three of them. 1GrumpyGolfer and BlueCoverman also had three picks score points. SetupDetermines and Mary_S each had two picks score points and Davie and RedRage had one pick score points.

Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama both shot 65 for low round of the day. Kevin Streelman had a 78 for the worst round of the day.

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Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Adam Scott -5
1. None

Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Hideki Matsuyama -5
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (20 points)
Kevin Streelman +8
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (20 points)
-3 or lower

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Well done Blue. Way to go on spurring LP on. I think LP has this sewn up for back to back wins.

Whoa, whoa, whoa...don't you go blaming me. I've always said that the girls are good at this  

LP all the way..........  

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #2

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jul 31 - Aug 3 ___ Firestone CC (South), Akron, Ohio, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 320 _____ 460

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 210 _____ 310

3. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 260

3. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ___ 100 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 140 _____ 260

5. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 160 _____ 220

6. Mary_S ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 190

7. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 130

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Another beat down in the Fantasy League as LadyPutt records her second victory of the Summer/Autumn session. With a 1-2-3 finish from Rory, McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, and Marc Leishman it was a foregone conclusion. Two of her other three picks also scored points and it was only Pablo Larrazabal who tarnished the stellar performance. 1GrumpyGolfer and RedRage each had four picks score points but RedRage didn't have McIlroy and that pick allowed 1GrumpyGolfer to overhaul RedRage. BlueCoverman and SetupDetermines each had three picks score points and the inclusion of McIlroy meant they had a better quality finish than Davie who also had three picks score points. Mary_S had just two picks score points.

Phil Mickelson shot 62 for the low round of the day and Daisuke Maruyama and Tano Goya ended up with 78s for the worst rounds of the day. Goya also finished in last place.

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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Phil Mickelson -8
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (20 points)
Daisuke Maruyama +8
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (20 points)
Tano Goya +8
1. None

Last Place (20 points)
Tano Goya
1. None

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BlueCoverman wrote:I've always said that the girls are good at this  

 
It's just Davie thats crap!   
 
 
 
(well this week anyway!)

Jeez it was crap wasn't it! And the first day it looked like all my picks were massing nicely, though out of points scoring for 1st day. As the tournament went on they just got worse and worse!

Well done Lady P - you're on a roll!