GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #3 USPGA

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #3

96th USPGA Championship

Aug 07 – Aug 10 ___ Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3
 
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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. SetupDetermines __ 240 (9/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____  30 ____ 480 _____ 900

2. Redrage __________ 150 (8/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ___ 150 ____  00 ____ 420 _____ 840

3. BlueCoverman _____ 240 (9/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____  30 ____ 375 _____ 795

3. Davie ____________ 240 (9/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____  30 ____ 345 _____ 795

5. Mary_S ___________ 150 (8/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____  30 ____ 315 _____ 705

6. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 150 ____  00 ____ 270 _____ 600

6. LadyPutt _________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____  00 ____ 330 _____ 600
 
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Quick! Turn the lights on, it's getting dark.  In the gloom of Kentucky Rory  McIlroy putted out in the dark and put the finishing touches on an amazing spell of golf that's seen him win 2 majors and a WGC in his last three events.
 
SetupDetermines had a Rory spell that saw him finish with 5 picks in the top 7 including the top 3.  He blitzed the overnight lead of RedRage who had two others in the top 3 but two other picks didn't really challenge the top 10.  BlueCoverman had five picks score points and that was enough to tie Davie for third place.  Mary_S and LadyPutt each had three picks score points but were never in position to challenge for a podium finish.  1GrumpyGolfer had just two picks score points.
 
Jimmy Walker and Ernie Else both shot 65 for the low round of the day and those bonus points emphasised Setup's domination.  Everyone bar RedRage, LadyPutt, and 1GrumpyGolfer earned points from Walker.  Rafa Cabrera Bello finished with an 80 and last place to boot; no one picked him so it didn't really matter.
 
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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Jimmy Walker -6
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie
3. Mary_S
4. SetupDetermines
 
Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Ernie Els -6
1. None
 
Final Round Worse Round (30 points)
Rafa Cabrera Bello +9
1. None
 
Last Place (30 points)
Final Round Worse Round (30 points)
Rafa Cabrera Bello +10
1. None
 
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Points galore in the third round of the USPGA.  Nine picks shot 67 or lower and plenty of points were handed out.  RedRage and 1GrumpyGolfer each had five picks earn points and that was enough to put RedRage into the joint lead.  BlueCoverman, Davie, Mary_S, and  SetupDetermines all had four picks score points and LadyPutt had to settle for just three picks scoring points.  
 
Hunter Mahan and Bernd Wiesberger shot 65 to tie for the low round of the day.  Brendon Todd finished the day with a 75 for the worst round.
 
As Rory McIlroy takes a one shot lead into the final round and attempts to win back to back majors will RedRage manage the same or can another player and Fantasy Leaguer change that?
 
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Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Bernd Wiesberger -6
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Hunter Mahan -6
1. None
 
Round 3 Worse Round (30 points)
Brendon Todd +4
1. None
 
Round 3 Low Scores (30 points)
-4 or lower
 
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Despite a weather interrupted second round everyone was able to complete their round and the cut line fell at +1.  Only five picks missed the cut and early leader RedRage lost ground.  RedRage, LadyPutt, and Mary_S all lost one pick and 1GrumpyGolfer lost two picks.  BlueCoverman, Davie, and SetupDetermines are left with the full set and all the bonuses that go with it.
 
Jason Day had the round of the day with a 65.  Club Professional Matt Pesta finished with an 89 for the worst round.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Jason Day -6
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (30 points)
Matt Pesta +18
1. None
 
cut line (15 points)
+1 or lower
 
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Hands up!  Who thought RedRage's pick of Lee Westwood was optimistic?  Especially after he made double bogey on his 10th hole.  But, Westwood ultimately repaid RedRage's faith in him by setting an early pace at the USPGA.  Five closing birdies meant that Westwood ended with a 65 and an early share of the lead with Ryan Palmer and Kevin Chappell.  Five other players shot 66 to round out the Top 5 Low Round scores and four of them were picks and the fifth was a reserve.  Everyone is off the mark in round one thanks to Rory McIlroy but RedRage has the early lead as he had two other picks score points.  Mary_S is in close pursuit as she had three picks shoot 66.  1GrumpyGolfer and Davie both have two picks shoot 66.
 
Club pro Aaron Krueger was welcomed to the big leagues and he found it a harsh place.  His round of 84 was the worst of the day but at least he finished the round.  Jason Dufner withdrew midway and Ben Crane also withdrew.
 
The cut line is even par but with bad weather this could change and also mean that the second round is not completed on Friday.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Lee Westwood -6
1. RedRage
 
Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Kevin Chappell -6
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Ryan Palmer -6
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (30 points)
Aaron Krueger +13
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-5 or lower
 
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The final major of the 2014 season sees us in prime horse country in America.  Valhalla Golf Club hosts the 96th edition of the USPGA Championship having previously seen the event take place there in 1996 and 2000.  Valhalla has also hosted the 2008 Ryder Cup and the Senior version of the USPGA in 2004 and most recently in 2011.  It won't be the same as when it was last seen on television as all of the greeens have been rebuilt and lots of the complexes have been changed.  The bunkering has also been tweaked on a few holes.
 
Mark Brooks won the USPGA back in 1996 and is one of the 15 former champions in the field.  Between them they have won this title 19 times with Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods being the only ones with multiple wins.  The second of Tiger's wins came at Valhalla after he defeated Bob May over a 3 hole playoff.  
 
109 of the top 110 players are scheduled to play.  Only Dustin Johnson, ranked 17 in the OWGR, is missing through a self imposed or an enforced exile depending on whose version of the truth you believe.  There are some injury doubts as to whether that high number of highly ranked players will hold; Tiger withdrew from the WGC - Bridgestone Invitational during the final round and defending USPGA champion Jason Dufner is also struggling.  There are some 20 Club Professionals included in the field having qualified through finishing in the top 20 of the PGA's Club Professional Championship.  Michael Block won that title at Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach.
 
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 – August 4th 2014:
 
CATEGORY A
 
Rory McIlroy 1
Adam Scott 2
Sergio Garcia 3
Henrik Stenson 4
Justin Rose 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
Graeme McDowell 15
Hideki Matsuyama 16
 
CATEGORY B
 
Rickie Fowler 18
Charl Schwartzel 19
Jimmy Walker 20
Keegan Bradley 21
Victor Dubuisson 22
Steve Stricker 23
Thomas Bjorn 24
Patrick Reed 25
Luke Donald 26
Jason Dufner 27
Miguel Angel Jimenez 28
Ian Poulter 29
Webb Simpson 30
Stephen Gallacher 31
Jamie Donaldson 32
Thongchai Jaidee 33
Lee Westwood 34
Brandt Snedeker 35
Kevin Na 36
Ryan Moore 37
Bill Haas 38
Marc Leishman 39
Graham DeLaet 40
Brendon Todd 41
Kevin Streelman 42
Francesco Molinari 43
Chris Kirk 44
Hunter Mahan 45
Jonas Blixt 46
Joost Luiten 47
Gary Woodland 48
Harris English 49
Matt Every 50
Matt Jones 51
Kevin Stadler 52
Angel Cabrera 53
Mikko Ilonen 54
John Senden 55
Louis Oosthuizen 56
Billy Horschel 57
Shane Lowry 58
Russell Henley 59
Ernie Els 60
J.B. Holmes 61
Koumei Oda 62
Ryan Palmer 63
Pablo Larrazabal 64
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 65
Brian Harman 66
Matteo Manassero 67
Charley Hoffman 68
George Coetzee 69
Bernd Wiesberger 70
Richard Sterne 71
K.J. Choi 72
Rafa Cabrera Bello 73
Erik Compton 74
Brooks Koepka 75
Tim Clark 76
Ben Martin 77
Nick Watney 78
Freddie Jacobson 79
Charles Howell-III 80
Ryo Ishikawa 81
George McNeill 82
Brendon de Jonge 83
Chris Stroud 84
Paul Casey 85
 
CATEGORY C
 
Boo Weekley 86
Anirban Lahiri 87
Chesson Hadley 88
Scott Stallings 89
Chris Wood 90
Branden Grace 91
Hyung-Sung Kim 92
Fabrizio Zanotti 93
David Hearn 94
Tommy Fleetwood 95
Ross Fisher 96
Edoardo Molinari 97
Thorbjorn Olesen 98
Danny Willett 99
Daniel Summerhays 100
Seung-Yul Noh 101
Russell Knox 102
Marc Warren 103
Ben Crane 104
Jason Kokrak 105
Will Mackenzie 106
Kevin Chappell 107
Alexander Levy 108
Brendan Steele 109
Jerry Kelly 110
Robert Karlsson 112
Cameron Tringale 115
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 116
Roberto Castro 117
Steven Bowditch 118
Shawn Stefani 121
Hideto Tanihara 125
Geoff Ogilvy 126
Scott Piercy 130
Pat Perez 132
Scott Brown 140
Brian Stuard 143
Rory Sabbatini 144
Jason Bohn 145
David Toms 147
Stewart Cink 153
Vijay Singh 205
Padraig Harrington 263
Darren Clarke 341
Davis Love-III 440
Y.E. Yang 516
Kenny Perry 759
Colin Montgomerie 806
Tom Watson 827
John Daly 939
Rich Beem 1525
Shaun Micheel 1560
Mark Brooks 1560
Michael Block (CP) 1560
Stuart Deane (CP) 1560
David Hronek (CP) 1560
Johan Kok (CP) 1560
Aaron Krueger (CP) 1560
David McNabb (CP) 1560
Rod Perry (CP) 1560
Bob Sowards (CP) 1560
Jamie Broce (CP) N/A
Rob Corcoran (CP) N/A
Frank Esposito (CP) N/A
Ryan Helminen (CP) N/A
Jim McGovern (CP) N/A
Brian Norman (CP) N/A
Matt Pesta (CP) N/A
Steve Schneiter (CP) N/A
Jerry Smith (CP) N/A
David Tentis (CP) N/A
Dustin Volk (CP) N/A
Eric Williamson (CP) 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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Ah, the cream rises to the top.

As predicted Rory & Lefty..............    

I'd have been quite miffed if Henrik's untidy 3 putt on the back 9 had cost me first place, but even if he parred that I would only have finished on 890 points. Not good enough to catch Setup- well done, mate!

Redrage wrote:I'd have been quite miffed if Henrik's untidy 3 putt on the back 9 had cost me first place, but even if he parred that I would only have finished on 890 points.  Not good enough to catch Setup- well done, mate!

Well, in a way it did. If Stenson had two putted and everything else stayed the same he would have shot 65, tying low round, and finished in joint second. That would have put Rickie down into 4th. So that changes the points around a little bit and you and Setup would have tied on 870 points.

Don't feel so bad because Setup would still have won courtesy of Jimmy Walker or Steve Stricker finishing 7th. Your scoring picks of Lee Westwood and Charl Schwartzel finished 15th and so would have lost the playoff.

Not that I'm trying to avoid actual work with spreadsheets by looking at what that little permutation may have entailed.

Is it LPGA, this week ?

Was thinking of maybe taking this week off. Typically the event after a major is a bit like after the Lord Mayor's show. It's Danish Open or The Greensboro which would have players trying to make the top 125 for the FedEx playoffs next week. Up to you guys, let us know your thoughts and if needed I can post the event for tomorrow afternoon.

I agree - let's have a week off. I'm exhausted   and so are you probably Grumps!

LadyPutt wrote:I agree - let's have a week off. I'm exhausted   and so are you probably Grumps!

Phew - just logged on, thinking that I might have missed the boat!   

Well played SetUpDM - we'll all be gunning for you after a week of R&R.   

Hi Grumps...me and the rest of the Blue family are off on our hols to the Bahamas this Saturday morning.  Could I have numbers 2,4,6 and reserve 8 for the next fantasy league event please. (That reminds me of a song...I wonder why?)   
 
Cheers all   

That's if it's the ET event Grumps...2,4 and reserve 6 if it's the Barclays. Cheers  

You got it Blue. Have fun

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

Redrage wrote:I'd have been quite miffed if Henrik's untidy 3 putt on the back 9 had cost me first place, but even if he parred that I would only have finished on 890 points.  Not good enough to catch Setup- well done, mate!

Well, in a way it did.  If Stenson had two putted and everything else stayed the same he would have shot 65, tying low round, and finished in joint second.  That would have put Rickie down into 4th.  So that changes the points around a little bit and you and Setup would have tied on 870 points.

Don't feel so bad because Setup would still have won courtesy of Jimmy Walker or Steve Stricker finishing 7th.  Your scoring picks of Lee Westwood and Charl Schwartzel finished 15th and so would have lost the playoff.

Not that I'm trying to avoid actual work with spreadsheets by looking at what that little permutation may have entailed.

So I'd have still lost? Well that's fine, I can still forgive Henrik... He will be more pissed about it than anyone, it was a real momentum halter for him, he was quite errant after that but scrambled superbly.

Hope we are all enjoying a week off.