GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #4 The Barclays

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #4

The Barclays

Aug 21 - Aug 24 ___ Ridgewood CC (Composite), Paramus, New Jersey, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 65 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 10 ______ 85

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 15 ______ 45

2. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 10 ______ 45

4. Davie _____________ 30 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 00 ______ 30

5. LadyPutt __________ 20 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 00 ______ 20

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It might have got exciting out at Ridgewood Country Club in the final round but in the Fantasy League it was something of a foregone conclusion.  The lucky numbers of BlueCoverman proved to be too much for the chasing pack despite only one of his "picks" scoring points by finishing 15th.  1GrumpyGolfer was the most successful by getting a pick to finish in the top 10 but that meant he tied SetupDetermines who was the only other Fantasy Leaguer to score finish points, again, with a 15th placed pick.

Eventual winner Hunter Mahan shot 66 to take victory and move up into first place in the FedEx Cup standings.  His run of consecutive playoff events looks set to continue.  Stuart Appleby and Patrick Reed also shot 66 and that ties Mahan for the lowest round of the day.  Chesson Hadley finished with the worst round and last place combo after a 78 left him seven over for the tournament.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Hunter Mahan -6
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Stuart Appleby -6
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Patrick Reed -6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Chesson Hadley +7
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Chesson Hadley +7
1. None

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As Phil paid another visit to the Five and Dime Grill, must like the steak sandwiches, on Saturday low scores were hard to come by.  Some picks slipped back and others tried to make a move.  No one was lost to the secondary cut so all picks remained in contention for Sunday.  Local boy Morgan Hoffmann shot 66 for the low round of the day and three picks shot rounds of 68 or lower to make the Top 10 Low Round scores.  BlueCoverman retains his overall lead as SetupDetermines and 1GrumpyGolfer try to keep pace.  Henrik Stenson started out really well with a close range birdie at the first but then had a bit of a mare carding a nine, following it with another birdie, before finishing with four straight bogies.  He ended the day with a 77 and Brian Davis matched that score to share the worst round of the day.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Morgan Hoffmann -5
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Henrik Stenson +6
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Brian Davis +6
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-3 or lower

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The holidaying BlueCoverman picked some lucky numbers as all of his picks made it through to the weekend.  He earned all the bonuses whilst everyone else lost picks in categories B and C.  Davie has five picks left, SetupDetermines has four, and both 1GrumpyGolfer and LadyPutt have just three picks left.  
 
Henrik Stenson and Jason Day shot 64 for the low rounds of the day.  Brice Garnett shot 78 to miss the cut which fell at +1.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Jason Day -7
1. None
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Henrik Stenson -7
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Brice Garnett +7
1. None
 
Cut line (5 points)
+1 or lower
 
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Not a lot happened for the Fantasy Leaguers in round one.  Bo Van Pelt snuck past the field by shooting 65 for the low round of the day.  Michael Thompson and Graham DeLaet struggled and ended up with 78s which were the worst rounds of the day.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Bo Van Pelt -6
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Graham DeLaet +7
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Michael Thompson +7
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower
 
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The first playoff event of the FedEx Cup takes place at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey.  The Barclays tournament is on rotation in the metropolitan New York area having previously been at Liberty National, the Black course at Bethpage, and Plainfield Country Club.  At Ridgewood there are three sets of A.W. Tillinghurst designed nine holes from which the most difficult are selected to make up a composite course for the pros.  
 
The defending Barclays champion is Adam Scott and the defending Ridgewood champion is Matt Kuchar; both have qualified for the playoffs in 15th and 4th places respectively.  Only one player has played in all 28 playoff events so far and Hunter Mahan is scheduled to tee it up having qualified in 62nd place.  He'll need to improve his standings if he's to keep that run going as the fields reduce through the Deutsche Bank Championship, BMW Championship, and the Tour Championship events.  Three players have maded it to the Tour Championship every year, Mahan, Phil Mickelson, and Steve Stricker.  Stricker's run looks to have come to an end this year.  Only Tiger Woods has won the FedEx Cup more than once and Brandt Snedeker is the only winner to have made it to the Tour Championship in the following year.
 
Rory McIlroy is ranked number one in the OWGR and the FedEx Cup standings.  His stellar play in his last three events has seen him knock Jimmy Walker off of the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings.  However, qualifying at number one doesn't always mean you'll win the whole shebang as Woods and Henrik Stenson, from last year, are the only ones to do just that.  After this event the top 100 will move onto the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
 
There are a few players missing from the top 125, including two players from the top 20 in the OWGR, who are out through injury, suspension, or taking a break depending upon which theory you subscribe to.  68 out of 71 players in the top 100 of the OWGR will tee it up at the Barclays.
 
With this limited field event we are back to two picks from each category plus reserve.  All the usual cut bonuses will 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
 
Rory McIlroy 1
Adam Scott 2
Henrik Stenson 3
Sergio Garcia 4
Justin Rose 5
Jim Furyk 6
Matt Kuchar 7
Bubba Watson 8
Jason Day 9
Phil Mickelson 10
Jordan Spieth 12
Rickie Fowler 13
Martin Kaymer 14
Zach Johnson 15
 
CATEGORY B
 
Graeme McDowell 16
Hideki Matsuyama 18
Jimmy Walker 19
Charl Schwartzel 20
Keegan Bradley 23
Luke Donald 25
Patrick Reed 27
Webb Simpson 28
Bill Haas 30
Brandt Snedeker 32
Ian Poulter 33
Lee Westwood 35
Ryan Moore 37
Kevin Na 38
Graham DeLaet 39
Marc Leishman 40
Brendon Todd 41
Hunter Mahan 42
Kevin Streelman 43
Chris Kirk 45
Jonas Blixt 48
Ryan Palmer 49
Gary Woodland 50
Matt Every 51
Harris English 52
Matt Jones 53
Kevin Stadler 54
Angel Cabrera 55
Ernie Els 56
Louis Oosthuizen 57
John Senden 58
Billy Horschel 59
J.B. Holmes 62
Russell Henley 63
Freddie Jacobson 64
Brian Harman 66
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 69
Charley Hoffman 70
K.J. Choi 75
Nick Watney 76
Erik Compton 78
Tim Clark 79
Ben Martin 80
George McNeill 81
Brendon de Jonge 82
Ryo Ishikawa 83
Chris Stroud 84
Paul Casey 85
Charles Howell-III 86
Boo Weekley 87
Kevin Chappell 88
Chesson Hadley 90
 
CATEGORY C
 
Scott Stallings 92
Daniel Summerhays 95
David Hearn 101
Jerry Kelly 103
Seung-Yul Noh 104
Russell Knox 105
Ben Crane 107
Brendan Steele 108
Jason Kokrak 110
Will MacKenzie 111
Camilo Villegas 112
John Huh 113
Cameron Tringale 114
Michael Thompson 117
Shawn Stefani 118
Steven Bowditch 119
Geoff Ogilvy 122
Pat Perez 127
Scott Brown 132
Jason Bohn 134
Justin Hicks 137
David Toms 139
Brian Stuard 140
Robert Garrigus 144
Bo Van Pelt 145
Rory Sabbatini 150
Andrew Svoboda 153
Stewart Cink 155
Brian Davis 156
Carl Pettersson 157
Luke Guthrie 158
Sang-Moon Bae 159
Michael Putnam 160
Martin Flores 161
William McGirt 166
Billy Hurley-III 170
Aaron Baddeley 173
Scott Langley 179
Retief Goosen 187
Vijay Singh 190
Robert Streb 197
Stuart Appleby 200
Andres Romero 201
Justin Leonard 205
Bryce Molder 210
Jeff Overton 221
Kevin Kisner 228
Morgan Hoffmann 235
Jhonattan Vegas 242
Tim Wilkinson 246
James Hahn 248
Troy Merritt 254
Danny Lee 259
Ricky Barnes 293
Brice Garnett 311
Robert Allenby 367
 
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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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I've picked the Barclays for two reasons; one, it has a lot of the top ranked OWGR players and two, and probably most importantly, I'm going on Thursday and Friday
 
I probably watch more pro golf in person than I do on tv.

BlueCoverman wrote: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

Blue's picks:

Cat A: Adam Scott , Sergio Garcia. Reserve Jim Furyk
Cat B: Hideki Matsuyama, Charl Schwartzel. Reserve Luke Donald
Cat C: Daniel Summerhays, Jerry Kelly. Reserve Russell Knox

CAT A : Sergio, Rory. Res Ricky

CAT B : Sneds, Gonzo. Res Charl

CAT C : Camilo, Scott L, Res Geoff O

CATEGORY A: Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose (res: Matt Kuchar)

CATEGORY B: Graeme McDowell, Jimmy Walker (res: Keegan Bradley)

CATEGORY C: Daniel Summerhays, Jason Kokrak (res: Camilo Villegas)

Cat A: Rory McIlroy & Sergio Garcia (res Rickie Fowler)
Cat B: Brandt Snedeker & JB Holmes (res Ryan Moore)
Cat C: Camillo Villegas & Seung-Yul Noh (res Geoff Ogilvy)

And no, I didn't almost copy Setup's picks! I've only just looked at them  

LP...Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Cat A: Rory, Rickie. Reserve Adam

Cat B: Jimmy W, Marc L. Reserve Kevin Stre

Cat C: Andrew Sv, Scott La, S-Y Noh

First tee times 7:20 or 12:20 BST. Mary and Red still have some time but I'm not going to be in a position to validate if they do. If someone can keep an eye on this that would be great.

Rory's +3 after 4 holes- seems he's peaked! Mary and Red may have missed the boat  

Unofficial update:

No one scored nothing. Onto round 2

Zero points for everyone.....

I know this is a restricted field, but surely we are meant to score some points.

I cannot see any reason why we don't have 3 picks for a Weighted 1 event, even with a restricted field.    

I have to say I don't really care at the moment. I just won a brand new $200 putter in a putting contest, don't laugh Davie or Blue, at the Barclays. You got five goes at a five foot putt. Each successful putt meant you had that number at a ten foot putt. I had five goes at ten feet. I missed one and then had four attempts at a forty foot putt. I holed it on my second attempt

Well done Grumps. All those putting lessons from Blue has paid off.

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #4

The Barclays

Aug 21 - Aug 24 ___ Ridgewood CC (Composite), Paramus, New Jersey, 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) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 00

1. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 00

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

1. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 00

1. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 00
 
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Not a lot happened for the Fantasy Leaguers in round one.  Bo Van Pelt snuck past the field by shooting 65 for the low round of the day.  Michael Thompson and Graham DeLaet struggled and ended up with 78s which were the worst rounds of the day.
 
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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Bo Van Pelt -6
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Graham DeLaet +7
1. None
 
Round 1 Worse Round (10 points)
Michael Thompson +7
1. None
 
Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower
 
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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #4

The Barclays

Aug 21 - Aug 24 ___ Ridgewood CC (Composite), Paramus, New Jersey, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1
 
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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 65 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 65

2. Davie _____________ 30 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 30

3. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 25

4. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 20

4. LadyPutt __________ 20 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 20
 
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The holidaying BlueCoverman picked some lucky numbers as all of his picks made it through to the weekend.  He earned all the bonuses whilst everyone else lost picks in categories B and C.  Davie has five picks left, SetupDetermines has four, and both 1GrumpyGolfer and LadyPutt have just three picks left.  
 
Henrik Stenson and Jason Day shot 64 for the low rounds of the day.  Brice Garnett shot 78 to miss the cut which fell at +1.
 
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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Jason Day -7
1. None
 
Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Henrik Stenson -7
1. None
 
Round 2 Worse Round (10 points)
Brice Garnett +7
1. None
 
Cut line (5 points)
+1 or lower
 
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Nice work with the putter GG!   

Have to admit that I got confused with the days, so totally missed the boat for this one. My mum has recently been diagnosed with dementia, and I sometimes think that I'm not far behind her!  

Nice victory for one of my stalwart picks - Hunter Mahan!   

Well done Mary! Pity you hadn't made any picks

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #4

The Barclays

Aug 21 - Aug 24 ___ Ridgewood CC (Composite), Paramus, New Jersey, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 65 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 75

2. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 35

3. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

3. Davie _____________ 30 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

5. LadyPutt __________ 20 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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As Phil paid another visit to the Five and Dime Grill, must like the steak sandwiches, on Saturday low scores were hard to come by. Some picks slipped back and others tried to make a move. No one was lost to the secondary cut so all picks remained in contention for Sunday. Local boy Morgan Hoffmann shot 66 for the low round of the day and three picks shot rounds of 68 or lower to make the Top 10 Low Round scores. BlueCoverman retains his overall lead as SetupDetermines and 1GrumpyGolfer try to keep pace. Henrik Stenson started out really well with a close range birdie at the first but then had a bit of a mare carding a nine, following it with another birdie, before finishing with four straight bogies. He ended the day with a 77 and Brian Davis matched that score to share the worst round of the day.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Morgan Hoffmann -5
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Henrik Stenson +6
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (10 points)
Brian Davis +6
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-3 or lower

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #4

The Barclays

Aug 21 - Aug 24 ___ Ridgewood CC (Composite), Paramus, New Jersey, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 65 (6/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 10 ______ 85

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 20 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 15 ______ 45

2. SetupDetermines ___ 25 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 10 ______ 45

4. Davie _____________ 30 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 00 ______ 30

5. LadyPutt __________ 20 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 00 ______ 20

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It might have got exciting out at Ridgewood Country Club in the final round but in the Fantasy League it was something of a foregone conclusion. The lucky numbers of BlueCoverman proved to be too much for the chasing pack despite only one of his "picks" scoring points by finishing 15th. 1GrumpyGolfer was the most successful by getting a pick to finish in the top 10 but that meant he tied SetupDetermines who was the only other Fantasy Leaguer to score finish points, again, with a 15th placed pick.

Eventual winner Hunter Mahan shot 66 to take victory and move up into first place in the FedEx Cup standings. His run of consecutive playoff events looks set to continue. Stuart Appleby and Patrick Reed also shot 66 and that ties Mahan for the lowest round of the day. Chesson Hadley finished with the worst round and last place combo after a 78 left him seven over for the tournament.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Hunter Mahan -6
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Stuart Appleby -6
1. None

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Patrick Reed -6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (10 points)
Chesson Hadley +7
1. None

Last Place (10 points)
Chesson Hadley +7
1. None

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That was exciting.....NOT

Not the comp - fair play to Grumps as always for doing it - but what a very DULL championship that was! I usually watch lots but found that one very boring. Hope it was better in the flesh for Grumps

Ridgewood was very old school with rough, rough and tricky greens with subtle breaks, humps and hollows. There didn't look to be very many flat spots on the greens and when they were designed green speeds were not the super quick speeds that they play at nowadays. I don't think they were very easy to putt on and for that reason players were careful in their approach. Also the par fives weren't really reachable, or accessible, or receptive so we didn't see many eagle opportunities over all four days. It was quite hilly with many holes playing uphill or downhill and I can't think of many, any, truly flat holes that were there; maybe the 4th?

The driveable par 4 5th hole was good; sat there for most of the time when not following a group. Some players going for it, some laying up, some putting it into the grandstands. With the pin position on Friday and Sunday players needed to control the spin as there was a natural backstop that they could use to help funnel the ball down to the hole. However if they imparted too much backspin it needed to hit the hole on the way back otherwise it was off of the green. This was the source of much hilarity for the fans as cheers and encouragement turned to groans as the ball wandered into the rough.

Player wise I think some that we would have passed over did very well, Stuart Appleby and Morgan Hoffmann, spring to mind so that didn't offer many scoring opportunities for us in the game.

Davie wrote:Not the comp - fair play to Grumps as always for doing it - but what a very DULL championship that was! I usually watch lots but found that one very boring. Hope it was better in the flesh for Grumps

Agree with you Davie - I found it very sleep-inducing! Glad Grumps enjoyed himself anyway. I think that must have been my worst Fantasy League score. Let's hope for a better Deutsche Bank Champs - minus Daddy GMac.

Was thinking of the ET event this week as that will be full field versus the 90 or so players still committed to the Deutsche Bank Championship. Will post that event in a few hours.

Well that was a turn up for the books! Just goes to show over all that weekly agonizing over which players to choose is a complete waste of time!

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I have to say I don't really care at the moment.  I just won a brand new $200 putter in a putting contest, don't laugh Davie or Blue, at the Barclays. You got five goes at a five foot putt. Each successful putt meant you had that number at a ten foot putt. I had five goes at ten feet.  I missed one and then had four attempts at a forty foot putt. I holed it on my second attempt

I'm saying absolutely nothing!

You'd have had plenty to say if you saw my attempts at recreating it on Sunday. Woeful to say the least especially when one of the guys there said "you won one on Friday, right?"