GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #13 - BMW Masters

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #13

BMW Masters

Oct 30 – Nov 02 ___ Lake Malaren Golf Club, Shanghai, China

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  00 _____ 90 _____ 120

2. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 85 _____ 105

3. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 40 ______ 70

4. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 15 ______ 45

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 25 ______ 35

6. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 20 ______ 30  

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Siems like the spell has been broken: RedRage in Fantasy League defeat shocker!  Do not adjust your screens, it's not a typo, RedRage slumped to a third place finish after no one siemed to want to win the BMW Masters.  Both Davie and BlueCoverman were clever enough to pick Marcel Siem who won a three way playoff.  Those bumper finish points gave them a huge advantage over the rest of the Fantasy Leaguers who could only manage 4th place finshes at best.  Davie and BlueCoverman both had two other picks score points but Davie's fared a little better and increased his margin of victory.  RedRage also had three picks score points but he didn't have the quality to keep the challenge going.  LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer both had two picks score points and SetupDetermines had just one pick score points.

Ross Fisher shot a 67 for low round of the day which got him into the playoff.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ross Fisher -5
1. None

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RedRage may not get things all his own way as everyone scores points in round 3.  Rounds of 67 were enough to score points and four picks had rounds of 67 and lower.  Davie has moved into contention after three of his picks had good rounds.  LadyPutt had two picks score points and she joins Davie and RedRage at the top of the leaderboard.  BlueCoverman also had two picks score points and 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines each had one pick score points.

Jamie Donaldson did it again in shooting 62 to equal his own course record.  

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Jamie Donaldson -10
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower

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Whether he is picking by numbers or picking his own, arrearage seems to own the Fantasy League at this time. His pick of Nicolas Colsaerts is doing the business. With a round of 64 he pipped Justin Rose by one shot for low round of the day.

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Nicolas Colsaerts -8
1. RedRage

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RedRage is off to a flier, again. This time of his own making; maybe the three-peat is on? However LadyPutt is trying to make sure he doesn't have things his own way. Both of them have a pick in the Top 5 Low Round scores. Everyone else is yet to get off of the mark.

Alexander Levy had the round of the day with a 65 and 67 or lower got you into the Top 5 Low Round scores.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Alexander Levy -7
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower

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The first event in the European Final Series sees the European Tour start off in Shanghai of all places.  This is the third year the BMW Masters has been in existence and Gonzalo FDez-Castano is the defending champion.  The only other winner, Peter Hanson, didn't qualify for the Final Series or receive an invite like FDez-Castano.  Justin Rose is the headline player and the only one within the top 10 of the world rankings but there are also eleven others from the top 50.  However the top ranked player in the world, who also happens to be the leader in the Race to Dubai, will not be in the field due to the start of protracted legal problems.  

Due to the limited field event we are back to two picks from each category plus reserve.  This is also a no cut event so the usual cut bonuses are not in effect and there are no points for bad play.

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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 – October 27th 2014:

CATEGORY A

Justin ROSE 6
Graeme MCDOWELL 17
Victor DUBUISSON 20
Chris KIRK 23
Jamie DONALDSON 24
Thomas BJORN 30
Joost LUITEN 32
Stephen GALLACHER 36
Mikko ILONEN 37
Ryan PALMER 38
Miguel Angel JIMENEZ 39
Thongchai JAIDEE 41
Ian POULTER 43

CATEGORY B

Ernie ELS 51
Francesco MOLINARI 52
Shane LOWRY 54
Kevin STADLER 58
Brooks KOEPKA 59
Tommy FLEETWOOD 62
Marc WARREN 68
Pablo LARRAZABAL 70
Bernd WIESBERGER 71
Alexander LEVY 74
Richard STERNE 76
George COETZEE 81
Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTANO 82
Thorbjorn OLESEN 89
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 93
Edoardo MOLINARI 97
Richie RAMSAY 101
Danny WILLETT 103
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 105
Matteo MANASSERO 108
Simon DYSON 109
Robert KARLSSON 113
Romain WATTEL 115
David HOWELL 121
Seung-hyuk KIM 122
Hennie OTTO 125
Branden GRACE 128
Ross FISHER 130
Felipe AGUILAR 141
Nicolas COLSAERTS 142
David HORSEY 143

CATEGORY C

Marcel SIEM 152
Thomas AIKEN 154
Tyrrell HATTON 155
Alejandro CANIZARES 156
Darren FICHARDT 159
Kristoffer BROBERG 160
Oliver WILSON 162
Emiliano GRILLO 178
Eddie PEPPERELL 183
Andy SULLIVAN 184
Morten Orum MADSEN 186
Wen-chong LIANG 189
Michael HOEY 191
Matthew BALDWIN 232
Oliver FISHER 237
Ashun WU 238
Graeme STORM 267
Mark FOSTER 282
Richard BLAND 284
Maximilian KIEFFER 288
Magnus A CARLSSON 306
Hao-tong LI 343
Paul MCGINLEY 585
Mu HU 634
Jose Maria OLAZABAL 657
Ze-yu HE 1054
Shao-cai HE 1188
Zheng OUYANG 1314
Dong SU 1536
Yi CAO 1536
Yan-Wei LIU(AM) 1536
Chen Xiao DUAN 1536
Tianyi WU 1536
Zi-hao CHEN(AM) 1536

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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 when it is a full field with cut event
** Where separate Low Amateur is specified in rules
*** Points awarded when it is a full field with cut event

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Picks will need to be made before 11pm(ish) on Wednesday night as the time difference is +8 for those in sunny England.

And  it certainly is here in London although there's forecast for tomorrow . Will post picks later.

OK I'll go ...

CATEGORY A: Justin ROSE, Joost LUITEN (res: Victor DUBUISSON)

CATEGORY B: Francesco MOLINARI, Thorbjorn OLESEN (res: Shane LOWRY)

CATEGORY C: Marcel SIEM, Eddie PEPPERELL (res: Thomas AIKEN)

CAT A : Justin Rose, Chris Kirk RES Victor Dubisson

CAT B : Ernie Els, Brooks Koepka RES David Howell

CAT C : Tyrrell HATTON, Oliver Wilson RES Alejandro CANIZARES

Cat A: Victor Dubuisson, Justin Rose (res: Lil Girl Poulter)

Cat B: Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari (res: George Coetzee)

Cat C: Marcel Siem, Oliver Wilson (res: Michael Hoey)

A: J. Rose, V. Dubuisson, MA. Jiminez (r)
B: N. Colsaerts, S. Lowry, R. Karlsson (r)
C: O. Wilson, T. Hatton, E. Pepperell (r)

Thanks for running my numbers lately, Grumps! Loathed to ruin my three-peat chances by selecting my own, but I have made time to check in this week, so here goes nothing!

Cat A: Graeme McDowell & Joost Luiten (res Ian Poulter)
Cat B: Francesco Molinari & Tommy Fleetwood (res Thorbjorn Olesen)
Cat C: Wen-chong Liang & Ashun Wu (res Tyrrell Hatton)

Welcome back RedRage - now we've all got a chance

Cat A: Rose, Jaidee. Reserve Poulter
Cat B: Lowry, Molinari F. Reserve Koepka
Cat C: Sullivan, Fisher O. Reserve Hatton

Rosie off to a flyer. +4 after 4 holes including an 8!

Unofficial update:

RedRage is off to a flier, again. This time of his own making; maybe the three-peat is on? However LadyPutt is trying to make sure he doesn't have things his own way. Both of them have a pick in the Top 5 Low Round scores. Everyone else is yet to get off of the mark.

Alexander Levy had the round of the day with a 65 and 67 or lower got you into the Top 5 Low Round scores.

According to Facebook, it's Davie's birthday today - happy birthday mate

Happy Birthday Davie. Hope you have a good one. Grumps

Have a good day Davie, enjoy the Guinness

Good fightback by Justin Rose to get back to level par...still my worst performing player by 2 shots though!

What happened to Tommy Fleerwood today LP?...joint bottom of the pile with a 6 over 78!

Happy Birthday Davie!

Logged on to do my picks, then realised that it's Friday! Manic couple of weeks, legal deadline looming on 9th Nov, so madness should ease off for a while after that. No doubt I'd still be bottom of the league anyway!

Thanks all! Trying to ignore birthdays these days but Facebook won't let people forget!

Round 2 unofficial update.

Whether he is picking by numbers or picking his own, arrearage seems to own the Fantasy League at this time. His pick of Nicolas Colsaerts is doing the business. With a round of 64 he pipped Justin Rose by one shot for low round of the day.

1. RedRage 20 points
2. LadyPutt 10 points
3. Everyone else 0 points

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #13

BMW Masters

Oct 30 – Nov 02 ___ Lake Malaren Golf Club, Shanghai, China

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

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

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

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

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

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

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RedRage is off to a flier, again. This time of his own making; maybe the three-peat is on? However LadyPutt is trying to make sure he doesn't have things his own way. Both of them have a pick in the Top 5 Low Round scores. Everyone else is yet to get off of the mark.

Alexander Levy had the round of the day with a 65 and 67 or lower got you into the Top 5 Low Round scores.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Alexander Levy -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 #13

BMW Masters

Oct 30 – Nov 02 ___ Lake Malaren Golf Club, Shanghai, China

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____  XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

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

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

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

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Whether he is picking by numbers or picking his own, arrearage seems to own the Fantasy League at this time. His pick of Nicolas Colsaerts is doing the business. With a round of 64 he pipped Justin Rose by one shot for low round of the day.

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Nicolas Colsaerts -8
1. RedRage

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GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #13

BMW Masters

Oct 30 – Nov 02 ___ Lake Malaren Golf Club, Shanghai, China

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

1. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

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

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

5. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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RedRage may not get things all his own way as everyone scores points in round 3. Rounds of 67 were enough to score points and four picks had rounds of 67 and lower. Davie has moved into contention after three of his picks had good rounds. LadyPutt had two picks score points and she joins Davie and RedRage at the top of the leaderboard. BlueCoverman also had two picks score points and 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines each had one pick score points.

Jamie Donaldson did it again in shooting 62 to equal his own course record.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Jamie Donaldson -10
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower

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Justin Rose may be regretting his his slow start in round one. If he hadn't of dropped those shots in the first four holes he would be the closest challenger to Alexander Levy.

Siems like Marcel may have done the business!

What the hell happened? Scores went crazy.

It got a touch windy apparently, the mechanic managed a 13 on one hole!

It looked more like a case of "I don't want it, you have it! No, I don't want it either - you have it!". Absolutely amazing - if Ross Fisher could score a 67, why not the rest of them? It was just a bit windy

Apologies for the delay in posting the final results. I've been on a roadtrip and reached our destination in Texas this evening. Just the 1700 miles or so, or from Land's End to John O'Groats and back....

I'll be up relatively early tomorrow to post the final results and post the HSBC Champions event for this week. By the time that event starts I'll be close to arriving in Myrtle Beach just another 1100 miles....

GolfChatUK Fantasy League 2013–2014 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #13

BMW Masters

Oct 30 – Nov 02 ___ Lake Malaren Golf Club, Shanghai, China

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 120

2. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 85 _____ 105

3. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 70

4. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 15 ______ 45

5. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 25 ______ 35

6. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 30

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Siems like the spell has been broken: RedRage in Fantasy League defeat shocker! Do not adjust your screens, it's not a typo, RedRage slumped to a third place finish after no one siemed to want to win the BMW Masters. Both Davie and BlueCoverman were clever enough to pick Marcel Siem who won a three way playoff. Those bumper finish points gave them a huge advantage over the rest of the Fantasy Leaguers who could only manage 4th place finshes at best. Davie and BlueCoverman both had two other picks score points but Davie's fared a little better and increased his margin of victory. RedRage also had three picks score points but he didn't have the quality to keep the challenge going. LadyPutt and 1GrumpyGolfer both had two picks score points and SetupDetermines had just one pick score points.

Ross Fisher shot a 67 for low round of the day which got him into the playoff.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ross Fisher -5
1. None

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