Fantasy League 2015 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #01 USPGA

Fantasy League 2015 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #01

USPGA Championship

Aug 13 - Aug 16 ___ Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Raycastleunited ___ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 450 _____ 810

2. Kouchi ____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 60 ____ 435 _____ 795

3. BlueCoverman ______ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 450 _____ 735

4. I'm Never Wrong ___ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 360 _____ 720

5. Redrage ___________ 135 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 390 _____ 705

6. TheCleaver ________ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 150 ____ 30 ____ 375 _____ 690

7. AlciG _____________ 105 (6/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 45 ____ 330 _____ 660

8. EmmDee57 __________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 285 _____ 645

8. Eyetoldyouso ______ 135 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 300 _____ 645

10. Hibbz ____________ 105 (6/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 315 _____ 600

11. Kwinigolfer ______ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 225 _____ 570

12. Super_Realist ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 285 _____ 555

13. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ___ 135 ____ 30 ____ 225 _____ 540

14. Davie ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 255 _____ 525

15. Beninho __________ 120 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 240 _____ 510

15. Sand _____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 255 _____ 510

17. Pedro ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 195 _____ 495

18. CJB ______________ 105 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 225 _____ 480

19. McLaren __________ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 435

20. SirBenson ________ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 150 _____ 405

21. LadyPutt _________ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 195 _____ 390

22. Owen10ozzy _______ 120 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 180 _____ 360
 
23. SetupDetermines __ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 45 _____ 255  
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With 14 of the top 20 being picks beacoup de points were dished out after the final round.  Adding to that two picks shot 66 to tie for low round of the day and another shot 78 to tie for worst round of the day.

In a Jason Day like performance Raycastleunited put in some reps, fired his glutes up, had the right patterned release, controlled his traj, and walked away with another W.  He had five finishers inside the top 10 and boy did it show.  His finish points haul was matched by BlueCoverman who had four of the top five plus another points scorer.  Kouchi also had five picks score points and both of the low round scorers but he fell just short of Ray's total.

RedRage, I'm Never Wrong, TheCleaver, and AlciG were among the high placed Fantasy Leaguers that picked Jason Day.  They all had four picks score except for I'm Never Wrong who had three picks score.  Both EmmDee57 and Eyetoldyouso had five picks score but they didn't have Day and that made all the difference to them.  1GrumpyGolfer, Davie, Hibbz, Kwinigolfer, and Owen10ozzy all had four picks score points; out of this group Hibbz picked Day.  LadyPutt (or LordPutt), McLaren, Pedro, Sand, SirBenson, and Super_Realist all had three picks score points and from this group both Pedro and Super picked Day.  Beninho, CJB, and SetupDetermines all had two picks score points.  Both Beninho and CJB had Day, Setup didn't; did it show?

The two players to shoot 66 were Brooks Koepka and David Lingmerth.  Half of the Fantasy League picked Kopeka while just two picked Lingmerth.  The three players to shoot 78 were Morgan Hoffmann (picked by AlciG),  Sean O'Hair, and James Morrison.  Morrison also finished last.  Brian Gaffney was the only Club Pro to last the course.

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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Brooks Koepka -6
1. 1GrumpYGolfer
2. AlciG
3. Beninho
4. BlueCoverman
5. EmmDee57
6. Eyetoldyouso
7. I'm Never Wrong
8. Kouchi
9. Kwinigolfer
10. Owen10ozzy
11. Raycastleunited
12. RedRage
13. SirBenson
14. TheCleaver

Final Round Low Round (30 points)
David Lingmerth -6
1. Hibbz
2. Kouchi

Final Round Worse Round (15 points)
Morgan Hoffmann +6
1. AlciG

Final Round Worse Round (15 points)
Sean o'Hair +6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (15 points)
James Morrison +6
1. None

Last Place (15 points)
James Morrison +9
1. None

Low Club Pro (15 points)
Brian Gaffney +5
1. None

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The USPGA Championship returns to Whistling Straits the scene of wait, that was a bunker!  The bunker in question tripped up Dustin Johnson and cost him a place in a playoff with Martin Kaymer and Bubba Watson.  This time that pesky bunker won't be there as a grandstand will cover it up.  After winning the title in near darkness in 2014 Rory McIlroy will put his ankle to the test in his first start since missing the Open Championship.

Glory's Last Shot sees the USPGA stack the field with high ranked players.  105 of the top 107 players in the world are here.  Chris Kirk (broken hand) and Alex Noren (rib) are missing through injury.  Fourteen other former champions join McIlroy. Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer (Whistling Straits), Y.E. Yang, Padraig Harrington, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh (Whistling Straits), Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem, David Toms, Davis Love III, Mark Brooks, and John Daly will all tee it up.

There are 20 Club Professionals in the field, identified by (CP) after their name, so we will have a separate pick for Low Club Professional. The Low Club Professional pick does not have to be one of your Cat C picks unless you so desire.  30 points will be on offer for correctly picking the Low Club Professional after four rounds; if no Club Professionals make the cut then no points will be awarded.

There are three Categories where you will need pick three players, plus reserve, from each one.  There are bonus points available if you get all of your picks through in any category.  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, 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 10th 2015:

CATEGORY A

Rory McIlroy 1
Jordan Spieth 2
Bubba Watson 3
Jim Furyk 4
Jason Day 5
Justin Rose 6
Rickie Fowler 7
Dustin Johnson 8
Henrik Stenson 9
Sergio Garcia 10
Adam Scott 11
Zach Johnson 12
Louis Oosthuizen 13
Jimmy Walker 14
Hideki Matsuyama 15

CATEGORY B

Matt Kuchar 16
J.B. Holmes 17
Patrick Reed 18
Shane Lowry 19
Brooks Koepka 20
Martin Kaymer 21
Billy Horschel 22
Phil Mickelson 23
Danny Willett 25
Bernd Wiesberger 26
Paul Casey 27
Branden Grace 28
Bill Haas 29
Brandt Snedeker 30
Marc Leishman 31
Kevin Na 32
Ian Poulter 33
Ryan Palmer 34
Kevin Kisner 35
Lee Westwood 36
Gary Woodland 37
Jamie Donaldson 38
Thongchai Jaidee 39
Robert Streb 40
Ryan Moore 41
Charley Hoffman 42
Charl Schwartzel 43
Keegan Bradley 44
David Lingmerth 45
Francesco Molinari 46
Webb Simpson 47
Brendon Todd 48
Hunter Mahan 49
Victor Dubuisson 50
Marc Warren 51
Russell Henley 52
Anirban Lahiri 53
Miguel Angel Jimenez 54
Tommy Fleetwood 55
Joost Luiten 56
Danny Lee 57
John Senden 58
Byeong Hun An 59
Steven Bowditch 60
Graeme McDowell 61
Andy Sullivan 62
Ben Martin 63
Luke Donald 64
Alexander Levy 65
Matt Every 66
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 67
George Coetzee 68
Scott Piercy 69
Cameron Tringale 70
Stephen Gallacher 71
Soren Kjeldsen 72
Richie Ramsay 73
Matt Jones 75
Brian Harman 76
Chris Wood 77
Russell Knox 78
Pablo Larrazabal 79
Daniel Berger 80
James Morrison 81
Justin Thomas 82
Tim Clark 83
Rafa Cabrera-Bello 84
Harris English 85

CATEGORY C

David Howell 86
Jason Dufner 87
Eddie Pepperell 88
Graham DeLaet 89
Shawn Stefani 90
George McNeill 91
Jason Bohn 92
Tyrrell Hatton 93
James Hahn 94
Kevin Streelman 95
Ross Fisher 96
Brendan Steele 97
Emiliano Grillo 98
Morgan Hoffmann 99
Troy Merritt 100
Marcel Siem 101
Hiroshi Iwata 102
Padraig Harrington 103
Cameron Smith 104
Mikko Ilonen 105
Geoff Ogilvy 106
David Hearn 107
Koumei Oda 110
Thomas Bjorn 111
Sang-Moon Bae 112
Tony Finau 113
Pat Perez 115
Nick Watney 116
Brendon de Jonge 117
Boo Weekley 119
Ernie Els 120
Charles Howell III 124
Chesson Hadley 128
Rory Sabbatini 130
Steve Stricker 138
Fabian Gomez 142
Sean O'Hair 148
Kevin Chappell 149
Camilo Villegas 156
Martin Laird 158
Alex Cejka 173
David Toms 195
J.J. Henry 208
Vijay Singh 219
Tiger Woods 278
Nick Taylor 308
Y.E. Yang 330
Darren Clarke 480
Davis Love III 605
John Daly 835
Colin Montgomerie 965
Rich Beem 1637
Mark Brooks 1637
Shaun Micheel 1637
Matt Dobyns (CP) 1637
Ryan Helminen (CP) 1637
Johan Kok (CP) 1637
Alan Morin (CP) 1637
Ben Polland (CP) 1637
Adam Rainaud (CP) 1637
Bob Sowards (CP) 1637
Omar Uresti (CP) 1637
Brian Cairns (CP) N/A
Sean Dougherty (CP) N/A
Charles Frost (CP) N/A
Brian Gaffney (CP) N/A
Brett Jones (CP) N/A
Ryan Kennedy (CP) N/A
Jeff Olson (CP) N/A
Austin Peters (CP) N/A
Brent Snyder (CP) N/A
Grant Sturgeon (CP) N/A
Dan Venezio (CP) N/A
Steven Young (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.
Pick 1 Club Professional identified by (CP) after their name

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 9 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 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 eligible for points for all completed rounds and making the cut if they withdraw after the cut. It must be apparent that the player completed their round for them to be eligible for either the low round, worse round, top 5, or top 10 low round scores.  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 or PM them to me.  Example: Pick 3 players and 1 reserve from each category and the relative event number or name: Players 4, 5, and 8, reserve 9 from Category A, players 1, 3, and 7, reserve 5 from Category B, players 1, 2 and 17, 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 - 5th _________ 20 ____________ 40 ___________ 60
6th - 10th ________ 15 ____________ 30 ___________ 45
11th - 15th _______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
16th - 20th ________ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15

Last Place _________ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15

Low Round * _______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
Worse Round * ______ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15

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 Club Pro ** ___ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

* Points awarded for round only unless specified otherwise in the rules
** Where separate Low Club Pro is specified in rules

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Kwini's picks sans Low Club Professional:

kwinigolfer wrote:Hi Grumps.
My PGA Championship choices are:

A).Watson, Dustin Johnson, Stenson (Day)
B).Koepka, Grace, Kaymer (Warren)
C).Ogilvy, Grillo, Laird (Clarke)

Thanks very much!

A: Jason Day, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson (Jimmy Walker)

B: Fatprick Reed, Paul Casey, Robert Streb (Danny Willett)

C: Davy Howell, Tyrell Hatton, Marcel Siem (Fat Monty)

Club Hacker: Steven Young.

Cheers Grumps.

Hi Grumps
Back to the numbers.

Cat A
Spieth
Day
Fowler
R - Rose

Cat B
Holmes
Koepka
Horschell
R - Kaymer

Cat C
Dufner
Stefani
Bohn
R - McNeill

CP - Helminen

Cat A

Bubba Watson
Dustin Johnson
Jordan Spieth
Rory McIlroy (Reserve)

Cat B

Brooks Koepka
Phil Mickelson
Robert Streb
Shane Lowry (Reserve)

Cat C

Martin Laird
Nick Watney
Emiliano Grillo
Tiger Woods (Reserve)

Club Pro - Omar Uresti

Cheers

Cat A
Spieth, Watson, Johnson D (res: Rose)
Cat B:Koepka, Kuchar, Kaymer (Res: Reed)
Cat C: Hearn, Hatton, Hahn (Res: Pepperell)

Club Pro : Kok

Thanks

A: J. Spieth, H. Stenson, J. Day, L. Oosthuizen (r)
B: M. Kaymer, C. Schwartzel, B. Koepka, L. Westwood (r)
C: J. Dufner, P. Harrington, T. Woods, E. Les (r)

Club pro: A. Rainaud

Cheers, Grumps!

Cat A : Rory, Sergio, Rickie Res: Jordan

Cat B : Fatrick Reed, Sneds, Marc Leishman Res: Rafa Cabrera-Bello

Cat C : Jason Bohn, Cameron Smith, Koumei Oda Res: Hiroshi Iwata

Club Pro : Steve Young (QB)

Rory McIlroy
Jordan Spieth
Jim Furyk
(Jason Day)

Matt Kuchar
J.B. Holmes
Patrick Reed
(Shane Lowry)

David Howell
Jason Dufner
Tiger Woods
(Eddie Pepperell)


Hacker: Brent Snyder


Thanks Grumpy.

Mac, you need a club pro.

It also helps if he doesn't just pick the top players in each section......boring.

I'm never wrong wrote:It also helps if he doesn't just pick the top players in each section......boring.

he always does that........................boring

Typical glory hunter.

Cat A:
Jordan Spieth
Jay Day
Bubba Watson
Res - Justin Rose

Cat B:
Brooks Koepka
Matt Kuchar
Patrick Reed
Res - Shane marginally overweight Lowry

Cat C:
Tiger Woods
Jason Dufner
Graham DeLaet
Res - Tony Finau

Club pro: Johan Kok, purely because of his name.

Thanks Grumpy!

If you look closely you will see I have not just picked the top 3 in each group. Even if I had I don't see why they would be a bad strategy.

So far this season I have finished 2nd in the winter standing, won a WGC and would have been top 3 in the summer session if I hadn't missed the open. So why would I alter my method?

A:
Bubba Watson
Jason Day
Dustin Johnson
Reserve: Henrik Stenson

B:
Patrick Reed
Shane Lowry
Danny Willett
Reserve: Paul Casey

C:
Nick Watney
Tiger Woods
Camilo Vilegas
Reserve: Troy Merritt

CP: Matt Dobyns

Day, Stenson, DJ (Sergio)
Kaymer, Schwartzel, Leishman (Haas)
Dufner, Harrington, Tiger (Grillo)

Steven Young

Cat A
Dustin Johnson
Bubba Watson
Henrik Stenson

Cat B
Brooks Koepka
Billy Horschel
Paul Casey

Cat C
Padraig Harrington
Tiger Woods
Tony Finau

Club Pro
Bob Sowards

BTW

DeLaet withdrew and was replaced by O'Hair yesterday!

Thanks SirB, I've amended the field list and will send a note to Ray

CATEGORY A
Jason Day
Rickie Fowler
Dustin Johnson
Hideki Matsuyama

CATEGORY B
Matt Kuchar
Brooks Koepka
Joost Luiten
Billy Horschel

CATEGORY C
David Howell
Morgan Hoffmann
Tiger Woods
Charles Howell III

CP
Johan Kok
Charles Frost

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Thanks SirB, I've amended the field list and will send a note to Ray

Thanks Grumpy... not that I ever check my pm's on here. And thanks to Sir B as well!

I'll stick with my reserve Finau stepping up to fill the void in Cat C.

I guess I need to nominate a new reserve. With Kok already standing to attention in my line up, I think it's a toss up between Steele and Bohn. It's a hard choice, but let's go with Jason Bohn.

Thanks!

CATEGORY A: Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose (res: Jim Furyk)

CATEGORY B: Matt Kuchar, Patrick Reed, Martin Kaymer (res: Paul Casey)

CATEGORY C: Jason Dufner, Eddie Pepperell, Tyrrell Hatton (res: Marcel Siem)

CP:
Matt Dobyns

Cat A: Day, Rose, Spieth (Fowler)
Cat B: Kaymer, Koepka, Leishman (Reed)
Cat C: Dufner, Villegas, Woods (Watney)

CP: Ryan Kennedy

Cheers Grumps

Cat A: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose (res Jimmy Walker)
Cat B: Ian Poulter, Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood (res James Morrison)
Cat C: Tyrrell Hatton, David Howell, Jason Bohn (res John Daly)

CP - eeny, meeny ... Grant Sturgeon (just love caviar).

Don't blame me for these picks - LordPutt did them!

Cat A: McIlroy, Scott, Rose (Matsuyama)
Cat B: Koepka, Willett, F.Molinari (Poulter)
Cat C: C.Smith,T.Finau, Woods (Bohn)

CP: B.Polland

Rose
Day
Dusty Johnson

Palmer
Lingmerth
Luiten

Immelmen
Els
Woods

PSW - Brent Snyder

CATEGORY A: Jason Day, Zach Johnson & Hideki Matsuyama
RESERVE: Henrik Stenson

CATEGORY B: Branden Grace, Brooks Koepka & Robert Streb
RESERVE: Brandt Snedeker

CATEGORY C: Tyrrell Hatton, David Howell & Pat Perez
RESERVE: Emiliano Grillo

CP: Ben Polland

Thanks 1GG!

A) Spieth, Day, Scott (Bubba)

B) Koepka, Streb, Lingmerth (Aphibarnrat)

C) Villegas, Watney, Ilonen (Finau)

CP) Bob Sowards

Thx Grumpy!

Cat A: McIlroy, Spieth, Watson. Reserve Rose
Cat B: Koepka, Willett, Kaymer. Reserve D Lee
Cat C: Bohn, Chappell, Villegas. Reserve Steele
Club Pro: Uresti

DJ
Bubba
Rose
R-Day

Reed
Willet
Grace
R-Phat Shane

Howell
Dufner
Hatton
R-Paddy

Bubba / J.Day / Henrik - Rs Speith
Leishman / Keegan / Koepka - Rs Streb
J.J - Bohn - Mcneil - Rs Stefani
C.P - Jef Olson

Gary Woodland is a late withdrawal! Replaced by Carl Pettersson!

Hibbz wrote:Rose
Day
Dusty Johnson

Palmer
Lingmerth
Luiten

Immelmen
Els
Woods

PSW - Brent Snyder

Grumps, I meant Illonen when I said Immelmen but seeing as he's started if this doesn't pass muster can I put Yang in instead as he hasn't started please? If it's just hard cheddar then so be it xx

Ilonen would be a matter for the good lady judge if you would like to seek a ruling on that.

I'm happy to swap Yang in without involving the judge.

Oo maybe I'll wait and see how Yang does and try my luck.......

Nah just stick Yang in brother. Sorry for the Kerfuffle.

All bar 3 of my picks have ended up going out just as the wind has picked up...currently have 5 picks over par out on course!

My luck obviously ran out with the Bridgestone win!

No unofficial update tonight. Full leaderboard will come in the morning (US time)

Hi Grumps. Advanced warning, I am away for much of next week so if there are any picks to be done, can I please have numbers 1, 3 and 7 from each group with No 13 (lucky for some) as reserve?

Hibbz, Well done on picking someone not in the field to start with. Sticking with Yang was a good decision as he outscored Ilonen by two shots.

Fantasy League 2015 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #01

USPGA Championship

Aug 13 - Aug 16 ___ Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. AlciG _____________ XX (X/X) ___ 120 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

1. Hibbz _____________ XX (X/X) ___ 120 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

3. CJB _______________ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

3. Eyetoldyouso ______ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

3. Sand ______________ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

6. EmmDee57 __________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. I'm Never Wrong ___ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. Kouchi ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. Kwinigolfer _______ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. Pedro _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

6. SirBenson _________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

14. Beninho __________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

14. BlueCoverman _____ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

14. Davie ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

14. Redrage __________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

14. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

14. TheCleaver _______ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

20. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

20. LadyPutt _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

20. Owen10ozzy _______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

20. SetupDetermines __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00  
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Dustin Johnson  got off to his usual fast start in a major.  His score off 66 was the best of the day earning low round bonus points for AlciG, CJB, EmmDee57, Eyetoldyouso, Hibbz, Kwinigolfer, Pedro, Sand, and SirBenson.  

AlciG and Hibbz matched the fast start of Johnson by having two other picks shoot 68 or lower to make the top 5 low round scores.  They share the lead over CJB, Eyetoldyouso, and Sand who had one other pick in the top 5 low round scores.  I'm Never Wrong, Kouchi, McLaren, and Raycastleunited also had two picks but no low round scorer.  Beninho, BlueCoverman, Davie, RedRage, Super_Realist, and TheCleaver all had one pick score points.  1GrumpyGolfer, LadyPutt, Owen10ozzy, and SetupDetermines are all still to get off of the mark.

Dan Venezio is one of the 20 Club Pros vying for the title of Low Club Pro but after an 89 which was the worst round of the day there's not much chance of him making the cut.  RedRage's pick of Adam Rainaud is the best placed of the Fantasy Leaguers after a 74 however he has work to do to make the cut.  Brian Gaffney is the only one under par after an opening 71.

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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Dustin Johnson -6
1. AlciG
2. CJB
3. EmmDee57
4. Eyetoldyouso
5. Hibbz
6. Kwinigolfer
7. Pedro
8. Sand
9. SirBenson

Round 1 Worse Round (15 points)
Dan Venezio +17
1. None

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

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Fantasy League 2015 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #01

USPGA Championship

Aug 13 - Aug 16 ___ Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. AlciG _____________ 105 (6/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 225

1. Eyetoldyouso ______ 135 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 225

1. Hibbz _____________ 105 (6/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 225

4. EmmDee57 __________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

4. I'm Never Wrong ___ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

4. Pedro _____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

4. Raycastleunited ___ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

8. CJB _______________ 105 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

8. Kwinigolfer _______ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

8. McLaren ___________ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

8. Sand ______________ 105 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

8. SirBenson _________ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

13. Davie ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

13. Kouchi ___________ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

13. Super_Realist ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

16. Redrage __________ 135 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

17. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150

17. Beninho __________ 120 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150

17. SetupDetermines __ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150  

20. BlueCoverman _____ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

20. TheCleaver _______ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

21. Owen10ozzy _______ 120 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

22. LadyPutt _________ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105  
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No one managed the full set for the weekend even though the second round didn't finish until Saturday. The cut line fell at +2 and eight Fantasy Leaguers; 1GrumpyGolfer, Davie, EmmDee57, I'm Never Wrong, Pedro, Raycastleunited, SetupDetermines, and Super_Realist had eight picks make the cut.  Another eight Fantasy Leaguers; Beninho, Eyetoldyouso, Kouchi, Kwinigolfer, McLaren, Owen10ozzy, RedRage, and SirBenson have seven picks left.  Five of them earned two cut bonuses.  The other seven Fantasy Leaguers have six picks left and all earned a cut bonus.

Hiroshi Iwata shot 63 for the low round of the day while another Club Pro, Ryan Kennedy, had the worst round of the day with a 90.  The race for Low Club is over as Brian Gaffney was the only Club Pro to make the cut.

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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Hiroshi Iwata -9
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (15 points)
Ryan Kennedy +18
1. None

Cut Line (15 points)
+2 or lower

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Fantasy League 2015 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #01

USPGA Championship

Aug 13 - Aug 16 ___ Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. EmmDee57 __________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 330

1. I'm Never Wrong ___ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 330

1. Raycastleunited ___ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 330

4. Eyetoldyouso ______ 135 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 315

4. Kwinigolfer _______ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 315

6. Kouchi ____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 300

6. Pedro _____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 300

8. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ___ 135 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 285

8. AlciG _____________ 105 (6/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 285

8. Redrage ___________ 135 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 285

8. TheCleaver ________ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 150 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 285

12. Davie ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 270

12. Super_Realist ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 270

14. BlueCoverman _____ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 255

14. CJB ______________ 105 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 255

14. Hibbz ____________ 105 (6/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 255

14. McLaren __________ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 255

14. Sand _____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 255

19. Beninho __________ 120 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

20. SirBenson ________ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 225

21. SetupDetermines __ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

22. LadyPutt _________ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 195

23. Owen10ozzy _______ 120 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150  
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Low scoring pros in Wisconsin meant high scoring Fantasy Leaguers.  TheCleaver top scored by having one of his four points scorers also be the low round scorer.  1GrumpyGolfer had the most picks score points as he had four score through good play and one for bad play.  Six other Fantasy Leaguers including the new leaders, EmmDee57, I'm Never Wrong, and Raycastleunited, also had four picks score points.  BlueCoverman, Kouchi, and RedRage were the other three that had four picks score points.  Beninho, Davie, Eyetoldyouso, Kwinigolfer, LadyPutt, and Super_Realist all had three picks score points however Kwini was another Fantasy Leaguer who also had the low round scorer in his scoring picks.  AlciG, CJB, McLaren, Pedro, Sand, and SetupDetermines all had two picks score points; Pedro also had the low round scorer.  Hibbz, Owen10ozzy, and SirBenson all had one pick score points.

Branden Grace was the one to shoot 64 for the low round of the day.  Scores of 67 or lower got you into the top 10 low round scores.  Club Pro Brian Gaffney had a bad day and so did Kevin Chappell; they both shot 78.

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Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Branden Grace -8
1. Kwinigolfer
2. Pedro
3. TheCleaver

Round 3 Worse Round (15 points)
Kevin Chappell +6
1. 1GrumpyGolfer

Round 3 Worse Round (15 points)
Brian Gaffney +6
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-5 or lower

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ugh! What a horrific tournament for me! Going to need my picks to all pull of something special if I even want a mediocre placing come the end of today!

That's the last time I let LordPutt do my picks!

Fantasy League 2015 - Summer/Autumn Session - Event #01

USPGA Championship

Aug 13 - Aug 16 ___ Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Raycastleunited ___ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 450 _____ 810

2. Kouchi ____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 60 ____ 435 _____ 795

3. BlueCoverman ______ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 450 _____ 735

4. I'm Never Wrong ___ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 360 _____ 720

5. Redrage ___________ 135 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 390 _____ 705

6. TheCleaver ________ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ___ 150 ____ 30 ____ 375 _____ 690

7. AlciG _____________ 105 (6/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 45 ____ 330 _____ 660

8. EmmDee57 __________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 285 _____ 645

8. Eyetoldyouso ______ 135 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 300 _____ 645

10. Hibbz ____________ 105 (6/9) ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 315 _____ 600

11. Kwinigolfer ______ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ___ 120 ____ 30 ____ 225 _____ 570

12. Super_Realist ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 285 _____ 555

13. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ___ 135 ____ 30 ____ 225 _____ 540

14. Davie ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 255 _____ 525

15. Beninho __________ 120 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 240 _____ 510

15. Sand _____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 255 _____ 510

17. Pedro ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 195 _____ 495

18. CJB ______________ 105 (6/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 225 _____ 480

19. McLaren __________ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 435

20. SirBenson ________ 135 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 150 _____ 405

21. LadyPutt _________ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 195 _____ 390

22. Owen10ozzy _______ 120 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 180 _____ 360

23. SetupDetermines __ 150 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 45 _____ 255
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With 14 of the top 20 being picks beacoup de points were dished out after the final round. Adding to that two picks shot 66 to tie for low round of the day and another shot 78 to tie for worst round of the day.

In a Jason Day like performance Raycastleunited put in some reps, fired his glutes up, had the right patterned release, controlled his traj, and walked away with another W. He had five finishers inside the top 10 and boy did it show. His finish points haul was matched by BlueCoverman who had four of the top five plus another points scorer. Kouchi also had five picks score points and both of the low round scorers but he fell just short of Ray's total.

RedRage, I'm Never Wrong, TheCleaver, and AlciG were among the high placed Fantasy Leaguers that picked Jason Day. They all had four picks score except for I'm Never Wrong who had three picks score. Both EmmDee57 and Eyetoldyouso had five picks score but they didn't have Day and that made all the difference to them. 1GrumpyGolfer, Davie, Hibbz, Kwinigolfer, and Owen10ozzy all had four picks score points; out of this group Hibbz picked Day. LadyPutt (or LordPutt), McLaren, Pedro, Sand, SirBenson, and Super_Realist all had three picks score points and from this group both Pedro and Super picked Day. Beninho, CJB, and SetupDetermines all had two picks score points. Both Beninho and CJB had Day, Setup didn't; did it show?

The two players to shoot 66 were Brooks Koepka and David Lingmerth. Half of the Fantasy League picked Kopeka while just two picked Lingmerth. The three players to shoot 78 were Morgan Hoffmann (picked by AlciG), Sean O'Hair, and James Morrison. Morrison also finished last. Brian Gaffney was the only Club Pro to last the course.

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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Brooks Koepka -6
1. 1GrumpYGolfer
2. AlciG
3. Beninho
4. BlueCoverman
5. EmmDee57
6. Eyetoldyouso
7. I'm Never Wrong
8. Kouchi
9. Kwinigolfer
10. Owen10ozzy
11. Raycastleunited
12. RedRage
13. SirBenson
14. TheCleaver

Final Round Low Round (30 points)
David Lingmerth -6
1. Hibbz
2. Kouchi

Final Round Worse Round (15 points)
Morgan Hoffmann +6
1. AlciG

Final Round Worse Round (15 points)
Sean o'Hair +6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (15 points)
James Morrison +6
1. None

Last Place (15 points)
James Morrison +9
1. None

Low Club Pro (15 points)
Brian Gaffney +5
1. None

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Well done Ray (he says through gritted teeth). Onwards and upwards.

Thank you Grumpy.

I didn't expect I was going to cry. A lot of emotion has come out just because I've been close so many times and fallen short.

LadyPutt wrote:Hi Grumps. Advanced warning, I am away for much of next week so if there are any picks to be done, can I please have numbers 1, 3 and 7 from each group with No 13 (lucky for some) as reserve?

Just in case you missed it!

Thanks Grumps; I see I forgot to include a Club Pro in my early selection, but can assure you I would have picked the ubiquitous Kok. And ultimately the performances of most of my selections were similarly all to Kok.