Fantasy Game for 2012 Majors, The Players and US-Based WGC's: The WGC Bridgestone Thread

[kwinigolfer]

First topic message reminder :

Welcome to Tournament Seven of the 606v2 Fantasy game for 2012.

Although this is the seventh of eight tournaments, new players are still enthusiastically invited - out of 360+ picks for the first six events, there have only been three winners selected!

Against each competitor's name below there will be found the initials (names for MK's, PH's and JD's) of golfers selected to date and therefore ineligible for future picks. (If a player has been selected twice by a contestant, and I didn't spot it, that event's choice is shown as d/q below - just the one so far, and immaterial to the competition as the golfer in question missed the cut.) There will also be shown money earned to date in $US.


RULES:
There are EIGHT events, FOUR Major Championships (just the PGA remaining), THREE WGC's (only one remaining) and The Players Championship.

For each event choose one golfer; you will not be able to choose that golfer again.
The prize-money your chosen golfer earns in the selected event accrues, notionally of course, in your account, but for that specific event only.
So, by the time of the completion of the PGA Championship in August, you will have selected eight players and, with good judgement, good fortune or both, have accrued eight pay cheques. The fantasy contestant with the highest accrued earnings is the winner.

For each event's new thread, the contestants will be shown, in alphabetical order, with their earnings to date and names of golfers no longer available.

Following the WGC Bridgestone, the remaining event will be:
August 9th - 12th: PGA Championship

The prize fund for The WGC Bridgestone is about $8.5M with the winner pocketing about $1,400,000.

You are advised to nominate a substitute in the event of a last minute withdrawal. Withdrawals, dq's etc during play do not earn "official" money and, as with Toms and Woods at the "Cadillac" mean a zero pay day.

For The Bridgestone, there will be no cut.

The field is not yet finalised, but the following players are all qualified:
Allenby, Baddeley, Bae, Bekker, Bjorn, K.Bradley, Byrd,
Cabrera-Bello, Chalmers, KJ Choi, Colsaerts, Crane,
Day, Donald, Donaldson, Dufner, Dyson, Els,
Fernandez-Castano, Fowler, Fujimoto, Furyk, Garcia, Goosen, Grace,
Bill Haas, Hanson, Hoey, Ishikawa, Jacobson, Jaidee, D.Johnson, Z.Johnson,
Kaymer, KT Kim, Kuchar, Laird, Paul Lawrie, Leishman, Tom Lewis, Luiten,
Mahan, McDowell, McIlroy, Mickelson, F.Molinari, Muto, Na,
Ogilvy, Oosthuizen, Pettersson, Piercy, Potter, Poulter, Quiros, Rock, Rose
Schwartzel, Scott, Senden, Siem, JM Singh, Slattery, Snedeker, Stanley, Stricker,
Taniguchi, Toms, Van Pelt,
Wagner, Watney, B.Watson, Westwood, Wiesberger, Willett, M.Wilson, Woods, Yang


Reminder: NEW PLAYERS are EXTREMELY WELCOME!!!!

AlciG: -, -, -, -, -, TW, HM: $511,225:
Alsie: -, -, -, NW, n/r, JDufner, n/r: $68,404:
asdral225: LD, RM, TW, n/r, n/r, n/r, AS: $646,000:
ashearerno9: KJC, TW, RM: SS, n/r, n/r, n/r: $77,000:
ban_bam/barragan: BH, WS, KB, AB, DJ, GM, MKuchar: $595,660:
beninho: WS, LW, PM, JDufner, JR, MKaymer, TW: $729,883:
Be_the_ball: n/s
BlueCoverman: MKaymer, TW, RM, LW, LD, JR, DJ: $274,520:
Caito: PL, ML, TW, LD, LW, PHarrington, BS: $834,617:
caf: TW, DJ, CS, BC, LW, LD, n/r: $643,664:
Conehead: n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, AS: $53,000:
delToro: WS, PM, TW, SG, LW, LD, HM: $667,984:
detones: SG, CS, RM, LD, LW, PHarrington, HM: $1,023,617:
Diggers: SG, PM, RM, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r: $132,000
Doon the Water: n/r, SG, RM, n/r, LW, JR, MKuchar: $366,344:
dynamark: LD, n/r, PM, LW, RR, TW, DJ: $996,245:
EmmDee57: SG, RM, PM, SS, TW, IP, LD: $1,284,441:
Eyetoldyouso: BW, CS, TW, LD, ZJ, JR, RM: $1,146,816:
Fader: SG, KB, TW, LD: LW, GM, IP: $1,120,204:
faldono1fan: NW, KB, RM, LW, LD, TW, AS: $875,245:
Gareth_NI: n/r, HM, RM, GM, n/r, n/r: $108,000:
GG: JDay, KB, KJC, HM, JF, AS, MKuchar: $1,477,883:
gibsonk7: SG, CS, TW, n/r, ZJ, JR, LW: $520,316:
goldwolf: n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, JR: $276,500:
golfermartin: SS, LW, PM, RF, DJ, TW, JR: $1,959,725:
GPB: LW, TW, PM, JR, RM, LD, BVP: $1,329,856:
1GrumpyGolfer: IP, NW, TW, HM, JDufner, LW, DJ: $551,021:
hend085: SG, MKuchar, PM, LW, RF, EE, TW: $2,187,976:
Hibbz: TW, DJ, JDufner, JR, SG, EE, LD: $1,827,180:
I'm never wrong: DJ, NW, TW, JR, PM, BC, MKuchar: $433,839:
InTheFastLane: AS, n/r, TW, n/r, n/r, JR, n/r: $77,000:
jimbohammers: -, -, -, -, -, -, JR, KB: $1,400,000:
John Cregan: AQ, MKuchar, PM, AS, RM, TW, DJ: $1,278,713:
John From London Town: LD, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r: $45,000:
kwini: MKaymer, CS, RM, LD, PM, LW, TW: $1,047,023:
Lairdy: TB, n/r, LD, HM, LW, BG, JS: $360,510:
LastDamnation: n/r, n/r, BS, LD, JF, SG, ZJ: $774,801:
lufcinmyveins: MKaymer, PM, RM, SS, LW, PHarrington, TW: $551,367:
McLaren: MKaymer, SS, PM, WS, LO, JR, DJ: $771,000:
mystiroakey: IP, TW, LD, JR, AS, LW, JDufner: $464,925:
navyblueshorts: n/r: LW, TW, LD, JDufner, PHarrington, AS: $803,364:
Nay Bother: MKaymer, LW, RM, HM, MKuchar, PHarrington, LD: $469,216:
NedB-H: CS, NW, LD, IP, DJ, LW, HM: $368,508:
Noel: TW, LW, SS, LD, n/r, n/r, n/r: $527,060
oldparwin: MKuchar, DT, TW, NW, KB, SS, JDufner: $610,957:
pedro: IP, DJ, PM, LD, JR, LW, TW: $1,069,778:
Plunky: BW, RF, LD, RM, NC, LW, JDufner: $494,404:
princedracula: MKuchar, SG, RM, LW, MKaymer, FM, TW: $644,262:
ralphjohn69: AS, CS, JDay, LW, JDufner, LO, n/r: $704,861:
Redrage: MKaymer, DJ, PM, SG, LO, TW, HM: $1,117,005:
rfitzpatrick: LD, TW, RM, NW, LW, PHarrington, MKuchar: $422,647:
rictik: -; -; -; -; LG, n/r, n/r:
robopz: -; -; -; LD, JDufner, PHarrington, TW: $779,614:
ryan86: BH, PM, LW, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r: $484,000:
Sand: SG, LD, RM, HM, JR, LW, TW: $575,278:
SetUpDeterminesTheMotion: LD, RF, RM, d/q, JDufner, SG, SS: $1,070,841:
Sheldo25: IP, TW, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r, n/r: $45,000:
Shotrock: SS, TW, RM, LD, MKuchar, JR, n/r: $582,943:
shudofhita4iron: WS, KB, BS, TW, ZJ, DJ, RM: $783,669:
simo71: AS, CS, PM, WS, HM, LW, TW: $987,574:
sirbenson: n/r, n/r, TW, IP, HM, PHarrington, n/r: $174,715:
Skydriver: DJ, AS, TW, SS, JDufner, SG, MKuchar: $678,591:
Slightfade: AQ, RM, TW, LD, LW, PM, n/r: $1,098,594:
SpacemanSpiff: JDay, TW, JR, LW, RM, LO, n/r: $426,797:
sportsville: KS, RF, TW, LW, LD, MKaymer, BW: $271,520:
super_realist: RK, LD, PHanson, HS, AB, FJ, SG: $965,061:
TexasWedge: n/r, n/r, TW, LW, n/r, PHarrington, DJ: $166,543:
TheCleaver: SG, TW, BW, LW, MKuchar, JR, RM: $1,850,963:
Tiler76: LD, LW, TW, SG, PM, PHarrington, AS: $269,396:
tilton_zulu: IP, MKaymer, RM, SG, JR, RF, LW: $358,752:
Tony B Liar: TW, DJ, PM, NW, RM, JDufner, LO: $972,904:
turnip: LW, LD, TW, JDay, JR, BC, NC: $921,348:
twoeightnine: IP, LW, TW, EE, LO, PL, LD: $313,865:
venice1: MKaymer, DJ, PM, LO, n/r, n/r, n/r: $584,500:
wadey: LW, SG, RM, PHanson, JR, FM, LD: $949,109:
WillyGilly: IP, BW, LD, RM, LW, GM, MKuchar: $1,532,234:

PLEASE CHECK your record above!

There are many Golf Board regulars who we'd love to hear from. It's never too late to sign up!

The LEADERBOARD following The Open Championship is as follows:

Full leaderboard:
https://www.606v2.com/t28196-fantasy-game-for-majors-wgc-s-players-leaderboard


Note: WGC Bridgestone selections MUST be posted prior to your choice's tee time, Thursday, August 2nd:

GOOD LUCK!

[barragan]

baddley and karlsson please
cheers

[sirbenson]

Ian Poulter

[Slightfade]

Luke DONALD for me please kwini, sub WESTWOOD

Cheers

[rfitzpatrick]

hi KWINI,
Can I pick WATNEY, Sub Westwood
Bit lost in College Study, thanks for reminder
Best Wishes
Richard

[dynamark]

Thanks busy working !
Lets try- lee westwood sub Fowler

[barragan]

this would be more interesting if top 10 picks were limited! everyone is being so obvious with their picks
come on guys an gals... live a little!

[TexasWedge]

I'll take Westwood with F.Molinari as sub.

Thanks.

[ashearerno9]

Ill take Stricker please with Scott backup

Cheers Kwini

[kwinigolfer]

Thanks chaps/chappesses,
ban_bam,
That's the strategerie! So many selections have already been exhausted on Donald, Westwood, Woods, McIlroy and Mickelson and what have we got to show for it??!!

Will continue to accept picks so long as your selection has not teed off.

Good Luck!

[detones]

Hi kwini,
Probably too late but if not I'll take Luke Donald don't think he's teed off yet. Don't need sub.
Thanks

[kwinigolfer]

detones,
You're in.

[GPB]

Summary of the picks since I cannot read that Cyan color on my screen:

Player and the number of posters picking that player

Donald … 12
Westwood … 10
Mahan … 5
Garcia … 4
Rose … 4
Stricker … 4
Watney … 4
McIlroy … 3
Poulter … 2
Simpson … 2
Baddeley … 1
Crane … 1
Day … 1
Dufner … 1
Els … 1
Fowler … 1
Hanson … 1
McDowell … 1
Oosthuizen … 1
Scott … 1
Stenson … 1
Woods … 1

[detones]

Thanks kwini again fair play to you for doing this.

[Doon the Water]

Woods for me please Kwinni.

Based on the grounds that few have chosen him and I have a lot of ground to make up.

[kwinigolfer]

Sorry Doon,
Can't break my own rules. Hopefully, he'll miss the cut and I won't feel a total sh1thead.
US Open in five weeks!

[barragan]

ban_bam,
That's the strategerie! So many selections have already been exhausted on Donald, Westwood, Woods, McIlroy and Mickelson and what have we got to show for it??!!

quite right kwini - good system really! a shame i've picked so baddley. the writing has been on the wall for my selections since bill haas threw away his dormie 4 lead in r1 of the matchplay... i might have to break out of my current selection process and plump for the top 4 over the remainder and see if i can make an unexpected last minute charge.

[Skydriver]

Striker is in serious danger of missing the cut. Unbelievable.

I'm going off to have a sulk and won't be playing any more...

... well, not until the US Open anyway.

[oops - typo above which I'll leave in for fans of the Airplane movies... "Strike her!" (slap)]

[kwinigolfer]

Sky,
This will be striker's first missed cut since the 2009 PGA - nice timing!

[WillyGilly]

Cheers for that Rory! Might be best if you stay at home again next year so those of us dim enough to pick you can look elsewhere.

[kwinigolfer]

Congratulations to golfermartin who was the only one to select any of the top five, Rickie Fowler, for which he/she earns $627K.
Several of us were on the Luke Donald bandwagon and added $342K to our notional coffers.
The only other top 24 finishers were those choosing Adam Scott, Peter Hanson and Henrik Stenson, all of whom earned $137,988.
Other selections making the cut, and their earnings, were:

Poulter: $66,548
Woods: $37,050
Rose: $22,496
Garcia: $21,280
Watney: $21,280
Westwood: $20,520
Dufner: $19,285

Amazing that no-one chose Mickelson, the last American to win The Players.

The "leaderboard" will be updated later this week.

US Open thread will be posted in about 3 1/2 weeks time.

Meanwhile, in about 250 selections made in the first four events, only The Cleaver's choice of Bubba Watson for The Masters has yielded a winner!

So, plenty of opportunity for others to participate!

[golfermartin]

I'd just like to say thank you to Dustin J and Bubba W for dropping out. I picked Fowler before he won the week before and thought I ought to change again. Glad I stuck. Thanks also to Kwini from prompting me about the original picks dropping out.

[kwinigolfer]

US Open thread up and running.

My choice is Mickelson, Stricker as sub.

[mystiroakey]

Justin Rose for the us open please- sub westy

[Skydriver]

Time to break the disastrous run. Who'da thunk that (a) Steve "I never miss a cut" Stricker would miss the cut at Sawgrass, and (b) Tiger Woods would have his worst ever finish as a pro at Augusta (especially just after having won at Bay Hill).

This time - J-Duff please, with Louis Oosty as reserve.

[Will give some separate thought to assembling a team for sportsville's comp!]

[delToro87]

I think I'll take Westwood for this un', with Dufner as reserve please.

[I'm never wrong]

I'll go for Phil Mickelson and Luke Donald as reserve. Thanks kwini.

[Faldono1fan]

Hi Kwini,

Please can I take Mr Luke Donald. My reserve will be Jason Dufner.

Cheers!

[super_realist]

May I plump for Baddely and Kjeldsen as reserve.

Cheers buana.

[Shotrock]

Kwin - I'll take Matt Kuchar with Phil Mick as reserve

Thx!

[golfermartin]

Kwini

Please could I have Dustin Johnson with Justin Rose as reserve

Thanks

[Fader]

For this one I'll take Westwood with Rose as reserve please

[John Cregan]

Kwini,

For US Open can i pick Rory McIlroy (sub Westwood)

[sirbenson]

Hunter Mahan

[kwinigolfer]

Thanks benson, Got the change!

[Redrage]

Hi Kwini, I would like Louis Oosthuizen for the US Open with Lee Westwood the reserve.

Many thanks!

[kwinigolfer]

I see Louis is standing in for Daly in the JD group, with Day and Dufner . . . .

[Doon the Water]

Westwood with McDowell as res.
Thanks again Kwinni [on time this time]

[robopz]

Lee Westwood with Jason Dufner as alt.

Thanks Kwini


EDIT: Kwini... I would like to REVISE my order... If it's within the rules... please list DUFNER as my pick... Westwood as my alt thanks

[GPB]

Rory! Rory! Rory!

McIlroy that is.

[navyblueshorts]

Same as Skydriver for me please - Dufner w/ Louis as reserve please.

[sportform]

I'm going to go for Luke Donald in the US Open with Justin Rose as reserve.

On a further note, I will be putting my US Open competition thread up on Monday. Alsie won The Masters one so see if you can add your name to the 'hall of fame'.

[oldparwin]

Keegan Bradley for me with Ernie Els as reserve.

Thanks Kwini

[Plunky]

I'm tired of picking the usual suspects, I'll take Colsaerts please Kwini, with dufner as reserve. Thanks.

[EmmDee57]

Kwini, my pick for the US Open is Tiger Woods with Lee Westwood in reserve should Tiger not make it.

Cheers

[Caf]

Westwood for me Mcilroy sub.

thanks Kwini.

[dynamark]

cant help myself
RRock with Mickleson
Thankyou

[dynamark]

Sorry cant have Mickleson
Rock with Watney as reserve
Ta

[McLaren]

Hi Kwini

Can i have Nicolas Colsaerts please?



Changed to Louis OOSTHUIZEN

mac.

[TheCleaver]

US Open

MAIN PICK: Matt Kuchar
RESERVE: Charl Schwartzel

[NedB-H]

Didn't realise how far behind I'd fallen in this!!

Not really got any inspiration for this week, so I'm gonna go with DJ. LW reserve.

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