Fantasy League 2015 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

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Fantasy League 2015 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Jan 15 – Jan 18 ___ Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Raycastleunited ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  15 ____ 150 _____ 240

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  20 ____ 145 _____ 240

3. McLaren ___________ 40 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 40 _____  5 ____ 110 _____ 235

4. Kouchi ____________ 50 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____  5 _____ 85 _____ 190

4. Kwinigolfer _______ 40 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  15 _____ 95 _____ 190

6. Ned B-H ___________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  15 _____ 80 _____ 175

7. Barragan __________ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 80 _____ 160

7. Boyhyde ___________ 45 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____  5 _____ 60 _____ 160

9. SetupDetermines ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 _____  5 _____ 75 _____ 155

10. Hibbz ____________ 30 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  10 _____ 90 _____ 150

11. Davie ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  15 _____ 55 _____ 135

11. I'm Never Wrong __ 40 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  00 _____ 75 _____ 135

13. Incontinentia ____ 30 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  10 _____ 70 _____ 130

14. Goldwolf _________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  15 _____ 65 _____ 125

14. Mary _____________ 45 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  10 _____ 70 _____ 125

14. Pedro ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____  5 _____ 70 _____ 125

17. LadyPutt _________ 25 (5/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 60 _____ 105

18. BlueCoverman _____ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  10 _____ 50 ______ 85

19. Beninho __________ 25 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 40 ______ 75

20. super_Realist ____ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 15 ______ 65

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What a finish!  Several bookies had paid out on a Kaymer win as German efficiency is almost a given but he saved his two worst holes for when he was playing his last ten.  This allowed two other players to sneak up on the outside and pass him.  Those who picked Kaymer shouldn't feel so disappointed as his poor finish to the round also saw him pick up worst round points.  Gary Stal was the main beneficiary of the Kaymer Kollapse and his round of 65 was also the joint best of the day.  Just three Fantasy Leaguers picked him, and two of those also picked McIlroy and Kaymer to finish with a 1, 2, and 3.

After round 3 16 players were in scoring positions and as stated lots of points were to be dished out.  After the final round 17 scored points.  So what does this mean for the final positions.  Well McLaren was caught by 1GrumpyGolfer and Raycastleunited.  They had the 1, 2, and 3.  They also had a 9th place finish in Jamie Donaldson and Ross Fisher respectively.  However, and here's the crucial bit, Raycastleunited had Branden Grace who sneaked into 20th place picking up 5 valuable points.  1GrumpyGolfer didn't have anyone else in the placings so he loses the playoff.  McLaren was just squeezed out.  Kwinigolfer also picked Gary Stal and shared 4th place with Kouchi.  

Ned B-H, Barragan, Boyhyde, SetupDetermines, and Hibbz pulled out a top 10 finish.  Davie, I'm Never Wrong, Incontinentia, Goldwolf, Mary, and Pedro finished in mid table obscurity.  LadyPutt finished just outside the relegation zone, BlueCoverman's charge fell just short.  Beninho and Super_Realist swapped places at the bottom.  

Justin Rose and Ernie Els matched Stal's 65.  Rose earned points for a bunch of Fantasy Leaguers.  Andy Sullivan matched Kaymer's round and earned points for a few Fantasy Leaguers.  Jason Palmer finished last on +2, one of four players who didn't finish under par.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Gary Stal -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Kwinigolfer
3. Raycastleunited

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Justin Rose -7
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie
3. Goldwolf
4. Hibbz
5. Incontinentia
6. Mary
7. Ned B-H

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ernie Els -7
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (5 points)
Martin Kaymer +3
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Boyhyde
3. Davie
4. Kouchi
5. Kwinigolfer
6. McLaren
7. Ned B-H
8. Pedro
9. Raycastleunited

Final Round Worse Round (5 points)
Andy Sullivan +3
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Goldwolf
3. SetupDetermines

Last Place (5 points)
Jason Palmer +2
1. None

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The 10th edition of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship opens the Middle East Swing.  Chris DiMarco won the first event before Paul Casey and Martin Kaymer swapped the next five titles, the only repeat winners, before Robert Rock, Jamie Donaldson, and Pablo Larrazabal lifted the title.  Casey is the only previous winner to miss the event, Kaymer is the only one to actually defend the title, and Larrazabal must be hoping to buck that trend.  

World Number 1, Rory McIlroy, puts his legal worries and troubles behind him for the time being and opens his 2015 defence of his Race to Dubai title.  He's joined by three other top 10 players in Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, and the invited Rickie Fowler.  There are another seven players from the top 50 in the OWGR in attendance this week.  A total of 57 players are providing value to the OWGR points on offer for this event, for more detail see the OWGR threads that GPB, Robopz, et al contribute to.  One of my Category B favourites, Andy Sullivan, fresh off his maiden victory over Charl Schwartzel, is also in the field along with four others whose fine finishes last week got them into this event; Matthew Fitzpatrick, Paul Maddy, who BlueCoverman can tell you about, Lee Slattery, and Alessandro Tadini.

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 – January 13th 2014:

CATEGORY A

Rory MCILROY 1
Henrik STENSON 2
Justin ROSE 6
Rickie FOWLER 10
Martin KAYMER 12
Victor DUBUISSON 19
Jamie DONALDSON 24
Charl SCHWARTZEL 26
Miguel Angel JIMENEZ 39
Mikko ILONEN 47
Danny WILLETT 49
Alexander LEVY 53
Tommy FLEETWOOD 55
Ernie ELS 63

CATEGORY B

Anirban LAHIRI 65
Ross FISHER 68
Marc WARREN 69
Pablo LARRAZABAL 71
Bernd WIESBERGER 74
Branden GRACE 80
Thorbjorn OLESEN 81
Andy SULLIVAN 83
George COETZEE 84
Richie RAMSAY 92
Richard STERNE 93
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 95
Scott HEND 98
Romain WATTEL 101
Robert KARLSSON 102
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 103
Edoardo MOLINARI 112
Andrew JOHNSTON 113
Benjamin HEBERT 119
Simon DYSON 120
Emiliano GRILLO 129
David LIPSKY 130
Tyrrell HATTON 131
David HOWELL 134
Kiradech APHIBARNRAT 135
Nicolas COLSAERTS 140
Thomas AIKEN 142
Peter UIHLEIN 148
Wade ORMSBY 149
Eddie PEPPERELL 151
Matteo MANASSERO 152
Felipe AGUILAR 160
David HORSEY 161
Oliver WILSON 163
Darren FICHARDT 164
Kristoffer BROBERG 165
Alejandro CANIZARES 166
Marcus FRASER 172
Byeong-hun AN 176
Brett RUMFORD 180
Gregory BOURDY 193
Jbe' KRUGER 193
Moritz LAMPERT 196
Morten Orum MADSEN 206
Michael HOEY 207
Julien QUESNE 211
Richard GREEN 220
Oliver FISHER 225
Raphael JACQUELIN 228
Bradley DREDGE 234
Shiv KAPUR 235
Thomas PIETERS 237
Mark TULLO 238
Matthew BALDWIN 239
Scott JAMIESON 240
Sam HUTSBY 248

CATEGORY C

Alvaro QUIROS 252
Paul WARING 253
Seve BENSON 256
Oliver FARR 257
Jason PALMER 265
Richard BLAND 276
Lee SLATTERY 277
Dawie VAN DER WALT 279
Gregory HAVRET 281
Lucas BJERREGAARD 284
Mike LORENZO-VERA 285
Graeme STORM 294
Mark FOSTER 296
Johan CARLSSON 298
Anders HANSEN 305
Jordi GARCIA PINTO 312
Marco CRESPI 313
Edouard ESPANA 314
Chris DOAK 320
Craig LEE 322
Magnus A CARLSSON 323
Matthew FITZPATRICK 327
David DRYSDALE 330
Paul LAWRIE 331
Steve WEBSTER 334
Soren KJELDSEN 340
Maximilian KIEFFER 344
Damien MCGRANE 345
Gary STAL 357
James MORRISON 361
Robert ROCK 374
Alessandro TADINI 382
Garth MULROY 407
Matthew NIXON 408
Tom LEWIS 414
Darren CLARKE 421
Daniel BROOKS 432
Anthony WALL 433
Jorge CAMPILLO 436
Jin JEONG 442
Callum SHINKWIN 448
Simon KHAN 497
Soren HANSEN 516
Richard FINCH 557
Paul MADDY 580
Y.E. YANG 648
Alex NOREN 704
Niclas FASTH 810
Ollie SCHNIEDERJANS (AM) 933
Dominic FOOS 1106
Tian-Lang GUAN (AM) 1156
Jeev Milkha SINGH 1197
Chris DIMARCO 1199
Michael CAMPBELL 1434
Renato PARATORE 1548
Ahmed AL MUSHARREKH 1548

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RULES

Picking players: Unless stated, pick a total of 9 players as follows:

Pick 3 players from each category, plus a reserve per category.

Event winner: The person with the most total points at the completion of each event will be declared the winner. In case of a tie, those involved will match-off each picks' final position score in descending order. i.e. Player A's best finish vs. Player B's best finish, Player A's 2nd best finish vs. Player B's 2nd best finish, etc... until one's pick finishes better than the other(s).

If there is a tie after all 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 eligble 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.  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 Amateur ** ____ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

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

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BlueCoverman wrote:Cat A: Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson (res: Martin Kaymer)
Cat B: Rafael Cabrera Bello, George Coetzee, Richard Sterne (res: Tyrrell Hatton)
Cat C: Johan Carlsson, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Alvaro Quiros (res: Paul Maddy )

Cheers Grumps

Hey, what happened Champ?

This is better live scoring than pgatour.com.

Great to see Redrage threatening to compete . . . . . . . .

Jeez what happened to Quiros? Scoring shows he finished bogey, bogey, quad!

I thought he was safely through the cut and couldn't understand why I only had 6 through instead of 7

kwinigolfer wrote:This is better live scoring than pgatour.com.

Great to see Redrage threatening to compete . . . . . . . .

Red's been pretty busy of late and had some standing numbers to use if he didn't get the chance to make his own picks. Before that he was a force to be reckoned with; knew his onions so be careful what you wish for Kwini...

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

BlueCoverman wrote:Cat A: Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson (res: Martin Kaymer)
Cat B: Rafael Cabrera Bello, George Coetzee, Richard Sterne (res: Tyrrell Hatton)
Cat C: Johan Carlsson, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Alvaro Quiros (res: Paul Maddy )

Cheers Grumps

Hey, what happened Champ?

Can't believe I didn't pick Kaymer

That's what happens when you haven't done your homework and pick late at night! (Well that's my excuse, at least I'm ahead of Redrage!)  

Well, well done you

Kaymer owns this place. 3 wins and a 2nd and in good form. Only regret is I didn't put money on him, but @15/1 and with Rory in the field (who has a good record here as well and is in good form as well) plus a few other jokers (Stenson, Rose)  I hardly found it worthwile.

10 players at -6 or lower including six picks, not confirmed, and the low round score could go to Dubuisson (who's in with a 64), or Kaymer (currently on a 65 but with holes to go), or both. Plenty of points being dished out today by the look of it.

Hats off (?) to Hatton who now has a hat on. I wonder what they pay him?

So Dubuisson hangs on to low round, no one else crashed the top 10 low scores, and the Chinese amateur had the worst round. Full updated to come shortly.

Fantasy League 2015 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Jan 15 – Jan 18 ___ Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. McLaren ___________ 40 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____  XX _____ XX _____ 120

2. Kouchi ____________ 50 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX _____ 100

3. Boyhyde ___________ 45 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 95

4. Barragan __________ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 80

4. Kwinigolfer _______ 40 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 80

4. Ned B-H ___________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 80

7. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 75

7. Raycastleunited ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 75

7. SetupDetermines ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 75

10. Davie ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 65

11. I'm Never Wrong __ 40 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 60

12. Hibbz ____________ 30 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 50

12. Incontinentia ____ 30 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 50

12. Pedro ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 50

12. super_Realist ____ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 50

16. Goldwolf _________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 45

16. LadyPutt _________ 25 (5/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 45

16. Mary_S ___________ 45 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 45

19. Beninho __________ 25 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 35

20. BlueCoverman _____ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  XX _____ XX ______ 25

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With over half of the remaining field by Fantasy Leaguers there was plenty of opportunity for points scoring in round 3.  Scoring was good; only 17 players didn't break par, unfortunately 7 of them were picks, and 5 of those dropped shots.  66 was good enough to make it into the Top 10 Low Round scores and 6 picks did just that, in fact four of the six lowest rounds came from picks.  Victor Dubuisson posted the best with a 64 and he was picked by McLaren, Incontinentia, and SetupDetermines.  

McLaren also had another 2 of those 6 low scoring players and he has created some separation at the top of the leaderboard.  SetupDetermines had another pick in the points.  1GrumpyGolfer, Barragan, Boyhyde, and Kouchi also had 2 picks score points.  7 other Fantasy Leaguers had 1 pick in the points and 6 other Fantasy Leaguers did not trouble the scorers.  

16 picks are in the scoring positions after round 3 and 9 of them are in the top 10 places.  Lots of points will be dished out tomorrow; can McLaren be caught?

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Victor Dubuisson -8
1. McLaren
2. Incontinentia
3. SetupDetermines

Round 3 Worse Round (5 points)
Tian Lang Guan +6
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-6 or lower

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Holy Moly, what the .... Just happened?  Kaymer goes from low round to worst round and loses the tournament?

I have 1,2, and 3 but would never said in this order.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I have 1,2, and 3.

Thanks INW but too little, too late. Don't think it's enough to catch the leaders. I'll post the results shortly and find out for sure.

Hold all cards, we have a playoff....

I'm never wrong wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I have 1,2, and 3.

So did Raycastleunited, and he had the good Grace to pick Branden

Why, oh, why, oh (spells yo-yo) did I change the points for the choppers

Fantasy League 2015 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #01

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Jan 15 – Jan 18 ___ Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Raycastleunited ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 15 ____ 150 _____ 240

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 145 _____ 240

3. McLaren ___________ 40 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 40 _____ 5 ____ 110 _____ 235

4. Kouchi ____________ 50 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ 5 _____ 85 _____ 190

4. Kwinigolfer _______ 40 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 15 _____ 95 _____ 190

6. Ned B-H ___________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 15 _____ 80 _____ 175

7. Barragan __________ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 80 _____ 160

7. Boyhyde ___________ 45 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 20 _____ 5 _____ 60 _____ 160

9. SetupDetermines ___ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 _____ 5 _____ 75 _____ 155

10. Hibbz ____________ 30 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 90 _____ 150

11. Davie ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 15 _____ 55 _____ 135

11. I'm Never Wrong __ 40 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 75 _____ 135

13. Incontinentia ____ 30 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 _____ 70 _____ 130

14. Goldwolf _________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 15 _____ 65 _____ 125

14. Mary _____________ 45 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 70 _____ 125

14. Pedro ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 5 _____ 70 _____ 125

17. LadyPutt _________ 25 (5/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 105

18. BlueCoverman _____ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 _____ 50 ______ 85

19. Beninho __________ 25 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 75

20. super_Realist ____ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 15 ______ 65

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What a finish! Several bookies had paid out on a Kaymer win as German efficiency is almost a given but he saved his two worst holes for when he was playing his last ten. This allowed two other players to sneak up on the outside and pass him. Those who picked Kaymer shouldn't feel so disappointed as his poor finish to the round also saw him pick up worst round points. Gary Stal was the main beneficiary of the Kaymer Kollapse and his round of 65 was also the joint best of the day. Just three Fantasy Leaguers picked him, and two of those also picked McIlroy and Kaymer to finish with a 1, 2, and 3.

After round 3 16 players were in scoring positions and as stated lots of points were to be dished out. After the final round 17 scored points. So what does this mean for the final positions. Well McLaren was caught by 1GrumpyGolfer and Raycastleunited. They had the 1, 2, and 3. They also had a 9th place finish in Jamie Donaldson and Ross Fisher respectively. However, and here's the crucial bit, Raycastleunited had Branden Grace who sneaked into 20th place picking up 5 valuable points. 1GrumpyGolfer didn't have anyone else in the placings so he loses the playoff. McLaren was just squeezed out. Kwinigolfer also picked Gary Stal and shared 4th place with Kouchi.

Ned B-H, Barragan, Boyhyde, SetupDetermines, and Hibbz pulled out a top 10 finish. Davie, I'm Never Wrong, Incontinentia, Goldwolf, Mary, and Pedro finished in mid table obscurity. LadyPutt finished just outside the relegation zone, BlueCoverman's charge fell just short. Beninho and Super_Realist swapped places at the bottom.

Justin Rose and Ernie Els matched Stal's 65. Rose earned points for a bunch of Fantasy Leaguers. Andy Sullivan matched Kaymer's round and earned points for a few Fantasy Leaguers. Jason Palmer finished last on +2, one of four players who didn't finish under par.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Gary Stal -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Kwinigolfer
3. Raycastleunited

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Justin Rose -7
1. BlueCoverman
2. Davie
3. Goldwolf
4. Hibbz
5. Incontinentia
6. Mary
7. Ned B-H

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ernie Els -7
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (5 points)
Martin Kaymer +3
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Boyhyde
3. Davie
4. Kouchi
5. Kwinigolfer
6. McLaren
7. Ned B-H
8. Pedro
9. Raycastleunited

Final Round Worse Round (5 points)
Andy Sullivan +3
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Goldwolf
3. SetupDetermines

Last Place (5 points)
Jason Palmer +2
1. None

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Congratulations to Ray Commiserations to McLaren

I hope this has whet the rest of your appetites for more events.

grumpy

Thanks for putting this together. It certainly added a bit more fun to watching the golf this weekend.

Thanks Grumpy. "Mid table obscurity" is very good as opposed to the placings I usually get. Well done to raycastle
I have a question, though. What decides whether a player is in Cat A, B or C? Is that you as organiser or is there a list somewhere? Don't mind, just need to know if I go away for a week or so.

INW, it's partly me and the rankings of the players in the field. There's no formula as such as I list all the players in ranking order and take the top 13-15 players to be in Cat A depending upon field size. I then try to split the remaining so there's equal numbers in Cats B and C. I also like trying to get nice splits so for this one Cat B and C was split at OWGR 250.

That's fine Grumpy. If I need to, I can make a rough estimate as to where players are. Good job.

Thanks grumps! Looking forward to next week.

Congratulation to Ray on winning a closely contested event. A case of, there but for the Grace of Branden, go I.

Commiserations to nearly man, Grumps, and thanks for all the hard work.

I picked the wrong Frenchman

I was always better at running these things than trying to win them!!

Well done raycastle and good job grumpy.

Thank you all and thank you Grumpy for a well organised event. I'd just like to say that it is a process I'm going through, every week I'm getting closer, I just need more reps. I'm targeting the majors this year. That's why I run all those miles and lift all those weights, to retain that expolosiveness down the stretch and into the play off. It is what it is.

raycastleunited wrote:Thank you all and thank you Grumpy for a well organised event. I'd just like to say that it is a process I'm going through, every week I'm getting closer, I just need more reps. I'm targeting the majors this year. That's why I run all those miles and lift all those weights, to retain that expolosiveness down the stretch and into the play off. It is what it is.

Aren't you missing a big shout out to an invisible sky being?

I thought he was parodying 9C not one of the god squad

Davie wrote:I thought he was parodying 9C not one of the god squad

Maybe I was talking about his dead dad Davie?

I take it we're not doing Qatar this week, as it starts tomorrow.

Just posted the event Setup.