Fantasy League 2015 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #10

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Fantasy League 2015 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #10

Shell Houston Open

Apr 02 - Apr 05 ___ Golf Club of Houston (Tournament), Humble, Texas, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Pedro _____________ 30 (5/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  15 _____ 85 _____ 170

2. Boyhyde ___________ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  15 _____ 85 _____ 160

2. CJB _______________ 30 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  10 ____ 100 _____ 160

2. Kouchi ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  15 ____ 100 _____ 160

5. Kwinigolfer _______ 20 (4/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  10 _____ 85 _____ 145

6. Hibbz _____________ 30 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  15 _____ 75 _____ 140

6. SirBenson _________ 25 (4/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  15 _____ 70 _____ 140

8. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  05 _____ 75 _____ 135

8. Barragan __________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  05 _____ 75 _____ 135

10. Super_Realist ____ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  15 _____ 75 _____ 130

11. BlueCoverman _____ 25 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____  05 _____ 60 _____ 120

12. Beninho __________ 30 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  05 _____ 60 _____ 105

13. LadyPutt _________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  05 _____ 40 _____ 100

14. Davie ____________ 25 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 45 ______ 90

14. Incontinentia ____ 20 (3/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  05 _____ 45 ______ 90

14. McLaren __________ 25 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 45 ______ 90

17. EmmDee57__________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  05 _____ 10 ______ 70

18. TheCleaver _______ 30 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  05 _____ 15 ______ 60

19. Redrage __________ 25 (4/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  05 _____ 05 ______ 55

20. SetupDetermines __ 25 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 10 ______ 45

21. I'm Never Wrong __ 30 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  05 _____ 05 ______ 40

22. Sand _____________ 20 (3/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  05 _____ 00 ______ 25
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1. Davie's PS ________ 20 (4/9) ____ 15 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  15 ____ 105 _____ 175*  

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A thrilling end to the Shell Houston Open and one that meant Johnson Wagner could not repeat his 2008 heroics and earn another trip to the Masters.  J.B. Holmes came storming through the field with a 64 for low round of the day.  He was a popular pick amongst Fantasy Leaguers with him appearing in nine selections and on several benches too.  He wasn't quite as popular as Matt Kuchar who was picked by nearly everyone; Kuchar slumped to 78 and the worst score.  Three Fantasy Leaguers didn't pick either of these and the duo actually appeared in seven lineups.  

Fantasy Leaguers picked seven of the top nine and had another six picks score points.  1GrumpyGolfer, Barragan, and Kouchi had four of their picks score points and Kouchi was one of the two highest finish points scorers.  CJB may only have had two picks score points but he had two of the playoff contenders including the winner.  Both CJB and Kouchi came close but no cigar this time.  BlueCoverman, Boyhyde, Hibbz, Kwinigolfer, LadyPutt, Pedro, and SirBenson all had three picks score.  Boyhyde couldn't close the gap on Pedro and he held on for victory.  

Beninho, Davie, EmmDee57, Incontinentia, McLaren, SetupDetermines, Super_Realist, and TheCleaver all had two picks score points; some for good finishes and others for finishing at the bottom of the heap.  RedRage and I'm Never Wrong had one picks score points.  Fifty four places may have separated Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler but they had the same scoring worth.  Fowler finished last after a poor weekend.

Davie may have finished in midtable obscurity but his second team would have done the business for him; maybe he needs to rethink his strategy...

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
J.B. Holmes -8
1. Boyhyde
2. CJB
3. Davie's PS*
4. Hibbz
5. Kouchi
6. Kwinigolfer
7. Pedro
8. SirBenson
9. Super_Realist

Final Round Worse Round (5 points)
Matt Kuchar +6
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Barragan
3. Beninho
4. BlueCoverman
5. Boyhyde
6. Davie's PS*
7. EmmDee57
8. Hibbz
9. I'm Never Wrong
10. Incontinentia
11. Kouchi
12. LadyPutt
13. Pedro
14. RedRage
15. Sand
16. SirBenson
17. Super_Realist
18. TheCleaver

Last Place (5 points)
Rickie Fowler +3
1. EmmDee57
2. I'm Never Wrong
3. SetupDetermines

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A warmup for the Masters and one final opportunity to find a golden Easter egg, scoring an invite to the Masters; it's win or bust in that respect.  Even though it is the last chance saloon it can still be done.  Johnson Wagner was the first in 2008, D.A. Points managed it in 2013, and last year's playoff winner, Matt Jones earned not just a Masters ticket but his maiden PGA Tour win.  It's an event that often produces a playoff, second only to the US Open in that respect on the PGA Tour, and surprisingly has had only back to back winner in Vijay Singh in 2004-05.

Jordan Spieth is still the headliner, he's joined by fellow Top Tenners in Sergio Garcia, and Texas Open winner, Jimmy Walker.  A total of 23 players from the Top 50 are here. Seven former champions from the last 15 years are taking part; the three mentioned before plus Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey, and Robert Allenby.  

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 – March 30th 2014:

CATEGORY A

Jordan Spieth 4
Sergio Garcia 8
Jimmy Walker 10
Justin Rose 11
Rickie Fowler 12
Martin Kaymer 13
Matt Kuchar 14
Patrick Reed 15
Victor Dubuisson 18
J.B. Holmes 20
Phil Mickelson 21
Bill Haas 26
Ryan Moore 27
Jamie Donaldson 28

CATEGORY B

Lee Westwood 30
Hunter Mahan 32
Anirban Lahiri 33
Louis Oosthuizen 34
Charl Schwartzel 36
Keegan Bradley 37
Joost Luiten 38
Danny Willett 47
Paul Casey 48
Matt Jones 54
Mikko Ilonen 56
Russell Henley 60
Francesco Molinari 65
Graham DeLaet 69
Charley Hoffman 70
Daniel Berger 71
Kevin Streelman 74
Nick Watney 78
Jonas Blixt 79
Ernie Els 82
Padraig Harrington 83
Robert Streb 85
Brendan Steele 87
Justin Thomas 88
Brian Harman 89
Shawn Stefani 90
Cameron Tringale 92
Brendon de Jonge 97
Angel Cabrera 98
Scott Piercy 99
Jason Kokrak 105
Carlos Ortiz 107
Scott Stallings 108
Chesson Hadley 111
Charles Howell III 113
Erik Compton 117
Freddie Jacobson 118
Steven Bowditch 121
Will MacKenzie 129
Jerry Kelly 130
K.J. Choi 132
Ryo Ishikawa 138
Zac Blair 142
Kevin Chappell 147
Chris Stroud 151
Pat Perez 159
Jason Bohn 160
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 164
Alex Cejka 165
David Hearn 168
Tony Finau 172
Ben Crane 181
Adam Hadwin 182
S.J. Park 183
David Lingmerth 185
John Huh 188
Blayne Barber 191
Danny Lee 193
Billy Hurley III 194
Jon Curran 197
Andrew Svoboda 200
Carl Pettersson 203
David Toms 210
Scott Langley 215

CATEGORY C

Derek Fathauer 216
Nick Taylor 218
Brian Davis 222
Scott Brown 228
Stewart Cink 230
Jhonattan Vegas 232
Nicholas Thompson 236
Jeff Overton 238
Aaron Baddeley 241
Bryce Molder 243
Troy Merritt 244
Kevin Kisner 250
Michael Putnam 254
Martin Flores 256
Colt Knost 257
Charlie Beljan 258
Luke Guthrie 260
Fabian Gomez 264
Hudson Swafford 266
Michael Thompson 277
Kyle Reifers 280
Bo Van Pelt 282
Steve Wheatcroft 285
Scott Pinckney 286
Max Homa 289
Alex Prugh 296
Robert Garrigus 299
Sam Saunders 300
Robert Allenby 311
Jim Herman 314
Andres Romero 315
Ken Duke 321
Chad Campbell 327
Andrew Putnam 333
Greg Owen 336
Cameron Percy 338
Jonathan Randolph 344
Jonathan Byrd 346
J.J. Henry 359
D.A. Points 381
John Merrick 385
Chad Collins 392
Brice Garnett 399
Mark Hubbard 404
Ricky Barnes 411
Justin Leonard 414
Andrew Landry 430
Tim Wilkinson 438
Mark Wilson 441
Darren Clarke 486
Johnson Wagner 495
Jim Renner 516
Roger Sloan 525
Tom Hoge 540
Whee Kim 580
Woody Austin 600
Oscar Fraustro 601
Derek Ernst 639
Cody Gribble 678
Chez Reavie 820
Jarrod Lyle 891
Smylie Kaufman 951
Austin Cook 993
Kelvin Day 1045
Blake Adams 1114
Scott Verplank 1464
Ben Willman 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.

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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No worries about your second selection. I thought about scoring it in event 9 after the fact but couldn't be arsed to go back and look for the scores. That's the kind of dedication I put into this.

Pedro, I think you might be right in your assertion about your Fantasy League ranking

A touch of LPRPitis for me this week. Darn it!