Fantasy League 2015 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #09 - The Open

Fantasy League 2015 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #09

The Open Championship

Jul 16 - Jul 19 ___ St Andrews (Old Course), Fife, Scotland

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. TheCleaver ________ 120 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 45 ____ 30 ____ 270 _____ 585

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 150 (8/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 195 _____ 525

3. Davie _____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 15 ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ 240 _____ 495

4. Kouchi ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 15 ____ 195 _____ 480

5. EmmDee57 __________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 210 _____ 465

6. Raycastleunited ___ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 450

7. Kwinigolfer _______ 120 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 225 _____ 405

7. Redrage ___________ 120 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 165 _____ 405

9. SetupDetermines ___ 135 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 15 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 135 _____ 375

10. Super_Realist ____ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 360

11. AlciG ____________ 090 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 135 _____ 345

11. I'm Never Wrong __ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 345

11. Pedro ____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 345

14. LadyPutt _________ 090 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 15 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 330

15. Owen10ozzy _______ 090 (5/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 75 _____ 315

15. Sand _____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 75 _____ 315

17. CJB ______________ 075 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 255

17. SirBenson ________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 30 _____ 255

19. Hibbz ____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 225

20. BlueCoverman _____ 090 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 15 _____ 165

21. Eyetoldyouso _____ 075 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 45 _____ 150

22. Beninho __________ 090 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 00 _____ 150
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So the Open Championship is finally over.  Not content with an extra day it needed extra holes to boot.  Two picks were in the three man play off and after those four holes one of the picks prevailed.  Zach Johnson is the Champion Golfer of the Year and TheCleaver is the Gold Medal winner in the Fantasy League.  He slipped somewhat in round three but came storming back courtesy of Zach Johnson's win and round of 66 which tied for low round of the day.  He also had two other picks finish in the scoring positions.  1GrumpyGolfer, like Spieth,  stumbled close to the end and could only watch on as TheCleaver marched onto victory.

Davie, Kwinigolfer, and SetupDetermines all had four picks score points but Setup didn't have the quality of the other two.  EmmDee57 had three picks score but was still able to crack the 200 point barrier.  1GrumpyGolfer, I'm Never Wrong, Kouchi, Pedro, Sand, and Super_Realist were the other Fantasy Leaguers to have three picks score points but the quality varied significantly.  AlciG, CJB, Hibbz, LadyPutt, Owen10ozzy, Raycastleunited, RedRage, and SirBenson had two picks score; again the quality varied and in SirBenson's case points came from good and bad play as his pick of Thomas Aiken finished last.  BlueCoverman and Eyetoldyouso both had one pick score points; Beninho didn't have any of his picks score.

Four players tied for the low score of the day after rounds of 66.  Zach Johnson, fellow playoff contender Marc Leishman, Scott Arnold, and Brendan Todd all had a 66.  Charl Schwartzel had a bad day with a 79 earning points for Kouchi and SirBenson's Thomas Aiken came last on +2.

In the race for the low amateur Paul Dunne fell away and left Ollie Schneiderjans, Ashley Chesters, and Jordan Niebrugge to fight it out.  Niebrugge triumphant and had a two shot margin of victory in the end.  CJB was the only one to pick him.

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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Zach Johnson -6
1. TheCleaver

Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Marc Leishman -6
1.  None

Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Brendon Todd -6
1. None

Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Scott Arnold -6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (15 points)
Charl Schwartzel +7
1. Kouchi

Last Place (15 points)
Thomas Aiken +2
1. SirBenson

Low Amateur (30 points)
Jordan Niebrugge -11
1. CJB

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Stan Drews. Blah blah, blah
Too often, too easy. Yada, yada, yada
No Rory. Yeah, yeah whatever
Jordan for number 1, Spieth Slam.  Really, you keep going on about this
Lump on Gary Boyd each way.  "Thank you" - GW, Gary Boyd's manager and primetime bookie

Two players missing from the top 50; Rory and Chris Kirk.  All seem to be self inflicted injuries.  89 from the top 100 overall.  Lots of former champions, some in their last competitive Open challenges, no defending champion; see above.

There are nine amateurs in the field, identified by (am) after their name, so we will have a separate pick for Low Amateur. The Low Amateur 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 Amateur after four rounds; if no amateurs 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 – July 13th 2015:

CATEGORY A

Jordan Spieth 2
Bubba Watson 3
Dustin Johnson 4
Rickie Fowler 5
Jim Furyk 6
Henrik Stenson 7
Justin Rose 8
Jason Day 9
Sergio Garcia 10
Adam Scott 11
Jimmy Walker 12
J.B. Holmes 13
Hideki Matsuyama 14
Matt Kuchar 15

CATEGORY B

Patrick Reed 16
Louis Oosthuizen 17
Martin Kaymer 19
Billy Horschel 20
Phil Mickelson 21
Brooks Koepka 22
Bernd Wiesberger 23
Paul Casey 24
Zach Johnson 25
Brandt Snedeker 26
Bill Haas 27
Kevin Na 28
Branden Grace 29
Ryan Palmer 30
Ian Poulter 31
Gary Woodland 32
Thongchai Jaidee 33
Kevin Kisner 34
Lee Westwood 35
Jamie Donaldson 36
Victor Dubuisson 37
Ryan Moore 38
Danny Willett 39
Charl Schwartzel 40
Francesco Molinari 41
Keegan Bradley 42
Hunter Mahan 43
Charley Hoffman 44
Shane Lowry 45
Webb Simpson 46
Tommy Fleetwood 47
Joost Luiten 48
Brendon Todd 49
Miguel Angel Jimenez 50
John Senden 51
Russell Henley 52
Byeong Hun An 53
Andy Sullivan 54
Graeme McDowell 55
Marc Warren 56
Ben Martin 57
Anirban Lahiri 58
Matt Every 59
Robert Streb 60
Marc Leishman 61
Steven Bowditch 62
Alexander Levy 63
Luke Donald 64
George Coetzee 65
Stephen Gallacher 66
David Lingmerth 67
Cameron Tringale 68
Danny Lee 69
Matt Jones 70
Brian Harman 72
Russell Knox 73
Pablo Larrazabal 74
Harris English 76
Jason Dufner 77
Daniel Berger 78
Soren Kjeldsen 79
Graham DeLaet 80
Richie Ramsay 81
Kevin Streelman 83
Rafa Cabrera-Bello 84
Eddie Pepperell 85
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 86
Hiroshi Iwata 87
Ross Fisher 88
Morgan Hoffmann 91
Marcel Siem 93
Thomas Bjorn 94
James Morrison 95

CATEGORY C

Mikko Ilonen 99
James Hahn 100
David Howell 101
Padraig Harrington 102
Koumei Oda 104
Geoff Ogilvy 106
Ernie Els 110
Tyrrell Hatton 114
Jaco Van Zyl 116
Jonas Blixt 124
Thomas Aiken 125
David Hearn 128
Romain Wattel 130
Scott Hend 134
Greg Owen 160
Marcus Fraser 161
Carl Pettersson 164
Raphael Jacquelin 181
Yuta Ikeda 182
Hiroyuki Fujita 184
Rod Pampling 186
Wen-Chong Liang 187
David Lipsky 191
Edoardo Molinari 198
Taichi Teshima 206
Retief Goosen 209
Ryan Fox 211
Greg Chalmers 219
Adam Bland 224
Tiger Woods 241
Stewart Cink 250
Anthony Wall 256
Tom Gillis 277
Rikard Karlberg 287
Scott Strange 325
Tadahiro Takayama 328
Paul Lawrie 346
Brett Rumford 347
Matteo Manassero 354
Daniel Brooks 389
Gary Boyd 453
Darren Clarke 456
Pelle Edberg 492
Ben Curtis 543
Justin Leonard 562
Robert Dinwiddie 613
Scott Arnold 631
Shinji Tomimura 731
Bernhard Langer 777
Mark O'Meara 794
Ollie Schniederjans (am) 795
John Daly 811
Jonathan Moore 834
Tom Watson 1124
Gunn Yang (am) 1252
David Duval 1268
Sandy Lyle 1293
Jordan Niebrugge (am) 1410
Mark Calcavecchia 1479
Todd Hamilton 1605
Tom Lehman 1605
Ashley Chesters (am) 1615
Paul Dunne (am) 1615
Nick Faldo 1615
Paul Kinnear (am) 1615
Romain Langasque (am) 1615
Alister Balcombe (am) N/A
Benjamin Taylor (am) N/A
Mark Young 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 amateur identified by (am) 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 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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Folks, I'm not going to be around much so please make sure to post news of withdrawals, replacements, and incomplete selections like missing amateur.

Apologies in advance for likely sporadic updates.

Thanks Grumps

My home course, so I'll put my picks in first. Come on the 254

A: J Furyk, J Day, JB Holmes (J Walker)
B: P Casey, D Willett, R Cabrero Bello (R Palmer)
C: Davy Howell, Greg Owen, Rikard Karlberg (D Lipsky)

Am: Ashley Chesters

Thanks Grumps.

A;
Bubba
Dustin
Rose
Reserve: Day

B:
Casey
Snedeker
Reed
Reserve: Dubuisson

C:
Ogilvy
Woods
Mannassero
Res: Daly

Amateur: Niebrugge

Here we go again with picks 2,5 & 7 with reserve 6 (AM 2)
Cat A - B Watson, J Furyk, J Rose. R = H Stenson
Cat B - L Oosthuizen, P Mickelson, B Weisberger. R = B Koepka
Cat C - J Hahn, K Oda, E Els. R = G Ogilvy
Amateur = G Yang

Cat A : Sergio, Jordan, Rickie. Res Stenson
Cat B : Pat Reed, Casey, Grace. Res Poults
Cat C : Jonas Blixt, Ernie, Old Tom. Res Ogilvy

Amateur ; SCHNIEDERJANS, Oliver (a)

A
Dustin Johnson
Adam Scott
Henrik Stenson
Jason Day - res

B
Loyus Oosthuizen
Tommy Fleetwood
Paul Casey
Marrin Kaymer - res

C
Tiger Woods
Ernie Els
Paul Lawrie
Padraig Harrington - res

Am - Oliver Scheiderjans

A).Stenson, Garcia, Scott (Fowler)
B).Lowry, Grace, Oosthuizen (Kaymer)
C).Clarke, Els, Lawrie (Harrington)
Am: Scheiderjans (Yang)

Many thanks Grumps

Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler (Stenson)
Paul Casey, Branden Grace, Shane Lowry (Louis Oosthuizen)
Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Padrig Harrington (Paul Lawrie)
Am - Chesters (Yang)

CATEGORY A
Dustin Johnson
Rickie Fowler
Matt Kuchar
Hideki Matsuyama

CATEGORY B
Louis Oosthuizen
Phil Mickelson
Joost Luiten
Shane Lowry

CATEGORY C
Tyrrell Hatton
Jaco Van Zyl
Tiger Woods
Raphael Jacquelin

AM
Ollie Schniederjans
Jordan Niebrugge

CATEGORY A: Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose (res: Jimmy Walker)

CATEGORY B: Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen, Kevin Kisner (res: Bernd Wiesberger)

CATEGORY C: David Howell, Ernie Els, Gary Boyd (res: Paul Lawrie)


Amateur: Ashley Chesters

Cat A

Jordan Spieth
Dustin Johnson
Rickie Fowler
Jimmy Walker (Reserve)

Cat B

Louis Oosthuizen
Luke Donald
Brandt Snedeker
Patrick Reed (Reserve)

Cat C

Tiger Woods
David Howell
Raphael Jacquelin
Paul Lawrie (Reserve)

Amateur - Paul Dunne

Cheers

Cat A: Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler & Matt Kuchar (res Justin Rose)
Cat B: Danny Willett, Tommy Fleetwood & Shane Lowry (res Louis Oosthuizen)
Cat C: Paul Lawrie, Daniel Brooks & Gary Boyd (res John Daly)

Amateur: Romain Langasque

Enjoy the rest of your holiday Grumps. Not very good timing, was it?

Spieth
D.Johnson
Fowler
R-Hedrick Stenson

Snedeker
Grace
Fat Shane
R-Fleetwood

D.Howell
Jacquelin
Harrington
R-Els

A-Schneiderjans

CATEGORY A: Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama & Jordan Spieth
RESERVE: Henrik Stenson

CATEGORY B: Branden Grace, Zach Johnson & Brandt Snedeker
RESERVE: Andy Sullivan

CATEGORY C: Ryan Fox, David Howell & Jaco Van Zyl
RESERVE: Scott Arnold

AMATEUR: Ollie Schniederjans

Cheers GG!

Rickie, Henrik, Kuchar - Rs Speith
Snedeker, Westwood, MAJ - Rs Donald
Howell, Woods, Karlberg - RS Curtis
Am-- Dunne

Thanks!

Fowler
Stenson
Rose

Woodland
Westwood
Jimenez

Jacquelin
Goosen
Woods

Am - Ben Taylor

Thanks Mate

Cat A:
Jordan Speith
Dusty Johnson
Rickie Fowler
(res - Dizzy Day)

Cat B:
Louis Oosthuizen
Paul Casey
Shane Lowry
(Res - Kaymer)

Cat C:
Tiger Woods
Ernie Els
David Howell
(Res - Padraig Harrington)

Amateur:
Ollie Schniederjans

Cheers Grumps!

Cat A
Rickie Fowler
Matt Kuchar
Henrik Stenson
(res: Sergio Garcia)

Cat B
Victor Dubuisson
Tommy Fleetwood
Shane Lowry
(res: Paul Casey)

Cat C
Ernie Els
Padraig Harrington
Tiger Woods
(res: David Howell)

Amateur: Romain Langasque

Cheers Grumps

Dustin Johnson
Henrik Stenson
Rickie Fowler

Shane Lowry
Lee Westwood
Bill Haas

Padraig Harrington
Thomas Aiken
John Daly

Ollie Schneiderjans

A. Kouchar, Spieth, Fowler (Dustin)
B. Oosthuizen, Schwartzel, Lowry (Grace)
C. Goosen, Howell, Els (Ilonen)

Amateur: Langasque (Schniederjans)

Fowler, Spieth, Johnson (Matsuyama)

Casey, Fleetwood, Lowry (Donald)

Molinari, Goosen, Woods (Jacquelin)

Am: Kinnear

A: Fowler, Scott, Kuchar (Walker)
B: Luiten, Casey, Fleetwood (Jaidee)
C: Hatton, van Zyl, Jacqueline (Aiken)

Am:Dunne

Cat A: Rickeeee, Jordan, Dee-Jay. Reserve Beaky Furyk
Cat B: Casey, Grace, Oosthuizen. Reserve Luke's boy, Jamie
Cat C: Ernie, Raphael, Lawrie. Reserve Boyd

Amateur: Ollie Schniederjans

Nobody with David Lingmerth.

Used to be a popular pick in last year's fantasy league, to finish last.

Now look at the boy.

4 played............... 4 under.

Fantasy League 2015 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #09

The Open Championship

Jul 16 - Jul 19 ___ St Andrews (Old Course), Fife, Scotland

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

1. Owen10ozzy ________ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

1. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

1. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 90 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

5. AlciG _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

5. CJB _______________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

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

5. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

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

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

5. Sand ______________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

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

5. Super_Realist _____ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

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

14. Kouchi ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

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

17. Beninho __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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

17. Davie ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

17. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

17. I'm Never Wrong __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

17. SetupDetermines __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00
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Scoring was good in St Andrews and in the Fantasy League. Only six Fantasy Leaguers failed to register a score in the first round and a different six had two picks score points and four of those had picked the first round leader in Dustin Johnson. 1GrumpyGolfer, Owen10ozzy, RedRage, and TheCleaver all picked Johnson and had another pick score points. Dustin Johnson was a popular pick; AlciG, CJB, EmmDee57, Pedro, Raycastleunited, Sand, and SirBenson all hung their hat on Johnson. LadyPutt and Super_Realist each had two picks in the top five low round scores whilst Hibbz, Kouchi, and Kwinigolfer all had one pick in the top five.

Dustin Johnson shot 65 for the low round. Nick Faldo made it clear that he should stick to the commentary box after a round of 83. A score of 66 got you joint second and filled out the top five low round scores. In the race for low amateur pick Jordan Niebrugge shot 67 to take a two shot lead over the picks of Paul Dunne and Romain Langasque. Most of the other picks for low amateur are under par except for Gunn Yang and Ben Taylor. Yang has a chance of making the cut but Taylor will surely be missing out on weekend play.

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Round 1 Low Round (30 points)
Dustin Johnson -7
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. AlciG
3. CJB
4. EmmDee57
5. Owen10ozzy
6. Pedro
7. Raycastleunited
8. RedRage
9. Sand
10. SirBenson
11. TheCleaver

Round 1 Worse Round (15 points)
Nick Faldo +11
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (30 points)
-6 or lower

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42 players are still to complete round 2; 24 of those are picks.  The cut line is currently Even par and 15 picks that have finished round 2 are above that.  There'll be an anxious wait for those on Even or +1.

I'm heading to Orange County National for the day tomorrow. I'm hoping to be able to play both Panther Lake and Crooked Cat before going to Magic Kingdom for dinner in Cinderella's Castle. Panther Lake's just held a qualifier for the US Amateur this week and the greens are still running at 10 on the stimp; should be interesting. If round 2 has finished I'll try and post the leaderboard for round 2 before I leave.

No update. Play suspended.

Fantasy League 2015 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #09

The Open Championship

Jul 16 - Jul 19 ___ St Andrews (Old Course), Fife, Scotland

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 150 (8/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

1. TheCleaver ________ 120 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

3. Redrage ___________ 120 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

4. Kouchi ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

4. Owen10ozzy ________ 090 (5/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

4. Raycastleunited ___ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

4. Sand ______________ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

4. Super_Realist _____ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

9. EmmDee57 __________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

9. LadyPutt __________ 090 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 15 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

9. Pedro _____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

9. SirBenson _________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

13. AlciG ____________ 090 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150

13. Kwinigolfer ______ 120 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150

13. SetupDetermines __ 135 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 15 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150

16. CJB ______________ 075 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

16. Davie ____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 15 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

16. Hibbz ____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 135

19. I'm Never Wrong __ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105

20. Beninho __________ 090 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

20. BlueCoverman _____ 090 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

22. Eyetoldyouso _____ 075 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 75
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Quick update after round 2 eventually finished. Kouchi came within one shot of having all nine of his picks through to the weekend; Shane Lowry ballsed that one up for him. 1GrumpyyGolfer also had one pick miss the cut but the French ponce Raphael Jacquelin missed the cut by two shots. 1GrumpyGolfer shares the lead with TheCleaver who has seven picks through to the final rounds but Hideki Matsuyama earned low round bonus points to soften the blow.

Davie, Kwinigolfer, Raycastleunited, RedRage, Sand, SetupDetermines, and Super_Realist all have seven picks left for the final rounds; SetupDetermines was the only one of that group to earn two cut bonuses. Setup and Davie also picked up some bonus points from the poor play of Tom Watson and Gary Boyd respectively. EmmDee57, Hibbz, I'm Never Wrong, Pedro, and SirBenson all have six picks left and all earned one cut bonus. AlciG, Beninho, BlueCoverman, CJB, LadyPutt, and Owen10ozzy all have five picks left, all bar CJB earned a bonus. LadyPutt also had Gary Boyd to pick up worst round points. Eyetoldyouso has four picks left and earned a cut bonus.

Hideki Matsuyama and Russell Henley shared the low round of the day with 66s. Tom Watson and Gary Boyd both shot 80. Ben Taylor, Gunn Yang, and Paul Kinnear all missed the cut so are out of the low amatuer race. Paul Dunne is leading the way at the moment.

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Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Hideki Matsuyama -6
1. TheCleaver

Round 2 Low Round (30 points)
Russell Henley -6
1. None

Round 2 Worse Round (15 points)
Gary Boyd +8
1. Davie
2. LadyPutt

Round 2 Worse Round (15 points)
Tom Watson +8
1. SetupDetermines

Cut Line (15 points)
Even or lower

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Fantasy League 2015 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #09

The Open Championship

Jul 16 - Jul 19 ___ St Andrews (Old Course), Fife, Scotland

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 150 (8/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 330

2. TheCleaver ________ 120 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 45 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 285

3. Kouchi ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 270

3. Raycastleunited ___ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 270

5. Davie _____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 15 ___ 120 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 255

5. EmmDee57 __________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 255

5. Pedro _____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 255

8. Owen10ozzy ________ 090 (5/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

8. Redrage ___________ 120 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

8. Sand ______________ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

8. SetupDetermines ___ 135 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 15 ____ 90 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

8. Super_Realist _____ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 240

13. LadyPutt _________ 090 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 15 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 225

13. SirBenson ________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 225

15. AlciG ____________ 090 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 210

16. Kwinigolfer ______ 120 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

17. CJB ______________ 075 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

17. Hibbz ____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

17. I'm Never Wrong __ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 165

20. BlueCoverman _____ 090 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 150

21. Beninho __________ 090 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

22. Eyetoldyouso _____ 075 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105
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Round three brought points for everyone in the Fantasy League and some got more than others. Davie had four of his picks in the top 10 low round scores and that moved him a long way up the leaderboard. A whole host of Fantasy Leaguers had three picks score including 1GrumpyGolfer who now holds sole possession of the lead. EmmDee57, Kouchi, Pedro, Raycastleunited, and SetupDetermines were the others to have three picks. AlciG, BlueCoverman, I'm Never Wrong, LadyPutt, Owen10ozzy, Sand, SirBenson, and Super_Realist all had two picks score. TheCleaver also had two picks score but one was for good play and the other was for bad play. Beninho, CJB, Eyetoldyouso, Hibbz, Kwinigolfer, and RedRage all had one pick score.

Marc Leishman had the round of the day with a 64 and 67s were enough to get into the top 10 low round scores. Ryan Fox had the worst round of the day with a 76.

In the race for low amateur Paul Dunne is making a significant move sleeping on the third round lead. Beninho, EmmDee57, and Eyetoldyouso all picked Dunne. CJB's pick in Jordan Niebrugge is three shots behind. Ashley Chesters is a further three shots behind Niebrugge while Ollie Schniederjans and Romain Langasque are two shots behing Chesters.

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Round 3 Low Round (30 points)
Marc Leishman -8
1. None

Round 3 Worse Round (15 points)
Ryan Fox +4
1. TheCleaver

Round 3 Low Scores (30 points)
-5 or lower

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Fantasy League 2015 - Spring/Summer Session - Event #09

The Open Championship

Jul 16 - Jul 19 ___ St Andrews (Old Course), Fife, Scotland

Tournament value: Weighted 3

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. TheCleaver ________ 120 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 30 ____ 45 ____ 30 ____ 270 _____ 585

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 150 (8/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 195 _____ 525

3. Davie _____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 15 ___ 120 ____ 00 ____ 240 _____ 495

4. Kouchi ____________ 150 (8/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 15 ____ 195 _____ 480

5. EmmDee57 __________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 210 _____ 465

6. Raycastleunited ___ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 450

7. Kwinigolfer _______ 120 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 225 _____ 405

7. Redrage ___________ 120 (7/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 165 _____ 405

9. SetupDetermines ___ 135 (7/9) ____ 00 ____ 15 ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 135 _____ 375

10. Super_Realist ____ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 360

11. AlciG ____________ 090 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 135 _____ 345

11. I'm Never Wrong __ 105 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 345

11. Pedro ____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 90 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 345

14. LadyPutt _________ 090 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 15 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 330

15. Owen10ozzy _______ 090 (5/9) ____ 90 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 75 _____ 315

15. Sand _____________ 120 (7/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 75 _____ 315

17. CJB ______________ 075 (5/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 255

17. SirBenson ________ 105 (6/9) ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 30 _____ 255

19. Hibbz ____________ 105 (6/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 225

20. BlueCoverman _____ 090 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 15 _____ 165

21. Eyetoldyouso _____ 075 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 45 _____ 150

22. Beninho __________ 090 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 00 _____ 150
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So the Open Championship is finally over. Not content with an extra day it needed extra holes to boot. Two picks were in the three man play off and after those four holes one of the picks prevailed. Zach Johnson is the Champion Golfer of the Year and TheCleaver is the Gold Medal winner in the Fantasy League. He slipped somewhat in round three but came storming back courtesy of Zach Johnson's win and round of 66 which tied for low round of the day. He also had two other picks finish in the scoring positions. 1GrumpyGolfer, like Spieth, stumbled close to the end and could only watch on as TheCleaver marched onto victory.

Davie, Kwinigolfer, and SetupDetermines all had four picks score points but Setup didn't have the quality of the other two. EmmDee57 had three picks score but was still able to crack the 200 point barrier. 1GrumpyGolfer, I'm Never Wrong, Kouchi, Pedro, Sand, and Super_Realist were the other Fantasy Leaguers to have three picks score points but the quality varied significantly. AlciG, CJB, Hibbz, LadyPutt, Owen10ozzy, Raycastleunited, RedRage, and SirBenson had two picks score; again the quality varied and in SirBenson's case points came from good and bad play as his pick of Thomas Aiken finished last. BlueCoverman and Eyetoldyouso both had one pick score points; Beninho didn't have any of his picks score.

Four players tied for the low score of the day after rounds of 66. Zach Johnson, fellow playoff contender Marc Leishman, Scott Arnold, and Brendan Todd all had a 66. Charl Schwartzel had a bad day with a 79 earning points for Kouchi and SirBenson's Thomas Aiken came last on +2.

In the race for the low amateur Paul Dunne fell away and left Ollie Schneiderjans, Ashley Chesters, and Jordan Niebrugge to fight it out. Niebrugge triumphant and had a two shot margin of victory in the end. CJB was the only one to pick him.

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Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Zach Johnson -6
1. TheCleaver

Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Marc Leishman -6
1. None

Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Brendon Todd -6
1. None

Final Round Low Round (30 points)
Scott Arnold -6
1. None

Final Round Worse Round (15 points)
Charl Schwartzel +7
1. Kouchi

Last Place (15 points)
Thomas Aiken +2
1. SirBenson

Low Amateur (30 points)
Jordan Niebrugge -11
1. CJB

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Thanks GG! Great updates as usual. Also ran me close with the Oosthuizen pick, also kept it very interesting in the playoff.

Thanks to Zach Johnson

Now captured 3rd title of the season, 2nd of Spring Summer swing (Not bad either with the Flagship European event and now flagship Major)

Now coming after LP in the standings and a little break until the next event a week on Thursday!

Glad you enjoyed it TC, well done .

I'll be posting the standings shortly so you can see how close you are to LP.

My ankle sprain should be healed by the next event.

Well played Cleaver... Zach Johnson was a very under the radar pick. His wedging on the last day was superb. The action on Monday was worth the wait!

First player since Hamilton to play in the US the week before the Open and go on to win?