Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Warmup Event - Tournament of Champions

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Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Warmup Event

Hyundai Tournament of Champions

Jan 7 - Jan 10 ___ Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 115 _____ 215

2. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 210

2. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 210

4. SirBenson _________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 50 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 195

5. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 180

6. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 10 _____ 85 _____ 165

7. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 100 _____ 160

8. Kwinigolfer _______ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 85 _____ 155

8. Pedro _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 10 _____ 75 _____ 155

8. Super_Realist _____ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 85 _____ 155

11. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 80 _____ 150

12. BobtheJob ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 75 _____ 135

13. Beninho __________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 70 _____ 120

13. Owen10ozzy _______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 10 _____ 70 _____ 120

15. Raycastleunited __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 10 _____ 55 _____ 115

16. EmmDee57 _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 ______ 90

16. I'm Never Wrong __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 50 ______ 90  
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With two thirds of the field earning points from the final standings it's no suprise that eighteen of the twenty players in the points scoring positions were picks; Peter Malnati and Fabian Gomez were the non picks and both had high finishes.  

By virtue of a 1-2 finish from Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed 1GrumpyGolfer was just about able to hold off Davie and McLaren who both outscored him but didn't have enough to overhaul him.  McLaren had all of his picks score points while LadyPutt, Owen10ozzy, and SirBenson each had five picks score points; Owen didn't have quite the quality of LadyPutt or SirBenson who's picks included Spieth and Reed respectively.  Beninho, Davie, EmmDee57, Eyetoldyouso, I'm Never Wrong, Pedro, Raycastleunited, and SetupDetermines all had four picks score points.  There was a wide range in quality in their picks and Davie was the only one with Spieth.  1GrumpyGolfer, BlueCoverman, BobtheJob, Kwinigolfer, and Super_Realist each had three picks score points.

Jason Day had the low round, not with a 62 but a 65 was still impressive enough on a day when everyone beat par.  BlueCoverman, Owen10ozzy, Pedro, and Raycastleunited earned points from Day.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Jason Day -8
1. BlueCoverman
2. Owen10ozzy
3. Pedro
4. Raycastleunited

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After being confused by the mild weather in NorthEast USA so far this winter I have not embarked upon hibernation and am now suffering the shock of this cold snap.  With much befuddlement [fanfare] the Fantasy League is back [fanfare]. Welcome to the warmup event for the start of the 2016 Fantasy League [clap, whoop, whistle, etc.].  

Not only is the League back but we have new rules designed to delight and confuse.  Gone are the bonuses and rewards for poor play, in come bonuses for good play in round two (but only in a no cut event), more events other than WGC's will get a weighted two rating, four sessions with fewer events, and some OWGR like ranking system (still to be determined).

Anyway let's get back to the golf.  The PGA Tour kickoffs 2016 with golf in Hawaii and opening up is the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.  A total of 36 players won PGA Tour events in 2015 allowing them to tee it up at Kapalua.  Four of them declined the invitation for one reason or another; the absentees are Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jim Furyk, and Shane Lowry.  Jordan Speith and Jason Day renew hostilities at the peak of the World Golf Rankings as the headliners in Category A.  Patrick Reed qualified for the event courtesy of his victory in the 2015 Tournament of Champions and is the defending champion.  Previous winners include the Johnsons, Zach and Dustin, who won this in 2014 and 2013 respectively and Davis Love III who won it back in 1993!

Due to the limited field size the number of picks is scaled back to two from each category plus reserve.  This is also a no cut event so the usual cut bonuses are not in effect but additional points are available in round two.

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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 4th 2016:

CATEGORY A
Jordan Spieth 1
Jason Day 2
Bubba Watson 4
Rickie Fowler 6
Dustin Johnson 8
Patrick Reed 10
Zach Johnson 13
Brooks Koepka 16
Kevin Kisner 17
J.B. Holmes 24

CATEGORY B
Jimmy Walker 26
Russell Knox 30
Emiliano Grillo 32
Justin Thomas 37
Bill Haas 43
Danny Lee 47
Scott Piercy 48
Chris Kirk 49
Brandt Snedeker 50
David Lingmerth 55
Graeme McDowell 57

CATEGORY C
Steven Bowditch 71
Smylie Kaufman 74
James Hahn 106
Troy Merritt 109
Matt Every 127
Fabian Gomez 134
Padraig Harrington 141
Davis Love III 145
Alex Cejka 146
Peter Malnati 176
J.J. Henry 223

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RULES

Picking players: Unless stated, pick a total of 6 players as follows:

Pick 2 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 6 picks have been matched against each other, those involved will be declared co-winners.

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

Low Round * _______ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

Round 1 Top 5 * ___ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
Round 2 Top 5 ** __ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
Round 3 Top 10 * __ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30

* Points awarded for round only unless specified otherwise in the rules
** Points only awarded for round during no cut events

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It might be, but it's about as interesting as supporting Man U in their prime, or being a Maclaren fan in their prime, or being a 9C fan in his prime, I'm seeing a pattern here.

McLaren wrote:Super
I have never picked 1,2,3 from every section.  I just don't see the value in trying to make unfounded predictions.  The case to pick 3 from the top 5 in every category is usually pretty strong.

Do you want to check Mac? CLICK HERE Didn't have to go far back to find it.
...and in a number of the final series you picked the top two in each category when there were only two picks.

First event proper has just been posted so the initial test of Mac's instincts is in place.

I'm back but probably won't have time to pick so please use my numbers again Grumps - they did me pretty well last week

Was that 1,2,3 in every category LP?

pedro wrote:Was that 1,2,3 in every category LP?

I'm never wrong wrote:

raycastleunited wrote:I thought 3 categories was enough... but looks like I'm never wrong wants 6 categories. Maybe you should employ I'm never wrong and super realist as your assistants to keep track of everyone's picks and verify sub categories?

???? No way did I say I want extra categories.

Yes you did! You suggested dividing each category into two: the top 3, call it Cat A1, and the remainder, A2.

Anyway, it's not important.