Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #02 - Abu Dhabi

Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #02

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Jan 21 - Jan 24 ___ Abu Dhabi GC, 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. Eyetoldyouso ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 255

2. AlciG _____________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 220

2. BlueCoverman ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 220

4. I'm Never Wrong ___ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 210

4. Owen10ozzy ________ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 210

4. Raycastleunited ___ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 130 _____ 210

7. SirBenson _________ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 205

8. Hibbz _____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 130 _____ 190

9. TheCleaver ________ 30 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 185

10. SetupDetermines __ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 100 _____ 180

11. LadyPutt _________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 _____ 60 _____ 160

12. EmmDee57 _________ 20 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 85 _____ 145

13. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 45 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 135

13. Davie ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 80 _____ 135

13. Super_Realist ____ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 55 _____ 135

16. GolferMartin _____ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 50 _____ 105

16. McLaren __________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 50 _____ 105

18. Kwinigolfer ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 25 _____ 100

19. Beninho __________ 40 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 25 ______ 85

20. Pedro ____________ 25 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 70  
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BlueCoverman may have been one of four Fantasy Leaguers to have five picks score points through high finishes but he was powerless to stop the charge of Eyetoldyouso.  Eye had four picks score points but with the top three and a fifth place finish Eye was unstoppable.  Owen10ozzy, Raycastleunited, and SirBenson were the other three to have five points scorers.  AlciG. I'm Never Wrong, and TheCleaver were also had four picks score points.  1GrumpyGolfer, EmmDee57, Hibbz, LadyPutt, SetupDetermines, and Super_Realist all had three picks score points but there was a wide variety in quality.  Beninho, Davie, GolferMartin, Kwinigolfer, McLaren, and Pedro each had two picks score points.

Joakim Lagergren had the round of the day with a 65; that earned points for LadyPutt.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Joakim Lagergren -7
1. LadyPutt

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A long touted match up is finally here.  Two of the new big three are in action in Abu Dhabi where world number one golden boy Jordan Spieth tees it up alongside Rory McIlroy.  They'll be seeing plenty of each other this week as they are in the same group along with fellow top ten player Rickie Fowler.  The defending champion is Gary Stal who beat McIlroy by one shot in 2015.  Other former winners in the field are Pablo Larrazabal, Robert Rock, and Martin Kaymer.  Kaymer has won the title three times and another multiple winner Paul Casey is joined by Jamie Donaldson and Chris DiMarco on the absentee list.  Donaldson is out due to an ill fated fight with a chainsaw!

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 18th 2016:

CATEGORY A

Jordan SPIETH 1
Rory MCILROY 3
Henrik STENSON 5
Rickie FOWLER 6
Branden GRACE 16
Danny WILLETT 19
Thongchai JAIDEE 28
Byeong Hun AN 29
Martin KAYMER 30
Russell KNOX 31
Victor DUBUISSON 33
Bernd WIESBERGER 34
Andy SULLIVAN 37
Kiradech APHIBARNRAT 39
Chris WOOD 40

CATEGORY B

Matthew FITZPATRICK 46
Soren KJELDSEN 47
Lee WESTWOOD 51
Ian POULTER 58
Kristoffer BROBERG 66
Marc WARREN 75
Thorbjorn OLESEN 77
Tommy FLEETWOOD 80
Ross FISHER 81
Joost LUITEN 87
Thomas PIETERS 88
James MORRISON 91
George COETZEE 93
David HOWELL 95
Alex NOREN 100
Alexander LEVY 104
Eddie PEPPERELL 107
Tyrrell HATTON 108
Richie RAMSAY 110
Scott HEND 111
Brandon STONE 116
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 117
Lucas BJERREGAARD 125
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 126
Lee SLATTERY 128
Marcus FRASER 131
Rikard KARLBERG 135
Gary STAL 136
Stephen GALLACHER 142
Pablo LARRAZABAL 143
Anthony WALL 150
Benjamin HEBERT 153
Gregory BOURDY 155
Richard GREEN 160
Prom MEESAWAT 162
Marcel SIEM 163
David HORSEY 164
Nathan HOLMAN 170
Ashun WU 173
Alejandro CANIZARES 177
Julien QUESNE 179
Mikko ILONEN 182
Peter UIHLEIN 186
Wen-chong LIANG 189
Graeme STORM 193
Romain WATTEL 195
Ernie ELS 199
David LIPSKY 202
Maximilian KIEFFER 204
Thomas BJORN 207
Pelle EDBERG 208
Robert KARLSSON 211
Haydn PORTEOUS 215
Trevor FISHER-JR 217
Andrew DODT 218

CATEGORY C

Raphael JACQUELIN 221
Bradley DREDGE 226
Andrew JOHNSTON 233
Nicolas COLSAERTS 237
Roope KAKKO 238
Nacho ELVIRA 241
Mike LORENZO-VERA 245
Wade ORMSBY 252
Eduardo DE LA RIVA 264
Brett RUMFORD 270
Hennie OTTO 280
Richard BLAND 290
Robert ROCK 291
Joakim LAGERGREN 293
Darren FICHARDT 296
Morten Orum MADSEN 297
Daniel IM 301
Bjorn AKESSON 304
Mikko KORHONEN 305
Gregory HAVRET 307
Felipe AGUILAR 308
Paul LAWRIE 313
Daniel BROOKS 314
Peter HANSON 315
David DRYSDALE 318
Michael HOEY 320
Robert DINWIDDIE 329
Magnus A CARLSSON 334
Ben EVANS 356
Jorge CAMPILLO 357
Justin WALTERS 359
Edouard ESPANA 363
Oliver FISHER 390
Simon DYSON 408
John PARRY 411
Matt FORD 418
Scott JAMIESON 421
Craig LEE 431
Oliver WILSON 460
Johan CARLSSON 466
Renato PARATORE 469
Alvaro QUIROS 480
Chris PAISLEY 483
Darren CLARKE 561
Shiv KAPUR 567
Bryson DECHAMBEAU (AM) 644
Matthew BALDWIN 662
Matteo MANASSERO 666
Niclas FASTH 730
Mike WEIR 745
Steve WEBSTER 824
Marcus KINHULT 961
Simon KHAN 1200
Trevor IMMELMAN 1505
Jin JEONG 1654
Ahmed AL MUSHARREKH 1712

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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.

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 or multiple course events

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A) Stenson, Grace, Kaymer (Wiesberger)

B) Kjeldsen, Broberg, Noren (Howell)

C) Kakko, Mags Carlsson, Colsaerts (Akesson)

Cheers Grumps. hope I can improve on last.

How original. Picking all the has been scandies.

Yeah, real hasbeens Mac, 4/5 in the top 100.

I imagine you go for 1,2,3, (4) again Mac?

Let's see if I can do better than last week's dismal effort!

Cat A: Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Andy Sullivan (res Rickie Fowler)
Cat B: Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood (res Tyrrell Hatton)
Cat C: Wade Ormsby, Joakim Lagergren, David Drysdlae (res Nicolas Colsaerts)

I'm hoping Poulter and Westwood continue their putting form from last week   and don't revert to their previous ghastly performances.

Cat A

Jordan SPIETH
Rickie FOWLER
Victor DUBUISSON
Rory MCILROY (R)

Cat B

Lee WESTWOOD
Richie RAMSAY
Lucas BJERREGAARD
Brandon STONE (R)

Cat C

Scott JAMIESON
Daniel IM
Nicolas COLSAERTS
Darren CLARKE (R)

Thanks

Jordan SPIETH
Rory MCILROY 3
Danny WILLETT 19
(Henrik STENSON)

Matthew FITZPATRICK
Soren KJELDSEN
Lee WESTWOOD
(Ian POULTER)

Raphael JACQUELIN
Andrew JOHNSTON
Nicolas COLSAERTS
(Nacho ELVIRA)


Thanks Grumps.

Speith, McIlroy, Willett R: Knox
Fitzpatrick, Coetzee, Fleetwood R: Gallagher
Colsaerts, Otto, Rock R: Lawrie (Paul)

Thanks Grumps

If the STP is to be believed Simba shot a 28 on the back nine in a warm up round.

A).Kaymer, Grace, Willett (Wiesberger)
B).Fitz, Broberg, Noren (Larrazabal)
C).Bland, Im, Aguilar (Dechambeau)

Cheers Grumps,

Cat A : Rory, Rickie, Sully Res Grace

Cat B : Matt Fitz, Thorb Olesen, Rafa Bello. Res Poults

Cat C : Rob Rock, Andy Johnston, Nic Colsaerts. Res Roope Kakko

McIlroy
Flower
Dubuisson

Pieters
Levy
Els

Quiros
Fasth
Webster

If I need a reserve may I just have the first player from whichever category assuming they haven't tee'd off please?

Thanks GG.

McIlroy
Kaymer
Dubuisson
R-Grace

Kjeldsen
Westwood
Fitz
R-Poulter

Rock
Colsaerts
Jacqueln
R-Im

Hibbz wrote:If I need a reserve may I just have the first player from whichever category assuming they haven't tee'd off please?

Thanks GG.

Not quite sure how I could police that Hibbz but reserves only come in if one of your picks doesn't tee off. So even if Spieth, Fitzpatrick, or Jacquelin had already teed off they will still become your pick if one of yours didn't make their tee time.

Hi Grumps
CAT A- Stenson, Fowler, Willet : (R) Jaidee
CAT B - Fitzpatrick, Poulter Luiten : (R) Noren
CAT C - Dredge, Otto, Ormsby: (R) Havret

CATEGORY A: Jordan SPIETH, Rickie FOWLER, Danny WILLETT (res: Bernd WIESBERGER)

CATEGORY B: Matthew FITZPATRICK, Thorbjorn OLESEN, Tommy FLEETWOOD (res: Eddie PEPPERELL)

CATEGORY C: Nicolas COLSAERTS, Robert ROCK, Paul LAWRIE (res: Oliver FISHER)

Cat A
Spieth, McIlroy & Fowler (Sullivan)
Cat B
Fitzpatrick, Broberg, Pieters (Westwood)
Cat C
Jacquelin, Havret, R Bland (Rumford)

Ta

Kaymer, Barnrat, An - Rs Grace
Olesen, Stal, Larrazabel - Rs Bjorn
Brookes, Quiros, Dechambeu - Rs Immelman

I'll try some of the not obvious options, could go one of two ways.

Thanks

CATEGORY A
Rickie FOWLER
Branden GRACE
Byeong Hun AN
Russell KNOX

CATEGORY B
Matthew FITZPATRICK
Kristoffer BROBERG
Joost LUITEN
Thomas PIETERS

CATEGORY C
Nicolas COLSAERTS
Roope KAKKO
Richard BLAND
Brett RUMFORD

Cat A:
Jordan SPIETH
Rory MCILROY
Rickie FOWLER
Res - Henrik STENSON

Cat B:
Matthew FITZPATRICK
Lee WESTWOOD
Ian POULTER
Res - Thomas PIETERS

Cat C:
Peter HANSON
Robert ROCK
Nicolas COLSAERTS
Res - Daniel IM

Thank you Grumpy.

Wow just looking through the Cat C choices I spotted Mannasero down at 666. How sad, what a stumble, a few years ago I thought he was going to go from strength to strength.

Any one know where it's gone wrong?

number of the beast.

Cat A: Kaymer, McIlroy, Spieth (Fowler)
Cat B: Fitzpatrick, Pieters, Poulter (Coetzee)
Cat C: Colsaerts, Dechambeau, Im (Rock)

Cheers Grumps

Cat A: McIlroy, Hun An, Spieth (Kaymer)
Cat B: Fitzpatrick, Pieters, Poulter (Bjerregaard)
Cat C: Colsaerts, Lawrie, Jacquelin (O.Fisher)

Cat A
Jordan Spieth
Henrik Stenson
Martin Kaymer

Cat B
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Kristoffer Broberg
Thomas Pieters

Cat C
Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Paul Lawrie
Peter Hanson

CATEGORY A: Rickie Fowler, Branden Grace & Jordan Spieth
RESERVE: Rory McIlroy

CATEGORY B: Trevor Fisher-Jr, Brandon Stone & Anthony Wall
RESERVE: Haydn Porteous

CATEGORY C: Bjorn Akesson, Daniel Im & Justin Walters
RESERVE: Robert Rock

Cheers 1GG!

Cat A: Spieth, McIlroy, Willett. Reserve Sullivan
Cat B: Fitzpatrick, Poulter, Howell. Reserve Stal
Cat C: Colsaerts, Rock, Lawrie. Reserve Fisher, O

It's a real shame Bryson Dechambeau won't be able to pick up the likely low round points due to his amateur status

Does that mean Stenson takes them instead?

No, it's a windup GM

Yes - I realised that.

Grumps,
Is Fantasy League World Headquarters going to come under meteorological attack these next 72 hours?
Sounds as if the onslaught whacks Shotrock, you and Plunky and will hopefully leave us unscathed.

The weather folks are creaming their underwear about what's happening or might happen. We could get somewhere between 6 to 18 inches (steady) of snow but they've still got no real idea. It does look like you will miss most of the "fun" this time Kwini.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:It's a real shame Bryson Dechambeau won't be able to pick up the likely low round points due to his amateur status

Nice try Grumps! Don't you go getting stuck in any snowdrifts now!

TheCleaver, Anthony Wall withdrew at some point, he's no longer listed in the entry list or has a tee time, so Hadyn Porteous steps up from reserve.

Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #02

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Jan 21 - Jan 24 ___ Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

2. AlciG _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. Beninho ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. Eyetoldyouso ______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. Kwinigolfer _______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. Super_Realist _____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

9. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. GolferMartin ______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. Hibbz _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. I'm Never Wrong ___ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. Owen10ozzy ________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. Pedro _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. SirBenson _________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

9. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

19. EmmDee57 _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00  
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Billed as a battle between the big guns of golf no one, probably not even Beninho or BlueCoverman, really expected Bryson Dechambeau to go out and shoot 64 to lead the Abu Dhabi Championship.  But the young amateur has the lead and Beninho and BlueCoverman the associated bonus points.  Five other players shot 67 or lower to make the Top 5 Low Round scores and all of them were picks.  Several Fantasy Leaguers, including BlueCoverman, had two picks amongst the top five low round scores.  BlueCoverman is top of the leaderboard but has AlciG, Eyetoldyouso, Kwinigolfer, LadyPutt, SetupDetermines, and Super_Realist in close proximity.  Beninho was one of many that had one pick score points but his pick was better than those of 1GrumpyGolfer, GolferMartin, Hibbz, I'm Never Wrong, McLaren, Owen10ozzy, Pedro, Raycastleunited, SirBenson, and TheCleaver.  Davie and EmmDee57 are yet to get off of the mark.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Bryson Dechambeau -8
1. Beninho
2. BlueCoverman

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower

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Any penalties for picking slow players?

Nah, that just gives me more time to collate everything...

INW did have a good idea on awarding points for holes in one, I know it would have Eyetoldyouso's backing, but it's probably too onerous to implement.

As fog delayed the start of the second round this morning a significant number of players are still to complete their rounds. Play will resume on Saturday morning and the second round update will follow.

Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #02

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Jan 21 - Jan 24 ___ Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. BlueCoverman ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 75

2. AlciG _____________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 70

2. LadyPutt __________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 70

2. SetupDetermines ___ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 70

2. Super_Realist _____ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 70

6. Eyetoldyouso ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 65

6. Kwinigolfer _______ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 65

8. Beninho ___________ 40 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

8. I'm Never Wrong ___ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

8. SirBenson _________ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

11. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 45 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 55

12. Owen10ozzy _______ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

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

14. GolferMartin _____ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 45

14. McLaren __________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 45

16. TheCleaver _______ 30 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

17. Davie ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 35

17. Pedro ____________ 25 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 35

19. EmmDee57 _________ 20 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

19. Hibbz ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30
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Round two eventually finished and Andy Sullivan who had the lead after Friday's play still remained top of the leaderboard. Just like BlueCoverman who's had his lead cut as six Fantasy Leaguers came within one pick of overhauling him. AlciG, SetupDetermines, and Super_Realist came within one shot of having the full set for the final rounds but Nicolas Colsaerts couldn't find that extra shot after a triple bogey on 14. I'm Never Wrong, LadyPutt, and SirBenson missed out by more than a shot but their extra bonuses push them up the leaderboard.

1GrumpyGolfer, Beninho, BlueCoverman, Eyetoldyouso, Kwinigolfer, and Raycastleunited all have seven picks left although Ben and Ray missed out on two cut bonuses. Davie, GolferMartin, McLaren, and Owen10ozzy all have six picks left, all earned one bonus, but Owen earned two. Pedro and TheCleaver both have five picks left, TheCleaver earned a bonus but Pedro rues picking Victor Dubuisson as he the only Category A pick to miss the cut. EmmDee57 and Hibbz have just the four picks left but EmmDee has the consolation of picking Richie Ramsay who's 66 on Friday remained the low score in round two.

The cut line fell at one under.

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Richie Ramsay -6
1. EmmDee57

Cut Line (5 points)
-1 or lower

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kwinigolfer wrote:Grumps,
Is Fantasy League World Headquarters going to come under meteorological attack these next 72 hours?
Sounds as if the onslaught whacks Shotrock, you and Plunky and will hopefully leave us unscathed.

We are coming under significant attack at Fantasy League World Headquarters; a foot of snow so far, no sign of it stopping soon, plus it's coming down sideways, and the blizzard is likely to continue well into the early hours. Still this West Ham, City game is pretty entertaining stuff.

Hope Shotrock and Plunky are suitably prepared.

Ballwasher HQ unscathed, temp in the mid-teens (F), hints of sun, and a day full of good footie. Except at Fratton Park. Loved Charlie Austin scoring for Saints though.

That's good for you Kwini, we're just below freezing and will warm up a bit tomorrow which should make the shoveling a bit easier.

By the way, are they likely to finish this tournament on time tomorrow?

I imagine so, unless there are further delays . . . . . like Spieth playing slowly again.

Well they've had two foggy mornings in a row. Plus he has finished round three.

A game like West Ham v City must make the weather almost bearable - that was a cracking match!

Yep, watched the Norwich/Liverpool game, out of the 3pm kickoffs I chose to watch the Leicester/Stoke game, and then Hammers/City; entertaining games all the way. It finally stopped snowing about an hour ago; fingers crossed that's it for tonight. I'll probably watch both games before shoveling tomorrow.

Go Rickkkiiii

Space boots and all.

Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #02

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Jan 21 - Jan 24 ___ Abu Dhabi GC, 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. BlueCoverman ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 115

2. Eyetoldyouso ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 105

3. AlciG _____________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 100

3. SirBenson _________ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 100

5. I'm Never Wrong ___ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

5. LadyPutt __________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

5. Owen10ozzy ________ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 90

8. Raycastleunited ___ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

8. SetupDetermines ___ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

8. Super_Realist _____ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

8. TheCleaver ________ 30 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

12. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 45 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 75

12. Kwinigolfer ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 75

14. Beninho __________ 40 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

14. EmmDee57 _________ 20 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

14. Hibbz ____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

17. Davie ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 55

17. GolferMartin _____ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 55

17. McLaren __________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 55

20. Pedro ____________ 25 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 35  
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Round three finished and to make the Top 10 Low Round scores 68s or lower were needed.  Sixteen players shot did just that and nine picks were among them including the low round scorer, Thomas Pieters.  Pieters' round of 64 earned bonus points for BlueCoverman, Eyetoldyouso, Hibbz, Owen10ozzy, and SirBenson.  

BlueCoverman extended his lead as he was one of the top scorers in round three.  He had three picks score points, including the low round scorer, as did Eyetoldyouso, Owen10ozzy, and SirBenson.  TheCleaver had four picks score points but didn't have Pieters.  AlciG, EmmDee57, I'm Never Wrong, and Raycastleunited all had three picks score points.  1GrumpyGolfer, Davie, Hibbz, and LadyPutt all had two picks score points but Hibbz outscored them courtesy of Pieters.  GolferMartin, Kwinigolfer, McLaren, SetupDetermines, and Super_Realist all had one pick score points.

The final round is well underway with lots of picks in prime positions; will BlueCoverman hold on for a wire to wire finish or will it be snatched away by a late charge?

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Thomas Pieters -8
1. BlueCoverman
2. Eyetoldyouso
3. Hibbz
4. Owen10ozzy
5. SirBenson

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-4 or lower

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Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #02

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Jan 21 - Jan 24 ___ Abu Dhabi GC, 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. Eyetoldyouso ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 255

2. AlciG _____________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 220

2. BlueCoverman ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 220

4. I'm Never Wrong ___ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 210

4. Owen10ozzy ________ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 210

4. Raycastleunited ___ 40 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 130 _____ 210

7. SirBenson _________ 50 (8/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 205

8. Hibbz _____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 130 _____ 190

9. TheCleaver ________ 30 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 105 _____ 185

10. SetupDetermines __ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 100 _____ 180

11. LadyPutt _________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 _____ 60 _____ 160

12. EmmDee57 _________ 20 (4/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 85 _____ 145

13. 1GrumpyGolfer ____ 45 (7/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 135

13. Davie ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 80 _____ 135

13. Super_Realist ____ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 55 _____ 135

16. GolferMartin _____ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 50 _____ 105

16. McLaren __________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 50 _____ 105

18. Kwinigolfer ______ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 25 _____ 100

19. Beninho __________ 40 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 25 ______ 85

20. Pedro ____________ 25 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 70  
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BlueCoverman may have been one of four Fantasy Leaguers to have five picks score points through high finishes but he was powerless to stop the charge of Eyetoldyouso.  Eye had four picks score points but with the top three and a fifth place finish Eye was unstoppable.  Owen10ozzy, Raycastleunited, and SirBenson were the other three to have five points scorers.  AlciG. I'm Never Wrong, and TheCleaver were also had four picks score points.  1GrumpyGolfer, EmmDee57, Hibbz, LadyPutt, SetupDetermines, and Super_Realist all had three picks score points but there was a wide variety in quality.  Beninho, Davie, GolferMartin, Kwinigolfer, McLaren, and Pedro each had two picks score points.

Joakim Lagergren had the round of the day with a 65; that earned points for LadyPutt.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Joakim Lagergren -7
1. LadyPutt

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