Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #08 WGC-Cadillac

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Fantasy League 2016 - Winter/Spring Session - Event #08

WGC-Cadillac Championship

Mar 03 - Mar 06 ___ Trump National Doral (Blue Monster), Miami, Florida, United States of America

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. BobtheJob _________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 200 _____ 300

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 220 _____ 280

2. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ___ 140 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 280

4. MustPuttBetter ____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 170 _____ 270

5. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 200 _____ 260

6. Beninho ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 200 _____ 240

6. I'm Never Wrong ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 160 _____ 240

6. Owen10ozzy ________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 160 _____ 240

9. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 170 _____ 230

10. GolferMartin _____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 140 _____ 220

11. Sand _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 210

12. Hibbz ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 190

12. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 190

14. TheCleaver _______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 20 _____ 90 _____ 150

15. EmmDee57 _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 100 _____ 140

15. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 00 _____ 40 _____ 140

15. Kwinigolfer ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 100 _____ 140

15. Pedro ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 100 _____ 140

19. LadyPutt _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 130

20. McLaren __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 40 _____ 120

21. SirBenson ________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 80 ______ 80

22. Davie ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 70 ______ 70

23. AlciG ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 30 ______ 30  
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What a roller coaster final round and that was just for Adam Scott.  The lead started in the sole possession of Rory McIlroy, was then shared by as many as four players, and then ended in the hands of Adam Scott despite some misfires and close shaves.

Eight Fantasy Leaguers, 1GrumpyGolfer, Beninho, BlueCoverman, BobtheJob, BlueCoverman, I'm Never Wrong, MustPuttBetter, Raycastleunited, and Sand, picked Adam Scott and three of them doubled up with Bubba Watson.  1GrumpyGolfer, Beninho, and BlueCoverman were the Fantasy Leaguers to do so.  Beninho and BlueCoverman were out of scoring picks after that but 1GrumpyGolfer had one more scoring pick.  SetupDetermines and TheCleaver both had four picks score points score points but they never had enough quality to hold onto or make a significant move on the leaderboard.

BobtheJob, like many other Fantasy Leaguers, had three picks score and his other two were enough to hold off 1GrumpyGolfer and SetupDetermines.  Davie, Eyetoldyouso, GolferMartin, Hibbz, I'm Never Wrong, LadyPutt, McLaren, MustPuttBetter, Owen10ozzy, Raycastleunited, Sand, and Super_Realist were the others to have three scoring picks.  EmmDee57, Kwinigolfer, and Pedro each had two picks score.  AlciG and SirBenson both had one pick score points.

Jimmy Walker shot 66 for the low round of the day and TheCleaver earned points from that.

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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Jimmy Walker -6
1. TheCleaver

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Trump National Doral plays host to the first WGC of 2016 whether it will host it in 2017 is under speculation but who cares?  It's the first weighted two event of the season and the second event in the Florida swing.  WGC's tend to have the best and the brightest of lights playing and this year it's no exception.  The 2016 field is smaller than that of 2015 with 47 of the top 50 are playing, Jim Furyk, Thongchai Jaidee, and Jaco Van Zyl, are the missing three.  Almost all of the field is from within the top 100 and you'll notice that one is not like the others in Category C; Jordan Zunic qualified due to his position on the Australasian Tour Order of Merit.

Dustin Johnson is the defending champion and former winners in the field include: Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, and Phil Mickelson.  Nick Watney, Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Weir, and Tiger Woods are the other players to have won.  Woods and Els are the only multiple winners although Woods have seven to Els's two.

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 – February 29th 2016:

CATEGORY A
Jordan Spieth 1
Jason Day 2
Rory McIlroy 3
Bubba Watson 4
Rickie Fowler 5
Henrik Stenson 6
Justin Rose 7
Dustin Johnson 8
Adam Scott 9
Patrick Reed 10
Branden Grace 11
Sergio Garcia 12
Hideki Matsuyama 13
Danny Willett 15

CATEGORY B
Brandt Snedeker 16
Zach Johnson 17
Brooks Koepka 18
Louis Oosthuizen 19
Kevin Kisner 20
Phil Mickelson 21
J.B. Holmes 22
Shane Lowry 23
Jimmy Walker 24
Kevin Na 25
Marc Leishman 26
Byeong Hun An 27
Matt Kuchar 28
Andy Sullivan 29
Paul Casey 30
Justin Thomas 31
Charl Schwartzel 32
Russell Knox 33
Danny Lee 35
Emiliano Grillo 36
Bernd Wiesberger 37
Martin Kaymer 38
Victor Dubuisson 39
David Lingmerth 40

CATEGORY C
Billy Horschel 41
Bill Haas 42
Chris Wood 43
Soren Kjeldsen 44
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 45
Matthew Fitzpatrick 46
Robert Streb 47
Scott Piercy 48
Anirban Lahiri 50
Jamie Donaldson 51
Fabian Gomez 54
Graeme McDowell 55
Daniel Berger 57
Marcus Fraser 58
Charley Hoffman 59
Rafa Cabrera Bello 61
Smylie Kaufman 65
Kristoffer Broberg 68
Jason Dufner 71
K.T. Kim 73
George Coetzee 77
Steven Bowditch 78
Harris English 79
Ross Fisher 85
Yusaku Miyazato 101
Scott Hend 122
Nathan Holman 149
Jordan Zunic 530

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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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I knew that and agree with that BUT Bowditch's performance goes way beyond any reasonable measure of failure. Indeed I would go so far as to say that his performance was, most probably, unique in the history of fantasy leagues.

I'm amazed at my skills of even missing a player on the weekend of a non-cut event