Fantasy League 2017 - Event #20- Race to Dubai Finale

Fantasy League 2017 - Event #20

DP World Tour Championship, Dubai

Nov 16 - Nov 19 ___ Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 170

2. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 85 _____ 135

3. SirBenson _________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 65 _____ 125

4. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 50 _____ 120

4. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 120

6. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 45 _____ 105

7. I'm Never Wrong ___ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 95

7. Pedro _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 25 ______ 95

9. GPB _______________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 90

10. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 80

11. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 50

12. Kwinigolfer ______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 10 ______ 30  
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The final round seemed to be a succession of after you please as players vied for the lead and backed away at the last moment.  Ten Fantasy League picks finished in the points and three Fantasy Leaguers had four picks score points.  McLaren, Raycastleunited, and TheCleaver were those three but TC was the only one of them to pick Jon Rahm and he added two fourth placed finishers in his charge to victory.  Davie, LadyPutt, and SirBenson all had three picks score points; again Davie was the only one of them to have selvected Rahm.  SirBenson had picked Shane Lowry who had set the clubhouse lead after low round of 63; the low round points were enough to move him into third place.  Eyetoldyouso, GPB, I'm Never Wrong, Pedro, and Super_Realist all had two picks score while Kwinigolfer had just the one pick score points.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Shane Lowry -9
1. SirBenson

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The Race to Dubai finale kicks off with the majority of those within the top sixty positions.  Two lucky players managed to sneak in due to the planned no shows of Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson.  Johm Rahm headlines the field as the top ranked player in the world rankings.  Tommy Fleetwood heads the Race to Dubai standings from Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia; all three have a chance to win the overall shebang.  Matthew Fitzpatrick is the defending champion and Lee Westwood is the only other former winner in the field; they both have the chance to tie McIlroy and Stenson who each have two victories in this event.

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 – November 13th 2017:

CATEGORY A

Jon RAHM 5
Justin ROSE 6
Sergio GARCIA 11
Alex NOREN 16
Tyrrell HATTON 17
Tommy FLEETWOOD 19
Rafa CABRERA BELLO 20
Francesco MOLINARI 21
Patrick REED 23
Branden GRACE 29

CATEGORY B

Matthew FITZPATRICK 31
Charl SCHWARTZEL 33
Thomas PIETERS 35
Ross FISHER 36
Bernd WIESBERGER 37
Ian POULTER 54
Peter UIHLEIN 57
Haotong LI 58
Lee WESTWOOD 60
Hideto TANIHARA 62
Martin KAYMER 69
Alexander LEVY 71
Thorbjorn OLESEN 73
Paul DUNNE 77
Dylan FRITTELLI 78
Joost LUITEN 79
Chris WOOD 80
Jordan SMITH 84
Shane LOWRY 85
Kiradech APHIBARNRAT 90
Julian SURI 95
David HORSEY 97
Nicolas COLSAERTS 98
Victor DUBUISSON 100

CATEGORY C

Soren KJELDSEN 101
Jeunghun WANG 103
Fabrizio ZANOTTI 106
Scott HEND 110
Andy SULLIVAN 115
Ryan FOX 120
Matthew SOUTHGATE 121
George COETZEE 124
Graeme STORM 126
Richard STERNE 130
Richie RAMSAY 131
Mike LORENZO-VERA 135
Pablo LARRAZABAL 136
Scott JAMIESON 141
Eddie PEPPERELL 142
Alexander BJORK 146
David LIPSKY 151
Adrian OTAEGUI 152
Callum SHINKWIN 157
Dean BURMESTER 161
Matthieu PAVON 162
Andrew DODT 177
Lucas BJERREGAARD 178
Haydn PORTEOUS 178
Paul WARING 244
David DRYSDALE 263

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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

Make Cut ___________ 5 ____________ 10 ___________ 15
All 6 Make Cut ____ 20 ____________ 40 ___________ 60

Round 1 Top 5 * ___ 10 ____________ 20 ___________ 30
Round 2 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
** Points only awarded for round during no cut events or multiple course events
*** Where separate Low Amateur is specified in rules

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A) Rosey, Pea Head (Noren)

B) Poulter, Olesen (Dunne)

C) Foxy, Shinkwin (Bjork)

Cheers Grumps

Fleetwood, Hatton, R-Grace
Wiesberger, Fitzy, R-Schwartzel
Kjeldsen, Pepperell, R-Coetzee

Thanks for your efforts Grumpy!

Cat A : - Rose, Hatton (R) Fleetwood

Cat B : - Poulter, Westwood (R) Fisher

Cat C : - Southgate, Shinkwin (R) Storm

Thanks Grumps

Cat A: Noren, Hatton (Cabrera Bello)
Cat B: Schwartzel, Fisher (Poulter)
Cat C: Wang, Pepperell (Otaegui)

Cheers

Boring Cat A:
Justin ROSE
Sergio GARCIA
res - Jon RAHMBO

Cat B:
Matthew FITZPATRICK
Victor DUBUISSON
res - Joost LUITEN

Cat C:
Eddie PEPPERELL
Soren KJELDSEN
res - George COETZEE

Cheers Grumpy. Good work on the fantasy league this year.

Let's see if I can go out on a high (not)!

Cat A: Justin Rose & Tyrrell Hatton (res Tommy Fleetwood)
Cat B: Haotong Li & Lee Westwood (res Ross Fisher)
Cat C: Eddie Pepperell & Ryan Fox (res David Drysdale)

Thanks for everything, Grumps. I presume we're taking a break now until 2018?

LadyPutt wrote:Thanks for everything, Grumps. I presume we're taking a break now until 2018?

That's right LP, this is the final event of the year.

A).Grace, Noren (Rose)
B).Fitz, Poults (Lowry)
C).Kjeldsen, Porteous (Pepperell)

Thanks Grumps,

Cat A: Rose, Garcia (Noren)
Cat B: Dunne, Luiten (Doobie)
Cat C: Hend, Fox (Lipsky)

Thanks Grumps

Rose
Hatton
(Fleetwood)


Fitzpatrik
Fisher
(Pieters)


Pepperel
Kjeldsen
(Hend)


Thanks Grumps.

CATEGORY A: Jon RAHM, Justin ROSE (res: Tyrrell HATTON)

CATEGORY B: Thomas PIETERS, Ross FISHER (res: Ian POULTER)

CATEGORY C: Matthew SOUTHGATE, Graeme STORM (res: Eddie PEPPERELL)

Alex Noren
Tyrell Hatton

Matt Fitzpatrick
Shane Lowry

George Coetzee
Eddie Pepperell

CATEGORY A: Jon Rahm & Justin Rose
RESERVE: Patrick Reed

CATEGORY B: Matthew Fitzpatrick & Bernd Wiesberger
RESERVE: Lee Westwood

CATEGORY C: Dean Burmester & George Coetzee
RESERVE: Alexander Bjork

Cheers 1GG, Here's to a great culmination to the season!

Matthew Southgate withdrew and was replaced by Marc Warren. Two Fantasy Leaguers selected Southgate so their reserves will step up.

I'm Never Wrong now has Graeme Storm in his line up
Davie now has Eddie Pepperell in his line up

Fantasy League 2017 - Event #20

DP World Tour Championship, Dubai

Nov 16 - Nov 19 ___ Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. GPB _______________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

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

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

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

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

2. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

7. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

7. Kwinigolfer _______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

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

12. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00  
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In the final event of the season GPB has gotten off to a flier.  Four of his six picks made the Top 5 Low Round scores and if he had chosen Matthew Fitzpatrick he would have had all of the picks that scored points.  Justin Rose, the most popular scoring pick appearing in eight selections, shot 66 to share second place with Scott Hend, one of the least popular picks.  The next most popular pick, Matthew Fitzpatrick, was selected six times and shares fourth place with Ryan Fox and Paul Dunne amongst others.

GPB had Rose, Hend, Dunne, and Fox.  LadyPutt and Super_Realist both selected Rose and Fox while McLaren, Raycastleunited, and TheCleaver all selected Rose and Fitzpatrick.  Davie and I'm Never Wrong both had Rose while Kwinigolfer, Pedro, and SirBenson all selected Fitzpatrick.  Only one Fantasy Leaguer failed to get off the mark in round one and unusually it was Eyetoldyouso.  Round two sees an opportunity to catch up.

Patrick Reed shot 65 for the round of the day.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Patrick Reed -7
1. None

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

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Fantasy League 2017 - Event #20

DP World Tour Championship, Dubai

Nov 16 - Nov 19 ___ Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

1. Pedro _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

3. GPB _______________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

4. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

4. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

4. SirBenson _________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

7. I'm Never Wrong ___ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

7. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

9. Eyetoldyouso ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

9. Kwinigolfer _______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

9. Super_Realist _____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

12. Davie ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10
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Tyrrell Hatton came storming back into contention after a round of 63. His was the low round of the day and he sits one shot behind Matthew Fitzpatrick who shot another 67. Fitzpatrick's 67 was also enough to make the Top 5 Low Round scores. Two other picks also scored low enough to earn points.

Pedro earned the most points in round two with three of his picks, including Hatton, scoring. He's joined at the top with McLaren who also had Hatton and Fitzpatrick. Raycastleunited and SirBenson both had Hatton and another scoring pick. Eyetoldyouso, LadyPutt, and I'm Never Wrong all had Hatton score points for them and Kwinigolfer and TheCleaver scored points through Fitzpatrick.

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Round 2 Low Round (10 points)
Tyrrell Hatton -9
1. Eyetoldyouso
2. I'm Never Wrong
3. LadyPutt
4. McLaren
5. Pedro
6. SirBenson

Round 2 Low Scores (10 points)
-5 or lower

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Fantasy League 2017 - Event #20

DP World Tour Championship, Dubai

Nov 16 - Nov 19 ___ Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 70

1. Pedro _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 70

3. I'm Never Wrong ___ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

3. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

3. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

3. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

7. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

7. GPB _______________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

7. SirBenson _________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 50

10. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

11. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 30

12. Kwinigolfer ______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20
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Seven Fantasy League picks shot 65 or 66 in round 3 to make the Top 10 Low Round scores. Davie had four of those seven while I'm Never Wrong and TheCleaver both had three picks score. LadyPutt. McLaren, Pedro, Raycastleunited, and Super_Realist all had two picks score points. Eyetoldyouso, GPB, and SirBenson all had one scoring pick.

Dylan Frittelli shot 63 for the round of the day.

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Round 3 Low Round (10 points)
Dylan Frittelli -9
1. None

Round 3 Low Scores (10 points)
-6 or lower

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Fantasy League 2017 - Event #20

DP World Tour Championship, Dubai

Nov 16 - Nov 19 ___ Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 170

2. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 85 _____ 135

3. SirBenson _________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 30 ____ 10 ____ 10 _____ 65 _____ 125

4. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 50 _____ 120

4. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 120

6. LadyPutt __________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 45 _____ 105

7. I'm Never Wrong ___ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 20 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 35 ______ 95

7. Pedro _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 25 ______ 95

9. GPB _______________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 90

10. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 80

11. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 20 ______ 50

12. Kwinigolfer ______ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 10 ______ 30
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The final round seemed to be a succession of after you please as players vied for the lead and backed away at the last moment. Ten Fantasy League picks finished in the points and three Fantasy Leaguers had four picks score points. McLaren, Raycastleunited, and TheCleaver were those three but TC was the only one of them to pick Jon Rahm and he added two fourth placed finishers in his charge to victory. Davie, LadyPutt, and SirBenson all had three picks score points; again Davie was the only one of them to have selvected Rahm. SirBenson had picked Shane Lowry who had set the clubhouse lead after low round of 63; the low round points were enough to move him into third place. Eyetoldyouso, GPB, I'm Never Wrong, Pedro, and Super_Realist all had two picks score while Kwinigolfer had just the one pick score points.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Shane Lowry -9
1. SirBenson

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Thanks for pointing that out, Grumps; if I was a football team I'd've been relegated.

Thanks for all the fantasising - all the best.

We’ll done TC. Big thanks to Grumps for organising this competition. Good job

TheCleaver wrote:

Cheers 1GG, Here's to a great culmination to the season!

Looks like the players had the right motivation to get the win.

Thanks for running again 1GG and others for taking part, would be nice to be back again next season!

Anyone on here play the official European Tour Fantasy game? A month in I’ve just noticed it’s started up again and organised myself a team.

I tried last year ned, but lost interest. As far as I remember you can only pick the same player x times. And with the amount of no-names and uninteresting tourneys I dropped it.

Will you be doing the fantasy league for Masters, grumpy?

sirbenson wrote:Will you be doing the fantasy league for Masters, grumpy?

Yes, SirB. Will try to get it posted later today

Great stuff!!! Thanks