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

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

Valero Texas Open

Mar 26 - Mar 29 ___ TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks), San Antonio, Texas, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Final Round

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

1. Kwinigolfer _______ 80 (9/9) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  30 ____ 160 _____ 300

2. Raycastleunited ___ 50 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____  20 ____ 150 _____ 260

3. Davie _____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 50 ____  10 ____ 115 _____ 220

4. Beninho ___________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  20 ____ 125 _____ 210

5. Incontinentia _____ 40 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 10 ____  20 ____ 115 _____ 205

6. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 45 (7/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  10 _____ 85 _____ 200

6. BlueCoverman ______ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____  10 ____ 115 _____ 200

8. Hibbz _____________ 20 (4/9) ____ 20 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____  10 _____ 85 _____ 175

9. Redrage ___________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 10 ____ 30 ____  10 _____ 75 _____ 170

10. Super_Realist ____ 50 (8/9) ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  10 _____ 60 _____ 160

11. McLaren __________ 50 (8/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  10 _____ 55 _____ 155

11. TheCleaver _______ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  20 _____ 70 _____ 155

13. Barragan _________ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____  20 _____ 65 _____ 150

14. Boyhyde __________ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____  20 _____ 50 _____ 125

15. Pedro ____________ 35 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  05 _____ 70 _____ 110

16. CJB ______________ 50 (8/9) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 35 _____ 105

16. EmmDee57__________ 30 (5/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  10 _____ 35 _____ 105

16. LadyPutt _________ 30 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  10 _____ 45 _____ 105

19. I'm Never Wrong __ 35 (6/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  10 _____ 25 _____ 100

20. SirBenson ________ 25 (5/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  10 _____ 40 ______ 95

21. Sand _____________ 30 (6/9) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____  00 _____ 30 ______ 80

22. SetupDetermines __ 20 (4/9) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____  00 _____ 15 ______ 45  

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In Round 3, three players shared the low round mark of 68.  In Round 4, four five players shared that score meaning that 26! low round bonuses were awarded.  Barragan, Beninho, Boyhyde, Incontinentia, Raycastleunited, and The Cleaver had two of the five.  Kwinigolfer had three of the five; see, I told you yesterday he was killing it.  The low scorers in order of popularity were Dustin Johnson again, Ryan Palmer, John Peterson, Chad Campbell, and Kyle Reifers.

Kwini had half of the Top 10 in his picks and another one on the threshold. He and Jimmy Walker managed to convert the 54 hole lead into a W pipping the charging Raycastleunited who also had six picks score points.  1GrumpyGolfer had five picks score points but they were of varying quality and didn't include Walker.  This saw him slide down the leaderboard as Davie, Beninho, and Incontinentia moved ahead with three, four, and four picks scoring points respectively; both Davie and Beninho had the 1-2 combo in Walker and Jordan Spieth.  BlueCoverman had that same combination in his four scoring picks and he finished level with 1GrumpyGolfer.  Hibbz and RedRage also picked the winner and had three and two picks score points.  Super_Realist had four of his picks score points in an unusually good performance for Super; expect a visit from the pee in a cup brigade soon...  CJB, EmmDee57, and LadyPutt all had four picks score but not enough high place finishes to earn lots of points.  Pedro also had four picks score but not all were for the right reasons.  Barragan, Boyhyde, SetupDetermines, and TheCleaver each had three picks score points.  I'm Never Wrong, McLaren, and SirBenson each had two picks score points.  Sand's lucky numbers weren't that lucky but he did have one pick score points.

Pedro's Michael Putnam had a bad day; his 83 was the worst of the day and to add insult to injury he finished last too.

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Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Dustin Johnson -4
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. Barragan
3. Davie
4. EmmDee57
5. Hibbz
6. LadyPutt
7. McLaren
8. Raycastleunited
9. RedRage
10. TheCleaver

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Ryan Palmer -4
1. Beninho
2. Boyhyde
3. I'm Never Wrong
4. Incontinentia
5. Kwinigolfer
6. Super_Realist
7. TheCleaver

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
John Peterson -4
1. Barragan
2. Beninho
3. BlueCoverman
4. Kwinigolfer
5. Raycastleunited

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Chad Campbell -4
1. Boyhyde
2. Kwinigolfer
3. SirBenson

Final Round Low Round (10 points)
Kyle Reifers -4
1. Incontinentia

Final Round Worse Round (5 points)
Michael Putnam +11
1. Pedro

Last Place (10 points)
Michael Putnam +18
1. Pedro

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TPC San Antonio hosts events on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.  For the PGA they play on the flatter but more difficult Oaks course.  You know, the one where Kevin Na took a 16 on a par 4 when he got stuck in the rocks and undergrowth.  It's one of the toughest events in relation to par.  Last year's winner, Steven Bowditch, won the war of attrition on the last day.  His 76 was the second highest final round winning score in a non major event.  Out of the last nine champions only Adam Scott is missing and Zach Johnson and Justin Leonard have multiple wins here.  Johnson went back to back in 2008/9 and Leonard has three Texas Open titles including back to back from 2000/1; his latest win was in 2007.

A trio of Top 10 OWGR Americans headline the field in Jordan Spieth, Jim Furyk, and Dustin Johnson.  18 of the Top 50 are here and for those Bubble Boys just outside this is your final opportunity to make it to the Masters via the Top 50.  If you don't you'll have one last chance to go big or stay home by winning Houston next week.  Brendon Todd, Marc Warren, and Harris English are 51-53 respectively.

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 – March 23rd 2014:

CATEGORY A

Jordan Spieth 6
Jim Furyk 7
Dustin Johnson 9
Martin Kaymer 12
Jimmy Walker 13
Matt Kuchar 14
Billy Horschel 18
Phil Mickelson 21
Kevin Na 22
Graeme McDowell 23
Zach Johnson 24
Chris Kirk 26
Ryan Palmer 30
Matt Every 40

CATEGORY B

Branden Grace 43
Shane Lowry 45
Gary Woodland 46
Jason Dufner 50
Brendon Todd 51
Marc Warren 52
Harris English 53
Matt Jones 62
Francesco Molinari 63
John Senden 64
Graham DeLaet 67
Daniel Berger 70
Charley Hoffman 72
Russell Knox 76
Nick Watney 78
Sangmoon Bae 82
Justin Thomas 84
Brian Harman 87
Brendon de Jonge 88
James Hahn 89
Cameron Tringale 92
Shawn Stefani 93
Scott Piercy 97
Brendan Steele 99
Scott Stallings 102
Geoff Ogilvy 103
Charles Howell-III 105
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 107
Seung-Yul Noh 108
George McNeill 109
Freddie Jacobson 111
Jason Kokrak 114
Steven Bowditch 115
Carlos Ortiz 117
Martin Laird 120
Will MacKenzie 122
Jerry Kelly 126
Camilo Villegas 127
Daniel Summerhays 128
Boo Weekley 132
Zac Blair 141
Kevin Chappell 142
K.J. Choi 144
Chesson Hadley 148
Chris Stroud 149
William McGirt 151
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 157
David Hearn 163
Alex Cejka 165
Tony Finau 167
Pat Perez 169
Adam Hadwin 179
S.J. Park 180
Brian Stuard 182
Blayne Barber 183
Sean O'Hair 185
David Lingmerth 187
Danny Lee 190
John Huh 192
Billy Hurley-III 193
Andrew Svoboda 197
Jon Curran 198
Retief Goosen 199

CATEGORY C

Carl Pettersson 201
Scott Langley 212
Derek Fathauer 213
Justin Hicks 224
Scott Brown 225
Brian Davis 227
Nicholas Thompson 229
Jhonattan Vegas 231
Andres Gonzales 237
Jeff Overton 239
Troy Merritt 240
John Peterson 245
Michael Putnam 247
Martin Flores 251
Colt Knost 256
Aaron Baddeley 259
Luke Guthrie 262
Bryce Molder 263
Kevin Kisner 271
Fabian Gomez 272
Hudson Swafford 274
Bo Van Pelt 277
Max Homa 280
Michael Thompson 285
Steve Wheatcroft 286
Robert Garrigus 287
Alex Prugh 289
Robert Allenby 305
Andres Romero 307
Jim Herman 309
Ken Duke 310
Andrew Putnam 324
Kyle Reifers 328
Chad Campbell 333
Mike Weir 353
J.J. Henry 356
Spencer Levin 360
Scott Pinckney 364
D.A. Points 375
Chad Collins 386
Mark Hubbard 394
Justin Leonard 405
Ricky Barnes 406
Tim Wilkinson 425
Ben Curtis 428
Mark Wilson 429
Brice Garnett 435
John Merrick 445
Andrew Loupe 475
Lucas Glover 485
Johnson Wagner 491
Davis Love-III 496
Jim Renner 514
Eric Axley 592
Derek Ernst 631
Daniel Chopra 701
Chez Reavie 813
Jarrod Lyle 885
Brandon Hagy 887
Cameron Beckman 919
J.J. Killeen 977
Blake Adams 1106
Dudley Hart 1350
Ryan Polzin 1549
Sam Burns N/A
Thomas Birdsey N/A
Lance Lopez 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.

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 eligble 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.  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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Sand on Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:10 am wrote:I am on holiday for a few weeks, can I go for numbers 2 , 4, 7 (R 12) from Cat A, 1, 8 and 10 (R 4) from Cat B, 3, 9 and 11 (R 2) from Cat C.

Many Thanks

Sand's picks are as follows:

Cat A: Jim Furyk, Martin Kaymer, Billy Horschel.  Reserve Chris Kirk
Cat B: Branden Grace, Matt Jones, John Senden.  Reserve Jason Dufner
Cat C: Derek Fathauer, Andres Gonzales, Troy Merritt.  Reserve Scott Langley

A).Walker, Spieth, Palmer (Zach)
B).Steele, Summerhays, Todd (Jerry Kelly)
C).Kisner, Peterson, Chad Campbell (Knost)

Cheers Grumps,

Category A
Matt Kuchar
Martin Kaymer
Billy Horschel

Category B
Matt Jones
Shawn Stefani
Steven Bowditch


Category C
Colt Knost
Chad Campbell
Spencer Levin

Good Evening Mr Grumps
My selections are as follows:-

Cat A
R Palmer
M Kaymer
M Kuchar
(R) Z Johnson

Cat B
B Grace
G Woodland
H English
(R) S Stefani

Cat C
J Overton
C Knost
B Van Pelt
(R) J Vegas

I'm obliged

Cat A: Graeme McDowell, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk. Res Koochie

Cat B: Sangmoon Bae, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger. Res Blayne Barber

Cat C: Aaron Baddeley, Bryce Molder, Jarrod Lyle. Res Steve Wheatcroft

Oh the Yellow rose of Texas.....

A: Kaymer, Palmer, Horschel (Spieth)
B: Warren, Grace, Hoffman (Aphibarnrat)
C: Vegas, Merrit, Baddely (Fat Carl Petterson)

Cheers Grumps.

(A) Ryan Palmer, Billy Horschel, Jimmy Walker. (Res) Jim Furyk

(B)Brendan de Jonge, Blayne Barber, Steven Bowditch. (Res) Carlos Ortiz

(C) Derek Fatheuer, Kyle Riefers, Jeff Overton. (Res) Bo van Pelt

Thanks Grumpy

Cat A:
Jordan Spieth
Dustin Johnson
Jimmy Walker
Res - Jim Furyk

Cat B:
Harris English
Brendan Steele
Jason Kokrak
Res - Charley Hoffman

Cat C:
John Peterson
Jeff Overton
Martin Flores
Res - Aaron Baddeley

Cheers Grumps

Jim Furyk
Matt Kuchar
Zach Johnson
Reserve: Ryan Palmer

Charlie Hoffman
Martin Laird
Jason Kokrak
Reserve: Harris English

Scott Brown
Brian Davis
Martin Flores
Reserve: Aaron Baddely

Cat A

Dustin Johnson
Matt Kuchar
Zach Johnson
Jordan Spieth (Reserve)

Cat B

Jason Dufner
Francesco Molinari
Martin Laird
Russell Knox (Reserve)

Cat C

Jarrod Lyle
Aaron Baddeley
Bo Van Pelt
Ryan Polzin (Reserve)


Cheers

Cat A
Dustin Johnson
Jordan Spieth
Jim Furyk
(Martin Kaymer)

Cat B
Gary Woodland
Shane Lowry
Branden Grace
(Jason Dufner)

Cat C
Scott Langley
Carl Pettersson
Derek Fathauer
(Justin Hicks)

Picking all the fatties Mac?

I have a thing for fatties.

McLaren wrote:I have a thing for fatties.

Never heard of Fathauer, does he live up to his name?

McLaren wrote:I have a thing for fatties.

Just picks 1,2,3 & 4 from each category...

Setup

Actually, as just admitted I love the fatties.

Spieth
Furyk
Z.Johnson
(Kuchar)

Hahn
Todd
Summerhays
(MacKenzie)

Flores
M.Putnam
C.Petttersssson
(Baddeley)

Spieth, Palmer, Walker - Rsve - Zach J.

Stefani, Todd, Dufner, - Rsve - Steele

John Peterson, Leonard, JJ henry - Rsve Johnson Wagner

I read somewhere that said in Texas back a Texan. So I have thrown a few in. I did think Jimmy Walker was but i cant back that up. Struggled with the Cat B players though.

Thanks

CATEGORY A: Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Jimmy Walker (res: Matt Every)

CATEGORY B: Gary Woodland, Jason Dufner, Harris English (res: Graham DeLaet)

CATEGORY C: Justin Hicks, Colt Knost, Kevin Kisner (res: Robert Garrigus)

Dustin Johnson
Martin Kaymer
Jimmy Walker
Matt Kuchar (R)

Graham DeLaet
Daniel Berger
Charley Hoffman
Russell Knox (R)

Andres Romero
Jim Herman
Ken Duke
Andrew Putnam (R)

Cheers.

CATEGORY A: Dustin Johnson, Ryan Palmer & Jordan Spieth
RESERVE: Jimmy Walker

CATEGORY B: Daniel Berger, Branden Grace & Marc Warren
RESERVE: Matt Jones

CATEGORY C: Troy Merritt, Alex Prugh & Steve Wheatcroft
RESERVE: John Peterson

Cheers GG!

A: D. Johnson, J. Walker, P. Mickelson, J. Spieth (r)
B: D. Berger, S. Lowry, H. English, B. Grace (r)
C: B. Davis, A. Prugh, N. Thompson, J.J. Henry (r)

A: K Na, J Spieth, J Walker (r M Kuchar)
B: D Berger, M Jones, S Stefani (r F Molinari)
C: C Collins, M Flores, J Peterson, (r C Beckman)

Cat A: J Spieth, Johnson and Johnson.  Reserve M Kuchar
Cat B: C Hoffman, M Jones, B Steele. Reserve D Berger
Cat C: C Collins, M Flores, C Beckman. Reserve J Peterson

First tee times 7:30 in San Antonio / 12:30 back in sunny England. Plenty of time for latecomers to get their picks in.

A - Horschel, Z Johnson, Palmer (Walker)
B - Knox, Watney, Jacobson (Svoboda)
C - Guthrie, Knost, Campbell (Wagner)

Cheers Grumps

Cat A: Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson & Matt Every (res Kevin Na)
Cat B: Brendan Steele, Kiradech Aphibarnrat & Jason Kokrak (res Jason Dufner)
Cat C: Bo Van Pelt, Ken Duke & DA Points (res Colt Knost)

Can't be much worse than last week

CATEGORY A
Jordan Spieth 6
Dustin Johnson 9
Martin Kaymer 12
R-Billy Horschel 18

CATEGORY B
Harris English 53
Matt Jones 62
Graham DeLaet 67
R-Russell Knox 76

CATEGORY C
Nicholas Thompson 229
Andres Gonzales 237
John Peterson 245
R-Michael Thompson 285

Cutting it mighty fine there Barra. Your reserve, Russell Knox, must have been on the tee box when you posted.

here's hoping the hastily chosen nine do a better job than the last few events flops!

As reported by Kwini on his latest Ballwasher thread: Sangmoon Bae and Graeme McDowell have withdrawn midway through their opening rounds. SetupDetermines has been screwed by both of these players

Colt Knost was making a strong bid for worst of the day but he heard the buffet might be finished by the time he completed 18 so he's carted his fat arse outathere. That messes with some picks too.
War of attrition out there.

That's Boyhyde, Davie, I'm Never Wrong, and SirBenson messed up too

I never pick a reserve cause I don't like seeing the reserve play well when the others play poor, I will have to pick a reserve in the future I suppose haha

Wouldn't make a difference in this case SirB. The reserve is used when a pick withdraws prior to the start if, like in these cases the withdrawal is after they start then it's back luck.

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:like in these cases the withdrawal is after they start then it's back luck.

Unofficial update for Round 1

With the strong winds for the morning wave three players called it quits midway through their rounds and several Fantasy Leaguers were hit by that. Two can take consolation in the fact that one of their other picks was among the small group to shoot 70 or lower. That was the number needed to get into the Top 5 Low Round scores. 4 of the 5 players to do so were picks. Ryan Palmer was the popular pick amongst the Fantasy Leaguers and was picked by 8 of the 12 that scored points. Phil Mickelson and Aaron Baddeley were also in the Top 5. Charley Hoffman was the other pick and he had the low round of the day. Hoffman was picked by three Fantasy Leaguers. Only one Fantasy Leaguer had more than one pick score points and that was Super_Realist! Please do not book an appointment at the opticians, you did read that correctly.

Amateur Sam Burns had a rude awakening to the big boys league, he opened with an 89.

Leaderboard

1. Super - 40
2. CJB - 20
2. Grumps - 20
4. Ben - 10
4. BoyHyde - 10
4. Cleaver - 10
4. EmmDee - 10
4. Inco - 10
4. INW - 10
4. Kwini - 10
4. Red - 10
4. Setup - 10
13. Everyone else

Has anyone ever placed bets on the basis of their fantasy picks?

I will do at the Masters and other Majors, but otherwise I don't usually bet on golf.

super_realist wrote:

Has anyone ever placed bets on the basis of their fantasy picks?

I have / do. Since I spend time looking into form, past performance etc. why not bet on it? I'm +200 quid this year....

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Unofficial update for Round 1

With the strong winds for the morning wave three players called it quits midway through their rounds and several Fantasy Leaguers were hit by that. Two can take consolation in the fact that one of their other picks was among the small group to shoot 70 or lower.  That was the number needed to get into the Top 5 Low Round scores. 4 of the 5 players to do so were picks. Ryan Palmer was the popular pick amongst the Fantasy Leaguers and was picked by 8 of the 12 that scored points. Phil Mickelson and Aaron Baddeley were also in the Top 5. Charley Hoffman was the other pick and he had the low round of the day. Hoffman was picked by three Fantasy Leaguers. Only one Fantasy Leaguer had more than one pick score points and that was Super_Realist!  Please do not book an appointment at the opticians, you did read that correctly.

Amateur Sam Burns had a rude awakening to the big boys league, he opened with an 89.

Leaderboard

1. Super - 40
2. CJB - 20
2. Grumps - 20
4. Ben - 10
4. BoyHyde - 10
4. Cleaver - 10
4. EmmDee - 10
4. Inco - 10
4. INW - 10
4. Kwini - 10
4. Red - 10
4. Setup - 10
13. Everyone else

Good job this was the unofficial update.  Hibbz was missed off of the list of those who picked Hoffman and he shares second place.  All those who scored 10 points are in joint 5th and everyone else yet to score is in 14th.

Full update will come in a couple of hours time

super_realist wrote:

Has anyone ever placed bets on the basis of their fantasy picks?

Not necessarily the same bets as my fantasy picks. This week I had Jerry Kelly (layed back for profit), Scott Brown, Cheeson Hadley, Charley Hoffman and Stevan Bowditch.

Zac Blair withdraws due to a "back" injury. Yeah, right, he was so far "back" there was no chance of getting paid.
He probably won't be the last.

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

Valero Texas Open

Mar 26 - Mar 29 ___ TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks), San Antonio, Texas, USA

Tournament value: Weighted 1

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Leaderboard – Round 1

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

1. Super_Realist _____ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

2. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

2. CJB _______________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

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

5. Beninho ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

5. Boyhyde ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

5. EmmDee57___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

5. Incontinentia _____ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

5. Redrage ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

5. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 10 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 10

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

14. Barragan _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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

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

14. LadyPutt _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

14. McLaren __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

14. Pedro ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

14. Raycastleunited __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

14. Sand _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00

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

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With the strong winds for the morning wave three players called it quits midway through their rounds and several Fantasy Leaguers were hit by that. Two can take consolation in the fact that one of their other picks was among the small group to shoot 70 or lower. That was the number needed to get into the Top 5 Low Round scores. 4 of the 5 players to do so were picks. Ryan Palmer was the popular pick amongst the Fantasy Leaguers and was picked by 8 of the 13 that scored points. Phil Mickelson and Aaron Baddeley were also in the Top 5. Charley Hoffman was the other pick and he had the low round of the day. Hoffman was picked by four Fantasy Leaguers. Only one Fantasy Leaguer had more than one pick score points and that was Super_Realist! Please do not book an appointment at the opticians, you did read that correctly.

Amateur Sam Burns had a rude awakening to the big boys league, he opened with an 89.

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Round 1 Low Round (10 points)
Charley Hoffman -5
1. 1GrumpyGolfer
2. CJB
3. Hibbz
4. Super_Realist

Round 1 Worse Round (5 points)
Sam Burns +17
1. None

Round 1 Low Scores (10 points)
-2 or lower

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Many many years ago, long before V2 (and possibly before 606V1 too) I used to run a comp like this on a forum. One of our members used to submit a "porn star" team. Either players with a dodgy German porn star look, or someone with a name (yes almost exclusively American) with a name that sounded like a porn star - or just plain silly.

Sometimes, especially in limited field tournaments, there were slim pickings, but usually a team could be found. Other weeks some of the same names would reappear but there were always lower ranked and lesser known players making new appearances who fully deserved their place!

I wonder if Grumps, and the rest of the entrants, would be happy with me entering a porn star pick, in addition to my own proper picks. Not for any glory, just for laughs

For example, this week (though it's too late for a proper entry now - oooh err missus!) the team may have looked like ...

Cat A: Jim FurryDyck, Dustin's Johnston, Matt EveryNight
Cat B: Charley Hoffman, David Lingmerth, Kiradech Alfie-Barnrat
Cat C: Johnson's Wagner, Kevin Kisner, Colt Knost (sadly withrawn)

No Kevin Kisner or Jason Kokrak? You must be slipping Davie...

Graeme mcendowed.
Shawn Stefani is a porn star name in its own right. Though likely to be a girl!

I got Kisner in cat C Grumps! You're right though, Kokrak was a major omission!

My cut average will suffer this week. Only got 6 players through and the highest is in 18th.