Fantasy League 2016 - Summer Session - Event #04 - WGC Bridgestone

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Fantasy League 2016 - Summer Session - Event #04

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jun 30 - Jul 03 ___ Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio, 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. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 60 ____ 80 ____ 00 ____ 270 _____ 430

2. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 270 _____ 390

3. LL Cool Nay _______ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 80 ____ 00 ____ 210 _____ 370

4. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 80 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 180 _____ 340

5. AlciG _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 80 ____ 60 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 140 _____ 320

6. Sand ______________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 190 _____ 310

7. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 190 _____ 290

8. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 270

9. GolferMartin ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 250

10. SirBenson ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 240

11. Pedro ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 230

12. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 200

13. LadyPutt _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 180

14. EmmDee57 _________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 170

14. SetupDetermines __ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 170

16. I'm Never Wrong __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 150

17. Owen10ozzy _______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 140

18. Kwinigolfer ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 120

19. Beninho __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 40 _____ 100

20. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 40  
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Dustin Johnson had another round of 66 and won another WGC title and a second title in a matter of weeks.  No one managed to have more than four picks score points in the final reckoning at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and no managed to have higher scoring picks than Raycastleunited and TheCleaver.  Both had Dustin Johnson and two of the third placed finishers plus a seventh placed finisher.  Those two leapfrogged overnight leader AlciG to take finish first and second.  AlciG, Davie, McLaren, and Sand also had four picks score points; Sand was the only one to have Dustin Johnson from this group.  BlueCoverman, Eyetoldyouso, I'm Never Wrong, LadyPutt, LL Cool Nay, and Pedro all had three scoring picks; LL Cool Nay also had Dustin Johnson.  Beninho, EmmDee57, GolferMartin, Kwinigolfer, SetupDetermines, SirBenson, and Super_Realist all had two picks score points; GolferMartin and SirBenson also had Dustin Johnson.  Owen10ozzy had one pick score points.

McLaren's Zach Johnson shot 65 for the low round of the day.

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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Zach Johnson -5
1. McLaren

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Golf at the Rio Olympic Games is fast becoming a farce; players dropping like flies at the mere mention of the Zika virus and a scheduling nightmare not given much thought by the ruling bodies and respective tours.  This week sees the WGC Bridgestone Invitational go up against not just the Barracuda Championship opposite field event on the PGA Tour but the French Open which is celebrating it's 100th Anniversary.  A smaller than the usually small field tees it up at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.  Seven of the World's Top 10 are here including the new U.S. Open Champion in Dustin Johnson who is now number three in the world.

Shane Lowry is the defending champion and Adam Scott is the only other winner of the Tiger Woods Firestone WGC in the field; Woods has won eight of the seventeen tournaments.

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 – June 27th 2016:

CATEGORY A

Jason Day 1
Jordan Spieth 2
Dustin Johnson 3
Bubba Watson 6
Rickie Fowler 7
Adam Scott 8
Justin Rose 10
Branden Grace 12
Patrick Reed 13
Louis Oosthuizen 14
Brooks Koepka 15

CATEGORY B

Hideki Matsuyama 16
Matt Kuchar 17
Jim Furyk 18
Zach Johnson 19
Phil Mickelson 20
J.B. Holmes 21
Brandt Snedeker 22
Charl Schwartzel 24
Shane Lowry 25
Russell Knox 26
Paul Casey 27
Byeong Hun An 28
Kevin Kisner 29
Kevin Na 30
Daniel Berger 32
Bill Haas 33
Justin Thomas 34
Charley Hoffman 36
Kevin Chappell 38
Marc Leishman 39
K.T. Kim 40
Emiliano Grillo 41
Scott Piercy 43
Jimmy Walker 44
Danny Lee 45

CATEGORY C

William McGirt 46
Soren Kjeldsen 47
David Lingmerth 48
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 49
Jason Dufner 51
Harris English 52
Smylie Kaufman 56
James Hahn 58
Chris Kirk 59
Anirban Lahiri 61
Fabian Gomez 71
Jim Herman 80
Marcus Fraser 81
Matt Jones 85
Andrew Johnston 108
George Coetzee 116
Vaughn Taylor 121
Steven Bowditch 124
Younghan Song 130
Brian Stuard 150
Billy Hurley III 169
Nathan Holman 182
Davis Love III 187
Yosuke Tsukada 306
Michio Matsumura 310

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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 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 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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No DL3 was not picked by anyone

1GrumpyGolfer wrote: Any rule changes won't take place mid session so there are six more events to go under the existing rules.

You're too fair. The USGA would just say that maybe there has been a change but that they'll tell you at the end of the season.

Grumps - my view on this is to keep them as they are, but add a rider. Once the first player tees off, that's it. No more entries allowed.

On a fairness note, this would rule out the poster who waits for a few players to tee off, and then can see who is having a bad round. (Not that any of our forum members would do such a thing.) But it leaves them with a reduced field to pick from.

But this might lead to small numbers of forumites playing, if they forget to enter etc.

But as others have said, your game, your rules. Overall, my vote is to keep them as they are. Excellent job.

For what it's worth, I'd leave it as it is too.

Apologies about causing a fuss, it was out of order!

sirbenson

Your post was one of the most petulant posted on here, ever! This is a great event run in grumps own time. WTF were you thinking?

I never said it wasn't, it was just a point I was making!

McLaren wrote:sirbenson

Your post was one of the most petulant posted on here, ever!  This is a great event run in grumps own time.  WTF were you thinking?

He's already apologised - why have a go now? Leave him alone!

:hug:

Well...my reserves are doing well this week! Lingmerth..Scott & Grillo!

Fantasy League 2016 - Summer Session - Event #04

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jun 30 - Jul 03 ___ Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio, United States of America

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 2

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

1. AlciG _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 80 ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 140

2. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 80 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX _____ 100

3. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

3. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

3. LL Cool Nay _______ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

3. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

3. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

8. EmmDee57 __________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

8. Eyetoldyouso ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

8. GolferMartin ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

8. Owen10ozzy ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

8. Pedro _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

8. Sand ______________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

8. SetupDetermines ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

15. I'm Never Wrong __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

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

15. LadyPutt _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

18. Beninho __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

18. SirBenson ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 20

20. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00
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With WGC's being a no cut event Top 5 Low Round scores apply in round two and twelve players, ten of them picks, shot 69 or lower to score points. Picks David Lingmerth and K.T. Kim shot 67 for the low round and earned points for AlciG, Eyetoldyouso, GolferMartin, Kwinigolfer, LadyPutt, Raycastleunited, and Sand. AlciG, Eyetoldyouso, GolferMartin, and Raycastleunited add another scoring pick. BlueCoverman, Davie, EmmDee57, I'm Never Wrong, LL Cool Nay, Owen10ozzy, Pedro, and SetupDetermines were the other Fantasy Leaguers to also have two picks score. Beninho, McLaren, and TheCleaver all had one scoring pick.

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Round 2 Low Round (20 points)
David Lingmerth -3
1. AlciG
2. Eyetoldyouso
3. Kwinigolfer
4. LadyPutt
5. Raycastleunited
6. Sand

Round 2 Low Round (20 points)
K.T. Kim -3
1. GolferMartin

Round 2 Low Scores (20 points)
-1 or lower

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All good SirB.

I know the system isn't perfect and any refinements are welcomed. If it's felt collectively that this particular rule doesn't need to be amended then it will be left alone.

Fantasy League 2016 - Summer Session - Event #04

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jun 30 - Jul 03 ___ Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio, United States of America

Tournament value: Weighted 2

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Leaderboard – Round 3

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

1. AlciG _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 80 ____ 60 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 180

2. LL Cool Nay _______ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 80 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 160

2. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 60 ____ 80 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 160

4. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 80 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 140

5. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

5. Sand ______________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 60 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

5. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 120

8. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 100

8. GolferMartin ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX _____ 100

10. EmmDee57 _________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

10. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

10. Owen10ozzy _______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

10. Pedro ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

10. SetupDetermines __ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 80

15. Beninho __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

15. Kwinigolfer ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

15. LadyPutt _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

15. SirBenson ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 60

19. I'm Never Wrong __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 40

20. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ XX _____ XX ______ 00
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In round three the Top 10 Low Round scores earn points and when compared to round two less picks scored points despite only needing to match the scoring mark from round two. Thirteen players beat par but this time only seven were picks. Dustin Johnson shot 66 for the low round and that earned points for GolferMartin, LL Cool Nay, Raycastleunited, Sand, SirBenson, and TheCleaver. Half of those six added more scoring picks; LL Cool Nay and Raycastleunited added two more while Sand added a second scoring pick. There were four other Fantasy Leaguers with two scoring picks; AlciG, Beninho, BlueCoverman, and McLaren. Davie, EmmDee57, Eyetoldyouso, Kwinigolfer, LadyPutt, Owen10ozzy, Pedro, and SetupDetermines each had a scoring pick.

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Round 3 Low Round (20 points)
Dustin Johnson -4
1. GolferMartin
2. LL Cool Nay
3. Raycastleunited
4. Sand
5. SirBenson
6. TheCleaver

Round 3 Low Scores (20 points)
-1 or lower

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Fantasy League 2016 - Summer Session - Event #04

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

Jun 30 - Jul 03 ___ Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio, 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. Raycastleunited ___ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 60 ____ 80 ____ 00 ____ 270 _____ 430

2. TheCleaver ________ XX (X/X) ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 270 _____ 390

3. LL Cool Nay _______ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 80 ____ 00 ____ 210 _____ 370

4. McLaren ___________ XX (X/X) ____ 80 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 180 _____ 340

5. AlciG _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 80 ____ 60 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 140 _____ 320

6. Sand ______________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 60 ____ 00 ____ 190 _____ 310

7. Davie _____________ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 190 _____ 290

8. BlueCoverman ______ XX (X/X) ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 270

9. GolferMartin ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 250

10. SirBenson ________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 180 _____ 240

11. Pedro ____________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 150 _____ 230

12. Eyetoldyouso _____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 60 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 200

13. LadyPutt _________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 ____ 120 _____ 180

14. EmmDee57 _________ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 170

14. SetupDetermines __ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 90 _____ 170

16. I'm Never Wrong __ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 110 _____ 150

17. Owen10ozzy _______ XX (X/X) ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 140

18. Kwinigolfer ______ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 60 _____ 120

19. Beninho __________ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 40 _____ 100

20. Super_Realist ____ XX (X/X) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 40 ______ 40
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Dustin Johnson had another round of 66 and won another WGC title and a second title in a matter of weeks. No one managed to have more than four picks score points in the final reckoning at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and no managed to have higher scoring picks than Raycastleunited and TheCleaver. Both had Dustin Johnson and two of the third placed finishers plus a seventh placed finisher. Those two leapfrogged overnight leader AlciG to take finish first and second. AlciG, Davie, McLaren, and Sand also had four picks score points; Sand was the only one to have Dustin Johnson from this group. BlueCoverman, Eyetoldyouso, I'm Never Wrong, LadyPutt, LL Cool Nay, and Pedro all had three scoring picks; LL Cool Nay also had Dustin Johnson. Beninho, EmmDee57, GolferMartin, Kwinigolfer, SetupDetermines, SirBenson, and Super_Realist all had two picks score points; GolferMartin and SirBenson also had Dustin Johnson. Owen10ozzy had one pick score points.

McLaren's Zach Johnson shot 65 for the low round of the day.

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Final Round Low Round (20 points)
Zach Johnson -5
1. McLaren

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If it's any consolation SirB, replacing Berger with Lowry would have meant absolutely nothing to your overall score

Well done Ray.
Thanks Grumps.

Congratulations Ray

Thanks Grumps

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:If it's any consolation SirB, replacing Berger with Lowry would have meant absolutely nothing to your overall score

I know haha! Apologies again and cheers for running the game as per usual!

LadyPutt wrote:

McLaren wrote:sirbenson

Your post was one of the most petulant posted on here, ever!  This is a great event run in grumps own time.  WTF were you thinking?

He's already apologised - why have a go now? Leave him alone!

Thanks LP, apologies to you also!

Congrats Ray!

Cheers guys.

My superior aerobic fitness gave me the edge. I've been practising picking for 5 rounds