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Sony Open - Week 1 of THP Fantasy Golf [Spoilers]

picks are in but i have no idea!! i really need to brush up on my golf knowledge - i dont know all these players
 
gbigoose1 said:
I though about taking Lovemark, then I saw this wasn't his first pga event. He finished 40th at frys. (I think it was frys, it was some fall series event.. ) YOu would think the adrenaline would have been kicking there.
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finished tied for 1st, went to a 3 man playoff and lost, but yeah, he played well. ironically, he played with rickie fowler in that playoff and both lost.
 
I read earlier today that Dave Eichelberger was in the field this week. The man is 67 years old! I was all set to make fun of the PGA Tour for letting him into the first full-field event of the year on some weird technicality or sponsor exemption...however, it turns out that he actually qualified for the event by winning a tourney in Hawaii. Shane Bacon has the details on his blog:
http://www.dogschasingcars.com/2011/01/67-year-old-qualified-for-sony-open.html

Should be interesting to watch! No, I did not choose him for my fantasy team.
 
TC said:
finished tied for 1st, went to a 3 man playoff and lost, but yeah, he played well. ironically, he played with rickie fowler in that playoff and both lost.
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Lovemark played in 4 events last year:

1/24/10 Bob Hope Classic T48 71 71 66 69 68 345 -15 $12,900.00
2/14/10 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am CUT 75 74 69 -- -- 218 +4 --
3/28/10 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard CUT 75 79 -- -- -- 154 +10 --
10/17/10 Frys.com Open T30 68 71 71 70 -- 280 -4 $32,500.00

And 5 in 2009, which is when he finished 2nd at the Frys.com Open:
7/26/09 RBC Canadian Open T46 74 66 69 73 -- 282 -6 $13,872.00
8/02/09 Buick Open CUT 74 68 -- -- -- 142 -2 --
8/23/09 Wyndham Championship CUT 72 69 -- -- -- 141 +1 --
10/25/09 Frys.com Open P2 69 64 65 64 -- 262 -18 $440,000.00
11/15/09 Children's Miracle Network Classic CUT 71 73 -- -- -- 144 E --

5 in 2008:
1/27/08 Buick Invitational T60 73 71 73 79 -- 296 +8 --
5/25/08 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial CUT 76 71 -- -- -- 147 +7 --
6/08/08 Stanford St. Jude Championship CUT 77 75 -- -- -- 152 +12 --
7/13/08 John Deere Classic T74 70 66 73 77 -- 286 +2 --
8/17/08 Wyndham Championship CUT 74 72 -- -- -- 146 +6 --

2 in 2007:
1/28/07 Buick Invitational T39 66 74 73 72 -- 285 -3 --
7/08/07 AT&T National T45 67 74 73 71 -- 285 +5 --

1 in 2006:
7/09/06 Cialis Western Open T54 69 72 75 69 -- 285 +1 --
 
TC said:
finished tied for 1st, went to a 3 man playoff and lost, but yeah, he played well. ironically, he played with rickie fowler in that playoff and both lost.
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Wow I'm dumb. Sorry for even saying that hahah. I swear i got my info off PGA.com ....
 
TC said:
finished tied for 1st, went to a 3 man playoff and lost, but yeah, he played well. ironically, he played with rickie fowler in that playoff and both lost.
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Wait,.. TC http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/94/61/ < That's Lovemarks page. Please tell me what I'm missing.

EDIT--- Skimmed and missed BenJ's post, Thank you BenJ
 
JB said:
You mean like picking Stricker over Garrigus and Byrd? :act-up:
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Yes. Stricker earned on average, 4.3 mil over the last 4 years. Byrd earned on average 1.4 mil and Garrigus 750K. Sure on a single tournament basis, someone could and probably would beat one of the top 10 guys, but this is a season long contest.
 
6453 4653 said:
Yes. Stricker earned on average, 4.3 mil over the last 4 years. Byrd earned on average 1.4 mil and Garrigus 750K. Sure on a single tournament basis, someone could and probably would beat one of the top 10 guys, but this is a season long contest.
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I think that's the beauty of picking your team every week. Brings the one-offs into play! Someone with a wild pick one week can make a lot of ground on the field if it's an unexpected winner. It's a gamble, but you could get lucky!
 
i wonder if this one will get underway tomorrow. seems as though the rain may be settled in. i sure hope so, i've got fantasy bragging rights on the line here.
 
TC said:
i wonder if this one will get underway tomorrow. seems as though the rain may be settled in. i sure hope so, i've got fantasy bragging rights on the line here.
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Yeah, I hope they can get it in, but several pro's have tweeted things are looking bleak. I've changed my team around like 20 times, haha.
 
thedue said:
Yeah, I hope they can get it in, but several pro's have tweeted things are looking bleak. I've changed my team around like 20 times, haha.
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haha, not me, i set my team after doing some research and i leave it. always trust your first instinct duey! i tried to come up with a couple of darkhorse picks. they'll either kill me or help me. the fantasty golf sure has added a nice amount of fun to the tournaments.
 
TC said:
haha, not me, i set my team after doing some research and i leave it. always trust your first instinct duey! i tried to come up with a couple of darkhorse picks. they'll either kill me or help me. the fantasty golf sure has added a nice amount of fun to the tournaments.
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Yep I made my picks and left em like they were. I actually forgot who I picked? Anyways I'm watching Andy Griffin of Mayberry and I could have sworn he said something like your statement :Din blue. Must be a North Carolina kind of thing huh?

Another statement on the Andy Griffin show was when a dude was all dressed up in his Sunday suit and some old heffer says "You look good enough to buried" :eek:)
 
TC said:
haha, not me, i set my team after doing some research and i leave it. always trust your first instinct duey! i tried to come up with a couple of darkhorse picks. they'll either kill me or help me. the fantasty golf sure has added a nice amount of fun to the tournaments.
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I too have been researching for it and find that fact very amusing. I keep finding little tidbits that swing me this way and that, lol. I came across something on twitter about how much the tv coverage jumped for last weeks tournament over last year. They commented that one in a row is no trend, but pretty surprising given it was on a playoff weekend. Wonder if that happened last year? I also wonder how much all the THP twitting on this has effected viewership?
 
Only change I've made is subbing Tim Clark in for Dustin Johnson who withdrew

This is the winning team people look upon it in awe and wonder :eek:k:

Team RonInThornton For TheHackersParadise1 Sony Open in Hawaii Golf Challenge
Tim Clark
Matt Kuchar
Jeff Overton
Steve Stricker
Charlie Wi
Stuart Appleby
Jason Day
Jim Furyk
David Duval
Zach Johnson
 
Looks like R. Barnes has withdrawn from the Sony Open with a wrist injury.
 
JB said:
Looks like R. Barnes has withdrawn from the Sony Open with a wrist injury.
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off to a flying start! he wasnt' on team TC anyway. i do hate to hear that he's hurt though.
 
Yes, sure hope it's not something big/bad.
 
Everybody get their team set for Fantasy Golf? I went with deep flyers and am looked way down deep into the sleepers.
 
I'm all set for this week. The winning team is here and ready to go.
 
Im ready to rock and roll
 
I'm gonna finish last now that it counts hehe.
 
Duffy Waldorf is in the field at the Sony. He has not played on the PGA Tour since his injury. I want to personally wish our friend good luck and hope he comes out hot!
 
JB said:
Duffy Waldorf is in the field at the Sony. He has not played on the PGA Tour since his injury. I want to personally wish our friend good luck and hope he comes out hot!
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Thats cool, good luck Duffy. (Does he watch the site?)
 
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