Big J and Doug took a day off work and Big J put in a 5 hour drive for our first annual Al McGuire Memorial Golf Outing. It was a beautiful day in mid-October. Golf wasn’t so pretty but everything else was!
The "Lost" Season coming to an end.
The Master’s will be in mid-November and also be or final tournament of this bizarre season. Chambeau has been practicing with a longer driver which he is already excited about. My Dusty Johnson is out for now with COVID. He has some symptoms but has not yet called back to let me know his hopes of being ready for the trip to Augusta.
On a different note, was able to get Doug, Big J and former FGL manager Tim out to Shaker Run at the end of September. And last Saturday, the 10th, I got myself out on the golf course. Less than 2 weeks from getting my spleen drainage tube pulled out and just under two months from the stroke - it felt good to be able to get out on the links. Probably better than some of the pills I’ve been taking!
How does Kevin do it?
I’m baffled. He rarely picks his own team. And yet, his FGL record is outstanding. With the US Open, Kevin moves into 1st place as we roll towards the end of our 2020 season. All the experts said you had to play from the fairway to have any chance to win. And yet, DeChambeau is determined to hit it as far as he can and muscle it out of the rough. He ended up being the only player under par and it wasn’t close. Bryson wins the Major sidebet without having his #1 player (Koepka) in the field. And his last pick, Harris English, finished top 10 and is Kevin’s #2 top point scorer. Doug - if you can pick so well for Kevin, why not for yourself?
Monica had a great tournament with all 6 of her guys making the cut. 24 points for her!
Al - how do you explain yourself? 1st pick in the 2020 draft and yet 5 of your 6 guys miss the cut? You should be embarrassed. -8 points for the tournament and into the basement with you!
Only amateur to make the tournament has a last name of PAK. No relation to our PAK.
PGA has some silly tournaments coming up that we just never use. Father / son outings - things like that. So we will end 2020 with the Masters in November. I know - none of this feels right. Hopefully 2021 makes a bit more sense.
Danny Noonan finally gets to caddie!
Michael O’Keefe (Danny Noonan from Caddyshack) finally got to be a caddie at the big dance! Monday and Tuesday, he got to caddie the practice rounds at the US Open. That’s a peach, hun!
https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/09/14/caddyshack-danny-noonan-winged-foot-us-open/
COVID strikes again
Sorry Doug - but your Scottie Scheffler has tested positive and is OUT for the US Open.
Time for the US Open. (Koepka withdraws - sorry Kevin)
I’m hearing they’d like the winning score to be around +8. That should get some guys fired up.
Manager Golfers Expected to play
Big J Tony Finau, Tiger, Viktor Hovland, Joaquin Niemann, Matthew Fitzpatrick,
B.T.O. Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith, Bubba, Ryan Palmer, Chez Reavie
Jim Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar, Zach Johnson,
Laustin Patrick Cantlay, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Kisner, Collin Morikawa, Alex Noren, Abraham Ancer
Monica Webb Simpson, Adam Scott, Lanto Griffin, Louis Oosthuizen, Brendon Todd, Brian Harman
The Doctor Justin Rose, lil Ricki,e Gary Woodland, Phil, Keegan Bradley, Kevin Streelman
Paul Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Sungjae Im
Doug Xander Schauffele, Marc Leishman, Byeong Hun An, Paul Casey, Scottie Scheffler, Martin Kaymer
Kevin Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Harris English
Commish Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Daniel Berger, Hideki Matsuyama, Brandt Snedeker, Cameron
Champ
And then there is even more.....
8/12 - I suffered a nasty stroke in the left side of my brain. There has not been a single positive thing the past week other than getting home Tuesday. My language is a huge struggle but with just two tournaments yet, I think we’ll be just fine to close out 2020.
Sorry about the delay.
I was out for a few weeks with fluid around my lung as well as blood in my spleen. I can assure you all that hurts - or I’m whimp. Back home home learning to walk, eat and all that again. Sorry for the FGL delay. I summarized all scores over the weeks. Let me know if I missed any scores. Congrats to Mgr Jim on Jon Ram’s Memorial win. Also - well done to Dave recently for JT’s top scores. But comes on BTO - you had every guy make the PGA Championship cut and none score top 10? Oh well - I’m over it! Three tournaments left - two are Majors - scattered over the next few months. Good luck.
Most of us spend an extra week in Dublin.
Gives the guys some time to play other courses while they’re here - Like Safarri, Rolling Meadows, Marysville Country Club But anyway, it’s finally here -our first Major of the season - The Memorial!!!!!
Manager Golfers expected to play:
Big J Tony Finau, Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland, Joaquin Niemann, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Scott Piercy
B.T.O. Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith, Bubba Watson, Ryan Palmer, Chez Reavie
Jim Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar, Charley Hoffman, Zach Johnson,
Laustin Patrick Cantlay, Kevin Kisner, Collin Morikawa, Alex Noren, Abraham Ancer
Monica Webb Simpson, Lanto Griffin, Louis Oosthuizen, Brendon Todd, Brian Harman
The Doctor Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland, Phil Mickelson, Keegan Bradley, Kevin Streelman Paul Rory McIlroy, Sungjae Im, Harry Higgs, Matthew NeSmith,
Doug Xander Schauffele, Marc Leishman, Byeong Hun An, Paul Casey, Scottie Scheffler,
Kevin Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Rory Sabbatini, Harris English
Commish Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Daniel Berger, Hideki Matsuyama, Brandt Snedeker, Cameron Champ
Kevin extends lead
Frenchy had another huge week and won the Rocket Mortgage tournament in Motown. Hopefully he’s done for the year now! Guy has been on fire!
Middle of the pack (Jim, Doug and BTO) also scored -1 for the tournament.
So far this season as we approach the halfway point (and no Majors yet), Tiger [Big J] and Martin Kaymer [Doug] have not played a single FGL event. At the other extreme, Im [Paul] has played in every event. Hovland and Niemann [Big J], Hun An [Doug], Higgs [Paul}, Robert Reed [Jim], Bubba [BTO], have played in all but one FGL tournament.
Big July 4th weekend!
For thousands of years, the Nathans Hot Dog eating championship has taken place on July 4th. (Joey Chestnut always wins.) I recall watching that competition one year at Bob’s Bar after an IDI event. Oh yes - the IDI. Another amazing event. Yep - it’s an odd year. There was no parade and no potato salad. Doug was not the grand marshall for any event. And yet, we played on. Special thanks to Doug and Big J for joining me for an amazing afternoon.
Let's head to Dublin!
Two weeks in a row at Murfield Village starting with the WorldPay Championship
Manager Golfers expected to play
Big J Viktor Hovland, Joaquin Niemann, Matthew Fitzpatrick
B.T.O. Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Jim Palmer, Chez Reavie
Jim Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar, Charley Hoffman, Zach Johnson, Fabián Gómez
Laustin Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa
Monica Lanto Griffin, Louis Oosthuizen
The Doctor Pete Rose, lil Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland, Phil, Keegan Bradley, Kevin Streelman
Paul Sungjae Im, Harry Higgs, Matthew NeSmith
Doug Xander Schauffele, Marc Leishman, Byeong Hun An, Scottie Scheffler
Kevin Brooks Koepka,, Pat Perez, Rory Sabbatini
Commish Jason Day, Hideki Matsuyama, Brandt Snedeker, Cameron Champ
It's I.D.I. week! With everything going on, can the Founding Fathers pull off another incredible event?
Travelers in the books
Dustin Johnson gave your Commissioner a big win which helped move me up to third place.
B.T.O. had 4 guys miss the cut. That’s never good. Negative points for the Lumberman.
Hovland managed to slip down to 11th place for Big J, helping to ensure that he is now in the basement.
The virus continues to take its toll. Keep your guys safe or get them sick right now so they are around for the Majors!
Rocket Mortgage in Detroit up next. (WorldPay at Muirfield Village after that)
Not a big turn-out among FGL golfers for this one:
Manager Golfers expected to play
Big J Tony Finau, Viktor Hovland
B.T.O. Bubba Watson
Jim Patrick Robert Reed
Laustin Kevin Kisner, Alex Noren
Monica Webb Simpson, Lanto Griffin, Brendon Todd, Brian Harman
The Doctor lil Rickie Fowler
Paul Sungjae Im, Harry Higgs
Doug Beam me up Scottie Scheffler
Kevin Bryson DeChambeau, Pat Perez, Rory Sabbatini, Harris English
Commish Jason Day, Opie Snedeker,
WELCOME BACK FGL MANAGERS
With the PGA returning to Texas and the Colonial, FGL2020 begins again! Which means …………. you all need to look up who you had on your team!
Managers in the middle of your leaderboard did the best. Team Laustin brought in 11 points thanks to a 2nd place finish by Colin Morikawa. Your Commissioner scored 10 points thanks to Daniel HamBerger’s win. And B.T.O. ended up with 9 points thanks to three top 10 finishers. (and three missed cuts - all or nothing with his guys!)
Manager Paul kept a strong hold on his lead with 6 points for the week. His third round pick of Sungjae Im has the league leading most points at 19.
Rough week for Monica. Three of her boys missed the cut and she ended up -1 and finds herself in the basement. Must mean only better times are ahead.
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May 9, 2015 - Team Laustin made it official
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October 1998 - Key West
Preparing for our happy hour with the Boys and a little golf action below too
AGAIN - WE HAVE A NEW SCHEDULE
June tournaments will be played without fans.
Memorial gets moved to July to the British Open spot. Will hopefully have spectators. Also an expanded field of 144.
The Heritage at Harbour Town - one of my favorites - is back on the schedule for July!
Adjusted schedule under the tournament tab. Three under our belt Still 12 more to go including 4 Majors.
2003 Royal American Brewseum Open
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