Billy Horschel. A blue collar, grinding, Big J type of player. Alas, he has hurt his hip. I would still think he could chip and putt. But Big J has pulled the plug on Horschel. Got him scheduled for surgery. Coming back off the Waiver list to fill in will be Matthieu Pavon.
As was predicted in prophecy.....
Well not exactly. Scheffler won by a mile but Spieth did not finish in 2nd place but rather 4th. But he shot a final round 62 which is quite impressive. Great week for B.T.O. as he climbs the leaderboard and is now in 2nd place. Yes - you read that correctly! Happy Birthday Dave - enjoy it while it lasts.
In other news, Collin Morikawa has split with his longtime caddie JJ Jakovac. Joe Greiner will be his caddie moving forward. This is big news within the Morikawa-camp but what I find shocking is that his manager Big J was never even consulted about this.
Truist Championship is up next. NO CUT! It was at Quail Hollow in NC last year but I don’t remember it. In Philadelphia this year. Big FGL field expected.
Manager Golfers expected to play
Kevin Wyndham Hotels, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Maverick McNealy
Jaustin Viktor Hovland, Akshay Bhatia, Cameron Young, Jimmy Conners, Byeong Hun An, Will Zalatoris
PAK-Mon Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Tony Finau, Nick Dunlap, Great Scott
B.T.O. Max Homa, Jordan Spieth, lil Rickie Fowler
Doug Xander Schauffele, Sahith Theegala, Max Greyserman, Eric Cole, Matt Fitzpatrick, Aaron Rai
Jim Rory, Justin Thomas, Fleetwood Mac, Captain Kirk
Big J Collin Morikawa, Bobby MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee
Commish Ludvig Aberg, Don Henley, Denny McCarthy, J.T. Poston, Sepp Straka, Daniel HamBerger
Tigers maintain their edge
Commish wins!
A little known rule (so little that it’s not even written) is that if a rainbow is over your house, you automatically win the Tommy O Award!
However, I’m willing to pass and let the season move forward.
Oh the pain
I hit shank after shank after shank this Sunday night at TopGolf. Made me kind of wish the Polaris Ampitheater was there instead. Those were the days!
Not much happens in New Orleans - with regard to the FGL
B.T.O. and your Commish inched just a little closer but no one really did much of anything.
Not expecting much to happen this next weekend either. It’s the Byron Nelson. Remember when that was a big tournament with Lord Byron sitting in a big chair off #18? I guess with the way this tournament lands now, it’s mostly a week off for FGL golfers unless they are from Texas.
And with that in mind, should be a great week for B.T.O. Scottie and Spieth are playing; should be 17 points.
Manager Golfers expected to play
Kevin Tom Kim
Jaustin Byeong Hun An, Will Zalatoris
PAK-Mon Sungjae Im, Nick Dunlap,
B.T.O. Scottie, Jordan Spieth, Henrik Norlander
Doug Eric Cole
Jim Beau Hossler, Max McGreevy
Big J No one
Commish No one
Those crazy kids in IT
Hanging with an elephant in Thailand
Jim has another good week
In a week where there was NO cut, you needed guys to finish top 10 to make up any ground. And Jim did that best of all with 16 points. Last week I bet that Justin Thomas would miss the cut. I guess he took that personal as he went on to win the Heritage in a playoff this week.
On Sunday I watched the grandsons searching through an Easter egg hunt. I started to have seizures. At first, I couldn’t understand why. And then I realized I was having similar flashbacks to what typically happens when I tee off. I get stuck in the woods scavenging for my golf ball!
Jim and Big J continue to lead the way on your FGL leaderboard. Let’s see if a trip to New Orleans changes any of that.
FGL mostly catching its breath with tournament headed to New Orleans
After the Master’s and Heritage, a lot of guys are taking a break. This is that tournament where they team up. Last year’s champs were Rory and Shane Lowry.
Manager Golfers expected to play
Kevin Wyndham Hotels Clark
Jaustin Akshay Bhatia
PAK-Mon No one
Commish J.T. Poston, Sepp Straka
Doug Sahith Theegala, Max Greyserman, Eric Cole, Matt Fitzpatrick, Aaron Rai
Jim Rory, Beau Hossler, Max McGreevy
Big J Collin Morikawa, Bobby MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel
B.T.O. Henrik Norlander
Tigers maintain their lead
You can’t be like this in 2025 and get away with it.
Manager Jim likely needs to have his heart checked.
I thought for sure Rory had the Master’s locked up. Then he lost it. Then he won it. Then….. Up 5 shots with 8 holes left and Justin Rose catches him? I did not see that happening. But Rory finally got it done and finished up his career Grand Slam. A big week for Jim as he takes command of the FGL Leaderboard with 22 points and wins the coveted Major tournament sidebet jackpot of $35.
Your Commissioner was the loser for the week; only picking up 6 points. Half my team wanted the weekend off. And I’m still not sure about Aberg. He’s got that little dot above the letter “A” that I just don’t understand and can’t figure out how I’m supposed to pronounce it.
I had a wonderful time Friday catching up with Managers Big J and Doug. Started at TopGolf and naturally, J still has his automatic swing. But more than anything, his mind is so locked into this golf season. then we were off to Gallo’s. Honored to be there for the big announcement. Well at first I thought it was a tornado warning or a Hooter’s birthday celebration. No - it was CBS honoring Monica & Paul’s boy Nick Dunlap for having one of the greatest one day comebacks ever at the Master’s. He shot a 71 Friday. His management must be so proud. If only he hadn’t shot 90 on day one.
Time for some Harbor Town action
Short (by our standards), narrow, lots of trees, small greens. Interesting course. And a signature event with lots of guys playing.
Your Commissioner is dumping Taylor Pendrith, mostly because I don’t know who the guy is. Bringing back an old favorite who hasn’t been part of the FGL for a few years. Please stand and welcome back Daniel “Ham” Berger.
Manager Golfers expected to play
Kevin Wyndham Clark, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Maverick McNealy
Jaustin Viktor Hovland, Akshay Bhatia, Cameron Young, Corey Conners, Byeong Hun An, Will Zalatoris
PAK-Mon Sungjae Im, Tony Finau, Nick Dunlap, Adam Scott
Commish Ludvig Aberg, Don Henley, Denny McCarthy, J.T. Poston, Sepp Straka, Daniel HamBerger
Doug Xander Schauffele, Sahith Theegala, Max Greyserman, Eric Cole, Matt Fitzpatrick, Aaron Rai
Jim Justin Thomas, Fleetwood Mac, Captain Kirk, Beau Hossler
Big J Collin Morikawa, Robert MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee
B.T.O. Scottie, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth, lil Rickie Fowler
I’m cold and he’s in shorts!
IT'S THAT TIME - FRIENDS!
With a nudge from the FGL office, The Master’s will be providing a ton of shot data on every golfer throughout the tournament. Not sure how you find it or what you do with it but anyway.
Your Commissioner is making a trade. Archie “Ben” Griffin is gone. Stepping in will be Sepp Straka - which bothers me. I think of him as an “Al” guy. This just isn’t settling well but I want 6 guys giving it a shot on Thursday.
First chance we’ll get to see some of the LIV golfers play.
Jim - Justin Thomas has been playing great this year. But I predict he’ll miss the cut at the Master’s. So confident that I’m willing to bet lunch at a place of your choosing whenever the day comes that I make it down to Bradenton.
Manager Golfers expected to play
Kevin Wyndham Hotels, Tom Kim, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Maverick McNealy, Jon Rahm
Jaustin Viktor Hovland, Akshay Bhatia, Cameron Young, Jimmy Conners, Byeong Hun An, Will Zalatoris
PAK-Mon Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im, Tony Finau, Nick Dunlap, Adam Scott
Commish Ludvig Aberg, Don Henley, Denny’s McCarthy, J.T. Poston, Taylor Pendrith, Sepp Straka
Doug Breakfast Souffle, Sahith Theegala, Max Greyserman, Matt Fitzpatrick
Jim Rory, Justin Thomas, Fleetwood Mac, Captain Kirk
Big J Collin Morikawa, Robert MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel, Jason Day
B.T.O. Scottie, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth
I was wrong - again.
With Jim and Big J tied for the lead and no one playing for Big J, I presumed that Jim, with 4 guys playing, would advance into a huge lead. So wrong. No points. Still tied. Also at the bottom of the leaderboard, Doug and Monica both managed to score 0 points!
My number 1 guy, Aberg, played in only his 2nd FGL tournament this year. And he still hasn’t managed to play on a Saturday/Sunday. And lately, on our calls, he’s always claiming a bad connection and hangs up. I want to blow up. And yet, I don’t feel like any FGL team is doing great. The leaderboard at Valero Sunday was filled with unknowns. Strange season.
I was also wrong about the Tigers. I checked tonight and they are in first place! Is this some delayed April Fool’s joke?
This is what happens when playing with Al
Hello TopGolf!
Six week after getting carved up like a Thanksgiving turkey, I made a visit around the corner with the folks at my local TopGolf. Just hit about a dozen balls with my wedge. I went in thinking that any swing was progress. That was until I bladed several, shanked a couple and threw in a whiff as well. A few made it in the air but it wasn’t pretty!
