B.T.O. Hideki Matsuyama, Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie, Billy Horschel
Jim Justin Thomas, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Homa
Jaustin Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im
Doug Gary Woodland, J.J. Spaun
PAK-Mon Wyndham Hotels, Keith Mitchell
Commish Don Henley, Ludvig Aberg, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
Big J Bobby McIntyre
Kevin Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka
No one had a huge week. Aaron Rai???? Monica continues to roll on. Rory bounced back Friday to make the cut and ended up with a top 10 finish. 14 total points which is all she needed.
Jim wins the Major Sidebet with a great final round from Justin Thomas. Congrats Jim. Otherwise, not much changed. Jaustin moved up into 2nd place as many of us are bunched up still far behind Monica.
Ben Kern is the local pro at Hickory Hills; he’s out of Grove City. He was the top PGA pro and the only one to make the cut.
Loved hearing the pros complain about the course set up. I have no idea if those were legit issues or not. But as I learned from Dave, you’re not allowed to leave the golf course if you’re happy. Glad the pros got a taste of the real world.
Some of you may have raised an eyebrow the other week when I referred to Big J as a “legend”. I would just point out that he’s won 6 Tommy O Awards, several IDI Championships and 2 Brewseum Cup trophies. I think he deserves mention with the other greats.
Congrats to my brother Tom who is getting married this Friday. Silly boy.
Played Sunday at Mill Creek with Big J, his brother Bobby as a surprise guest and Doug. Always an amazing time!
We’re going to Texas next. The Byron Nelson (which was once a huge event) is up next. The Texas boys (Scheffler and Spieth) are playing but not many more FGL golfers.
Manager Golfers expected to play
B.T.O. Billy Horschel
Jim Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Jaustin Sungjae Im (does he ever NOT play?)
Doug Si Woo Kim
PAK-Mon Wyndham Clark, Keith Mitchell
Commish Nope - no one, , , , , , , ,
Big J Jordan Spieth
Kevin Scottie, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka
Monica picked up 7 points, enough to keep a comfortable edge ahead of the rest of the field.
B.T.O. Has moved out of the basement thanks to lil Rickie’s 2nd place finish. Congrats. Tough luck for Kevin though.
Happy 1st birthday to Henrik, a part of Team Jaustin (I think).
And happiest birthday wishes go out to Manager Dave. Yep - another year older. Better than the alternative.
Kind of expect Scottie to step up for this one. Must win for Kevin.
B.T.O. Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie, Billy Horschel, Daniel Berger
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Pete Rose, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Homa
Jaustin Xander Schauffele, Alex Noren, Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Jimmy Conners, Sungjae Im
Doug Chris Gotterup, Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland, Si Woo Kim, J.J. Spaun, Min Woo Lee
PAK-Mon Rory, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jake Knapp, Wyndham Clark, Keith Mitchell
Commish Don Henley, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, George Burns, Nicolai Hojgaard
Big J Bobby MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa
Kevin Scottie, Sahith Theegala, Brooks Koepka
Had the privilege of playing with the Legend recently. We at least made it to the back nine before we threw out the scorecard. Played Jamaica Run. I know - it sounds like we’ll travel anywhere to play. No plane trip needed. This course was just outside of Dayton.
Morikawa has withdrawn from the Truist Championship this weekend. I really don’t know why.
Phil has backed out of the upcoming PGA Championship (sorry Kevin, I think). In his place, Max Homa will step in.
Lil Rickie has also been invited to play in the PGA Championship. He previously hadn’t qualified. (Dustin Johnson has also been given an invitation to play in that, if anyone wants him.)
Las Vegas Odds on winning the Truist Championship: top 4 picks:
1. Rory
2. Cam Young
3. Schauffle
4. Fitzpatrick
Really? And guess who has 3 of those players. How did the rest of us screw up so bad?
We’ve had 9 tournaments. Monica has had a winner in 6 of them. People everywhere are asking me if this league is rigged. I simply can’t explain it. Cameron Young won for the 2nd time this FGL season. And I don’t like it. PAK-Mon is now over 100 points.
Scottie came through with his third 2nd place finish in a row. That’s nice; but not enough Kevin.
Signature event with no cut and smaller field. The odds are better that FGL golfers will end up in the top 20. But so many of our guys just finished. Ridiculous!
Mrs. Commissioner continues to rebound from having her chest cracked open. I vaguely remember something about “in sickness and in health” but I really thought there’d be more health involved.
Another signature event. No cut. Limited field. Brooks, Wyndham Hotels and Keith Mitchell are alternates.
Manager Golfers expected to play
B.T.O. Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie, Daniel HamBerger
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy, Max Homa
Jaustin Xander Schauffele, Alex Noren, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Corey Conners, Sungjae Im
Doug Chris Gotterup, Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland, Si Woo Kim, J.J. Spaun, Min Woo Lee
PAK-Mon Rory, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jake Knapp
Commish Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, George Burns, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Nicolai Hojgaard
Big J Bobby MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa
Kevin Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau
Fitzpatrick wins again. Which means Monica wins again. And continues to expand on her enormous lead. When oh when will her dynasty end?
At the other end, the Brother’s Bame both managed to lose a point in New Orleans.
-31 was the winning score. Really? Were they playing a scramble? With mulligans and rope/scissors? Ridiculous.
Update on Mrs. Commissioner: she’s home now. Oh she’s still misbehaving. Moving around much more than I ever did. Not sure what that says. But all going in the right direction.
Your Commissioner makes a trade. Bryson is now available for anyone that wants him for the PGA Championship. I just need to go with someone that’s going to play some this season. I’ve not met him yet but am still happy to bring on Mr. Nicole Hojgaard. He seems pleased.
Good field expected in Florida
Manager Golfers expected to play
B.T.O. Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie, Daniel HamBerger
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Pete Rose, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy, Max Homa
Jaustin Alex Noren, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Jimmy Conners, Sungjae Im
Doug Chris Gotterup, Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland, Si Woo Kim, J.J. Spaun, Min Woo
PAK-Mon Cameron Young, Jake Knapp, Keith Mitchell
Commish Don Henley, Sepp Straka, George Burns, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Nicolai Hojgaard
Big J Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa
Kevin Scottie, Sahith Theegala
Hard to believe I have known this legend for 40 years. My first job in Columbus and I worked for Paul. Paul A. Kaiser. And when he signed off on anything, he’d initial it “OK PAK”. Hence the nickname that lives on to this day. Hoist one (or more) for me Paul!
Monday, 4/20, Mrs. Commissioner underwent open heart surgery at Mt. Carmel East. She came through it with no issues and said she had little pain. Today (Tuesday) is a little different as reality is setting in and she is quite uncomfortable. But doing well. Dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment and now open heart surgery within 12 months - that’s pretty impressive. So I guess she’s allowed to show off.
This time it was Fitzpatrick. She is on quite a roll! This is Fitzpatrick’s 2nd Plaid jacket at Heritage, which I must admit I find quite ugly. And to think Davis Love has 5 of them!
Once again, Scotty came through with a 2nd place finish. Impressive. And yet I think Kevin needs him to start pulling in some wins.
Doug has all the “Woo’s”. Min Woo Lee and Si Woo Kim. Not sure that’s ever been done before.
Rumors are swirling about a potential trade. A trade from Monica. I know - hard to believe. And it’s a type of trade this Commissioner has never processed before. Word on the street is that Monica is thinking of trading Paul. We’ve never had a manager traded before. “I like my studs young”, Monica was quoted as saying. We’ll see where this goes.
And finally, for those at the Draft, you may remember our hostess Kat. What I’ve learned is that she was at the Heritage tournament and is good friends with Scottie’s caddy. Crazy all the connections people have to the FGL.
Most FGL golfers taking the week off.
Manager Golfers expected to play
B.T.O. Billy Horschel
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Jaustin No one
Doug Shane Lowry
PAK-Mon Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Hotels Clark, Keith Mitchell
Commish No one
Big J No one
Kevin Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka
Had some of the Shadowbox folks out for a night at TopGolf.
But beyond the Shadowbox team, I should point out that Mrs. Commissioner has her own fan club…and in a most shocking place. Over at Twin Peaks (similar to a Tilted Kilt) some of the waitresses and one in particular somehow considers Mugsy to be her twin. Oh, and that she is so much fun. She is a celebrity in there and we are both so confused. But anyway…..
Before the Master’s, Doug dropped Morikawa. During the Master’s, Big J picked up Morikawa and dumped Min Woo Lee. Today, Doug has picked up Min Woo Lee. But the end of the season, they will have completely swapped their teams.
Some mid-week fun for your Commissioner!
The Heritage. Another “signature” event which means a fairly strong field with NO cut.
Manager Golfers expected to play
B.T.O. Harris English, Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie, the HamBergler
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy, Max Homa
Jaustin Xander Schauffele, Alex Noren, Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Corey Conners, Sungjae Im
Doug Chris Gotterup, Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland, Si Woo Kim, Min Woo Lee, J.J. Spaun
PAK-Mon Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jake Knapp
Commish Don Henley, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, George Burns
Big J Bobby MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa
Kevin Scottie, Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau
