TST Fantasy Golf 2017-18

[Warren Zevon]

Hey thanks, @Club Rat.  I really appreciate the work you do with the spreadsheets and everything else with our fantasy gang.

Scott Stallings was a great guess.  I've been spending more than half of my player budget on two top end guys lately, and throwing darts at everything else.  It's been pretty lucky the last few weeks.

 

[boogielicious]

12 hours ago, Club Rat said:

He didn't need the double bubble, he kicked everyone's butt... again...  

Congrats @Warren Zevon

@Warren Zevon Do you have inside information????

"I was gambling in Havana. I took a little risk. Send Lawyers Guns and Money! Dad get me out of this!"

[Club Rat]

On ‎12‎/‎26‎/‎2017 at 8:17 PM, gogolfing said:

Hello TST Fantasy Golfers, 

With Yahoo in the previous years, there were three segments.
The GC Fantasy appears to simply have a year long running total.

Would you or anyone like to suggest a format for our TST Fantasy?

My thoughts, still have three segments winners and use only the 7 top scores total each segment.
Then use the top 21 scores of all segments (7 scores from each) for the overall winner.

Maybe @iacas would award a badge to the overall winner?  

Any thoughts, @kpaulhus @Undr Par @Warren Zevon @Strat-Pack Rick @boogielicious @Wally Fairway @Carl Spackler @J M Brown @Shindig @Toffeelover @Ernest Jones 

[Moxley]

3 minutes ago, Club Rat said:

With Yahoo in the previous years, there were three segments.
The GC Fantasy appears to simply have a year long running total.

Would you or anyone like to suggest a format for our TST Fantasy?

My thoughts, still have three segments winners and use only the 7 top scores total each segment.
Then use the top 21 scores of all segments (7 scores from each) for the overall winner.

Maybe @iacas would award a badge to the overall winner?  

Any thoughts, @kpaulhus @Undr Par @Warren Zevon @Strat-Pack Rick @boogielicious @Wally Fairway @Carl Spackler @J M Brown @Shindig @Toffeelover @Ernest Jones 

I think what you have suggested is a pretty good way to do it.

The issue with the running total that I'm finding is that picks don't carry over from 1 week to the next , meaning that you score no points if you forget. That's easily done over a year when you have family, work etc, not to mention holidays. Because the typical weekly points are around ~400, but the typical good-bad spread around ~100 ,  it means missing a single week would require 8 weeks of excellent scoring to make up. 2 or 3 missed (me already  ) and you are realistically out of it.  Maybe not an issue to others, just my thoughts. 

Other ideas :

1) Points average ,subject to a minimum number of entries 

2) Double/extra points for Majors,WGCs etc

3) Number of weeks won as the first tie splitter, followed by something else (e.g. total points, or pts average)

4) Double/extra points for closing events, so that the finish holds some excitment

5) Some variant on your segment idea as above, for instance offering bonus points for winning a segment. 

[Warren Zevon]

I’m all for splitting the season into segments.  

[boogielicious]

20 hours ago, Club Rat said:

With Yahoo in the previous years, there were three segments.
The GC Fantasy appears to simply have a year long running total.

Would you or anyone like to suggest a format for our TST Fantasy?

My thoughts, still have three segments winners and use only the 7 top scores total each segment.
Then use the top 21 scores of all segments (7 scores from each) for the overall winner.

Maybe @iacas would award a badge to the overall winner?  

Any thoughts, @kpaulhus @Undr Par @Warren Zevon @Strat-Pack Rick @boogielicious @Wally Fairway @Carl Spackler @J M Brown @Shindig @Toffeelover @Ernest Jones 

I like having segments for the same reasons others have stated.

[coachjimsc]

Segments vote here. 

[jsgolfer]

As I missed a week already, segments is good for me.  

[Club Rat]

The GC fantasy site is really goofy, it's got a few bugs in the site with scoring.

[boogielicious]

Ok, so Smilie Kaufman was a bad pick, but Ricky Fowler? Dude! WTF!

[Club Rat]

2 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Ricky Fowler? Dude! WTF!

Your not in the boat alone. 8 out of the 17 teams selected Tricky Rickie this week.
I am Officailly ending my Fantasy relationship forever with him, it's over.

Dear Ricky,
After numerous weeks of selecting you as my Top fantasy pick, you have let me down and failed to make the CUT!!!
Therefore, It's OVER.  No more.
It will be a Win - WIn situation for the both of US.
You will make Cuts and WIn Millions and I may even Win a Fantasy Championship... 
Sincerely, The Club Rat
Ps. you can thank me after the season is over.  

[boogielicious]

4 hours ago, Club Rat said:

Your not in the boat alone. 8 out of the 17 teams selected Tricky Rickie this week.
I am Officailly ending my Fantasy relationship forever with him, it's over.

Dear Ricky,
After numerous weeks of selecting you as my Top fantasy pick, you have let me down and failed to make the CUT!!!
Therefore, It's OVER.  No more.
It will be a Win - WIn situation for the both of US.
You will make Cuts and WIn Millions and I may even Win a Fantasy Championship... 
Sincerely, The Club Rat
Ps. you can thank me after the season is over.  

This means he’s a lock to win next week!

[Warren Zevon]

Fowler has been on my ‘don’t play them unless you have to’ list for a while.   I added Phil last year, to go along with Jim Furyk.   

[Club Rat]

A very tough week with the lowest points YTD for a single event, 356 Pts.
The Bear Trap took it's toll on many.
Congrats to team "vpectol" as he overtakes The Club Rat, having players JT & LL for 50 bonus points.

[Wally Fairway]

I feel good that I didn't lose more points to the field last week, having "only" JT on my team make the cut.

[Wally Fairway]

day before reminder, time to make your guesses

only 11 entries for TST group so far this week

[Club Rat]

@gogolfing finally comes out of hibernation and has Top Honors this week.
@gogolfing would you like to stay with GC season standings or use the Yahoo format with 3 - segments with Over-All?

[boogielicious]

9 hours ago, Club Rat said:

@gogolfing finally comes out of hibernation and has Top Honors this week.
@gogolfing would you like to stay with GC season standings or use the Yahoo format with 3 - segments with Over-All?

For some reason, one of my picks dropped off. I wonder if there was a WD or I just messed up.