Doug makes a statement!

I guess he doesn’t like sitting at the starting line with 0 points. So this week, he picks up 16 points with all 4 of his boys making the cut and Gary Woodland picking up an impressive win!
Big J picks up 8 points with two top 10 finishers and FGL leading Monica grabs 5 points to stay in the lead.
Good news from Manager Jim. His better half Barb is already up and around on her new hip. And Jim kicked Dave’s butt on opening round NCAA picks.

The Commish is making a trade. Picking up a hot player is usually a curse when I do it. But I’m dumping Katayama and picking up some guy that I have no clue how to pronounce his name. Coming on board for only $0.96 is Sudarshan Yellamaraju. Don’t even know what he looks like. Good luck!

Not sure what to say about the Tiger situation. Apparently, alcohol was not the issue. But something caused him to drive so fast on a residential street that he flipped his car on its side. Lots of pain meds? No - it is this writers’ opinion that it was the intense and never-ending pressure from his Manager Kevin to compete in the Master’s that made Tiger drive like my grandsons on the kiddie rides at Cedar Point.

We’re staying in Texas for one more before heading to The Master’s.

Manager Golfers expected to play 

B.T.O. Hideki Matsuyama,  lil Rickie, Billy Horschel, Daniel HamBerger

Jim Tommy Fleetwood Mac, Maverick McNealy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Homa

Jaustin   Alex Noren

Doug Collin Morikawa, Gary Woodland, Spaun, Si Woooooo Kim

PAK-Mon  Keith Mitchell

Commish Don Henley, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, Yell

Big J Bobby MacIntyre,  Jordan Spieth

Kevin   Tony Finau 

Great tournament for Jaustin and PAK-Mon

I didn’t watch any of the Valspar (since none of my guys bothered showing up) but saw that Monica’s Fitzpatrick won the tournament. Outstanding! More shocking was to add up the points and notice that Team Jaustin had 3 top 10 finishers and 15 points for the week! As for Doug - he’s still sitting at the starting line with zero points.

We’re off to the Children’s Houston Open next

Manager Golfers expected to play 

B.T.O.

  Harris English, lil Rickie, Billy Horschel

Jim

  Christiaan Bezuidenhout  

Justin

  Sungjae Im

Doug

  Chris Gotterup, Archie Griffin, Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Gary Woodland

PAK-Mon

  Jake Knapp, Wyndham Hotels Clark, Keith Mitchell

Commish

  George Burns, Kurt Kitayama 

Big J

  Min Woo Lee, Jason Day  

Kevin

Scottie, Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka

Sawgrass does not disappoint!

Congrats to PAK-Mon on a huge tournament. When the dust settled, they co-managed a first and second place finish. Quite impressive! And 1st place on your leaderboard.

Big J also had a nice tournament as he moves to second place with all his guys making the cut. All this while he’s soon to dock at the Canary Islands.

For myself, I was terribly sad to see Aberg implode. It was all looking so easy …. until it wasn’t. And I take the blame. In the middle of Sunday’s round, I started calling in with some advice on distances. However, all my numbers were in yards and they were working in meters. That can cause some issues. This won’t happen next time.

I’d like to extend a big “thank you” to manager Doug. During Friday’s very short rain delay, my boy Don Henley went into the clubhouse thinking he had plenty of time for some lunch. Doug’s boy Ben Griffin who saw Don and warned him he needed to run back out to his spot or he’d be late for the re-start. Henley finished top 20. Thanks Doug.

And beyond that, Doug just couldn’t catch a break. He ends up losing 4 points and finds himself in the basement. And as I was watching the open round on Thursday, BREAKING NEWS popped on the screen. I thought maybe there was some news on Iran; aliens had been spotted or cancer cured. No - much bigger than all that. His number 1 guy, Colin Morikawa, took a practice swing on his second hole and hurt his back. So he went home. Sorry Doug! And his other guy Gary Woodland announced that since his brain surgery, he has been trying to deal with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Against his doctor’s orders to step back from golf, Gary has decided to try and play through. A very sad story.

Best wishes to Mrs. Manager Jim as she recovers from having a new hip shoved in. Go Barb!

Off to the Valspar thing next week. Most of us have 3 guys playing; I have none.

Go Bucks on Thursday! It’s been a number of years since we’ve seen you play in the Dance. Beat TCU and then hopefully give Duke a surprise!

Expected to Play:

Manager Golfers expected to play 

B.T.O.   Akshay Bhatia, Billy Horschel

Jim   Justin Thomas, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Homa

Jaustin Xander Schauffele,  MIlton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Jimmy Conners, Sungjae Im

Doug   Ben Griffin,  Aaron Rai, Gary Woodland

PAK-Mon   Matt Fitzpatrick,  Wyndham Clark, Keith Mitchell

Commish   nope - no one will play  

Big J   Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Jordan Spieth

Kevin Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka 

Losing is Not an Option

It’s an old slogan from long ago and Dave is bringing it back. I guess that’s what a Tommy O victory can do for you. And with that, Tyrell Hatton is gone. According to FGL Insider, Hatton was on a flight from Scotland to Akron for his first FGL meeting when he got the news that he’d been fired. Wow - Hatton is not someone I’d want to tick off. But anyway, out is Hatton and in is the Hamburgler, sponsored by McDonald’s.

Dave picks up where he left off last year

An amazing open tournament for Bastard Team O’Brien. Bhatia stayed strong and battled back to somehow take down Berger in a playoff for B.T.O. All his other boys made the cut including strong finishes from Horschak and lil Rickie. 18 points for Dave and your FGL lead.

At the other end is Team Jaustin. 3 of his guys (probably the one’s Julian picked missed the cut) while his other 3 made the cut but only finished. Net zero points.

72 men entered the tournament and 52 made the cut. 9 of the guys missing the cut were FGL players. And Rory quit. He just quit after making the cut. No points for him. Bad back and we’ll see if he’s ready for the Players. Sorry Monica (or Paul)

Scottie misses a Top 20 finish for the first time since the 8th grade. Could this be a sign of his new management under Kevin?

The Players Championship is next! Expected to play:

Manager Golfers expected to play 

B.T.O. Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie Fowler, Daniel HamBurgler

Jim Fleetwood Mac, Pete Rose, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Homa

Jaustin Xander Schauffele, Alex Noren, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Jimmy Conners, Sungjae Im

Doug Collin Morikawa, Chris Gotterup, Archie Griffin, Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Gary Woodland

PAK-Mon Rory, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jake Knapp, Wyndham Clark, Keith Mitchell

Commish Don Henley, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, George Burns, Kurt Kitayama  

Big J Bobby MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Min Woo Lee, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth

Kevin Scottie Scheffler, Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka 

Entry fees

There was a lot going on Sunday so I could have easily gotten some of this wrong. I show entry fees paid for B.T.O., Jim, Kevin and Doug. If I’ve left anyone off let me know. I do NOT need entry fees now. But wanted to throw this out now so there are no surprises at the next Draft.

Buckle Up - here we go!

We start off this season at the Arnold Palmer. (The Players Championship is next) It’s a PGA Signature event. Top 50 plus ties and anyone within 10 shots of the lead will make the cut. Sorry Kevin - no Tiger; no Lefty and that’s no surprise. My boy Don Henley is defending champ. Expected to play: (and hopefully I haven’t screwed things up too much)

Manager

Golfers expected to play 

B.T.O.

Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Akshay Bhatia, li Rickie, Billy Horschel

Jim

Tommy Fleetwood Mac, Pete Rose, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy

Jaustin

Xander Schauffele, Alex Noren, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Jimmy Conners, Sungjae Im

Doug

Collin Morikawa, Chris Gotterup, Ben Griffin, Shane Lowry

PAK-Mon

Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Keith Mitchell

Commish

Russell Henley, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, Sam Burns, Kurt Kitayama

Big J

Robert MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Min Woo Lee, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth

Kevin

Scottie Scheffler, Sahith Theegala

FGL kicks off 28th season!

Hard to believe! I never would have guessed it would have lived this long. But Sunday afternoon, TopGolf hosted our illustrious group for the 2026 Draft. Special thanks to Ashley for her IT help in getting everything set up and pulling Jim & Dave in. Food was really good and the boys certainly enjoyed “trying” to hit golf balls later. Then again, many of the rest of us “tried” too. Much of it was not pretty.