Golf Frustrations!
I’ve seen golf clubs thrown on a golf course. So many frustrations. But until today, I’d never seen golf clubs tossed at my TopGolf!
Get ready for the Open!
Doug had a good tournament at the Scottish Open and picked up 13 points. Looks like him and Jim will be battling it out for 2nd place.
Monica picks up 9 points but after all, this is the Year of Monica.
My boy Aberg bogeyed his last hole Friday to miss the cut by one shot. Not to be outdone, my Sepp Straka was able to bogey his last 2 holes Friday to also miss the cut by one shot. Some years are just like that.
And Scottie missed a cut for the first time in thousands of years. It goes like that sometimes Kevin.
With our final Major coming up, one has to wonder, will Jim or Monica win it? They’ve split the first four. Oh it’ll probably come down to Fleetwood Mac against Fitzpatrick for the Sidebet win.
Took a couple of the grandsons to the Ohio Theater Sunday to see an old Star Wars movie. Should have realized the boys were most interested in running through every inch of the place. And while tickets were very cheap, I still somehow ended up paying $60 on all kinds of concessions!
Time for the British!
Manager Golfers expected to play
Jaustin Xander, Alex Noren, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Jimmy Conners, Sungjae Im
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Pete Rose, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy, Max Homa
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 Robert MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa
B.T.O. Hideki, Harris English, Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie, Horchak, Daniel HamBerger
Kevin Scottie, Sahith Theegala, Brooks Koepka
Happy 4th of July!
It marked some big birthdays. 250 years for - oh you’ve heard enough about that. But also a happy 74th birthday to former FGL Manager The Doctor. And also happy 4th birthday to Julian, part of team Jaustin.
I enjoyed watching some of the US Senior Open at Scioto. (Not in person, on TV). So many old familiar names like Peppermint Patty, Stewart Kitchen Cink, Fancy Pants, the Predator. Oh such fun!
I was walking the neighborhood streets Saturday when I noticed Archie walking towards me. Big floppy hat, sweaty old OSU t-shirt and he’s only about 5’ 6” so it was clearly him. I just said “hi” as I walked by but started planning for the return trip down the sidewalk! On the way back, I asked him if the nasty heat made him want to put the pads back on again. He told me , “God no. but this is the time of year that the Bengals would open training camp and it was so painful!” Interesting note on all that was the entire time he kept walking; walking away from me. My second question was to see if he remembered signing a Hooters calendar for a 10 year old boy at our Brewseum Open but never got the chance.
Oh - we also had some FGL golf over the weekend. Jim picked up 9 points with Homa’s 2nd place finish and moves up on your FGL leaderboard to 2nd place. Doug grabbed a win and is now tied for 3rd place.
Scottish Open up next
Manager Golfers expected to play
Jaustin Xander Schauffele, Alex Noren, Patrick Cantlay, Corey Conners, Sungjae Im
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Justin Thomas
Kevin Scottie, Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau
Doug Chris Gotterup, Shane Lowry, Si Woo Kim, J.J. Spaun, Min Woo Lee
PAK-Mon Rory, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jake Knapp, Wyndham Clark
Commish Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Nicolai Hojgaard
Big J Robert MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland
B.T.O. Harris English, Billy Horschel,
“Saturday, in the park, I think it was the 4th of July”
Well Chicago, after all these years, you got your wish.
A holiday outing
It was indeed a boiling hot round of golf at Kings Mill golf club near Marion. Probably close to 400 degrees. But at least there was a nice hot humid breeze blowing. At one point, I think Big J’s underwear simply imploded. Tough conditions.
It happened!!!!!!
The Tommy O has been hung in its rightful place at the B.T.O. estate!
And congrats to Manager Jim as I hear he’s headed to Europe for a long river boat cruise! ENJOY!
A wonderful night at the Blossom Music Center. Caught Don Felder play a lot of Eagles songs for the opening act. Chatted with one of the ladies working there during the break and she ended up moving us up from the 80th row to the 15 row for The Guess Who. A very comfortable night!
Travelers goes to sudden death overtime or whatever we call it
Hovland got the win and Morikawa a 3rd place finish for Big J. 20 points for the tournament!!!! Moved up on the leaderboard which may just end up screwing up his 2027 draft spot! But congrats anyway!
11 points for both Jaustin and PAK-Mon as we head to the John Deere.
Let's go ride a John Deere tractor!
Well - not quite. But it is time for the John Deere Championship. Not many FGL golfers playing as they’re busy looking for flights to Scotland where we have the Scotish Open in a week.
Manager Golfers expected to play
Jaustin Milton Bradley, Sungjae Im
Jim Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Homa
Kevin Tony Finau
Doug Chris Gotterup
PAK-Mon Keith Mitchell
Commish Sudarshan Yellamaraju
Big J Jacob Bridgeman, Jordan Spieth
B.T.O. lil Rickie , Daniel HamBerger
Surprise tennis outing
Thank you Ashley. Reminds me of outings at Oglebay, WV with Monica and Doug as well as Chatham with Doug. Some good shots. Lots of bad. And a few home runs over the fence.
So many guys not performing this season
One example would be Big J’s buddy Jordan Spieth. We haven’t see much of Jordan on TV as he’s not had the best of years. Tends to get a bit off the beaten path:
In homage to those who went first decades ago…..
I tried to celebrate the dawning of Summer with an IronMan outing. The opening first hole at #1 at Granville…..
And finished on #18 at Longaberger
Ryan asked that we post this picture
Sunday was a beautiful day for some baseball
Oh sure - the Clippers lost. But it was still a great afternoon with all the added entertainment. And on top of all that, it was also Manager Austin’s birthday!
Would you expect anything else this season?
Wyndham Hotels, after years of doing nothing, decides to win another US Open. All I can figure is it’s the new management. Congrats to Paul and Monica on another outstanding weekend. 32 points and the sidebet win. On a course to be a historic FGL season. When it all comes together, guys like Keith Mitchell open with a 40 on his opening nine holes yet somehow ends up in the top 10. The current second, third and fourth top ranked players are all on a certain someone’s team. See how their salary has increased since that infamous TopGolf Draft night:
Player Draft Night 6/21
Rory McIlroy $8.70 $9.57
Cameron Young $3.18 $7.28
Matt Fitzpatrick $3.07 $6.82
Jake Knapp $2.11 $2.50
Wyndham Clark $1.72 $5.05
Keith Mitchell $1.11 $1.74
TOTAL $19.89 $32.96
Defending Tommy O Champion - negative two points for the weekend. Tsk tsk tsk.
Jim and I picked up 14 points. Not much to brag about there.
Big J’s favorite Jason Day played a few holes Thursday and then decided to go home. He pulled a Morikawa with a sore back.
We’re going to the Travelers next. It’s a Signature event which means: limited field, all make the cut, top names are expected to compete (except Rory who has decided he just doesn’t care about those events) I would guess a few of the guys that gutted it out for four rounds at the US Open would not be too upset if they missed the cut. But there’s no cut. So they’re playing all four rounds. I expect some tournament schedule changes next year!
Manager Golfers expected to play
B.T.O. Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie Fowler, Daniel HamBerger
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy
Jaustin Xander, Alex Noren, Keegan 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 Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jake Knapp, Wyndham Clark, Keith Mitchell
Commish Don Henley, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, Sam Burns, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Nicolai Hojgaard,
Big J Bob MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa
Kevin Scottie, Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau
A lovely Buckeye outing.
Sponsored by Roosters, thanks to Woody & Delta Dental for the invitation. Weather was perfect out on the OSU Scarlet course. Coach Hinton was with our group. He was terrible - which really helped me feel better about my game!
Time for the US Open! Hold on tight!!! (Oh wait, the FGL season feels like it's over)
Manager Golfers expected to play
B.T.O. Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, \Akshay Bhatia, lil Rickie, Billy Horschel, Daniel HamBerger
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Maverick McNealy
Jaustin Xander Schauffele, Alex Noren, Keegan 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, Wyndham Clark, Keith Mitchell
Commish Don Henley, 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 Scottie, Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka
Bud Cauley?
Another winner not in the FGL. But in the end, the story is the same. Monica picks up 10 points with Fitzpatrick’s 2nd place finish. Well done Monica! Paul sure has picked a good team!
Doug and your Commissioner are now tied for second place with Jim and Jaustin right behind. Big J and Kevin are tied for 6th.
Kevin’s boy Brooks Koepka made the cut. Congratulations. But then he didn’t play Sunday. I don’t know what happened. Made the cut but didn’t finish. No points for that.
Wonderful outing at Shaker Run near Lebanon on a glorious Saturday afternoon. Three Finger Tim and his son Cody backed out on us that day but Big J and myself carried on. Sounds like Tim’s body is a bit beat up.
Let's go to Canada
Most guys resting up for the US Open the following week. But we’ve got a few FGL players digging their passports out for the trip north.
Manager Golfers expected to play
B.T.O. Billy Horschel
Jim Fleetwood Mac, Pete Rose, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Homa
Jaustin Alex Noren, Corey Conners
Doug Shane Lowry
PAK-Mon Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Hotels, Keith Mitchell
Commish George Burns, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
Big J Bobby MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Jacob Bridgeman, Collin Morikawa
Kevin Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka