Going to Hilton Head next

What a great tournament. Forces the guys to leave their Driver in the trunk. Not me though. I’d still hit Driver, 3 Wood, two 7 irons then 2 more wedges followed by 2 putts. (Small greens - no three putts!)

Manager Golfers expected to play

The Doctor Kevin Kisner, Matt Kuchar, Kevin Streelman,

Big J Horschak

Kevin Daniel HamBerger, Abraham Ancer, Kyle ”Michael” Stanley

B.T.O. Dustin Johnson, C.T. Pan,, Ian Fancy {ants Poulter

Jim Chez Reavie, Charley Dustin Hoffman, Maverick McNealy

Laustin Tommy Fleetwood Mac, Corey Jimmy Conners, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Carlos Ortiz

Monica Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Harris English, Colonel Patton Kizzire,

Paul Will Zalatoris, Russell Don Henley,

Doug Paul Casey, Cameron Smith ,Sam Burns

Commish Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, Alex Noren

Friends........it's time for the Master's

This is the week where some of us need to make a move to catch Big J.

Manager Golfers expected to play

The Doctor Justin Thomas, Kevin Kisner, Matt Kuchar, , Cameron Champ
Big J Jordan Spieth, Bryson Dechambeau, Joaquin Niemann, Jason Day, Billy Horschel, Jason Kokrak
Kevin Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger, Abraham Ancer, Henrik Stenson, Marc Leishman
B.T.O. Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, C.T. Pan, Jimmy Walker, Ian Poulter
Jim Patrick Reed, Rory Mcilroy, Max Homa
Laustin Tommy Fleetwood, Matthew Wolff, Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Carlos Ortiz
Monica Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Harris English, Matt Jones,
Paul Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, , Adam Scott, Lanto Griffin
Doug Xander Schauffele, Paul Casey Cameron Smith, Hideki Matsuyama,
Commish Jon Rahm, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, Brian Harman

Quick stop in Texas before the Masters

Manager Golfers expected to play

Kevin Abraham Ancer, Henrik Stenson, Kyle Stanley

Commish Si Woo Kim, Brian Harman

B.T.O. Dustin Johnson - WD, Jhonattan Vegas, Jimmy Dynomite Walker

Jim Dustin Hoffman

Laustin Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners,

Monica Harris English

Paul Tony Finau, Lanto Griffin

Doug Hideki Matsuyama, Sam Burns,

The Doctor Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar, , Cameron Champ

Big J Jordan Spieth,

Not much happens at the Honda

Traditionally our opening tournament. But life has changed so much. Smaller FGL field than normal. Laustin and Doug had no one playing. Jim went backwards without Rory or Robert Reed playing. That’s just too bad. Moncia had the best week with +9 thanks to Matt Jones win.

Commissioner’s office gets a week off. Match play tournament is next week. A chance for all managers to spend some time with their squads and plan strategy. The Master’s is only a few weeks away.

Players Championship is bloody!

So many FGL golfers missed the cut. And through it all, Big J extended his lead with 12 points with all 6 of his guys making the cut. He makes it look so easy!

PAUL - what is going on in your lockerroom? Paul’s #1 guy - Hovland, missed the cut by just two strokes. But how did that happen? Hovland’s mom called in and pointed out that she thought her son marked his ball incorrectly. Two stroke penalty and the weekend off. Yikes!

B.T.O. - your dusty johnson didn’t do anything. Just never got anything going. As a great example, on #17, his tee shot hit the pin and then rolled into the water. Some days are like that. I see these guys hang their heads on #17. That’s how my whole round is!!!

The Doctor got a win from Justin Thomas. Good stuff. However, all five of his other guys missed the cut. Ouch. With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, I am reminded of an outing at least 15 years ago in Cincinnati with the Doctor. I believe we were at Crowley’s. Every group has that one guy they want to trade. We saw a group that had obviously been partying all day long. One of their friends had obviously thrown up all over his shirt and was trying to carry on. On our side, we had Al doing his ninja-dragon moves. And with that, we sent a delegation to negotiate the terms of a trade. Dave and Doug did their best but I believe, in the end, they also wanted cash. The deal fell through. In hindsight………………..

Time for the Honda Classic

Manager Golfers expected to play

Kevin Daniel Berger,, Henrik Stenson

Commish Sungjae Im, Alex Noren, Brian Harman, Ryo Ishikawa

B.T.O. C.T. Pan, Jhonattan Vegas, Jimmy Dynomite Walker, Ian Fancy Pants Poulter

Jim Chez Reavie, Maverick McNealy

Laustin No one

Monica ,Matt Jones, Patton Kizzire,

Paul Russell Henley, Adam Scott, Doug , Sam Burns,

The Doctor Rickie Fowler, Kevin Streelman,

Big J Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann

Big J builds on his lead

I’ve seen him use this recipe before. In his previous championships, Big J generally built up an early lead and held on all year. Usually this happened with the Masters. But with the Master’s now the 2nd Major, he’s started strong right from the beginning. Frenchy DeChambeau, a second round pick, won at Bay Hill. Crybaby. He hit a shot out of the bunker on #11 and announced that these were the worst bunkers on the tour. Good thing Arnie isn’t alive to hear that. Imagine if Bryson had played the Memorial a decade ago when Jack messed around with the rakes. That would not have gone well! Anyway - 18 points for Big J. Also a great week for Jim and Laustin as they each had 3 golfers in the Top 10 including Dustin Hoffman and Jimmy Connors.

My guy Si Woo Kim shot an 80 in his first round. I pulled him aside, “Si, what gives?” which was a really stupid thing for me to say since he doesn’t speak English. Si just dropped his head and walked off into the parking lot. Never saw him again. Not sure if I ever will!

Justin Pete Rose made the cut for Dave. But on Saturday, he proceeded to quickly deposit ball after ball into the lake; talking a 9 on a par 4. He then grabbed his back, slammed his trunk and went for a pint. No word if he’ll be well enough to play the Players.

Players Championship coming up. One of the strongest FGL fields of the seaon.

Manager Golfers expected to play

Kevin Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger, Abraham Ancer, Henrik Stenson, Marc Leishman, Kyle Stanley

Commish Jon Rahm, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, Alex Noren, Brian Harman,

B.T.O. Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, , C.T. Pan, Jhonattan Vegas, Jimmy Walker, Ian Poulter

Jim Patrick Reed, Rory Mcilroy, Chez Reavie, Max Homa, Charley Hoffman, Maverick McNealy

Laustin Tommy Fleetwood, , Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Carlos Ortiz

Monica Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Harris English, Matt Jones, Patton Kizzire,

Paul Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Russell Henley, Adam Scott, Lanto Griffin

Doug Xander Schauffele, Paul Casey, Cameron Smith, Hideki Matsuyama, Sam Burns,

The Doctor Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner, Matt Kuchar, Kevin Streelman, Cameron Champ

Big J Jordan Spieth, Bryson Dechambeau, Joaquin Niemann, Jason Day, Billy Horschel, Jason Kokrak

1st Trade in Years!!!!!!!

We had NO trades in 2020. But it only took 1 week fo the 2021 FGL season for us to have the first trade. While I had no doubt that Dave could work magic with Tiger, it was still a pretty tall task to expect him to push Tiger to victory at the Master’s…….since Tiger may have trouble even walking this year. And so TIger has been fired. Joining the FGL after being gone for a few years is Ian “Fancy Pants” Poulter.

Doug - forgot to congratulate you on a brilliant draft selection. With his 6th pick, Doug tried to pick Mike Weir but technicalities voided that transaction. Last week - Mike Weir finished in second place! Sure it was the seniors tour but still..

2021 Season has begun!

No one had the winner in Florida this past week. But a bunch of managers had 2nd place finishes. Big J takes the early lead with his #5 and #6 guys (Horchak and Kokrak) having solid tournaments. Paul in second place with Kevin right behind.

This World Golf event brings out the best players in the world. And yet - Dave and I only had two golfers playing. That is not a good sign as we are both already in last place. And beyond that, Mrs. Commissioner tells me she thinks it will be quite a feat if Tiger just gets back on his feet like before this season. That may be true but I passed along that Dave has assured me that Tiger will still somehow with The Master’s in April.

Arnold Palmer coming up next. Players Championship following

Manager Golfers expected to play

Kevin Henrik Stenson, Marc Leishman, Kyle Stanley

Commish Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, Alex Noren, Brian Harman,

B.T.O. Justin Rose, , C.T. Pan,

Jim Patrick Reed, Rory Mcilroy, Chez Reavie, Max Homa, Charley Hoffman, Maverick McNealy

Laustin Tommy Fleetwood, Corey Conners, Matthew Fitzpatrick

Monica Harris English, Matt Jones, Patton Kizzire,

Paul Viktor Hovland,, Will Zalatoris, Lanto Griffin

Doug Paul Casey, Hideki Matsuyama, Sam Burns,

The Doctor Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner, Cameron Champ

Big J Jordan Spieth, Bryson Dechambeau, Jason Day, Billy Horschel, Jason Kokrak

2021 Season about to begin

We did it. It wasn’t pretty but we got it done. Special thanks to the kids in IT for their help. What you didn’t see was the work to try and eliminate echo noise and get the pre-draft background music just right. And then all the challenges. But it still worked!

Great to see Kevin. Been a number of years. Will be interested to see if Kevin can pick as good a team for himself as his brother does for him.

B.T.O. - we’ll see how your strategy works. At this moment, your #3 guy is in surgery. Is that the kind of year it’s going to be for you?

Big J went with Jordan Spieth for $1.90 with his opening pick. Interestingly - he is the cheapest guy on his team. And his entire team begins with either a “J” or a “B”. Very odd.

Let’s play golf. Expected to play:

Kevin Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger, Abraham Ancer, , Marc Leishman,
Commish Jon Rahm, Sungjae Im,
B.T.O. Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose
Jim Patrick I cheat Reed, Rory Mcilroy,
Laustin Tommy Fleetwood, Matthew Wolff, Scottie Scheffler, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Carlos Ortiz
Monica Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Harris English,
Paul Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott, Lanto Griffin
Doug Xander Schauffele, Cameron Smith, Hideki Matsuyama,
The Doctor Justin Thomas, , Kevin Kisner, Matt Kuchar, , Cameron Champ
Big J Bryson Dechambeau, Joaquin Niemann, Jason Day, Billy Horschel, Jason Kokrak

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2020 - it's finally over!

What a season. And as the dust settles, your Commissioner brings home his 3rd Tommy O Award. Shocking. All I can figure is that I must have cheated. Very fortunate to be able to grab Dustin Johnson with the 8th pick in the first round. Also, Dan HamBerger had a career year which helped.

Bastard Team O’Brien and myself tie for the sidebet pot with 28 points from the Augusta tournament. And right behind us were Jim and Paul with 26 points each.

I admit I was worried that Bryson DeChambeau would have another incredible tournament. Instead, Bernard Langer at the age of 63 actually finished better than Bryson. Well - it is 2020.

Second place on the FGL leaderboard goes to Manager Kevin. He holds on and edges B.T.O. by just 2 points..

The Master’s is scheduled to move back to April in 2021.. My hunch is that they still won’t have patrons.

Commissioner’s office has no idea yet about the 2021 FGL Draft. For 20 years it’s been the opening bell for Spring. With just three months until we kick it up again, will have to figure something out. I figure that since Biden can’t get any work done yet, perhaps he can help with this transition. Stay tuned.

Fragmented 2020 season about to close

The Master’s - a event like no other. FINALLY!!!!!

Manager Golfers expected to play
Kevin Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia
Commish Dusty Johnson, Jason Day, Hideki Matsuyama, Brandt Snedeker, Cameron Champ
B.T.O Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith, Bubba Watson, Chez Reavie
Jim Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar, Zach’s Johnson
Laustin Patrick Cantlay, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Kisner, Collin Morikawa, Abraham Ancer
Monica Homer Simpson, Adam Scott, Lanto Griffin, Louis Oosthuizen, Brendon Todd,
Paul Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood Mac, Sungjae Im,
Doug Xander Schauffele, Marc Leishman, Byeong Hun An, Paul Casey, Scottie Scheffle,
The Doctor Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland, Phil
Big J Tony Finau, Tiger, Matthew Fitzpatrick