Our first Major.........

Manager Golfers expected to play

Kevin Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson, Brian Harman

Big J Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Jimmy Conners, Tyrrell Hatton

Commish Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim, Tiger, Poston

Jim Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Adam Scott, Donl Henley, Chris Kirk

Jaustin Rory, Cameron Young, Sungjae Im, Bryson DeChambeau

Paul Seamus Power, Sepp Straka, Si Woo Kim, Bubba

B.T.O. Jon Rahm, Max Homa, Hideki Matsuyama, Gary Woodland, Harris English, Francesco Molinari

The Doctor Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Kevin Kisner, Alex Noren

Monica Will Zalatoris, Keith Mitchell, Keegan Bradley, Cameron Smith

Doug Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Burns, Sahith Theegala, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Hoge, Newman!

Bow your head - it's time for the Master's

Gary Player isn’t happy that it’s so hard to get on at Augusta to play 18 holes. Welcome to my world Gary!

Before the draft, I had Morikawa, Tony Finau and Jimmy Connors on my own FGL Christmas list. I think they are all due for a big year. Will it be at the Masters?

Sports betting is here in Ohio now. I think that’s scary stuff. And yet, I have put $10 down that no LIV golfer will win a Major this year. I think it’ll be tough for DJ or Cam Smith or anyone else to play the back nine on Sunday, keep their cool and win it. And while Rory and Robert Reed don’t get along. I also think it’ll be somewhat like a high school reunion once they get through the Master’s dinner Wednesday night. Other than the media questions about LIV, I think this will be a good Master’s. Go Scheffler!

Off to San Antonio next. Some FGL guys trying to win to qualify for Master’s.

Manager Golfers expected to play 

Kevin No one. Another week off for you

Big J   Jimmy Conners, Tyrrell Hatton

Commish lil Rickie, Taylor Montgomery,  Hayden Buckley

Jim Captain Kirk, Chez Reavie

Jaustin Taylor Pendrith, Adam Long

Paul Sepp Straka, Si Woo Kim, Peppermint Patty, Dustin Hoffman

B.T.O.   Hideki Matsuyama, Francesco Molinari

The Doctor   Alex Noren, Matt Kuchar

Monica   Keith Mitchell, Thomas Detry, Emiliano Grillo

Doug No one   

Not much changes after Tampa tournament

Big J picked up 8 points with two top 10 finishers and Doug grabbed 7 points. But 6 FGL managers scored 0 points or less. This leaves us with three managers tied for 2nd place right now.

The FGL will be having a bye week as the annual Match Play tournament in Austin takes place.

Speaking of Austin, Adam Schenk is no relation. Because had Adam won (he finished 2nd) and not been on Jaustin’s team, that would have been embarrassing!

The latest rule for next year to roll back the distance on golf balls is not expected to impact me. Thank you for your concern.

On a serious note...

An FGL salute goes out to Big J’s mom, Anne Moore. Anne passed away Friday night. She was born in Scotland in 1938. John is the oldest of her five kids. I can remember attending a few parties at the Moore house back in high school. We weren’t shy, we weren’t modest. Mostly we were incredibly messy. Mrs. Moore was always incredibly gracious with all our misbehavior. Our thoughts go to you and your family, J. Obituary.

FGL leaderboard gets bunched up.

My boy Hayden Buckley opened up the Player’s with an ace on #17 and in that opening round, he was -5 and leading the tournament. Wow! And then he proceeded to miss the cut. That’s not the kind of luck you need to win the Tommy O. However, Scheffler did pull out a win at TPC Sawgrass to help score the Commish 13 points. His win also earned me a hot dog at the turn someday (with lots of mustard and onion) from Big J - thanks to a super secret bet!

As far as breaks go, Big J’s Spieth appeared to be on his way to missing the cut Friday. At +2 and on his last few holes, he hits his tee shot way right on #16. Heading into the water, penalty and a free weekend for Jordan. But no, his ball hits a guy in the knee and bounces back into the fairway, leading to an eagle for Spieth. Those are the kind of breaks you need in the FGL.

B.T.O. had a good week with Homa and Matsuyama finishing Top 10. However, his number 1 guy, Jon Rahm, quit after Friday’s round. Tummy bug. Sorry Dave.

Kevin jumps out of the basement with this tournament. Now that honor is shared by PAK and Monica.

Sunday, I went down to the Cincinnati area for an on-site visit with Team Jaustin. Julian didn’t seem happy with me as I was rooting against his boy Im. Julian spit up all over me. And then he smiled. And so the FGL season begins. And on the way home, Mrs. Commissioner and I found a Ponderosa on the southside of Columbus. Wow - hadn’t been in a Ponderosa for 30 years. The buffet is still ridiculously huge. Kind of felt a little naughty walking out of there!



What a Sunday with Arnie!

So many big names had chances to win this tournament. But putts were hard to make.

For a period of time Sunday afternoon, it looked like Big J would bring home 1st and 2nd place (Spieth & Hatton) as well as other top 10’s. Fortunately calmer minds prevailed and someone I’ve never heard of won the tournament.

In other big news, Team BTO is no longer in the basement. Seriously! Been a long time since we’ve seen that.

Manager Jim holds onto the FGL lead, but not by much. Lots of tightening on your FGL leaderboard.

Kevin is now in the basement, just above his arch-enemy Doug. I’ll give Kevin a break though. He was confused. He thought this weekend’s competition was at The Arnold in Columbus; not the Arnold Palmer. Innocent mistake.

PGA came out with new plans for 2024. Elevated tournaments for next years will change some - such as including the Honda Classic so that field isn’t so weak. But now, they’re also moving to more limited fields for some tournaments and no cuts. Wasn’t that part of the complaint with LIV? Never boring.

Player's Championship coming up next. One of the strongest fields of the season.

Manager Golfers expected to play

Kevin Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Pete Rose, Brian Harman

Big J Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Jimmy Conners, Tyrrell Hatton

Commish Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim, lil Rickie, Taylor Montgomery, Hayden Buckley

Jim Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Adam Scott, Don Henley, Captain Kirk, Chez Reavie

Jaustin Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Sungjae Im, Taylor Pendrith, Adam Long

Paul Seamus Power, Sepp Straka, Si Woo Kim

B.T.O. Jon Rahm, Max Homa, Hideki Matsuyama, Gary Woodland, Harris English, Francesco Molinari

The Doctor Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Kevin Kisner, Alex Noren, Matt Kuchar

Monica Will Zalatoris, Keith Mitchell, Keegan Bradley, Thomas Detry, Emiliano Grillo

Doug Matt Fitzpatrick, George Burns, Sahith Theegala, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Hoge

Let's go visit Arnie's place

Although this place isn’t so bad.

Manager Golfers expected to play 

Kevin Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Justin Rose, Brian Harman

Big J Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Corey Conners, Tyrrell Hatton

Commish Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim, Rickie Fowler, Taylor Montgomery,  Hayden Buckley

Jim Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Adam Scott, Don Henley, Chris Kirk, Chez Reavie  

Jaustin Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Sungjae Im, Taylor Pendrith, Adam Long

Paul Seamus Power, Sepp Straka, Si Woo Kim, Peppermint Patty, Dustin Hoffman

B.T.O. Jon Rahm, Max Homa, Hideki Matsuyama, Gary Woodland, Harris English

The Doctor Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Kevin Kisner, Alex Noren

Monica Will Zalatoris, Keith Mitchell, Keegan Bradley, Thomas Detry, Emiliano Grillo

Doug Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Burns, Sahith Theegala, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Hoge,  

Captain Kirk flies high for Manager Jim

James T. won for the first time in several light years at the Honda Classic. Big opening week and a strong statement by Manager Jim. When many of us are still left at the starting line or even went backwards, Jim puts the thrusters on overdrive and takes the lead.

The other big news - Paul is in second place. Really. He’s spent less than $10 and he’s beating 8 of us. Very embarrassing.

Commissioner considering Cayman franchise

Kind of nice here. Mrs. Commissioner and myself are both looking to get a little sun. She lathered up with a combination of SPF #30, 50 and 100 plus parkas, hats, etc. She still looks like Casper. On the other hand, I applied Hawaiian Tropic Ultra Gold Oil. So far, I’ve got much more color. The problem is I can’t wear clothes and my skin temperature is nearly the same as the surface of the sun.

Opening up at the Honda Classic

For 2023 - this is NOT an elevated PGA event and the expected field reflects that fact.

Manager Golfers expected to play

Kevin No one

Big J Same team as Kevin’s - no one

Commish Hayden Buckley

Jim Billy Horschel, Captain James T. Kirk

Laustin Sungjae Im, Taylor Pendrith, Adam Long

Paul Straka, Dustin Hoffman, Peppermint Patty!

B.T.O. Harris English

The Doctor Shane Lowry, Alex Noren, Matt Kuchie Koo

Monica Thomas Detry

Doug No one

2023 FGL Draft in the books!

Well done by all. Great to see Kevin again. Adn he can’t blame Doug about his team this year. And thanks to the IT kids, we had Jim and Dave on the line (for most of the draft). Will be interesting to see what kind of team PAK hires!
It started at an incredible Shadowbox Saturday night with Mrs. Commissioner; off to the Chairman’s Room at TopGolf and then out to the golf bays.