Guess I'm going to have to be:

Stu(art Apple)boy

There is Chris Dimarco - could you become Chris Pimarcobits?

Thanks Stuboy, but you're about 7-8 posts too late:

Fredrik Anderson 'Surprise'Hed
Ben Crenshawprised
David 'Surp'Drysdale

Ben Crenshawprised is good.
Sounds like Sean Connery is trying to say Surprised

Happy to help

OK - so - this is how we line up - if everyone could take 10 secs to make sure they recognize what they see when they click on their name that would be helpful so I know your FPL buttons are all fine and dandy and up to date.

Jason Knulpton
Stu(art apple)Boy
Phil Mintmanson
Sergio Blahcia
Jamie Spencer4
Roga
Bagpuss
Tom Whateverson
Jim Colbert
Jason Jhonattan
Jose Maria Tacalazabala
David Duval Abides
Toffee Love III
Dronning Maud Land
Miguel AkNel1 Jiminez
Mowatson
Richt
Reds363
Cris PyMarco
Sir_John_Grimes
Bright Walter Hagen
Frandisco Godinari
Bossdrum
Scoffw Verplank
Big Bird
"The Hawk"Hogan
Abumies
Ben Crenshawprised
Man United's #1Fan
EsPINKosa Elephantz
Calvin 1979
Jyoti Bagandhawa
Stick Faldo

This is how we line up

Hole 1 The Burn



Playing Advice - Golfspeak

Drive left of centre, towards the small gorse bush at the edge of the burn. There is out of bounds left and right. The second should be played to the middle of the green to avoid the burn and the rough at the back.

Playing Advice - FPLspeak

There are a number of clubs that should not be in the bag this week as this hole just does not need them. One club will probably be used twice. There is a real chance some players will not go on the course with a full bag.

Sergio Blahcia is genius, especially as he is erratic and becoming increasingly pants, the link is good, btw.

I shall swap you over from Sandy in the next update!

Knulpuk, i think your links list is missing a fair few from the middle of the list you have on the jpg? I know mine isn't there anyway (Frandisco Godinari)

Thanks for your hard work, looking good! Shame i don't really understand the golf speak much ha

Yes I accidently mixed things up this morning - it will all be correct this evening - see my edit above - apologies - my spreadsheet is at home.

OK I have restored the links - they should be all present and correct now.

The PGA have just released the current World Rankings

Better make me Big Birdies, looks like I will need plenty based on those rankings. Good luck all

Have just updated my link from last year Knulpuk, sorry about that

No problem - I sent a PM but then deleted it - I was being a bit dim as I have everyone's links from the FPL cup.
All sorted now.

Looks good Knulpuk

I'll be Seve Bagpussteros

Hole 1

Good evening from St Andrews on what has been an excellent week of Golf. 33 players turned out for the inaugral FPL Golf Open championship and anybody who braved the cold was not disappointed - the golf delivered.

I have an email here from Tom Spange of Old Ricketts - I know old Tom, he reminds me of time Young Tom Morris found his trousers were ...ah I digress.

To the scores:



Eagles for the following
Stu(art Apple)boy took a driver and landed it on the green sinking a monster putt for an Eagle.
Dronning Maud Land Took a 3 wood but his mashie niblick saw the ball stop dead and roll back into the hole
mowatson Hit his second off the face of his 9 iron it hit the bank and to crowds surprise in it rolled.

Double Bogies for the following
Jhonattan showed that luck in real golf is not translated to the FPL form of the game and he 4 putted for a terrible 2 dropped shots
Scoffw Verplank left his game in the locker room - straight in the burn - and a duffed chip saw him also drop two
"The Hawk" Hogan - Hit an air shot off the tee - although when the hole was over his caddy could be heard to say that was not the worst shot he hit on the opening hole.

There is a long way to go though - good luck on the second

Super table dude, im" straight down the middle " at the moment handily placed.

good table

however im a little confused as there are 2 players scoring 48pts for the gameweek but one got a golf score of 0 and one got a score of +1. How does that work? is it to do with the world rankings?

Nope it is to do with me not noticing!

I will tidy up tomorrow - apologies all - 1st week nerves

I will also sort on score within the same category so it becomes a bit easier to spot this - well spotted Stick

And people expect me to carry on paying money to humiliate myself, too!

ah sorry, maybe should have sent a little pm instead of posting so everyone could see it

Hit a decent tee shot, but landed on a Vidic divot so my second got tugged into the Odemwingie bunker. Pitched it onto the green, but missed a 20 footer due to a nasty Kelly/Carew breeze that knocked my ball off-line. Lucky to only drop one shot.

Hole 2



Playing advice

The right of the fairway holds hidden bunkers at 200 yards and savage gorse. The ideal tee shot should stop to the right of Cheape’s Bunker. The approach must take into account the pronounced diagonal ridge which forms the chief obstacle to the green.

Hole 2 - Dyke - The scores

The scores are in from the 2nd hole...



Hole 2 movers and shakers

Dronning Maud Land and Mowatson show us that momentum is everything - back to back eagles as both unbelievably chipped in from 90 yds.
Big Bird and Man United's #1 fan hit eagles too to add to their first hole birdies.

At the other end of the scoring "The Hawk" Hogan is having a miserable time - really out of sorts with a back to back double bogey.
Ben Crenshawprised seems to have a case of the yips too, 2 dropped shots following an erratic drive sees him at +3 after 2.
Cris PyMarco started well but he is Mr Inconsistency a birdie and a double bogey following an altercation with some heather.

Leaderboard

Well Dronning Maud Land and Mowatson lead the way on -4, early days but these two appear in great form....

Hole 3




Playing Advice

The major hazard on this hole is Cartgate Bunker, to the left of the green. The further left you drive, the more this bunker comes into play on the approach. There is a cluster of bunkers and some gorse to avoid on the right at average driving distance.

3 over after 2 holes

Decent start -1, my downfall was Ashleys Youngs penalty miss, poorer than my putting.