Has to be the nightmare scenario to be paired with the runaway leader on the final day on a beast of a course.
Heard some criticism of the course that it favoured the big hitters too much. The rough was punitive but going into the rough from a normal distance drive made the green unreachable whereas the likes of Koepka and Johnson were close enough to hack it onto the green.
As predicted, it was tipping carnage out there - only 5 games to score on, nobody at all picked the Jaguares to win, only 2 were on the Bulls so nearly all points were scored for the next 3 games. Leading the lowest scores (and I can't remember a lower score for someone who tipped all games) were Virgil and Broughie with only 2 points. Plenty only had 1 result correct and nobody reached 30 points.
GT12 the only one to get 4 results correct this week but Corkscrew topped scoring with 29 points, through picking the Crusaders as closest game.
All of the top 4 won so the semi-finalists are decided - BOP Chiefs won their first minor premiership and will play Blues B while the Barbarians will play the SunJags.
No real change at the top except for DK falling out of the top 3, Hydro11 still leads by 4 from Dolamite so all still to play for.
In the Sequel Cup, Hydro11 will play Donsteppa in one semi while Triple T or Higgins will play Mikedogz in the other.
Everything is up to date at https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/ and next week's form is ready for tipping.
Pity Danny's second round was ropy - he's still tied for 14th. A par round for his second would have him tied for second.
Only Koepka can beat Koepka from here!
He can still lose it with a poor final round - but only if someone from the pack shoots something like a 63. And nobody looks like doing that.
@Higgins said in TSF Super Rugby Tipping 2019:
Goodness this has been a bruising round. I did a quick calculation of my score and it only just snuck into double figures and I suspect there might a some tippers giving the magical nil total a good nudge. We await KP to post the results of this week's carnage!
I was going to ask - anyone here claiming a good score for this week before I compute?
@dogmeat Presumably because they have the bye this week and you'll be back on them next week?
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Hooroo
mikedogz
Waynes World
Nevorian
DK
Hurrycanes
Richie
Langakali
TR
J77
Hurrycanes
Donsteppa
Plastered Peni
Joan and Mary
Unite
dogmeat
rico
Paj
Virgil
Canerbry
Phooey
Laurence
barbarian
Stockcar86
JK
KP
63 is a remarkable round given the struggles of everyone else. Already the man to beat and hard to catch if he doesn't blow up.
Listened to The Cut podcast this morning, it's damp and cold which isn't what Tiger needs for his back apparently - and he hasn't played since the Masters.
Looks like being straight off the tee is the key this weekend.
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@Hooroo Leicester is their closest rival - always rivalry between Leicester, Derby and the Nottingham clubs (well one of the Nottingham clubs anyway!).
@Hooroo Terry v Lampard will be the theme I reckon.
Not sure if Derby get to keep Mason Mount and Harry Wilson if they get to the EPL (Mount is at Chelsea and Wilson at Liverpool). 25 goals between them and one is a midfielder and the other a winger .....
Not sure if Villa get to keep Tammy Abraham if they get to the EPL (he's at Chelsea as well) - 26 goals this season. Or if someone bigger will come in for Grealish.