We were all in love with a Stricker this week and it was a fun and exciting week before the grueling test of The Open Championship coming up this week. Steve Stricker was lights out this week, much to the delight of the fantasy golf world. Other than that, some big names missed the cut and some golfers came through with mediocre performances. Let’s look at the stats;

• Number of Entries: 12
• Number of Golfers Selected: 19 – same as last week
• Most Popular Pick: Pettersson — picked 9 times | Stricker – picked 8 times
• Number of Missed Cuts/WD’s: 7  – Leishman, Duval, Pettersson, Jacobsen, Bubba, Fowler, Choi, Appleby
• Number of Top 10’s: 3  – Steve Stricker (1),Vaughn Taylor (6), Tim Clark (T7)
• Number of Top 10-Top 25’s: 6 — Katy Perry (T15), Charlie Wi (T15), Jason Day (T15), JByrd (T21), ZJ (T21), Boo (T21)
• Top Nike Golfer: both missed cut
• People That Selected the Winner: 8  – NG Nation, Mosher, Lendell, Drew, Chris + Meredith W, Alan N and Courtney

We had three winning teams this week, each with Stricker, a Top 10 and another Top 25 for a total of 26 points each.

Drew’s Winning Team:  Steve Stricker (1), Vaughn Taylor (6),  Katy Perry (T15) and David Duval (MC)
Lendell’s Winning Team:  Steve Stricker (1), Tim Clark (T7),  Zach Johnson (T21) and Pettersson (MC)
Mosher’s Winning Team:  Steve Stricker (1), Vaughn Taylor (6),  Zach Johnson (T21) and Pettersson (MC)

Hit the link to check out the John Deere Fantasy Points to see how you fared this week, but you can see them below in the monthly standings.

This week was a winner’s week and Bryan’s hot streak comes to an end as the only person not to collect any points. Lots of movement in the standings as Drew takes over first place for the month and Lendell takes the season lead. Check below for the Month 3 and Season rankings.

This week is Open week! However, here at NG Nation, we’re also showing love for the Reno-Tahoe tournament, so there will be 2 Fantasy Four events in one week! There will also be special Open posts here on NG Nation, so stay tuned.

Another week gone by and we’re still talking about Justin Rose. Good win for him, as he is playing great golf and is on fire. However, only one person picked Mr. Rose, and with back-to-back wins, Bryan D is tied for first in the overall season.

I’m going to take a more methodical approach to these recap posts, so hopefully you like the new format, as it will show everyone’s overall performance for the fantasy contest.

Number of Entries: 11
Number of Golfers Selected: 19
Most Popular Pick: Tiger Woods — picked 11 times
Number of Missed Cuts/WD’s: 6  – Hunter Mahan, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Matt Hill, Alex Cejka, Kevin Sutherland
Number of Top 10′s: 3  – Justin Rose (1), Ryan Moore (2), J.B. Holmes (5)
Number of Top 10-Top 25′s: 4 — Sean O’Hair (T11), Bo Van Pelt (T11), Ricky Barnes (T16), Lucas Glover (T25)
Top Nike Golfer: Carl Pettersson  – picked 0 times
People That Selected the Winner: 1  – Bryan D

Bryan D’s Winning Team:  Justin Rose (1), Brendan de Jonge (T33),  Robert Allenby (T41) and Tiger Woods (T46)

Hit the link to check out the AT&T National Fantasy Points to see how you fared this week, but you can see them below in the monthly standings.

All in all, not a great week for picks, as Rose, Moore and Holmes were only picked once. Low scoring week and Bryan took advantage. July is a big month, as there are 5 more events for this leg of the contest!  Check below for the Month 3 and Season rankings.

Next week we have the John Deere Classic. While the purse is one of the smallest on Tour, there’s a lot of players looking to get their game sharp before The Open.

Stay tuned,

D

Another exciting week on Tour, as Justin Rose couldn’t hold on and Bubba Watson captured the win. I was actually happy with my selection of players. Curtis, Verplank, Rose and Ricky Barnes are performed well. We also had some big names, such as Goosen and Harrington in the Top 10, so this was a very good tournament.

The big dissappointment lies in Mahan, Perry and Cink. While Mahan got a Missed Cut for just about everyone, Perry picked up a 74th place finish and Cink has a T47 after a string of good starts and a history at this event. Through all of the picks, we ended up with a tie for 1st for our last week of Month 2. Only 2 people picked Bubba Watson and they are your winners this week.

Meredith W’s Winning Team: Bubba Watson (1), Rickie Fowler (T13), Stewart Cink (T47) and Adam Scott (MC)
Alan N’s Winning Team : Bubba Watson (1), Rickie Fowler (T13), Stewart Cink (T47) and Hunter Mahan (MC)

Both teams had 19 points, but there were also a bunch of teams that had a pair of Top 10′s. Hit the link to check out the Travelers Championship Fantasy Points to see how you fared this week. I’d also like to welcome Steve H to the contest.

This concludes Month 2 and in typical PGA Tour winning fashion, Chris Wang pulls off a win on Sunday, during the fourth and final round of this month. Chris finished 2nd at Memorial, 3rd at St. Jude, 9th at The US Open and 3rd at the Travelers for his win. He barely pulls off a win over Alan N (who had a missed cut at Memorial, which clearly hurt him). Congratulations to Chris! However, Alan still holds a slight edge on the season rankings.

Check below for the Month 2 and Overall Season results;

While this only concludes the 2nd Month of the NG Nation Fantasy Four Contest, there are still all the following tournaments to be played (with double points for the FedEx Cup! So there’s still a big chance to win the grand prize!);

JULY
AT&T National
John Deere Classic
Reno Tahoe Open
Open Championship
RBC Canadian Open
The Greenbriar Classic

AUGUST
Turning Stone Resort Classic
WGC Bridgestone Invitational
PGA Championship
Wyndham Championship

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER — FEDEX CUP (DOUBLE POINTS)
The Barclays
Deutsche Bank Championship
BMW Championship
Tour Championship

So stay tuned as we kick off Month 3 of the NG Nation Fantasy Four contest! Thanks again for playing!

D

I think my magic 8-ball is in full swing. I fully believe Westwood will win back-to-back. I said that he might, but I didn’t even pick him, so that’s my bad. However, some of you did and had very good weeks.
Schwartzel disappointed and the Allenby WD hurt also, but my fantasy picks were good ones. Crane, Villegas, Slocum, Gay and Ames all finished near the top while Westy picked up the win.

I’m starting something new for the results. I’m posting individual results as replies to your Fantasy Four submissions on the post. So for your individual weekly results, click here and check the comments >> St. Jude Fantasy Points

This week’s winner was with a first time entry. Mosher squeaked out a win over Courtney with the best fantasy showing in this contest’s six week history.

Mosher’s Winning Team: Westwood (1), Slocum (6), Crane (12) and Schwartzel (MC)

The monthly standings are below, followed by the season standings. Chris Wang takes the lead on both fronts, but the competition is tight. Don’t miss a week or you will miss your chance for hot Nike product.

The US Open will be huge. I will promise you I will pick Westwood and he will win.

It’s a big week on NG Nation. Bob will be in Pebble Beach at ground zero with some great updates and I will be throwing down an action packed US Open preview.

Stay tuned,

D.

Good week overall, I would say. Tiger delivered a Top 25, while other big names (Furyk and Mickelson) picked up Top 10′s. Pick of the week had to be Stewart Cink, with a great 8th place finish.

I did well this week, with a pair of Top 10′s (Kuchar and Cink) and then a Top 25 from Tiger. Matt DeLancey makes his first picks since Week 1 and makes a big splash in the contest. He had Furyk, Cink and Mickelson. Sometimes it pays to go with the big names. Matt also proves that it’s never too late to do your picks (if you’re good).

Matt’s Winning Team: Mickelson (2), Cink (8), Furyk (10) and Woods (19).

Below are the Memorial (Month 2) results, followed by the overall season standings;

Next up it’s the St. Jude Classic, the final warm-up before Pebble Beach. While Tiger, Phil and Mickelson sit this one out, McIlroy, Poulter, Harrington and Westwood look to get primed for Pebble Beach.

Stay tuned,

D