STUDque 12,166 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 The New Year has arrived and it's time to turn our attention to the PGA Tour! Get ready for the: 2019 MYGOLFSPY FANTASY GOLF LEAGUE The MGS community lends itself to large fantasy leagues which boost the drama to nail-biting hair-pulling levels (just ask @blackngold_blood). This will be a great opportunity to connect with fellow posters and chat about the PGA Tour all summer long. @Berg Ryman and I will be your humble commissioners. The format will change from last year and we're working with Fantrax to see if they can add a new option for the season/playoffs. If that doesn't pan out, we have a plan B that we'll roll out. Both options will be geared to maximize drama during the season and in the playoffs. In the meantime, it's time to start gathering players. So, who's in?? Platform: Fantrax Buy-In: Free Draft: January 30, 2019 9:00PM EST (can be changed by popular demand) Draft Format: TBD pending league size Format: Head 2 Head - Details TBD Scoring: See Below League Size: As big as we can get while remaining even 1st Tournament: AT&T Pebble Beach - February 7, 2019 Playoffs: During FedEx Playoffs Prize: For returning players, the 2018 league has been renewed and all of your profiles carried over. There's no action required from you on the Fantrax side, but please confirm your interest in this thread. Until your name below says confirmed, you're not in the league: BjornsBoys Cam’s Gotta Big Putt - Confirmed Carolina Golfer 2 - GolfJunkie302 - Confirmed Jahren01 putt masters - Confirmed Low Country Hacker - Confirmed MGoBlue100 - Confirmed mpatrickriley - Confirmed Mudfish - Confirmed Rhyming Bergs - Confirmed pineapple squad - Confirmed poprocksnbirdies - Confirmed Shankster - Confirmed Stud Muffins - Confirmed tom mc - Undershooter30 - Confirmed Newly Added: GolfSpy Stroker GB13 bardle 02uwmadgrad TSauer cnosil blackngold_blood Apolloshowl Russtopherb Jbmullin DannyDips GeekingGolf Asef HQ Intern Kyle GolfSpy Dave 00sportsman Alanpe HardcoreLooper If you're new and would like to join for the first time, drop a comment in this thread then shoot me or Berg a PM with your email address. We'll get an invite headed your way. For simplicity, the point values were reduced by the highest common divisible (5). Anything that used to be worth 5 points, is now worth 1; anything that was 10, is now 2 and so on. The scaling and weight is exactly the same as before. The only new category is Par for 1/2 point to keep course setup from blasting our players. Scoring Summary: Albatrosses: 4 Birdies: 2 Bogies: -1 Cuts Missed: -1 Cuts Made: 2 Double Bogies: -2 Eagles: 3 Holes In One: 4 Others: -3 Par: 1/2 Top 25: 5 Top 3: 5 Top 10: 5 Wins: 5 In addition to expressing interest, please comment on any changes you'd like made to the scoring or format. No promises that they'll be incorporated, but now is your chance to make recommendations. Stay tuned for more details. Good Luck! 3 1 Quote In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce 11,756 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I'd like to try it. 1 Quote I got something to say then I'm gonna say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 7,782 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) How's the mobile site? Edit: Nevermind, I just checked it out. Looks good. Edited December 31, 2018 by GB13 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 7,782 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I'm in! 1 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque 12,166 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, GB13 said: How's the mobile site? It's good. Fantrax uses a Progressive Web App (PWA) that basically behaves like an app, but in browser. There's instructions to download it to your home screen so it really behaves like an app from there. As the other guys will attest, it's not perfect but it's steadily improving as Fantrax gains traction. As with any new platform, there's a bit of a learning curve but it's very manageable once you get over that. 1 Quote In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardle 2,188 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I have not done fantasy golf before but I thoroughly enjoyed football with you guys. If there is room, I'd like to give this a try this year. Same email from football works if I'm in Stud. Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app 1 Quote RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky CC 3,082 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I’m in. Need to redeem myself after that crushing 2nd place finish in fantasy football.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 2 1 Quote Driver: RADSPEED 10.5°, Project X Even Flow RIPTIDE 60 6.5 Fairway Wood: RADSPEED, Fujikura Motore 70 X 3 Hybrid: F9, LA Golf Tour AXS Red 85 X 4 Hybrid: F9, LA Golf Tour AXS Red 85 X 5-PW: JPX 919 Forged, KBS Tour STiff Wedges: KING Black 50°, 54°, 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Black S200 Putter: Stroke Lab Black 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory 10,691 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I'm in - pineapple squad is changing to BLADE COLLAR BOYZ 2019 year of the blade 1 Quote Driver: TSi3 10* Ventus Red 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: JPX 919 Forged Nippon Modus 3 Tour 105 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Modus 3 115 Wedge Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 w/ BGT Stability Tour Ball: ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil 21,106 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I am willing to give it a go. Sign me up. 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54-10S 588 58-12 Putter: mFGP2 Backups: 6330, TM-180, Milled Collection RSX 2, Bellum Winmore 787 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer 4,205 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Ohhh yeah! Count me in! 1 Quote G400 Max G410 3W G410 3 & 4 Crossover i200 5-PW Vokey SM7 | 52-56-60 Taylormade Spider X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster 29,931 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I’m in 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman 4,881 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 UPDATE 1/2/19: THERE WILL NOT BE AN AUCTION DRAFT, SO DISREGARD THIS POST So, while Stud is running through some settings and getting invites out to TSauer and CNosil, allow me to walk you through the first major change from the 2018 to the 2019 season... The Auction Draft Now, for those of you who have participated in fantasy sports leagues that have used auctions, you can skip this post. For those who want a refresher or for those wondering what the heck an auction draft is, allow me to be your guide. The draft, it's the Christmas day for fantasy sports, but some people unwrap great toys, some get coal, all based on draft position. We know how much it hurts to watch a Todd Gurley go #1 and know you had no shot at him drafting from #11. The auction draft gives up that and allows you to budget your roster and get who you want. So, here's how it works. Every team starts with a budget to fill their rosters. Stud and I are still working this number and roster sizes out, but for sake of this example let's say you have to fill a 10 person roster with $100. At the draft an order is selected in which teams nominate a player to be bid on. That player goes "on the block" with the nominating team placing an opening bid. Once the player hits the block, it's free for you to bid as much of your money as you want to acquire him. After a set amount of time (normally 20 seconds without a bid), the auctioneer drops a 'going once, going twice... sold' and the player is sold for the winning bid, that amount subtracted from the team, and the process starts anew until all the rosters are full. Now that we've gone over the basics, let's talk basic strategy. 1) Stars and Scrubs: A roster building tactic from Fantasy Baseball, playing for talent while taking cheaper picks to fill out a roster. Pair with superstars and superscrubs, picking a bunch of 1 dollar players to fill a roster while spending all your budget on big names. 2) Consistency: Sometimes, you don't want to own DJ and JT, so maybe you can find a group of guys you really like who may be undervalued, aiming for a team full of guys who may not win, but are super consistent scorers who you can add like 4-6 of for the cost of 2- 3 stars 3) The bid up: Nothing says you have to nominate and bid on players only you want. Some of the fun is driving up the price on a player you may not want and forcing a rival or friend to pay more for a guy they really do want. Buyer beware though, you could get stuck with that dud and tank your team. It's a risk, but so is all of fantasy sports, right? 4) USE YOUR WHOLE BUDGET: The only tip in bold, and for good reason. You never want to be left thinking "What If" with your money still on the table. Use all your money to make sure you get who you want and test your ability to find value where it is. So, that's all I have for you on the auction front. If you have any questions about it, feel free to leave them here and I'll get to them, if we get a lot, we'll drop a follow-up post. I'll even talk to Stud about maybe running a potential mock for those interested that'll go a couple of picks so we get the feel. 6 1 Quote ST180, 10.5, Kuro Kage Silver TINI Dual Core 60-S Epic Flash Sub Zero, 15*, Kuro Kage Silver TINI Dual Core 60-S CBX119 18* Hybrid, Projext X Evenflow Blue, 6.0 G710, 4-UW, Blue Dot, Nippon Modus 105-S TW-W4, 56*, Nippon Modus 125 T20, 61*, Nippon Modus 125 SIK Golf Flo-C Pro V1X, 2021 Model, #33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngold_blood 6,116 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I would love to give this a shot if there is room. Never done fantasy golf before. Should be fun. Sent from my Moto Z3 Play using MyGolfSpy mobile app 1 Quote What is in my Bag Boy Revolver Driver: PXG Gen2 0811x 10.5* set to small + with a VA Composites Nemesys 55s @ 44.75" Fairway: F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" Irons: Testing the Titleist T200 irons 4-W2 with Project X LZ 5.5 shaft -1/2" and 1* Up Wedge: Titleist SM7 56* with Project X LZ 5.0 shaft Putter: Custom Futura X5 flow neck with a UST Frequency Filtered shaft -1" with a SS wristlock grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH 5,252 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Sign me up! 1 Quote as of Sept 24, 2020 SuperSpeed 2020 from 100-112 and climbing! Driver: Epic Sub Zero - Set at 10* with Aldila Rogue Max 65 gram Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ weight back G410 Crossover - 2 and 4 iron Irons: i210 5-U w/ Nippon Modus 105 stiff (2018 Tester) Wedge: Glide 2.0 54* 58* w/ Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Putter: Stroke Lab 7 35* and oversized grip (2019 Tester) Balls: Z Star Other: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 11,814 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I'm going to bow out. I have some big stuff going on this year and I feel like my slacking to set my group last year was a disservice to everyone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Country Golfer 72 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I’m in. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811XF 10.5 Regular flex 2W: PXG 0341X Regular flex 3-5H: Callaway Steelhead XR 6I-SW: Callaway Steelhead XR LW: Callaway MD Putter: TaylorMade Rosa Monte Carlo Ball: OnCore Elixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb 8,077 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I've never done fantasy golf in this sort of format before, and it sounds awesome. I am 100% in. 1 Quote In my carry bag: D7 GBB 3W (lofted to 4W) V-Series Heavenwood Baffler XL 5i-PW CBX 54* iWedge 58* #10 Whatever ball I have 3 dozen of that my kids got me as a gift Twitter: @russtopherb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahren01 29 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Jahren01 putt Masters is in. Need to take home that trophy after that 2nd place finish last year. Remember “if you ain’t first your last”. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undershooter 4,125 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 You know I have to defend my title. Let's get it! 1 Quote Driver- Tmag 2017 M2 tour issue 8.5* actual loft 7.8* w/ HZRDS Green PVD 70TX" Fairway Metal- Taylormade SLDR Mini Driver 12* w/ Fujikura Rombax TP95-X" Utility- Mizuno MPH5 1 iron w/ Aldila RIP 85X (depending on course/ conditions) Irons- Mizuno MP- FLI HI 2i w/ Aldila Proto ByYou 100X Mizuno MP59 4i-6I w/ PX 6.5 Mizuno MP69 7i-PW w/ PX 6.5 Wedges- Scratch 8620 Driver/Slider set. 50*, 54* bent to 55* and 60* Putter- Taylormade Spider Tour w/ flow neck Ball- Bridgestone Tour B X Bag- Sun Mountain C130 Supercharged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbmullin 784 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I would be interested in joining 1 Quote DRIVER - Ping G425 SFT Driver Tensei AV 55 Orange Reg Flex Woods - Ping G425 7 wood Tensei AV 65 Orange Reg Flex Irons - Cobra Rad Speed 1 Length UST Recoil 780 Smacwrap Graphite Reg Flex WEDGES- Callaway jaws 52/56/60 PUTTER- Taylormade FCG spider putter 34" BALL- Pro V1x or Tp5X -- trying to figure this one out. Footjoy Tour S golf shoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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