Live at Q-School - End of Q School - Wrap up Videos
Dec 4, 2014 14:44:49 GMT -5
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Post by misternic on Dec 4, 2014 14:44:49 GMT -5
Whispering River – Thursday December 4 – As you can see, our reporting desk has moved venues. It has been mild and dry here, but that has not helped scores over the last 24 hours. As we have seen in the previous few days, the deeper we go, the worse the scores tend to get as more of the masses arrive. Many of the established “pros” have already moved on to Copper Creek, or out west to the desert already.
Mount Yeti – 455 Rounds; 72.1 Avg
- This is the first time the average has crept over par as the low numbers of the leaders are being countered by the big numbers of the amateurs.
Whispering River – 406 Rounds (89% of Rd 1); 70.4 Avg
- Again the average is creeping up a half stroke per round over yesterday’s analysis. This is a good sign for those who may have underperformed during the first few rounds.
As most of the players are through the first two rounds, we are starting to get a clearer picture of participation. With that in mind, this column will feature a dramatic deviation in the predicted cut line. All previous column’s held to a participation level in the 600+ range, as such the cut line was always about 40% of the field. With a new participation projection of 500 golfers, the cut line will move up to 50% (250/500). We are getting closer to the point where you can measure your place accurately with “standings” alone (aka – stay above 250). But we are not there yet as more golfers will arrive with some good games in their bags.
What does that mean? It means if the remaining players to post round 2 scores produce similar results to round 1, the top 200 line after 2 rounds would be -4. Anyone beyond 200th place is certainly on the bubble, but the line is probably more accurately depicted at about -2.8 (for the top 250). Since ties for final places get the higher card (Euro/PGA/Web.com), that means the -2 might be in but it would take only a tiny shift by one or two players to keep them out.
Certainly a long way to go, and a string of harder courses to come, especially early next week, so moving day will change a lot for the masses. Holding strong at -2 through Round 5 is probably enough to keep your head above water and even move up the standings.
Earlier in the week I noted how many participants we had from different countries. While 53% of the participants are from the US, it seems much more important how each country is faring in the tournament. For bragging rights. Here are the current leaders (minimum 5 golfers).
Average Golfer Score (by Country compared to par)
Canada -5.09
US -.78
Australia -.75
Ireland -.71
UK -.27
Germany +2.22
By a large margin the Canadians are leading the way (it is hard for this reporter to hate them though, they are sooo friendly ). The battle is really for 2nd at this point unless a lot of bad canadian golfers show up in the next week. Look for more of an update about the top of the leaderboard tomorrow as well as a breakdown of scores by gaming platform. Certainly the story of Q-School is defining who is going to what tour, and the thrill of victory and agony of defeat that go along with that. However, there are spots in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on the line for the top 10 finishers on each platform.
Mount Yeti – 455 Rounds; 72.1 Avg
- This is the first time the average has crept over par as the low numbers of the leaders are being countered by the big numbers of the amateurs.
Whispering River – 406 Rounds (89% of Rd 1); 70.4 Avg
- Again the average is creeping up a half stroke per round over yesterday’s analysis. This is a good sign for those who may have underperformed during the first few rounds.
As most of the players are through the first two rounds, we are starting to get a clearer picture of participation. With that in mind, this column will feature a dramatic deviation in the predicted cut line. All previous column’s held to a participation level in the 600+ range, as such the cut line was always about 40% of the field. With a new participation projection of 500 golfers, the cut line will move up to 50% (250/500). We are getting closer to the point where you can measure your place accurately with “standings” alone (aka – stay above 250). But we are not there yet as more golfers will arrive with some good games in their bags.
What does that mean? It means if the remaining players to post round 2 scores produce similar results to round 1, the top 200 line after 2 rounds would be -4. Anyone beyond 200th place is certainly on the bubble, but the line is probably more accurately depicted at about -2.8 (for the top 250). Since ties for final places get the higher card (Euro/PGA/Web.com), that means the -2 might be in but it would take only a tiny shift by one or two players to keep them out.
Certainly a long way to go, and a string of harder courses to come, especially early next week, so moving day will change a lot for the masses. Holding strong at -2 through Round 5 is probably enough to keep your head above water and even move up the standings.
Earlier in the week I noted how many participants we had from different countries. While 53% of the participants are from the US, it seems much more important how each country is faring in the tournament. For bragging rights. Here are the current leaders (minimum 5 golfers).
Average Golfer Score (by Country compared to par)
Canada -5.09
US -.78
Australia -.75
Ireland -.71
UK -.27
Germany +2.22
By a large margin the Canadians are leading the way (it is hard for this reporter to hate them though, they are sooo friendly ). The battle is really for 2nd at this point unless a lot of bad canadian golfers show up in the next week. Look for more of an update about the top of the leaderboard tomorrow as well as a breakdown of scores by gaming platform. Certainly the story of Q-School is defining who is going to what tour, and the thrill of victory and agony of defeat that go along with that. However, there are spots in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on the line for the top 10 finishers on each platform.