Round 4

Romig is victorious!  On the heals of an amazing end of the year run that saw a streak of three straight $ Finishes in weeks 30-32 (including a PGA Championship win), Romig cruises through the SLS Cup Playoffs thanks to young guns Anthony Kim (team MVP) and Camilo Villegas.  2007 SLS Cup champ Dutch Roll could get no closer than four shots after the first round and his bid for a second straight SLS Cup title was denied.  In two playoff matches, Romig won by an average of fourteen shots.  A dominating season and a fitting redemption for just barely missing out on last year’s SLS Cup Playoffs.

In the consolation match Golf Cheese Hoes pulls away in the final round in a tight match through three rounds, beating Honma -11 to -6.  The 5th seed to begin the playoffs, Golf Cheese Hoes had #1 seed Dutch Roll on the ropes in the semifinals, only to falter on Sunday.  Not this week.  Golf Cheese Hoes gets a solid round of E from Mike Weir to clinch 3rd place for the season.

2008 SLS Cup Champion: Romig $100.00 (+$42.00 ML)

2008 SLS Cup Runner Up: Dutch Roll $50.00 (+$21.00 ML)

2008 SLS Cup 3rd Place: Golf Cheese Hoes $30.00 (+$36.00 ML)

2008 SLS Cup 4th Place: Honma $15.00 (+$33.00 ML)

Congrats to Romig, the 2008 SLS Cup Champion.  The SLS Cup will be presented at the end of December at the 2009 Rotoff Draft Auction. 

Round 3

Dutch Roll gets some shots back with a round of -6, two shots better than Romig on the day, and cuts his defecit to five shots heading into the final round, -27 to -22.  It will be K.J. Choi vs. Anthony Kim in the final round of the SLS Cup Championship.

It’s all tied up still.  Golf Cheese Hoes and Honma both shoot -2 in the third round and are both tied at -11 overall.  Mike Weir and Briny Baird will compete in the final round to determine the 3rd place finisher.

Round 3 FC

Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard, Vijay Singh, Camilo Villegas

Round 2

Romig increases his lead over Dutch Roll with a solid round of -10 to get to -23 overall, and a lead of seven shots.

 Honma ties up the consolation match with Golf Cheese Hoes in shooting a -5, and tied at -9 overall.

Round 2 FC

Jim Furyk, Ryuji Imada, Steve Stricker

Round 1

Romig gets two eagles on his scorecard (Furyk at the 1st, Villegas at the 15th) and gets out to a comfortable four shot lead over defending SLS Cup Champion Dutch Roll.  It is the first time Dutch Roll has trailed in these SLS Cup playoffs.  The fantasy cut will be important this weekend as the course is playing very tough.

In the consolation match, Golf Cheese Hoes  has a slim one shot lead over Honma, -5 to -4.

Round 1 FC

Ben Curtis, Hunter Mahan

Rotoff Starting Rosters (Week 37)

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Round 4

It’s going to be #1 Dutch Roll vs. #2 Romig in the SLS Cup Championship match. 

In one of the closest SLS Cup matches to date, Dutch Roll pulls away in the final round on Mahan’s -4, to win by six shots -30 to -24 over Golf Cheese Hoes.  Romig’s win over Honma was never in doubt as he cruises to a dominating twenty shot win, -37 to -17, thanks to Villegas (1st), Furyk (3rd) and Kim (3rd).  Slaughter wraps up 5th place with a convincing -31 to -23 win over Gonzalez.

For the second straight season #1 and #2 will meet in the SLS Cup final.  Dutch Roll has a chance to win his second consecutive SLS Cup when the SLS Cup Championship kicks off in two weeks.  #5 Golf Cheese Hoes and #6 Honma will meet in the SLS Cup Consolation match.

Round 3

It’s going to be a great finish.  Dutch Roll and Golf Cheese Hoes are still tied up through three rounds at -26 each.  It all comes down to Sunday.  Romig shoots -8 today adding another five shots to his already commanding lead over Honma.  Gonzalez is down but not out, shooting a -7 and gaining two shots on Slaughter.  Gonzalez will be looking at a five shot defecit in tomorrow’s final round.

Round 3 FC

Stephen Ames, Jim Furyk, J.B. Holmes, Kenny Perry, Vijay Singh, Steve Stricker

Round 2

After two rounds Dutch Roll and Golf Cheese Hoes remain tied at -19 overall.  Romig gets out to a twelve shot lead over Honma at -27 to -15.  In the 5th place matchup Slaughter is in control, with a seven shot lead and -27 overall.

Round 2 FC

K.J. Choi, Ryuji Imada, Anthony Kim, Adam Scott, Scott Verplank, Mike Weir

Round 1

Dutch Roll and Golf Cheese Hoes are neck and neck, both tied at -11 through the first round.  In the other semifinal Romig takes a commanding six shot lead over Honma with an impressive -13.  In the 5th Place match Slaughter and Gonzalez are also tied at -10 each. 

Round 1 FC

Aaron Baddeley, Jonathan Byrd, Stewart Cink, Ben Curtis, Bubba Watson

Rotoff Starting Rosters (Week 36)

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Round 4

Honma and Golf Cheese Hoes advance to the SLS Cup Semifinals. 

The win was never in doubt for Honma who saw Slaughter double bogey his first hole and never looked back.  What was a tie after three rounds turns into a seventeen shot swing as Singh shoots -8 and Trahan goes +9.  Honma’s dream run continues this week with a matchup against #2 Romig.

Golf Cheese Hoes has a looming matchup against #1 Dutch Roll after her victory over Gonzalez.  The win was never in doubt as Golf Cheese Hoes never trailed thanks to Weir’s 61 in round 1.

#3 Slaughter will play #5 Gonzalez for 5th place.

Round 3

Slaughter climbs all the way back, shooting a -7 and tieing his SLS Cup matchup with Honma at -32 a piece.  It will surely be an exciting finish tomorrow.

In the other SLS Cup 1st Round matchup Golf Cheese Hoes has a comfortable lead over Gonzalez, in shooting a -8 for the day to lead by six shots going into tomorrow’s final round.

Round 3 FC

Round 2

Slaughter and Gonzalez both out shoot their opponents in round 2 to cut their defecits by one shot each.  Honma’s lead over Slaughter is down to a single stroke, while Golf Cheese Hoes leads her match over Gonzalez by five strokes.

Round 2 FC

Paul Casey, Daniel Chopra, Brian Gay, Kenny Perry

Round 1

The low seeds get a jump on their foes in the 1st round with Honma and Golf Cheese Hoes leading in their respective head-to-head matchups.  Still plenty of golf to be played though. 

#6 seed Honma ties the Rotoff low round of -16 (Singh and Baird 64), but only leads #3 Slaughter by two shots. 

In the other matchup #5 Golf Cheese Hoes gets out to a comfortable -15 (Weir course record 61) to -9 lead over #4 Gonzalez.

Round 1 FC

Steve Elkington, J.B. Holmes, Ryuji Imada, Ian Poulter

Rotoff Starting Rosters (Week 35)

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Round 4

Honma steps up and gets the win ($4), a league best sixth of the season, and erases an eight point defecit to grab the 6th and final spot in the SLS Cup Playoffs.  Shlink Lincoln is sent packing as Honma beats Dutch Roll in a playoff (Singh birdie 17).  The RU ($1) was the fifth runner up for Dutch Roll, who wraps up the #1 seed and a first round bye.  Also getting a first round bye is Romig.

The matchups for next week’s SLS Cup Playoffs 1st Round are:

 #3 Slaughter

vs.

#6 Honma

#4 Gonzalez

vs.

#5 Golf Cheese Hoes

Round 3

Honma and 18 Hoes share the RR at -8 and sit in 2nd and T4 respectively.  Dutch Roll has a one shot lead with one round left in the Rotoff regular season.  Honma is currently in the playoffs if they were to start today.  Can he get it done on Sunday?

Round 3 FC

Chad Campbell, Paul Casey, Charlie Hoffman, Trevor Immelman, Anthony Kim, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson,

Round 2

Dutch Roll is looking to run away with this one, sharing the RR at -10 (Kinzler also -10) to take a six shot lead over 2nd place Gonzalez into the weekend.  Honma is currently in 3rd place, a two points behind Shlink Lincoln for the final playoff spot.

Round 2 FC/MC

Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Ben Crane, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, Steve Marino, Ian Poulter, Adam Scott, Vaughn Taylor, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Nick Watney, Boo Weekley

Round 1

Someone woke up Dutch Roll.  In a slump of late (9th and 8th place finishes the last two weeks) Dutch Roll ties the all-time record low round in Rotoff and leads 2nd place Sand Crabs by four shots.  The only thing left to decide this week is seeding and the final playoff spot.  Down by eight points coming into this week Honma is not quitting yet, currently tied in Points for the last spot with Shlink Lincoln, who would get the nod on tiebreakers.  Even still a win by Honma could get him in to next weeks SLS Cup Playoffs if Shlink Lincoln finishes 9th or 10th.  It will be an interesting weekend.

Round 1 FC

K.J. Choi, Brian Gay, Zach Johnson, Peter Lonard, Kyle McLachlin, Sean O’Hair, Nick O’Hern, Geoff Ogilvy, Chez Reavie, D.J. Trahan

Rotoff Starting Rosters (Week 34)

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Round 4

Shlink Lincoln criuses to the wire to wire win ($4) and most likely locking up a spot in the SLS Cup Playoffs.  It was Shlink Lincoln’s fourth win of the season, moving up to 2nd on the Money List.  Slaughter gets the RU ($1) and moves back into the #2 spot in the Points Standings.

It appears the playoff teams are set, with only seeding left to be determined.  Just one more week until the SLS Cup Playoffs.

Round 3

Slaughter and Golf Cheese Hoes share the RR at -8 and sit in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.  Leader Shlink Lincoln takes a six shot lead into the final round at -33 overall.

Round 3 FC

Lucas Glover, Zach Johnson, Peter Lonard, Troy Matteson, Billy Mayfair, Branan Pappas, Brandt Snedeker, David Toms

Round 2

Shlink Lincoln increases his lead in shooting the RR (-13) for the second straight day thanks to 11 birdies from Carl Pettersson (61).  Slaughter, who is in a battle for the #2 seed and a first round bye when the playoffs start, is in 2nd place at -19 overall and eight shots back.

Round 2 FC

Eric Axley, Ken Duke, Nathan Green, Charlie Hoffman, Matt Jones, John Rollins, Vijay Singh, Bubba Watson

Round 1

Shlink Lincoln is on a mission, shooting the RR -14 (Pettersson 64, Duke 65) to lead after round one.  Holding on to the 6th and final playoff spot, Shlink Lincoln can all but lock up a playoff birth with a victory this weekend.  18 Hoes who is currently 7th in SLS Cup points is two shots back with a round of -12.  Sand Crabs, the winner here last year, is desperately trying to gain ground in the point standings and sits 3rd at -11.  It’s a short field this week as many teams have only two starting golfers.

Round 1 FC

Matthew Goggin, Dustin Johnson, Nick Watney, Dean Wilson

Rotoff Starting Rosters (Week 33)

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Default Fantasy Cut (Round)

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Withdrew (Round) – Automatic FC

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