By SKROTE SPHINKTER, AP Sports Writer
September 17, 2012
Duluth, GA USA (AP) – With a mere four rounds scheduled before the Fall Surgeon’s Cup, I thought it would be an interesting ...
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By SKROTE SPHINKTER, AP Sports Writer
September 17, 2012
Duluth, GA USA (AP) – With a mere four rounds scheduled before the Fall Surgeon’s Cup, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to review some of the year to date NFGA league statistics.
Of course, it is always the coveted Surgeon’s Cup that this league revels around. And that is simple to follow and plays out with a couple of rounds in the summer and a couple of rounds in the fall.
But if you look at the league over the entire season, you see what makes this a stand-out kind of league.
Your typical triumvirate sits at the top of the league no matter how you want to slice and dice the statistics.
The “trio of trump†is separated by only four and a half points, first to third. And first and second are only separated by one and a half league points (who says playoff rounds aren’t important). Additionally, first and second are tied for total rounds won and are only two tenths of a point apart in the singles round average category.
The NFGA uses an All Player Average Rounds (APAR) format to determine the number of best rounds to include for calculating league points (Currently 8 rounds). It is important to note what scores make up each player’s APAR so, just to amplify the confusion, here they are for the top four players:
1. Robby 50.0 pts (8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5)
2. MaT 48.5 pts (8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 4.5)
3. Sammy 45.5 pts (7, 6, 6, 6, 5.5, 5, 5, 5)
4. BOB 40.5 pts (7, 6, 5.5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4)
What this means is that for any of these four players to increase their league points, they would need to score better than their bubble (lowest) point in order to knock that number out of their best eight rounds.
So, in order to make the rest of the season a bit more interesting, a double points format will be used for the rest of the season. For any round consisting of five players or less, we will double the league points for those rounds.
In that way, the remaining rounds will hold a bit more significance for the league leaders and hopefully make the rounds more interesting, regardless of turnout.
And, with a total of six rounds remaining (4 regular and 2 Cup) it should make for an interesting finish as we find out, once again, whether anyone can own both the CUP and the League?
And speaking of owning both the Cup and the league; rumor has it that Target Corporation (TGT:NYSE) is once again pursuing a sponsorship arrangement with MaT, our current Cup holder and last year’s League Winner, who’s contract with Trojan Brands entered option stage on September 1. Look for this player to step it up and once again, nominate himself as the one to beat as we run down to the 2012 NFGA season League and Cup championship.
So, as we go into the last rounds of the season, we have to ask:
Can Robby hold on to his essence of a lead?
Will Sammy awaken from his sleepiest season to date?
Will BOB find it within his schedule to make a round or two?
And finally, who might be lurking just behind the top four players, waiting to make a run for some double point shenanigans?
Come on out and watch it all unfold this Wednesday, September 19 at 6:00PM on the Old Peachtree Walk Frisbee Golf Course.
