Fantasy Golf Round up: Day Dominates Players
Day picked up 607 points as a 50% bonus was on offer
Fantasy Golf Round up: Jason Day picked up 607 points with his win at the unofficial fifth major in game week six
Fantasy Golf Round up: Day Dominates Players
World number one Jason Day was the high scorer in Fantasy Golf week six with his four stroke victory at the Players Championship where 50% extra points were on offer.
The Australian led wire-to-wire to finish on 15-under-par and scored 607 points with the win.
Kevin Chappell, who finished 2nd on his own, was four back at 11-under and won 517 fantasy points.
On the European Tour, 20-year-old Jeunghun Wang won his second consecutive tournament at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open to collect 405 points.
The highest scorer of the month so far is 'forebandits' who's team was captained by Rory McIlroy, with Jason Day, Hideki Matsuyama and Brandon Stone who all had high-scoring weeks.
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Here are the highest point scorers per category in Fantasy Golf game week six:
USA 1: Kevin Chappell - 517 points
USA 2: Justin Thomas - 472 points
GB: Ross McGowan (Mauritius Open) - 235 points
Ireland: Graeme McDowell - 292 points
Scandinavia: Jonas Blixt - 67 points
Rest of Europe: Francesco Molinari - 352 points
Asia: Jeunghun Wang (Mauritius Open) - 405 points
Africa: Brandon Stone (Mauritius Open) - 255 points
Australasia: Andrew Dodt (Mauritius Open) - 275 points
South America: Tano Goya (Mauritius Open) - 315 points
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