Fantasy Golf: New players join the game

HALFWAY through the season and those golfers who have made a blistering start to the 2010 season, who were not previously available for selection, have been added to the list of Fantasy Golf professionals.

They, and the categories they have been entered into, are:

YE Yang (South Korea) - Group 3

The Korean burst on to the scene last year at The US PGA Championship where he held off Tiger Woods for a stunning victory. He's shown good form since then, winning this year's Volvo China Open and could be a useful pick for your fantasy team.

Rickie Fowler (USA) - Group 5

Fowler is a highly-rated young golfer. He may be only 21 but he's already come close to victory on the PGA Tour on a number of occasions. It looks like a win is just around the corner and now you could have him in your team.

Dustin Johnson (USA) - Group 5

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You may know him as the man who blew a three-shot lead in the final round of this year's US Open but Johnson has been a top player on tour for several months, winning three times on The PGA Tour. His displays over the first three days at Pebble Beach show just how talented the man from South Carolina is.

Rhys Davies (Wales) - Group 6

With a victory in Morocco and a course-record 62 on his way to second place at the Welsh Open, it's been a debut European Tour season to remember for the Welshman. He's now in the world's top 50 and looks like he could be one to watch in the coming months.

Ross McGowan (England) - Group 7

Ross McGowan had his first European Tour win at the Madrid Masters in 2009 and finished second to Lee Westwood in Dubai last year. He is now battling it out for a place in Colin Montgomerie's Ryder Cup side and will be fighting for points in every tournament. He could prove to be a great asset to your side.

So with those new players available for the French Open this week in Europe, and the AT&T National in America, let's have a look at how the leaderboards are shaping up.

Weekly Top 100

1 GARY LEVY No Golf Club 1022

2 WILL MCCARRON No Golf Club 1007

3 MARK WYLLIE No Golf Club 894

4 DAVID STRACHAN No Golf Club 877

5 OWEN LISTER No Golf Club 845

6 JOHN TURNER Scarcroft 767

7 DAVID SMITH South Leeds 762

8 SIMON WHITHAM Rother Valley 760

9 SUE MONTGOMERY No Golf Club 752

10 GARY HOLMES Brandon 710

11 COLIN MORIARTY No Golf Club 704

12 KEVIN MUIR No Golf Club 689

12 ROGER LIMON No Golf Club 689

14 ROGER STANLEY No Golf Club 666

15 ANTHONY PATTERSON No Golf Club 664

16 PAUL HOLMES Northcliffe 662

17 BREN FORD No Golf Club 660

18 DANIEL PENNINGTON Leeds 645

19 LEE STRACHAN No Golf Club 630

20 DAVID FANNON No Golf Club 612

21 RON LITHGOW No Golf Club 609

22 ALAN WILSON No Golf Club 606

23 DOUGLAS PAGE No Golf Club 604

24 MATTHEW DAY Bedale 592

25 DAVE KIRK Whitby 565

26 ROBERT DOYLE Barnsley 562

27 GEOFF GREENWOOD Keighley 560

27 SHAUN COOPER No Golf Club 560

29 ALEXANDER WYLLIE No Golf Club 557

30 HARRY NORTHMORE Bawtry G&CC 552

30 MATTHEW BURTON Howley Hall 552

30 MICHAEL MCELHINNEY Whitby 552

30 TREVOR RHODES Bradford Moor 552

34 PAUL GARBUTT Whitby 549

35 RICHARD BESTWICK No Golf Club 542

36 LINDA FENG No Golf Club 537

37 NEIL BARKER Bridlington Links 517

38 MICHAEL FLETCHER Willow Valley G&CC 505

39 GRAHAM HURD Ganstead Park 482

39 NEIL CLARKSON Whitby 482

41 COLEEN ALLISON No Golf Club 481

42 GARY DANBY No Golf Club 480

43 PATRICK MULHALL No Golf Club 479

43 SEAN BAKER No Golf Club 479

45 DARRELL BROWN No Golf Club 475

46 DAVE HUNT No Golf Club 472

47 GRAHAM BEDFORD Whitby 469

48 SIMON HOLMAN No Golf Club 464

49 CHRIS KING Thirsk & Northallerton 451

50 STEPHEN ELLERINGTON No Golf Club 437

51 ROGER PARRY Bedale 432

52 NIGEL DODDS No Golf Club 427

53 IAN BAKER No Golf Club 424

54 JOHN OCONNELL Wath upon Dearne 420

54 PAMELA GREEN No Golf Club 420

56 CALLUM MACKIE No Golf Club 417

56 JEREMY EDWARDS No Golf Club 417

58 TERRY ROWLEY Pontefract & District 412

59 SIMON DRIVER No Golf Club 410

60 ROBERT SLADE No Golf Club 406

61 GARETH BOTTOMLEY No Golf Club 395

62 GEOFF PRYOR No Golf Club 393

63 BILLY HAYES Horsforth 385

64 GARY WARHURST No Golf Club 375

65 GARY SHAFT No Golf Club 374

66 STEFAN KOWALCZYK Otley 372

66 STEVEN MOWAT Ben Rhydding 372

68 RYAN CASH No Golf Club 369

69 TERRY SOWDEN No Golf Club 364

70 DAVID LEVERIDGE No Golf Club 352

70 IAIN BLAND Hornsea 352

70 RICHARD MILLETT Oaks 352

73 BRIAN COTTINGHAM Easingwold 347

73 CHRIS JACKSON Pontefract & District 347

75 LINDSAY BANCROFT Harrogate 344

76 STEVE RILEY No Golf Club 342

77 PAUL RAMSDEN Bradley Park 341

78 RYAN HEALEY Oulton Park 340

79 STU MCINALL Cookridge Hall 336

80 SIMON DODDS No Golf Club 317

81 CHRIS KNOTT Swallow Hall 314

82 DASJL HJKHJKHJK Abbeydale 304

82 JEAN MCCALLUM No Golf Club 304

82 NEIL HAINSWORTH No Golf Club 304

82 RICHARD HERCOCK No Golf Club 304

82 Y Y Calverley 304

87 CASSIE CASSIE Ampleforth College 301

87 MATT MATT Abbeydale 301

89 STEPHEN WORSNOP Scarthingwell 295

90 LIONEL PAYNE Low Laithes 292

91 CHRIS YOUNGER No Golf Club 287

91 DAVID HICK Moor Allerton 287

91 RICHARD CADMAN Ilkley 287

94 DAVID BROWN No Golf Club 285

94 DAVID ELMER Scarthingwell 285

94 ELIZABETH GOODY Harrogate 285

94 GREG SMITH Meltham 285

94 TIM WILKINSON Garforth 285

99 DAVID WALSHAW Lightcliffe 282

99 RICHARD COLLINS Moor Allerton 282

Overall Top 100

1 CHRIS YOUNGER No Golf Club 14396

2 ROB DOBSON No Golf Club 12825

3 NIGEL DODDS No Golf Club 12632

4 MALCOLM EGLON Whitby 11828

5 CHRIS KNOTT Swallow Hall 11724

6 ALAN WILSON No Golf Club 11722

7 LIONEL PAYNE Low Laithes 11715

8 GRAHAM BEDFORD Whitby 11484

9 SHAUN COOPER No Golf Club 11305

10 LUKASZ MAKSYM No Golf Club 11202

11 ROGER LIMON No Golf Club 11199

12 ANTHONY PATTERSON No Golf Club 11127

13 JENNIFER ONIONS No Golf Club 11117

14 RICHARD ASHMORE Waterton Park 11099

15 JAMES CADMAN Shipley 10968

16 JOHN TURNER Scarcroft 10881

17 FRED BROWN No Golf Club 10873

18 LINDA FENG No Golf Club 10767

19 DOUGLAS MILLAR No Golf Club 10711

20 PATRICK MULHALL No Golf Club 10637

21 RON LITHGOW No Golf Club 10537

22 DAVE KIRK Whitby 10532

23 ROB POWELL No Golf Club 10508

24 ALEXANDER WYLLIE No Golf Club 10475

25 DAVID MIDDLETON Halifax Bradley Hall 10433

26 ELIZABETH GOODY Harrogate 10428

27 SIMON DODDS No Golf Club 10385

28 DYLAN KNIGHT Tinsley Park 10324

29 DUNCAN HOYLE No Golf Club 10298

30 PHILIP UNDERWOOD Normanton 10280

31 GEOFF SWEETING Oaks 10207

32 JOHN GIBBINS Oakdale 10182

33 DEAN ALLEN No Golf Club 10118

34 SUE MONTGOMERY No Golf Club 10077

35 ROGER PARRY Bedale 9903

36 DAVID SMITH Woolley Park 9761

37 PAMELA GREEN No Golf Club 9730

38 ALFRED BUTTERFIELD Bingley St Ives 9718

39 STUART MCCALLUM No Golf Club 9713

40 IAN YATES No Golf Club 9689

41 ERIC MORRIS Brandon 9675

42 GREG SMITH Meltham 9665

43 ROGER STANLEY No Golf Club 9647

44 RODNEY GAUKROGER Elland 9621

45 GEOFF PRYOR No Golf Club 9561

46 DAVID MORLEY No Golf Club 9518

47 JIMMY PITTMAN No Golf Club 9362

48 GRAHAM MARSDEN No Golf Club 9360

49 JOHN DICKINSON Branshaw 9340

50 JULIE CADMAN Shipley 9271

51 SEAN BAKER No Golf Club 9225

52 MICHAEL COPLEY Normanton 9188

53 NEIL CLARKSON Whitby 9171

54 NORMAN TREVELYAN Normanton 9144

55 TOM BISHELL Tinsley Park 9108

56 MICHAEL HARDAKER Woodhall Hills 9092

57 LISA EDWARDS No Golf Club 9091

58 MARK GREASBY Whitby 9047

59 CHRIS RAILTON Hessle 8981

60 CLIVE ROBE No Golf Club 8818

61 CHRIS KING Thirsk & Northallerton 8817

62 SHAUN TAYLOR No Golf Club 8810

63 TERRY ROWLEY Pontefract & District 8772

64 JEAN MCCALLUM No Golf Club 8741

65 CHRIS STRATFORD Silkstone 8738

66 HUGH ALLEN No Golf Club 8647

67 GRAHAM WARD Cleckheaton & District 8607

68 SIMON HOLMAN No Golf Club 8595

69 DAVID SMITH Kirkbymoorside 8593

70 CALLUM MACKIE No Golf Club 8578

71 STEVE LAURIE No Golf Club 8561

72 MARK WYLLIE No Golf Club 8528

73 RICHARD CADMAN Ilkley 8514

74 THOMAS CAUDWELL Boothferry Park 8511

75 HAZEL LEVERIDGE No Golf Club 8492

76 ROGER SHEPHERD Whitwood 8450

77 STEVE RILEY No Golf Club 8361

78 ROBERT DOYLE Barnsley 8356

79 TIM CARRINGTON York 8352

80 COLEEN ALLISON No Golf Club 8349

81 ROBERT SLADE No Golf Club 8348

82 CAROLYNN MATHER Horsforth 8338

83 GRAHAM FEARNLEY No Golf Club 8263

84 DOUGLAS PAGE No Golf Club 8260

85 RICHARD APPLETON Whitby 8228

86 GEOFF GREENWOOD Keighley 8216

87 GARY DANBY No Golf Club 8201

88 SCOTT ROUSE No Golf Club 8200

89 JOHN DEVINE Outlane 8174

90 MARK WESTON Dewsbury District 8169

91 DAVID TAYLOR Cookridge Hall 8158

92 ROB JESSIMAN Rudding Park 8138

93 GARY LEVY No Golf Club 8129

94 BILLY HAYES Horsforth 8118

95 TREVOR ABBOTT Woodhall Hills 8105

96 LINDSAY BANCROFT Harrogate 8087

97 ROGER BANCROFT Harrogate 8071

98 GRAHAM THORNTON Halifax West End 8066

99 STEFAN KOWALCZYK Otley 8052

100 DAVID BELWOOD No Golf Club 8009

100 DAVID LEVERIDGE No Golf Club 8009