T C Houlgate-West [#1] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about T. C. Houlgate-West, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Houlgate-West currently has a record of 13-18, -189, and is ranked #86 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

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Given name(s): T. C.
Surname(s): Houlgate-West
Home: San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
Awards: Many awards for poetry
Hobbies: Bridge, writing, poetry, ESOL tutoring, travel
Occupation: Retired; part-time bridge teacher
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 50/90, 13-14 -47
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 26/106, 15.5-11.5 +207
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 51/133, 16-15 +726
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 76/122, 15-16 -494
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 102/136, 13.5-17.5 -278
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 31/122, 16-12 +231
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 32/116, 15.5-12.5 +922

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	25-23 (0.521)
Past 1-12 months	10-9 (0.526)	L W LLLL W L WW L W L W L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	15-14 (0.517)	L W LLLL W L WWWWW L W LL WWW LLL W LL WWW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 369 Average against: 376
Round 1		Houlgate-West played #101 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 371 to 445 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Houlgate-West’s record vs. Mair in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -74.
Round 2		Houlgate-West played #56 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 386 to 418 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Sirois in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -106.
Round 3		Houlgate-West played #47 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 417 to 425 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Houlgate-West’s record vs. Michlin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-3, -114.
Round 4		Houlgate-West played #90 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 372 to 363 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: RENO, NV Houlgate-West’s record vs. Pitzer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-3, -105.
Round 5		Houlgate-West played #45 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 438 to 418 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Schlechter in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, -85.
Round 6		Houlgate-West played #91 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 392 to 307 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Mocine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +0.
Round 7		Houlgate-West played #31 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and lost 372 to 436 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Wolfe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, -64.
Round 8		Houlgate-West played #97 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 425 to 351 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Greene in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, +10.
Round 9		Houlgate-West played #37 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 362 to 359 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Thomas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, +13.
Round 10		Houlgate-West played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 361 to 357 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Perman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, +17.
Round 11		Houlgate-West played #46 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 323 to 431 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Collins in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, -91.
Round 12		Houlgate-West played #25 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and lost 311 to 374 (a spread of -63). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: RENO, NV Houlgate-West’s record vs. Barry in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, -154.
Round 13		Houlgate-West played #30 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 389 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Cullman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-7, -217.
Round 14		Houlgate-West played #57 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 402 to 361 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Chen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-7, -176.
Round 15		Houlgate-West played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 387 to 368 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Druskin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, -157.
Round 16		Houlgate-West played #43 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 360 to 384 (a spread of -24). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Houlgate-West’s record vs. McDougall in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, -181.
Round 17		Houlgate-West played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 415 to 329 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, -95.
Round 18		Houlgate-West played #53 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 344 to 345 (a spread of -1). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: PORTLAND, OR Houlgate-West’s record vs. Miller in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: WLLLL. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, -96.
Round 19		Houlgate-West played #2 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 412 to 369 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Hoggatt in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, -53.
Round 20		Houlgate-West played #62 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 355 to 440 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Harris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-10, -138.
Round 21		Houlgate-West played #71 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 339 to 348 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Drinkwine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, -147.
Round 22		Houlgate-West played #78 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 338 to 402 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Senii in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-12, -211.
Round 23		Houlgate-West played #94 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and lost 319 to 341 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Silverman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-13, -233.
Round 24		Houlgate-West played #24 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 329 to 413 (a spread of -84). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Lobo in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-14, -317.
Round 25		Houlgate-West played #82 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 366 to 333 (a spread of 33). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Houlgate-West’s record vs. Shuman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-14, -284.
Round 26		Houlgate-West played #52 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and lost 368 to 404 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Coker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-15, -320.
Round 27		Houlgate-West played #63 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 363 to 364 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Nang in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-16, -321.
Round 28		Houlgate-West played #84 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 364 to 371 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Larsen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-17, -328.
Round 29		Houlgate-West played #102 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 376 to 296 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Rogers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-17, -248.
Round 30		Houlgate-West played #99 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 475 to 333 (a spread of 142). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Hendrickson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-17, -106.
Round 31		Houlgate-West played #67 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 285 to 368 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Upton in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-18, -189.

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