John Gove [#64] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about John Gove, 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. Gove currently has a record of 12-19, -653, and is ranked #95 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

[photo of John Gove]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Gove
Home: Sun City Center, FL, United States
Awards: many and varied, mostly for failures in the above; 2004-11 Tampa Bay, FL
Hobbies:
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 55, 13-8 +554
NSC 1988 Division: 1
NSC 1988 Rank: 201/200, 6-15 -304
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 58/169, 16-14 +1002
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 97/134, 12-16 -25
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 8/129, 19- 9 +217

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	30-20 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	10-8 (0.556)	W L W LLL WWW L WWW L W L W L
Past 13-24 months	13-7 (0.650)	W L WWWWW L W LLL W L WW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	5-2 (0.714)	WWWW LL W
Past 37-48 months	2-3 (0.400)	LLL WW
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: 483 Average for: 368 Average against: 389
Round 1		Gove played #45 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 483 to 373 (a spread of 110). Before this event, Gove had not played Schlechter in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +110.
Round 2		Gove played #9 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 397 to 474 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Gove had not played Wilson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, +33.
Round 3		Gove played #98 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 265 to 354 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Gove had not played O'Rourke in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -56.
Round 4		Gove played #93 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 321 to 383 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Gove had not played Riechman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-3, -118.
Round 5		Gove played #97 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 373 to 403 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Gove had not played Greene in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-4, -148.
Round 6		Gove played #81 John D Williams (Greenport, NY) and won 443 to 393 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Gove had not played Williams in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-4, -98.
Round 7		Gove played #68 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 441 to 365 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Gove had not played Payne in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-4, -22.
Round 8		Gove played #37 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 395 to 403 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Gove’s record vs. Thomas 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: #72. Current record: 3-5, -30.
Round 9		Gove played #101 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 389 to 325 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Gove had not played Mair in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, +34.
Round 10		Gove played #7 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and lost 402 to 418 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Gove had not played Lauder in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-6, +18.
Round 11		Gove played #49 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and won 451 to 366 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Gove had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, +103.
Round 12		Gove played #59 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 272 to 569 (a spread of -297). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: CLEARWATER, FL Gove’s record vs. Gooley in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-3 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WWWLLW. Past 25-36 months: WW. 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: #76. Current record: 5-7, -194.
Round 13		Gove played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 297 to 395 (a spread of -98). Before this event, Gove had not played Druskin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-8, -292.
Round 14		Gove played #23 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 343 to 365 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Gove had not played Finkle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-9, -314.
Round 15		Gove played #83 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 420 to 287 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Gove had not played Jacobson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-9, -181.
Round 16		Gove played #104 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 408 to 339 (a spread of 69). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Gove’s record vs. Atwood in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #72. Current record: 7-9, -112.
Round 17		Gove played #90 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 341 to 362 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Gove had not played Pitzer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-10, -133.
Round 18		Gove played #60 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 308 to 394 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Gove had not played Moyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-11, -219.
Round 19		Gove played #33 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 302 to 374 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Gove had not played Bogle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-12, -291.
Round 20		Gove played #100 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 390 to 355 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Gove had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-12, -256.
Round 21		Gove played #99 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 348 to 423 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Gove had not played Hendrickson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-13, -331.
Round 22		Gove played #67 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 318 to 393 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Gove had not played Upton in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-14, -406.
Round 23		Gove played #105 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 421 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE Gove’s record vs. Rawlins 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: #88. Current record: 9-14, -402.
Round 24		Gove played #102 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 376 to 390 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: MELBOURNE, FL Gove’s record vs. Rogers in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #94. Current record: 9-15, -416.
Round 25		Gove played #76 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 274 to 464 (a spread of -190). Before this event, Gove had not played Palazzo in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-16, -606.
Round 26		Gove played #55 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 386 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Gove had not played McCarley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-17, -624.
Round 27		Gove played #106 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 411 to 372 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Gove’s record vs. Thompson 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: #94. Current record: 10-17, -585.
Round 28		Gove played #32 James Clark (Lumberton, NC) and won 401 to 367 (a spread of 34). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Gove’s record vs. Clark in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #94. Current record: 11-17, -551.
Round 29		Gove played #107 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 299 to 457 (a spread of -158). Before this event, Gove had not played Kidd in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-18, -709.
Round 30		Gove played #91 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and lost 333 to 354 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Gove had not played Mocine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-19, -730.
Round 31		Gove played #29 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 423 to 346 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Gove had not played Oliva in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-19, -653.

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