Michael Garner [#13] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Garner, 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. Garner currently has a record of 16-15, +179, and is ranked #32 in Division 4.

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
	Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Garner Home: Taylor, MI, United States Hobbies: golf Occupation: boilermaker NSC 2002 Division: 6 NSC 2002 Rank: 28/88, 17-14 +8 NSC 2004 Division: 5 NSC 2004 Rank: 31/90, 16-14 +111 NSC 2005 Division: 5 NSC 2005 Rank: 8/93, 18-10 +789

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	21.5-24.5 (0.467)
Past 1-12 months	5-2 (0.714)	LL WWWWW
Past 13-24 months	5-9 (0.357)	LL W L W LL W LLLL WW
Past 25-36 months	7.5-8.5 (0.469)	LL W LLTWW L W LL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	3-5 (0.375)	W L W LL W LL
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 375 Average against: 371
Round 1		Garner played #58 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 407 to 354 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Garner had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		Garner played #48 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 516 to 311 (a spread of 205). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Garner’s record vs. Camp in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #3. Current record: 2-0, +258.
Round 3		Garner recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +308.
Round 4		Garner played #45 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 387 to 389 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Garner had not played Brittain in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +306.
Round 5		Garner played #5 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 308 to 375 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Garner had not played Jeffers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +239.
Round 6		Garner played #31 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 343 to 357 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Garner had not played Riordan in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, +225.
Round 7		Garner played #17 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 400 to 342 (a spread of 58). The last time these two played was 2006-12 at: FARMINGTON, MI Garner’s record vs. Melvin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-9 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: LWLL. 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: #18. Current record: 4-3, +283.
Round 8		Garner played #67 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 370 to 358 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Garner had not played O'Laughlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +295.
Round 9		Garner played #63 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 354 to 389 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Garner had not played Kini in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +260.
Round 10		Garner played #38 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 248 to 364 (a spread of -116). Before this event, Garner had not played Garrod in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-5, +144.
Round 11		Garner played #59 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and won 383 to 315 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: FARMINGTON, MI Garner’s record vs. Kribs in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3.5-0.5 (0.875). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: TWW. Past 37-48 months: W. 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: #24. Current record: 6-5, +212.
Round 12		Garner played #62 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 344 to 403 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Garner had not played Wood in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-6, +153.
Round 13		Garner played #34 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and won 426 to 329 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Garner had not played Schlauch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, +250.
Round 14		Garner played #54 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 287 to 335 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Garner had not played Morris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-7, +202.
Round 15		Garner played #10 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 367 to 343 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Garner had not played Thomley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-7, +226.
Round 16		Garner played #42 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 371 to 363 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Garner had not played Guest in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +234.
Round 17		Garner played #30 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 413 to 323 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Garner had not played Schaeffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +324.
Round 18		Garner played #44 Bryan Lewis (Erie, PA) and lost 380 to 411 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Garner had not played Lewis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +293.
Round 19		Garner played #56 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 452 to 371 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Garner had not played Reinke in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-8, +374.
Round 20		Garner played #46 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and lost 372 to 374 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Garner had not played Lossing in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +372.
Round 21		Garner played #50 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 443 to 394 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Garner had not played Stewart in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +421.
Round 22		Garner played #35 Tom Kowalik (Schaumburg, IL) and won 449 to 376 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: FENTON, MI Garner’s record vs. Kowalik in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #15. Current record: 13-9, +494.
Round 23		Garner played #3 Ben Lam (Markham ON) and lost 264 to 425 (a spread of -161). Before this event, Garner had not played Lam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +333.
Round 24		Garner played #19 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and won 425 to 384 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Garner had not played Frodyma in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +374.
Round 25		Garner played #4 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 330 to 426 (a spread of -96). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Garner’s record vs. Cur 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: #22. Current record: 14-11, +278.
Round 26		Garner played #41 Paul May (Rochester, MI) and lost 346 to 422 (a spread of -76). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: FENTON, MI Garner’s record vs. May in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #27. Current record: 14-12, +202.
Round 27		Garner played #6 Hubert Van Tol (Rochester, NY) and lost 384 to 418 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Garner had not played Van Tol in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-13, +168.
Round 28		Garner played #28 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 346 to 322 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Garner had not played Wancel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-13, +192.
Round 29		Garner played #40 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 419 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Garner had not played Donegan in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-14, +144.
Round 30		Garner played #7 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and lost 354 to 383 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: CREEK, MI Garner’s record vs. Ittner 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: #35. Current record: 15-15, +115.
Round 31		Garner played #25 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 410 to 346 (a spread of 64). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Garner’s record vs. Scaglione 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: #32. Current record: 16-15, +179.

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