When they went to bed last Saturday night, the 321 managers who employ Retief Goosen had good reason to lick their chops. It seemed a good bet the South African was going to successfully defend his US Open title and thus earn each of them.

If they'd heard his press conference after the third round they might just have been a little less confident. Goosen said it was nice having the lead going into the final round but he would probably be a little more comfortable if it were a 12-shot lead. The way things turned out on a Sunday of upheavals, he needed a 12-shot cushion to stay ahead of Michael Campbell. Olin Browne and Jason Gore were others among the front runners to fall spectacularly, and the turmoil was mirrored on our overall leaderboard.

Just take a look. One of Paul Dowling's nags is in the lead. There isn't a Murnaghan in the top-five. Veterans Pat Mullarkey, Pat Corby, Paul Sheehan and Séamus Parle are in the mix, and there has been a tremendous rise for the relatively unknown Conor Croke from Terenure. His Team 23932 leapt 112 places to number seven and is the best of the six teams among the top 50 with all 10 transfers still intact.

The lack of an imaginative name is a black mark against them. That also applies to the teams in second and fourth, who don't even have a named manager. Details can be changed using the transfer-line details printed below.