Golf Pool... British Open 2013

[Scrappy]

Not to sound like sour grapes, but I think there may be a better way to score a pool like this. Currently, you can pick the winner, 2nd, and 3rd correctly, but if 2 of your players don't make the cut, and in some cases by a stroke or two, you're done.

This week a few players who made the cut by a stroke or two, came back over the weekend and made a run toward the leaders. It becomes more about who you didn't pick, then who you did. I knew by Friday, I had no chance and it kind of took the fun out of it for me over the weekend.

I haven't come up with anything in particular, but I thought incorporating the betting odds somehow, to add bonus points for picking long shots.

Any ideas?, or do you like it as is?

First CONGRATS to OB!
Second, i think picking 7 players and using score of best 4 would increase the odds of everyone having four picks make the cut.
I like scoring better than position tracking but doesnt matter either way but scoring is also much easier if tracked by strokes over/even/under.
For example if your four picks finish at +2, +2, E (even), -1 then your final score is +3. If all four picks play well, i can almost do the math in my head....: )

 

[tsptalk]

True, and with using +/- par scoring (instead of total strokes), you can even use those who missed the cut. If they were +8 and missed the cut, it stays +8.

 

[rcknfrewld]

but you should get rewarded for picking a guy who makes the cut vs. someone who doesnt..a playe who makes the cut at+8 might end up+10...vs. someone who missed the cut at +8...not right

 

[rcknfrewld]

we should score our pool with the players score relative to par...+2, E, -2 instead of the place they finish...that would be easier to keep track of...but there has to be a penalty for picking someone who misses the cut...if we decide to still pick 5 golfers, 5 more strokes should be added to a MC...if we increase our picks to say 7, we add on 7 more strokes...having to pick 10 golfers and taking the best 8 could be more interesting...I would vote for that

 

[OBGibby]

More picks could become unmanageable. From my perspective everything seems to be working just fine! Why fix it if it ain't broke?

 

[rcknfrewld]

we are trying to rig it so you cannot get your slamy...seriously though scoring to relation to par would be easier

 

[tsptalk]

How about using par, but multiplying a cut players' score by 2 at the final? ... +8 after 2 rounds becomes +16 total? Still hurts but not as devastating to your score, and less devastating to the players who missed the cut by just a couple strokes.

 

[Scrappy]

More picks could become unmanageable. From my perspective everything seems to be working just fine! Why fix it if it ain't broke?

OB,
I am ok with whatever is decided.
I do like the idea of picking 7 and using best 4 but only if 4 make the cut.
If someone doesnt pick 4 that make the cut then forget all the options to add strokes etc.
They just dont make the pool cut.
So, all the people who have 4 picks who make the cut compete using their combined scores relative to par.

This could go on with lots of options. I even like the idea of someone benefitting more for picking the winner as one of their 4 picks.

Maybe you could present options on one of your handy spreadsheets and we could take a vote?

 

[rcknfrewld]

we should score our pool with the players score relative to par...+2, E, -2 instead of the place they finish...that would be easier to keep track of...but there has to be a penalty for picking someone who misses the cut...if we decide to still pick 5 golfers, 5 more strokes should be added to a MC...if we increase our picks to say 7, we add on 7 more strokes...having to pick 10 golfers and taking the best 8 could be more interesting...I would vote for that

doesn't this make sense

 

[Scrappy]

doesn't this make sense

rckn,
All options could work. I think OB is lookin for the easiest for tracking and others have had issues with the fairness of strokes associated with their picks missing the cut. I tried to address both:
Why not Eliminate tracking cut players and how to fairly add strokes?

Changing to 7 initial picks should give more people the possibility to have 4 that make the cut. At the same time it could be easier to track after Friday's rounds since only the people with 4 players who make the cut are tracked and only 4 players per person are tracked instead of tracking 5 or more players and adding strokes. Only the people in the pool who have made the cut would be tracked on Saturday & Sunday (just like tournament golf). No need to worry about cut players or how many strokes to add or doing all the math and tracking.

 

[rcknfrewld]

hey Obgibby the PGA Championship has snook up on us...how are we doing it...we should use +/- to make it easier to keep track of our score...I say we still should go with 4 out of 5...if we pick more golfers we will all end up picking the same golfers...cut players have to get worse score than last place finish

 

[tsptalk]

I was just stating the new thread when you posted this.

http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/site-news-announcements/17534-golf-pool-pga-championship-2013-a.html