Golf Pool... British Open 2013

[rcknfrewld]

Ok, i see that was the info from the Masters. What has changed since the Masters or is everything still the same? Please bring me up to speeeeed!
I cant handle no penalties.

nothing has changed...don't make me smack the shat out of you
OBGibby...please tack on another one shot penalty for scrappy
it's always been the best 4 out of 5 finishes(places) for the golfers
ask another question I dare you

 

[rcknfrewld]

posted this in detroit is greece thread by mistake...
what's with golf channel's lame measly half hour "Live from Muirfield" show...they always do 2 hour "Live Froms..." for the majors

 

[Scrappy]

I am the founding father of this golf pool thingy...but I have since turned into an absentee landlord
Here is the original document


I am running a Masters pool at work and thought maybe we could do it here...you pick 5 golfers and take the top 4 out of 5 based on their finish...say your guys finish 1st,2nd,3rd,4th, and 5th(that's my plan)...your "score would be 10....add up your top 4 finishes....low "score" wins...if a golfer misses the cut "he" would receive last place finish plus 10 pts....tiebreaker could be for ex....lowest round shot over four days wins

Ok, i see that was the info from the Masters. What has changed since the Masters or is everything still the same? Please bring me up to speeeeed!
I cant handle no penalties.

 

[rcknfrewld]

Trivia question...what do all of us have in common with the picks we made?

 

[rcknfrewld]

So, best four SCORES out of five doesnt win? And wasnt missed cut already specified as 10 more poimts than last place?

OBGibby...please give scrappy a one shot penalty for slow play

 

[rcknfrewld]

I am the founding father of this golf pool thingy...but I have since turned into an absentee landlord
Here is the original document


I am running a Masters pool at work and thought maybe we could do it here...you pick 5 golfers and take the top 4 out of 5 based on their finish...say your guys finish 1st,2nd,3rd,4th, and 5th(that's my plan)...your "score would be 10....add up your top 4 finishes....low "score" wins...if a golfer misses the cut "he" would receive last place finish plus 10 pts....tiebreaker could be for ex....lowest round shot over four days wins

 

[Scrappy]

The British Open starts Thursday...

Pick 5 golfers...best four scores out of five win....missed cut equals 10 more points than last place finish after cut.

Here's the trophy for the winner.

Deadline for picks is Wednesday at midnight ET. Good luck!

So, best four SCORES out of five doesnt win? And wasnt missed cut already specified as 10 more poimts than last place?

 

[burrocrat]

i'm not sure how anybody could on purpose pick which 4 out of 100 professionals will consistently perform best over a 4 day trial at anything, especially golf. i just play because it is a free 1 in 18 chance to get a tsptalk mug. but i'll never win because i refuse to include tigerobot in my stable after elin permanently damaged his circuitry with that wedge for cheating. that unit is a freak of technology and a loose cannon just waiting to go off. i keep expecting him to walk up to the tee and hit one of those fake balls made of flour that explodes on everybody like that dorf on golf video from the '80's.

 

[OBGibby]

.....But arent we playin for lowest score of 4 picks rather than their position?

We've been using this ranking system since the Masters. I don't see how we could incorporate the players that missed the cut into an alternate ranking system which uses the player's actual four round score totals.

 

[Scrappy]

You are correct, good catch.

Thanks!
BTW i like your spreadsheet
But arent we playin for lowest score of 4 picks rather than their position?

 

[OBGibby]

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND THREE:

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[TR]
[TD]OBGibby[/TD]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Westwood[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]126[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ebbnflow[/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]128[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scrappy[/TD]
[TD]37[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]D.Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]132[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]groonk007[/TD]
[TD]40[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]135[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DreamboatAnnie[/TD]
[TD]47[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]142[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Firedog[/TD]
[TD]47[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]142[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RAM56[/TD]
[TD]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Fowler[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]165[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]burrocrat[/TD]
[TD]79[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD]B. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]174[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wvango[/TD]
[TD]102[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Westwood[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]197[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]eccougar[/TD]
[TD]110[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Colsaerts[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]205[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]inostan[/TD]
[TD]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Garcia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD]Poulter[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD]Harrington[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]208[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]tsptalk[/TD]
[TD]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Stenson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Olesen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]208[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tawny27[/TD]
[TD]134[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]D.Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]229[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]grandma[/TD]
[TD]135[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Faldo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Scott[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]230[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Snwbrdr397[/TD]
[TD]140[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD]B. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]235[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]rcknfrewld[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Faldo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]Speith[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD]Couples[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]T. Watson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD]Els[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Handballer[/TD]
[TD]201[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]McIroy[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Rose[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Woods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]296[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]sdouglas3[/TD]
[TD]220[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Colsaerts[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD]McDowell[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Donald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]Olesen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Stenson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]315[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[OBGibby]

Ten points get added for each of the chosen who don't make the cut?

Top four of your five are counted. If any of your top four missed the cut, then ten points are added to their standing (for this tournament that equals 95).

 

[burrocrat]

Ten points get added for each of the chosen who don't make the cut?

i think ten points only if one of your final four get cut, the fifth one is a mulligan. but i may be wrong and i never understood golf. although i do have a great appreciation for electric gocarts and beer.

 

[grandma]

Ten points get added for each of the chosen who don't make the cut?

 

[OBGibby]

I've created a spreadsheet now - the tallying of numbers on the back of an envelope yesterday didn't work out so well!

 

[OBGibby]

Brother OB, it doesnt matter as long as you dont add or subtract from these scores tomorrow but i believe you shorted me two strokes. : )

You are correct, good catch.

 

[tsptalk]

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND TWO:

Thanks OBG!

 

[burrocrat]

Thomas Bjorn breaks $80,000 camera lens at Muirfield during British Open first round - News | FOX Sports on MSN

i knew i should've picked thorbjorn this time, anybody that can crack one out of the trap and bust an 80g camera is ok in my book.

but i'm still seventh and the game is just begun, suck it.

 

[rcknfrewld]

Brother OB, it doesnt matter as long as you dont add or subtract from these scores tomorrow but i believe you shorted me two strokes. : )

came up with 72 for you...you gotta watch Obgibby...he cheated his way to victory at the US open...but the guilt got the best of him and he refused the trophy

 

[Scrappy]

Brother OB, it doesnt matter as long as you dont add or subtract from these scores tomorrow but i believe you shorted me two strokes. : )

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND TWO:

[TABLE="width: 539"]
[TR]
[TD]groonk007
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Scott
[/TD]
[TD]Rose
[/TD]
[TD]McDowell
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OBGibby
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[TD]Westwood
[/TD]
[TD]Rose
[/TD]
[TD]Els
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ebbnflow
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Day
[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker
[/TD]
[TD]McIroy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scrappy
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74
[/TD]
[TD]D.Johnson
[/TD]
[TD]Donald
[/TD]
[TD]Day
[/TD]
[TD]Scott
[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DreamboatAnnie
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96
[/TD]
[TD]McDowell
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]McIroy
[/TD]
[TD]Garcia
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wvango
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110
[/TD]
[TD]Westwood
[/TD]
[TD]Donald
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[TD]McIroy
[/TD]
[TD]Scott
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]burrocrat
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110
[/TD]
[TD]McIroy
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Garcia
[/TD]
[TD]B. Watson
[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]eccougar
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Rose
[/TD]
[TD]Scott
[/TD]
[TD]Colsaerts
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Snwbrdr397
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]McIroy
[/TD]
[TD]B. Watson
[/TD]
[TD]Rose
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]inostan
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]120
[/TD]
[TD]Garcia
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Poulter
[/TD]
[TD]Rose
[/TD]
[TD]Harrington
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RAM56
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]133
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar
[/TD]
[TD]Fowler
[/TD]
[TD]McDowell
[/TD]
[TD]Garcia
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Firedog
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]133
[/TD]
[TD]McIroy
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[TD]Kuchar
[/TD]
[TD]Garcia
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]tsptalk
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]138
[/TD]
[TD]Donald
[/TD]
[TD]Stenson
[/TD]
[TD]Olesen
[/TD]
[TD]Snedeker
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tawny27
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]157
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[TD]Rose
[/TD]
[TD]Els
[/TD]
[TD]D.Johnson
[/TD]
[TD]McIroy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]grandma
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]160
[/TD]
[TD]Day
[/TD]
[TD]Faldo
[/TD]
[TD]McDowell
[/TD]
[TD]Rose
[/TD]
[TD]Scott
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Handballer
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]203
[/TD]
[TD]McIroy
[/TD]
[TD]Rose
[/TD]
[TD]Woods
[/TD]
[TD]Donald
[/TD]
[TD]Mickelson
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]rcknfrewld
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]213
[/TD]
[TD]Faldo
[/TD]
[TD]Speith
[/TD]
[TD]Couples
[/TD]
[TD]T. Watson
[/TD]
[TD]Els
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]sdouglas3
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]226
[/TD]
[TD]Colsaerts
[/TD]
[TD]McDowell
[/TD]
[TD]Donald
[/TD]
[TD]Olesen
[/TD]
[TD]Stenson
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]