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You may be asking yourself how do you do a Ryder Cup Pool. Well, here's how:
1. For each day, you pick four golfers. Two Europeans and two Americans. You score a point for each point they score (half points awarded for tied matches). For Saturday matches, you may list two alternates (one Euro, one US) in case someone in your foursome doesn't play in either.
2. You're allowed to play one European and one American twice during the Ryder Cup competition. This includes your alternates. See my team in the post below for an example.
3. Winner is the team that accrues the most points.
4. Tiebreaker -- in the event of a tie, I will compile the total match scores of your players, awarding (or subtracting) a point for each match difference. Ex: If a player wins a match 4 and 3 he gets 4 points. If he loses 1 up, he loses 1 point. The player with the most points wins. If there's still a tie, then there's a tie damnit.
5. Picks are due in by 3 a.m. ET Friday, Sept. 22
In case you need them, here are the rosters:
Eurpoeans
Darren Clarke
Paul Casey
Luke Donald
Sergio Garcia
Padraig Harrington
David Howell
Robert Karlsson
Paul McGinley
Colin Montgomerie
José Maria Olazábal
Henrik Stenson
Lee Westwood
Americans
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Chad Campbell
David Toms
Chris DiMarco
Vaughn Taylor
J.J. Henry
Zach Johnson
Brett Wetterich
Stewart Cink
Scott Verplank
Friday's opening matches have been announced:
Match 1
3 a.m. ET
Tiger Woods/Jim Furyk v. Padraig Harrington/Colin Montgomerie
Match 2
3:15 a.m. ET
Stewart Cink/J.J. Henry v. Paul Casey/Robert Karlsson
Match 3
3:30 a.m. ET
David Toms/Brett Wetterich v. Sergio Garcia/Jose Maria Olazabal
Match 4
3:45 a.m. ET
Phil Mickelson/Chris DiMarco v. Darren Clarke/Lee Westwood
EDIT: Note the change in the US roster. It is now correct.
1. For each day, you pick four golfers. Two Europeans and two Americans. You score a point for each point they score (half points awarded for tied matches). For Saturday matches, you may list two alternates (one Euro, one US) in case someone in your foursome doesn't play in either.
2. You're allowed to play one European and one American twice during the Ryder Cup competition. This includes your alternates. See my team in the post below for an example.
3. Winner is the team that accrues the most points.
4. Tiebreaker -- in the event of a tie, I will compile the total match scores of your players, awarding (or subtracting) a point for each match difference. Ex: If a player wins a match 4 and 3 he gets 4 points. If he loses 1 up, he loses 1 point. The player with the most points wins. If there's still a tie, then there's a tie damnit.
5. Picks are due in by 3 a.m. ET Friday, Sept. 22
In case you need them, here are the rosters:
Eurpoeans
Darren Clarke
Paul Casey
Luke Donald
Sergio Garcia
Padraig Harrington
David Howell
Robert Karlsson
Paul McGinley
Colin Montgomerie
José Maria Olazábal
Henrik Stenson
Lee Westwood
Americans
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Chad Campbell
David Toms
Chris DiMarco
Vaughn Taylor
J.J. Henry
Zach Johnson
Brett Wetterich
Stewart Cink
Scott Verplank
Friday's opening matches have been announced:
Match 1
3 a.m. ET
Tiger Woods/Jim Furyk v. Padraig Harrington/Colin Montgomerie
Match 2
3:15 a.m. ET
Stewart Cink/J.J. Henry v. Paul Casey/Robert Karlsson
Match 3
3:30 a.m. ET
David Toms/Brett Wetterich v. Sergio Garcia/Jose Maria Olazabal
Match 4
3:45 a.m. ET
Phil Mickelson/Chris DiMarco v. Darren Clarke/Lee Westwood
EDIT: Note the change in the US roster. It is now correct.
