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THE 2014 BETFAIR GOLF COMPETITION
Well done to scarlet for an excellent win in the 2013 comp just holding off Barracuda69 and BJG in the final stage. The 2014 competition starts on 9th January and anyone who wishes to enter should put their name down on this thread. The rules follow this post and also the schedule of events follow too. Prize money cannot be determined at this stage. There will be some cash prizes for sure but until Betfair respond to my request for 2014 sponsorship, I cannot be specific about the prizes and the value of such. They did not sponsor the comp in 2013 so we should expect the same in 2014. Shame though as i know many of you bet on your selections and this has to have a financial implication for Betfair. Please feel free to lobby Betfair about this by contacting them direct if you wish. Nevertheless, the cash is secondary to the kudos of winning one of the longest and most difficult comps to win on Betfair !!!
Once I know the number of entrants I will announce the cut off numbers going forwards into the 2nd stage and the 3rd stage. The 17 prequaifiers will automatically be entered in the 2nd stage whether or not they compete in the first stage and regardless of where they finish if they do. Pre-qualifiers will be assigned the letters PQ in the first stage if they enter and their positions do not count towards the cut off numbers. However, they can win the prize (If there is one) for the first stage leader after week 12. There was no prize for this in 2013 due to lack of BF sponsorship.
I hope to see many of you back from last year and a few new ones too. Just enter your name on this thread and by the Monday prior to the first scoring tournament (9th Jan 2014) I will allocate the group you should post in. Anyone posting after this date will be given a group to post in by default so no one should have an excuse for not entering.
I reserve the right to change the scoring on weeks where the standard scoring system is meaningless such as some of the events last year where only a small number or players were entered. I also reserve the right to add in tournaments where there are currently TBA’s in the schedule and also on week 47 but have nothing scheduled in 2014 yet.
Rules are the same... there are many suggestions each year for changes but the comp has been running for a number of years now with few changes and I see no difference to this year. Good luck all who enter and let the battle commence !!!
MADMAXKELLY
Well done to scarlet for an excellent win in the 2013 comp just holding off Barracuda69 and BJG in the final stage. The 2014 competition starts on 9th January and anyone who wishes to enter should put their name down on this thread. The rules follow this post and also the schedule of events follow too. Prize money cannot be determined at this stage. There will be some cash prizes for sure but until Betfair respond to my request for 2014 sponsorship, I cannot be specific about the prizes and the value of such. They did not sponsor the comp in 2013 so we should expect the same in 2014. Shame though as i know many of you bet on your selections and this has to have a financial implication for Betfair. Please feel free to lobby Betfair about this by contacting them direct if you wish. Nevertheless, the cash is secondary to the kudos of winning one of the longest and most difficult comps to win on Betfair !!!
Once I know the number of entrants I will announce the cut off numbers going forwards into the 2nd stage and the 3rd stage. The 17 prequaifiers will automatically be entered in the 2nd stage whether or not they compete in the first stage and regardless of where they finish if they do. Pre-qualifiers will be assigned the letters PQ in the first stage if they enter and their positions do not count towards the cut off numbers. However, they can win the prize (If there is one) for the first stage leader after week 12. There was no prize for this in 2013 due to lack of BF sponsorship.
I hope to see many of you back from last year and a few new ones too. Just enter your name on this thread and by the Monday prior to the first scoring tournament (9th Jan 2014) I will allocate the group you should post in. Anyone posting after this date will be given a group to post in by default so no one should have an excuse for not entering.
I reserve the right to change the scoring on weeks where the standard scoring system is meaningless such as some of the events last year where only a small number or players were entered. I also reserve the right to add in tournaments where there are currently TBA’s in the schedule and also on week 47 but have nothing scheduled in 2014 yet.
Rules are the same... there are many suggestions each year for changes but the comp has been running for a number of years now with few changes and I see no difference to this year. Good luck all who enter and let the battle commence !!!
MADMAXKELLY
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GOLF COMP 2014 RULES
1. Competition will run from the Volvo Golf Champions (09/01/14-Week 1) until the conclusion of the DP Dubai World Championships (30/11/14-Week 46). This may be extended if further events are added to the tour 2. The competition will be divided into 3 phases a. Wks 1 -12 Phase 1:Qualifiers will play for the first 12 weeks until after the Valero Texas Open 27th March 2014 b. Wks 13-34 Phase 2: The top ??? (dependant on number of entries) from Phase 1 will be joined the 15 exempt players from 2013 until after The Italian Open 28th Aug 2014 They are…. scarlet PQs barracuda69 PQs BJG PQs AFTERTHOUGHT PQs king kev is back in toon PQs furrelli PQs wowiezowiee PQs Deplasterer PQs dukepofpuke PQs therhino PQs El Bandido PQs pantsonfire PQs prepared83 PQs ronsk PQs donny osmond PQs AandH PQs madmaxkelly PQs c. Wks 35-46 Phase 3: The Top ??? (dependant on number of entries) from Phase 2 will play from after the European Masters until the DP World Tour Championships (Week's 35 until 46) 3. Phase 1 Qualifiers to be divided into 5 groups alphabetically for administration purposes only. Group 1 Masters Group 2 US Open Group 3 THE Open Group 4 US PGA Group 5 Scottish Open 4 How to enter? Please enter your name on the invitation thread and await the start of the competition Entries will be accepted up until the start of the first tournament on the 9th January. Entries after this WILL be accepted but will score -60 for any tournaments missed. 5 How to select? You are allowed to choose 3 golfers from each event that is covered plus you can nominate one reserve who will be used if one of your first choices pull out before the start of the tournament. Once your players have started the tournament the sub cannot be used. Only 1 of the Top 3 in the betting ( selected each week by Madmaxkelly) will be allowed You must put the initial and surname of each golfer. Please note that if there is a doubt as to which golfer you mean, your reserve will be used or a MC (Missed Cut) score will credited. Eg. Clarke would be void as it could be D.Clarke or T.Clark. Better still print the entire name of your choice to be sure. Every year competitors are caught out by this. Changes are only allowed if there is a non runner and it is prior to the advertised start time. Reserve will be allocated to the first named non runner only. You cannot choose who is replaced if you have 2 non runners so pick your runners in priority order. Only the listed events count for scoring purposes. 6 How to score? Standard events Winner = Best R P price x 10… eg 33-1 winner = 330 points plus 10 for making the cut with minimum 100 points Top 5 = +30 points Top 10 = + 20 points Top 25 = + 10 points Made Cut = 10 points Missed Cut or NR = -20 points WD/DISQ prior to Cut = -20 points Majors Winner = Best R P price x 10… eg 33-1 winner = 330 points plus 20 for making the cut then doubled (with minimum 200 points) Top 5 = +60 points Top 10 = + 40 points Top 25 = + 20 points Made Cut = 20 points Missed Cut or NR = -40 points WD/DISQ prior to Cut = -40 points WGC Events scoring is different and will be advertised prior to each event Certain events will be scored differently (Ie events with small number of people etc) and this will be made clear before each event 7 League Tables These will be posted weekly by 5.00pm Monday on completion on each week's events. (I will do my best) Any queries unless there is an obvious typing error can only be rectified prior to the next week's competition starts. Phase 1 League tables will be for each group but the Top ??? (TBA) out of total entry will be in bold. Phase 2 No points carried forward from Phase 1. Top ??? (TBA) will be in bold. Points from phase 2 will carry onto phase 3 8 Unless otherwise stated, Madmaxkellys decision will be final. 9 Only 46 weeks this year but I reserve the right to add events to week 47 should any be announced |
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GOLF COMP 2014 SCHEDULE (WHERE KNOWN)
2014 Golf Comp Schedule European Tour Week Phase Date US Tour Volvo Golf Championships 1 1 09/01/2014 Sony Open in Hawaii Abu Dhabi Golf Championship 2 1 16/01/2014 Humana Challenge (Formerly Bob Hope Classic) Qatar Masters 3 1 22/01/2014 Farmers Insurance Open Omega Dubai Desert Classic 4 1 30/01/2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open Joburg open 5 1 06/02/2014 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am Africa open 6 1 13/02/2014 Northern Trust Open WGC Accenture Matchplay 7 1 20/02/2014 WGC Accenture Matchplay Tshwane Open 8 1 27/02/2014 The Honda Classic WGC Cadillac Championships 9 1 06/03/2014 Puerto Rico Open Hassan II Golf Trophy 10 1 13/03/2014 Valspar Championships TBA 11 1 20/03/2014 Arnold Palmer Invitational No tournament 12 1 27/03/2014 Valero Texas Open TBA 13 2 03/04/2014 Shell Houston Open US MASTERS 14 2 10/04/2014 US MASTERS Maybank Malaysian Open 15 2 17/04/2014 RBC Heritage Volvo China Open 16 2 24/04/2014 Zurich Classic of New Orleans The Championship Korea 17 2 01/05/2014 Wells Fargo Championship Madeira Islands Open 18 2 08/05/2014 The Players Championships Open de Espagna 19 2 15/05/2014 HP Byron Nelson Championship BMW PGA Championship 20 2 22/05/2014 Crowne Plaza Invitational Nordea Masters 21 2 29/05/2014 The Memorial Tournament Lyoness Open 22 2 05/06/2014 St Jude Classic US OPEN 23 2 12/06/2014 US OPEN Irish Open 24 2 19/06/2014 Travellers Championship BMW International Open 25 2 26/06/2014 AT&T National Alstom Open de France 26 2 03/07/2014 The Greenbrier Classic Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish open 27 2 10/07/2014 John Deere Classic THE 143rd OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 28 2 17/07/2014 THE 143rd OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Russian Masters 29 2 24/07/2014 RBC Canadian Open WGC Bridgestone Invitational 30 2 31/07/2014 Renoe Tahoe Open THE US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP 31 2 07/08/2014 THE US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Made in Denmark 32 2 14/08/2014 Wyndham Championship Czech Masters 33 2 21/08/2014 The Barclays Italian Open 34 2 28/08/2014 Deutsche Bank Championship Omega European Masters 35 3 04/09/2014 BMW Championship KLM Open 36 3 11/09/2014 The Tour Championships ISPS Handa Welsh Open 37 3 18/09/2014 TBC Ryder Cup week 38 3 25/09/2014 TBC Alfred Dunhill Links 39 3 02/10/2014 TBC Portugal Masters 40 3 09/10/2014 TBC Volvo World Matchplay 41 3 16/10/2014 TBC Perth International 42 3 23/10/2014 TBC BMW Masters 43 3 30/10/2014 TBC HSBC Champions 44 3 06/11/2014 TBC Turkish Airlines Open 45 3 13/11/2014 TBC DP World tour championships 46 3 20/11/2014 TBC |
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Count me in again please Max. A very happy Christmas and a prosperous 2014 to you and all on the forum. Midnight.
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I'm in!
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im in cheers max
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count me in.
Merry Christmas to everyone. |
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never been pq before, count me in please
who knows.... the numbers may sway betfair to sponsor the comp merry christmas everyone ! |
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Count me in. A Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all!
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I am in.
Merry Xmas all |
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In thanks mate
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Count me in please
Thanks |
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Im in . Have a good holiday.
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I am in Max.
Happy Christmas to all entrants. |
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I am in Max.
Happy Christmas to all entrants. |
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Back for more max, will sit out the first stage and join in the second. Merry xmas fellow punters.
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thanks therhino... had that drink today... happy Christmas :-)
MMK |
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thanks for running again Max, count me in
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I'm in again please Max and all the best for 2014
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would like to enter again please
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I'll have another go. Another missed cut probably.
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Glad to hear max hope it went down well
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Count me in again
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I'd like to give this a go Max, thanks.
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count me in max thanks.
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I'm in
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I'll have another go, thanks Max
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In please
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count me in please max , ta
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In, thanks.
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im in again max, good work!
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count me in thanks
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Yes pls Max, seeing as tis me first shot as a PQ :) ta
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count me please
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Count me in please Max, thanks.
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Count me in, please. When the brain recovers, I'll try to get my head around the rules.
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Count me in please max
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Many thanks Max. In again please.
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count me in again Max thanks for doing this again could you please enter No's 7,8,9 for me the first week as I am on holiday sorry for being a nuisance on the first week
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Thanks Madmax. I shall make time for your comp this year.
(I've kept forgetting in the past ) |