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My latest forum competition. It’s for THE OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP:  for the 1st time in 3 years!!! Doesn't time fly?

PLEASE ENTER ON THIS THREAD

This is how it works:
(in much the same way as my other competitions).
There are 12 sections. You have to pick 1 player or number (depending on which section) for each one. The scores for each selection are listed below.
Just put the letters A to L with your choice for each - preferably going downwards, followed by a tie-break answer.

If you don’t want to study or look anything up, just guess!!!

There is no prize yet, but I have asked, if perhaps a little sponsorship could be found.... I'll let you know if any budget is available and any other related details
In the event of a tie, a tiebreak will come into effect so there will be an absolute winner (or placer).

The Sections: and some details/clues/history

Section A. How many will Ian Poulter score in Round 1 He missed last year with an injury. His 2 previous 1st round scores were; 73 (St Andrews 2015) & 73 (Royal Liverpool 2014). The last Birkdale open, he scored 72 in R1 and ended up finishing 2nd.
3 points for exact, 1 point if 1 out
Par at Royal Birkdale is 70

Section B. Day 1 Leader: Name the player who will lead the Open at the end of the 1st round.
6 points for the leader, 4 points for whoever's in 2nd, 2 points for being in 3rd. (Points will be divided for ties)
You may need to look at the full list of players (outright winner betting page will do) to pick your selection.

Section C. How many of the players whose surname begins with H will make the cut?: Only 70 players (+ties) make the cut.
A number between 0 and 17 for this section.
These are the H’s: B. Haas, A. Hadwin, A. Hall, T. Hamilton, L. Haotong, B. Harman, P. Harrington, T. Hatton, S. Hend, M. Hendry, R. Henley, A. Hodkinson, C. Hoffman, JB Holmes, B. Horschel, D. Horsey, C. Howell III.
4 points for being right, 2 points if you’re 1 away, 1 point if you're two out.

Section D. What will the cut mark be
After 2 rounds anyone in the top 70 places (and ties) will make the cut. What is the highest (worst) score that will keep a player in for the last 2 days?
Last 3 opens it was 147, 144 and 146. Last time at Royal Birkdale it was 149.
(The weather could play a part in this)
3 points if correct, 1 point if out by 1

Section E. Best 3rd round score. Par is 70.
Lowest ever 3rd round score is 63 (I. Aoki - 1980 - Muirfield, P. Broadhurst  - 1990 - St Andrews.
Last year it was 68 (at Troon), In 2008 (This course), it was 70
Choose (imo) from 63 to 75 - but the probability is 65 - 68 (possibly depending on the weather)
2 points for being right.[i]

[i]Section F.
How many of these 20 will be in the Top 20 (and ties) at the end of Round 3 (They’re pretty much the top 20 in the betting):
D. Johnson, Spieth, Rahm, McIlroy, Fowler, Garcia, Rose, Matsuyama, Fleetwood, Stenson, Day, Scott, Casey, Koepka, Mickelson, Noren, Grace, Pieters, Oosthuizen, Leishman.
So, any number between 0 and 20 for your selection, please.
4 points for exact, 2 for being out by 1, 1 point if 2 out.

Section G. Top Australian Player.
3 points for top, 1 point for 2nd, (among the Aussies)
Choose from: A. Baddeley, A. Bland, J. Day, A. Dodt, M. Griffin, A. Hall, S. Hend, M. Leishman, R. McCarthy, A. Scott, C.Smith.
 
Section H. Top British or Irish Player
4 points for top, 2 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd
Choose from: R. Bland, P. Broadhurst, L. Canter, P. Casey, D. Clarke, J. Dean, R. Dinwiddie, D. Drysdale, H. Ellis, R. Fisher, M. Fitzpatrick, T. Fleetwood, M. Foster, P. Harrington, T. Hatton, A. Hodkinson, D. Horsey, A. Johnston, R. Knox, M. Laird, P. Lawrie, S. Lowry, S. Lyle, N. McCarthy, H McCullen, R. McIlroy, S. Manley, A. Plant, I. Poulter, R. Ramsey, J. Rose, C. Shinkwin, M. Southgate, A. Sullivan, C. Syme, T. Tree, P. Waring, L. Westwood, D. Willett, C.Wood.

Section I. Top European Player
4 points for top, 2 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd
Choose from: A. Bjork, R. Cabrera-Bello, C. Chianchetti,  S. Garcia,  M. Kaymer, S. Kjeldsen, P. Larrazabal, A. Levy, M. Lorenzo-Vera, J. Luiten, F. Molinari, A. Noren, T. Olesen, M. Pavon, T. Pieters, J. Rahm, H. Stenson, B. Wiesberger.

Section J. Top American
5 points for top, 3 point for 2nd, 2 points for 3rd, 1 point for 4th
Choose from: D. Berger, W. Bryan, K. Bulle, R. Castro, K. Chappell, S. Cink, J. Daly, B. Dechambeau, J. Dufner, D. Duval, T. Finau, R. Fowler, B. Haas, T. Hamilton, B. Harman, R. Henley, C. Hoffman, JB Holmes, B. Horschel, C. Howell III, D. Johnson, Z. Johnson, C. Kim, K. Kisner, B. Koepka, M. Kuchar, T. Lehman, D. Lipsky, K. Lovemark, W. McGirt, M. McNealy, P. Mickelson, R. Moore, K. Na, S. O'Hair, M. O'Meara, P.Perez,  P. Reed, X. Schauffele, W. Simpson, B. Snedeker, J. Spieth, K. Stanley, B. Steele, R. Streb, S. Stricker, J. Suri, J. Thomas, P. Uihlein, J. Walker, B. Watson, G. Woodland.

Section K. What will be the outright winning margin? The last 5 Opens have been won by; 3 shots, playoff, 2 shots, 1 shot, and 3 shots. Biggest ever margin, 13 shots (Young Tom Morris, 1862)
Choose from: P/O, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9+.
3 points for being exactly right.

Section L. What will be the final winning score? Par is 280, Last 2 winning scores at Royal Birkdale were; 283 (by Padraig Harrington, 2008), 280 (Mark O'Meara 1998). In the last 30 years the lowest Open winning score was 264 (last year at Troon), and the highest 290 (all venues). It's worth looking at the weather/wind forecast
Choose a number between 260 and 300. (more probably between 270 and 284)
5 points for spot on, 3 points for 1 out, 2 points if 2 out, 1 point if 3 out.


TIEBREAK : Answer 3 questions with Y or N.... These 3:
Will there be a Hole in one?
Will a Player whose Name (1st name OR surname) begins with a J win the Open?
Will any South Korean player (there are 8 taking part) finish in the top 10?
A combination of 3 N's and Y's is required.


Other stuff
If I’ve made any mistakes please tell me and I’ll try to rectify. In all cases common sense will prevail.

E&OE - If there's a player missing from any of the sections as I've listed them (I don't think I've missed anyone), he will be ignored for scoring purposes.
Any ties in any sections, points shared; (eg, if the score is 2 points for 3rd, 1 point for 4th, and there's a tie for 3rd, both will score 1.5)
Please put initials with any ambiguous selections (eg. There are 2 Blands, 2 Johnsons, 2 McCarthys, 4 Kims) any doubt about a selection for a section will score ZERO for that section regardless of the intention.
The organiser's (that's me) decision is final. I'll try to update scores and standings at the end of each day's play.
Entries accepted until 11.59pm, Wednesday 16th July.

Good Luck everybody and enjoy the golf.

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By:
mengmeng
When: 17 Jul 17 10:29
Section A. 69

Section B. Stenson

Section C. 6

Section D. 144

Section E. 64

[i]Section F. 11

Section G. Top Australian Player. A Scott

Section H. R McIlroy

Section I. H Stenson

Section J. Top American R Fowler

Section K. 2 shots

Section L.270

tiebreak no,no,no
By:
VillaBoy
When: 17 Jul 17 10:35
Section A. 71
Section B. Garcia
Section C. 6
Section D. 147
Section E. 68
Section F. 7
Section G. A. Scott
Section H. A. Sullivan
Section I. Garcia
Section J. Haas
Section K. 1
Section L. 278

TIEBREAK :
Will there be a Hole in one? N
Will a Player whose Name (1st name OR surname) begins with a J win the Open? N
Will any South Korean player (there are 8 taking part) finish in the top 10? Y
By:
GRANTCKING
When: 17 Jul 17 15:56
sheesh, uve made this a little bit too complicated, good luck doing the scoring!
By:
GRANTCKING
When: 17 Jul 17 16:01
A. 69
B. dustin johnson
C. 7
D. 143
E. 65
F. 8
G. adam scott
H. tyrrell hatton
I. john rahm
J. dustin johnson
K. playoff
L. 271

tiebreak - no, no, no
By:
wedge1
When: 17 Jul 17 18:52
a 69
b l oosthuizen
c 7
d 150
e 65
f 12
g a scott
h j rose
I h stenson
j lefty
k 4
l 271
tiebreak
y
n
n
By:
mighty
When: 17 Jul 17 20:19
a 71
b fowler
c 7
d 145
e 65
f 7
g day
h hatton
i garcia
j johnston dust
k p/o
l 279   N N Y
By:
donny osmond
When: 17 Jul 17 20:43
a poulter round 1 ...67
b day 1 leader jordan spieth
c 9 h men to make cut
d cut score 143
e best round 3 score 64
f 8 favs in top 20 after round 3
g top aussie m leishman
h top gb & i tommy fleetwood
i top euro jon rahm
j top american ricky fowler
k winning score 2 strokes
l final winning score 267
m tiebreakers....
hole in one yes
no j initial in winners name
korean in top 10 yes


thanks study, enjoy the work you must have given yourself

good luck all
By:
Super Hans
When: 17 Jul 17 20:52
a 70
b S Garcia
c 7
d 150
e 66
f 12
g a scott
h j rose
I S Garcia
j J Spieth
k 1
l 268
tiebreak
y
n
n
Cheers Study.
By:
Wok
When: 17 Jul 17 21:26
Section A. 69
Section B. C Hoffman
Section C. 8
Section D. 145
Section E. 65
Section F. 10
Section G. A Scott
Section H. P Casey
Section I. J Rahm
Section J. M Kuchar
Section K. PO
Section L. 265

TIEBREAK :
Will there be a Hole in one? Y
Will a Player whose Name (1st name OR surname) begins with a J win the Open? Y
Will any South Korean player (there are 8 taking part) finish in the top 10? Y
By:
Catch Me ifyoucan
When: 17 Jul 17 22:40
HERE's a handy blank entry form fyi...


Section A. Poulter’s Rd 1 Score.
Section B. Name Day 1 Leader.
Section C. How many of 17 Surnames with ‘H’ make the Cut.
Section D. Cut mark Score.
Section E. Best Rd 3 Score.
Section F. Many T20 favs will be in T20 after Rd 3.
Section G. Top Aussie.
Section H. Top GB & Ire.
Section I. Top Euro.
Section J. Top USA.
Section K. Winning Margin.
Section L. Winning Score
TIEBREAK: Y or No. 
Will there be a Hole in one?
Will a Player whose Name (1st name OR surname) begins with a ‘J’ win the Open?
Will any of the 8 South Korean players finish in the top 10?
By:
STUDYFORM
When: 17 Jul 17 22:55

Jul 17, 2017 -- 9:56AM, GRANTCKING wrote:


sheesh, uve made this a little bit too complicated, good luck doing the scoring!


I tried replying to this already Sad
Anyway - scoring is not a problem thanks to a competition template/spreadsheet thing I have (Thank you Mr Nibbs wherever you are!)
I can do it in a matter of minutes and at the end of each day too!
Inputting all the entries is the hardest bit, but still bearable.

Thanks for the form, catch.

Unfortunately, no prize fund this time. Sorry.
Not that it matters as most of us wouldn't have won anything anyway. Maybe next time.
So it's just for pride and the kudos that we're having a go.

By:
andy cap
When: 18 Jul 17 00:04
Section A. 72

Section B. Tommy Fleetwood

Section C. 4

Section D. 146

Section E. 64

[i]Section F. 9

Section G. Top Australian Player. Aaron Baddeley

Section H. T. Fleetwood

Section I. S. Garcia

Section J. Top American  P. Mickelson

Section  P/O

Section L.277

tiebreak yes,no,yes
By:
andy cap
When: 18 Jul 17 00:06
cheers study for running the fun comp
By:
flipem
When: 18 Jul 17 10:46
72
Rose
10
148
68
8
Scott
Rose
Rahm
kuchar
2
268
Y
Y
Y
By:
saxon farm
When: 18 Jul 17 10:52
A, 68
B, Branden Grace
C, 9
D, 143
E, 65
F, 8
G, Leishman
H, Rose
I, Garcia
J, Fowler
K, 1
L, 266
YNN

Thanks studyform
By:
TheNorfolkMafia
When: 18 Jul 17 11:49
A, 69
B, Tommy Fleetwood
C, 6
D, 144
E, 67
F, 12
G, Jason Day
H, Tommy Fleetwood
I, A. Noren
J, Patrick Reed
K, 4
L, 272
TB
Yes
No
Yes
By:
swimmer
When: 18 Jul 17 13:51
A - 73
B - Fisher
C - 5
D - 144
E - 69
F - 8
G - Leishman
H - Fisher
I - Molinari
J - Kuchar
K - 2
L - 279
No
No
Yes
By:
Scoop6
When: 18 Jul 17 16:33
Section A. 73
Section B. Justin Rose
Section C. 6
Section D. 146
Section E. 67
Section F. 7
Section G. A Scott
Section H. J Rose
Section I. H Stenson
Section J. P Reed
Section K. 2
Section L. 279
TIEBREAK: NO, NO, YES 


thx Studyform
By:
jetodd
When: 18 Jul 17 17:59
Section A. 71
Section B. Chris Wood
Section C. 7
Section D. 144
Section E. 66
Section F. 11
Section G. Day
Section H. A Johnston
Section I. J Rahm
Section J. R Fowler
Section K. 1 shot
Section L. 273
TIEBREAK: No, Yes, No
By:
lumponlarge
When: 18 Jul 17 20:58
A 70
B R Fowler
C 11
D 148
E 64
F 7
G Day
H Fleetwood
I Rahm
J Holmes
K 1
L 276
Tie Break  N/N/N
By:
scarlet
When: 18 Jul 17 21:03
Section A. 70
Section B. Perez
Section C. 6
Section D. 146
Section E. 67
Section F. 7
Section G. Leishman
Section H. Rose
Section I. Rahm
Section J. Reed
Section K. 2
Section L. 279
TIEBREAK: 
N N N
By:
ROBBO ROBBO
When: 18 Jul 17 21:09
A = 67
B = J Rose
c = 9
D = 140
E = 64
F = 7
G = J Day
H = P Casey
I = P Casey
J = B Haas
K = 1
L = 270
TB = N N N
By:
Trackman
When: 18 Jul 17 21:16
A, 73
B, Branden Grace
C, 6
D, 146
E, 69
F, 8
G, Leishman
H, Fleetwood
I, Kjeldsen
J, Spieth
K, 2
L, 278
N,Y,N.

Cheers... and good luck.
By:
dunlop65
When: 18 Jul 17 22:33
A 73
B T.Olesen
C 8
D 144
E 66
F 6
G A.Scott
H C.Wood
I T.Olesen
J J.Spieth
K.1 shot
L.277
TB No Yes No

Good work Study-cheers.
By:
Catch Me ifyoucan
When: 19 Jul 17 00:57
HERE's a handy blank entry form fyi...


Section A. Poulter’s Rd 1 Score.
Section B. Name Day 1 Leader.
Section C. How many of 17 Surnames with ‘H’ make the Cut.
Section D. Cut mark Score.
Section E. Best Rd 3 Score.
Section F. Many T20 favs will be in T20 after Rd 3.
Section G. Top Aussie.
Section H. Top GB & Ire.
Section I. Top Euro.
Section J. Top USA.
Section K. Winning Margin.
Section L. Winning Score
TIEBREAK: Y or No. 
Will there be a Hole in one?
Will a Player whose Name (1st name OR surname) begins with a ‘J’ win the Open?
Will any of the 8 South Korean players finish in the top 10?
By:
Hank Hill
When: 19 Jul 17 05:31
A: 71
B: Ryan Moore
C: 6
D: 148
E: 67
F: 7
G: Marc Leishman
H: Tommy Fleetwood
I: Thomas Pieters
J: Jordan Spieth
K: 2
L: 282
TB: No, No, No

Cheers Study. As always, you running these comps is much appreciated. Gl all.
By:
superbob
When: 19 Jul 17 06:16
A: 68
B: soren kjeldsen
C: 7
D: 144
E: 65
F: 9
G: adam scott
H: justin rose
I: sergio garcia
J: rickie fowler
K: 1
L: 274
TB: yes, No, No
By:
padlock
When: 19 Jul 17 10:02
71
C.Wood
6
148
66
8
M.Leishman
P.Casey
T.Olesen
J.Spieth
2
277
Y
Y
N

Thx Wink
By:
Catch Me ifyoucan
When: 19 Jul 17 11:07
THE "J"'s.....fyi (very few yes men about) Devil

J B Holmes Jamie Lovemark Jason Day Jason Dufner Jbe Kruger Jeunghun Wang Jhonattan Vegas Jimmy Walker Joe Dean John Daly Jon Rahm Joost Luiten Jordan Spieth Julian Suri Justin Rose Justin Thomas + Andrew Johnston Dustin Johnson Thongchai Jaidee & Zach Johnson.
By:
STUDYFORM
When: 19 Jul 17 11:13
I thought that too, CatchMe.

It's a pretty good 50/50 in terms of the odds imo.
Well done for acknowledging it.
By:
stephaniebot
When: 19 Jul 17 12:39
Section A. 71
Section B. Louis Oosthuizen
Section C. 10
Section D. 146
Section E. 65
Section F. 9
Section G. Marc Leishman
Section H. Andrew Johnston
Section I. Sergio Garcia
Section J. Matt Kuchar
Section K. 2
Section L. 275
TIEBREAK: Y or No. 
Will there be a Hole in one? Yes
Will a Player whose Name (1st name OR surname) begins with a ‘J’ win the Open? No
Will any of the 8 South Korean players finish in the top 10? No

Thanks
By:
THEMONEYSHOT
When: 19 Jul 17 12:45
A) 70
B) RAHM
C) 8
D) 147
E) 67
F) 7
G) LEISHMAN
H) FLEETWOOD
I) NOREN
J) SPIETH
K) 1
L) 275

1) N0
2) NO
3) NO

Cheers for setting this up Study !
By:
CrowsEye
When: 19 Jul 17 13:00
Section A. 70

Section B. Rickie Fowler

Section C. 7

Section D. 147

Section E. 67

Section F. 6

Section G. Adam Scott
 
Section H. Rory McIlroy

Section I. Sergio Garcia

Section J. Jordan Spieth

Section K. 1

Section L. 278

TIEBREAK : Y N N
By:
sofiakenny
When: 19 Jul 17 13:03
A.77
b.Koochar
c.7
d.150
e.69
f.6
g.leishman
h.porridge harrington
i.garcia
j. zach johnson
k.1
l.280
m. no
n. no
o.no
By:
therhino
When: 19 Jul 17 13:14
A. 74
B. Fowler
C. 7
D. 147
E. 67
F. 6
G. Scott
H. Casey
I. Garcia
J. Fowler
K. 1
L. 275
no
no
no

thanks studyform
By:
Perseus
When: 19 Jul 17 14:07
Section A. 71
Section B. Jordan Spieth
Section C. 7
Section D. 145
Section E. 65
Section F. 6
Section G. A. Scott
Section H. M Fitzpatrick
Section I. S. Garcia
Section J. J Spieth
Section K. 1
Section L. 279

TIEBREAK :
Will there be a Hole in one? N
Will a Player whose Name (1st name OR surname) begins with a J win the Open? N
Will any South Korean player (there are 8 taking part) finish in the top 10? N

Good to see the comp back. Good luck all!
By:
Clerkmore
When: 19 Jul 17 15:32
A. 75
B. Hideki Matsuyama
C. 7
D. 148
E. 66
F. 6
G. Marc Leishman
H. Justin Rose
I. Sergio Garcia
J. Jordan Spieth
K. 1
L. 276
Tie Break: Yes, No, No.
By:
dukeofpuke
When: 19 Jul 17 16:53
A.74
B.Jordan Spieth
C.7
D.149
E.70
F.9
G.Adam Scott
H.Justin Rose
I.Sergio Garcia
J.Jordan Spieth
K.3
L.284
Tiebreak:Yes,No,No
By:
raspberrybottom
When: 19 Jul 17 18:04
A 74
B Louis Oosthuizen
C 9
D 148
E 68
F 7
G Adam Scott
H Justin Rose
I Joost Luiten
J Zach Johnson
K 1
L 277
Tiebreak: Y Y Y
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