Its that time of year again and GolfWRX is holding the 3rd of Golf Major's Contest for 2008.

Here's the Prize Pool!!!

First Place
Callaway X-20 Tour Irons from MortonGolfSales.com!*

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2nd place and 3rd place
One JLM Scratch Wedges of their choice*

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4th place a Byron GoldStar 007

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5th place a Gripmaster Exotics Grip from TheGripmasterUSA.com[/b]

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You have to be a registered member (registration is free) and logged in to pick your golfers. One entry per person. Picks are now synchronized to time of day and there is now a COUNTDOWN CLOCK. So last chance to pick is 11:59 pm(of the timezone of the tournament) of Day 3.

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Here are the Rules:

[1]Click on "Fan Golf" at the top of the Forum.


We have removed the link in the header for now. Click on the Menu icon on the Right Menu>>>>>>>>>Under CHAT@WRX

[2]Choose any 5 Golfers in the field.

[3]Users can choose and switch players all the way up to RD 3.
o After RD 1 -15% Penalty against player's earnings
o After RD 2 -36% Penalty against player's earnings
o After RD 3 -60% Penalty against player's earnings


Here is how Winners are chosen by minus any penalty for changes.

1. Net Earnings

If Net Earnings are the same, then the system looks at:

2. Least Amount of Player Salary, the player's salary cap for the tournament. (Not Applicable in Master's Tournament)

If Least Amount of Player Salary is the same, then the system looks at:

3. Lowest Number of Picks by the user

If the lowest number of picks by the user is the same, then the system looks at:

4. The Earliest Timestamp of the user's last pick
Prizes to be announced:


*International Winners responsible for International Shipping and customs charges and any requested upgrades and modifcations beyond the standard configurations. One Entry per user/person. Rules Officials may disqualify individuals at their discretion.

Done.

I noticed the field hasn't been changed since the US Open. There are a couple of Asians that I would've picked one of, just for regional pride

Only 62 people so far??? Odds are looking good for some!

Shhh...if they don't sign up maybe I have a chance.

I take that back if only 62 people enter then if I don't win it looks really bad so sign up everyone.

This my first time entering something like this on WRX, so I went in and picked my golfers....now what?? Do I need to send them in or what?? Or am I automatically entered now?? It's probably obvious but maybe I missed something??
I can see the sarcastic reply's already - 'get a clue buddy', 'simply follow directions'.

I'm having the same problem. I'd guess there's something wrong or else it still wouldn't be stuck at 62 entries.

It may have just been me, but I was having some issues yesterday afternoon. It wouldn't let me select players.

Works now though.

Yeh but what do you do after you select your players?? How do they know if you are in the contest or not?? That's where I'm a bit confussed

The 4 pages of playes shown is the entire field.

It's working now - there's been 40-some people added. LP28 - you're in there too.

The number of users entered is updated periodically. If you can see your picks, you are entered.

Thanks Baconator!!

Only 226 so far. Chances are looking great for some.

I have a question: How come we get $100,000,000 to pick with when we only get 5 picks and the most expensive guys are like only $3,000,000???


BTW, how do my picks look?: Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard, Anthony Kim, Justin Rose, and Sergio Garcia.

I'm hoping they are good enough for a solid second place finish -- behind me

Hook DeLoft

I just made my picks and it says that I already have 15% discount. Whats up with that? I don't feel like I have some kind of advantage picking tonight. Can this be fixed?

You get a 15% discount because you picked on the first day of the tournament European time. You will get the same discount amount if you pick after tomorrow's round.

kurren im same as u cept i got Anthony Kim, Justin Rose, and Sergio Garcia and stricker and els...although strickers not doin well this year...hes from wisconsin so ig otta pick him aha!

That is unbelievable. I'm penalized for picking 12 hours before anyone tees off? Whoever made those rules was way off. I play all different kinds of fantasy formats and sports and I've never seen one that doesn't lock before the first person tees off/ first pitch is throw/ kick off/ etc.

Is there something wrong with the countdown clock? 15% penalty for picking before midnight?????
I guess I should have waited until most of the way through tomorrow's round and had the same penalty.

I am checking on the countdown clock. I believe the game is right according to the rules:



If it is not right, we will hold off all prizes till the scores are adjusted but, it looks like the countdown clock is wrong.

I just made my picks and couldn't agree more that I think the selection rules need tweaking. How can you be penalized by making picks prior to the first player who gets the ball in the air? The countdown should be for the first tee time. If there is a way to edit this 15 percent penalty for making picks the day of prior to teeing off needs to be changed and would be great if that is possible. If not that is a terrible rule in my opinion and should be changed for the PGA. Thanks good night and good luck to everyone including those who have already incurred a penalty.

The rule has been in place for over a year and is stated as Midnight of the tournament time zone. The clock is off but, the rules and tournament contest have been the same since the beginning of the year. Tee times cannot be done.

If people want to pass on The Open, we can certainly carry things over to the PGA and cancel this one.

Hey GX, can you answer my question in Post #14?

Thanks,

Kurren.

It means no salary cap.

Gxgolfer, like others here, I do not understand why it would be a penalization - anything picked before the tournament, regardless of whether it was a day or a minute. I also don't feel like I have a right to complain because, God bless you, you are doing this anyway. Don't cancel it (I think I just picked the top 5)! I just think up until the first tee shot would be a little more...proper.

Nevertheless, I really believe a lower ranked Euro lad will win this week. BTW, I made my picks a minute or two before this post. Hope they get through. That is all you have to do, correct...just make the picks? Any other buttons for conformation purposes on the page you make your picks?

Can't wait. The OPEN is tomorrow...

Another great contest. I love these, since it forces me to watch the whole major instead of just the last two days. Thanks GolfWRX.

And.... for the first time in my life.... I can honestly say I would rather take fourth than win, lol. I'd love to add that putter to my slowly growing collection.

Goodluck everyone.

Currently at #235


My picks:
Stuart Appleby
Ernie Els
Jim Furyk
Retief Goosen
Sergio Garcia



I don't know how to change the order though other than the manner in which you add them. I don't really want to delete everyone and do it over. Does it matter?

Can someone please tell me whether or not my picks have been listed and that I am in the contest?


EDIT:

I see that I am 135 on the list.

All my picks seem to be right there in the mix.

EDIT:

My original picks were:

T1 McDowell
T7 Furyk
T15 Garcia
T15 Jimenez
T38 Rose

Being that (it appears) I already took a 15% hit, I think I may drop J-Rose for Scott and let the rest of my boys ride. I like my picks...

Gxgolfer,

If I swap Rose for Scott right now, will I incur further penalty points? Otherwise, I will just let Rose play on because Scott may fade and Rose is certainly still right there. If you do not post back by later tonight I guess I will not make anymore changes.

just curious... if i changed a golfer before the tournament started, should the new player be deducted 15%? i ask because last night i decided to replace tim clark with anthony kim. it said there was still 2 hours or so to submit picks, but when i changed players, it showed a deduction.

thanks,
joel

sorry, i decided to read the thread. i guess i'm not the only one.... my mistake.

First off let me say, I love these fantasy pick em events. And I will always play for fun and the prizes are an added bonus. But that being said, I have one final qualm with the tournament setup. At the time of my picking, I wanted to take Robert Allenby, but much to my dismay he wasn't available. I thought, did he not qualify? So fast forward to today, when I notice his name climbing the leaderboard. One question, whats up with that?

Darn - I had no idea there was such a thing! Rocco was my pick to win the Open, anyway! Oh, well. Let's see if my guys hold up to make up for the loss in earnings.

I made my picks yesterday and also got the 15% deduction.....and I agree....Allenby was not on there....so I picked Els and now i want to bash a club over my head like woody austin.

I made my pick today within the 15% time frame, but got a 35% deduction.

Kinda weird but I for one would rather ride this out than totally give up on this contest.

Just my .02

Its timezone of the tournament. Disregard the counter

thank you for the great and fun chance to win some awesome prizes

I'm going to let my boys ride it out. You know how the saying goes: you can't win it on the first day but you can lose it. Scott's putting looks shoddy, and Rose just got the shaft going out in the morning yesterday. I think the weather tomorrow (and the remainder of the tourney) will be the decider in this.

Alright here's my picks. And I will not change them so whatever happens happens!
Jim Furyk
Sergio Garcia
Anthony Kim
Mike Weir
Miguel Angel Jimenez

I went with
1. Furyk
2. S. Garcia
3. A. Kim
4. Westwood
5. Karlsson

BUT, I don't see any of the stats updated...am I missing something here?

Too late. I already won. I have my X 20 Tours already. And I didn't even have to play. I'm the man. Yeah! I'm a wiener. Yeah!

Seriously, good luck guys. I think you'll enjoy the sticks if you win them.

Thanks Golfwrx for putting on another great contest. Come on now guys don't make him cancel this great opportunity to have some fun just because you think one of the rules are silly.

here are my pics, and im not changing them regardless of what happens

els
garcia
ogilvy(stupid pick, hes a high ball hitter, we'll see)
westwood
jimenez

Please don't cancel this contest!! I think (a) a lot of people are getting bent-out-of-shape about something that's supposed to be for FUN and (b) people have to remember this tounament is going on while a lot of us are sleeping.

Not doing this cause I'm "winning" our anything...heck, I've had to shoot some of my horses already:

Original:
Els - put out to pasture after first round for Overton (35% cut)
Furyk
Garcia - can make any putter he uses look bad!
Jimenez - shot on the track after 2nd round; saddled up Villegas (35% cut)
McDowell

Just relax...have fun with this...and if you win, you win. If you don't, try the PGA Championship. If we don't quit @$&*($!#, there won't be a next time.

I thought if you made just one change you took the % hit for all your picks?

Each day has a different % penalty.

Dito the comments from Cuda and folks read the rules before playing. Picks must be made prior to midnight in the tourney time zone. If the count down clock malfunctions, so what, it doesn't change the actual time of midnight at the Open. Just as if your alarm clock malfunctions and your late for work, who do you blame? The head poobahs on this site have provided wonderful contests for all on board over the years, so lets be thankful.

dang it, who picked norman?? i know one of my friends did.

I had my list to about 10 guys.

a few that I did not pick:

Westwood
Singh
Leonard
Fisher
Choi
Harrington

Second guessing doesn't count. Just one of my guys missed the cut (Jimenez). That's fine with me. I'm still not going to win, because I am going to take a 15% hit.