The Weekly Steemit Scramble Contest
Tournament Information
Shell Houston Open
March 30 – April 2, 2017
Golf Club of Houston – Humble, Texas
The PGA Tour stays in Texas this week for the Shell Houston Open. The Tournament Course at the club is a par-72 course that stretches for 7457 yards. Last year’s champion was Jim Herman, who shot a 273, or 15 under par (-15). Henrik Stenson finished 2nd at -14 and Dustin Johnson finished in 3rd place at -13. Herman and Stenson are currently in the field for this year’s tournament.
Tee times have not been announced yet, but you’ll be able to find them here: Shell Houston Open Tee Times. I will update this post or leave a comment once they have been posted.
Player Selections and Multiplier
For the weekly Steemit Scramble, select three golfers from the tournament field that you believe will perform well and finish highest in the final standings. Based on the final results of the tournament, golfers will be assigned the following points:
| Results | Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| 1st place | 12 |
| 2nd – 5th | 7 |
| 6th – 10th | 4 |
| 11th – 20th | 2 |
| 21st - final cut | 1 |
THIS WEEK’S 2x MULTIPLIER: Pick the winning score in relation to par. (Example: +2, -11.) The closest participant to the multiplier statistic will earn DOUBLE their total points for the week.
AN ADDITIONAL 5-POINT BONUS will be awarded to all unique golfer combinations. The bonus will be added to the contestants’ point totals AFTER the multiplier has been calculated. If two or more contestants choose the same golfers for the contest, then the contestant who entered their selections first will receive the bonus.
Here is the current top-20 Fed Ex Cup leaderboard. These are only the Fed Ex standings. This is not a list of golfers in the current tournament. Please choose your selections from the current tournament field. For the complete Fed Ex Cup standings you can visit this link from PGATour.com.
How to Play and Win
In a comment on this post, submit your three golfers and your prediction for the weekly multiplier. ONLY ONE COMMENT SUBMISSION PER USER, PER WEEKLY CONTEST.
Submissions will be confirmed at the start of the weekly tournament. Tee times are typically posted the day before the start of the event. I will leave a comment to announce the first tee time each week, but it will ultimately be up to participants to know the tournament start time. ALL CONTEST SUBMISSIONS MUST BE ENTERED PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED START TIME AT THE FIRST TEE ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT. Late submissions and any edits after that time will be automatically disqualified from the weekly contest.
There will be three winners each week. The winners will be the contestants with the most points gained, based on the points distribution outlined in Player Selections and Multiplier. All point totals earned from all contestants will carry over for the monthly and season-long contests.
The contest is funded with a minimum pot of 30 STEEM. The total weekly pot distribution will be divided as follows:
| Place | Rewards Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1st | 50% |
| 2nd | 30% |
| 3rd | 20% |
In the event of a tie, the pot will be split between the tying contestants. If the tie occurs for third place, then all tying contestants will split the 20% payout. If the tie occurs in first or second place, then the tying contestants will split the total payout for those places.
Example: A two-way tie for first place will split 80% of the pot (50% + 30%) and third place will receive the remaining 20%. A three-way tie for second place will split 50% of the pot (30% + 20%) and first place will receive the allotted 50%.
For additional contest and development fund details, please read this post: Announcing the 2017 Calendar Year Sports Contests and Development Funding
Please help with outreach by sharing this post outside of Steemit!
One of the goals for this contest and the fantasy sports development project is to bring users to Steemit, keep them engaged on the platform, and onboard them into the STEEM cryptocurrency ecosystem. So, please invite your friends and family to Steemit and share this with any golf fans or sports enthusiasts. Growing the active user base can benefit all users and investors, no matter their interests.
As always, please ReSteem this post and let’s grow the sports community through posting, discussing, competing, and earning!
Thank you for participating and good luck!
Special thanks to @blocktrades for supporting and sponsoring this Steemit community event!
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