
It is summertime in Great Britain, and the Open Championshiip will be going to one of the toughest tests in golf. So many questions to be answered! Will Tiger keep on the comeback trail? How will Phil's putter hold up? And who will win the GO British Open Pool?
The annual GO British Open Pool will be very familiar to all of you who played in the GO Majors Pools in previous years. Please read rule number 2 very carefully!!!! DA RULES!!!!
1. Everyone is welcome to play.
2. Make your selections here in this thread. THEY MUST BE IN THE FORMAT DESCRIBED BELOW - YOUR GO NICKNAME FOLLOWED BY A COMMA, THEN YOUR 14 PICKS - EACH OF WHICH MUST BE SEPARATED BY A COMMA!!! Please use the number for the player selection you want, not the name. You must pick names from those listed below, in the amounts from each category as listed below, no substitutions are allowed. We are not responsible for typos or mistakes or other errors!! **Here is an example of EXACTLY how to make your selections in your post: CTGolfFan, 2, 6, 11, 13, 20, 23, 27, 35, 41, 46, 52, 55, 62, 66
3. Select players from each group as instructed, a total of 14. The winners are determined by totaling your top 8 players 4 day totals (72 holes). To qualify to win, you must have at least 8 players make the 36 hole cut. Ties will be broken with victory going to the member by a scorecard playoff, comparing the lowest score picked between players, and so on. The players below are on the list at BritishOpen.com. Any player withdrawals or other line up changes since July 10 are your responsiblity to track.
4. Please have all your picks into this thread no later than 12:00 am edt, Thursday July 19, 2007 (that's midnight between Wednesday and Thursday). You may make as many changes or edits as you wish up until then. Oh, and please - only one post in the thread - edit your first thread, don't post an additional one.
5. All decisions by the GO staff are final, even if they are grossly negligent, unfair or biased. Bribing a GO official is despicable....but allowed.... Kudos to the top 3 winners! Good luck to all. ____________________________________________
CATEGORY A - FAVORITES (PICK 2 numbers from 1-9)
1. Luke Donald
2. Rory McIlroy
3. Lee Westwood
4. Tiger Woods
5. Webb Simpson
6. Bubba Watson
7. Jason Dufner
8. Matt Kuchar
9. Justin Rose
CATEGORY B - SECOND FLIGHT (PICK 2 numbers from 10 - 19)
10. Hunter Mahan
11. Graeme McDowell
12. Adam Scott
13. Steve Stricker
14. Martin Kaymer
15. Dustin Johnson
16. Phil Mickelson
17. Zach Johnson
18. Charl Schwartzel
19. Rickie Fowler
CATEGORY C - WORLD (PICK 4 numbers from 20 - 39)
20. Louis Oosthuizen
21. Anders Hansen
22. Sergio Garcia
23. Peter Hanson
24. Ian Poulter
25. Francesco Molinari
26. Paul Lawrie
27. K J Choi
28. Nicolas Colsaerts
29. Gregory Havret
30. Thomas Bjorn
31. John Senden
32. Carl Pettersson
33. Ernie Els
34. Fredrik Jacobson
35. Bae Sang-moon
36. Alvaro Quiros
37. Rafael Cabrera Bello
38. Gonzalo Fernedez-Castano
39. Simon Dyson
CATEGORY D - US (PICK 4 numbers from 40 - 59)
40. Keegan Bradley
41. Bill Haas
42. Bo Van Pelt
43. Brandt Snedeker
44. Jim Furyk
45. Troy Matteson
46. Mark Wilson
47. Jonathan Byrd
48. Kevin Na
49. Harris English
50. Gary Woodland
51. Kyle Stanley
52. John Huh
53. Johnson Wagner
54. James Driscoll
55. Troy Kelly
56. Chez Reavie
57. Charles Howell III
58. Justin Hicks
59. Ted Potter Jr
CATEGORY E - AMATUERS/MAJOR WINNERS (PICK 2 numbers from 60- 69)
60. Tom Watson
61. Mark Calcavecchia
62. Ben Curtis
63. John Daly
64. Todd Hamilton
65. Tom Lehman
66. Justin Leonard
67. Sandy Lyle
68. Alan Dunbar (a)
69. Manuel Trappel (a)
The annual GO British Open Pool will be very familiar to all of you who played in the GO Majors Pools in previous years. Please read rule number 2 very carefully!!!! DA RULES!!!!
1. Everyone is welcome to play.
2. Make your selections here in this thread. THEY MUST BE IN THE FORMAT DESCRIBED BELOW - YOUR GO NICKNAME FOLLOWED BY A COMMA, THEN YOUR 14 PICKS - EACH OF WHICH MUST BE SEPARATED BY A COMMA!!! Please use the number for the player selection you want, not the name. You must pick names from those listed below, in the amounts from each category as listed below, no substitutions are allowed. We are not responsible for typos or mistakes or other errors!! **Here is an example of EXACTLY how to make your selections in your post: CTGolfFan, 2, 6, 11, 13, 20, 23, 27, 35, 41, 46, 52, 55, 62, 66
3. Select players from each group as instructed, a total of 14. The winners are determined by totaling your top 8 players 4 day totals (72 holes). To qualify to win, you must have at least 8 players make the 36 hole cut. Ties will be broken with victory going to the member by a scorecard playoff, comparing the lowest score picked between players, and so on. The players below are on the list at BritishOpen.com. Any player withdrawals or other line up changes since July 10 are your responsiblity to track.
4. Please have all your picks into this thread no later than 12:00 am edt, Thursday July 19, 2007 (that's midnight between Wednesday and Thursday). You may make as many changes or edits as you wish up until then. Oh, and please - only one post in the thread - edit your first thread, don't post an additional one.
5. All decisions by the GO staff are final, even if they are grossly negligent, unfair or biased. Bribing a GO official is despicable....but allowed.... Kudos to the top 3 winners! Good luck to all. ____________________________________________
CATEGORY A - FAVORITES (PICK 2 numbers from 1-9)
1. Luke Donald
2. Rory McIlroy
3. Lee Westwood
4. Tiger Woods
5. Webb Simpson
6. Bubba Watson
7. Jason Dufner
8. Matt Kuchar
9. Justin Rose
CATEGORY B - SECOND FLIGHT (PICK 2 numbers from 10 - 19)
10. Hunter Mahan
11. Graeme McDowell
12. Adam Scott
13. Steve Stricker
14. Martin Kaymer
15. Dustin Johnson
16. Phil Mickelson
17. Zach Johnson
18. Charl Schwartzel
19. Rickie Fowler
CATEGORY C - WORLD (PICK 4 numbers from 20 - 39)
20. Louis Oosthuizen
21. Anders Hansen
22. Sergio Garcia
23. Peter Hanson
24. Ian Poulter
25. Francesco Molinari
26. Paul Lawrie
27. K J Choi
28. Nicolas Colsaerts
29. Gregory Havret
30. Thomas Bjorn
31. John Senden
32. Carl Pettersson
33. Ernie Els
34. Fredrik Jacobson
35. Bae Sang-moon
36. Alvaro Quiros
37. Rafael Cabrera Bello
38. Gonzalo Fernedez-Castano
39. Simon Dyson
CATEGORY D - US (PICK 4 numbers from 40 - 59)
40. Keegan Bradley
41. Bill Haas
42. Bo Van Pelt
43. Brandt Snedeker
44. Jim Furyk
45. Troy Matteson
46. Mark Wilson
47. Jonathan Byrd
48. Kevin Na
49. Harris English
50. Gary Woodland
51. Kyle Stanley
52. John Huh
53. Johnson Wagner
54. James Driscoll
55. Troy Kelly
56. Chez Reavie
57. Charles Howell III
58. Justin Hicks
59. Ted Potter Jr
CATEGORY E - AMATUERS/MAJOR WINNERS (PICK 2 numbers from 60- 69)
60. Tom Watson
61. Mark Calcavecchia
62. Ben Curtis
63. John Daly
64. Todd Hamilton
65. Tom Lehman
66. Justin Leonard
67. Sandy Lyle
68. Alan Dunbar (a)
69. Manuel Trappel (a)