2025 Open Championship Prediction Game

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Game Rules

NB: Buy-in needs to occur BEFORE play begins.
You can now create mutliple teams - just need to give each a unique name and pay the buy-in for each team!
  1. Pick 6 players from the 2025 Open Championship field:
    • 1 from top 10 on the latest Data Golf Rankings
    • 1 from 11 to 20
    • 2 from 21 to 40
    • 2 from anywhere outside the top 40
  2. Deadline for submitting picks is 10 minutes before the first player tees off on Thursday.

Scoring

  • After each round, we’ll calculate the cumulative score of your 6-ball by adding their over/under par scores together.
  • Your 2 worst scores at the end of each day will not be included – i.e. you are allowed 2 wildcards per day!
  • At the end of round 2, players failing to make the cut will be given an auto-score matching the worst score of the day for rounds 3 and 4.

Withdrawals & Disqualification

  • If your player withdraws before starting, it will be your responsibility to select a replacement player before Round 1 tees off using the Change Team page.
  • If your player withdraws after play has begun, or is disqualified, then that player's score will equal the worst score of the day and you will have to rely on one of your wildcard exclusions.

Subs

  • There will be no substitutions allowed after play has begun.

Buy in is $20 / R300 / £15 per team

Pay using         or deposit via EFT into Investec Bank Acc #10011054463 with "MP" + your name as reference.

  • 1st prize – 50% of the pot
  • 2nd prize – 30% of the pot
  • 3rd prize – 15% of the pot
  • 4th prize – 5% of the pot

Side Pots

You can also create and join side pots to have separate games with your friends or colleagues. You join or create these pots when you submit or change your team. You still need to buy in to the main game but what you do in your side pots is up to you!

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