The time to draft is upon us. Here are the rules of the draft. I'll follow this post up with the draft order and then a post that outlines the scoring, league rules, and money payouts. 1st person can pick anytime before Thursday morning, but we won't start the timer until Thursday at 9am ET.
1) This will be serpentine style. If anyone is unfamiliar with that, it means in the even numbered rounds we go reverse order. So in round one we go 1-20, round two we go 20-1, round three is 1-20 and so forth.
2) I will post the draft order in the 2nd post.
3) We’ll give each person 24 hours to make their pick. As best I can, I will notify someone when they are on the clock via PM, e-mail or text. I encourage everyone to PM me their preferred method of contact. If after 12 hours nobody has made their pick, I’ll send them another PM/Text. If after 24 hours they miss their pick, we will give them the highest available ranked golfer according to the World Golf Rankings ( http://www.owgr.com/ranking ).
4) Please BOLD AND CAPS your pick. This is going to be fun, and thought process on the pick, people busting balls, etc… is all very encouraged. So there is no confusion, BOLD AND CAPS your pick so we know. I've asked TFP to help me out with this. If you're mobile and can't BOLD your selection, mention it in the post and we'll fix it.
5) I’ll do my best to update the team lists in the post #2. This is another thing I'll get help from TFP with. Before you make your pick, please check out who everyone has. Double check by going through the thread. It will start off easy, but get very difficult once we get to round 3 or 4. Sometimes, I won’t be available to update the teams as quick as the picks are coming in. If you pick someone that has already been picked, it is up to you to change your pick . Once you BOLD AND CAPS your pick, that gives the next person permission to pick their player. You will change your pick at any time, but we won’t wait to keep the draft going so you’d be only screwing yourself.
6) We will have 2 Add/Drop periods this year. The big thing that is changing is the add drop. With the new schedule its impossible to do 2 with one centered around the Zurich, because the Zurich falls in the middle of our season. The first add drop will be after the Player's Championship and will go into affect at the WGC Match play. The second add drop will be after the Memorial but take effect immediately. So basically, the first add drop will happen after the first third of the season, and the second one after two thirds of the season. Majors wise, your original drafted team will only the The Players. Then after the first add drop we'll have the Masters and the PGA Championship. Finally, after the second add drop you'll get the US Open and British Open.
7)The season will end at the BMW Championship. We'll also have a $50 pay out for whoever wins the Tour Championship (The Fedex Cup champion).
Here's the schedule. Double pay out tournaments have been bolded.
9-Jan Sony Open in Hawaii
16-Jan The American Express
23-Jan Farmers Insurance Open
30-Jan Waste Management Phoenix Open
6-Feb AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
13-Feb The Genesis Invitational
20-Feb World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship
2-Feb The Honda Classic
5-Mar Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
12-Mar THE PLAYERS Championship
1st add drop takes place here and goes into effect before the WGC Match Play
19-Mar Valspar Championship
26-Mar World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play
2-Apr Valero Texas Open
9-Apr Masters Tournament
16-Apr RBC Heritage
30-Apr Wells Fargo Championship
7-May AT&T Byron Nelson
14-May PGA Championship
21-May Charles Schwab Challenge
28-May Rocket Mortgage Classic
4-Jun the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
2nd add drop is here. Goes into effect right away
11-Jun RBC Canadian Open
18-Jun U.S. Open
25-Jun Travelers Championship
2-Jul World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
9-Jul John Deere Classic
16-Jul The Open Championship
23-Jul 3M Open
6-Aug Wyndham Championship
13-Aug THE NORTHERN TRUST
20-Aug BMW Championship - Last tournament of our season standings.
27-Aug TOUR Championship - Single payout for FedEx Cup Champ
1) This will be serpentine style. If anyone is unfamiliar with that, it means in the even numbered rounds we go reverse order. So in round one we go 1-20, round two we go 20-1, round three is 1-20 and so forth.
2) I will post the draft order in the 2nd post.
3) We’ll give each person 24 hours to make their pick. As best I can, I will notify someone when they are on the clock via PM, e-mail or text. I encourage everyone to PM me their preferred method of contact. If after 12 hours nobody has made their pick, I’ll send them another PM/Text. If after 24 hours they miss their pick, we will give them the highest available ranked golfer according to the World Golf Rankings ( http://www.owgr.com/ranking ).
4) Please BOLD AND CAPS your pick. This is going to be fun, and thought process on the pick, people busting balls, etc… is all very encouraged. So there is no confusion, BOLD AND CAPS your pick so we know. I've asked TFP to help me out with this. If you're mobile and can't BOLD your selection, mention it in the post and we'll fix it.
5) I’ll do my best to update the team lists in the post #2. This is another thing I'll get help from TFP with. Before you make your pick, please check out who everyone has. Double check by going through the thread. It will start off easy, but get very difficult once we get to round 3 or 4. Sometimes, I won’t be available to update the teams as quick as the picks are coming in. If you pick someone that has already been picked, it is up to you to change your pick . Once you BOLD AND CAPS your pick, that gives the next person permission to pick their player. You will change your pick at any time, but we won’t wait to keep the draft going so you’d be only screwing yourself.
6) We will have 2 Add/Drop periods this year. The big thing that is changing is the add drop. With the new schedule its impossible to do 2 with one centered around the Zurich, because the Zurich falls in the middle of our season. The first add drop will be after the Player's Championship and will go into affect at the WGC Match play. The second add drop will be after the Memorial but take effect immediately. So basically, the first add drop will happen after the first third of the season, and the second one after two thirds of the season. Majors wise, your original drafted team will only the The Players. Then after the first add drop we'll have the Masters and the PGA Championship. Finally, after the second add drop you'll get the US Open and British Open.
7)The season will end at the BMW Championship. We'll also have a $50 pay out for whoever wins the Tour Championship (The Fedex Cup champion).
Here's the schedule. Double pay out tournaments have been bolded.
9-Jan Sony Open in Hawaii
16-Jan The American Express
23-Jan Farmers Insurance Open
30-Jan Waste Management Phoenix Open
6-Feb AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
13-Feb The Genesis Invitational
20-Feb World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship
2-Feb The Honda Classic
5-Mar Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
12-Mar THE PLAYERS Championship
1st add drop takes place here and goes into effect before the WGC Match Play
19-Mar Valspar Championship
26-Mar World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play
2-Apr Valero Texas Open
9-Apr Masters Tournament
16-Apr RBC Heritage
30-Apr Wells Fargo Championship
7-May AT&T Byron Nelson
14-May PGA Championship
21-May Charles Schwab Challenge
28-May Rocket Mortgage Classic
4-Jun the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
2nd add drop is here. Goes into effect right away
11-Jun RBC Canadian Open
18-Jun U.S. Open
25-Jun Travelers Championship
2-Jul World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
9-Jul John Deere Classic
16-Jul The Open Championship
23-Jul 3M Open
6-Aug Wyndham Championship
13-Aug THE NORTHERN TRUST
20-Aug BMW Championship - Last tournament of our season standings.
27-Aug TOUR Championship - Single payout for FedEx Cup Champ
