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We've had this group going throughout the majors and now we're down to the last one.

I am using the same group that we used for the US Open. I just changed the group name.

NOTE: This is not an official THP contest. No prizes will be awarded! This is simply for bragging rights.

Join here: http://games.espn.go.com/majors/en/frontpage. PLEASE USE YOUR THP USERNAME OR SIMILAR.

Group name: THP PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Password: hackers

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR FIRST ROUND PICKS IN BY AUGUST 12 AT 7:00 AM ET.

Winners so far:
MASTERS: Ottawa Golf
U.S. OPEN: dirt guy
BRITISH OPEN: Staticline
PGA CHAMP.:

Again, please use your THP Username for this game, one entry per person. If you have an account set up already, it's easy to just make another account for this game.

This game is actually set up as a "Majors" challenge, but we just set it up for each major as it happens.

NOTE: This is the same group that we used for the U.S. Open Best Ball Challenge and British Open Best Ball Challenge (I changed the group name) so anyone who got in the first one can see how they are doing with their running total (for this and the PGA Best Ball Challenge). To see how you are doing in just this Challenge, click on the header "SEGMENT".

I hope everyone who played before can use their bookmarked link to get into this one. If you can't let me know and I'll set up a complete new group. It worked for the British, so it should work this time. Also, make note of the time you have to have your roster set for the next round.

Rules:

Your Roster
Best Ball Majors Challenge rosters are composed of four golfers equal to/or under a fifty(50) million dollar salary cap. In order for a roster to be complete, four roster slots must be filled while keeping the total roster value equal or under the salary limit.

Players select their roster for each round of the tournament. There is no limit to the number of transactions that may be made. All changes to foursomes must be made by the respective start time of each major:

How to Play
Welcome to Best Ball Majors Challenge - an exciting foray into the biggest PGA tournaments. The object of the game is simple: pick four golfers under a salary cap of fifty million, and accumulate the most points based off of your golfers' performance throughout each week of the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the P.G.A. Championship events.

Creating an Entry
To enter, fill out the free game registration form on ESPN.com. After registering, you are ready to play Best Ball Majors Challenge. A valid ESPN member name and password will be used as an identifier to login to game play, and to keep track of your entry's score and standing. If you are already a registered ESPN account holder, you do not need to go through this necessary process, although if you are under 18 you must obtain the consent of your parent or legal guardian (as explained in the Official Rules). If you've had an ESPN account in the past but forgot it, check member services to find your account information.

Once you have created an ESPN.com account, head on over to the Best Ball Majors Challenge frontpage and click on the "Create Entry" button. Your entry will be created. Although the game is free to play, you can only play with one ESPN.com account if you choose to compete for a prize.

Once you have pressed the "Create Entry" button, you will be sent to your entry customization page. Here you will be able to name your entry as well as elect to receive weekly reminder emails. These weekly emails are sent only for the purpose of reminding you to set your roster. You may change your entry settings at any point of the game by clicking on the "Edit Entry Settings" link.

You have the option to group yourself with friends, co-workers, or completely random fans by joining or creating a group. Within each group, your entry will be automatically ranked. Most of the groups in Best Ball Majors Challenge are public and can be joined at any time. If you want to play with a specific group of people you know, create a private group and make it only accessible to those whom you have given the group password. The creator of a group sets the group's name, motto and password. You can add your entry into a total of three different groups from the Group Directory page. Outside of smack talking rights, there is no prize awarded for winning your group.

Your Roster
Best Ball Majors Challenge rosters are composed of four golfers equal to/or under a fifty(50) million dollar salary cap. In order for a roster to be complete, four roster slots must be filled while keeping the total roster value equal or under the salary limit.

Players select their roster for each round of the tournament. There is no limit to the number of transactions that may be made. All changes to foursomes must be made by the respective start time of each major:

Segment 1: U.S. Open Championship

* Round One - June 17, 2010, 10:00am ET
* Round Two - June 18, 2010, 10:00am ET
* Round Three - June 19, 2010, 10:00am ET
* Round Four - June 20, 2010, 10:00am ET

Segment 2: British Open Championship

* Round One - July 15, 2010, 1:00am ET
* Round Two - July 16, 2010, 1:00am ET
* Round Three - July 17, 2010, 1:00am ET
* Round Four - July 18, 2010, 1:00am ET

Segment 3: PGA Championship

* Round One - August 12, 2010, 7:00am ET
* Round Two - August 13, 2010, 7:00am ET
* Round Three - August 14, 2010, 7:00am ET
* Round Four - August 15, 2010, 7:00am ET


NOTE: Golfers with a red background indicate that the golfer is no longer in the upcoming tournament. If you do not change this golfer, you will not get points for his roster spot.

Creating a Roster:
To assemble your roster on the freeagency page, first choose the slot for the new golfer by clicking on the yellow "Edit" button on the left side of the Roster. Once a golfer slot has been selected, the slot will be highlighted. You can only select one slot at a time.

With a golfer slot selected, find a golfer to add to your team and click the green ADD button. Golfers that were currently in that spot will now be replaced with the new golfer.

Once you have added a golfer to your roster, you either select another golfer, or drop that golfer entirely. Dropping a golfer will return the golfer to the free agent pool. You cannot submit a foursome with less than four golfers.

As you add players to your team, your total money spent will be calculated. If you exceed your budget, your currency totals will be highlighted in red. If your total money spent is under the salary cap, your current totals will be highlighted in green. You cannot submit a foursome that exceeds the fixed salary cap.

Once you have filled your team, click the "Save Team" button to continue.

Scoring
The Promotion uses a bestball scoring format. During the tournament, the hole-by-hole score for each of the golfers on your foursome will be compared for each hole of the tournament. The lowest number of strokes credited to a golfer on your foursome will be your score for each hole (Example: If three golfers finish a hole with four strokes and one finishes with three, you will receive a score of three). The scores for each regulation hole (playoffs not included) will be aggregated and will represent your final score for the round.

An entrant's entry will accumulate points based on the daily percentile ranking of his or her entry. For example, if an entry finishes in the 90th percentile upon the conclusion of the round the entry will receive 90 points. From all eligible entries received, the winners will be determined based on their ability to use their skill and knowledge of the PGA Tour to accumulate the highest overall score during the four Segments. In the event the scheduled PGA event listed does not occur as scheduled (e.g., the tournament is cancelled, postponed, etc.) no points will be awarded. Any golfer withdrawing from a tournament will get credited for completed rounds, but not for partially completed rounds.
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I'm in, thanks Smalls. Bring on the sheep!!!
 
back in...I was -30 at the US Open, -31 at the British Open, looking for -32 at the PGA
 
hoping to better on the last day than i did wih the open.
 
I'm in this one.
 
Almost forgot this, thanks for the reminder.

I'm the overall leader so far, after finishing 3rd in the US Open and 2nd in the British Open.
 
Bump for the night.

I'll probably bump it a few times tomorrow, if it gets off page 1 for very long!
 
In!! Right now I am better than 54.6% of the people playing the game. That means I suck less at picking people.
 
I've got my first round team in. Hope everyone remembers to do that!
 
Bumpppp
 
I was looking over the stats on the picking page... anyone have an explanation for the "eagle" stat. It confuses me.
 
RxGus said:
I was looking over the stats on the picking page... anyone have an explanation for the "eagle" stat. It confuses me.
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Holes per eagle. If it is 141, that means they average an eagle every 141 holes.
 
I thought that might be the case but wasnt sure. Thanks!

Edit: I take it that birdies are birdies/round
 
Yes, the birdies are per round.
 
Update:


Entries must be in by 7 AM ET, and that is also when you need to have your first round team in.
 
Can't tell bridges. No one can see anyone else's picks until the deadline. If you are in the group and saved your team, then you should be set.
 
Hope everyone got in who wanted to. You can still join up, you'll just be missing the first round!
 
Lets go Brando de Jong
 
Lol. Ummm so my scores might be really low today!
 
Ottawa Golf takes the early lead at -3! A lot of us are tied for second at -1.
 
Bubba is single-handedly getting all my birdies today! 5 birdies and two bogeys. Ryan Palmer has been a par machine so far so has cancelled out the two bogeys by Bubba. I have Phil and Stricker yet to tee off.
 
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