Steemit Scramble: PGA Tour – The Memorial Tournament, Preview and Contest

ats-david (74)in #sports • 7 years ago

Here are the results from last week’s contest for the Dean & DeLuca Invitational tournament.

Steemit Scramble Results – Dean & DeLuca Invitational

Kevin Kisner took home the title for the Dean & DeLuca tournament in Fort Worth over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. He edged out the defending champion, Jordan Spieth, by one stroke and finished with a final score of -10. This was Kisner’s third top-2 finish in 2017 and his first win of the season. It is only his second win on the PGA Tour in 148 events. With this win, Kisner moved up to 7th place on the FedEx Cup leaderboard.

These are the results of this week’s Steemit Scramble:

Place	Contestant	Points
1st	@thebeesknees	41
2nd	@whatageek	23
2nd	@zcgolf16	23

The 2x multiplier was Jordan Spieth’s first-round score in relation to par, which was Even. The closest to that total was @thebeesknees, who guessed Even. So, @thebeesknees was able to double their points from 18 to 36 for the week, plus the 5-point bonus for a unique golfer combination.

The total pot for the weekly contest was 30 SBD. The 1st place contestant received 15 SBD, and the 2nd place contestants each received 7.5 SBD. Here is the proof of payout:

Please keep in mind that all points will accumulate for the monthly and season-long contests. Here are the top-10 contestants for the Scramble through the current month’s standings. The top-5 contestants each month will receive prizes and the top-10 for the season will also receive prizes. The current monthly contest will run through the end of June.

Place	Contestant	Points
1st	@thebeesknees	80
2nd	@sharingeverybite	62
3rd	@shenanigator	57
4th	@whatageek	56
5th	@buzzbeergeek	40
6th	@coolthings	39
7th	@zcgolf16	37
8th	@bacchist	35
8th	@gordonovich	35
8th	@mirda	35

The Weekly Steemit Scramble Contest

Tournament Information

the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
June 1 – 4, 2017
Muirfield Village Golf Club – Dublin, Ohio

The top golfers of the PGA Tour will head to Ohio this week for the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide at the Muirfield Village Golf Club. The Muirfield course stretches for 7,392 yards and is a par-72 course. William McGirt is the defending champion and took home the title in last year’s tournament by beating Jon Curran in a two-hole playoff. Both golfers finished with a score of 273 (-15) and both scored par on the first playoff hole. After playing the 18th hole for a third time, McGirt came away victorious with a par, while Curran finished with a bogey. Jon Curran will not be in the field for this year’s tournament.

The current weather forecast for Dublin, Ohio has temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s, with some rain and win on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Current tee times can be found here: the Memorial Tournament Tee Times

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 – 15th	4
16th – 30th	2
31st - final cut	1

THIS WEEK’S 2x MULTIPLIER: Pick the total number of birdies during the tournament by Phil Mickelson. 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.

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. 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 10 SBD. 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!