The secret envelopes were as follows:
And here are the resulting week 1 Matches: Please note, all but one match can only work at the weekend. Please read the suggested times information and consult the Chart.
It will take everyone's best intentions and clear communication to pull this off! Please pay attention to PMs and this thread, and confirm your matches for precise times and be there as scheduled! Real-life may well interfere, but let's all do our very best to make this work. Thanks!
See detailed instructions below on What to do next... Please also confirm here in the thread when your match is all arranged.
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Week 1 (from Sat 1/24 to Mon 2/2) :: FourBall (Best Ball) series with a set of six matches to be played over the front 9 holes at Olympic with the following conditions:
Olympic :: 4-Player Strokeplay :: Practice Mode :: Front 9 :: default pins :: Blue (Hard) tees :: Championship Green Speed :: High Wind :: Uneven Lies :: 60 second timer
Please note: Matches should end at the 9th, if they haven't ended earlier. You should not play Extra Holes. If match is tied after the 9th hole, then the result is A/S, and each team wins 1/2 pt.
The line-up for the 1st week 4-Player Fourball matches, to be completed by Mon 2nd Feb, are as follows (see Availability Chart here):
Team USA vs Team ROW
A :: ColumbusStorm & ab1983 vs FairwayRuepel68 & johehejo
B :: KyRock75 & iconian vs fmagnets & Wontonamo
C :: mmyers0 & GolferDadRB vs Daskino & Priestess
D :: BigKnight & DaveDwingdale vs emmalinks & Corwyn
E :: Wesdogg75 & fredsf vs JoeMaverick & sebicu
F :: bhoese & Devonnnnn vs KonradOse & Saurabh08
Suggested dates/times for Matches: The spreadsheet shows a bolded and bordered block of 2-3hrs for each match that is the suggested overlap.
A :: The only overlap for the 4 of you is the weekend, between 11am-1pm UTC (3am-5am WGT time). Please schedule for either Sat 1/24 or Sun 1/25 on the first weekend.
B :: The only overlap for the 4 of you is also at the weekend. Please schedule for the best overlapping block of time, between 2am-4am UTC (6pm-8pm WGT time) either Sat 1/24 or Sun 1/25 on the first weekend.
C :: The only overlap for your group of 4 is the weekend, and only on Saturday 1/24! Please schedule for the best overlapping block of time, between 9pm-11pm UTC (1pm-3pm WGT time).
D :: Your group can only play on a weekday. Please schedule for Mon 1/26, Wed 1/28, Thu 1/29 or Fri 1/30, in the best overlapping block of time, between 5:30pm-7:30pm UTC (9:30am-11:30am WGT time).
E :: The only overlap for the 4 of you is at the weekend. Please schedule for the best overlapping block of time, between 8pm-10pm UTC (noon-2pm WGT time) either Sat 1/24 or Sun 1/25 on the first weekend.
F :: The only overlap for the 4 of you is also at the weekend. Please schedule for the best overlapping block of time, between 3pm-5pm UTC (7am-9am WGT time) either Sat 1/24 or Sun 1/25 on the first weekend. between 2pm-4pm UTC (6am-8am WGT time) either Sat 1/24 or Sun 1/25 on the first weekend.
Here is the Chart in picture form: right-click to open in new tab, (note: it's easier to read in the spreadsheet itself; also the spreadsheet will be constantly updated; it's dynamic, while this pic below is not!)
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What to do next?
Send Friend Requests to your playing partner and your opponents from the other team. Either use this forum thread to confirm your matches via public replies (please quote this post and any relevant replies to make it easier to track), or do it all via PMs. [Always post here in the thread so we know you are scheduled.]
This tourney will not work if you rely on just 'catching your partner and opponents green' -- you must schedule a specific time and date, and be there at that time!
The Fourball matches will need to be set up in practice mode. Note that you will be keeping the Matchplay score as you go via the chat: the winning team per hole is the one whose Best-Ball of the 2 players is the lowest.
The USA team, as reigning Virtual Ryder Cup champions, shall have the honor, and so should set up the matches and be the first pair to tee off.
Please designate one player per match (per team as backup) to capture and share scorecard screenshots in the forum thread. Note that there can be an A/S result, which will mean 1/2 point to each team.
Also, very important: please note, Gimme's are NOT allowed. You must put the ball in the hole! If anyone does take a Gimme, it'll count as a 10 on your card, so... Don't take a Gimme!
Any questions, please ask here!
Thanks, and good luck to everyone, Corwyn