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DISCLAIMER: This tournament is not sponsored by World Golf Tour
U.S.A WORLD
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Game format:
There will be three different formats of play, just like the real Ryder Cup. Two of them will be exactly the same as in real life, and, one of them will not. Let’s start with the one that won’t.
Alternate hole
This would usually be alternate shot in the real Ryder Cup, but we can’t do that in virtual life, so we have to settle for alternate hole.
Alternate hole will be played in pairs. The pairings will be decided by the Captains, who can take advice from the players as to who they would like to play with as a partner.
Basically, all four players (two from Team World and two from U.S.A.) play nine holes, but they take it in turns for their score to actually count.
Example: Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia vs. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
Before the start of the game, all four players talk to each other and the players from Europe say: the first hole will be played by Harrington. U.S.A. say: the first hole will be played by Woods.
So they all play the hole, but the scores that actually count are Harrington’s and Tiger’s. So if Garcia and Woods get a birdie and Mickelson and Harrington get par, the hole is won by U.S.A. because the scores that we were counting were Tiger’s and Harrington’s.
And the next hole goes the same way, only now the scores that count are Garcia’s and Mickelson’s.
There will be eight alternate hole matches played, meaning that four players from each team will have to play twice. Alternate hole will take up the first ten days of the virtual Ryder Cup.
CONDITIONS: Front nine Bethpage
Doubles match play
This will be normal doubles match play (nine holes). We play in pairs and the score that counts is the lowest of the pair.
Example: Harrington takes a 3, Mickelson and Woods both take a 4 and Garcia takes 6. Even though, if you add up the scores, U.S.A. have taken less shots, Team World would win because the lowest score is Harrington’s.
There will be another eight matches of doubles, so, again, four players from each team will have to play twice. Doubles will take up another ten days of the virtual Ryder Cup.
CONDITIONS: Back nine Bethpage
Individual match play
Just like the real Ryder Cup, the last week of the tournament will consist of 18 holes of individual match play. One player from Team World against one from U.S.A.
Remember, even if a player wins a hole by more than one shot, he is only one up because it is match play and not stroke play.
CONDITIONS: Bethpage 18 holes
And, after all this, one of the two teams will be the champion of the virtual world!
Good luck to everybody and let me know if anything hasn’t been explained clearly or if I’ve missed out something.
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ALTERNATE HOLE
Coolswing/Slor vs. Thunderbird/Smoothswinger 2 AND 1
Nivlac/Jeffods924 vs. TallAcePaul/Imcoola 3 AND 2
AvatarLee/Zippy-Pivot vs. Gitthe/Jarid DRAW
Hightower3/Jalaii vs. Ryan.Anderson/Paulmcm 1 UP
Seveking/Dsdiego vs. SteveOhh/TaterNater 4 AND 2
WVMountaineer/Claremoreblue vs. Coolswing/Dorkfeatures 1 UP
AvatarLee/Zippy-Pivot vs. Hightower3/Thunderbird 3 AND 2
Smoothswinger/Jalaii vs. TallAcePaul/Portsd 1 UP
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FOURBALLS
Jeffdos924/Claremoreblue vs. AvatarLee/Coolswing 2 AND 1
Ryan.Anderson/Paulmcm vs. Nivlac/Jarid DRAW
Thunderbird/Smoothswinger vs. TallAcePaul/Portsd 4 AND 2
Seveking/Dsdiego vs. Gitthe/Jalaii 1 UP
Hightower3/WVMountaineer vs. Slor/Dorkfeatures 1 UP
AvatarLee/Zippy-Pivot vs. SteveOhh/TaterNater 2 AND 1
Nivlac/Jarid vs. Ryan.Anderson/Paulmcm 1 UP
TallAcePaul/Imcoola vs. Gitthe/Smootshwinger 2 AND 1
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SINGLES
TallAcePaul vs. Gitthe 2 AND 1
Thunderbird vs. Dorkfeatures 5 AND 4
AvatarLee vs. Hightower3 5 AND 4
Smoothswinger vs. Dsdiego 1 UP
Coolswing vs. Nivlac 5 AND 4
Jeffdos924 vs. Imcoola 2 AND 1
Portsd vs. SteveOhh 1 UP
Jarid vs. Seveking 2 AND 1
Ryan.Anderson vs. Jalaii 4 AND 2
WVMountaineer vs. Zippy-Pivot 1 UP
Paulmcm vs. TaterNater 6 AND 5
Claremoreblue vs. Slor 3 AND 1
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RYDER CUP HALL OF INTERVIEWS
COMING SOON: SPECIAL EDITION “A WORD FROM ALL”
Seveking: It has been an honour to organise this tournament and a pleasure to watch the interest taken by many players. I really hope all goes well, that we have an exciting end (preferably with a Team World victory) and that I complete my biggest achievement yet at WGT: to organise the first ever Ryder Cup!
TallAcePaul: "The pressure is all on the U.S. We also have the advantage of having a good number of those in the team playing together in the Cup who have played in the NA Challenge so we have got some early bonding in and got to know each other.
Nivlac: “The Euros have a bunch of good guys competing, but they’re not going to be able to stack up to the American squad. It may be a virtual stage, but it’s our stage and this is our time to shine and represent the United States of America.”
Dorkfeatures: For me, currently playing in the "Pro" Tier, qualifying for "Team World" has just been incredible, and the highlight of my WGT career to date. To be playing with, and against the cream of the WGT will be amazing. How am I going to go...??????? Boy, this is some very tough assignment - I'll give it 110%, that´s all I can do. The Americans have an incredible team, however we also have a great team, and with TallAcePaul leading the way, we can win this thing and walk away with the cup. GO TEAM WORLD!!
Claremoreblue: “The first thing I would like to do is congratulate the other 23 players. What an accomplishment and honour to get here!
This has to be the biggest tournament in the history of WGT in my opinion. Captain Niv, one of the most elite players in the game ever, wouldn't trade him for anyone! I think there will be lots of very close matches in this one, but of course, I think the USA will prevail!! :)) It is an honour and privilege to be here, and I am playing for all of my great friends in this community! It certainly has been a huge gift to me, to get to participate in the matches.”
Zippy-Pivot: "Ryder Cup"............What does it mean to me? "Friend or Foe, we're playin for all the marbles!"
Gitthe: “If the NAC International Team performance is any indication, we have a real dog fight on our hands”
AvatarLee: "You can look at all the stats in the world, but until the final round is played and all the scores are reported… they mean nothing!"
Jeffdos924: What an honour to be a part of Team USA ... I still say WOW sometimes. It's getting down to crunch time and I thought that maybe I'd be more nervous... but quite the opposite. After a few long talks with my putter, I'm feeling more focused and eager to hit the links against a terrific Team World Squad. This should be an epic battle... good luck to us all.