The Ryder cup contest

[Spitfisher]

Hopefully this is Ok posting this ......we used this format at my work. The 2014 Ryder Cup at The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland, will take place from Friday September 26 to Sunday September 28, 2014. The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format will be as follows: • Day 1 (Friday) – 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches and 4 fourball (better ball) matches • Day 2 (Saturday) – 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches • Day 3 (Sunday) – 12 singles matches On the first two days there are 4 foursome matches and 4 four-ball matches with the home captain choosing which are played in the morning and which in the afternoon. With a total of 28 points available, 14½ points are required to win the Ryder Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain it. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. If a match is level after 18 holes each side is awarded half a point. simply answer as many questions correctly. 16 questions many are multiple choice and one bonus question. Good luck All entries must be in and posted by September 25th 10:00 PM sharp- eastern time! So cut and paste the questions or list your 17 answers clearly! Prize to be announced later to the winner and as always the tie breaker is who listed their answers correctly first ( time stamped) If you have any questions on the questions, fire away to me. Thanks Day One – Friday 1 point for each correct answer 1) Which team will win the first hole on day 1 Team Europeans or team USA? 2) With 4 morning matches being played ( 4 points total) how many points will the USA team have won? Win = 1 point, ties are ½ and loses are zero points. 3) With 4 Afternoon matches ( 4 points total) how many points do the euro win in the afternoon? 4) Which team is winning at the conclusion of play on Friday? USA or Euros or neither ( tied) Day Two- Saturday 2 points for each correct answer 1) With 4 Afternoon matches ( 4 points total) how many points do the euro win in the afternoon? 2) Which team is winning at the conclusion of play on Saturday? (match point total from Sat and Friday) 3) How many USA team players will play both the morning and afternoon rounds on Day 2? 4) Which team wins the final match of the day? USA or Euros or neither Day Three Sunday 2 points for each correct answer. 1) 12 single head to head matches, how many matches does the US win? 2) How many matches will be halved ( tied) in Sundays single matches ? 3) 12 single head to head matches, how many matches do the EUROs win? 4) Does Ian Poulter win, tie or lose his single match? 5) Does Phil Mickelson win, tie or lose his single match? 6) Does Bubba Watson win, tie or lose his single match? 7) Does Sergio Garcia win, tie or lose his single match? 8) Does Henrik stenson win, tie or lose his single match? 9) Does Jim Furyk win, tie or lose his single match? 10) Does Matt Kuchar win, tie or lose his single match? 11) How many points ( including halves) will Rory McIlroy have at the 2014 ryder cup conclusion? 12) How many points ( including halfs) will Bubba Watson have at the 2014 ryder cup conclusion? 13) How many points ( including halfs) will Phil Mickelson have to at the ryder cup conclusion? 14) How many points ( including halfs) will Rickie Fowler have to at the ryder cup conclusion? 15) What team, USA or Euros will win the first Sundays single matches? Some matches may end sooner than others. 16) With 12 singles matches being played and 12 points at stake, what match number (3 thru 12 will determine the team to keep the Ryder cup till 2016? Bonus. 7 points for correct answer, 3 points for correct hour. 17) With the 1st singles match heading out at 11:40am and the last 1:45PM local time, Using increments of 15 minutes ( 1:45, 2;15, 5;00 etc) at what local time will the Ryder cup winner be determined-without going over?

[toddvw]

This looks like fun!!

Day One Friday

1) EUR

2) 3

3) 2

4) USA

Day Two- Saturday

1) 2

2) USA

3) 2

4) Neither Dat Three Sunday

1) 5

2) 2

3) 5

4) Lose

5) Win

6) tie

7) tie

8) Lose

9) Win
10) Win


11) 1.5
12) 2
13) 2
14) 4

15) Euro
16) 10

Bonus. 7 points for correct answer, 3 points for correct hour.

17) 3:00

[Spitfisher]

Day one

1. Europeans
2. 1.5
3. 2 euros
4. 2.5 euros

Day two

1. 3 us players
2. Neither
3. 4 matches
4. 3 will be halved

Day three

1. 5 euro wins
2. Ian lose
3. Phil win
4. Bubba loses
5. Sergio wins
6. Stenson wins
7. Furyk wins
8. Kuchar loses
9. Rory 3.5 points
10. Bubba 1.5
11. Phi 2 points
12. Ricky 3points
13. USA
14. Singles match # 8 will determine the winner
15. 3;45 pm local time

[RandallT]

Hard to do on phone. Will do from computer later. For first question, do you mean which team will be first to win a hole.... Or who will win on hole #1 of the first group? I assume the former.

[Silent]

Cool, thanks for organizing this! Day 1 1) Europe 2) 1,5 3) 2,5 4) Europe Day 2 1) 3 2) Europe 3) four 4) USA Day 3 1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) win 5) win 6) lose 7) win 8) lose 9) lose 10) lose 11) 3 12) 2 13) 2,5 14) 2 15) Europe 16) nine Bonus 17) 3:30 pm

[Spitfisher]

Hard to do on phone. Will do from computer later. For first question, do you mean which team will be first to win a hole.... Or who will win on hole #1 of the first group? I assume the former.

Randell, good question, the intent was for who wins the entire first match, win or lose which team for question 15. Match 1 thru 3 might all be halves, no winner, so it might be match 4 that has a win/loss for example. BTW you can edit your answers up till tonight, we'll use the edit time stamp to determine the winner, who was correct first. Wish we had more contestants.........

[RandallT]

Randell, good question, the intent was for who wins the entire first match, win or lose which team for question 15. Match 1 thru 3 might all be halves, no winner, so it might be match 4 that has a win/loss for example.

BTW you can edit your answers up till tonight, we'll use the edit time stamp to determine the winner, who was correct first.

Wish we had more contestants.........

Yah I thought that made more sense. BTW- did you answer questions 1&2 on Day 3??? Your numbering of your answers looks off compared to the original questions (and to the answers of the others). Hope we get more entries.

Day 1

1) USA
2) 3
3) 3
4) Tie

Day 2

1) 1
2) USA
3) 2
4) USA

Day 3

1) 5
2) 3
3) 4
4) L
5) L
6) W
7) W
8) L
9) W
10) W
11) 1.5
12) 3
13) 2
14) 2.5
15) USA
16) 7

Bonus

17) 2:45 pm

[DaNutz303]

Day One – Friday 1 point for each correct answer

1) EURO
2) 2
3) 1 1/2
4) USA

Day Two- Saturday 2 points for each correct answer

1) 2
2) USA
3) 4
4) Euro

Day Three Sunday 2 points for each correct answer.

1) 6
2) 2
3) 4
4) lose
5) lose
6) win
7) win
8) tie
9) tie
10) win


11) 3
12) 3
13) 1
14) 3 1/2

15) USA
16) 10

Bonus. 7 points for correct answer, 3 points for correct hour.

17) With the 1st singles match heading out at 11:40am and the last 1:45PM local time, Using increments of 15 minutes ( 1:45, 2;15, 5;00 etc) at what local time will the Ryder cup winner be determined-without going over?

4:00

[rebelrob]

This looks like a fun game. I would have read the first question what team will win the first hole, as in which team will win the first hole played on Fridays first match, but its only a random guess anyway so it's not going to make much difference i suppose...

Day One

1. Europe

2. 1.5

3. 2

4. Europe

Day Two

1. 1.5

2. Neither

3. 4

4. USA

Day Three

1. 5

2. 1

3. 6

4. Win

5. Win

6. Win

7. Tie

8. Win

9. Lose

10. Win

11. 2

12. 1.5

13. 1.5

14. 2

15. USA

16. 8

Bonus

17. 3.15pm

Good luck everyone!

[14ledo81]

Day One – Friday 1 point for each correct answer

1) Which team will win the first hole on day 1 Team Europeans or team USA? Europeans

2) With 4 morning matches being played ( 4 points total) how many points will the USA team have won? Win = 1 point, ties are ½ and loses are zero points. 1
3) With 4 Afternoon matches ( 4 points total) how many points do the euro win in the afternoon? 2.5
4) Which team is winning at the conclusion of play on Friday? USA or Euros or neither ( tied) Euros

Day Two- Saturday 2 points for each correct answer

1) With 4 Afternoon matches ( 4 points total) how many points do the euro win in the afternoon? 2.5
2) Which team is winning at the conclusion of play on Saturday? (match point total from Sat and Friday) Euros
3) How many USA team players will play both the morning and afternoon rounds on Day 2? 4
4) Which team wins the final match of the day? USA or Euros or neither neither

Day Three Sunday 2 points for each correct answer.

1) 12 single head to head matches, how many matches does the US win? 4
2) How many matches will be halved ( tied) in Sundays single matches ? 2
3) 12 single head to head matches, how many matches do the EUROs win? 6
4) Does Ian Poulter win, tie or lose his single match? tie
5) Does Phil Mickelson win, tie or lose his single match? lose
6) Does Bubba Watson win, tie or lose his single match? lose
7) Does Sergio Garcia win, tie or lose his single match? win
8) Does Henrik stenson win, tie or lose his single match? tie
9) Does Jim Furyk win, tie or lose his single match? tie
10) Does Matt Kuchar win, tie or lose his single match? win


11) How many points ( including halves) will Rory McIlroy have at the 2014 ryder cup conclusion? 2
12) How many points ( including halfs) will Bubba Watson have at the 2014 ryder cup conclusion? 1
13) How many points ( including halfs) will Phil Mickelson have to at the ryder cup conclusion? 1
14) How many points ( including halfs) will Rickie Fowler have to at the ryder cup conclusion? 2

15) What team, USA or Euros will win the first Sundays single matches? Some matches may end sooner than others. Euros
16) With 12 singles matches being played and 12 points at stake, what match number (3 thru 12 will determine the team to keep the Ryder cup till 2016? 5

Bonus. 7 points for correct answer, 3 points for correct hour.

17) With the 1st singles match heading out at 11:40am and the last 1:45PM local time, Using increments of 15 minutes ( 1:45, 2;15, 5;00 etc) at what local time will the Ryder cup winner be determined-without going over? 2:00

[Spitfisher]

Day one

Europeans

1.5

2 euros

2.5 euros

Day two

3 us players

Neither

4 matches

3 will be halved

Day three

5 euro wins

Ian lose

Phil win

Bubba loses

Sergio wins

Stenson wins

Furyk wins

Kuchar loses

Rory 3.5 points

Bubba 1.5

Phi 2 points

Ricky 3points

USA

Singles match # 8 will determine the winner

3;45 pm local time

My corrections below.

Day one

1. Europeans

2. 1.5

3. 2 euros

4. 2.5 euros

Day two

1. 3 Points

2. Euros

3. 4 usa players

4. Neither

Day three

1. 4 usa wins

2.        4 ties

3.       5 wins

4. Ian lose

5. Phil win

6. Bubba loses

7. Sergio wins

8. Stenson wins

9. Furyk wins

10. Kuchar loses

11. Rory 3.5 points

12. Bubba 1.5

13. Phi 2 points

14. Ricky 3points

15. USA

16. Singles match # 8 will determine the winner

17 3;45 pm local time

[texaswedge]

Day 1) 1) euro 2) 2 3) 0.5 4 USA Day 2 1) 2.5 2) USA 3) 5 4) USA Day 3 1) 6 2) 3 3) 3 4) lose 5) win 6) win 7) win 8) win 9) win 10) win 11) 3.5 12) 4 13) 4 14) 4.5 15) USA 16) 8 Bonus 17) 4:30 eastern time Thanks for hosting this awesome contest! Great questions!!

[texaswedge]

If the host doesn't mind me highjacking this forum - does anyone know of a contest which picks every match??

[Spitfisher]

If the host doesn't mind me highjacking this forum - does anyone know of a contest which picks every match??

Because the ryder cup format and subsequent team captains do not announce who is playing, in what order and what combinations of players are playing, you are preyty much at the mercy of USA or Euros for matches 1 thru 28...and of course there is also an element called "Halves" with no players names attached to any of them. and this could be done in advance of the tourney itself.

[Spitfisher]

Todays Points

Day One – Friday 1 point for each correct answer

1) Which team will win the first hole on day 1 Team Europeans on hole number One of the 2nd match
2) With 4 morning matches being played ( 4 points total) how many points will the USA team have won? 2 1/2 points for the USA
3) With 4 Afternoon matches ( 4 points total) how many points do the euro win in the afternoon? 3 1/2 points for Europe
4) Which team is winning at the conclusion of play on Friday? USA or Euros or neither ( tied) Europeans 5 to 3

[RandallT]

Todays Points

Day One – Friday 1 point for each correct answer

1) Which team will win the first hole on day 1 Team             Europeans on hole number One of the 2nd match

2) With 4 morning matches being played ( 4 points total) how many points will the USA team have won?            2 1/2 points for the USA

3) With 4 Afternoon matches ( 4 points total) how many points do the euro win in the afternoon?              3 1/2 points for Europe

4) Which team is winning at the conclusion of play on Friday? USA or Euros or neither ( tied)           Europeans 5 to 3

0 points here! Lol. Plus I answered that only 2 players would play both morning and afternoon for the Americans tomorrow. I believe that is a physical impossibility, unless we forfeit one match! Duh.

[Spitfisher]

Todays Points

Day One – Friday 1 point for each correct answer

1) Which team will win the first hole on day 1 Team             Europeans on hole number One of the 2nd match

2) With 4 morning matches being played ( 4 points total) how many points will the USA team have won?            2 1/2 points for the USA

3) With 4 Afternoon matches ( 4 points total) how many points do the euro win in the afternoon?              3 1/2 points for Europe

4) Which team is winning at the conclusion of play on Friday? USA or Euros or neither ( tied)           Europeans 5 to 3

I got 2 points question 1 and 4

[rebelrob]

2 points for me, question's 1 and 4 also.