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2016 U.S. Open Prediction Contest with Sun Mountain

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Predict the Winner of the 2016 U.S. Open
with The Sand Trap and Sun Mountain!

 
WHO do you think will WIN the U.S. Open in 2016 at Oakmont and what SCORE will they shoot?

PLEASE READ the rules thoroughly. Each contest people are disqualified for simple mistakes.

To enter, post your answer right here in this thread along with the bold text "I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!"

Note that you are NOT predicting who will finish 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; you are picking three players to win and the score(s) they will shoot. The first choice carries tremendous weight (see the rules below for more), while the second and third choices exist simply in case we don't have a winner selected by anyone's first selection.

The Prizes

First Place

One first-place winner will win a Sun Mountain Reflex golf push cart and a Sync golf bag (the color of which is up to you!):

https://shop.sunmountain.com/best-product-reflex.html
https://shop.sunmountain.com/sync-bag-18750-detail.html

Reflex golf push carts from Sun Mountain fold and open easier, have a smaller folded footprint and weigh less than other golf carts. With a new, innovative folding process, Reflex is arguably the easiest cart on the market to fold and unfold. And, the Sync golf bag has a bottom molded specifically to sync with Sun Mountain carts.

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Second Place

The second-place winner will win one of either a Three 5 golf carry bag or C-130 golf cart bag

https://shop.sunmountain.com/best-product-c130.html
https://shop.sunmountain.com/2015-superlite-3-5-17919-detail.html

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The Rules

- All qualifying entries must be received no later than Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Midnight eastern time zone (New York City).
- Winners will be notified within 24 hours of the completion of The 2016 U.S. Open and will have 48 hours to claim their prize.
- You must have a shipping address within the 50 United States of America or Canada.
- You must be a registered member of The Sand Trap in good standing.
- You must be aged eighteen (18) or older as of the date of entry.
- Your answer must include the visible and bold text "I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!", the FULL NAME (first and last, for the purposes of proper and unique identification) and the score in relation to par (+2, -4, E, etc.) of the player you are predicting to win the 2016 U.S. Open, as well as your 2nd and 3rd choices (same rules apply - full name, score in relation to par).
- The Winner will be selected as the first person in the contest to correctly pick both the winner and the score. The runner up will be the second person to correctly pick the winner and score or be the first person to pick closest to the winner/score.
- One entry per person and per household. Any additional entries or modifications invalidate all entries.
- If we suspect fraud of any kind - suspicious multiple entries, for example - we reserve the right to award the prize to the next valid entry in the order established above.

Details regarding the green, underlined rule:

- It's very simple. The winner is the first person (who satisfies the other rules) to choose the correct winner and score with their first choice. If nobody picks the correct score, the winner is the first person to have the closest score for the correct winner. If nobody chooses the correct winner with their first choice, we repeat the process for everyone's second choice, and then the third.

- In other words, if someone chooses Joe Smith for their first choice - at any score - and you choose him for your second choice, you've wasted your second choice.

- Think of your picks like draft picks. Your second and third choices should be someone you don't think will be chosen in the first "round."

Winners will have 48 hours to claim their prize after being notified..

Again, please read the details about how to go about entering the contest and picking players. Don't pick top ten players for your 2nd and 3rd picks. Example for this contest would look like this:

I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!

1) Old Tom Morris -3
2) Francis Ouimet +2
3) Gene Sarazen -5

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Woooo! Man this looks sweet! Thanks again @iacas et al and sun mountain!!   My dog wasnt nearly as excited as I. :D

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"I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!" Dustin Johnson (-3) Danny Willett   (-1) Bill Haas (+1)

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1) Rory McIlroy +3
2) Zach Johnson +3
3) Colt Knost +3

 

- John

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I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!

1) Jason Day +4

2) Ryan Palmer +4

3) Sean O'Hear +4

Matt Dougherty, P.E.
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What's in My Bag
Driver; :pxg: 0311 Gen 5,  3-Wood: :titleist: 917h3 ,  Hybrid:  :titleist: 915 2-Hybrid,  Irons: Sub 70 TAIII Fordged
Wedges: :edel: (52, 56, 60),  Putter: :edel:,  Ball: :snell: MTB,  Shoe: :true_linkswear:,  Rangfinder: :leupold:
Bag: :ping:

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"I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!"

1) Rory McIlroy +1
2) Branden Grace +1
3) Rafael Cabrera Bello +1


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"I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!"

1.  Jason Day Even

2.  Ian Poulter Even

3.  Daniel Berger Even

"Getting paired with you is the equivalent to a two-stroke penalty to your playing competitors"  -- Sean O'Hair to Rory Sabbatini (Zurich Classic, 2011)


SavvySwede Great Member

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"I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!"

1. Jordan Speith +4
2. Phil Mickelson +4
3. Angel Cabrera +4

:callaway: Big Bertha Alpha 815 DBD  :bridgestone: TD-03 Putter   
:tmade: 300 Tour 3W                 :true_linkswear: Motion Shoes
:titleist: 585H Hybrid                       
:tmade: TP MC irons                 
:ping: Glide 54             
:ping: Glide 58
:cleveland: 588 RTX 62

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Yukari Great Member

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I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!

1.  Jason Day    -5

2.  Danny Lee   +2

3.  Sergio Garcia    +2

Don

:titleist: 910 D2, 8.5˚, Adila RIP 60 S-Flex
:titleist: 980F 15˚
:yonex: EZone Blades (3-PW) Dynamic Gold S-200
:vokey:   Vokey wedges, 52˚; 56˚; and 60˚
:scotty_cameron:  2014 Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2

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"I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!"

  1. Dustin Johnson. (+2)
  2. Sergio Garcia  (+3)
  3. Brooks Koepka  (+2)

Thank you TST and Sun Mountain for these great prizes ....   :beer:

Johnny Rocket - Let's Rock and Roll and play some golf !!!

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I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!

1) Jordan Spieth +3
2) Tony Finau +3
3) Johnny "63" Miller -32

Steve

Kill slow play. Allow walking. Reduce ineffective golf instruction. Use environmentally friendly course maintenance.

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"I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!"

1. Jason Day -1
2. Steve Stricker +1
3. Bryson DeChambeau -2

 
 

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Titleist, Edel, Scotty Cameron Putter, Snell - AimPoint - Evolvr - MirrorVision

My Swing Thread

boogielicious - Adjective describing the perfect surf wave

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"I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!"

1. Rick (aka Rickie) Yutaka Fowler -1

2. Brooks Koepka -1

3. Francesco Molinari -1

 

Tough call as qualifiers are still to be playedm-roadtoopen.jpg

Players play, tough players win!

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"I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!"

1. Hideki Matsuyama -5

2. Andy Sullivan E

3. Harris English E


ChrisP Great Member

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I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!

1. Jordan Spieth  Even

2. Louis Oosthuizen Even

3. Russel Knox Even


bste Well Established Member

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I am Staying ahead of the game with Sun Mountain

Jordan Speith      - 5

Louis Oosthuizen   - 5

Henrik Stenson      -5

And thank you to TST and Sun Mountain for making my day.

Brian   

 

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I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!

Jason Day   -4

Bryson DeChambeau  -4

Tom Watson  -4

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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I am Staying Ahead of the Game with Sun Mountain!

Joost Luiten   -5

Russel Knox   -4

Bernhard Langer  -3

~Jorrit

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