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Since we had a Pick 'Em game for the 2004 Ryder Cup, it is only fitting that we have a 2005 Presidents Cup Pick 'Em game. Read the rules carefully because they are a little different from the major championship Pick 'Ems.

The prize: The prize will be a special "Presidents Cup Pick 'Em Champion" seal displayed below your User Title (Weekend Duffer, Golf Enthusiast, etc.).

Deadline to enter: this contest will be 6:00 AM Eastern time on Thursday, September 22, 2005.

To be eligible: for this contest, you will need to be at "Golf Enthusiast" level. This means, you must have a minimum of 30 posts to be eligible for the prize. All other members can play but will not be eligible to win the prize. Spamming of the forum will not be tolerated and will result in your disqualification from the contest and possibly all future contests.

Note: You don't need to be at "Golf Enthusiast" level when you enter but if you would like to be eligible for the prize, you will have to be at that level by the end of the contest (Sunday).

How to play: First, you have to select a team to win, either USA or International. Next, pick a player from each group on your team who you think will do best. Wins get 1 point and ties receive 0.5 points. After this, pick a player on each group from the opposite team who you think will fare the worst. The points these players receive will be subtracted from your score.

Reply to this thread with your entry.

U.S. Team
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Group A: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, David Toms
Group B: Kenny Perry, Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk
Group C: Fred Funk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III
Group D: Scott Verplank, Justin Leonard, Fred Couples

International Team
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Group A: Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, Adam Scott
Group B: Angel Cabrera, Tim Clark, Michael Campbell
Group C: Stuart Appleby, Mike Weir, Nick O'Hern
Group D: Mark Hensby, Peter Lonard, Trevor Immelman

Pick your players using the following format:

Winning Team: USA, A. Tiger Woods, B. Kenny Perry, C. Fred Funk, D. Scott Verplank
Losing Team: International, A. Vijay Singh, B. Angel Cabrera, C. Stuart Appleby, D. Mark Hensby

One twist. You must pick the winning team to win the Pick 'Em. So if you picked the USA team to win and had the most points but in reality, the International Team won, you would not win the Pick 'Em game. Hope that isn't confusing.

Remember, you want to pick the players who will do best for your winning team. These scores will be added to your score. Pick the players who will do worst for the losing team as their scores will be subtracted from your score. The person receiving the highest score will win.

If you have any questions, feel free to send me (victory) a private message (PM). Good luck, everyone!

*Edit* For information on tie-breakers, please see this post:

*Official* GR 2005 Presidents Cup Pick 'Em Game

Winning Team: USA, A. Tiger Woods, B. Chris DiMarco, C. Stewart Cink, D. Justin Leonard

Losing Team: International, A. Adam Scott, B. Angel Cabrera, C. Nick O'Hern, D. Trevor Immelman

Winning Team: International: A.Retief Goosen, B.Michael Campbell, C.Mike Weir, D.Peter Lonard.

Losing Team: U.S.A.: A.Tiger Woods, B.Jim Furyk, C.Stewart Cink, D.Scott Verplank.

Winners: USA

USA - A. Woods B. DiMarco C. Cink D. Leonard

Int'l A. Scott B. Clark C. Weir D. Hensby

Winning team: USA, A. Tiger Woods B. Chris Dimarco C. Davis Love III D. Fred Couples

Losing team: Int'l., A. Adam Scott B. Tim Clark C. Stuart Appleby D. Peter Lonard

Winning Team: International, A. Vijay Singh, B. Michael Campbell, C. Stuart Appleby, D. Mark Hensby

Losing Team: USA, A. David Toms, B. Kenny Perry, C. Davis Love III, D. Justin Leonard

Winning Team: USA, A. Tiger Woods, B. Kenny Perry, C. Stewart Cink, D. Scott Verplank
Losing Team: International, A. Adam Scott, B. Angel Cabrera, C. Nick O'Hern, D. Mark Hensby

1. International Wins
A Goosen
B Campbell
C O'Hern
D Immelman
Worst
A Toms
B Perry
C Funk
D Couples

Winning Team : International, A Retief Goosen, B Michael Campbell, C Stuart Appleby, D Trevor Immelman.

Losing Team : USA, A Tiger Woods, B Chris DiMarco, C Davis Love III, D Scott Verplank.

Didn't I read that there will be NO TIES?

Winning team: USA, A Tiger Woods, B Jim Furyk, C Stewart Cink, D Freddie Couples

Losing Team: International, A Vijay Singh, B Clark, C Weir, D Immelman

EDIT: Sorry, just reread that article and realized that the no ties rule is for the singles matches only! So we do need the half-points for the contest. Should have know you had it right in the first place!!!

Winning Team: USA, A. Tiger Woods, B. Chris DiMarco, C. Davis Love III, D. Fred Couples.

Losing Team: International, A. Retief Goosen, B. Angel Cabrera, C. Nick O'Hern, D. Trevor Immelman

International Team (Winners)
Group A: Retief Goosen
Group B: Michael Campbell
Group C: Stuart Appleby
Group D: Trevor Immelman

U.S. Team
Group A: David Toms
Group B: Jim Furyk
Group C: Fred Funk
Group D: Scott Verplank

Winning Team: U.S.A., A: Tiger Woods, B: Chris DiMarco, C: Stewart Cink, D: Scott Verplank
Losing Team: International, A: Vijay Singh, B: Michael Campbell, C: Stuart Appleby, D: Trevor Immelman

Winning Team: U.S.A., A: Tiger Woods, B: Jim furyk, C: Davis Love III, D: Justin Leonard.

Losing Team: International, A: Adam Scott, B: Tim Clark, C: Mike Weit, D: Trevor Immelman.

Okay, it has been brought to my attention that we don't have a tiebreaker so I'll try to explain it as easily as possible:

In the event of a tie, the tiebreaker will be the person who picks the highest scoring player in Group A (winning team). If it's a tie after that, then it goes on to Group B, Group C and then Group D. If it is still a tie, then we will go to the person who picks the lowest scoring player in Group A (losing team), then to Group B, C and then D. If it's a tie after that, then we'll just have to have co-champions.