Here are last week’s results from The Open Championship.
Steemit Scramble Results – The Open Championship
Jordan Spieth came away with the major victory on Sunday at the 146th Open Championship in Southport, England. Spieth overcame some early final round mistakes that put his lead in jeopardy, but powered through and won by a three-stroke margin over Matt Kuchar. This was Spieth’s third win of the season and the eleventh in his career – and it’s also his third major victory. This win brought him to the top of the FedEx Cup leaderboard, 303 points ahead of Dustin Johnson.
These are the results from last week’s Steemit Scramble:
| Place | Contestant | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  | 25 |
| 2nd |  | 23 |
| 3rd |  | 22 |
The 2x multiplier was Tommy Fleetwood’s final score for the tournament, which was +1. The closest contestant guess came from 
The total pot for the weekly contest was 29 SBD. The 1st place contestant received 14.50 SBD, the 2nd place contestant received 8.70 SBD, and the third place contestant received 5.80 SBD. Here is the proof of payout:
Please keep in mind that all points will accumulate for the monthly and season-long contests. Here are the top-10 contestants for the Scramble through the current month’s standings. The top-5 contestants each month will receive prizes and the top-10 for the season will also receive prizes. The current monthly contest will run through the end of August.
| Place | Contestant | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  | 46 |
| 2nd |  | 38 |
| 3rd | | 37 |
| 4th |  | 33 |
| 5th | | 32 |
| 5th |  | 32 |
| 7th |  | 26 |
| 7th |  | 26 |
| 9th |  | 23 |
| 9th | | 23 |
The Weekly Steemit Scramble Contest
Tournament Information
RBC Canadian Open
July 27 – 30, 2017
Glen Abbey Golf Club – Oakville, Ontario, Canada
The PGA Tour returns to North America for the RBC Canadian Open, hosted by the Glen Abbey Golf Club. The Canadian Open will be played on the 7258-yard, par-72 course at Glen Abbey. The defending champion of the Canadian Open is Jhonattan Vegas, who shot a -12 and beat Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, and Martin Laird by one stroke. Vegas and Johnson will be in the field for this year’s tournament.
The current weather forecast for Oakville has high temperatures in the mid- to upper-70s with a moderate chance of rain on Thursday. Wind speeds will be light to moderate, between 4 – 12 mph for the duration of the tournament.
Current tee times can be found here: RBC Canadian Open Tee Times
Player Selections and Multiplier
For the weekly Steemit Scramble, select three golfers from the tournament field that you believe will perform well and finish highest in the final standings. Based on the final results of the tournament, golfers will be assigned the following points:
| Results | Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| 1st – 5th place | 7 |
| 6th – 15th | 4 |
| 16th – 30th | 2 |
| 31st - final cut | 1 |
THIS WEEK’S 2x MULTIPLIER: Pick the BEST OPENING ROUND SCORE for the tournament, in relation to par. (Example: -5, E, +3) The closest participant(s) to the multiplier statistic will earn DOUBLE their total points for the week. Bonus points will be added to the contestants’ point totals AFTER the multiplier has been calculated.
AN ADDITIONAL 5-POINT BONUS will be awarded to the winner of the tournament.
AN ADDITIONAL 5-POINT BONUS will be awarded to all unique golfer combinations. If two or more contestants choose the same golfers for the contest, then the contestant who entered their selections first will receive the bonus. Contestants that do not select a unique golfer combination will be ineligible for the multiplier and winning golfer bonuses.
How to Play and Win
In a comment on this post, submit your three golfers and your prediction for the weekly multiplier. ONLY ONE COMMENT SUBMISSION PER USER, PER WEEKLY CONTEST.
Submissions will be confirmed at the start of the weekly tournament. ALL CONTEST SUBMISSIONS MUST BE ENTERED PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED START TIME AT THE FIRST TEE ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT. Late submissions and any edits after that time will be automatically disqualified from the weekly contest.
There will be three winners each week. The winners will be the contestants with the most points gained, based on the points distribution outlined in Player Selections and Multiplier. All point totals earned from all contestants will carry over for the monthly and season-long contests.
The contest is funded with a minimum pot of 10 SBD. The total weekly pot distribution will be divided as follows:
| Place | Rewards Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1st | 50% |
| 2nd | 30% |
| 3rd | 20% |
In the event of a tie, the portion of the pot allocated to the tying contestants will be split between them.
Please help with outreach by sharing this post outside of Steemit!
One of the goals for this contest and the fantasy sports development project is to bring users to Steemit, keep them engaged on the platform, and onboard them into the STEEM cryptocurrency ecosystem. So, please invite your friends and family to Steemit and share this with any golf fans or sports enthusiasts. Growing the active user base can benefit all users and investors, no matter their interests.
As always, please ReSteem this post and let’s grow the sports community through posting, discussing, competing, and earning!
Thank you for participating and good luck!
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