The fourth and final major on the golf calendar is set to tee off this Thursday at Royal Liverpool GC with the 2023 Open Championship. Like every major in professional golf, fans across the globe will be eager to see which pro adds one of the most sought-after championships in the sport to his trophy case.
FanDuel Sportsbook is offering a ton of different ways for you to bet on the 2023 Open Championship. Here at The Duel, we have created a different way for you to watch, compete and wager on the Open Championship – an Open Championship pool.
Golf pools, particularly around the majors and flagship tournaments, have become increasingly popular among groups of friends, family, and even co-workers.
We have done the upfront work for you in building a 2023 Open Championship pool. Our version is printable, too, so you can bring it to a watch party and run the pool there, or pass the sheets out to anyone wanting to join in on the fun.
2023 Open Championship Pool Rules
The rules are simple. The entire field is separated into tiers, and organized based on FanDuel Sportsbook's'odds to win the 2023 U.S. Open, with some slight variations. There are six total tiers. For each of the first five tiers, everyone will select one golfer. In the sixth, you will choose three golfers.
Once the tournament has concluded, everyone will add up the scores of their golfers and tally up the total of the six lowest combined scores out of the eight originally selected. Just like on the course, the person with the lowest combined score wins! This format allows you to make a couple of mistakes and not worry about taking a flyer or two on some of the players in tier six.
If you are forced to use a golfer that withdrew or missed the cut, then that player's Round 3 and Round 4 scores will both be counted as their highest score from any round they recorded. If you need to use a player that doesn't record a score at all because of withdrawal or disqualification (highly unlikely that happens to three of your players), then you will simply duplicate the score of your next worst golfer and count that toward your overall total.
So for example, if Justin Thomas misses the cut while shooting 75 in Round 1 and 78 in Round 2, then you will count his Round 3 and Round 4 scores as 78 to reach his total for the pool.
2023 Printable Open Championship Pool Link
The printable version of the pool listing all the players and rules can be found'at this link here.
Be sure to follow along at'The Duel for all of our 2023 Open Championship coverage'throughout the week.