The ShotTalk Virtual Tournament is starting soon!
What is it?
For people new here or those moon marrooning, it is a tournament where ShotTalk members compete against each other as a team. Look at it as a Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup event.
Teams are the USA vs ROTW (Rest Of The World). Depending on which country you live, you'll be assigned to the appropriate team.
When is it starting?
Around mid-March. But some canadians are freezing their paws with snow geese. Canadians will play around mid-end-April.
How does it work?
You need to play an 18-hole round, but not on any day. The round that counts for the tournament has been set to every Saturday. If you can't play on Saturday, choose the day closest to Saturday.
If you only have access to a 9-hole course, you need to play that course twice, whether it be the same day or over two days.
Scoring
A modified Stableford scoring has been set.
So you need to keep track of every eagle, birdie, par, bogeys, etc you've played on a round. You can't just input your final score

Also, you need to know the course rating you've played in. Generally, that number can be found on the course scorecard, and it's between 65 to 75.
Albatross 5 points
Eagle 4 points
Birdie 3 points
Par 2 points
Bogie 1 point
Double 0 point
Triple -1
Over triple -2
Can I play in the tourney?
Absolutely. Whether you're scratch or a hacker, the more the merrier.
Besides it's free.
To sign in, email to bdcrowe at bd-crowe[at]comcast[dot]net
with desired name (for recognition's sake let's just make it your username here).
email address
desired password
Team you'll be on-- i.e. US or ROTW
Then access bd's site
here... to input your score.
So far, the following ShotTalk users are participating in the tourney.
Team ROTW
Graso (Australia)
IrishGolfer (Ireland)
JasonMacIsaac (Canada)
loop (Canada)
mahalleday (Canada)
rockford35 (Canada)
Silver (Canada)
TheMaster (Ireland)
Team USA
Augster
bdcrowe
Bravo hybrid
DaveE
Farquod
FunkyBuddha
Goatster
nsherman2006
youngun5
slingblade61
SpankDoggieBaller
tight_lies
What does the team win?
The Turkey Trophy.
More info for the serious readers... The tourney site is up... Question about our "tournament" ST ryder cup?
So join in, because we need more people to help the ROTW team
I'll update this post as things starts rolling in.