{"id":3686,"date":"2018-03-28T23:46:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T23:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2018-03-29T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T16:33:10","slug":"draftkings-goes-hole-one-match-play-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/draftkings-goes-hole-one-match-play-format\/","title":{"rendered":"DraftKings Goes for Hole-In-One with Match Play Format"},"content":{"rendered":"
PGA-themed<\/strong> daily fantasy sports<\/strong> (DFS) contests have generally proven to be a success for DraftKings<\/strong> \u2013 the sport has built an enthusiastic following in the daily fantasy realm since debuting on the site in January 2014.<\/p>\n The DFS industry leader has run multiple contests with multi-million dollar prize pools over the years for all major PGA tournaments. It also got a three-year head start<\/strong> on its biggest rival in this regard. FanDuel<\/strong> did not roll out a PGA product until March 2017. It had primarily stayed away prior to that due to\u00a0Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act<\/strong> (UIGEA) concerns.<\/p>\n Not one to rest on its laurels \u2013 especially during a time when product innovation seems to be the name of the game in DFS\u00a0 \u2013 DraftKings served up a new PGA game format<\/strong> last weekend that mirrored the scoring system of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play<\/strong> tournament.<\/p>\n The WGC-Dell event consisted of a round-robin tournament<\/strong> with 64<\/strong> golfers overall. They were divided into 16<\/strong> groups of four players. DraftKings rolled out its new Match Play<\/strong> format just for the event.<\/p>\n The WGC-Dell\u2019s match play rules deviate from standard \u201cstroke play\u201d golf in that it features head-to-head competition<\/strong> between pairs of golfers.<\/p>\n In match play, winners are determined by how many\u00a0holes and matches <\/strong>a golfer wins. That\u2019s in contrast to stroke play, where each golfer competes with the others in a tournament from the onset. In stroke play, the golfer with the lowest score overall<\/strong> at the end of 18 holes<\/strong> is considered the winner.<\/p>\n Accordingly, DraftKings scoring system for their Match Play contests was as follows:<\/p>\n While the scoring was different from DraftKings\u2019 standard PGA offerings \u2013 where points are awarded based on traditional categories such as bogeys, eagles, birdies, and par \u2013 Match Play contests still featured a $50,000 salary cap<\/strong> and six-golfer roster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Play At Golden Nugget Now With Free Signup Bonus<\/p>\n<\/div>\nDK\u2019s latest golf innovation- Match Play<\/span><\/h2>\n
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