{"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

DK\u2019s latest golf innovation- Match Play<\/span><\/h2>\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