No-Fault Golf -- Free DFS League at Yahoo

[-Jrabbit]

This is a DFS (Daily Fantasy Sports) contest at Yahoo. I set up the league as weekly free contests. It starts now and runs 30 weeks (through end of August), dropping the 3 lowest scores.

Here's the link to join:

https://sports.yahoo.com/dailyfantasy/contest/15384496

Playing is easy: You submit a new lineup each week. $200 budget for 6 players (price range is $20 to $50-ish per player).

Scoring: Yahoo standard, with points for per-hole results, plus bonuses for 3+ birdie streaks and finishing in the top 20.
Here's a link to that: https://sports.yahoo.com/dailyfantasy/help/golf/rules

Hope you'll join us!

[Berzerker]

cool, in

[Ming]

I'm in

And if by some chance people miss the first week, that's ok, because the three lowest scores are dropped

[EPW]

What does no-fault mean?

[-Jrabbit]

No-fault golf just means playing for fun. It's just a name.

[Demonbinder]

I am in but looks like too late for this week.

[-Jrabbit]

Bummer but we drop the lowest 3 weeks anyway. Also, please share the link with Lanny.

[-Jrabbit]

Excellent! We have 6 members and room for 4 more.

[EPW]

What was the golf league where you could only choose the same golfer x number of times? Was that on yahoo?

[-Jrabbit]

A previous version of Yahoo's game -- I think it was 10x/year max usage. It also use to be a foursome with a bench, using them to sub for guys who missed the cut. Those versions are long gone.

FWIW, there's another fantasy game at pgatour.com with more features: 3 segments, team captain, bench guys, and usage limits.

[Berzerker]

I had a decent line up with Taylor, Griffin and Henley but then I did some research and grabbed 3 other guys

[Berzerker]

I'd offer congratulations to those who have Rose but it seems both these leagues are point based and score doesn't mean as much. I remember now, the old Yahoo league was top score for leader and 2 pts less for runner-up and 4 less for 3rd on down to zero. I'm really clueless how to pick players, I got lousy scores beating out better scores. I can see the points format opens a door to a whole lotta strategery because it ain't enough to shoot low but to do it erratically. Boom or bust.

[Berzerker]

Dahman shot 63 with 3 eagles today

[-Jrabbit]

At Yahoo, you want streaky players who aim for the pin. At PGAtour.com, you actually do better with par shooters.

Comparing (birdie+bogey) vs (par+par)

Yahoo: (3.5 + -1.3 = 2.2) vs (0.5 + 0.5 = 1.0)
PGAtour: (2 + -1 = 1.0) vs (1 + 1 = 2)

Another key difference is that Yahoo gives bonus points for end-of-day leaderboard position (1st, 2nd, 3rd, top10, top20), while pgatour.com's game gives bonuses to the top two rounds of the day.

[Berzerker]

I'll have to study the settings, here's an example, I have Xander Schauffle and he missed the cut with -2 but scored 64 in 2 rounds and he's still my high scorer (had I started him) that includes 3 guys who made the cut already playing their 3rd.

Rose is awesome, -21 and 8 ahead of 2nd and he's got a 7 wood in the bag. Now I'm looking for 9 woods but the shaft matters, maybe even more than the head. My friend has a 7 wood with a senior shaft and it launches higher and further than mine with an R-flex

[-Jrabbit]

For some reason, Yahoo thinks the PGA is taking the week off. Returns next week.

Oh, and the pgatour.com league IS active this week.

Weird.

[Berzerker]

I forgot to do my rosters

[EPW]

The good news is is that I didn't forget.

[Ming]

I forgot as well since Yahoo didn't have a game, I assumed there was no golf
But I did get a line up in, but I don't get scoring on the first day.

[-Jrabbit]

One of the nice features of the pgatour gaame, the ability to avoid a zero week with a late lineup entry.