This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Timtempleton (talk | contribs) at 19:31, 18 September 2015 (Broke out history section, added citation for founding father. Source is unclear as to scoring so marked as needing new source. Removed first person verbiage.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 19:31, 18 September 2015 by Timtempleton (talk | contribs) (Broke out history section, added citation for founding father. Source is unclear as to scoring so marked as needing new source. Removed first person verbiage.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Fantasy golf is a game in which the participants each assemble a team of real life golfers and then score points based on those players' performance in golf tournaments, with games typically following the US PGA Tour and the European Tour. Many formats exist for players' selection of golfers and point scoring. A common variant sees a squad of golfers selected annually with a set budget based on prior performance, with weekly teams selected from the larger squads. Some fantasy golf formats, including that provided by the US PGA, focus solely on golf's Major Championships. Participating in fantasy golf can add enjoyment to golf viewing, as well as providing competition against other participants.
History
Wilfred "Bill" Winkenbach devised fantasy golf in the latter part of the 1950s, in which each player selected a team of professional golfers and the person with the lowest combined total of stokes at the end of the tournament would win. Golf is a simple fantasy game to administer and keep tabs on, since participants are concerned only with the scores of their team members without anything else to complicate it.
See also
References
- ^ Bolton, Rob. "Fantasy primer: Time to prepare for all formats before '11 begins", PGATOUR.com, 21 November 2010. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- The Majors Fantasy Challenge, PGA.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- "'Wink': Wilfred 'Bill' Winkenbach invented Fantasy Football way back in 1962 with GOPPPL in Oakland". newsnet5.com. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
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