The World Series of Golf is an annual golf competition. The competition differs from traditional golf tournaments in that the winner is decided not by the lowest stroke-play score or by winning a bracket-style elimination in match play, but by winning wagers bet on each hole in a betting scheme similar to poker. Poker is a type of Card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination (" hand " in their possession by placing a bet into

The first event was held May 13-16, 2007, and was televised by NBC June 23-24, 2007. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The second event was played May 12-15, 2008, and will be televised by CBS on June 28-29. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.

The event takes its name from the World Series of Poker, and has no relationship to the original World Series of Golf tournament played at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio from 1962 to 1998. World Series of Poker (WSOP is the largest set of Poker tournaments in the world The Firestone Country Club is a private golf club located in Akron, Ohio, United States. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County.

Format

Each hole is conducted in a manner similar to a hand of Texas Hold 'Em. Texas hold 'em (also hold'em, holdem) is the most popular Poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe Each player begins the round with a stake, and a playing group consists of three to six players. In the inaugural tournament, the buy-in for each player was $10,000, just like the WSOP main event.

Before teeing off for each hole, each player bets an ante. This article describes only the common terms rules and procedures of betting in poker The ante starts out at 1% of the opening stake for the round, i. e. , $100 on the first hole of the opening round, and doubles every three holes. ^[1] After the tee shots, players then check, raise or call bets, or fold and do not play the rest of that hole. Betting and follows a prescribed order that rotates on each hole, just like "the button" in Hold 'Em, and playing of shots follows the same order, unlike traditional golf where the player whose ball is furthest from the hole shoots first on each shot. The pot is won by the player with the lowest score on each hole, or by the remaining player if all others have folded. A tie score on a hole ("halved" in match-play parlance) results in a split pot, much like a tie hand in poker.

If a player does not have enough money remaining in his or her stake to cover the ante for the next hole, he or she is eliminated and the remaining stake goes into the pot for the next hole.

The round ends when one player has won all the money from the others in his group, which may take more than 18 holes.

Aside from rule variations involving betting and the order in which players take their shots, the event is played under standard United States Golf Association rules. The United States Golf Association ( USGA) is the United States ' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body

The inaugural event was open to amateur golfers only. Players were paired with those of similar ability for the first round, which was played without handicaps. Handicap scoring was used for second and third rounds.

2007 World Series of Golf

The inaugural event was held at the Primm Valley Golf Club in Primm, Nevada, near Las Vegas. Primm (often called Primm Valley, after one of its casinos is a tiny community in Clark County, Nevada, United States, primarily notable for A field of 60 participants played three rounds.

Results

Winner: Mark Ewing, day trader, Newport Beach, California^[2]

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Ewing won the event of the 16th hole of the final round by sinking a three-foot putt.

Other notable entrants: actress Tanya Roberts; poker players Phil Gordon, Steve Dannenmann^[3], Ken Einiger and Blair Rodman; professional blackjack player/author Max Rubin; former Denver Broncos quarterback Dave Kyle; and former Major League Baseball player Dusty Allen. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Tanya Roberts (born Victoria Leigh Blum on October 15, 1955) is an American actress best known for her roles in Charlie's For the mayor of Phoenix Arizona see Phil Gordon (politician Philip Stewart Gordon (born July 6, 1970) is an Steven (Steve Dannenmann (born August 15 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a CPA from Severn Maryland who gained attention Blair Rodman (born April 5, 1954 in Troy, New York) is an American professional Poker player based in Las Vegas Blackjack (also known as Twenty-one, Vingt-et-un (French for Twenty-one or Pontoon) is the most widely played casino banking Max Rubin is a Gambling expert and author best known for his book Comp City A Guide to Free Gambling Vacations. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. David A Kyle (born February 14, 1919) has been a New York -based Science fiction writer and fan since the earliest days of organized Science ^[4]

2008 World Series of Golf

The 2008 event was played May 12-15, 2008, at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally The event drew 80 contestants.

Results

Winner: Andrew "A. J. " Johnson, autombile salesman, Davidson, Michigan^[5]

Others in final group: Allen Cunningham, Erick Lindgren and Dee Tiller, all professional poker players, and Bill Spencer, a semi-retired builder. Allen Cunningham (born March 28 1977) is an American professional Poker player Erick Lindgren (born August 11, 1976 in Burney California) is an American professional Poker player All but Johnson are from Las Vegas.

Johnson defeated Lindgren on the first playoff hole. Johnson won $250,000, and Lindgren win $60,000.

Other notable entrants:

• Comedian Ray Romano
• Emily Jilette, wife of magician Penn Jilette of Penn and Teller
• Phil Gordon, Phil Ivey, Tom Schneider, Daniel Negreanu and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, professional poker players

References

External links

• World Series of Golf official web site