Staff Tulsa defeated Staff Houston to maneuver on to the semifinal spherical of GOLFZON Tour.
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What started as a 12-team, simulator-golf match-play competitors for a $150,000 grand prize is now a six-team battle to the end.
The primary six matches have been accomplished on the GOLFZON Tour — a brand new league by which regional groups of 5 gamers every from 12 chosen GOLFZON host amenities (9 are within the U.S., the others are from London, Toronto and Mexico) compete in opposition to one another in a collection of matches, with one crew incomes the grand-prize payout.
Staff Orlando defeated Staff Louisville in Match 1, whereas Staff Minneapolis defeated Staff Chicago in Match 2. Staff London fell to Staff New York in Match 3, and Staff Houston defeated Staff Mexico in Match 4. Match 5 featured one other worldwide battle, pitting Staff Canada in opposition to Staff Orlando within the first match of the quarterfinals. Staff Orlando gained in a sudden-death playoff to launch themselves into the semifinal spherical.
And in Match 6, Staff Tulsa confronted Staff Houston within the match’s second match with a spot within the semifinals on the road.
On this simulator golf league, on a regular basis gamers are competing for $150,000
The Format
Single-elimination bracket play is at present in progress. Groups of three compete head-to-head by linking their simulators collectively over the Web in a match-play format, with two of one of the best three participant scores for every crew relying on every gap. Feminine opponents play 85 p.c of the yardage of their male counterparts.
If, after 18 holes, there’s a tie, the match goes right into a sudden-death playoff the place all three gamers’ scores rely. The primary crew to attain decrease than the opposite on a gap wins.
GOLFZON Tour Match 6 Recap: Staff Tulsa vs. Staff Houston
On this GOLFZON Tour quarterfinal matchup, Staff Tulsa and Staff Houston performed one another at a bucket-list venue: the Kiawah Resort’s Ocean course. The groups competed in opposition to one another in actual time from their regional simulator areas.
Staff Tulsa was one in every of 4 groups that earned a bye within the first spherical of match-play throughout the qualifying stage, whereas Staff Houston already had a head-to-head win on the resume after defeating Staff Mexico in Match 4.
It was Staff Tulsa that bought off to a quick begin, although, profitable the primary three holes to go 3 up. When Staff Houston lastly bought one again on the fifth gap, Staff Tulsa answered proper again once more with a win on the sixth.
Staff Houston wasn’t about to go down that straightforward. With wins on the seventh and ninth holes, Staff Houston minimize Staff Tulsa’s result in 1 up on the match’s midway level.
However Staff Tulsa’s wins on the twelfth and thirteenth holes introduced them again to three up with 5 holes remaining — a troublesome deficit to beat. Staff Houston tried to rally with a win on the fifteenth gap, however when Staff Houston’s birdie putts didn’t drop on 16, Staff Tulsa sealed the take care of a win to finish the match with a 3 and a pair of victory.
