AirPlay announced an agreement with NBCSports.com and the United States Golf Association (USGA) to deliver an interactive game
experience for the 2008 U.S. Open. With U.S. Open Live Challenge, golf fans compete live while watching their favorite competitors throughout the June 12-15 broadcasts from Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.
While the pros compete for the seven million dollar purse, avid fans play along on the web, predicting the action live for a chance to win an all expenses paid trip to the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. Players can predict the scores of their most-watched players, calling out live course action such as whether a player will sink a putt on the third hole or bogey on the next par 4. It happens in real time during the broadcast with immediate leaderboard updates, golf trivia questions, player-to-player chat and up-to-the-second opinion polls.
Originally posted on June 9, 2008 @ 2:34 pm