TOURNEY OPENS Tuesday ... R1 runs Tue 3/10-Mon 3/16; R2 runs 3/17-3/23
LEADERBOARD
After the success of the holiday special at the beginning of the year, A Bandon Hope, we're going to offer a monthly tourney running parallel to the VT. Last month's event was at Royal St. George's (since the VT was on a CCTH course). This month we're doing our Starters-only test on Kiawah Island.
Prior 2015 events:
Jan: A Bandon Hope (LB)
Feb: Tough-It-Out VT Feb event: Royal St. George's (LB)
Tough-It-Out competitions have run for several years as community organized events here on WGT (see example here). The Tough-It-Out concept is all about trying to mimic the hardest conditions in Major Championship golf, giving us the challenge of trying to tackle the toughest courses in a manner similar to that faced by the top pros. Par will be a great score!
By using Starter Clubs and Balls only, and doing it with Uneven Lies we believe this is the hardest test on WGT, and it's one that's a level playing field (pun intended) for all participants.
WGT is offering a sleeve (of good balls) to the top 5 players in this 2 single-play rounds event. Good luck!
FYI: We had hoped that these events would be official tourneys visible to all players through the game client, but apparently there are some programming issues with that because of the restricted club settings... so it will be accessed just via a link to be posted here: so, please help spread the word with friends and your Country Club:
TOURNAMENT ENTRY LINK is HERE!
REVISED Tourney link is HERE (event starts Tue 3/10: 1st Rnd ends Mon 3/16)
***Remember, to be in the running for any of the special prizes (see next post below), take SCREEN SHOTS of both f9 & b9 CARDS and all the STATS!!!!!***
The tourney is open to all tiers and levels. We'll all be using the same clubs, balls, green speeds, and lies.
PLEASE NOTE: the tourney link will take you directly to the game client, and if you do not have full Starter Clubs and Ball equipped, you'll get a warning message. Shoe sets these up as equipment-restricted events.
We really do want to encourage newbies to give it a go. It's a great chance for new players (who may be more familiar than old fogies with these clubs) to pit themselves against the best on WGT, and for the experienced player, it's a opportunity to revisit the fun of playing the game without the pressure of needing to make a birdie on almost every hole.
Here are the tournament dates and conditions:
R1 :: Tue 3/10 to Mon 3/16 ::
18 holes; Kiawah Island; Gold (Hard) tees, Moderate Wind, Tourney12 greens, Uneven Lies, equipment restricted to Starter Clubs and Ball
R2 :: Tue 3/17 to Mon 3/23 ::
18 holes; Kiawah Island; White (Medium) tees, High wind, Champ13 greens, Uneven Lies, equipment restricted to Starter Clubs and Ball
Also, please note, we are hopeful that Shoe can set it up so that everyone gets the same set of pins for R1, and that everyone also gets the same set of the different pins for R2.
Prizes:
WGTdbloshoe is generously offering a sleeve (of good balls) to the top 5 finishers across two completed rounds.
Other prizes will be announced here shortly, depending on what donations come in. Please feel free to offer something if you are so moved! As with prior Tough-It-Out events, we want to encourage sharing of descriptions and snapshotted scorecards and stats, so there'll be special prizes in different categories. And, of course, it would be great if any participants are willing and able to Twitch their rounds.
Any questions, please feel free to ask here in the thread.
Thanks, and have fun!
TOURNAMENT ENTRY LINK is HERE!
REVISED Tourney link is HERE (event starts Tue 3/10: 1st Rnd ends Mon 3/16)
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Note: we are also hoping WGT may support a quarterly Twitched play-off event between the 3 monthly winners and next-placed top finisher. More news on that soon...