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Sun, Nov 25 2012 11:46 AM (35 replies)
  • SGTBilko
    1,686 Posts
    Tue, Nov 20 2012 8:17 AM

    fmagnets:

    What was RL - before my time here? Royal Liverpool? How do WGT manage to lose a course? 

    Edit: Oh, Lytham. Someone mentioned it above...

    No, they could never get the contract or the rights to digitize it...It happens. They primarily add two courses a year, the US Open Course and British Open Course.

  • amb1923
    223 Posts
    Tue, Nov 20 2012 4:18 PM

    SGTBilko:

    We all know how expensive it is and the extensive amount of time it takes to add a new course. Given that I am quite sure they have a business model and plan that includes a certain number of courses a year. Now that we have my business side out there I am going to put on my consumer hat.  1 Course a year is not enough. Sorry,having been here well over 2 years now the current courses are a bit old. I still love playing here, probably more than when I started.

    The structure of the tournaments and such are still basically the same. They do a great job offering up new things all the time but the prospect of new courses is the draw. I am the last person to bash wgt but after RL dropped off they should have gone after another course preferably a European course.

    Agreed.  The courses are the "bread & butter" of this site, and the HD courses in particular.  Nothing else out there like it.  Today on the live chat, Chad (MrWGT) said he could not comment on any future course beyond Merion - even TruGolf courses.  I understand not wanting to jeopardize negotiations that are ongoing, but I would love to see some reassurance that we'll get something more than one new course in '13.

  • tigerfan1506
    3,193 Posts
    Tue, Nov 20 2012 9:56 PM

    Jeeze add a local muni course, something, ANYTHING new. 2 new courses in two years is sad.

  • ApexPC
    3,164 Posts
    Wed, Nov 21 2012 1:47 PM

    tigerfan1506:

    Jeeze add a local muni course, something, ANYTHING new. 2 new courses in two years is sad.

    There already is a local municipal course -  Bethpage Black.

  • DeadAim2012
    11 Posts
    Sun, Nov 25 2012 6:28 AM

    At least open up the CTTH courses for strokeplay would be a great start.

  • borntobesting
    9,701 Posts
    Sun, Nov 25 2012 11:46 AM

    DeadAim2012:

    At least open up the CTTH courses for strokeplay would be a great start.

    It's not possible unless they go back and shoot the course again. They only took enough pictures for CTTH. And some of the first ones they only used 5 holes. Bali Hai is a good example of this.They did 2 shots each on 4 holes and 1 on the fifth.

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