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Re: Augusta National

• wpjones 3,030 Posts

  Mon, Feb 8 2016 9:54 PM

  It would appear that that great Course may never be on WGT.  What a shame.  Now I'm wondering why there are only two World Courses: St. Andrews and Royal St. George's?  Are the governing "gods" of golf blocking other fine Courses from being photographed by WGT?  If we can't have Augusta, how about Wentworth in England?  Or Sevy's Course in Spain ( I think it's Balthasar, or something to that effect)?  If this is really World Golf Tour, there should be an equal number of fine Courses from "over there" to balance out the many fine U.S. Courses.  wpjones, Golfers Haven.

• alosso 21,070 Posts

  Mon, Feb 8 2016 10:17 PM

  Think contracts, imagine costs.

• Kepone18 196 Posts

  Mon, Feb 8 2016 10:33 PM

  The Spanish course is called Valderrama. And it was designed by Robert Trent Jones. I like your proposal of Wentworth though. I think the 18th hole is one of the more underrated Par 5's in the world especially with the new changes.

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Tue, Feb 9 2016 7:08 AM

  We can dream I suppose.

  I doubt if we will ever see another course from outside the States. I believe we will not see a new course this year at all and I have my doubts about Pebble B9 too. I get the feeling WGT were broke and thats why they sold out to Topgolf.

  I also believe Topgolf have no interest at all in the continuation of the web based browser game.

  I really hope I'm completely wrong.

• bubbsboy 6,879 Posts

  Tue, Feb 9 2016 7:43 AM

  I believe WGT were struggling as well. I dont see Topgolf as a world wide power house of the golfing world. Only USA folks can really answer that.  I think we have 1 or possibly 2 in the UK and i cant imagine them being well used, but i could be mistaken.

  More than likely Back 9 will come, but are folks excited when playing the Front 9 now ?

  IMO..Not a touch on Chambers, and as i still enjoy playing some of the others after 2 years, i dont think i will be with Pebble.

  Bubbs

   

• lonniescott711 4,206 Posts

  Tue, Feb 9 2016 8:50 AM

  Yeah WGT shot themselves in the foot yet again . They wouldnt listen to the players suggestions and lost revenue . Wouldnt listen to the complaints and lost revenue . Wouldnt fix the issues with the game and loss revenue . In fact everything WGT did has cost them a loss in revenue . All because they wouldnt listen and thought they knew everything .

  We keep asking about Pebble B-9 and still no reply . I wonder whats going to happen once Top Golf figures out that the numbers were over inflated about player accounts . That the so called 14 million active accounts is more like 2 million if that . Just waiting for the other shoe to drop . Will just have to wait and see as only time will tell .

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Tue, Feb 9 2016 10:21 AM

  Thinking in worst case scenario terms here but is there software out there which allows android/apple games to be played on PC?

• PhiEaglesFan 617 Posts

  Tue, Feb 9 2016 12:51 PM

  PaulTon:

  is there software out there which allows android/apple games to be played on PC?

  There's an Android emulator for PC called AndyRoid.  It only supports up to Android version 4.4.2 (what is that like Ice Cream Sandwich or something stupid).  It includes Oracle's VirtualBox software (the environment needed for the emulator to run, basically)  I'm not sure if that version of Android is good enough for the WGT app though.

  Apple has a fantastic iPad emulator in their SDK, but that's only available to Mac users.  You might have to search around for a Windows based iPad/iPhone emulator.  I'm not even sure if there is one, or one worth downloading anyway.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Feb 9 2016 12:59 PM

  Bluestacks2.

  I played around with 1 when it was first discussed here but don't remember much about it. Obviously it didn't go anywhere.  LOL