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Re: Best of stroke play course, thumbs up

• zagraniczniak 1,984 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 1:53 PM

  I'll just call it the Zagraniczniak Nemesis course.

  Also looks to be a ball-gobbler. Only one missing is Kiawah 13.

  And what's with those Championship greens?

  All around the course was gentle on me on my first round to allow me a 68, including a double on the road hole.

  PS Okay, so maybe the Kiawah 13 was there, it just doesn't stand out in my memory unless I lose 2 balls there.

• Yoda79 697 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 2:15 PM

  Hope I'm not stepping on your toes there RUNWME, but here is the back 9. But before I list the back 9 I have one complaint about the Best of Strokeplay. Why isn't Oakmont included??? That's my favorite course to play and don't understand why a few Oakmont holes aren't included. Any idea's Icon or anyone else from WGT?

  Back 9 for the Best of Challenge

  Hole 10 - RSG #14 Par 5 - 545yds

  Hole 11 - Kiawah #13 Par 4 - 473yds

  Hole 12 - Bethpage #8 Par 3 - 196yds

  Hole 13 - Congressional #18 Par 4 - 520yds

  Hole 14 - St. Andrews #17 Par 4 - 515yds

  Hole 15 - Bethpage #13 Par 5 - 605yds

  Hole 16 - RSG #17 Par 4 - 424yds 

  Hole 17 - Congressional #10  Par 3 - 208yds

  Hole 18 - St. Andrews #18 Par 4 - 359yds

  Overall Back 9 is a Par 36 3845yds.

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 2:40 PM

  From what I can tell, this was made from the voting we had few month ago. I suspect no oakmont holes made it? -wgticon

• Pryke 295 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 2:47 PM

  Just played front 9, like it very much. As was mentioned before would be a good choice for Alt.shot and Matchplay.

• RUNWME 1,011 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 3:17 PM

  Yoda79:

  Hope I'm not stepping on your toes there RUNWME, but here is the back 9. But before I list the back 9 I have one complaint about the Best of Strokeplay. Why isn't Oakmont included??? That's my favorite course to play and don't understand why a few Oakmont holes aren't included. Any idea's Icon or anyone else from WGT?

  Back 9 for the Best of Challenge

  Hole 10 - RSG #14 Par 5 - 545yds

  Hole 11 - Kiawah #13 Par 4 - 473yds

  Hole 12 - Bethpage #8 Par 3 - 196yds

  Hole 13 - Congressional #18 Par 4 - 520yds

  Hole 14 - St. Andrews #17 Par 4 - 515yds

  Hole 15 - Bethpage #13 Par 5 - 605yds

  Hole 16 - RSG #17 Par 4 - 424yds 

  Hole 17 - Congressional #10  Par 3 - 208yds

  Hole 18 - St. Andrews #18 Par 4 - 359yds

  Overall Back 9 is a Par 36 3845yds.

  Nope, I was hoping someone would post the back, thanks for doing that.

  WGTicon:

  From what I can tell, this was made from the voting we had few month ago. I suspect no oakmont holes made it? -wgticon

  LOL   Oakmont is an acquired taste. I like now, but took awhile to warm up to it.

   

• MickAnderson 105 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 4:18 PM

  Did much better on the back 9 than I did on the front.

   

• Yoda79 697 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 5:04 PM

  WGTicon:

  From what I can tell, this was made from the voting we had few month ago. I suspect no oakmont holes made it? -wgticon

  Appreciate the response Icon. Thank you! I can't believe that of the 18 holes on Oakmont that none of them made it! Wow! Oh well. 

   

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 5:05 PM

  Yoda79:

  Why isn't Oakmont included???

  I was always under the impression the Oakmont people were particular about the way their course was used. Not sure how I got that impression but when it was first put into regular play there were some oddities about where it was played. It still isn't a choice from the main menu of courses-you have to go to that zone to get to it.

• jcs89 172 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 5:39 PM

  I think a best of stroke play course is an excellent addition!  It is definitely something I've been waiting for.  Haven't played it yet, but a big thumbs up for its inclusion!  Thanks...

• borntobesting 9,701 Posts

  Thu, Nov 3 2011 6:00 PM

  Has anyone noticed the small changes on some of the holes vs how they are in the original WGT courses? # 1 is quite noticeable in that there are much fewer trees in the right rough and not nearly as close to the fairway making it much easier to go at the green if you hit into the right rough. Did anyone else notice any other changes?