Alright, I've been ignoring this issue, thinking it was just a part of the game or related to VEM, but I think it's time to mention it now.
We’ve all seen some truly absurd and inexplicable shot outcomes from time to time. I get that. That being said though, take this one here for instance.
It was on the infamous hole #5 at Merion and my second iron shot was calculated to be 207.5 yards to the pin. I executed my shot accordingly, and after the ball landed where intended, it suddenly bounced forward and rolled by about 27 yards, ending up in an entirely unexpected location. You can see in the image that the shot tracker indicates 0.00 yard roll despite the 27-yard bounce & roll. Also note that I applied 90% backspin onto it! This defies any reasonable explanation, and what’s worse is that these kinds of incidents happen more frequently now, especially with more consistent play.
As a matter of fact, something similar happened just a few days ago, during a RG tourney on the 15th par-3 hole at PGA National. I shot with 98% power as calculated, only to see the ball fly off like an uncontrolled rocket and land in the backwater! After a penalty, I tried again with 97% power, and this time, the ball fell 6 yards short of the pin. LOL Unfortunately, I couldn't record all these since the game stutters when the recording is enabled in the background, but now I really feel the need of using it somehow.
The clear takeaway is that these unexplainable shot results are becoming increasingly common and more extreme. So please, WGT... overhaul the state of your physics engine seriously. Something is definitely wrong with it!