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Re: Playing higher tiers

• tnivka 137 Posts

  Sun, Oct 6 2024 10:14 AM

  Never gotten a clear understanding of this.

  Play against a Tour Legend or higher, and the greens max out at 13. But what else on the course changes? Is the hole larger against a TL, and smaller against a TC? Does a pancake green become more hilly? Doesn't seem like the wind gets stronger. Thanks...

• AlaskanDame 19,440 Posts

  Sun, Oct 6 2024 5:45 PM

  Only the green speed changes.

  However, a putt has to be hit with less power on a 13 green, meaning the putt will break more, so the green might SEEM “more hilly.”

• tnivka 137 Posts

  Mon, Oct 7 2024 2:16 PM

  The question stands. Green speed peaks at 13. But the courses are equally challenging for all tiers TL and above?

• Stlkcdc3 324 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2024 6:24 AM

  Most peak at C13, but some of the TC weekly tournaments have played 14 or even 14.5.

  Same course, same greens. Putting at 7.9 - 9.0 on a green versus 13 - 14.5 plays like a totally different green. The first time you miss a 6ft putt and it ends up 33 yards away in the fairway it will make sense. WC5 and WC13 come to mind.  

• phipster 4,545 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2024 10:03 AM

  Once you achieve Legend tier you start playing from the back tees and once you make Tour Legend you start putting on 13 speed greens and that's it...

  Champions and above are just better at or at least more consustent at scoring low in ranked games with those conditions...

  If you play 'alternate shot' or other multiplayer games then the conditions always default to the highest tier player with Tour Masters and below just enjoying play off shorter tee boxes...

  I hope that answers your question...

• borntobesting 9,685 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2024 10:23 AM

  phipster:

  Once you achieve Legend tier you start playing from the back tees and once you make Tour Legend you start putting on 13 speed greens and that's it...

  Well not actually, As a TC the Champion tourney the green speed is 14 and the single play 9 hole tourney the green speed is 14.5

• tnivka 137 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2024 5:05 PM

  Sigh. 

  No.

  When I play a TL, the speed is 13. The same putt that hits the center of the cup would be a yard away against a TC.

  The courses play differently depending on who's in the foursome, and it's separate from the standard "hot one day, cold the next" deviation we all know and idolize.

  Respectfully, a TC might not be as attuned to this as a grinder.