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Ready Go choices

Wed, May 30 2012 10:28 AM (29 replies)

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Bidi

1,948 Posts

Mon, May 28 2012 2:18 PM

Covenant:
WGT: variation is good, but keep thinking of the many many players with not such a big wallet

i support Covenant

Solid1

95 Posts

Mon, May 28 2012 2:57 PM

MY PICKS

1. brutal challenge -Royal St George's champ Tees/high winds/champ greens/200 credits

2. medium challenge-Congressional champ Tees/high winds/tourney greens/300 credits

3. drink a beer and relax - Bethpage champ Tees/moderate winds/champ greens 200 credit

4. average helper - Cabo Del Sol champ Tees/Low winds/Tourney greens/100 credits

5. putting disaster - Oakmont /champ Tees/low winds champ greens/200 credits

6. fun round -Kiawah/champ Tees/moderate winds/tourney greens/300.00

7. brutal challenge 2-Best of Hardest/champ Tees/high winds/champ greens/200.00

8. drink a beer and relax 2-champ Tees/moderate winds/tourney greens/100.00

So my fellow ready go fanatics pick a couple of these that might interest you and maybe Icon will pull some strings for us.

Mark

ok Ill try this again if you like any of these picks choose a couple but if you just wanna *** please do it somewhere else.

Thanks

ahades

773 Posts

Mon, May 28 2012 3:06 PM

Clearly there is a revenue model at work here. Players want ready-go’s which could maximize their credit balances. WGT wants as many ready-go’s filled as quickly as possible with the highest entry fee.

If I were one of the 156 finalists in the U.S. Open next month, what would help me? 1) Additional experience on Championship Speed Greens 2) Experience on course conditions similar to Olympic.

Because WGT issues at least 15 ready-gos per month, the following represents a potential conglomeration of the aforementioned comments while at the same time: 1) WGT earns a premium for offering Championship Greens, 2) embrace the USGA ideal that every person who submits a valid application (entry fee before the deadline) should have the chance to qualify or compete for our national championship, 3) utilize 8 of the 9 non best-of courses available for play, and 4) keeping RSG in reserve as the dominant ready-go course the following month in preparation for the Open Championship.

All of the Championship Green ready-gos would start from Championship tees regardless of tier to simulate near U.S. Open conditions. The non-Championship Green ready-gos would tee off from a person’s rated tier.

							tier
	course		entry	winds	greens	holes	only	tees
1	beth	f9	100	mod	tourney	hard
2	beth	b9	200	high	tourney	mod
3	beth	18h	500	mod	champ	mod	leg	champ
4	cong	f9	100	mod	tourney	hard
5	cong	b9	200	high	champ	mod		champ
6	cong	18h	300	mod	champ	mod	leg	champ
7	kiawah	f9	100	mod	tourney	hard
8	kiawah	18h	200	mod	tourney	mod
9	oakmont	f9	300	high	champ	mod	leg	champ
10	oakmont	b9	200	mod	tourney	hard
11	st andy	b9	200	low	tourney	mod
12	rsg	f9	100	mod	tourney	easy
13	rsg	b9	200	low	tourney	mod
14	cabo	b9	100	mod	tourney	easy
15	whistler	f9	100	mod	tourney	easy

MBaggese

15,367 Posts

Mon, May 28 2012 3:29 PM

My opinion is WGT could run fr/b9 RG's of each course at 100 each and 18 on each course at 200cr, and all would fill up quickly (vary green speeds)

Tier specific RG's can be made at 200 to 300 credits and fill quickly.

Personally I'd play more 100cr RG's if available, I dislike Whistler greens but still play it since they are 100cr RG's.

For the high stakes RG's in the 500+ Range, do whatever I don't hang with that crowd;)

Infinito3010

3,689 Posts

Mon, May 28 2012 3:35 PM

I like your fee setup, which in my opinion will optimize the turnover rate of the RG's. I entered one 2000 credit tourney this month and it took 2 weeks to fill.

I support the 100, 200, 300, and 500 RG fees.

However, with equipment we have now we should be playing from the tee based on your tier.

Secondly, I am a proponent of consistent winds from one RG to the next RG. For example, every player in one RG will get the same wind speed and direction. The next time that particular RG is played it will have different wind speeds and direction.

For example a head wind into the first par 5 on Congressional, you will need three shots to reach the green. A player with a tail wind will reach the green in two.

Another example is S.A. on the long par 4, 4 th hole. You could be hitting the green in three if you have a 30 mph head wind, while player with the tailwind could be playing a wedge on his second shot.