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Beware WGT nation tournament tees!

• Funkyjunkie3000 722 Posts

  Mon, Jun 11 2012 7:18 AM

  CerinoDevoti:

  chrisironsbones:

  kygojags:

  Very low wind and forward tees = Birdies out there :)

  Very low wind!!!!!! On the 5 holes i DID play i didn't get wind less than 19 mph, but by then my -3 had gone to -1 due to me teeing off 5 how i would normally not realising it was blue tees and landing so far in rough i had to ask caddy for a scythe just to get to the ball, and then i went and used it on his head for not telling me #3 was 203 yards not 243 (and after taking a peek at leaderboard even if i had blasted the back 9 to pieces there was no way of beating top 3.)  but made to feel better as there was a host of "top" names in same boat.

  Could it be that those who posted a good first round score got tough wind, and those who didn't post a good first round got lower wind to bring them back into the game??

   

  Round 2 Legend tier had heavy wind but the1 up tees. I don't know what the other tiers had to play in their rounds. I think WGT always has different conditions per tier.

  I noticed some notable WD's on the Legend leaderboard after the second round. I was really hoping these folks would play it out so I could compare my scoring to theirs. Oh well it's their game anyway so they play it how they want.

   

  Gota be truthful i was kinda happy they withdrew :)

   

• alosso 21,073 Posts

  Mon, Jun 11 2012 8:13 AM

  CerinoDevoti:

  Round 2 Legend tier had heavy wind but the1 up tees. I don't know what the other tiers had to play in their rounds. I think WGT always has different conditions per tier.

  I noticed some notable WD's on the Legend leaderboard after the second round. I was really hoping these folks would play it out so I could compare my scoring to theirs. Oh well it's their game anyway so they play it how they want.

  As a Master, the wind didn't seem too heavy. Tees were 1(?) forward and the greens required skates - Legend speed!

  Very variable set-up in these tournaments!

• ColumbusStorm 3,417 Posts

  Mon, Jun 11 2012 9:22 AM

  Darn..think I missed this tournament. How do you find these wgt nation tournaments? If still being played, how do I sign-up.

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:38 AM

  ColumbusStorm:

  Darn..think I missed this tournament. How do you find these wgt nation tournaments? If still being played, how do I sign-up.

   

  There have been two and they are both over. Hopefully WGT will e-mail us with future tournys, or that's the plan anyway.

   

• ColumbusStorm 3,417 Posts

  Mon, Jun 11 2012 11:48 AM

  piztaker:

  There have been two and they are both over. Hopefully WGT will e-mail us with future tournys, or that's the plan anyway.

  TY for response, know I played in one, must have missed the 2nd one. Don't recall an email for the 2nd one. Will have to pay attention. 

  Maybe in this forum a warning bolo for email when next wgt nation tournament occurs.

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Mon, Jun 11 2012 11:56 AM

  The second one was here.

  http://www.wgt.com/tournaments/details.aspx?ID=e9f33bc6-bd84-4694-a8dd-a06601169dbe

• alosso 21,073 Posts

  Mon, Jun 11 2012 2:15 PM

  For those WGT Nation members who missed those:

  - Write WGT to be included into the mailings

  - Look out here - it's safe that someone (piz or me or ...) will spoil his chances by inviting the community :)

• frappefort 3,994 Posts

  Mon, Jun 11 2012 11:08 PM

  piztaker:

  ColumbusStorm:

  Darn..think I missed this tournament. How do you find these wgt nation tournaments? If still being played, how do I sign-up.

   

  There have been two and they are both over. Hopefully WGT will e-mail us with future tournys, or that's the plan anyway.

   

  Geezzzz i missed,  not winning ,  two time     ,,,, oups  i have to stay classy  i miss my chance to late LOL

• Spammage 694 Posts

  Tue, Jun 12 2012 4:09 PM

  jimbean346:

  Nope; had a cr*p wind set R1 and played well and then had a good wind set R2 and missed too many makeable putts....sometimes it is your own fault when you don't shoot the lights out every round.

  Sometimes it is - but I had probably the worst possible wind set for the 2nd round.  Direct head winds at 19-20 on EVERY long hole on the course and perpendicular winds to EVERY dog leg hole on the course.  I had to tee off with a 4-iron on one long dog-leg par 4 because with the trees and wind there was no other way to keep the ball in play.  Thought about withdrawing as I was getting so frustrated with it.  Made a few putts though and finished with a 2nd round 62 so it wasn't all bad.

  Personally I love the course - but high winds from the tips will likely make this the hardest course available as of now.