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How do you move tiers ?

• remymartin71 70 Posts

  Mon, Nov 19 2012 4:38 PM

  thats a silly question lol

• Altara 33 Posts

  Sun, Nov 25 2012 8:43 AM

  So, what's the minimum number of ranked rounds required w/in a current tier to be eligible to promote?  Reason I ask is that it's hard to reduce one's avg until you've reached the "saturation" point (and are able to have a good round knock out a bag one!)

  I think I counted 25 9-hole "eqivalent" rounds before my last promo. 

  Also, is one 18-hole round better than 2 9-hole rounds?

• alosso 21,083 Posts

  Sun, Nov 25 2012 12:04 PM

  The minimum round # depends on the tier, from 5 to 500.

  Until you've reached the saturation, it's not very useful to look at the average because all the bad rounds count in which will be thrown out later.

  For the same reason it's of no objective use to abort rounds "to protect the average".

  2 9-hole rounds are better than one 18 hole:

  - it's easier to get a good score,

  - they count double: Each 9-hole round's score is doubled for averaging, both count.

• Altara 33 Posts

  Sun, Nov 25 2012 12:19 PM

  Thanks.  Good to know about the 9-hole round score being doubled.  If I get a good one, I sorta get a good back nine for "free"!

  I get the idea that the average is just frustration until you reach saturation. 

  In my question that you just answered, I was, perhaps inappropriately, assuming that the minimum of rounds and the number at which your average saturates was the same.  I understand that some of this might be a "state" secret.  But, can you tell me when my avg will saturate (I'm at Master tier.")

  Thanks.

   

• alosso 21,083 Posts

  Mon, Nov 26 2012 8:50 AM

  Altara:

  I get the idea that the average is just frustration until you reach saturation. 

  It sure is frustrating to build the game around it - it's but a number, and the game is about fun!!

  Altara:

  In my question that you just answered, I was, perhaps inappropriately, assuming that the minimum of rounds and the number at which your average saturates was the same.  I understand that some of this might be a "state" secret.  But, can you tell me when my avg will saturate (I'm at Master tier.")

  Yes, the two numbers are the same, and the best guesses given here inofficially are 40 for Masters, 50 for Tour Masters.

• SHRUDE 5,835 Posts

  Mon, Nov 26 2012 10:35 PM

  Altara:

  So, what's the minimum number of ranked rounds required w/in a current tier to be eligible to promote? 

   

  This is a guide that can help.

   

  • When your average score is equal or smaller than 100 you go from hack to amateur.
  • When it is equal or smaller than 80 you go from amateur to pro.
  • When it is equal or smaller than 72 you go from pro to tour pro
  • When it is equal or smaller than 67 you go from tour pro to Master
  • When it is equal or smaller than 63 you go from Master to Tour master
  • When it is equal or smaller than 61 you go from Tour master to legend 
    
  • When it is equal or smaller than 60 you go from Legend to Tour Legend*

  and

  • you need to play at least 5 ranked rounds as hack before reaching Amateur
  • you need to play at least 10 ranked rounds as amateur before reaching Pro
  • you need to play at least 20 ranked rounds as Pro before reaching Tour pro
  • you need to play at least 25 ranked rounds as Tour pro before reaching Master
  • you need to play at least 40 ranked rounds as Master before reaching Tour Master
  • you need to play at least 50 ranked rounds as Tour Master before reaching Legend
  • You need at least 100 ranked rounds as Legend before reaching Tour Legend
    

  Notice that those minimal number of ranked rounds are also the number of best rounds used to compute your average in that particular tier. So if you are Tour Master for example, your average is computed with your best 50 ranked round (that's why you need at least 50 rounds to move up).

• mikus8 4 Posts

  Thu, Nov 29 2012 10:16 PM

  I wish I had read this post about 3 months ago before I hit Master tier...Totally correct information.  Play all the courses...make yourself better at every club and every shot situation...and learn how to crush the ball :)