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At last! An Uneven Lies tourney... but...

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Fri, Jan 11 2013 7:33 PM (230 replies)

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borntobesting

9,740 Posts

Mon, Jan 7 2013 4:40 AM

I finished my round earlier and had an even par 72. For me it was more my poor putting and inability at times to handle the high winds more than it was the uneven lies. I was lucky enough to have the grid for the entire round. I only had 1 shot that was affected more that I thought it would by the uneven lie. Except for my putting I think St. Andrews played easier than Kiawah did. Of course I did start to understand how it plays better. It was fun and I will definitely play again. And hopefully not have any 4 putt double bogeys like today.

Penners

1,707 Posts

Mon, Jan 7 2013 5:11 AM

In R2, Tour Legends had Moderate winds and Championship Greens (interesting again that Legends faced the more difficult conditions).

Focusing purely on the uneven lie aspect, I probably found St Andrews slightly tougher than Kiawah (although it probably wasn't as tricky as I expected). Both certainly have areas you need to avoid, but I'd say St Andrews has more and is slightly more undulating, so you're more likely to have a tricky lie there than at Kiawah.

2DAMFLASHY

1,141 Posts

Mon, Jan 7 2013 6:56 AM

really ?? tour legends got medium winds ? ..

that don't quite seam a fair. whats up with that ? ..

not really to stray for the main topic.. but id really like to practice and get better on the uneven lie format... but

seams after they lower'd the credit redemption for the vids... for 1 thing none of the extra views work for me now...well they work but do not count or show up on my watch'd views count... i waited about a month to see if they would start back counting.. no luck

i did use the link Mr. pizza gave me, to inquire nicely in a email to live gamer ... that was about a month ago now also... nuthings changed + got no responce ... oh well

i was what i thought ,,pretty good at the survey's.. but they also now have pretty much dry'd up.. i may get one a week to hit...

so what i'm getting at... i at least like to make enough creds to supply balls ..and a'm happy if i make 300 to get a sleev o callys a week... but that's getting tuffer an tuffer to do ..

i did.. buy a sleeve o strixon's to play this turny ,, just cause i figured id looz at least one at kawii...lol an i did !!

funny thing was i play'd a practic 9 at st ann with the strixon to warm up for 2nd round.. Eagled !!! #1 ... did have 2 bogeys..1 dum one.. but finshed,,-2 ... for front 9 ...

switched to my cally... enter'd turny 2nd round..got all nervous.. finish'd front 9,, -1 ,, lol with better ball ... ugggg ..

anyway.. ima try to learn this format... at least a 9 hole round or two a day.. if i can maintain my cred count to support it... an get off the extra view banned list i guess..lol

enjoy all the play by play or stories of the rounds folks have here... wild a few had to play with no GRID .. wow ..

peace ..

CerinoDevoti

3,232 Posts

Mon, Jan 7 2013 8:49 AM

2DAMFLASHY:

anyway.. ima try to learn this format... at least a 9 hole round or two a day.. if i can maintain my cred count to support it... an get off the extra view banned list i guess..lol

enjoy all the play by play or stories of the rounds folks have here... wild a few had to play with no GRID .. wow ..

peace ..

It's takes a lot rounds to get over the initial shock and awe of UL. Once you start falling onto a rhythm, it gets a lot easier.

Played my second round with no grid issues so I got lucky I suppose. Had a specific goal of birdies in mind before the round. 8 birdies and just got it done. Bogie on 13 after what I thought was the drive of the day. Short in the bunker then a long par putt missed. -7 65 but enjoyed the pressure immensely. Champ Speed Greens were nerve racking as usual without practice but I snuggled a couple of approaches tight so the speed wasn't an issue.

Hope everyone enjoys the UL for what they are.

~CD~

YankeeJim

25,827 Posts

Mon, Jan 7 2013 9:10 AM

CerinoDevoti:
It's takes a lot rounds to get over the initial shock and awe of UL.

Let's not overstate this (emphasis mine,) if you know how to play golf this will become easy. It's the lame way you have to correct for the lies that's the real problem and even that becomes more of a nuisance than anything.

I am a "feel" golfer without notes or charts, It's probably why I'm an average Legend, but ULs didn't faze me a bit. Years of Links experience, RL experience and common sense makes these lies quite playable.

100% fairways and GIRs got me 2 under for a 70 on the second try in the Kiawah tournament. Nothing to write home about but I didn't struggle, I just had to focus and think. I believe the 2nd round leaderboard will be fascinating.

LOLserver

3,522 Posts

Mon, Jan 7 2013 11:52 AM

As some of my friends said....very very disappointing, the grid bug got me in hole 8 going at -4!.

I am one of the most happiest guys with the UL, I cheer it up all the time and even made a tutorial about it, to see my round end it up like this...hell.

....no more comments.

Corwyn

2,410 Posts

Mon, Jan 7 2013 12:15 PM

Oh Eric, what a bummer... So sorry to hear that, especially for such a strong supporter of the Uneven Lies.

Too many good men and women have been struck down by this bug in this tourney... WGT, now that the holidays are over, can you give us any assurances that this bug will receive a high priority fix? I do hope so. As you can see from the interest, it's been an extraordinary tourney that's really shaken up the game in a great way. It's sad that for some of the best players, their chances to finish with a high placing have been severely affected by the bug.

From my own experience, I just finished and got incredibly lucky... I'd played a practice yesterday, and early this morning, and both times been hit by the bug. I went into the real deal feeling as if some of the pressure was off, since I'd likely get a disconnect, and end up playing blind. As it turned out, I got through all 18 holes, and although I started out missing several makeable mid-range putts, they started to drop halfway through front 9.

After that I was shaking all the way through the rest of the round, hanging in there, just thinking Hit the Fairway, Make GIR... Hit the Fairway, Make GIR... Hit the Fairway, Make GIR.

An extraordinary bit of good luck on the Road Hole (when my hotel-bound tee shot somehow bounced out to a perfect lie on the fairway) ... led to ... a sweet birdie, and despite missing a gettable 13 footer on the last, I was home in 64, for the clubhouse Master lead. Details below, for anyone interested.

Phew... That was the most stressful round of golf I've ever played.

Good luck to anyone still out there finishing off today! I hope the golfing gods are with you, as they were with me today.

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And don't forget, if you're interested in continuing with Unevens, and while waiting for WGT's next official tourney, why not give our community-organized tourney a go: Tough-It-Out II starts this coming weekend. Unevens with Starter clubs: as tough a challenge as you can get (but with the advantage that your expectations are lower. Old Man Par is the target. Last time we played this our winner was the only one under par over 4 rounds out of a field of 23).

TallAcePaul

1,455 Posts

Mon, Jan 7 2013 12:48 PM

Who do we make an official complaint too. I was leading the tournament by 3 shots after the first round, end up playing the last 6 holes of the second round blind and someone ends up tying with me and winning on a better second round.