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ready go tour legend best of hardest!

• bhoese 679 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 9:47 PM

  WGTicon:

  Blame me. It was my idea. I played the course a few times in those conditions and it was hard. So, I figured, tour legends can handle it. We'll see what the winning score be :)

  -wgticon

  There are lower tier players who can handle it, too.  I'd love to see a special tournament - multi-round single play, unevens, champ greens and tees, high wind, BOH alone or in combination with Oak and Oly, plus one of Congressional or RSG.

  Eventually, they'll get the unevens right.  Before they do, you have an opportunity to create the hardest tournament ever.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Thu, Feb 21 2013 10:49 PM

  U/Lie has to be at the start of the description for sure.  This comp,  there is no U/L anywhere to be seen except when you enter it does say 'With" 

  I don't mind the U/L concept....  for Comps only.  The only thing that has to be tweaked... as others have said, when your just off the green, it's way too Unrealistic with shocking slopes.

  -Roger

• pb1711 1,183 Posts

  Fri, Feb 22 2013 5:06 AM

  Just shot a 78, including my 1st max shot limit reached on a hole in quite a while.

  Do NOT land in the bunker before the green on the Kia #4 hole. The grid goes red and it's almost impossible to get the ball out, tried a pitch, flop, punch and 30 yrd full shot to try and get it to go 8 yrds, to no avail, it just stays there. Eventually hit it full 60 yrds, only went 4 yrds but got it out. :-) Missed my putt to save a 10 though :-( LOL

  Good luck getting this 1 to fill up next time WGT.

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Fri, Feb 22 2013 7:49 AM

  I'm not a Tour Legend but I tried the BOH with UL, Heavy Wind and Tourney Speed Greens in practice mode. Shot a 74 with my Ping G20's and the "free ball". Can't see what anyone is complaining about. It wasn't that hard. I suppose the Champ Speed Greens really plays tricks on approaches but adjustments can be made.

  Has this RG Tourney filled up where I can see the scores yet?

  *Edit* Found the scores. 66 looks like the winning score and only 13 players finished the round.

• bhoese 679 Posts

  Fri, Feb 22 2013 8:20 AM

  CerinoDevoti:

   

  *Edit* Found the scores. 66 looks like the winning score and only 13 players finished the round.

  LOL.  It's up to 14 finishers now with 7 still to post a score or WD.  I wonder how many of the WDs were on their way to at least a 68, which would be good for 4th at the moment.  

  At least they didn't have to see their GIR go up by 0.01%.

   

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Fri, Feb 22 2013 8:34 AM

  Brutal conditions for sure, it it weren't for a slew of missed putts inside inside 10 feet for birds and pars, I'd have been in the mid 60's...alas a 73.

   

  Did notice 29 WD's though...wow.

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Fri, Feb 22 2013 11:33 AM

  Ya, they are brutal, I love them

  I think I just broke par too:)

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Fri, Feb 22 2013 1:22 PM

  pb1711:

  Just shot a 78, including my 1st max shot limit reached on a hole in quite a while.

  Do NOT land in the bunker before the green on the Kia #4 hole. The grid goes red and it's almost impossible to get the ball out, tried a pitch, flop, punch and 30 yrd full shot to try and get it to go 8 yrds, to no avail, it just stays there. Eventually hit it full 60 yrds, only went 4 yrds but got it out. :-) Missed my putt to save a 10 though :-( LOL

  Good luck getting this 1 to fill up next time WGT.

  I can feel your pain.

  When you get those red boxes in the bunker, you have to turn the aim around until grid box goes green. Usually you will be hitting backwards out of bunker.

  There can be some situations when this theory doesn't work..... Can't remember which hole, but it's  St.A 17th.  

  My approach landed short,  in the rough just before bunker. Red Grid Box... I turned the aim all the way around still red.  I could see a lost ball here for sure.... had to slam the ball, but shot went over bunker into the rough on the other side....lol.  4 shots on and 2 putts for a double....lol Actually I was lucky to get a double.

  -Roger

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Fri, Feb 22 2013 7:45 PM

  This is not a complaint or a Winge.

  How is the payouts worked out in the comps?

  Is it a % of the people who completed the full round or the overall Field.

  Just saying....  100cr comp pays $6.00... 200cr comp pays $12.00  etc...

  Just thinking the payouts for this comp was a bit strange.... and Congratulations to Wontonamo for Winning :) .... actually Congrats to everybody who broke Par....lol

  -Roger

• Wontonamo 2,269 Posts

  Sat, Feb 23 2013 1:44 AM

  lol thank roger - was indeed surprised to come home and see i won with a 66 lol! yea the payout was out of the ordinary cos it usually pays top30 so if less than that finish the difference is spread out according to the payout rules i assume.