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Top 3 University Courses

• NIckO310 7 Posts

  Wed, Mar 27 2013 9:02 PM

  something different than every other golf pc/console game .. maybe some of the top university courses!? maybe UT club here in austin? :)

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Wed, Mar 27 2013 10:54 PM

  Good idea sir. As WGT seems to be having problems getting permission to use the worlds top courses, I think they should lower their sites a little and go for lesser known ones. Personally I don't care what name it is or where it is, I'd just like more variety.

• Capifonis 89 Posts

  Wed, Mar 27 2013 11:28 PM

  How about just public course.

  
  I live just North of the Bandon, OR Dunes Golf complex.  Four courses in the top 25 of America's top 100 public courses.  I am sure a golf resort would love to have the publicity on WGT for the right price???

  I agree that WGT needs to set there sights a little lower and roll out more courses on a regular schedule.  Every 3, 4, or 6 months.  Nothing for almost a year is too long for die-hard players.  

   

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Thu, Mar 28 2013 12:55 AM

  I agree, especially if we are missing an Open Course and WGT cannot get the rights for another top US Golf Course this would be a sensible approach.

  Yes also to the option of good public courses, I have played many very good public courses in my travels all around the world. Bearing in mind mant clubs and public facilities are struggling  this could well be a viable option for both WGT and the courses.

• borntobesting 9,709 Posts

  Thu, Mar 28 2013 1:25 AM

  I'm not sure though that any good public course would be worth the $250000 up to $500000 that it costs to bring a full stoke play course on here.There are exceptions though. Because as I understand it, Pebble Beach is considered a public course. For most of the others, they might be an option for Tru-Golf courses though.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Mar 28 2013 1:58 AM

  I think if there was a free vote on here on whether people would prefer one quality course a year, or four lesser known courses, the latter would win the day.

• borntobesting 9,709 Posts

  Thu, Mar 28 2013 2:48 AM

  courteneyfish:

  I think if there was a free vote on here on whether people would prefer one quality course a year, or four lesser known courses, the latter would win the day.

  But where is that extra $2 million that it would take going to take those 4 lesser courses going to come from. Contrary to popular belief I don't think WGT makes nearly as much money as people think. With the economy still fairly sluggish money everywhere is tight. 

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Thu, Mar 28 2013 8:20 AM

  borntobesting:

  f I don't think WGT makes nearly as much money as people think.

  Aphrodite CC has  97,734 career rounds played....Whichever way you look at it, that's a lot of balls :)

  Taking into account all the career rounds of the other cc's and the balls they've went through and then all the many club sets / drivers / putters etc... folks have bought over the years....WGT will be making decent profit.

  tbe

   

   

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Mar 28 2013 8:34 AM

  Surely those figures are career rounds.

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Thu, Mar 28 2013 8:35 AM

  they will be. :)

  to think WGT aren't making as much as some folks think.....well....remember that Forbes article?

  Last year...WGT's  turnover was estimated at somewhere in the region of  $40 - $50 million (they wouldn't disclose the actual amount.....which usually means it's much more)...but c'mon.....pixels cost nothing eh? All clubs / balls / add ons like xp boost and shot boost stuff......it's all profit.

  I'm pretty sure WGT are making more money than a racing stable full of horse can poo.

  tbe