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'Tough-It-Out III': The Trans-Atlantic Starter Clubs Uneven Open THIRD EDITION!

Mon, Oct 28 2013 3:55 PM (614 replies)
  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:25 PM

    Thank you everyone for all your kind words, and for making this such a wonderful tourney.

    It really does mean a lot to see the work meet such an appreciative response.

    And now... drum roll... it's time for ...

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:25 PM

    The Prize Round-Up!

    See the next series of posts for each prize. And, please note, the trophies are still at the engravers, but I expect them to be finished in a couple of days or so.

    Any questions about Prizes, please respond in the thread or by PM. And, if replying to any of the following prize posts, please quote selectively, or we may be overwhelmed!

    Here is the FINAL OVERALL LEADERBOARD

     

    Corwyn comes out top with a 274 (6 under par), a margin of 11 shots, and matches Hans' achievement in TIO1 of playing every round in par or better.

    Cerino came in 2nd place with +5 (his best 72 hole result in TIO), and Ben (bhoese) improved upon his +15 from TIO2 with a +8 finish this time, to secure 3rd place honors.

    Russ finished strongly for fourth spot at +12. Neil (unclenewy) ended with a disappointing, time-pressured round of 81 at Merion to drop to +15 for fifth, while Ian (Legaci), took sixth spot at +17. A big group of JayO, Wes, JMan, Inigo, Fred, OneEye, Slayer, and Kurt clustered from seventh to fourteenth place with just four shots separating them. 

    In all, the tourney saw 10 rounds (out of 103) of par or better (compared to 10 in TIO1, and 13 in TIO2), with Merion proving the 'easiest' course, yielding 4 of those. It was also the course where no fewer than 9 players shot their best (or level best) rounds of the tourney. Cerino and Russ (ColumbusStorm) joined Corwyn in being the only players to achieve an under-par round with their 69s at Merion. This time around, only Wes consistently improved his score relative to par from round to round (with his last round tying his 3rd); indeed the more common pattern was for remarkable consistency: for example, Kurt shot 75, 76 in every round, and Jay had 3 75s and a 76. Some players had clear course favorites, such as OneEye, who shot 71s at both RSG and Merion, but disappointing numbers at Oakmont and Oly. Overall, we were a combined 665 over par for the 22 finishers (avg +30, slightly worse than in TIO2)

    But perhaps the greatest achievement of all was to have so many players guts-it-out, and complete the tourney. Although personal circumstances led to the withdrawal of several players towards the end, 22 of you finished all 4 rounds in some of the toughest conditions possible in WGT. From a field of 32 that started the first round, that's a 69% completion rate (a little lower than TIO2's 78%).

    And, finally, a special thank you is due to all of our wonderful sponsors. Once again, the prize pool made this tourney very special, and encouraged everyone to keep toughing-it-out. Special mention must go to Ben for coming up with a range of course-specific prizes, and helping to spread the wealth: in the end, at least half the finishers will end up walking away with a sleeve or more. The organizers, Cerino and I, put up the 7,000 cr of the main prizes (placings, and GIR and Ave. Distance to the Pin), but at a rough calculation (assuming a 450 cr value for ball sleeves), all the other special prizes combined added approx 15,000 cr to the tourney pool, making an approximate total of nearly 22,000 (not bad for a starters tourney!).

    Thank you all for your incredible generosity!

     

    Corwyn:
    Tourney organizers are covering the main prizes, which are as follows:

    1st place: 3,00 credit purchases in the Pro Shop   
    2nd place: 2,000 credit purchases in the Pro Shop  
    3rd place: 1,000 credit purchases in the Pro Shop  

    1st place: Corwyn

    2nd place: CerinoDevoti

    3rd place: bhoese

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:26 PM

    APPROACH PLAY:

    GIR standings:

    In the Greens in Regulation standings, Corwyn came out top with a total of 66.5% (48 out of 72 greens, some 6 greens ahead of the nearest challenger). But since he is only eligible for 50% of the prize as  top 3 finisher), the spoils are shared with Russ and Ben who came in joint 2nd with 58.25% (… and yes, I'm still wrapping my head around what Ben should get here (!) as he too is a top 3 finisher, lol).

    Edit: Ooops! I should really read my own rules... I forgot to check the first page prizes post, which has the following rules regarding this prize:

    Corwyn:
    (please note, to help encourage continued participation in the tourney by all players, some special prizes have restrictions. Asterixed prizes below are subject to the following condition: anyone placing in the top 3 prizes above is only eligible for 50% of the prize. The remaining 50% will go to the highest placed player not otherwise winning a prize.) 

    2. Closest Ave. Distance to the Pin  (1,000 credit purchases in the Pro Shop; ***) [note this condition]

    So, since both Russ and Ben have won other prizes in the tourney, the remaining 50% of this prize goes to the next highest player not otherwise winning a prize... who, as Inigo, Jay, Cerino and Mac have also all won prizes, is Wes (Wessdog75)!

    Ben deserves a special mention here for his extraordinary stat of 83% GIR at Merion, i.e. missing just 3 greens with starter clubs is quite an achievement. Mac's 61% at Olympic won her a sleeve for that course-specific prize, and was also mighty impressive given how incredibly hard it was to hit and hold those tourney greens.  

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    Ave. Distance to the Pin:

    This one went right to the wire, with Matt (Geagle1) winning the prize by a mere 2 hundredths of a foot! Ian (Legaci) had charged into the lead based on his one-green hit at Olympic to 4.4 feet on the 17th, and looked to have the prize sewn up, but Matt came in with just the right amount of 'closeness' for his 8 hit greens at Merion to steal it away. Congrats Matt… and commiserations to Ian!

    Notable mentions also go to Wes, Fred, and Deedles, who all came in with totals under 21 feet.

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    Corwyn:
    1. Most Greens in Regulation (1,000 credit purchases in the Pro Shop; ***)

    2. Closest Ave. Distance to the Pin  (1,000 credit purchases in the Pro Shop; ***) [note this condition]

    1. Most Greens in Regulation: shared between Corwyn, Russ and Ben (amounts to be determined!)  Edit: see correction above; prize shared between Corwyn and Wes (Wessdog75)

    2. Closest Ave. Distance to the Pin: Geagle1 (1,000 credit purchases in the Pro Shop)

    Sponsor: Corwyn

    (please contact Corwyn to let him know how you would like your prize)

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:27 PM

    'Low-Am' prize: Lowest final score among players Master tier or below

    Inigo is our clear winner here. Despite a disappointing final round, he still prevails over Deedles and BogieZed to win bhoese's very generous iron set prize for Low-Am... 

    Please note that GolfingJMan and JayO92 both voluntarily took themselves out of the running for this prize.

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    Corwyn:
    3. Lowest final score among players Master tier or below (1 player wins a new set of irons of player's choice; sponsor: bhoese; condition: no 'multis' allowed!)

    Lowest final score among players Master tier or below: BigInigoMontoya

    Sponsor: bhoese

    (please contact Ben to let him know which iron set you would like for your prize)

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:27 PM

    "No-3-putt" throughout all 72 holes of the tourney

    Sadly, we have no winner in this Stat this time around.

    Once again, it was Cerino and Ben battling in the last round to try and maintain their no-3-putt record… but sadly, Merion's slippery greens got the better of them, Cerino getting above the hole on #12, and Ben overrunning his first putt on the treacherous #15.

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    Corwyn:
    4. "No-3-putt" throughout all 72 holes of the tourney (1 sleeve of balls of players choice. If only 1 player manages this feat, they win 2 sleeves! sponsor: bhoese).

    No winner!

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:27 PM

    Greatest Improvement (relative to par) throughout the tourney

    (from Rnd 1-4 and from TIO2 to TIO3)

    [right-click to enlarge or click to go to googledoc spreadsheet!]

    BogieZed scoops two prizes in this category, one that was course-specific for Round1-2 improvement (by a mere stroke from OneEye), and also for the overall improvement from Round 1 to Round 4, starting with a +25 round, but improving that by more than 10% relative to par by the end.

    Our other prize sleeve goes to David (hyena64) for his 5.5% improvement relative to par from TIO2 to TIO3.

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    Corwyn:
    5. Greatest Improvement (relative to par) throughout the tourney (from Rnd 1-4 and from TIO2 to TIO3) (Two players in this category win a sleeve of balls of their choice, one who shows the greatest improvement from Rnd1-4 in this tourney, and one who shows greatest improvement in overall score relative to par from TIO2 to TIO3; sponsor: jlucky3333) [calculation of biggest improvement in percentage by comparison of % over par in 1st round against % over par for 72 holes; and TIO2 total against TIO3 4-round total]

    Greatest Improvement (relative to par) throughout tourney: Guy (BogieZed)

    Greatest Improvement (relative to par) from TIO2 to TIO3:  David (hyena64)

    Sponsor: jlucky3333

    (please contact James to let him know which sleeve you would like for your prize)

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:27 PM

    Most Birdies

     

    Not surprisingly, our winner Corwyn heads up the Most Birdies standings with 16. Sadly Micke (hobbe95) WD'd when standing just 3 behind going into the last round, and with a strong chance of claiming this prize.

    As anyone finishing in the top 3 in the tourney is not eligible for this prize at all, the door was open for a storming run by Mark (filmslayer) whose aggressive approach at Merion yielded 5 great birdies to end up with 12 overall and the prize.

    Interestingly, we didn't get a single eagle in the entire tournament. Although none of the par 5s were reachable in 2, I still expected someone to get either an ace or to hole an approach shot (especially at Merion with its numerous wedge opportunities).

    I did total up stats for our other tie-breaker in this Stat Standing, which was most birdies on non-par-3 holes, which Corwyn and Slayer also led with 10 and 9 apiece. Given that the par 3s offer the best opportunity for birdies in this format: a flat lie off a tee as your chance to get close, only Corwyn and Ben managed a high-ish percentage of par 3 birdies, each getting 6 out of the 16 on offer.

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    Corwyn:
    6. Most Birdies across whole tourney (goes to next placed player not already in top 3 places): (1 player wins a sleeve of balls of their choice; sponsor: jlucky3333) [tie-breaker will be most eagles, and then most birdies on non-par3 holes]

    Most Birdies: stats winner: Corwyn | prize-winner: Mark (filmslayer)

    Sponsor: jlucky3333

    (Mark: please contact James to let him know which sleeve you would like for your prize)

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:27 PM

    Least Bogies or Worse

    Again, not too surprisingly, our top 3 finishers are also the top 3 in this category, proving that sensible course management, and making sure of that par whenever possible, ar the keys to a high finish in TIO. Corwyn ended up with 10 bogeys, Cerino 11, and Corwyn was the only finishing player to avoid a double or worse throughout the tourney.

    But, with the top 3 ineligible for this prize, our winner here is Jay (JayO92) with one fewer bogey (18) than Russ (ColumbusStorm).

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    Corwyn:
    7. Least Bogies or Worse across whole tourney (goes to next placed player not already in top 3 places): (1 player wins a sleeve of balls of their choice; sponsor jlucky3333) [tie-breaker will be least number of double-bogies or worse]

    Least Bogies stats winner: Corwyn | prize-winner: Jay (JayO92)

    Sponsor: jlucky3333

    (Jay: please contact James to let him know which sleeve you would like for your prize)

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:27 PM

    Closest to the Pin winner on the Par 3 13th at the Olympic Club (Round 3). 

    (1 sleeve of Callaway Hex Chrome balls valued at 325 credits or less: sponsor BigInigoMontoya] (please note conditions/instructions in this post)

    Please note Inigo and I are trying to figure out what to do about this prize. We had 2 players tie with 18ft apiece, Dazza and James, but neither went on to finish the tourney, nor have they responded to the forum question about whether they can use the sleeves in question (not the balls they normally play with). If they are ruled out for non-completion (a condition for some of our prizes) then Ian (Legaci) is our next closest player with 33ft (but also uses higher-priced balls). 

    Winner: to be confirmed

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    Edit: 10/25:  Prize Update:

    Inigo and I have been in correspondence regarding this prize, and can now pass on our decision. Dazza asked that he not be considered and that it be passed on; James has been unavailable to respond; Ian also asked that it be passed on... but our next closest player, OneEyedJohn (with 36 ft) does actually play Cally lvl 33 balls and can use the prize, and so is our winner here.

    Closest to the Pin winner on the 13th at the Olympic Club (R3): OneEyedJohn

  • Corwyn
    2,410 Posts
    Mon, Oct 21 2013 12:27 PM

    Lowest 4 round final score with an overall GIR of 50% or less

    Russ sponsored this intriguing new addition to our prizes this edition. Exactly half of the finishing field were above the 50% cut-off here, leaving Ian (Legaci) out on top of the group with just under 50% GIR. His 72-hole score of +17 beat out JMan's +22 for this prize. Getting to under 50% was no doubt aided by the remarkable 1-green only round at Oly, so it's fitting somehow that though pipped for the Ave. Distance prize by a mere fraction, that round still probably secured Ian this prize!

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    Corwyn:
    9. Lowest 4 round final score with an overall GIR of 50% or less (or, If no one eligible, 60% or less.) (1 player wins a virtual Wedge of players choice. Restricted to a player outside the top 3, and who has not won another prize [or if they have, chooses to prefer this prize].  sponsor: ColumbusStorm).

    Lowest 4 round final score with an overall GIR of 50% or less: Ian (Legaci)

    Sponsor: ColumbusStorm

    (please contact Russ to let him know which wedge you would like for your prize)

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