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moving up tiers

• donaldlongdriver 6 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2013 8:36 AM

  i'm beginning to think this game is fixed. i've been a master for quite awhile now. right now i'm a 63.05 and i cannot seem to dip below that 63.00. i can't tell you how many times i've rolled a putt over the cup and the ball did not drop in. i can't tell you how many times i've rolled a putt and rimmed it around the cup. if i start out good and get birdies later in the round bogies start to come or putts won't drop (interesting). i would have rounds 4,5,6 under par but now 2 or 3 under is the best i can do. this game seems to play differently now than it did before, also more cliches and meter jumps. 

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2013 9:37 AM

  donaldlongdriver:

  i'm beginning to think this game is fixed. i've been a master for quite awhile now. right now i'm a 63.05 and i cannot seem to dip below that 63.00. i can't tell you how many times i've rolled a putt over the cup and the ball did not drop in. i can't tell you how many times i've rolled a putt and rimmed it around the cup. if i start out good and get birdies later in the round bogies start to come or putts won't drop (interesting). i would have rounds 4,5,6 under par but now 2 or 3 under is the best i can do. this game seems to play differently now than it did before, also more cliches and meter jumps. 

   

  IMO the problem is you watching your average. Forget the stupid number and just play. The more you play to lower your average so you can tier up, the more you'll tighten up and make mistakes.

  GL

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2013 9:43 AM

  Get used to it, Donald, it's the way the game is set up. The better you get, the harder it gets. Those putts that aren't dropping are because you have to be more exact than you have been.   :-)

• mel1950 2,887 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2013 10:06 AM

  Believe me Donald, those last few points on your average are the hardest.. Wait until you are on the verge from TM to legend... ha ha!!

  Then one day everything falls into place and you finally make it.. I found that playing the shorter courses will help.. BPB front 9 for instance.. You only need 3 or 4 birdies and you are there.. RSG is the same.. Only a par 35 for 9 holes instead of 36..

  Take your time and don't try as hard and you will find evrything will come easier.. And don't worry about your average.. That will take care of itself..

  Mel

• wisdom22 52 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2013 10:07 AM

  Hi Donald, I would agree with you to a certain extent that games are fixed. I have seen your score record and it appears quite good for a Master. You could try  sending a complaint in to wgt and they may lift the block  on you or they may just ignore it.  You could also try making Tour Master by going in through the back door by playing tour masters and legends in credit games and winning .

• JasonNumber100 2,909 Posts

  Tue, Oct 8 2013 10:57 AM

  That's golf, donald.

  Nothing in life comes easy. If it was easy everybody would be a Tour Legend in five minutes. I've been where you are, the last mile is the hardest. If it was easy it wouldn't be worth having.

  Complaining about every missed putt is not the way to go. I think WGT have more to do than stopping you from becoming a Tour Master.

  Just carry on playing as you are and forget about your tier. Enjoy the journey, it's far more enjoyable that the destination.

• donaldlongdriver 6 Posts

  Wed, Oct 9 2013 6:18 AM

  i agree it gets harder, but when a putt rolls over the cup almost dead center and it doesn't drop its very frustrating.

• Boquerone 2,574 Posts

  Wed, Oct 9 2013 10:34 AM

  While reiterating the advice from the experienced guys above I can speak from recent experience as I reached Tour master Level just 2 weeks ago.

  While I was conscious of the 63.2 I honestly did,nt think about it much and just kept playing as normal until one day I opened and e mail from WGT saying Congratulations you are now Tour Master and we,re giving you 100 credits.

  If you keep worrying about the putts just missing,the bogeys etc. the worse it gets.These things happen too to the Legends,Tour Masters,Masters so don,t let it get you down.

  Just keep plugging away at your own game and you soon will be a Tour Master.

  Good Luck!!!

  Ron   (Boquerone)

• Tony2443239 29 Posts

  Mon, Feb 3 2014 12:52 PM

  hi donald im of the same mind been a master for about 50 levels and had the same things happening to me as u no matter what i do i cant get that level down enough to move up to TM so sadly its time to say good by to all u guys and to wgt i have paid out enough money amd i dont feel im getting the rewards i deserve u cant make so many bad shots and then alll of a suden post a -5 or -6 then back to +4 +5 playing the same course it just dosent add up so time to quit.

• alpenpirat 1,171 Posts

  Mon, Feb 3 2014 1:40 PM

  donaldlongdriver:

  i'm beginning to think this game is fixed. i've been a master for quite awhile now. right now i'm a 63.05 and i cannot seem to dip below that 63.00. i can't tell you how many times i've rolled a putt over the cup and the ball did not drop in. i can't tell you how many times i've rolled a putt and rimmed it around the cup. if i start out good and get birdies later in the round bogies start to come or putts won't drop (interesting). i would have rounds 4,5,6 under par but now 2 or 3 under is the best i can do. this game seems to play differently now than it did before, also more cliches and meter jumps.

   

  Bravo.. that are the right words.... the game is fixed.. for shure....

  Had a 2nd place as a pro with a 62 full round. But never cant reached that enymore....

   

  gr. from Alps