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Legend Saturation

• DonSmithBigDaddy 7 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 12:58 PM

  I apologize in advance if this has been answered already, but I couldn't find anything specific. I reached legend in 72/73 days with only 93 ranked rounds played up until then. I've seen in the forum how there is a minimum number of rounds to be played per tier, etc before advancement to next tier. Now that I'm at legend, and don't have to consider the "moving up" to tour legend for a looooong time, how many ranked rounds are needed before my score settles in and the "bad" rounds don't affect me as much? I saw 500 rr's in a post, so does that mean 500 as a legend, or 407 more which would make 500 total played all-time? I just finished my 100th ranked round today. Thanks in advance for any answers. Don

• jsweetcr 1,209 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 1:32 PM

  500 as a legend, and i am pretty sure best of 5 and best of 3 don't count but i am not 100% positive on that

  and congrats on making legend, you would be surprised how fast you can get those rounds in

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 1:38 PM

  WigerToods described it perfectly-you need 500 rounds of 30 or less.  :-)

• DonSmithBigDaddy 7 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 2:21 PM

  jsweetcr:

  500 as a legend, and i am pretty sure best of 5 and best of 3 don't count but i am not 100% positive on that

  and congrats on making legend, you would be surprised how fast you can get those rounds in

  Thanks!! I have the time now to get in 2-3 9 hole rounds per day, now. So, hopefully in 4-6 months I'll be saturated AND leveled up enough for big-boy toys.

• DonSmithBigDaddy 7 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 2:30 PM

  YankeeJim:

  WigerToods described it perfectly-you need 500 rounds of 30 or less.  :-)

  Wow....I hate to have to disappoint WigerToods, and myself, but I don't see any 30's in the near future. Maybe WGT will do a monthly no-wind tourney at BPB front 9, and I can manage a few low 30's. I'm going to set a target avg of 66 for now, and do my best to shoot that or lower for 490+ more rounds. In no hurry at all to make Tour Legend. Actually, playing legend is kind of like starting over as a hack. I enjoy the game, and the new challenge.

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 4:11 PM

  DonSmithBigDaddy:

  Thanks!! I have the time now to get in 2-3 9 hole rounds per day, now. So, hopefully in 4-6 months I'll be saturated AND leveled up enough for big-boy toys.

  Kudos on making Legend. Just play the courses and enjoy the new views and challenges. Forget about score and average. There's no timeline and you can't get to TL late.

  GL

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 4:38 PM

  DonSmithBigDaddy:

  .I hate to have to disappoint WigerToods, and myself, but I don't see any 30's in the near future.

  You will. It's just like when you were a TM and in the end you were owning the shots, you just need to see them. Play AS for some good experience. ;-)

• renniw52 5,385 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 5:20 PM

  Great advice YJ. Congrats Don, awesome advancement to Legend. Now relax and enjoy.

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 6:54 PM

  DonSmithBigDaddy:

  don't see any 30's in the near future.

  As the others said congrats and enjoy, no rush.

  Also said it's effectively 500 rounds of 30.  I Confirm the count excludes any Best Of Courses.  Beating a higher tier also has zero effect on average now.

   FWIW always take the XP and do forget about the average.  In the end the average is only the best 500 RRs averaged out all the others are kicked out of the math. 

• alosso 21,094 Posts

  Wed, Nov 20 2013 10:06 PM

  Nitpicking:

  Bo3, Bo5 are out, BoF, BoH are still in.

  Plus, any 29/58 will allow for a 31/62 to stay in the mix, any 28/56 for a 32/64...

  And this:

  Jimbog1964:

   FWIW always take the XP and do forget about the average.  In the end the average is only the best 500 RRs averaged out all the others are kicked out of the math.