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WORLD????? Golf Tour...

• BONALYAU 191 Posts

  Sat, Jan 25 2014 6:41 PM

  Hi all!

  Since Royal St George no other course outside America (including TruGolf Whistler and Cabo Del Sol, who are in America...)...

  Most of the best course in the world are NOT in America... Even if the US golf course are probably the hardest in the world (due to their unplaying greens, most of the time), some great course are abroad... I know US citizens are not very aware there is an outside world, but THERE IS ONE!!!lol

  So I would suggest some new courses in Africa, Asia and Europe :

  Doha in Qatar

  Blackstone (Incheon) in South Korea

  Sentosa Island in SINGAPORE

  Fanling in Hong Kong

  Lake Malaren in China

  Leopard Creek  and Royal Durban (very tough one!) in South Africa

  Kuala Lumpur G&CC in Malaysia

  Kingston Heath, Lake Karinyup and Royal Melbourne in Australia

  Golf National (St Quentin en Yvelines near Paris) in France (tough one isn't it Mr Bubba Watson?)

  Valderrama in Spain (with a kind thinking for Seve..), probably the toughest course in the world if windy...

  Wentworth in England (another very tough one with his 2 finishing par 5...)

  Carnoustie in Scotland (for Links' fans)

  You see, not only in America are located some very interesting golf course...

  This selection is random, and I am sure ther are more beautiful, interesting and difficult course in the world, but look at these ...

  Friendly 

  Jean

   

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Sat, Jan 25 2014 6:56 PM

  I'd like to see an online Golf Game competitor to WGT from outside the US set itself up and have all those wonderful courses in photo-realism included.

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Sat, Jan 25 2014 7:04 PM

  BONALYAU:

  I know US citizens are not very aware there is an outside world

  'nuff said.

• duffer19 3,670 Posts

  Sat, Jan 25 2014 7:12 PM

  golf channel's involvement might just open many previously closed doors. Hope remains ;)

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Sat, Jan 25 2014 7:48 PM

  LOL, Over 300 millions people here and you make an assumption based the answers of a half dozen LOL, there are people here who don't know the Vice Presidents name, there are also people who can't spell "home", but it is the exception not the "rule"!!

  I know US citizens are not very aware there is an outside world, but THERE IS ONE!!!lol

  OH we are aware, we have used "MY" tax dollars to fight wars for and send aid/money/food to others for decades, we just prefer ours!

  Maybe it is as simple as it is easier to get deals with courses in the same country WGT operates in and nothing personal, I too would welcome some competition from a company outside the US for WGT....see what you can do...

   

   

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Sat, Jan 25 2014 8:50 PM

  The vast majority of WGT players, and advertisers, are in the US, and WGT is based in the US

  A consideration is the time factor involved in adding a golf course. 

  From initial planning to a course being available for play online is about 6 months. http://youtu.be/M8h8XYbvum4

  WGT is currently committed to adding each year's USGA US Open course, at least until 2019. We currently have 5 US Open venues and will get the 6th - Pinehurst #2 - later this year.

  So WGT can't add more than the equivalent of 2 , 18 hole golf courses per year. and that would likely be a stretch.

  The pending Brandon Dunes as a compilation par 3 course, the recently added CTTH courses Manele and Koele, and last year's Merion US Open venue have pretty much filled WGT's dance card.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users

• 1starrs7 650 Posts

  Sun, Jan 26 2014 2:21 AM

  HI

  I was also about to post a link on courses out side of USA.

  As you have Ryder cup venues

   Kiawah island 18 hole play

   Celtic Manor as a CTTH, wish it could be full 18 hole play

  they could add

  The Belfry, would love to try to drive the 10

  Valderramma in Spain

  Wentworth

  Gleneagles where it will be held next.  

  K club in Ireland

  Yours Rich

   

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Sun, Jan 26 2014 7:23 AM

  I'd venture a guess that the name of this site includes the word "World" because it welcomes people from all over the World to join. It's not US IP inclusive only.

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Sun, Jan 26 2014 1:16 PM

  CerinoDevoti:

  I'd venture a guess that the name of this site includes the word "World" because it welcomes people from all over the World to join. It's not US IP inclusive only.

  Good point.

• duffer19 3,670 Posts

  Sun, Jan 26 2014 2:20 PM

  ApexPC:

  CerinoDevoti:

  I'd venture a guess that the name of this site includes the word "World" because it welcomes people from all over the World to join. It's not US IP inclusive only.

  Good point.

  that and when a company is started you want to think far down the road for expansions sake - branding big is better than re-branding because you didn't.