I spent a few hours today looking over the forums, tourney updates, player profiles and so on. I took a mental trip down memory lane, mostly laughing and at times almost crying. When I first started playing WGT I was totally clueless, never having played a computer game in my life. I quickly made a few friends who had been here awhile and they spent countless hours helping me learn how to navigate a computer and this game. We all had less than the best equipment and limited courses to play. The matches were totally hysterical and priceless. The jokes, digs, comments, nice shot (when the ball went in the drink or OOB), were all meant in jest and taken so. If you had 6 friends green and started a game, you had one in a matter of seconds. Doesn't seem to be so these days. Players and even old time friends have a different agenda with the game these days. Too much emphasis on averages, stats, or whatever. I have 167 friends on my list and couldn't tell you who over half of them are, never see them on to play a game with, or see any comments in the forums. Most nights I will have 12-15 friends green and still can't get an AS going. I have had a couple of very enjoyable AS games lately with total strangers but these are extremely rare. I put up with the smart remarks from lesser tier players who think that because I am a Legend every shot should be dead on. My friends know that I do not use any aids to assist my game. No putting scale, no calculator, no notes or charts of any sort. I have played real golf since 1963 and never saw a need for anything but my clubs and balls. I don't expect to get any better with this game due solely to my old school mentality. That is just how I roll and I have fun with it. Any one expecting more than this from me will be greatly let down if you expect a dart thrower on the WGT courses. What made me want to cry you may ask. For the players who remember Strange Magic and our one and only Miss Lizzie, it is self explanatory. To all my long time friends and ones who I have not met yet, if you want to have a good old fun game, laughs and friendship, give me a shout. Last night I hit 1400 CDP, and am starting to wonder why.
Rich