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INTRODUCTION & HISTORY:
After the success of the holiday special at the beginning of the year, A Bandon Hope, and the eight follow-up tourneys @ RSG in Feb, Kiawah in March, Bethpage in April, Congressional in May, Pinehurst in June, St Andrews and Oakmont in August, and Chambers Bay in September, the Tough-It-Out VT bandwagon moves on to Merion (catching up with the official VT there last month).
Prior 2015 events:
Jan: A Bandon Hope (LB)
Feb: Tough-It-Out VT Feb event: Royal St. George's (LB)
Mar: Tough-It-Out VT Mar event: Kiawah Island (LB)
Apr: Tough-It-Out VT Apr event: Bethpage Black (LB)
May: Tough-It-Out VT May event: Congressional (LB)
Jun: Tough-It-Out VT May event: Pinehurst #2 (LB) (shown in WGT tourney list)
Aug: Tough-It-Out VT catch-up July event: St Andrews (LB) (shown in WGT tourney list)
Aug: Tough-It-Out VT August event: Oakmont (LB) (shown in WGT tourney list)
Sep: Tough-It-Out VT Sept event: Chambers Bay (LB) (shown in WGT tourney list)
Tough-It-Out competitions have run for several years as community organized events here on WGT (see example here). The Tough-It-Out concept is all about trying to mimic the hardest conditions in Major Championship golf, giving us the challenge of trying to tackle the toughest courses in a manner similar to that faced by the top pros. Par will be a great score!
By using Starter Clubs and Balls only, and doing it with Uneven Lies we believe this is the hardest test on WGT, and it's one that's a level playing field (pun intended) for all participants.
WGT is offering a sleeve (of good balls) to the top 5 players in this 2 single-play rounds event (note requirements for prizes below). Thanks Shoe! Good luck!
TOURNAMENT ENTRY LINK will be posted HERE (event starts Thu 11/12: 1st Rnd ends Wed 11/18
*** Remember, to be in the running for any prizes, you must take and post either a VIDEO record or SCREEN SHOTS with PROOF OF CLUBS used, along with both f9 & b9 CARDS and all the STATS!!!!! (see posts below for details) ***
The tourney is open to all tiers and levels. We'll all be using the same clubs, balls, green speeds, and lies.
PLEASE NOTE: the tourney link (when live from Thursday on) will take you directly to the game client, and if you do not have full Starter Clubs and Ball equipped, you'll get a warning message. Shoe sets these up as equipment-restricted events: please make sure you have only the original free Starter clubs equipped.
We really do want to encourage newbies to give it a go. It's a great chance for new players (who may be more familiar than old fogies with these clubs) to pit themselves against the best on WGT, and for the experienced player, it's a opportunity to revisit the fun of playing the game without the pressure of needing to make a birdie on almost every hole.
Prizes:
WGTdbloshoe is generously offering a sleeve (of good balls) to the top 5 finishers across two completed rounds (provided club proof requirements have been met).
Other prizes will be announced below shortly, depending on what donations come in. Please feel free to offer something if you are so moved! As with prior Tough-It-Out events there'll be special prizes in different categories. And, of course, it would be great if any participants are willing and able to Twitch their rounds.
Any questions, please feel free to ask here in the thread.
Thanks, and have fun!
*** LEADERBOARD & ENTRY LINK is here ***
(event starts Thu 11/12: 1st Rnd ends Wed 11/18)
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