WGTdbloshoe: Yes everyone CC Event 14 is here! We even have a
special present for all of our WGT Country Clubs. This time the top 3
clubs in the event will get the chance to design our new Best of Par 3, Best of
Par 4, and Best of Par 5 courses. Yep that's right we are updating them and they will include our newest courses like
Chambers Bay, Pinehurst No. 2 and Pebble Beach Front 9.
I will give props to WGT for persistence.
However I am not sure if a rehash is really required. Best of courses are good for a change and playing Alt, however I would prefer if the engineers time was utilized to fix existing problems and bugs, especially the stability of the PC platform.
The other negative is, as these "event" are flawed insofar as the large clubs wiling to buy passes will be the only ones in contention......you are getting a minority view of what holes to pick.
Also as Oakmont will not be included due to contractual reasons, then really I think you are really rehashing an old idea with little benefit to the company and to the end users.
It will not increase usage.
On the other hand, a "new course" would. Yes more expensive, but that is what players want and they keep existing players and entice new players.
YankeeJim: I agree but what bothers me about the whole idea is that it pretty much says there won't be any more new courses coming in the immediate future, let alone the site of the 2016 US Open. The back 9 of PB looks like that's it for new. :-(
Sadly, this is how I see it as well.....................................and the marketing department is devoid of new ideas.