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Courses we most want for full play, sound off on this!!!!

• zagraniczniak 1,984 Posts

  Fri, May 27 2011 5:42 AM

  SGTBilko:

  TarheelsRule:

  The tour courses are pretty much tried and true

  I don't know about that tarheel, I have seen some pretty crappy pga tour courses as well.

  Well, as golf courses I wouldn't, as it were, kick them out of bed for eating crackers, but the fact remains that the PGA is just a little cheesier than the USGA or the R&A. A little flashy, a little vulgar. (Sawgrass, anyone? The whole scourge of island greens? ... Some Stygian ones you even need to be rowed to ... Thank you, caddy Charon, I'll reach that green in few enough strokes....)

• markwoodger 1 Posts

  Fri, May 27 2011 8:45 AM

  They should add Royal Cinque Ports (Deal), England. a very solid course, holds final qualifying for the Open when it is at St Georges.

• TarheelsRule 5,562 Posts

  Fri, May 27 2011 10:03 PM

  Why would they add courses that are used for Open qualifying courses until they have all of the Open courses on the site.  I stand by what I said, although not all of the PGA tournaments are on the greatest tracks but they are good enough for the PGA.  The Open and US Open courses are the best in class and are all scheduled to be on the site as they become on the rotation for the tournaments.

  There are some very good courses in Japan and Australia especially, I don't know the percentage of WGT players by country but I suspect that the vast majority is US and GB.

• Wobytide 3 Posts

  Sat, May 28 2011 12:36 AM

  Great courses, i actually think a completely random 9/18 holes of challenging holes would be great, something different with a mixture of interesting shots to be played.

   

• zagraniczniak 1,984 Posts

  Sat, May 28 2011 2:50 AM

  Tar, I daresay players from other countries would also be keen to play virtual courses in Continental Europe, Japan or Australia, etc., especially if we are talking about some truly superb courses that host top events on the European or Asian tours.

  Australia seems pretty heavily represented on WGT.

  Japan maybe not so much, but that looks like a great market for WGT to shoot for because it is keen on golf and keen on computer games. Go for it!

• anthonyvp1 212 Posts

  Sat, May 28 2011 9:42 AM

  Sawgrass. No ifs ands or buts.

• helen1972 347 Posts

  Sat, May 28 2011 1:56 PM

  The Brabazon at the Belfry, world known ! and lots of country clubs play ryder cup style tournaments, this is where they could be played,

  Helen.

• bearclaw27 553 Posts

  Sun, May 29 2011 11:35 AM

  anthonyvp1:

  Sawgrass. No ifs ands or buts.

  Yea Me too....And I betcha it would be a huge $maker for WGT

  Imagine the revenue they'd gain on Calli-balls hit into the water on 16, 17 and 18....It would pay for the photo-shoot 3 times over...(:o)

  --bear

• Squez 469 Posts

  Sun, May 29 2011 1:57 PM

  I'd love to see Carnoustie on WGT.

• TarheelsRule 5,562 Posts

  Sun, May 29 2011 1:58 PM

  I like Sawgrass, played it a number of times in real golf.  17 won't be as tough on WGT as it looks on TV.  It is only a 135 yard shot to a huge green and with the precision of the players on here you won't see many balls in the water.  16 is more likely to have wet shots with the par 5 reachable in two with water short and right.  18 is dead on a pulled tee shot but the fairway if fairly foregiving

  Carnoustie will be on WGT, it is on the British Open rotation, can't remember when it is scheduled next but within 5 years I htink.