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Legend; Championship Green BPB; Front 9

• Infinito3010 3,689 Posts

  Tue, Jun 14 2011 8:28 PM

  I was playing BPB F9 with championship greens in preparation for next weeks Congressional Finals.

  I found the putts extremely slow.  So I took a few measurements and found that the greens were actually regular tournament greens, not championship greens at all.

• Funkyjunkie3000 722 Posts

  Wed, Jun 15 2011 3:22 AM

  Infinito3010:

  I was playing BPB F9 with championship greens in preparation for next weeks Congressional Finals.

  I found the putts extremely slow.  So I took a few measurements and found that the greens were actually regular tournament greens, not championship greens at all.

  yep and the tournament greens are more like TM tournie greens or vf greens

• tiffer67 1,764 Posts

  Wed, Jun 15 2011 3:24 AM

  I agree, definitely not championship speed as I remember them last year. The varying speeds of tournament greens depending on course and game mode, is scrambling my brain. Leaving too many putts inside 10 feet short as a result.

• TallAcePaul 1,455 Posts

  Wed, Jun 15 2011 5:43 AM

  I would have to say that I thought they were Champ speed in the last tourney I played there yesterday. They were definitely quicker than any of the tourney speeds we have played on recently. I only had the one really long putt and that played true to expected speed. 

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Jun 15 2011 5:51 AM

  The Legend RG there has the Championship speeds or is that what you're referring to?

  If it isn't you can practice them for $1.  

• Infinito3010 3,689 Posts

  Wed, Jun 15 2011 7:35 AM

  It is the Legend RG BPB F9 that I was referring to.  High winds with championship greens.

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Wed, Jun 15 2011 8:28 AM

  It appears to me the only playable Championship greens are in RGs?  Not allowed in country clubs, and I've never seen them in free tournaments other than the Oakmont qualifier last year.

  This means players who qualified for the US Open (not me) and live in a country or state that does not allow skill based gaming (I'm one of those) are at a bit of a disadvantage in next week's championship rounds.  They can't practice on Champ greens beforehand while others can.

  Doesn't sound fair and square to me.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Jun 15 2011 8:56 AM

  What Infinito said in the OP was that he thought those weren't like real Championship greens. You never forget those speeds. Maybe they aren't to address your point.

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Thu, Jun 16 2011 6:13 AM

  YankeeJim:

  What Infinito said in the OP was that he thought those weren't like real Championship greens. You never forget those speeds. Maybe they aren't to address your point.

  But TAP said he played actual Champ greens in another tourney.

  Its a good thing I have a mustache or I couldn't remember what I had for dinner last night.

• SgtDoodles 3,112 Posts

  Thu, Jun 16 2011 10:38 AM

  YankeeJim:

  If it isn't you can practice them for $1.  

  Don't you leg ends play a lot of RGs? Instead of RGs on other conditions, play each one with Champ greens.