Aside from the hiccups, I don't think the event was as bad as some have made it out to be. I am by no means an elite player or even a top tier legend...striving to be, but not there yet.
Now, our CC has held SOTW tournaments prior to this event and we also had a current event going on with the clubs being used...so I had seen the "clubs" before but it is still SOTW so you still need to work your way around a course differently than you normally would. You have to think about your shots more...
Also our club events are typically milder conditions, the moderate winds do change things up...and I found it necessary to user a "higher credit ball" which may have been a desired outcome by WGT...because in regular clashes it is usually possible to play a lower credit or unlimited play ball and still manage your way around because scoring doesn't really matter...only quantity of rounds....
This event attempted to change that up...scoring could influence the outcome, greens in regulation did earn points, birdie percentage added points, some of the other points for longest putt and approach shot are more who gets the luckier longer shot to fall. Although there may be some skill players who could try and manipulate this still a bit more luck in those.
The clubs were quite good for SOTW, I have played some sets that I just hated, especially if they were lacking decent wedges for short game and in one instance any wedges at all...could you imagine the scores if WGT didn't give us any wedges this time...people would be screaming their lungs out.
Generally, clashes are not about skill at all, typically it is ONLY who wants to play the most. This clash still falls within those parameters but it did attempt to add more skill based features which were lacking before.
Our club participation was still around the same as usual from the inquiry I submitted into our club forum, but I can not be considered the spokesperson for our entire club. I am just sharing my take...and I actually participated far more than I ever have before in any clash that has ever been offered. In fact, I probably played more times in this one clash than I have in the entire YEAR I have been on WGT. I also only played the free passes offered.
The only reason I would prefer the old clash over this one is because under the previous clash model, I can play cheaper, low quality balls and still do virtually the same thing.
I didn't feel my scoring was awful but it wasn't going to win me any WGT SOTW tournaments either.
Again, aside from the glitches, I appreciate the effort, and hope you consider their are vastly more opinions than just those who chose to be critical which sometimes can also be the loudest voices...but it doesn't make them the only voices or perspectives out there.