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Augusta National

• Bisko 1 Posts

  Sat, Jun 25 2011 9:10 AM

  I think Augusta needs to be created.  It is an iconic course and home of the Masters

• TonyTurbo78 340 Posts

  Sat, Jun 25 2011 2:42 PM

  well they finally added it for Tiger Woods 12 for console so I see no reason for it not to be thought of in any future golf game.  I think it might cost a little to much for WGT to include it though.  

   

  I'll be happy if WGT just open up all the courses we have for all formats of golf.  

• BOXALL 140 Posts

  Sat, Jun 25 2011 3:43 PM

  TonyTurbo78:

  well they finally added it for Tiger Woods 12 for console so I see no reason for it not to be thought of in any future golf game.  I think it might cost a little to much for WGT to include it though.  

   

  I'll be happy if WGT just open up all the courses we have for all formats of golf.  

  It's not just a case of simply opening them up. The CTTH courses were only photographed for those purposes and would have only required a handful of photos to be taken. To enable stroke play to be played on them, WGT would have to go back and every square inch of playable lie from tee to green would have to be photographed which comes to about 100,000 photos per course. On top of that, there's probably contractual and logistical matters which would prevent them from doing so.

• TonyTurbo78 340 Posts

  Sat, Jun 25 2011 4:44 PM

  I'll be more than happy if WGT paid me to go all over the world taking 100,000s of photos from all angles so we could play wherever we want and however we want ;)

• borntobesting 9,700 Posts

  Sat, Jun 25 2011 5:46 PM

  BOXALL:

  TonyTurbo78:

  well they finally added it for Tiger Woods 12 for console so I see no reason for it not to be thought of in any future golf game.  I think it might cost a little to much for WGT to include it though.  

   

  I'll be happy if WGT just open up all the courses we have for all formats of golf.  

  It's not just a case of simply opening them up. The CTTH courses were only photographed for those purposes and would have only required a handful of photos to be taken. To enable stroke play to be played on them, WGT would have to go back and every square inch of playable lie from tee to green would have to be photographed which comes to about 100,000 photos per course. On top of that, there's probably contractual and logistical matters which would prevent them from doing so.

  True about the contractual matters. At least as far as Augusta National is concerned. WGT can only add a course if they are allowed access to the course to take the 100 of thousands of photos required to make a stroke play course and with the Memebership of Augusta already allowing EA Sports to use Augusta in Tiger Woods 12 I don't see them allowing WGT to use it. But that being said none of us expected them to let any company to use their course so it might be in the future but quite frankly I don't see it happening.

• TarheelsRule 5,563 Posts

  Sat, Jun 25 2011 6:07 PM

  I assume that Tiger Woods via EA has an exclusive contract with Augusta National for the use of the name and the course.  WGT would require pretty much unlimited access to the facility for all the photos and I can't see that happening.

  I would be happy to see them bring forward some of the US and British Open courses from the past 25 years that aren't on the rotation for the next 5 years.  I also don't understand the theory on the CTTH / BLITZ only courses that have been recently added, like Harbour Town.  If you aren't going to make it for stroke play don't waste the time, energy and money to put it on the site at all and why did the Pebble Beach CTTH courses go away, I think we had 3 of those and the Open will be there in a few more years.