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Hard to believe!

• Richie0613 46 Posts

  Tue, Apr 10 2018 4:59 AM

  My level is Tour Pro and my average is 69.13. I am in a head to head the with a legend whose average is 65. We have a one shot  tie breaker. I land .5 feet from hole. He comments WOW and within seconds lands .25 feet from hole. Very hard for me to believe it was legit. Please reply.

• fireman33 2,692 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 5:42 AM

  Chalk it up to luck and luckier 

• claremoreblue 2,322 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 6:18 AM

  I guess you should have played one shot better in the match lol. Ya can't win them all, move on!

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 6:24 AM

  Richie0613:

  I land .5 feet from hole. He comments WOW and within seconds lands .25 feet from hole.

  What do you suppose that Legend thought about a TP dropping one .5 feet away? That's more suspicious than his shot.

• Luckystar5 1,641 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 6:43 AM

  Great shots, on both your parts!!!!!

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 6:48 AM

  Richie0613:

  Very hard for me to believe it was legit. Please reply.

  
  
  I agree. It's very hard to believe that it was legit for a tour pro with your clubs to hit it to .5 feet. The shot seems like a bit of an outlier. But there it was. :-) 
  
  So, here are my questions (other than the obvious one, which I believe Jim already addressed):

  • Before that shot, did you have any to believe that he was not legit? 
  • Also, it sounds like the shot must not have been that difficult of one for both of you to land it so close. So, what was the shot being attempted?  

• Luckystar5 1,641 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 6:59 AM

  Pretty much the same thing happened to me the other night.  199 yard shot, in tie breaker, I hit to 2.7 feet,  from the hole, he shot, 2.1 feet, both great shots.  He was a tour pro also, then I looked and saw that he was a level 97.  His shot was very believable, now knowing that he had so much experience.  What I call professional coin gamers, can be excellent players, with lots of experience, and hold a very low tier rating. 

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 7:13 AM

  Robert1893:

  it sounds like the shot must not have been that difficult of one for both of you to land it so close. So, what was the shot being attempted?  

   

  I would venture to guess that a TP playing on faster greens and using the free ball probably played a nice roll up shot (or got lucky with it) while the Legend, already used to the green speed and possibly carrying decent wedges with a decent ball, executed a nice dart.

  Ironically, I could see where the OP might think something was off but maybe he'll come away from this knowing what he has to look forward to as he gets better. Maybe someday somebody will say something to him when HE does that.  LOL  ;-)

• HackWilson1930 1,437 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 7:18 AM

  I would not like to meet this player in match play:

  Tour Master with 61.22 average

  level 102

  1439 ranked rounds 

  4147 alternate shot games

  A lot of experience, able to use top equipment , and doesn't have to tee off from the parking lot! 

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2018 8:47 AM

  @Jim

  +1