TopShelf2010:
While I am not sure if it is too soon for feedback/suggestions/whatnot... there is one topic I would like to throw out there.
I would like to see the Veto process amended. By the time the Finals rolled around, I was tired of seeing Wolf Creek.
If there was a way to make it so players could not veto the same course multiple times it may become more interesting. It seemed to me like Pebble Beach was being avoided in the later stages of the tournament.
Don
WGT has very little say over rules, Dreamhack are the folks who control the rules. I was asked to provide feedback and below is what I sent to their team:
Overall the production went very well and props on running a great first event. That said, there were a few areas that were a bit frustrating:
- Too many cutouts during matches (should be done after the match)
- Saw too many drives and not enough approaches/putts
- Suggest a 60 second clock with 2 timeouts. Players won't take 60 seconds to hit approach shots (most likely 20-30 seconds on average), most of the timeouts occurred during putting. The DQ at the end was extremely unfortunate and I think those extra 15 seconds will ultimately save time versus players using 3-4 timeouts per 9 hole match.
- Change the set of 3 courses players can choose from. Pool play rounds would have 3 course options then 3 new courses for the quarters/semis/championship. Watching the same 2 courses (Pebble & Wolf Creek) for 9 hours got a bit boring.
- Turn ambient sounds off, lots of bird chirping noises during the final match.