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Qualifier tournys always unlimited play, why?

• hpurey 11,505 Posts

  Thu, Oct 20 2011 11:13 AM

  MBaggese:

  He'll be posting on your walls soon (as he did on mine) telling you "UR Stupid", and explaining he made a typing mistake..lol

  LOL,   not yet he hasn't.....I did post on Icon's profile to check it out.  Didn't use his name but gave enough info to get him there.  ;-)

   

  Hp

• Jerm65 1,413 Posts

  Thu, Oct 20 2011 11:25 AM

  TerryC74:

  This should be reported to WGT.

  Definition of insanity:  Doing the same thing over and over....and expecting a different result.

  However, if you really want to report this to WGT, without verifiable proof, let me know.  I'll give you the name of a Master (now a TM), who's profile blog contains first-hand knowledge of how much power is required for putting on Championship greens, "Subtract about 30-35% for Champ greens.( this works for me)", despite the fact that this player has never played on Champ greens.

  I guess what they really meant was, "this is what I expect will work for me when I finally make legend and get to experience championship greens".  Must've been a typo, huh?   lmfao

  Of course, they could simply be the world's first verified case of reincarnation (in which case I look pretty dumb...but I reckon I'll take my chances on that one....lol).

• JaLaBar 1,254 Posts

  Sun, Oct 23 2011 11:55 AM

  TarheelsRule:

  I shot 59 in my first attempt and how if I am not four under after 3 holes it becomes restart, restart.  Good for WGT ball sales but not really a good way to play golf.

  I have 3 cutoff points.  If I am not at least -2 after 2, at least -4 after 5, and at least 29 after 9 = restart

• JaLaBar 1,254 Posts

  Sun, Oct 23 2011 12:01 PM

  PeterHopper:

  I really don't get WGT at times. During the Open qualifiers many asked for a system where people had 'limited' goes to post their best. It seems it has been ignored again.

  Unlimited becomes addictive for some. Keep getting 62s and you come back to try for a 61 etc.. More balls used etc..

  Well, at least with the summer Majors, they were new courses that players had never played before, so they kept shooting to get to know the courses, etc, which resulted in lower cut line.  But this one is Kiawah.  And the tourney itself isn't even at Kiawah.  So to me, once you shoot a 57, there is no need to play it anymore.  I used 57 even though the cut is 58 right now, because I know people that stopped qualifying for The Open at RSG when they shot a 58, started playing it in practice with high winds, then had to scramble to make the cut when it dropped to 57 a few weeks before qualifying ended.

• JaLaBar 1,254 Posts

  Sun, Oct 23 2011 12:05 PM

  iukine:

  let's say a popular golfer, Mickelson for example, is one stroke under the cut line after his third qualifying round. But wait a minute, here comes Tiger and Furyk and Els shooting lights out, after their tenth qualifying round, which by the way, knocks the cut line down two more strokes, all of a sudden Phil's on the outside looking in because the other golfers got more shots to qualify and bring down the cut line.

  Phil had the choice to play 10 Q attempts just like the others.  He chose not to and paid for it.  His fault.

• JaLaBar 1,254 Posts

  Sun, Oct 23 2011 12:10 PM

  joofcorn:

  Someone said they are not accepting less than 4 under for the first 3, which means aiming for eagle on 2nd hole.  Unless you're a legend (or a very high level), you can't reach the green in 2 from the back tees.

  This qualifier is not played from the Legend tees, it is played from the Master tees.  Thus, #2 is easily an eagle hole.  The only par 5 on the course that isn't a potential eagle hole in the qualifier is the last (#16 I believe).  I have started -4 after 3 3 times so far.

  What is frustrating me right now are two things:  First, two weeks ago I shot a 58 at Kiawah from the Legend tees.  So far I have not been able to break 61 from the Master tees.  Which brings me to #2... bad week financially, and can't afford my usual Callaway (z)s, so I'm playing with the 40+ Dove balls I accumulated.  Hard to hold the 2nd and 4th greens with them.

• Switz71 278 Posts

  Sun, Oct 23 2011 12:33 PM

  joofcorn:

   Unless you're a legend (or a very high level), you can't reach the green in 2 from the back tees.

  Although it's rare (for me anyway), Kia #2 is still reachable in 2 from the tips. Just need to put your drive on the short stuff, anywhere from 225 to 243 out is manageable. 1 outta 10 you get lucky and get inside 10 ft. However, most of the time (for me again) you're left with a 16-22 ft'r triple breakin, butt clenchin, lip puckerin slick putt. Get 'er close tap in for bird & move on.

  Cheers

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Sun, Oct 23 2011 1:30 PM

  JaLaBar:

  so I'm playing with the 40+ Dove balls I accumulated.

   

  Me too, those and the promo MLB balls, I figure to use them up, hope to get lucky, or spring for some Cally's next weekend and see what happens.

• joofcorn 188 Posts

  Sun, Oct 23 2011 1:31 PM

  JaLaBar:

  joofcorn:

  Someone said they are not accepting less than 4 under for the first 3, which means aiming for eagle on 2nd hole.  Unless you're a legend (or a very high level), you can't reach the green in 2 from the back tees.

  This qualifier is not played from the Legend tees, it is played from the Master tees.  Thus, #2 is easily an eagle hole.  The only par 5 on the course that isn't a potential eagle hole in the qualifier is the last (#16 I believe).  I have started -4 after 3 3 times so far.

  #2 is NOT an eagle hole for anyone that doesnt have the best drivers and wood, which aren't unlocked until almost level 90.  On the 2nd from master tees, after my drive (250ish yrds) I am still over 270 yards away.

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Sun, Oct 23 2011 2:41 PM

  joofcorn:

  #2 is NOT an eagle hole for anyone that doesnt have the best drivers and wood, which aren't unlocked until almost level 90.  On the 2nd from master tees, after my drive (250ish yrds) I am still over 270 yards away.

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  Bzzzt...

   

  G10 driver Level 58 puts you in position, you just need to know where to hit it if you want to use an iron in.

  Otherwise, a 255 yard driver will require a higher level 3 wood to get there in two.