marioh:
I was basically put in the Master tier after the tier system was expanded from just hack and amateur (I was never a Pro tier player).
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Say it aint true, one of my heros has fallen, oh what a dark day indeed. LOL j/k
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Here is what I recommend once you hit Pro:
If you can afford it, buy the most expensive TM putter for 7.50, best purchase I ever made.
Then buy the WGT Tour Pro driver, 245 yards for 300 credits, those two things alone could get you to Master and 10 bucks, pretty economical.
Got a couple more bucks, buy the WGT Tour Pro 3Wood for a 1.20 and a good wedge helps wonders around the green, PING Tour W Pro 60° and TaylorMade Z-Satin TP Pro 52°for 2 bucks each. I'd also pick up the WGT Tour Pro irons for 350 credits.
This is more or less exactly what I did. Once you hit Master, you'll need the good irons and longer drivers but the above will get you there and not break the bank.
Some cheap balls to slow the meter a little too, WGT GI-D for 50 cents work good, other more expensive ones work even better.
If you want to spend a little more for some even better quality clubs, buy basically what this guy did: http://wgt.com/members/Noobiedork/default.aspx
The wedges and putter I already mentioned more or less but better Driver, 3 wood and irons, I think he bought a whole Pro Ping complete set, you get a discount buying a whole set. The thing here is these are more and will need to be upgraded eventually, except for the wedges and the putter is seperate from the set.
Happy hitting.