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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2018 4:33:16 GMT -5
Played about as well as I could this week, -50 total which I'm over the moon with My long putt stat over the 4 rounds (patch update now shows you the event total stats which is great) was 46.9% which was my saviour especially in R3 & 4 where I struggled to get close. On that note, be warned that the shift in conditions from R1/R2 to R3/R4 is crazy. Winds pick up but it's the greens that are extremely tough to tame, especially as very fast green speed seems to have become very faster since the patch. In fact here's a clip of a 187 putt I made in a practice round on Summerlin, barely touched it: To illustrate the condition changes in gif form, we go from firm and fast in the first 2 rounds: To very firm and very fast in the final 2 rounds: Good luck all, and make sure you control those wild bounces because they can really take you by surprise.
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Post by rob4590 on Dec 16, 2018 5:16:18 GMT -5
It's going to be a low scoring week folks - I've opened with -12 (and I'm shhiiiiiiitttttt!) - missing three 10ft putts late on that I would have sworn were dead centre when I hit them.
Even with minimal people playing this tour now on PC - that puts me (out of 5 played R1 so far) - in joint last!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2018 5:27:59 GMT -5
It's going to be a low scoring week folks First 2 rounds I agree, but things get proper bouncy and speedy after that!
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Post by rob4590 on Dec 16, 2018 5:47:26 GMT -5
Not got to that point yet @larrymalone
But just fired -15 in R2 for -27 at the cut......which should make it.......I hope!!!
Would definitely not want to be in the teens after two rounds though - don't think anything less than 22/23 under is good enough?
Since the patch, the game has played nicely for me - it really feels very 'TGC2-like' for me - tempo results feel pretty much exactly what I hit (barring one random VF downswing in R1), pitches are now much easier etc. More effect on starting line (both long shots and putts) from the line itself.
And of course it helps that the course (for video golf) is straightforward.
Good luck all - now my only decision is whether to keep going, or realise I've probably used up all my birdies for today already!
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Post by rob4590 on Dec 16, 2018 7:08:50 GMT -5
I continued (no surprise!) Solid again in R3 - adjusted well for the firmness and shot -12. Nasty nasty pin position at the 5th........ Lost the plot in R4 (there's minimal air to breathe at the lofty heights of -39 after 54 holes!) Awful level par front 9, got it together a bit on the back for -5 and a total of -44. Higher winds in R4 - and it would appear they affect the shot slightly differently now as the wind gets over 10mph? It felt like a lot more effect - both down and into the breeze - hit a couple sooooo far downwind with irons (eg on 17) and then really had to overclub into a strong breeze (eg 18 to that nasty little front flag) Anyone else have that feeling re the wind effects? So -44, which I would have taken in a flash before the event - and will still be a 50th place finish if I'm lucky lol
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Post by SweetTeeBag on Dec 16, 2018 11:05:58 GMT -5
Anybody with a cut line prediction? Shot -23 for the 1st 2 rounds with a couple bogies in Round 2
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Post by coruler2 on Dec 16, 2018 11:06:53 GMT -5
-5 R1, -4 R2. I played average for me. I'm still the worst player here...and should be in Web or CC tour.
Somehow the patch made the game even harder for me. Getting even more slow downswings (while getting the same number of fast). My player's swing likes to stutter giving me 90-95% shots all the time, and chipping and flopping seem even more random and harder.
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Post by hippystein on Dec 16, 2018 11:49:44 GMT -5
-53 for me π©π©π©π©π©π© 5 3 putts from inside 20ft, ( somehow developed a shank to the left on short putts) i lipped out for albatross on one hole and 3 jerked it from 7ftππππ. My putting stats on medium putts this week were offensively bad Greens play nice and canned some outrageous putts but miss loads of short putts. Conditions are fairly easy and wouldnt be surprised if theres a -60 out there as thats the number i had in my head to get to and would of got there easily if my putter would just behave. Good luck all left to play
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Post by GW_Hope on Dec 16, 2018 11:53:57 GMT -5
Ugh. Rolling along -11 though 15 and tried to get close on par 5 over water. I should have known better so of course I hit the water. Take a horrible drop and come up short stuck on a rock in front of green. Gambled again but hit the rock and water again. Drop behind a tree so had to go long to clear but made a 25 ft comeback putt for a βοΈ. Finished -10 and extremely pissed. R2 couldnβt do crap on front 9, still fuming from R1 but settled in for another -10 Round 3 was just grinding along at -9 through 16 then on 17 slight pull and hit green and kicked into the water. Another horrible drop and once again came up short ended up with another triple bogey. Finished -6. Pissed again. R4 no major mistakes. Missed putts early but dialed it in for a -11. Finished at -37 wishing I had those 6-8 strokes back. Fricken game pisses me off to no end! Good luck and be cautious!
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Post by Dave on Dec 16, 2018 11:54:27 GMT -5
-53 for me π©π©π©π©π©π© 5 3 putts from inside 20ft, ( somehow developed a shank to the left on short putts) i lipped out for albatross on one hole and 3 jerked it from 7ftππππ. My putting stats on medium putts this week were offensively bad Greens play nice and canned some outrageous putts but miss loads of short putts. Conditions are fairly easy and wouldnt be surprised if theres a -60 out there as thats the number i had in my head to get to and would of got there easily if my putter would just behave. Good luck all left to play You top of PS4?
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Post by hippystein on Dec 16, 2018 11:55:22 GMT -5
Nope one behind chris and 6 behind vodka and donkey
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Post by donkeypuncherben on Dec 16, 2018 13:04:47 GMT -5
Yeah I think I have the lead at -57 because Vodka9 isn't really on the tour.
It's exciting for me as it would be my first win here, but I have a feeling it will not be enough, as I definitely left many shots out there in the first couple rounds. Maybe bluorfe shoots something in the -60s
Anyway, proud of my final 36 holes and really happy with my putting on the final 9. Nice to see very firm greens and 187 speeds, my kind of conditions. I guess I get a while to sweat it out and see what happens
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Post by coruler2 on Dec 16, 2018 13:27:02 GMT -5
I'm pretty convinced the patch broke my game. Another -4 round3. Every downswing is either slow or fast...there is no middle ground to be found. And minor pulls and pushes well within the stripe are being completely exacerbated, even 5ft putts are very hard to make with a normal looking line
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Post by Nemecyst on Dec 16, 2018 16:59:38 GMT -5
I was excited to play this course this week as I live in Vegas and drive right by this place at least 3 times a week. But alas, I sucked. -4 and -11 for rounds 1 and 2 will most certainly not be making the cut. Tempo is still as screwed as ever on XB1 unless you could manage to hit a pitch shot for every stroke. At least before this patch I could pretty much rely on getting fast downswings a majority of the time with some perfects thrown in. Now I get an even amount of slows as I do fast with a few perfects sprinkled in. Combine that with a larger miss for not being perfectly straight even within the blue cone and it feels like a miracle to get anything within 10ft. My chipping and putting are the only things that save me from scoring even worse these days. Perhaps I just need to "put some graft in to learn the new aspects, like the rest of [you] and see where it puts [me]."
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Post by Dave on Dec 16, 2018 17:18:34 GMT -5
My putter can go f**k itself.
That is all.
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