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Post by cephyn on Mar 25, 2019 12:05:46 GMT -5
i'm probably going blind- where is the course suggestion thread?
It probably needs a sticky in the Challenge Circuit subsection, IMO.
A sticky would be good. Honestly I didn't realize that was an 'official' thread.
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Post by grinder12000 on Mar 25, 2019 12:22:57 GMT -5
So from the sounds of things here, the more specific suggestion you're trying to make is that you think only courses rated with 4+ stars from 1000+ plays should be used on the Tours? I hope that's not his position, since the only way for a lot of courses to GET 1000 plays is to be on tour. No no no - not what I'm saying at all - before the subject changed to "Stars are meaningless" which has no facts to back it up . . . . what I was saying is that we need to not forget great courses from the past when scheduling. Let's not ALWAYS have a brand new course to try/play. For instance - Pebble Beach - When was the last time Pebble Beach was on a tour and not just a qualifying for PGA (for example). Not a clue what that rating is BTW LOL That is all I'm saying. It's nice to have a few courses where you remember what you did LAST year when the pin position was in a certain spot. 90% of all new courses are really REALLY good but have no history in them which is what makes a GREAT course. One that you play more then 4 times in one week and move on. I'm already in a society that plays a new course every day.
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Post by cephyn on Mar 25, 2019 12:31:41 GMT -5
I hope that's not his position, since the only way for a lot of courses to GET 1000 plays is to be on tour. No no no - not what I'm saying at all - before the subject changed to "Stars are meaningless" which has no facts to back it up . . . . what I was saying is that we need to not forget great courses from the past when scheduling. Let's not ALWAYS have a brand new course to try/play. For instance - Pebble Beach - When was the last time Pebble Beach was on a tour and not just a qualifying for PGA (for example). Not a clue what that rating is BTW LOL That is all I'm saying. It's nice to have a few courses where you remember what you did LAST year when the pin position was in a certain spot. 90% of all new courses are really REALLY good but have no history in them which is what makes a GREAT course. One that you play more then 4 times in one week and move on. I'm already in a society that plays a new course every day. Pebble was used the first week of February of this year in the PGA. Sawgrass was used 2 weeks ago. I hear what you're saying, but I don't think it's a problem for those courses. Courses also can't get history unless they get used.
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Post by cephyn on Mar 25, 2019 12:41:38 GMT -5
I'd rather see something like "Silverback Week" where every tour plays Silverback, every season (or the "great" course of your choice). That way a pedigree gets built up for courses from our community of designers. We should be supporting them.
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Mar 25, 2019 12:50:10 GMT -5
I'd rather see something like "Silverback Week" where every tour plays Silverback, every season (or the "great" course of your choice). That way a pedigree gets built up for courses from our community of designers. We should be supporting them. I thought of something along the same lines except it was a designer week, where all flights play a different course from one designer.
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Post by cephyn on Mar 25, 2019 12:57:09 GMT -5
I'd rather see something like "Silverback Week" where every tour plays Silverback, every season (or the "great" course of your choice). That way a pedigree gets built up for courses from our community of designers. We should be supporting them. I thought of something along the same lines except it was a designer week, where all flights play a different course from one designer. I mean we almost had it with MattF week a while back, but I (personally) like the idea of playing the same course every season on a certain week. Not for every week of course, but just for a select few courses.
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Post by ErixonStone on Mar 25, 2019 13:08:08 GMT -5
I (personally) like the idea of playing the same course every season on a certain week. Does Magnolia National for Masters Qualifying - which is a regular event on the CC schedule and not a special event - count?
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Post by LKeet6 on Mar 25, 2019 13:09:26 GMT -5
I like the idea of say an eigth to a quarter of the tour being set courses, (every rung of the tour ladder,) same week, every season. Still leaves PLENTY of room for putting new courses in, especially as there is essentially more than one tour anyway...
Also what about "design" competition week(s) where the quarter finalists all get their course played on tour somewhere; or the winner gets their course on every rung of the tour ladder, or both.
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Post by ErixonStone on Mar 25, 2019 13:10:18 GMT -5
For instance - Pebble Beach - When was the last time Pebble Beach was on a tour and not just a qualifying for PGA (for example). As with Masters Qualifying, PGA Championship Qualifying is a regular CC event, although it has not always been held at Pebble Beach.
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Post by cephyn on Mar 25, 2019 13:12:41 GMT -5
I (personally) like the idea of playing the same course every season on a certain week. Does Magnolia National for Masters Qualifying - which is a regular event on the CC schedule and not a special event - count? Maybe to OP but not to me. I'd like to see classic TGCT designer courses honored with a permanent spot in rotation.
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Post by ErixonStone on Mar 25, 2019 14:40:04 GMT -5
I'd like to see classic TGCT designer courses honored with a permanent spot in rotation. To be clear, you are specifically talking about fictional courses when you write "TGCT designer course". Do I understand you correctly?
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Post by cephyn on Mar 25, 2019 14:41:07 GMT -5
I'd like to see classic TGCT designer courses honored with a permanent spot in rotation. To be clear, you are specifically talking about fictional courses when you write "TGCT designer course". Do I understand you correctly? Yes, original designs - i should have been more clear.
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Post by boffo on Mar 25, 2019 14:48:44 GMT -5
I'd like to see classic TGCT designer courses honored with a permanent spot in rotation. To be clear, you are specifically talking about fictional courses when you write "TGCT designer course". Do I understand you correctly? I think it's time to break the record for most times using Oceanic in a single season.
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Post by ErixonStone on Mar 25, 2019 14:58:57 GMT -5
I am not against the idea, but courses might not always be available every year. I would love to use the TGCT Season 2 Course of the Year (Tye Dunes), but it is not available. I would love to use Oceanic Athletic Club but it is not available. I would love to dig into the portfolio of some classic designers like Yeti, Biggins, pyates, and Scarpacci, but their courses aren't available.
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Post by beercarthero on Mar 25, 2019 16:14:26 GMT -5
I am new to TGC this year So I am not as familiar with what has or has not been played on the schedule. However that being said what if the Promo events (CC majors) were played on a familiar course every season? Although I am sure the promo events are relatively new.
For example, the spring major could be played at magnolia, summer at either the US Open or Open major courses (but then you run into what is available every year) and fall could be the tour championship and a specific course. I’m just rambling at this point and realize it may not be ideal across all of TGCT.
For me I know I may never get to PGA status but would like to see a few “majors” everyone is familiar with across the season. The easy answer given is to play in a society with these setup, and I do play in one on Xbox called Open Society 2.0 and they have a PGA schedule but it is not the same as a major community like TGCT where you see your name on an official leaderboard with stats and get to compare to many many more competitors and a history of the event.
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