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Post by BayouBengals on Feb 23, 2016 22:37:26 GMT -5
Didn't see a CC-B thread for this Tourney so I took the liberty of starting one. I'm playing up from CC-C this week on exemption. Hopefully I'll earn the permanent CC-B card. I enjoyed Drayton Lakes in the few practice rounds I played. Specifically, the par 4's that are reachable in 1 if you have the right wind. I came out firing in Round 1 with a -13 (59). Kicked a short birdie putt on #1 and hoped it wasn't a sign of things to come... ....then this happened on #2... I was pretty excited about it since it was my first one ever along with the fact that it occurred during a tournament round. I then went on to have a decent front 9. Fast forward to hole #16. Par 5. Second shot from about 230 out. Hit a 3 iron about 95% and let it roll on up. First bounce..rolling at the pin..on target still...CLANK..hits the pin and sits on the edge of the hole...... . Tap in eagle. How crazy it could have been to have my first Hole in One and first Albatross on the same round during a tournament. Any who, for some reason my replay I saved of the shot shows the ball rolling passed the hole and ending up 15 feet behind it then I go to my next shot and I'm putting from ~1 inch. I think I've heard of this error on saved replays before. (If anyone has any information on how I can get back to that shot and record it, I'd greatly appreciate it. If i can, I'll edit this post and place the video here) Second round letdown of -8 (64). -21 after 2 rounds is where I'm at now. Pretty sure I saw @papapaul put up a -51 in CC-B on exemption. That puts the magic number at -36 for any others in CC-B on exemption. Cheers!
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Post by TimB on Feb 24, 2016 15:15:33 GMT -5
Hi nice shooting. With that 59 and ace. So let me get this straight, this was your 1'st ace and it was on a tournament round? Lol, unreal see below*
Saw this thread earlier but was a little under the weather and was keeping a low profile. I had created a B thread on Sunday I think it was but felt I jumped the gun because the results were not finalized yet and I wasn't officially in B on exemption so I deleted it, kind of a case of posters remorse lol.
* Been here 13 months, played every tournament since joining January 2015. Probably around 60 or so tournaments. And I finally, finally get my 1'st tournament ace last Saturday, round 2 14'th hole.
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Post by andrewh on Feb 24, 2016 15:25:50 GMT -5
I am hoping my first comes before too long also. I saved a couple shots from practice rounds here at Drayton and one was right on line and ended up 4in short.
Maybe when I play my real tourney rounds later...
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Post by BayouBengals on Feb 24, 2016 20:25:19 GMT -5
Hi nice shooting. With that 59 and ace. So let me get this straight, this was your 1'st ace and it was on a tournament round? Lol, unreal see below* Saw this thread earlier but was a little under the weather and was keeping a low profile. I had created a B thread on Sunday I think it was but felt I jumped the gun because the results were not finalized yet and I wasn't officially in B on exemption so I deleted it, kind of a case of posters remorse lol. * Been here 13 months, played every tournament since joining January 2015. Probably around 60 or so tournaments. And I finally, finally get my 1'st tournament ace last Saturday, round 2 14'th hole. Nicely done! Quite the coincidence. And yes, you are correct. First one and on a tourney round.
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Post by Harry Hates Golf on Feb 25, 2016 15:03:36 GMT -5
I hate buying a cell phone. Actually, I hate cell phones in general. I think they are vile. Pieces of electronic gizmo sh%$. Ever since cell phones, it seems that whenever someone calls you on it, they expect you to pick up. A lot of people out there think that since you have one of these cell phones, or smart phones, or whatever the hell you want to call them, attached to the side of your butt that you should be ready to pick up at a moment’s notice. If you don’t, then there is hell to pay. Whether it is a call or text, if you don’t answer or text back, the caller either thinks you are injured, dead, or ignoring them. The first two they can accept (injury and death can be pretty bad at times, I guess), but ignoring their call? Oh no, a sin has been committed! If you ignore a person’s call, you have crossed the line. Someone needs to be sacrificed. Someone needs to be brought to the feet of Gabriel the Angel so they may atone for their sin of the sloth of non-communication. You bastard, how dare you ignore my call! I need to know how your day went! I need to be informed about what you are doing at that moment! I need to tell you about what I am doing! I need to send you the latest “Guilty Dog” YouTube video! I need to send you my selfie! ANSWER YOUR PHONE! After I’m finished with my selfie, I’m gonna text someone, and then call someone,and then head out to Mizzou so I can claim that I am being triggered and harassed!Yeah, I hate buying a cell phone. I know, I know. Your first question is “Harry, if you hate cell phones, why buy one?” That’s a good point, but there is a valid reason. I buy one because it makes my female counterpart, Helen, happy. There aren’t many things that I give a sh%$ about, but she is one of the things I do care about. Because of my lifestyle and the hours that I keep, it gives her some peace of mind when she is able to confirm that I am still breathing. Helen, a totally hot babe with great looking hipsYeah, I already know what your second question is. “Harry, why are you buying a cell phone?” Well, you see, I smashed the Samsung Galaxy S6 that I have (or had actually). I had been in a deep sleep. The Smirnoff Vodka I had drank the night before had done its job. It had brought the level of Rem in my sleep to comatose levels, which was good. I had been in full stress mode, realizing the Drayton Lakes event was about to take place, and after the full crash and burn at Fossmill, I was in no mood for idle activities. The fear was deep, and it seemed that every shadow in the house was whispering “Fossmill….Fossmill….Failure at Fossmill”. When you are hearing voices, a man has to turn to Smirnoff Vodka. It’s pretty much the reason why that rot gut was invented. I didn’t even bother to chill the vodka (which is the proper way to drink it). I just kept filling my tumbler while doing practice rounds at Drayton Lakes. When the bottle was finished, I stumbling to bed, too drunk and exhausted to even turn off the lights. It stops the voices, at least for a little while
I heard the phone going off. In a sweat covered, frantic fear, I reached out to answer that bloody phone. I didn’t even look at the screen to see who was calling. I just wiped my trembling finger across the screen and answered the phone.
“Who is this,” I shouted. “Is this Andrew Wilson? Is that you, you miserable bastard? I already told the people at GameStop that I wasn’t going to buy your stupid golf game. Rory McIlroy works for the Illuminati too! How did you get my number!?! Answer me, Wilson, or I will ruin your credit!” A voice on the other end of the phone finally spoke.
“Honey, it’s me, Helen.”
“Good Lord, Helen. Why in the hell are you calling me? Did somebody die? Do I have to work? I can’t take the fumes today, Helen. Not today.”
I could hear Helen taking a breath, remaining calm through my tirade. Finally, she spoke when I made pause in my crazed rambling.
“Harry, you told me to call you in case you overslept so you wouldn’t miss the start of that golf game thing….that Daytime Links or whatever you call it.”
“It’s called Drayton Lakes,” I said. “Don’t take this lightly. Look at what happen after Fossmill. The tears, the heartache. I think the police are still watching me.”
“Honey,” Helen said calmly. “Just take a couple of breaths and calm down. When you’re calm, then go play your miniature golf game.”
“Miniature golf?” I seethed. “It is not miniature golf. It is professional golf. Is that clear? Pro-fess-sion-alllllll.”
“Okay, okay, silly.” Helen snickered a bit. “You and that PS4. By the way, who is Andrew Wilson?”
“He’s the CEO of Electronic Arts, the company that makes the Rory McIlroy golf game. I think they have been keeping tabs on me, and when they found out that I started playing The Golf Club, they sent their goons after me. Heartless bastards, all of them.”
“Well, anyway, I will bring a sandwich later on. You got to eat sometime.”
“I will once I firebomb this damn tournament.”
“Silly boy. Good luck. Bye.” Helen hung up the phone.
I stood there for a moment as I tried to calm the pounding in my chest. Once my legs were steady I would go to the kitchen where I kept the box of low-dose aspirins. I would chew on some of those. That would bring the heart pounding down. I would be able to then take on Drayton Lakes.
Suddenly, the phone rang again. This time, I looked down at the screen before answering, but the word ‘Unknown’ glared back at me. Thinking it was someone requiring my services, I answered the call so I could tell them that I would be completely unavailable for the next few days because of Drayton Lakes.
“This is Harry Cooper,” I said into the phone. “How can I help you?’
“Hello, Mr. Cooper,” the voice on the other end said. “My name is Andrew Wilson. I received a number of messages from you that were given to me by my secretary. She was unclear as to why you needed to speak with me, so I thought I would return your call. If you are interested, we can set a time up for a meeting at my office….”
I cut him off.
“I knew you would do this,” I shouted. “How did you hear about Drayton Lakes? Answer me! You’ve been tailing me ever since I bought The Golf Club, and now you’ve turned up the heat ever since I join TGC Tours. Oh, you vicious bastard! You want to play hardball, eh? Well, don’t worry, I’ve gotten blood in my eye before, and I went back for more. EA will be filing for Chapter 7 before the years out! I will never buy Rory McIlroy’s golf game, and neither will any of my friends at TGC Tours. Don’t call here again!”
I threw the Samsung Galaxy S6 against the wall.
Later, once I had chewed down a few low-dose aspirin and cracked open my Jack Daniels and my Chelada, I put the PS4 controller in my hand. I already knew I was going to face darkness, but I was ready. Drayton Lakes was waiting, and I was ready.
Every man has to go through hell to reach paradise.
Bring me the head of Cooper!
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Post by BayouBengals on Feb 26, 2016 8:29:10 GMT -5
RD1 : 59 (-13) Highlight of the round was my first ace ever recorded. Also, came inches from an Albatross. Rolled directly into the pin and ended up sitting on the lip. RD2 : 64 (-8) Let down round as expected. Three-putted from >10 feet for a double on 17. RD3 : 60 (-12) 12 birdies. Pretty basic round. RD4 : 60 (-12) Started off real slow (-2 thru 6 I believe) then went on a birdie tear.
Total : -45
Lowest score for a tournament to date.
Playing in CC-B on exemption this week. This will be good enough to earn my B card and should boost me up to CC-A next week on exemption. Here's to hoping Hiwassee Hills is kind to me.
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Post by andrewh on Feb 26, 2016 12:33:11 GMT -5
Well done, Craig. I keep having Paul's tourney scores in the back of my mind as I play as it looks like -36 is what it will take to get there. I am leaving some shots out there, but am overall pretty satisfied with my rounds of 63, 60 and 63. My putting has improved and I am making run at 15-20+ foot putts now, especially on the wet conditions. I just hope I have at least a 66 in me for the last round that I have left to play to get close at least .
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 13:55:52 GMT -5
Well done, Craig. I keep having Paul's tourney scores in the back of my mind as I play as it looks like -36 is what it will take to get there. I am leaving some shots out there, but am overall pretty satisfied with my rounds of 63, 60 and 63. My putting has improved and I am making run at 15-20+ foot putts now, especially on the wet conditions. I just hope I have at least a 66 in me for the last round that I have left to play to get close at least . Hope you make it Andrew. 66 in R4 is very very doable so take your time, don't risk the Par 5s (especially the one over water) and go get that 66 or better mate!
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Post by andrewh on Feb 26, 2016 16:21:18 GMT -5
Hope you make it Andrew. 66 in R4 is very very doable so take your time, don't risk the Par 5s (especially the one over water) and go get that 66 or better mate! Thanks. Yeah, some of them aren't worth going after for me most of the time. There is a big round out there in round 4 and I had a 55, I believe, in my last practice round so it is slightly possible someone will finish ahead of you, but I would like my chances with your score .
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Post by Harry Hates Golf on Feb 26, 2016 20:35:37 GMT -5
Dewar’s is the kind of scotch that takes you slowly. It isn’t quick like a car accident. The taste on the palate, and the after-burn, are subtle, enticing you to drink it more. It is a good golfing booze, since it’s slow in its pace to warp your mind. You usually can keep your wits about you for at least 5 to 9 holes before the demons come out, before you start sobbing and seeking out way to set your controller on fire. I believe Dewar’s Scotch was the correct choice for Drayton Lakes. It’s a good morphine for the widescreen hell of The Golf Club. The only sin of scotch is that it doesn't kiss you goodnightI was about to start Round Three of the hellish hills of Drayton Lakes, but my new Samsung S6 phone (or Illuminati Leash as I like to call it) starting ringing. Taking a swig from my Dewar’s scotch, I snatched up the phone, seeing the word ‘Unknown’ flashing on the screen. As always, I still answered it, even though my psyche was focused on this particular round of golf. I hadn’t taken my first swing yet, so the interruption wasn’t as bad as when I’m in the middle of the game in a drunken frenzy. “Hello,” I said. “This is Harry Cooper. How may I help you?” I heard a female’s voice chirped on the other end of the line. “Yes, is this Harry Cooper? The same Harry Cooper who designed the golf course ‘Salton Sea Golf Course’ for the Golf Club game on PS4?” “Why, yes it is. ‘Salton Sea Golf Course’ was one of the first courses I designed to publish on the Golf Club game, and I consider it a personal success.” “A personal success, eh,” the female voice said, a tinge of controlled fury starting to creep into her tone. “Um, yeah.” I took another swig from the Dewar’s bottle. “At least I think so.” “Well, Mr. Harry Cooper,” the female voice said. “Did you know that your ‘Salton Sea Golf Course’ is SEXIST!?!” I pulled back a moment from the phone, the shouting of the last word giving me a bit of a shock. “Hey there,” I said. “You hold on a minute. What are you….” “Sexist I said! It reeks with patriarchy!” Yeah, you heard me right, Mr. Man!“What the hell are you babbling about,” I said. “It’s a computer generated golf course. There’s no sex in it. There’s no patriarchy in it.” “Oh, there’s plenty of sexism in it. In describing your computer generated golf course you wrote ‘cheap motels and hot links’ which obviously is referencing prostitution, which is objectifying women! You might as well have had computer generated pole dancers on your golf course!” “Are you insane?” I ask rhetorically, taking another swig from my Dewar’s bottle. “It’s a golf course. It’s a goddamn golf course!” “We’ve had our eye on you for some time, Mr. Cooper. We predicted that you would do something like this to try to convert more impressionable golfers into your sexist views regarding The Golf Club.” I eyes went wide at hearing this statement. Someone was watching me? Who? The CIA? EA Sports? Obviously, we had now entered dangerous terrain. “Who in the hell is this?” I ask, my voice stern. “Don’t try any deviation tactics. Who is this?” “This is Zoe Quinn,” the female voice said. “I knew it!” I screamed at the top of my lungs. “You crazed banshee. You have been tailing me since our days in Albany. Stop terrorizing me! We were just two ships that passed in the night. You were PC, I was Console. You can’t change that!” “Oh, I can change a whole lot of things now,” Zoe said. “I got the power now, Harry. Guess you didn’t take that into account when you were SHATTERING MY HEART!” “Your heart was shattered because it was already cracked,” I shouted back at her over the phone. “Can’t you see that, woman!?! I knew the innocent Zoe, the Zoe before the tattoos and store-bought hair dye. You wanted to be the stereotypical gaming developer, the indie dev, while I wanted to restore people back to their natural appearance.” Her weeping continued, as well as her anger. “Oh Harry, I’ve waited all these years for you to give me the means to destroy you.” She wailed for a moment from the years of torment of having a broken heart. “And now you given me what I have waited for. With your Greg Norman Designer ‘Salton Sea Golf Course’, I will now be able to destroy you. I will be able to destroy you like you destroyed me those many years ago on that cold Albany night!” “You insane devil,” I shouted. “Why are you putting this stress, THIS TARGET, on me now!?! I am in the middle of an important tournament! This is Drayton Lakes! Do you have any idea the amount that is riding on this!?!” I heard Zoe start to laugh through her tears, an evil, nefarious laugh that rose from the inner depths of her diaphragm. “Oh yes, Harry. I know of your dedication to The Golf Club. I know of your loyalty to HB Studios. Believe me, bucko. I know each time you pick up that PS4 controller! You might as well say bye-bye to your birdies and eagles. You’ll be lucky if you stay under par ever again!” “She Devil!” I screamed. “Destroyer of worlds. Your eyes of thine from mine draw salt tears! First I have Andrew Wilson on my back, and now I got you terrorizing me! You won’t take me down, woman. And you won’t take down HB STUDIOS!” “Tell me, Harry” said Zoe is a sadistically calm voice. “Have you heard of Anita Sarkeesian and Brianna Wu?” Her laughter began again, deeper and richer in tone, fully satisfied. I hung up the phone. My arm reached back to heave the Samsung S6 into the wall, but my better senses held me back. My body trembled momentarily while my muscles began to relax. Eventually, I was able to let the phone drop to the floor, undamaged. I immediately grabbed my bottle of Dewar’s, drinking from it deeply, quickly lighting a cigarette afterwards while the scotch still burned my throat. I already knew that this was not the last of Zoe Quinn. It doesn’t work like that. It doesn’t even work like that at all. She would be back. She still had her memories, just as much as I did. Memories before the "5 Guys and a burger". Memories before the hashtags and hatred. Memories of a girl who once laid her head on my shoulder as we would ride the subway train at night, sharing a slice of pizza. Yeah, there were good memories, but they only made the bad memories even more bitter now. You can’t break a woman’s heart without scaring yourself a little. Finally, once my heart stopped racing and my anger waned, I looked at my widescreen. In front of me was Drayton Lakes Hole #1. It was still Round 3 of the tournament, and I still had a job to do. I crushed out my cigarette and lit another one. I picked up my PS4 controller. Yeah, I still had a job to do. In the back of my mind, I wonder if Zoe already knew I had the PS4 controller in my hand. Not a happy camper
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Post by BayouBengals on Feb 27, 2016 13:37:24 GMT -5
Well done, Craig. I keep having Paul's tourney scores in the back of my mind as I play as it looks like -36 is what it will take to get there. I am leaving some shots out there, but am overall pretty satisfied with my rounds of 63, 60 and 63. My putting has improved and I am making run at 15-20+ foot putts now, especially on the wet conditions. I just hope I have at least a 66 in me for the last round that I have left to play to get close at least . Thank you! I left myself with a lot of putts inside of 10', most of which were fairly straight. I found myself doing that with Paul's score also. I knew there was very little chance I would beat it, just wanted to solidify that B card. I see you posted a 64 in the final round. Nicely done man! Congrats on the CC-B Card.
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Post by andrewh on Feb 27, 2016 17:01:02 GMT -5
Whew, yeah thanks! Looks like I made it. I played it a bit careful on a few putts to give myself easy two-putts instead of going for a few more. I probably played it a bit too safe, but at least I made it Looks like there will be quite a party in CC-A this week, and tough competition to stay there.
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