Nut
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The Nuty 9 course is my favorite.
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Post by Nut on Sept 1, 2017 18:34:26 GMT -5
Hey whats up members my first thread. I'm about to submit a course. I was wondering what is the maximum yardage of a course. My course is 3 tees (red-8388) (white-8642) (gold-8880). Thanks all
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Post by ErixonStone on Sept 1, 2017 21:30:50 GMT -5
Hey whats up members my first thread. I'm about to submit a course. I was wondering what is the maximum yardage of a course. My course is 3 tees (red-8388) (white-8642) (gold-8880). Thanks all sheesh that's long. I guess it depends on the par of each hole, but at an average of 489 yards, unless the course plays significantly downhill, that just sounds excruciatingly long. "Long" courses generally play at around 7500 yards. Maybe your course plays at par 80, but that's a lot of par 5s.
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Post by Clint Kelso on Sept 2, 2017 9:19:46 GMT -5
7900 would be the longest a course could be and still be playable and Tour worthy. Maybe 8100 for a major or something. But 8??? Anything is really long and Driver 5 wood on almost every hole
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2017 9:49:38 GMT -5
If you want my honest advice, don't make it, you will be the only one who plays it. If it were real, like Erin Hills, then sure fill your boots. A course can be difficult without being long if that is what you are after. Go play "Patience Hollow Golf Club" by culallen there are a few good examples of short and difficult. The "Links at lighthouse sound" has a few good examples as well. Firing in Driver 3 wood on every par 4 is completely boring. Those clubs just provide for no opportunity to make a good shot. Mind you every course should have those long holes to mix things up a little, just not over and over. JMHO.
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Post by rob4590 on Sept 2, 2017 11:13:45 GMT -5
Surely a relevant question to the OP is: WHY have you made your course so long? Is it purely to make it difficult?
Is there a reason why you can't put it a set of tees which are shorter (even if 'only' at 7500) which are more likely to get played by people?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2017 13:48:24 GMT -5
As a fellow designer and scheduler I will chime in on this one.
A) Steve is 100% correct. You will not get plays by the community with those lengths except maybe the slight few that give it a look as a novelty.
B) By doing this as your first release and announcing you inadvertently create speedbumps for people taking your future courses seriously. I'm in no way intending this to sound harsh or being an ass, but some if not most will assume you have no idea how a real golf course works and completely skip over future created course threads.
C) As a scheduler, I would never even give this a fair shake when the front tees are over 8000yds long. Steve is 100% correct in this regard as well in that there is zero shotmaking at those lengths. Driver, 3w, then hope you can putt.
Once again, I'm not trying to be discouraging or condescending in any way, but you're not going to publish this and get it added to the official course database or out on tour.
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Nut
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The Nuty 9 course is my favorite.
Posts: 17
TGCT Name: Jim Carr
Tour: CC-E
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Post by Nut on Sept 4, 2017 19:32:28 GMT -5
Thanks for all the help everyone. Case closed i will shorten it up.
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Nut
Caddy
The Nuty 9 course is my favorite.
Posts: 17
TGCT Name: Jim Carr
Tour: CC-E
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Post by Nut on Sept 15, 2017 16:47:51 GMT -5
Ok i members i shortened it up. I just published a course called Tree Fiddy in TGC2. I have not submitted it yet to TGCTours yet. If anyone has the time can you give it a quick try. Thank You very much Nut.
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Sept 19, 2017 4:20:39 GMT -5
This is a good topic to bring up! as a former scheduler reviewer ranger blah blah this is my opinion.
Firstly no one wants there courses to be destroyed by the big boys but length isn't the answer. 8800 yards is massive
Par 3s need a variety a short a couple of mids and a long is my opinion here by long i mean 190-240 not 300y like ive seen.
Par 4s have 1 or 2 short with risk reward elements and dont have every one 500ys
par 5s for the love of God lets not have all of them over 600ys maybe 1 even then its not something i like seeing have a small green at a horrible angle with water and bunkers for protection less of the driver wood iron par 5s.
The main point is variety gets courses played if im hitting driver on 18 holes and follow with a wood hybrid long iron ill be pissed and stop playing.
Anyway thats my opinion for what its worth.
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Nut
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The Nuty 9 course is my favorite.
Posts: 17
TGCT Name: Jim Carr
Tour: CC-E
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Post by Nut on Sept 22, 2017 20:11:32 GMT -5
Thanks for the great info MoeSlorkman.
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Post by linkslover on Oct 30, 2017 2:56:48 GMT -5
Variety is the spice of life and playing golf. Variety in your course makes it more enjoyable to play.
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