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Post by DrnkNdKnwThngs on Jan 28, 2020 12:06:58 GMT -5
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Post by cathalos1991 on Jan 28, 2020 12:20:26 GMT -5
As the TGCTours staff member responsible for running the official contest details throughout the years, I figured this is a good time to put a note explaining our thought process. --- To any of the 'new' designers to competitions, please understand that whether you get selected for this contest or not, it is NOT meant as a discouragement to your involvement in this community. It is very important to me that you understand that. We have a great design community, we like to rib each other and have fun, and we welcome all newcomers to the fold. We are glad you found us! With that said, the entry requirements to each tournament are different for a reason, and it's to give designers of all levels a place to challenge themselves throughout the year in a design contest. The object is not to be elitist or to discourage anybody's involvement, but inversely to ENcourage a progression of skills through contest levels. The Rookie Design Challenge and the CC Championship is meant to invite all newcomers to contests so that they can get their feet wet. On the other end of the spectrum, the World Cup of Design is meant to give the community's best a chance to face off against each other. I would say the Major and Dream Team are somewhere in between those sides of the scale. Keep in mind that the prize for the Major Design Championship is to host a major event (the Olympics this year), so as contest directors it does us no good to have 10 trusted designers competing against 15 unproven designers that could possibly make a great course, or might turn in something that is completely garbage, or worse, put up a "DNF" and thus have blocked a spot from a better designer that would have put out a good course. I hope that I'm explaining that in a way that is "factual and situational" rather than "emotional." Again, the idea behind prerequisites is NOT to be jerks and hold people out, it's to hopefully maintain the best purpose of the contest and achieve the results we hope to have for the tours. There is NO shame in having the CC Championship be your first contest, nor the Rookie Design Challenge. In fact, you will see many veteran designers (like myself) compete in the CC Championship, so the competition will be fierce in there as well. Keep in mind, most all of the people we are referring to as contest veterans cut their teeth in one of those contests, and it's because of that that they get special consideration for the bigger contests. As my team in Philly used to say, "Trust the Process!" --- If there are no wildcard spots available in the end, I'd happily take a spot in the CC competition. Would love just to finally get to enter one tbh, I'm not overly picky and I know how good these top tier designers are so it'd be awesome to compete |
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Post by meyo on Jan 28, 2020 12:29:51 GMT -5
1) a contest winner within the past two years, nope
2) a top-5 finisher in any contest within the past two years, nope but did come in 9th in the Dream Team Contest
3) competed in at least two design competitions (exc. rookie) within the past year, nope
4) wild-card slots chosen by the contest directors 
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 13:42:29 GMT -5
If we decide on Acouna Reserve Tour alone... you're screwed! LOL
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Post by meyo on Jan 28, 2020 14:05:24 GMT -5
If we decide on Acouna Reserve Tour alone... you're screwed! LOL This is going to haunt me for the rest of my TGC designing career  |
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Post by mayday_golf83 on Jan 28, 2020 14:25:25 GMT -5
If we decide on Acouna Reserve Tour alone... you're screwed! LOL This is going to haunt me for the rest of my TGC designing career Nonsense ... If Trayys can get over the stain that is Berry Bay, there's hope for us all!  |
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Post by mjhamilton113 on Jan 28, 2020 14:30:00 GMT -5
As the TGCTours staff member responsible for running the official contest details throughout the years, I figured this is a good time to put a note explaining our thought process. --- To any of the 'new' designers to competitions, please understand that whether you get selected for this contest or not, it is NOT meant as a discouragement to your involvement in this community. It is very important to me that you understand that. We have a great design community, we like to rib each other and have fun, and we welcome all newcomers to the fold. We are glad you found us! With that said, the entry requirements to each tournament are different for a reason, and it's to give designers of all levels a place to challenge themselves throughout the year in a design contest. The object is not to be elitist or to discourage anybody's involvement, but inversely to ENcourage a progression of skills through contest levels. The Rookie Design Challenge and the CC Championship is meant to invite all newcomers to contests so that they can get their feet wet. On the other end of the spectrum, the World Cup of Design is meant to give the community's best a chance to face off against each other. I would say the Major and Dream Team are somewhere in between those sides of the scale. Keep in mind that the prize for the Major Design Championship is to host a major event (the Olympics this year), so as contest directors it does us no good to have 10 trusted designers competing against 15 unproven designers that could possibly make a great course, or might turn in something that is completely garbage, or worse, put up a "DNF" and thus have blocked a spot from a better designer that would have put out a good course. I hope that I'm explaining that in a way that is "factual and situational" rather than "emotional." Again, the idea behind prerequisites is NOT to be jerks and hold people out, it's to hopefully maintain the best purpose of the contest and achieve the results we hope to have for the tours. There is NO shame in having the CC Championship be your first contest, nor the Rookie Design Challenge. In fact, you will see many veteran designers (like myself) compete in the CC Championship, so the competition will be fierce in there as well. Keep in mind, most all of the people we are referring to as contest veterans cut their teeth in one of those contests, and it's because of that that they get special consideration for the bigger contests. As my team in Philly used to say, "Trust the Process!" --- Trust me, totally understood. You won't find someone like myself, new to contests, offended. Looking forward to ascending my way up the ranks  |
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Post by meyo on Jan 28, 2020 14:33:28 GMT -5
This is going to haunt me for the rest of my TGC designing career Nonsense ... If Trayys can get over the stain that is Berry Bay, there's hope for us all! Thank you Jeremy, I knew you would back me up |
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Post by DrnkNdKnwThngs on Jan 28, 2020 14:38:45 GMT -5
This is going to haunt me for the rest of my TGC designing career Nonsense ... If Trayys can get over the stain that is Berry Bay, there's hope for us all! And those "Berry Stains" can be notoriously tough to get out... ~Drnk |
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Post by DrnkNdKnwThngs on Jan 28, 2020 14:40:30 GMT -5
As the TGCTours staff member responsible for running the official contest details throughout the years, I figured this is a good time to put a note explaining our thought process... --- blah, blah, blah ... "Trust the Process!" --- Trust me, totally understood. You won't find someone like myself, new to contests, offended. Looking forward to ascending my way up the ranks And we all look forward to competing against you, good sir... ~Drnk |
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Post by Terry Grayson on Jan 28, 2020 16:32:57 GMT -5
decided not to participate
sorry for wasting this space
enjoy gang |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 16:40:27 GMT -5
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Post by CiB0RG on Jan 28, 2020 16:42:35 GMT -5
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Post by zzfr33b1rdzz on Jan 28, 2020 17:24:47 GMT -5
Ok, WTH - I'm in..
Have another Mulligan concept in sketch mode anyway....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 18:11:13 GMT -5
decided not to participate
sorry for wasting this space
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