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Post by b101 on Mar 29, 2020 17:41:17 GMT -5
And the course is live - Black Salt Valley (Major). Enjoy and leave your pro clubs at home  |
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Post by Terry Grayson on Mar 29, 2020 18:40:42 GMT -5
You are an evil person Ben, pure evil....
Eric sent us a text saying to play pin 4 and how difficult it was and I thought PFFFT ill rip it a new one....
well I was wrong... These greensites may be some of the most fun yet most make you want to punch a puppy than I have played in a long long time...Reminded me of TGC 1 and Taste's Black Widow course...
Evil, pure evil genius stuff on these greens... I had it to -5 on the back nine but had a double bogie and a bogie and ended up -3 but I fought and clawed my way
around this course, scared to death on every single putt
Stunning stunning course, I mean top notch work here... planting, sculpting absolutely stood out...
Oh yeah one of those par 5's on the back I cussed you, because I hit my second and had a 203 foot putt.. That green was a tad big.. LOL
Absolute great work here sir, loved every second playing this golf course....
Best of luck Ben, man you have come such a long way in such a short time in this designer... This one had major D punch written all over it and its gonna make some people cuss and cry ha ha ha
Great work bud
Terry
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Post by cplampman on Mar 29, 2020 18:53:28 GMT -5
Really good job here. Shot a bogey free -4 on the front. Thennnnn 4 over on the back. I had a blast playing this though. Loved some of the slopes you could hit into and roll back or some of the “funnels” to land your shots and have it roll to the pin. Top notch work as usual and good luck.
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reebdoog
TGCT Design Competition Directors
Posts: 2,742 
TGCT Name: Brian Jeffords
Tour: CC-Pro
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Post by reebdoog on Mar 29, 2020 19:16:11 GMT -5
this is a fun course to play and I'm sure I'll be back. I found a few of the holes to kind of run together a bit and like terry said the greens may be a bit large, but it's a lovely course and one I will be playing many times as I felt right on the edge of a good round the entire time (played pin 4...cause why not?). Great work bubba!
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Post by 15eicheltower9 on Mar 29, 2020 20:16:23 GMT -5
Not going to mention my score but.... srew you, Ben.
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Post by rhino4life on Mar 29, 2020 20:47:38 GMT -5
Through 7 holes.... FFS!
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Post by jimgem on Mar 29, 2020 21:15:43 GMT -5
Great course' very tough and challenging' Gd luck in the comp..
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Lifeonaboard
Amateur Golfer
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TGCT Name: Jaron Pauls
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Post by Lifeonaboard on Mar 29, 2020 21:33:32 GMT -5
This course will win.
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Post by coruler2 on Mar 29, 2020 23:05:43 GMT -5
Started with 5 straight birdies, as started thinking I'm king of Ben's course, and then a 4-putt double-bogey nut punch. Sputtered around to a -6 finish. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
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Post by b101 on Mar 30, 2020 1:09:37 GMT -5
Thanks all for the kind comments. Figured I had to go full out polarising in this contest, so let’s see how she does. There’ll definitely be people who absolutely hate this one, and that’s cool 🙂
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Post by lessthanbread on Mar 30, 2020 1:42:03 GMT -5
You are a sick sick man. Those greens are devilishly fun. Basically the product of mixing Heaven and Hell together. Kicked my butt all up and down the valley but still so much fun and those views are second to none. Fantastic entry and good luck sir
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Post by b101 on Mar 30, 2020 3:36:01 GMT -5
Oh, and a quick link to the video of the real life inspiration for this course - helps to understand the greens a little more. Backstory is that they originally designed the greens slightly larger than normal with runoffs around them, but for some reason, the green grass overtook the fairway grass and they grew so that the runoffs became part of the greens. One day, Hanse and team went out to find that the greenkeepers had pinned a runoff swale as if it were green. They absolutely loved it and let the greens grow further - it's a great leveller as it allows for higher handicappers to find the greens more regularly, whilst making it tough on the better player to hit the right spots. When designing this, I followed the same principle - made greens with runoffs as I usually would, then extended the green and pinned some of the runoffs. Tour version likely coming later today with four different pinsets and slightly slower green speeds. |
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 30, 2020 15:04:29 GMT -5
😁 Looking forward to this.
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Post by yeltzman on Mar 30, 2020 15:28:23 GMT -5
Wonderful design work on this one don't think you will see much better from anybody,just found around the greens too tough for my game with a bit of chipping and flopping got myself round in 3 under at the 3rd attempt.Stunning course and those who enjoy a challenge will love this,but i remember the US open Competition in TGC1 and it drove me mad playing them,so i am giving the rest a miss in this competition,played 3 so far and they have all been stunning but around the greens i just get frustrated because my game is just not good enough.It should do well in the competition all down to what the judges are looking for.  |
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Post by Australian on Mar 31, 2020 7:55:11 GMT -5
Crikey Ben! What a course. You've excelled in this design. Stunningly beautiful and such a fun challenge. Loved the battle. Already looking forward to playing it again. Hats off to you.
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