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Post by theduke21 on May 11, 2020 0:39:43 GMT -5
I nearly gave up after the short par 4 in rd 2. Just quickly play thru and take the MC. So we have an easy birdie with the short par 4. Drive it pin high, left of the green in the rough. Easy chip and putt, but the chip rolls clear off the green. So chip and putt for par. Great, let's make it a 5th MC by 1 stroke (thanks to the dude who posted how many people have missed the cut this year by 1 stroke i now know how many LOL). Staring down yet another MC, I birdie and eagle the last 2 holes to get to -19. I've missed so many cuts. This was my last try or else I just have to accept I don't belong here. Just can't put together 2 good rounds in a row. The MC by 1 stroke at the Masters was rough. The consecutive MC's since then was enough. Trying to get better instead of giving up. I've missed a ton of cuts but not bad enough to have any demotion marks right now. -19 has to get in, right?... How I got here was weird. Started in web.com, got better and switched to PC from XBox. Decided to play a promo late last season, did well enough to go to Euro. 6 events left in the season. Barely made the cut through the first 2 playoff events, then finished 4th in the final. So here I am. From web to PGA in 10 events, and just 2 top 5 finishes (no wins) in my life. But by now it was time to either play for nothing each week in PGA or go down to Euro. Why am I here, just to say I play on the PGA? I just hope this week is the start of actually being competitive, and not my peak. I feel you brother well said. No man’s land. Nowhere to go. Kinda wish more alt events were incorporated, but I get it. Obviously we can’t go back to the OG days of parallel Euro and PGA tours with top membership spread between both, but that was fun. Nothing to do but keep grinding each shot and occasionally play controller lottery hoping to catch lightning in a DS4 bottle. Want me to send you a spare one? In all seriousness, completely agree with the parallel membership. Really added some much needed variety.
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UrgeToFly
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TGCT Name: Charlie Kelly
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Post by UrgeToFly on May 11, 2020 2:43:45 GMT -5
I'm not much of a forum poster, but just wanted to share that I 3-putted from 7 ft for eagle on the 72nd hole with a chance to take the lead on PS4 (behind Rawesy, of course). 7 foot eagle putt to take the lead, missed a longer, nasty birdie putt to tie. Absolutely gutted, more than I ever expected would be possible from a video game. wmr5277 or anyone else out there please dear god blow us all out so I feel a little better
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Post by crushtastic on May 11, 2020 3:14:49 GMT -5
I keep saying to myself "Don't play PGA on Sunday night (Australian time), cause you never play well". Sunday night comes, and guess what, I play. And once again, not well. -12 for a missed cut. Will I ever learn??
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Post by donkeypuncherben on May 11, 2020 3:27:25 GMT -5
I'm not much of a forum poster, but just wanted to share that I 3-putted from 7 ft for eagle on the 72nd hole with a chance to take the lead on PS4 (behind Rawesy, of course). 7 foot eagle putt to take the lead, missed a longer, nasty birdie putt to tie. Absolutely gutted, more than I ever expected would be possible from a video game. wmr5277 or anyone else out there please dear god blow us all out so I feel a little better He’s not in the field, so sounds like you are still in the lead. Hopefully that makes you feel better
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Post by hippystein on May 11, 2020 3:38:38 GMT -5
First off i think the course set up was fair! Secondly hurry up amazon and send me my new controller. I dropped my pad on the floor about 4 weeks ago and since then ive been shanking loads of putts to the right. Its got so bad that im having to angle my pad and change my grip to try and get it in the blue. I ordered a new one off amazon but due to covid its not due for delivery till friday so i had to go with it this week and fight the shanks again. On full shots its playable as your moving the stick quicker back and forth but on tricky greens if you start it on the wrong line your done for. Round one was horrendous i hit it good but putted myself out of the tournament. A -7 which could of easily been -14 the number of putts that dont even get a look at the hole was obscene. It has started not letting me swing sometimes. I pull it back and it stalls. So have to start again. Some of the puttlines are just amazing. Its like a jackson pollock masterpiece crossed with zorro! After round 1s monstrosity i changed my putting technique and allowed for half fhe squirt on left to right putts and got lucky i was reading them well but had to slightly adjust and close my eyes! Putts started to drop but id already played myself out of contention in the first 27 (again) Good luck all left to play and fingers crossed this new game is not to far away. Hopefully they completely overhaul the swing mechanic and we can talk about the scores instead of all the usual push pull flicky rigged rubbish that has made this game lose some of its integrity. Just give us something that isnt so controller/ tv-setup/ framerate and network based so everybody is swinging the same and make it about the golf. Thats all we want. Stay safe all 👍👍
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UrgeToFly
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TGCT Name: Charlie Kelly
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Post by UrgeToFly on May 11, 2020 4:49:28 GMT -5
I'm not much of a forum poster, but just wanted to share that I 3-putted from 7 ft for eagle on the 72nd hole with a chance to take the lead on PS4 (behind Rawesy, of course). 7 foot eagle putt to take the lead, missed a longer, nasty birdie putt to tie. Absolutely gutted, more than I ever expected would be possible from a video game. wmr5277 or anyone else out there please dear god blow us all out so I feel a little better He’s not in the field, so sounds like you are still in the lead. Hopefully that makes you feel better No, I'm one stroke behind you now (I considered you in the lead as I knew Rawesy wasn't in the field.) Nice playing!
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Post by fadgewacker on May 11, 2020 4:56:06 GMT -5
I'm not much of a forum poster, but just wanted to share that I 3-putted from 7 ft for eagle on the 72nd hole with a chance to take the lead on PS4 (behind Rawesy, of course). 7 foot eagle putt to take the lead, missed a longer, nasty birdie putt to tie. Absolutely gutted, more than I ever expected would be possible from a video game. wmr5277 or anyone else out there please dear god blow us all out so I feel a little better I have a feeling a fella called Sean Abbott will likely answer your prayers...
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Post by donkeypuncherben on May 11, 2020 6:37:01 GMT -5
He’s not in the field, so sounds like you are still in the lead. Hopefully that makes you feel better No, I'm one stroke behind you now (I considered you in the lead as I knew Rawesy wasn't in the field.) Nice playing!
Sorry, re-reading your first post it was pretty clear. Should not be working and posting on these forums at the same time.
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Post by SMIFFYLFC79 on May 11, 2020 7:03:49 GMT -5
T-7 on Ps4 as i type this i know, right? -13 & -7 to be -20 thru 36H
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Post by xvshitanvx on May 11, 2020 7:59:54 GMT -5
I'm not much of a forum poster, but just wanted to share that I 3-putted from 7 ft for eagle on the 72nd hole with a chance to take the lead on PS4 (behind Rawesy, of course). 7 foot eagle putt to take the lead, missed a longer, nasty birdie putt to tie. Absolutely gutted, more than I ever expected would be possible from a video game. wmr5277 or anyone else out there please dear god blow us all out so I feel a little better He’s not in the field, so sounds like you are still in the lead. Hopefully that makes you feel better Why is he not in the field?
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Post by donkeypuncherben on May 11, 2020 9:46:41 GMT -5
He failed the fair play metrics 3 times which makes him inelligible for majors this season.
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Post by alexandre on May 11, 2020 11:33:05 GMT -5
This is sad. I'm out too. I did not pass a Valspar Championship (16/03/2020) a Masters (06/04/2020) and a Q school ( maybe november 2019 ) Now only at TGC 2019 2k - Next season. 10 days to train the Colonial CC (Tour). I may have a chance. He failed the fair play metrics 3 times which makes him inelligible for majors this season.
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LFCallum
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Post by LFCallum on May 11, 2020 13:10:41 GMT -5
Never regretted playing a practice round more than I do right now. -14 with a hole in 1 on 14 and an eagle on 15. I know practice rounds are much different due to pressure etc but its fun to speculate what could be. Just jumped straight into my proper rounds hoping that I could continue the good form
Was doing alright until a very slow downswing out of nowhere made double bogey the 12th. Then hobbled to a -8 finish. R2 was ok despite the very high winds. Main issue I had was a couple pin positions (15 especially). Another random very slow on 18 meant I only got par, finishing at -8 again.
Should really be sitting around the low -20's but hopefully -16 makes the cut (doubt it), otherwise it'll be 6th MC in a row.
The past 2 weeks I've been ok with the VH wind rounds for a change. Probably because of the courses designs being more open, and the direction of the wind not turning all the par 4's into par 5's etc. It's the phantom VF/VS downswings that are starting to piss me off. Cost me 3 shots this week, and it happens every week. Tempo consistency is the strongest part of my swing, I have 0 issues with it, so it doesn't make sense.
Regardless, big fan of the course, good luck all and I'll hopefully see you on the weekend.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2020 15:51:41 GMT -5
I will echo that I think the usage of the very high winds in the last two weeks has been appropriate and fair.
Played round one and was shooting lights out at -7 through 9 then I forgot how to putt apparently and had two 3 putts as I played holes 10-13 at +2. Took a deep breath and went back at it and played the last 5 holes -7 to finish -12 for the round. Hard to be disappointed with that but man if I could have held it together on that 4 hole stretch starting the back 9 it could have been a special round.
Round 2 wasn’t anything special, those VH winds have my number but I’m really trying to improve on these rounds to be more competitive. An Eagle on 18 saved an otherwise dismal round as I finished -7 to get to -19 through 36 holes. I hope that gets me to the weekend.
Really liked the course and setup so far.
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Post by fadgewacker on May 11, 2020 18:03:50 GMT -5
2 and out here... hit everything through the break in R1 and chucked in 2 stupid bogeys... left flags and right flags with the swing... -6.
R2 - i needed some inspiration so got my blind score ghost set up as my old mate Janice. Just so happens I kicked her arse, but ultimately we we’re both pretty sh%$, so it’s a MC for me with -13 total.
Stay safe, and play well folks.
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