Season 7 - Changes/Start Date
Sept 13, 2020 15:51:26 GMT -5
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Post by Doyley on Sept 13, 2020 15:51:26 GMT -5
Start Date: September 20th
We will be doing a site-wide Qualifying Event for all members that opt into our main tours - all tour cards from last season will be cleared (excluding True Sim Tour).
Important Dates:
Tour Structure
(Pro Tours)
Platinum Tour
Elite Tour
Kinetic Tour
(Amateur Tour)
Challenge Circuit/Qualifying Pool
(Other Tours)
Beer League (formerly ProAm Tour)
True Sim Tour
Main Tours
Beer League
True Sim Tour
Hosted out of the TGCTours (Special Events) society
Tours will be sorted as follows
** Subject to change should participation dictate **
Those that don’t earn a tour card will return to the Qualifying Pool and will be able to try and qualify again the following week
You must complete all 8-rounds to be eligible for placement. If you can't complete the site-wide Q-Event for any reason you will remain in the Qualifying Pool and be auto-registered in the weekly Q-Events starting October 4th.
There is no cut during Qualifying Events.
Registration will open Saturday, September 19th.
Q-Event Courses
Week 1 will be hosted by Whiskey Dunes - Tour
Week 2 will be hosted by Evangelist GC (Tourney)
Main Tours or Beer League - Choose a Path
All members (new and old) need to decide which path they want to take to start Season 7. Information on what each of these options offer have been detailed above in the Tour Structure section.
Option #1 - Main Tours
Option #2 - Beer League
True Sim Tour
[*]Can be played alongside Option #1 or #2 or as your only tour
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Weekly Qualifying Events
Once the season starts (October 4th) the TGCTours (Challenge Circuit) society will host weekly Qualifying Events where limited tour cards will be available.
Qualifying Pool
This refers to the group of people without a tour card who are entering Qualifying Events trying to earn a tour card to one of our main tours. There is no limit to the amount of Qualifying Events you can participate in during the season.
Rule Updates/Tweaks
[*]Make cut to clear 1 demotion mark (if you have one)
[*]Miss cut to clear 1 promotion mark (if you have one)
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Leaderboard Score Reveals
[*]R2 - Tuesday 4am UTC *new
[*]R3 - Thursday 4am UTC *new
[*]R4 - Friday 4am UTC *new
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Cut Deadline
** All tours now have a R1/R2 deadline of Thursday 4am UTC **
Acceptable Shots on Green
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Society Settings
Swing Difficulty (Platinum, Elite, Kinetic, Challenge Circuit): Master
Swing Difficulty (Beer League): Pro
Swing Timing: On
Distance Control Meter: Off
Distance Control Assist: Off
Putt Preview: 0
Course Yardage: Open
Pro Vision: All off
Scout Camera: UI Off
Lie Grid: Open
Green Grid: Open
Pin Preference: Open
Aim Marker: Open
Wind Display (Platinum/Elite/Kinetic): Meter Only
Wind Display (Challenge Circuit/Beer League): Open
Distance Display: Carry
True Sim Tour
Swing Difficulty: Master
Swing Timing: On
Distance Control Meter: Off
Distance Control Assist: Off
Putt Preview: 0
Course Yardage: On
Pro Vision: All off
Scout Camera: Off
Lie Grid: Off
Green Grid: Off
Pin Preference: Open
Aim Marker: Marker Only
Wind Display: Meter Only
Distance Display: Carry
Porting Courses to TGCT Database
Designers, if you have an approved course in our database from 2019, and have ported it in-game to PGA Tour 2K21, you should port it on our site so it shows up in 2K21 course searches at TGC Tours.
1. Go to My Designer Page
2. Search your My TGC 2019 Courses section
3. Click Port to 2K21 link beside courses you have brought into PGA Tour 2K21
Please do not resubmit approved 2019 courses that you have ported in-game - use our port feature to quickly bring them into 2K21 database.
Note: Email commish@tgctours.com if you changed your course's name - we can update it
Early Birds & Promotions/Demotions
There will be 20+ hours of overlap from when a new event will start (Sunday at 12am UTC) and the previous week's event will be finalized (Sunday 10pm'ish UTC). We open events early in-game to give extra weekend days to help complete rounds before the cut deadline.
TGC Tours events officially start on our website on the Monday of every week. We'll do our best to finalize each week as quick as possible - just be aware you may be promoted/demoted to a new society after a week is finalized - and to take this into account if you play on the opening day in-game for a fresh week. You may be required to replay your rounds in the correct society.
This gap is much larger than in prior seasons due to the new start/stop times of events.
Renamed Tours & Events
We have changed our real tour names (formerly PGA Tour, European Tour, Korn Ferry) and events names. This gives us some flexibility should we need to help offset costs with sponsorships, etc.
We will be doing a site-wide Qualifying Event for all members that opt into our main tours - all tour cards from last season will be cleared (excluding True Sim Tour).
Important Dates:
Tour Structure
(Pro Tours)
Platinum Tour
Elite Tour
Kinetic Tour
(Amateur Tour)
Challenge Circuit/Qualifying Pool
(Other Tours)
Beer League (formerly ProAm Tour)
True Sim Tour
Main Tours
Beer League
True Sim Tour
Site-Wide Qualifying Event
To be held over two weeks (8 rounds) starting September 20th and will be used to initially sort out the main tours.Hosted out of the TGCTours (Special Events) society
Tours will be sorted as follows
** Subject to change should participation dictate **
Those that don’t earn a tour card will return to the Qualifying Pool and will be able to try and qualify again the following week
You must complete all 8-rounds to be eligible for placement. If you can't complete the site-wide Q-Event for any reason you will remain in the Qualifying Pool and be auto-registered in the weekly Q-Events starting October 4th.
There is no cut during Qualifying Events.
Registration will open Saturday, September 19th.
Week 1 will be hosted by Whiskey Dunes - Tour
Week 2 will be hosted by Evangelist GC (Tourney)
Main Tours or Beer League - Choose a Path
All members (new and old) need to decide which path they want to take to start Season 7. Information on what each of these options offer have been detailed above in the Tour Structure section.
** Note: True Sim Tour can be played alongside either option above or on its own
Option #1 - Main Tours
Option #2 - Beer League
True Sim Tour
[*]Can be played alongside Option #1 or #2 or as your only tour
[/ul]
Once the season starts (October 4th) the TGCTours (Challenge Circuit) society will host weekly Qualifying Events where limited tour cards will be available.
This refers to the group of people without a tour card who are entering Qualifying Events trying to earn a tour card to one of our main tours. There is no limit to the amount of Qualifying Events you can participate in during the season.
[*]Make cut to clear 1 demotion mark (if you have one)
[*]Miss cut to clear 1 promotion mark (if you have one)
[/ul]
Leaderboard Score Reveals
[*]R2 - Tuesday 4am UTC *new
[*]R3 - Thursday 4am UTC *new
[*]R4 - Friday 4am UTC *new
[/ul]
Cut Deadline
** All tours now have a R1/R2 deadline of Thursday 4am UTC **
Acceptable Shots on Green
[/ul]
Society Settings
Swing Difficulty (Platinum, Elite, Kinetic, Challenge Circuit): Master
Swing Difficulty (Beer League): Pro
Swing Timing: On
Distance Control Meter: Off
Distance Control Assist: Off
Putt Preview: 0
Course Yardage: Open
Pro Vision: All off
Scout Camera: UI Off
Lie Grid: Open
Green Grid: Open
Pin Preference: Open
Aim Marker: Open
Wind Display (Platinum/Elite/Kinetic): Meter Only
Wind Display (Challenge Circuit/Beer League): Open
Distance Display: Carry
True Sim Tour
Swing Difficulty: Master
Swing Timing: On
Distance Control Meter: Off
Distance Control Assist: Off
Putt Preview: 0
Course Yardage: On
Pro Vision: All off
Scout Camera: Off
Lie Grid: Off
Green Grid: Off
Pin Preference: Open
Aim Marker: Marker Only
Wind Display: Meter Only
Distance Display: Carry
Porting Courses to TGCT Database
Designers, if you have an approved course in our database from 2019, and have ported it in-game to PGA Tour 2K21, you should port it on our site so it shows up in 2K21 course searches at TGC Tours.
1. Go to My Designer Page
2. Search your My TGC 2019 Courses section
3. Click Port to 2K21 link beside courses you have brought into PGA Tour 2K21
Please do not resubmit approved 2019 courses that you have ported in-game - use our port feature to quickly bring them into 2K21 database.
Note: Email commish@tgctours.com if you changed your course's name - we can update it
Early Birds & Promotions/Demotions
There will be 20+ hours of overlap from when a new event will start (Sunday at 12am UTC) and the previous week's event will be finalized (Sunday 10pm'ish UTC). We open events early in-game to give extra weekend days to help complete rounds before the cut deadline.
TGC Tours events officially start on our website on the Monday of every week. We'll do our best to finalize each week as quick as possible - just be aware you may be promoted/demoted to a new society after a week is finalized - and to take this into account if you play on the opening day in-game for a fresh week. You may be required to replay your rounds in the correct society.
This gap is much larger than in prior seasons due to the new start/stop times of events.
We have changed our real tour names (formerly PGA Tour, European Tour, Korn Ferry) and events names. This gives us some flexibility should we need to help offset costs with sponsorships, etc.