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Post by jwtexan on Feb 14, 2021 21:15:16 GMT -5
This week we are at one of the more unique courses in 2k21, The OG Club. This course was built in game by a real golf course design company, Jackson Kahn. The course is wildly entertaining with some very fun hole concepts. Sometimes greens are hardly bigger than the aiming circle and other times they are bigger than some of the double greens you can find at the old course! I thought it was a really cool concept that an actual golf course design company chose to utilize 2k21 to build out a prospective course on a piece of property they are hoping to get under contract. You can check out their work in real life here: www.jacksonkahndesign.com/ Here is what they wrote on the database entry under course description: The OG Club is located in the Everglades of Florida. This course was designed and built by Jackson Kahn Design ( David Kahn, and Design Associate Calan Hoppe ) It features tall pine trees and native grasses throughout. There are many dunes that cut across the property and offer a unique aesthetic while playing and a few come into play. Many holes have wide extensive playspace but you must strategically place your ball in the fairway to get the best angles into some tougher hole locations. It plays long from the Black tees, especially with the prevailing wind out of the Southwest. The course can also be set up as an 18 hole Par 3 course, as each hole that isn't a traditional par 3 has a designated par 3 tee. The property also has an extensive practice facility.
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Post by up mup kupen nup on Feb 15, 2021 2:31:36 GMT -5
Hello. The Happy Tee Friends are looking for players!Happy Tee Friends is a team league for Pro Tour players based on the TGCT Challenge Circuit events. Currently, we are 16 players (1 from Kinetic, 5 from Elite, and 10 from Platinum) competing in 4 teams, and we are approaching the end of our second season. For Season 3, we are looking to expand, which is why there are some open spots available!Requirements: - play 4 extra TGCT rounds (Challenge Circuit) per week over multiple weeks - report your scores in the dedicated thread (and maybe tell us your story behind these scores) - be in a friendly and relaxed mood Please get in touch with me via PM if you want to join! Cheers! Kevin
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Post by dansamp on Feb 15, 2021 15:36:00 GMT -5
I'll start things off... missed out on that last promo mark by one shot last week, so hoping for better fortune this time around. I thought this was a very nice course, but very long and challenging. Felt like I was hitting a 5 iron or longer on every hole, although I do have fairly forgiving (shorter distance) clubs. The par 5s especially are super long. Felt like I needed driver, 3 wood or 3I, and then still an iron in for me in these wind conditions!
Had two solid rounds to start things off, -9 and -12 for -21 through 2. Wonder where the cut line will settle this week!
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Post by toddfather on Feb 15, 2021 17:29:29 GMT -5
I suck at this game...and these are courses I help pick! Probable double strike for me this week. Loved the course design though...a lot of fun.
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Post by robn on Feb 15, 2021 19:01:03 GMT -5
I'm a fan of this track but I probably blew it in R2 as far as making the cut goes. -6 to start was OK(ish). Shocking tempo in R2 saw me hack it around for an ugly -3. Haven't quite settled into playing on Series X yet that's for sure.
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Post by ddixjr509 on Feb 16, 2021 18:50:35 GMT -5
I know better than to try and play any meaningful rounds from 6-9p... I always get crazy tempo fluctuations, which I'm certain is server related. But my practice rounds went stellar, so I took the chance. R1: -7 through 14... then the HB hamsters took a dinner break; 3 straight 3 putts where i got red fast putts on the first putt. finished R1 -4 and instead of that last greenie- go into make cut mode. R2: my wife is telling me to put the controller away- save it for tomorrow... but i play another practice round and shoot -13. so i power on. -3 through 4... that's where I finished. the fluctuations in the server side tempo is wildly random- sometimes it's perfect, sometimes it's sh|t... tonight it was a massive pile of sh|t
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Post by robn on Feb 17, 2021 8:02:32 GMT -5
I know better than to try and play any meaningful rounds from 6-9p... I always get crazy tempo fluctuations, which I'm certain is server related. But my practice rounds went stellar, so I took the chance. R1: -7 through 14... then the HB hamsters took a dinner break; 3 straight 3 putts where i got red fast putts on the first putt. finished R1 -4 and instead of that last greenie- go into make cut mode. R2: my wife is telling me to put the controller away- save it for tomorrow... but i play another practice round and shoot -13. so i power on. -3 through 4... that's where I finished. the fluctuations in the server side tempo is wildly random- sometimes it's perfect, sometimes it's sh|t... tonight it was a massive pile of sh|t Well I can certainly relate to the contents of this post! I'm not big on practice rounds myself though. I might play one before the first round just to get a feel for a course and to see if there's anything in particular I might need to watch out for. But I won't put much effort or thought into how I actually play during a practice spin. I feel like tearing up a course during a practice round will only add to any pressure/expectations you might have when it comes to the real thing.
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Post by dansamp on Feb 17, 2021 8:33:20 GMT -5
I know better than to try and play any meaningful rounds from 6-9p... I always get crazy tempo fluctuations, which I'm certain is server related. But my practice rounds went stellar, so I took the chance. R1: -7 through 14... then the HB hamsters took a dinner break; 3 straight 3 putts where i got red fast putts on the first putt. finished R1 -4 and instead of that last greenie- go into make cut mode. R2: my wife is telling me to put the controller away- save it for tomorrow... but i play another practice round and shoot -13. so i power on. -3 through 4... that's where I finished. the fluctuations in the server side tempo is wildly random- sometimes it's perfect, sometimes it's sh|t... tonight it was a massive pile of sh|t Well I can certainly relate to the contents of this post! I'm not big on practice rounds myself though. I might play one before the first round just to get a feel for a course and to see if there's anything in particular I might need to watch out for. But I won't put much effort or thought into how I actually play during a practice spin. I feel like tearing up a course during a practice round will only add to any pressure/expectations you might have when it comes to the real thing. Typically, I'll play next week's course a couple times mid-week to get a feel for it, but won't be too concerned with my scores. Whenever I go to do my actual rounds (usually Sunday), I'll warm up with a round to get a feel for tempo, then play them.
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Post by Tuffguts on Feb 17, 2021 8:59:15 GMT -5
Had a nice start at -9 with a couple of chip ins and good long putting. Rd2 was a -2 disaster. Scraped birds on 15 and 16 to possibly make the cut at -11. Went ahead and played last 2 rounds and -5 on v fast greens in Rd3....a heap of lip outs on shortish putts spoilt the round. Had a 50ft eagle bomb on one of the short par 4's. Rd4 was flat, then went -10 for last 12 holes. 3 eagles incl hole out on par4 16th. -26 total so after my double greens last week, don't think I'll be going anywhere......which isn't so bad because the thought of playing 8 rounds on the same real life course in Plat and TST bores me 5hitless. Loving the great fictional courses in E and K. Cheers
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Post by ddixjr509 on Feb 17, 2021 9:40:46 GMT -5
I know better than to try and play any meaningful rounds from 6-9p... I always get crazy tempo fluctuations, which I'm certain is server related. But my practice rounds went stellar, so I took the chance. R1: -7 through 14... then the HB hamsters took a dinner break; 3 straight 3 putts where i got red fast putts on the first putt. finished R1 -4 and instead of that last greenie- go into make cut mode. R2: my wife is telling me to put the controller away- save it for tomorrow... but i play another practice round and shoot -13. so i power on. -3 through 4... that's where I finished. the fluctuations in the server side tempo is wildly random- sometimes it's perfect, sometimes it's sh|t... tonight it was a massive pile of sh|t Well I can certainly relate to the contents of this post! I'm not big on practice rounds myself though. I might play one before the first round just to get a feel for a course and to see if there's anything in particular I might need to watch out for. But I won't put much effort or thought into how I actually play during a practice spin. I feel like tearing up a course during a practice round will only add to any pressure/expectations you might have when it comes to the real thing. It's definitely not a nerve issue... I've played 50-60 tournaments on Platinum over the years through being on Plat/PGA Tour or Cow Cup- and consistently finish between 40-100. I know where I stand in this game in the bigger picture and I already know what my ceiling is. Elite tournaments have no impact on pressure or nerves. I played a practice round between official rounds- 2 fold- (1) I absolutely love this course, my favorite course of the season- I think Landscape Architects make really good course designers- so I was looking around and taking notes on plantings for my WCOD course- and (2) to ensure the server side tempo was good. The server side tempo was perfect for my practice round (local match)- and in the beginning of my 2nd official round- then all of a sudden my perfects went to fast. Someday, I'll learn to just stop playing when whatever server side issues causes the game to go to sh|t. Note- 4-5 years playing this series- +/- 5000 rounds. I never have tempo fluctuations mid round playing a local match, the only time I get tempo fluctuations that change on a dime are through large society events. It has to be something on the server side.
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Post by robn on Feb 17, 2021 12:09:07 GMT -5
Well I can certainly relate to the contents of this post! I'm not big on practice rounds myself though. I might play one before the first round just to get a feel for a course and to see if there's anything in particular I might need to watch out for. But I won't put much effort or thought into how I actually play during a practice spin. I feel like tearing up a course during a practice round will only add to any pressure/expectations you might have when it comes to the real thing. It's definitely not a nerve issue... I've played 50-60 tournaments on Platinum over the years through being on Plat/PGA Tour or Cow Cup- and consistently finish between 40-100. I know where I stand in this game in the bigger picture and I already know what my ceiling is. Elite tournaments have no impact on pressure or nerves. I played a practice round between official rounds- 2 fold- (1) I absolutely love this course, my favorite course of the season- I think Landscape Architects make really good course designers- so I was looking around and taking notes on plantings for my WCOD course- and (2) to ensure the server side tempo was good. The server side tempo was perfect for my practice round (local match)- and in the beginning of my 2nd official round- then all of a sudden my perfects went to fast. Someday, I'll learn to just stop playing when whatever server side issues causes the game to go to sh|t. Note- 4-5 years playing this series- +/- 5000 rounds. I never have tempo fluctuations mid round playing a local match, the only time I get tempo fluctuations that change on a dime are through large society events. It has to be something on the server side. Yep, it's gotta be server related you'd think. When the game plays well it's great and enjoyable. But so often it just doesnt. Hence, like I'm sure many others, my sort of love/hate relationship with the gameplay. I find when the swing starts to go awry it really goes and I know well enough for certain by now it's not just because I'm 100% playing sh1t. And the more you try to fight it the worse it tends to get. As you say, in those scenarios it's best to just pack it in and come back another time. It takes a bit of discipline I guess to do that though. Often times like yourself I'll just plough on regardless.
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Post by dansamp on Feb 17, 2021 12:12:06 GMT -5
It's definitely not a nerve issue... I've played 50-60 tournaments on Platinum over the years through being on Plat/PGA Tour or Cow Cup- and consistently finish between 40-100. I know where I stand in this game in the bigger picture and I already know what my ceiling is. Elite tournaments have no impact on pressure or nerves. I played a practice round between official rounds- 2 fold- (1) I absolutely love this course, my favorite course of the season- I think Landscape Architects make really good course designers- so I was looking around and taking notes on plantings for my WCOD course- and (2) to ensure the server side tempo was good. The server side tempo was perfect for my practice round (local match)- and in the beginning of my 2nd official round- then all of a sudden my perfects went to fast. Someday, I'll learn to just stop playing when whatever server side issues causes the game to go to sh|t. Note- 4-5 years playing this series- +/- 5000 rounds. I never have tempo fluctuations mid round playing a local match, the only time I get tempo fluctuations that change on a dime are through large society events. It has to be something on the server side. Yep, it's gotta be server related you'd think. When the game plays well it's great and enjoyable. But so often it just doesnt. Hence, like I'm sure many others, my sort of love/hate relationship with the gameplay. I find when the swing starts to go awry it really goes and I know well enough for certain by now it's not just because I'm playing sh1t. As you say, in those scenarios it's best to just pack it in and come back another time. It takes a bit of discipline I guess to do that though. Often times like yourself I'll just plough on regardless. Sounds like my Sunday morning for rounds 3 and 4... So tough to turn it off though.
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Post by robn on Feb 17, 2021 12:16:59 GMT -5
I would like to add though, I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses. I'm sure there are plenty of players dealing with the same or similar issues but still score consistently well by way of just coping/adapting better/ making up for it in other areas and staying focused on the job at hand.
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Post by ddixjr509 on Feb 17, 2021 13:03:51 GMT -5
I would like to add though, I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses. I'm sure there are plenty of players dealing with the same or similar issues but still score consistently well by way of just coping/adapting better/ making up for it in other areas and staying focused on the job at hand. yeah, I'm confident that almost every single player in the three Pro tours has encountered the same issues... often! it's luck of the draw and when you play. Through trial and error, I find I have the most issues between 6-9p on weeknights, and weekend afternoons. So i wont play any meaningful rounds during those times. Before I entered the tournament, I stood on the first tee for 10 minutes to calculate if the risk was worth the reward, knowing I was in my "stay-away" time... but I've been playing really well lately so I took the chance. #dumbfk Good luck to those yet to finish- The OG Club was an awesome choice this week!
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Post by thi0711 on Feb 17, 2021 15:28:16 GMT -5
I played my first 2 rounds on Sunday and had a terrible putting performance. I came in at -10 thinking I might be headed to a demo mark. Now, I am a stroke above the cut line. I've gone from hoping for no demo to making the cut! No one else start the tourney! Maybe a PGA2K21 Server crash! Anything!
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