tdawgcincy
Weekend Golfer
Posts: 149
TGCT Name: Tony Theobald
Tour: Elite
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Post by tdawgcincy on Nov 6, 2023 7:10:11 GMT -5
Finally back on Elite (first time since season 8)!
15-under thru 36 with a couple mental errors. Curious to see how it holds up.
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 6, 2023 15:37:43 GMT -5
Well I won't be making the cut this week. Just finished up a needlessly, error strewn 2 rounds to post -13. A couple of bogeys, one or two putts that I'm still scratching my head that didn't go in and a couple of great approaches that looked like they would end up stopping inside 5 feet before rolling to 25 feet.
A very unforgiving course in places and if your swing isn't quite right, you'll get hammered by the bounce or the contours on the green. On to next week.
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Post by twofor22 on Nov 7, 2023 16:53:02 GMT -5
You might. The -12s are in at the moment.
I certainly won't however. Total waste of time even playing this week with an even par second round to stay at -4 and way down the bottom.
I didn't get along with this course at all. It looks nice, but unfortunately it seemed like every time I missed the swing a little bit it would take a horrible kick further into trouble, I don't think I actually got one that was favourable. There were a few putts that didn't behave as the beads indicated as well.
Oh well, I'll go play the true Sim legend event over the next two days, it's a different challenge and helps sharpen up the swing a bit too.
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Post by Tombanator on Nov 8, 2023 6:38:14 GMT -5
Well. This may be it. On my 4th season of TGC Tours, and this has been a situation that I've ducked several times before. This, however may have been the one to end the way it probably should have ages ago.
I'm looking demotion in the eyes with my -7 through 2. I was wrong last week by guessing I'd get 2 demos, I got 1 to be at 3. I currently believe that I'm on for 2, but I guess the final hours before deadline will determine which way it will end up going. I won't hold optimism for it currently, and honestly the way I've been playing here, I wish to be right in calling for 2. My guess rate for correct number of marks is awful though.
Can't be +1 after 11 holes and get very little improvement throughout. It's like sometimes I don't even remember how to play anymore. Sure, my focus has been all over the place the last few days because I've been sick with COVID and I honestly should have taken the week off probably. But I'm not one to skip out on weeks, or stop playing and quit out when things look bad. I take what I get, and this is what I get this week.
If I survive into another week, so be it. If my first ever demotion finally becomes a reality (if being brutally honest it should have happened way before this), so be it. It was a hell of an achievement to make Elite once when 2K21 was on pro. It was a surprise to make it here again last season. But based on how it's always gone eventually while I've been here, this level is my limit. And right now, my limit has been pushed too far back.
Good luck everyone. If my time is up after this week, I hope to return at some point. But if I can't achieve it, well... back in the day, I never would have thought I'd make it here even once. I didn't think I had anything in me to make any pro tour. It was nice to prove myself wrong. With how many flights I've gone through, 9 of 12 CCs and the 2 pro tours before Plat, this being the place that is too much for me... that's pretty damn good.
If I'm still here next week... who knows? Would be pretty crazy if things turned around right as I was about to give up all hope...
Cheers.
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 9, 2023 2:36:53 GMT -5
Well I'm lucky. Very, very lucky. I've literally scraped in above the cut line and get the chance to play rounds 3&4. Hoping for a better showing to close out the tournament and some more favourable bounces and rolls along the way.
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Post by Giraffe72 on Nov 9, 2023 13:02:10 GMT -5
Well. This may be it. On my 4th season of TGC Tours, and this has been a situation that I've ducked several times before. This, however may have been the one to end the way it probably should have ages ago. I'm looking demotion in the eyes with my -7 through 2. I was wrong last week by guessing I'd get 2 demos, I got 1 to be at 3. I currently believe that I'm on for 2, but I guess the final hours before deadline will determine which way it will end up going. I won't hold optimism for it currently, and honestly the way I've been playing here, I wish to be right in calling for 2. My guess rate for correct number of marks is awful though. Can't be +1 after 11 holes and get very little improvement throughout. It's like sometimes I don't even remember how to play anymore. Sure, my focus has been all over the place the last few days because I've been sick with COVID and I honestly should have taken the week off probably. But I'm not one to skip out on weeks, or stop playing and quit out when things look bad. I take what I get, and this is what I get this week. If I survive into another week, so be it. If my first ever demotion finally becomes a reality (if being brutally honest it should have happened way before this), so be it. It was a hell of an achievement to make Elite once when 2K21 was on pro. It was a surprise to make it here again last season. But based on how it's always gone eventually while I've been here, this level is my limit. And right now, my limit has been pushed too far back. Good luck everyone. If my time is up after this week, I hope to return at some point. But if I can't achieve it, well... back in the day, I never would have thought I'd make it here even once. I didn't think I had anything in me to make any pro tour. It was nice to prove myself wrong. With how many flights I've gone through, 9 of 12 CCs and the 2 pro tours before Plat, this being the place that is too much for me... that's pretty damn good. If I'm still here next week... who knows? Would be pretty crazy if things turned around right as I was about to give up all hope... Cheers. Don't fret man. I've been here since season 2. I've had spells on the top tour (whatever it was called at the time), I've had spells here, Kinetic, and a good few seasons in the Challenge Circuit. Different circumstances, different situations, different seasons. Like you I'm loathe to miss a week and sometimes play when I probably shouldn't. It's all good, just remember to keep having fun with it. If you do get booted this week, well in my experience Kinetic is the most fun tour of the lot. If not, see you next week!
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Post by Giraffe72 on Nov 9, 2023 13:04:22 GMT -5
My rounds. Good first and last round, struggled in the middle two. Tough conditions but not unfair, and another really good course. Not much else to say this week. See you next week
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 10, 2023 16:20:02 GMT -5
Well I ended up making the most of scraping over the cut line this week by finishing up the tournament at -32. I always think, as a minimum, you want to be doubling your halfway score, so to achieve better than that I'm happy.
Can't say I particularly enjoyed this course and hope not to play it again. Ridiculously unforgiving at time with some good shots getting little or no reward. A couple of really poor bogeys cost me a higher finish but really pleased with the putter which was the big plus point around these greens. Onto next week.
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Post by twofor22 on Nov 12, 2023 16:00:48 GMT -5
-10 to start this week which could have been a couple better but not too bad. Hopefully go better in the second round as it looks like the cut will be really low this week.
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Post by twofor22 on Nov 13, 2023 0:53:48 GMT -5
-13 second round was pretty stress free, I'd imagine -23 would make the cut but I might play other ts legend the next two days and wait to see where it falls, then I can play Thursday and Friday and leave the weekend free.
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 13, 2023 15:32:09 GMT -5
-13 second round was pretty stress free, I'd imagine -23 would make the cut but I might play other ts legend the next two days and wait to see where it falls, then I can play Thursday and Friday and leave the weekend free. I've done exactly what you've done. -10 after round 1 followed up with a -13 to end up at -23 after 2. Like yourself, I'm hoping this will be enough to make the cut. It will definitely be low this week. I had a dreadful start. My head wasn't really in the game for the first front 9 and I missed opportunities to birdie the opening 2 par 5s which is criminal really. But it shows how getable this course is to go from -3 after 9 to finish up at -23 after 36. Ball striking got better and better and I made some big downhill putts for birdie on that back 9 in round 2. Will be interesting to see what the cut line will be but hopefully done enough...
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Post by YouStayClassySanDiego on Nov 13, 2023 16:24:40 GMT -5
Welp, I was in decent shape last week after 2 rounds, but the 3rd and 4th rounds just weren't good enough and I finished outside the promo marks at T-33. 51 putts in those rounds certainly didn't help.
58-57 to start this week and I'm sure that -27 will make the cut comfortably, but I think I'll need to go lower in R3 & R4 if I'm going to have any chance at promo marks this week. My game continue to trend in the right direction at least. Finished first on PC for the Champion's League Platinum society with a birdie on the final hole to pass MikeyAngelo. Felt good to play well in fairly tough event with a strong field, but I need to bring that play over to my TGCT rounds.
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Post by SkyBlueBen on Nov 14, 2023 1:53:55 GMT -5
23 under and sweating on making my first cut of the season 🤣
Finally manage to go low, easy track, loads go lower!!
Que sera sera 🎶
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Post by longpole on Nov 14, 2023 7:09:01 GMT -5
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Post by Giraffe72 on Nov 14, 2023 12:49:14 GMT -5
Decent -12 in the first round, poor -8 in the second, missed some silly putts. Got all my other society rounds done too for a mini break for the week. -23 is safe SkyBlueBen, unlike your football team Nice to see you knock a red mark off.
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