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Post by SkyBlueBen on Nov 14, 2023 13:23:18 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. Footie will be fine. We're slow starters, strong finishers. Remember last season. Missed Brizzle as I couldn't get a ticket despite being a STH. Was going to come up and buy you a beer!!
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 16, 2023 2:13:19 GMT -5
So another cut made. Just. Spare a thought for those shooting -22, a mere 5 shots off the top 10 after 2 rounds of play, missing the cut. Ridiculous.
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Post by Giraffe72 on Nov 16, 2023 2:49:18 GMT -5
So another cut made. Just. Spare a thought for those shooting -22, a mere 5 shots off the top 10 after 2 rounds of play, missing the cut. Ridiculous. That's actually what I like about this level, the top half of the leaderboard is always so tightly packed that if you make the cut anything can happen.
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Post by longpole on Nov 17, 2023 3:46:06 GMT -5
Little confused peeps , just wondering why I have a demo mark on me when others around me haven't I'm well off the bottom , I know I didn't make cut but others on 20 under haven't got one . Confused dot com . ๐
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 17, 2023 6:31:27 GMT -5
Little confused peeps , just wondering why I have a demo mark on me when others around me haven't I'm well off the bottom , I know I didn't make cut but others on 20 under haven't got one . Confused dot com . ๐ The reason is because any player not making the cut, with promo marks against their name will see one being removed as a result of not making the cut. Basically, you have to keep making the cut to keep your promo marks intact.
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Post by longpole on Nov 17, 2023 10:23:37 GMT -5
Little confused peeps , just wondering why I have a demo mark on me when others around me haven't I'm well off the bottom , I know I didn't make cut but others on 20 under haven't got one . Confused dot com . ๐ The reason is because any player not making the cut, with promo marks against their name will see one being removed as a result of not making the cut. Basically, you have to keep making the cut to keep your promo marks intact. ahhhhh that explains it stadiumrocker cheers for letting us know . Clever in a way as it stops the deliberate miss cut โ๏ธ . Cheers ๐ป
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 18, 2023 13:12:19 GMT -5
Finished up at -43 around the birdie-fest course this week. A poor final round in fairly benign conditions cost me a better finish. On to next week.
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Post by YouStayClassySanDiego on Nov 19, 2023 17:11:54 GMT -5
I don't normally play practice rounds on an upcoming course, but for whatever reason I did for this week. Not sure if it helped me or not, as St. Bonemehardwithnolube is a b%& of a course. Seriously, F that F'ing course. I've never hit so many good shots that ended up with sh%$ results as there. I hope to never see it again. No idea if I'm making the cut at -13. Probably be close. I hated the course enough that I just wanted to be done with it and never see it again, so I played all 4 already with a very nice -12 in R3. If I make the cut, that should move up the leaderboard. Of course the -5 in R4 to finish at -30 probably means a mid-pack finish at best. Then again, I heard Rundownman shot -20 for all 4 rounds, so I guess I'll have to wait and see.
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Post by SkyBlueBen on Nov 20, 2023 2:22:05 GMT -5
Probably my last week in Elite. Just -5 at the cut and I didnโt feel I played that badly, just every shot I played that I thought was decent, wasnโt. Glad in a way that I wonโt have to play the last 2 rounds.
As for my time in Elite, I got here by default out of a Promo event. Always felt is was above my pay grade. I would have reached Kinetic by the normal route (I know as I play CC every week) so will be interesting to see if that suits my skill level better!!
Onward as Golden Balls says!
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 20, 2023 4:21:47 GMT -5
I don't normally play practice rounds on an upcoming course, but for whatever reason I did for this week. Not sure if it helped me or not, as St. Bonemehardwithnolube is a b%& of a course. Seriously, F that F'ing course. I've never hit so many good shots that ended up with sh%$ results as there. I hope to never see it again. No idea if I'm making the cut at -13. Probably be close. I hated the course enough that I just wanted to be done with it and never see it again, so I played all 4 already with a very nice -12 in R3. If I make the cut, that should move up the leaderboard. Of course the -5 in R4 to finish at -30 probably means a mid-pack finish at best.ย Then again, I heard Rundownman shot -20 for all 4 rounds, so I guess I'll have to wait and see. I think you may find that -30 is very competitive this week... You look at a par 68 course and think anything not sub 60 is poor but around this track that's not the case. Good shooting.
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Post by prowse00 on Nov 20, 2023 5:07:43 GMT -5
R4, F*ck plat if that is what they have to play week in week out. Played the rounds, time to forget the week, forget the course, move on.
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 20, 2023 7:50:59 GMT -5
Rd1 in the bag with a score of -8 and absolutely delighted with it. Whilst this week is indeed much tougher than the drive, wedge, putt, birdie course of last week, there are certainly opportunities around this course with thoughtful play. And that's probably the best advice I can give. Be sure to think through your shot from the fairway before execution. Distance control is key around here hitting into some strong winds across some tricky greens but, as I said, there are scorable holes.
Sounds as if it gets tougher as the tournament goes on, so may get a fair price for that first round come Weds night. Need another solid 18 holes to make this week's cut...
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Post by stadiumrocker on Nov 20, 2023 15:29:39 GMT -5
Rd2 complete sees me sitting at -14 which I hope is enough to make this week's cut. I didn't swing quite as well as round 1 and was a little tentative towards the end of the round, almost with the mentality of trying to protect what I had rather than risk making bogey. Probably cost me a shot, maybe 2 but I'm delighted to have gone around here bogey free after 2 rounds.
Like round 1, there are opportunities to score but if your swing and distance control isn't quite where it needs to be, you'll need to scramble and putt well to avoid shedding shots.
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Post by asyoudo64 on Nov 20, 2023 17:01:45 GMT -5
Bad playing week on a woeful course. Up until now I feel the course selections across all pro levels and CC have been excellent this Season ๐. This week's Elite course selection, not so much. I know we all make mistakes, so looking forward to next week. Keep up the good work Admin ๐.
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Post by Giraffe72 on Nov 20, 2023 18:53:03 GMT -5
Can't agree with some of the criticism, I think the course is tough but very good, I enjoyed the battle. And a battle it was! 62 and 61 has me at -13 and eagerly awaiting tomorrow's leaderboard reveal. It's going to be around the mark I think. I hit the ball OB on my approach to 15 in the first round, then reloaded and nailed it. That could be the difference.
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