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Post by mikenym84 on Aug 24, 2015 12:12:16 GMT -5
Hey all, just a quick question here. So in a couple of rounds I've played in I've hit some errant shots into the drink. When I go to drop it puts me right on the green. I just was wondering what the guidelines were when this happens during a tourney. Don't want to get myself DQ'd. Thanks. Oh Im currently in CC-D |
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Post by c-flo4344 on Aug 24, 2015 12:50:12 GMT -5
As far as I know, this won't DQ you -- it's an unfortunate bug in the game that needs to be fixed.
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Post by misternic on Aug 24, 2015 14:46:23 GMT -5
As far as I know, this won't DQ you -- it's an unfortunate bug in the game that needs to be fixed. Yea, I have seen it a few times as well, not in tourneys, but same bug. |
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Post by franz joop on Aug 24, 2015 21:41:20 GMT -5
As far as I know, this won't DQ you -- it's an unfortunate bug in the game that needs to be fixed. it should most definitely be DQ...you only get that option to drop on green if you are playing with a ghost player , those of us who don't or can't play with ghosts are at big disadvantage....i was DQ from a tournament because i said i thought i may have chipped while on green (key word here is THOUGHT , no one checked )... then we are going to allow blatant cheating ... |
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Post by c-flo4344 on Aug 24, 2015 21:44:53 GMT -5
Oh I didn't realize it was a ghost only thing - guess that's why I haven't noticed in tournaments...
If that's the case, then some policy should be in place
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Post by franz joop on Aug 24, 2015 21:50:55 GMT -5
if you do your homework right you can easily birdie every par 5 without any risk , just check ghosts on course before you play round see who lands closest to pin ..then in tournament just hit in water while making sure you have correct ghost for that hole and you will be placed just behind there ball on green..
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Post by NCFCRulz on Aug 25, 2015 2:10:45 GMT -5
As far as I know, this won't DQ you -- it's an unfortunate bug in the game that needs to be fixed. it should most definitely be DQ...you only get that option to drop on green if you are playing with a ghost player , those of us who don't or can't play with ghosts are at big disadvantage....i was DQ from a tournament because i said i thought i may have chipped while on green (key word here is THOUGHT , no one checked )... then we are going to allow blatant cheating ... unfortuantly most do play with ghosts and whilst I agree it shouldn't be allowed, whilst it is I will put that ball as damn close as I can get it like all the top players will or I will lose a shot on the majority of the field who are also exploiting it. I know there are at least 2 par 5s where if you stick it in the water on your 2nd you can have a tap in putt for birdie. Never done it deliberately as that would be pathetic but unfortuantly it is something HB need to deal with |
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Post by dh-nufc on Aug 25, 2015 4:16:30 GMT -5
Unfortunately there will be a small number of pathetic people who will do this on purpose. Can we put any rules in place to stop this until HB sort it?
I'm not sure if this is right but can rangers check this has happened? If they can we could make a rule to say if it happened to you, you're not allowed to make the birdie putt. I'd also be happy to ban ghost balls in tournament play but doubt that could be checked.
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Post by NCFCRulz on Aug 25, 2015 4:37:36 GMT -5
Unfortunately there will be a small number of pathetic people who will do this on purpose. Can we put any rules in place to stop this until HB sort it? I'm not sure if this is right but can rangers check this has happened? If they can we could make a rule to say if it happened to you, you're not allowed to make the birdie putt. I'd also be happy to ban ghost balls in tournament play but doubt that could be checked. an option when setting up a tourney to allow ghost balls or not would be a good addition. |
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Post by dh-nufc on Aug 25, 2015 4:40:29 GMT -5
Totally agree but even if HB want to that would be some way off. Anyone have any ideas how we can deal with it on the tour until this option is available?
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Post by AFCTUJacko on Aug 25, 2015 6:48:32 GMT -5
As far as I know, this won't DQ you -- it's an unfortunate bug in the game that needs to be fixed. it should most definitely be DQ...you only get that option to drop on green if you are playing with a ghost player , those of us who don't or can't play with ghosts are at big disadvantage....i was DQ from a tournament because i said i thought i may have chipped while on green (key word here is THOUGHT , no one checked )... then we are going to allow blatant cheating ... I have encountered this bug and I never play with ghost balls |
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Post by HeMan1202 on Aug 25, 2015 8:10:04 GMT -5
Yeah, me too. I do not play with ghost balls and when I hit it in the water, it allows me to put it on the green. Is there even another option to drop it somewhere else? I never tried but I assume you only go back so far.
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Post by misternic on Aug 25, 2015 8:53:05 GMT -5
if you do your homework right you can easily birdie every par 5 without any risk , just check ghosts on course before you play round see who lands closest to pin ..then in tournament just hit in water while making sure you have correct ghost for that hole and you will be placed just behind there ball on green.. Not sure that is true, and we have seen reports above of people getting it ghosts or no ghosts. Is there even an option of puting it elsewhere? Clarification is probably warranted though. |
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Post by mikenym84 on Aug 25, 2015 9:25:10 GMT -5
I'd be interested to see what the admins have to say. It happened to me again last night. I just moved back as far as I could as it didn't even put me close to where I went in the water. hope honesty doesn't nip me in the butt here.
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Post by blackaces13 on Aug 25, 2015 9:42:41 GMT -5
Does this really have to do with ghost balls? That would shock me. I just figured it was a bug where the game doesn't distinguish between green/fairway and also has no concept of the 'no closer to the hole' rule.
I can't imagine ghost balls affecting things.
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