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Post by pyates on Aug 1, 2016 8:46:56 GMT -5
The suspense is killing me . SAM great course buddy, some fantastic views out there. Hahaha... that just got me. I hadn't checked for a little while and when I saw your post I thought they must have posted up todays :s
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 8:53:26 GMT -5
4 of my final 5 and 5 of my final 6 are still in play, but I don't even have an educated guess as to how the next few days will shake out. Congrats and good luck to those in the final 5.
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Post by scampi00 on Aug 1, 2016 10:10:20 GMT -5
Web.com Design Contest 5th Place
Buzzard's Wake by - Brian Jeffords - Reebdoog
Highest Individual Placing : 5th
Pro:
Very few designers can rival Reebdoog when it comes to sculpting and execution in the the designer. He is just a master at presenting a clean well polished course. Buzzard's Wake is no exception and his take on the Desert theme is nothing short of spectacular, with its fairways nestling itself between the well sculpted "hills" and dunes. It's not as minimalistic as Doubtful Dunes, but there isn't much to look at outside of the course. That is however part of what makes this course great as well. Buzzard's Wake gives just gives you good challenging golf all around. It plays fair for the most part, but unlike many other courses this is not a one trick pony as you need to take good care on Drives, Approaches and putts at an equal measure. The tee shots in particular is something for all designers to study. The use of shapes and elevation changes creates a game of deception and illusion. That together with searching for the best lie creates more than a few head scratches for this Judging crew.
Con: There really is very little if anything at all to complain about on Buzzard's Wake. Even less so than some of the courses placed further up the list. So why 5th? All judges had different reasons why they didn't place this course higher up. Most of them were about gut feelings and personal preferences. We felt it didn't stick out as much as some of the other courses and that it left us wanting something more. One judge wondered though if this course had been tested properly in wind, as he felt that on many occasions there were no good spots to place your drive presented with head and tail winds. In little or east/west winds the course played wonderfully but in head and tail wind finding a good spot to put the ball could get very difficult. This could be an indication that more testing in wind could have been profitable. It could also be an entirely wrong assumption.
Summary:
Buzzard's wake is a fantastic golf course that ticks all the boxes for a tournament course. Technically this course is flawless, but it didn't bring as much enjoyment as the courses still to be announced. This is a course that will definitely be on tour. Just not the Web.com finals.
(Please PM all complaints to me, I might answer you)
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Post by pyates on Aug 1, 2016 10:17:48 GMT -5
Phew... live to fight another day. A serious contender has fallen (to be fair, all the other remaining courses are to be feared). Exceptional work Reeb, especially for a desert course as I actually enjoyed playing this one
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 10:27:12 GMT -5
I haven't been nervous until today because I never designed planning on being high up on the list. Now I'm actually on pins and needles waiting for the next one. Lol
Survive one more day and I can actually multipin this sucker.
Great job (as usual), Reeb. Good luck to Andilly, Stisted, and Selke over the next couple of days. Should be interesting if not fun. Lol
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Post by SAM on Aug 1, 2016 10:42:09 GMT -5
Super effort as usual reebdoog & a big shock in the countdown!! But surprisingly, Buzzard's Wake bites the dust >>>>
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Post by staypuft39 on Aug 1, 2016 10:43:18 GMT -5
A great course Reeb. And a massive sigh of relief for me (though I get the feeling it may be short-lived). Competition is obviously fierce, but my judging sheet has looked pretty similar up to this point. Going to be a stressful couple days I guess. Just have to remember that 21 (I think?) designers signed up for this. Top 5 is real good.
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Post by hershalcrustofsk on Aug 1, 2016 13:55:40 GMT -5
For anyone interested, I have the afternoon off work so I made a little tour with the final 4. Called the web contest final 4. Was just setting this up for my entertainment today but figured Id share here.
Reebs as I've already mentioned in your course thread, loved the course and really hope to see it on the PGA or Euro at some point, I think it would set up great for one of those tours, and I'd certainly enjoy a little 4 round event there
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Aug 2, 2016 2:02:41 GMT -5
I will have the bubble course posted this morning hopefully but before I get the blurb done I would just like to thank all the designers for your submissions but expecially the top 4 as we had such a hard time separating them . I would also like to thank Ola and Seth for all there help this wouldn't of been as enjoyable without them! And honestly I've enjoyed this so much I think I will organise another comp with a twist in the not so distant future . Remember to tune in for the results show tgctlive featuring Ola to see the top 2 courses played out
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Post by tastegw on Aug 2, 2016 2:09:40 GMT -5
So if buzzards had a football field it would have won... Bummer
edit: while that above holds value to me, it was nothing more than tongue in cheek.
ive not played all the courses here, so i could not say one way or the other.
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Post by scampi00 on Aug 2, 2016 6:02:39 GMT -5
So if buzzards had a football field it would have won... Bummer edit: while that above holds value to me, it was nothing more than tongue in cheek.ive not played all the courses here, so i could not say one way or the other.Courses 1-4 all feature fine football fields, with #1 actually featuring an exact replica of the Dallas Cowboys Football Stadium. How could we say no to that?
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Post by pyates on Aug 2, 2016 6:11:25 GMT -5
So if buzzards had a football field it would have won... Bummer edit: while that above holds value to me, it was nothing more than tongue in cheek.ive not played all the courses here, so i could not say one way or the other.Courses 1-4 all feature fine football fields, with #1 actually featuring an exact replica of the Dallas Cowboys Football Stadium. How could we say no to that? Damn it scampii... you cannot post in here unless it contains results ... this contest is making me jumpy, I do love this daily unveiling
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Aug 2, 2016 7:38:53 GMT -5
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Post by pyates on Aug 2, 2016 7:57:54 GMT -5
Oh you wind up Moe... you enjoyed that didn't you
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Aug 2, 2016 7:59:16 GMT -5
Oh you wind up Moe... you enjoyed that didn't you way to much I know Im a word of the week
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