Post by The Boss on Dec 4, 2020 16:42:10 GMT
This society aims to recreate PGA Tours from the past – the actual events and as many of the original courses that can be found on TGC 2019 that are good enough, and long enough, to be challenging.
If you’ve ever wished you could compete against the professionals and legends of yesteryear, this is your chance. We start our journey in 1970 and you will feature on the leaderboards alongside names like Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus and many more. Can you match, or even beat, their actual scores? Now you can try!
The Challenge
In 1970 most of the tour courses were comparatively short and, if used on this tour, the scoring would be ridiculously low. Those courses that have been deemed too short, or are not of an acceptable quality, have been replaced by other courses, mostly ‘real’, that will provide a stiff challenge.
Scoring
I have had to use revised game settings in an attempt to ensure that ALL round scores are on a similar level. You will NOT have use of the ‘lie grid’, ‘shot suggestion’, ‘exact wind speed’, or ‘shot preview’. The ‘putting marker’ will be a marker only and will show no information. You will, however, still be able to use the green grid.
In 1970 no tournament winner had a four-round score of more than 17 under par, which roughly equates to 4 under par per round. So don’t expect any birdie-fests in any round. I have had to make par a well-earned score, so I will make conditions as difficult as possible, something for which I make no apologyl! Hopefully you will have to play very well to beat par – which is as it should be.
Format
The season will be split into four sections, with a one-week gap between sections:
Events 1 to 10 – Winter Trophy
Events 11 to 20 – Spring Swing
Events 21 to 30 – Summer Bowl
Events 31 to 43 – Autumn Cup
Complete season – The Grail of Golf
Driving and Tee Shots
The ‘Scout Cam’ will not be available. You will still see the hole flyovers (although this may change) and the hole overheads will still be available (the E key), and you will have to work out your aiming point using these only.
Putting
The closer your approach is to the pin, the easier it will be to see the grid and any existing borrows. For instance, a 30-foot putt will now be a lot more difficult because you will not be able to ‘zoom’ up to the pin to check for any slopes there. For much shorter putts the grid should be quite clear to see and therefore more makeable. You may find the different views using the V key may be of some assistance. It may also be helpful if you do not play alone (even use a ‘ghost’ if you can) as you can work out the green contouring by observing your partner’s approaches and the roll of their ball – if you have out-driven them and they hit their approach shot before you!
Format
This year The Old Goats Society operated their own very successful and fair handicap system – but this tour does not intend to use any handicaps, although this may change depending on the scoring. There are 43 events (including the 4 Majors) and each event will run from Monday to Sunday and consist of 4 rounds with no cut. Leaderboards will be posted on a Friday (Round 1), Saturday (Round 2), Sunday (Round 3) and Monday (final result) on the ‘Playpgatour’ forum here: playpgatour.freeforums.net/thread/2/event-leaderboards
Conclusion
I really hope this works out and the round scores turn out to be similar to the ‘real professionals’, we will see. Anyway, give it a shot and, if you only manage to shoot +4 in a tournament you could still be well placed and earn a decent pay-cheque!
If you’ve ever wished you could compete against the professionals and legends of yesteryear, this is your chance. We start our journey in 1970 and you will feature on the leaderboards alongside names like Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus and many more. Can you match, or even beat, their actual scores? Now you can try!
The Challenge
In 1970 most of the tour courses were comparatively short and, if used on this tour, the scoring would be ridiculously low. Those courses that have been deemed too short, or are not of an acceptable quality, have been replaced by other courses, mostly ‘real’, that will provide a stiff challenge.
Scoring
I have had to use revised game settings in an attempt to ensure that ALL round scores are on a similar level. You will NOT have use of the ‘lie grid’, ‘shot suggestion’, ‘exact wind speed’, or ‘shot preview’. The ‘putting marker’ will be a marker only and will show no information. You will, however, still be able to use the green grid.
In 1970 no tournament winner had a four-round score of more than 17 under par, which roughly equates to 4 under par per round. So don’t expect any birdie-fests in any round. I have had to make par a well-earned score, so I will make conditions as difficult as possible, something for which I make no apologyl! Hopefully you will have to play very well to beat par – which is as it should be.
Format
The season will be split into four sections, with a one-week gap between sections:
Events 1 to 10 – Winter Trophy
Events 11 to 20 – Spring Swing
Events 21 to 30 – Summer Bowl
Events 31 to 43 – Autumn Cup
Complete season – The Grail of Golf
Driving and Tee Shots
The ‘Scout Cam’ will not be available. You will still see the hole flyovers (although this may change) and the hole overheads will still be available (the E key), and you will have to work out your aiming point using these only.
Putting
The closer your approach is to the pin, the easier it will be to see the grid and any existing borrows. For instance, a 30-foot putt will now be a lot more difficult because you will not be able to ‘zoom’ up to the pin to check for any slopes there. For much shorter putts the grid should be quite clear to see and therefore more makeable. You may find the different views using the V key may be of some assistance. It may also be helpful if you do not play alone (even use a ‘ghost’ if you can) as you can work out the green contouring by observing your partner’s approaches and the roll of their ball – if you have out-driven them and they hit their approach shot before you!
Format
This year The Old Goats Society operated their own very successful and fair handicap system – but this tour does not intend to use any handicaps, although this may change depending on the scoring. There are 43 events (including the 4 Majors) and each event will run from Monday to Sunday and consist of 4 rounds with no cut. Leaderboards will be posted on a Friday (Round 1), Saturday (Round 2), Sunday (Round 3) and Monday (final result) on the ‘Playpgatour’ forum here: playpgatour.freeforums.net/thread/2/event-leaderboards
Conclusion
I really hope this works out and the round scores turn out to be similar to the ‘real professionals’, we will see. Anyway, give it a shot and, if you only manage to shoot +4 in a tournament you could still be well placed and earn a decent pay-cheque!