Jaunty JCB G&CC

[Jason Topp]

Thanks again Sean and thanks Robin for chiming in!   

[Sean_A]

Thanks Jason.

All, I added some pix to the tour taken during the Seniors Legends event back in August. There was a mixed bag of weather with it being filthy on the final day. The greens and fairways looked playable to me, but the last day was cancelled due to safety reasons.

A few pix of the event. Ernie on 10, playing the same tees we did! It was a disastrous back nine which cost him the tournament given the final day would be cancelled. Despite the poor play, Ernie seemed fine yucking it up with VJ the next day.


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[Ally Mcintosh]

Favourite holes, Sean?

[Sean_A]

Favourite holes, Sean?

Ally

4-6, 9-11, 14 & 17. Wonderful set of 3s. Unusually for me, I like the set of 5s.

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[Ally Mcintosh]

Favourite holes, Sean?

Ally

4-6, 9-11, 14 & 17. Wonderful set of 3s. Unusually for me, I like the set of 5s.

Ciao

Agreed on the 3’s, the 5th being my favourite of a really strong bunch with the 9th just picture perfect.


The 5’s have loads going on which is great to see: Despite 13 being entirely manufactured with a significant water feature, it may well be my favourite, closely followed by 10.

[Sean_A]

Favourite holes, Sean?

Ally

4-6, 9-11, 14 & 17. Wonderful set of 3s. Unusually for me, I like the set of 5s.

Ciao

Agreed on the 3’s, the 5th being my favourite of a really strong bunch with the 9th just picture perfect.


The 5’s have loads going on which is great to see: Despite 13 being entirely manufactured with a significant water feature, it may well be my favourite, closely followed by 10.

I don't have a good sense of the 13th as we played a tee making the hole straight. Given the blind tee shot, can the water be reached from the normal tee?

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[Robin_Hiseman]

Possibly...if you are a bomber and are playing off the forward tees.


From the furthest forward possible tee off position to the closest point of the lake is 233 yards, but it is appreciably uphill and on that line you would have to go over the two oak trees that split the fairway.


If you bomb one down the left fairway from the yellows, the run out is about 280. Off the white tee 315 and back tee 340.

[Sean_A]

Possibly...if you are a bomber and are playing off the forward tees.


From the furthest forward possible tee off position to the closest point of the lake is 233 yards, but it is appreciably uphill and on that line you would have to go over the two oak trees that split the fairway.


If you bomb one down the left fairway from the yellows, the run out is about 280. Off the white tee 315 and back tee 340.

Thanks Doc. Maybe the Legends were playing a forwardish tee because this tee shot seemed problematic for them. I did note on some holes they were nowhere near the back tees.

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[Niall C]

It looks as though JCB will be hosting LIV next season in place of the Centurion course. I wonder if Brooks and Bryson will be playing from the forward tees ?


Niall

[Robin_Hiseman]

I'd caught a whiff of this a couple of months ago.


Guess i'll have to figure out how to watch LIV now. Haven't watched a single minute so far.

[Niall C]

Won't you be on the first tee beside the announcer letting off the fireworks or whatever they get up to at a LIV event ?


Niall

[Robin_Hiseman]

No...and i won't be part of the flash mob either!

[Ben Stephens]

No...and i won't be part of the flash mob either!

Thought LIV Golf is now part of PGA Tour and Saudi's merger 

[Tony_Muldoon]

Chance to see the course at LIV event, starts tomorrow.


 Watch free on YouTube and I think here...
 https://www.livgolf.com/news/liv-golf-debut-of-any-shot-any-time-broadcast-feature-delivers-enhanced


Weather looks promising and rough should be drier than on either of my visits.

[Sean_A]

I know guys who went on the first day of the LIV event and really enjoyed the experience. All three said they would go again. LIV seems to have its fans in OZ and England 💁.

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[Tony_Muldoon]

I doubt my TV was on for an hour.
The background thump of music ("they're playing the Bee Gees" declared the announcer), the intrusive graphics you can't turn off and the constant reference to the shifting position of the teams about which I could not care an ounce.  The producers can't seem to edit the pace of action at all.  A long period of putts droping was followed by showing Oosthuizen realigning his ball 3x!
Maybe they'll build their attendance nos, but is their any evidence anyone is watching where the bills get paid?

Didn't get a feel for the course at all except to see the were a couple of feed in areas that wouldn't work when the course is softer.

[Ben Stephens]

I doubt my TV was on for an hour.
The background thump of music ("they're playing the Bee Gees" declared the announcer), the intrusive graphics you can't turn off and the constant reference to the shifting position of the teams about which I could not care an ounce.  The producers can't seem to edit the pace of action at all.  A long period of putts droping was followed by showing Oosthuizen realigning his ball 3x!
Maybe they'll build their attendance nos, but is their any evidence anyone is watching where the bills get paid?

Didn't get a feel for the course at all except to see the were a couple of feed in areas that wouldn't work when the course is softer.

I watched it and felt it was targeted for a younger audience with the music and leaderboard style - it's something new that I am not used to. I quite liked the scoring, muted the music relied on captioning they are ahead of the PGA Tour etc IMO.


Was very fortunate to have had the chance to play the course with Robin - it is a tough course you have to be on top of your game and you realise how good these players really are based on the scoring! If every pro was required to have a WHS handicap most of them would be +7 or more easily!

[Sean_A]

I doubt my TV was on for an hour.
The background thump of music ("they're playing the Bee Gees" declared the announcer), the intrusive graphics you can't turn off and the constant reference to the shifting position of the teams about which I could not care an ounce.  The producers can't seem to edit the pace of action at all.  A long period of putts droping was followed by showing Oosthuizen realigning his ball 3x!
Maybe they'll build their attendance nos, but is their any evidence anyone is watching where the bills get paid?

Didn't get a feel for the course at all except to see the were a couple of feed in areas that wouldn't work when the course is softer.

I didn’t watch any of the event. Tour golf is tour golf…snooze fest.

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