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    i just got back from Vegas and my club closed on Sunday. It's sim season and we are getting new players every day so I figured I'd repost this. Tour Rules

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    Purpose To offer an online league format that facilitates all that we enjoy about playing the Sport of Golf. To make Tournament settings on each round that compare


    06-26-2017, 03:49 PM
    Hi everyone. I think it's important to revisit the rules every now and then as we keep getting new players. Our tour is designed for everyone and every system. It's only for fun but like real golf, we have chosen to allow you to police yourselves. Also like real golf cheating will get you banned. If you are going to play, play by the rules. Everything else is managed by the game. Below are mostly settings.

    TGC Tour Rules

    Boost and other shot mods:
    +/- 5%. Most ProTee/ TGC supported systems have the ability to adjust your settings. This is from having sensor mats and tweaking them. For tour play, you are allowed to adjust any setting by 5%. This means you can add 5% max boost and decrease 5% spin. Believe me, 5% isn't going to change anyone's life. A 20 yard draw would draw 19 yards with 5% adjustment.

    Putting:
    The standard putting setting was 2. We set it this way because we believed the GC2 would perform fairly at that setting. We recently changed it to allow you to increase the setting so the ball will only go straight. It's your choice what you use. I use 2. Move the slider all the way over and aim with the pointer only if you choose.

    Gimmies:
    You have to set your system to a max of 1.8 yards. This is done by setting the Gimmie Setting to "Gimmie". If you want no gimmies, knock yourself out.

    Wind:
    We play without wind. You must as well.

    Shot Recording:
    Turn it on. You'll see SR in the standings. An X means it's off. We contact those who have it off but sometimes someone that isn't on the form enters a tournament. If it's off, you won't be included in any rankings.

    Rewinds:
    Obviously a big one. Some systems give errors and strange things happen. Here's some examples:

    Allowed:
    -A ball was in the FOV of your GC2 and you rolled another couple of balls near by and it read a 2 foot put.
    -Your protee said the ball you hit in the middle of your screen went 25 degrees right.
    -Your GSX said the ball went 20 yards and it was flushed into the screen.
    I think you get it.

    Not allowed:
    -Your putt lipped out but you think you hit it straight
    -Your bunker shot didn't clear the lip but you think it should have
    -You sliced it and it's behind a tree
    -You hit a 3 wood over water and it didn't make it but you once hit a 3 wood far enough to carry
    -You hit a 5 iron and it rolled over the green but you hit a 5 iron outside last week and it stopped
    -You hit it in the water and the game put you all the way back where you hit it from. Too bad.

    Have fun and play by the rules.


    mthunt




    My Courses:
    World Par 3's by mthunt
    Toronto GC (L) mthunt
    Burlington G&CC by mthunt
    Weston G&CC by mthunt
    London Hunt Club L mthunt
    Park CC Lidar mthunt
    Sunningdale GC Robinson L
    Sunningdale GC Thompson L
    Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
    Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
    The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
    The National GC L mthunt
    Mississaugua GC L mthunt
    Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
    Markland Woods CC mthunt
    Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
    Magna GC L mthunt
    Barrie CC L mthunt
    mthunt Range

  • #61
    Originally posted by A.Princey View Post
    I'm not entirely sure about this, but on my SkyTrak version of TGC1, rewinds appear to be OFF for any tournament, is their still a need for SR if rewinds cannot be done? I only ask because I cannot for the life of me get SR to turn on. I've played 6-7 tournaments now in the 2021 Winter league, established a relatively low Tour hcp and have had absolutely no access to Rewinds. Thanks in advance.
    If you are using TGC1 your scores automatically won’t count without shot recording.
    My Courses:
    World Par 3's by mthunt
    Toronto GC (L) mthunt
    Burlington G&CC by mthunt
    Weston G&CC by mthunt
    London Hunt Club L mthunt
    Park CC Lidar mthunt
    Sunningdale GC Robinson L
    Sunningdale GC Thompson L
    Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
    Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
    The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
    The National GC L mthunt
    Mississaugua GC L mthunt
    Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
    Markland Woods CC mthunt
    Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
    Magna GC L mthunt
    Barrie CC L mthunt
    mthunt Range

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    • #62
      Is their a glitch in getting the updated info to Protee, as in I'm 99% sure all of my info and pasted codes are in all the appropriate places, however, with each new tournament a 'red' x and -36.0 show up for my scoring? The whole TGCTours site is confusing too, as any interaction with it beyond read-only is a direct link back to this forum. What gives?

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      • #63
        Originally posted by A.Princey View Post
        I'm not entirely sure about this, but on my SkyTrak version of TGC1, rewinds appear to be OFF for any tournament, is their still a need for SR if rewinds cannot be done? I only ask because I cannot for the life of me get SR to turn on. I've played 6-7 tournaments now in the 2021 Winter league, established a relatively low Tour hcp and have had absolutely no access to Rewinds. Thanks in advance.
        Just to be clear, you are using the separate settings file to turn on shot recording, correct? (I never played tgc1 but I'm assuming it has the same separate settings file as in tgc19)

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        • #64
          Originally posted by A.Princey View Post
          Is their a glitch in getting the updated info to Protee, as in I'm 99% sure all of my info and pasted codes are in all the appropriate places, however, with each new tournament a 'red' x and -36.0 show up for my scoring? The whole TGCTours site is confusing too, as any interaction with it beyond read-only is a direct link back to this forum. What gives?
          The tour site is read only. If you have the red X you likely have shot recording off. It needs to be done exactly as the instructions state or it doesn't work. I suggest you either start over and do each step or open a ticket with ProTee and they can help.
          My Courses:
          World Par 3's by mthunt
          Toronto GC (L) mthunt
          Burlington G&CC by mthunt
          Weston G&CC by mthunt
          London Hunt Club L mthunt
          Park CC Lidar mthunt
          Sunningdale GC Robinson L
          Sunningdale GC Thompson L
          Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
          Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
          The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
          The National GC L mthunt
          Mississaugua GC L mthunt
          Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
          Markland Woods CC mthunt
          Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
          Magna GC L mthunt
          Barrie CC L mthunt
          mthunt Range

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          • #65
            Shot recording help???

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            • #66
              Originally posted by 3on3putt View Post

              Just to be clear, you are using the separate settings file to turn on shot recording, correct? (I never played tgc1 but I'm assuming it has the same separate settings file as in tgc19)
              Yes, cannot figure it out. Oh well. I'm playing the honor system I suppose. Is it possible for for my User ID to be wrong in the "Settings File"? I got my SkyTrak unit a few years ago from someone on WRX, and they sent their other unit's box with it. I had a small issue when registering the product cause I used the code on the box, and it popped up as an error, but I eventually figured out the problem. Basically, what I'm asking is, if the physical hardware and User ID don't jive, I wouldn't even be able to play TGC, let alone turn shot recording on, correct?

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              • 3on3putt
                3on3putt commented
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                Did you find where it says "Shot recording?" And did you delete the "off" and type in "on?"

            • #67
              Yes, it's "ON". Just now, I did find a small difference. My TGC nickname is my actual name(User Name in TGC Settings File) in the "file", and it asks on the forum User Settings for that, however, upon watching Coz's video he has his "Golf Forum" handle Wizard of Coz in that field instead of Jeffery Cosgrove like shown in his desktop Settings File. Hopefully this resolves it, and the forum mods can rename that portion of the User Settings page to reflect the GolfSimForum nickname and NOT the TGC nickname.
              Last edited by Adam Prince; 04-09-2021, 02:50 AM.

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              • #68
                What are the rules on using shot preview? I don’t see anything written anywhere, and it feels like it shouldn’t be allowed... you don’t get to practice your shot on the course. Just wanting to understand the position please.

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                • #69
                  Originally posted by pma99car View Post
                  What are the rules on using shot preview? I don’t see anything written anywhere, and it feels like it shouldn’t be allowed... you don’t get to practice your shot on the course. Just wanting to understand the position please.
                  It’s disabled in tour events.
                  My Courses:
                  World Par 3's by mthunt
                  Toronto GC (L) mthunt
                  Burlington G&CC by mthunt
                  Weston G&CC by mthunt
                  London Hunt Club L mthunt
                  Park CC Lidar mthunt
                  Sunningdale GC Robinson L
                  Sunningdale GC Thompson L
                  Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
                  Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
                  The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
                  The National GC L mthunt
                  Mississaugua GC L mthunt
                  Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
                  Markland Woods CC mthunt
                  Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
                  Magna GC L mthunt
                  Barrie CC L mthunt
                  mthunt Range

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                  • #70
                    Thanks, appreciated.

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                    • #71
                      I just played the first hole at Royal St Georges and when I chipped into the green I realized Gimme was set to ‘on green’ from when my buddy came round last week. I’ve now set it back to standard tournament Gimme setting from hole 2 onwards, but is my round/entry going to be invalidated?

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                      • Wizard of Coz
                        Wizard of Coz commented
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                        Doubtful. Depends on how the the commish feels about it. If you send him some gentleman's jack he will most likely let it slide this one time. mthunt

                      • mthunt
                        mthunt commented
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                        He’s good. It was an accident and his first.

                      • adamscj79
                        adamscj79 commented
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                        Thanks everyone

                    • #72
                      -You hit a 3 wood over water and it didn't make it but you once hit a 3 wood far enough to carry

                      this is the best, thanks for the laugh this morning as I start to look into joining online play and coming in last :-)

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