MGS Forum Member VCT - YTD Forum Cup Points Race *Update*

[GolfSpy_BEN]

     

Here is the long-awaited update to the season long Forum Cup points race! We have a new leader. Congrats @RoverRick on a fine season, to this point! Also, of note: there were 186 participants as of our week 14 update. To date, that has grown by 39 golfers to an astounding 225 participants playing at least one recorded round! Awesome job, folks! Keep the scores coming, as the race goes until the week of April 7th, 2024! Lastly, we are working on something for this winter that incorporates Virtual Rounds for all of you folks living above the frost line. Details to come...

  

    

 

 

 

 

[RoverRick]

Awesome. I have to say that participating in this all season has changed the way I play golf. My regular group can have up to 24 players of varying handicaps. We have a $10 low net and a $10 net skins (1/2 handicap). So if you are a 9 handicap you get 4 strokes. 

In this format, we get full handicap so I am more conscious of this and strive harder to make pars through out the round. I rarely play the first 3 holes on my course very well. The first 2 are predominantly into a 20-25 mph wind, I usually can’t reach the corner on the second hole, and the third hole is a short but wicked par 5. 

Since joining this thread, I have played Hippocratic Golf. First do no harm. The goal is to keep the ball in play and work on my net birdies for this thread. Of course there is always the added benefit of winning money in the group. Overall this has not been a good year for me with golf. I seem to only be able to play well 1/4 of the time. My handicap has been as low as 6 and high as 12. 

But playing poorly is still better than not playing. Fortunately, I live in an area where I play golf 52 weeks a year. 

[Golf2Much]

@Ben Joest thanks for the update.  It looks like a great leaderboard and I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out from back in the pack!

Just as a heads up for Virtual Championship Tour members, every point counts!  I was fortunate enough to win season one by less than 38 points.  That's less than 1.5 points over that 26-week season.  So, play hard, play often and best of luck to all that play in this great tournament!

Edited October 22, 2023 by Golf2Much
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[GolfSpy SAM]

Awesome! I'm only 4600 points behind! WATCH YOUR G-D BACK,  @RoverRick- I AM COMING FOR YOU. But, like, with a 64-degree wedge on a 650-yard par 5, so it'll take me a little while to get to you. BUT I'M THERE. HAUNTING YOUR DREAMS.

[Josh Parker]

Following so I can get in on this on the next one.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

1 minute ago, jdparker said:

Following so I can get in on this on the next one.

The beauty of the VCT is you can jump in at any point in the season. You just post your round in the week we are in and start accumulating points. Good luck!

[Josh Parker]

55 minutes ago, Ben Joest said:

The beauty of the VCT is you can jump in at any point in the season. You just post your round in the week we are in and start accumulating points. Good luck!

Just the best round or all rounds?  Is it in another thread or a link that I'm not seeing?

[GolfSpy_BEN]

41 minutes ago, jdparker said:

Just the best round or all rounds?  Is it in another thread or a link that I'm not seeing?

Here is the link to the current week that ends today. There will be one for week 30 that is opened tomorrow. You can the VCT here:

[TylorJudd]

Thanks @Ben Joest for putting this together! Excited about the virtual round incorporation!

[GolfSpy_APH]

@Ben Joest thanks for taking the time and effort to put all of this together in s massive Update.

[Preeway]

I thought I was playing a lot of golf but we clearly have a lot of retired folk among us, lol. 

[Golf2Much]

16 hours ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

Awesome! I'm only 4600 points behind! WATCH YOUR G-D BACK,  @RoverRick- I AM COMING FOR YOU. But, like, with a 64-degree wedge on a 650-yard par 5, so it'll take me a little while to get to you. BUT I'M THERE. HAUNTING YOUR DREAMS.

So you're saying I have a chance!

[GolfSpy_BEN]

2 hours ago, Preeway said:

I thought I was playing a lot of golf but we clearly have a lot of retired folk among us, lol. 

 A reminder to all: Only one score (best score) a week gets counted for each competitor. However, you may post as many as you like.

[Preeway]

Is there a breakdown for how points get accumulated?

 

[GolfSpy_BEN]

16 minutes ago, Preeway said:

Is there a breakdown for how points get accumulated?

 

There is. I’ll work on getting it posted again, but the readers digest version is thus:

1st and ties pays out 500 points

50th and ties pays out 9 points

There is a graduated scale for all places in between. Everything after 50th gets 1 point. Most birdies and long drive for the week get 150 points on top of the points earned for placing. In theory, the most points a player could earn for any given week is 800. But that would have to be one hell of a round.

[Preeway]

The Readers's Digest version was perfect!

 

[Mr. Mushball]

Looks like I'm slacking this year and have fallen out of the top 10.  For all of us high handicappers, it's not about always placing well, but more about getting something up on the board.

 

Thanks @Ben Joest for this update.  I was wondering where everyone was settling out given the huge turnout and some amazing play.  I know the staff is really busy this year, it's nice to see some volunteering from the membership.

BTW, is there a thread for Week 29?  I have a score to post but don't see it in the forum.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

1 minute ago, Mr. Mushball said:

Looks like I'm slacking this year and have fallen out of the top 10.  For all of us high handicappers, it's not about always placing well, but more about getting something up on the board.

 

Thanks @Ben Joest for this update.  I was wondering where everyone was settling out given the huge turnout and some amazing play.  I know the staff is really busy this year, it's nice to see some volunteering from the membership.

BTW, is there a thread for Week 29?  I have a score to post but don't see it in the forum.

 

21 hours ago, Ben Joest said:

Here is the link to the current week that ends today. There will be one for week 30 that is opened tomorrow. You can the VCT here:

See link in the quote from above

[Mr. Mushball]

11 minutes ago, Ben Joest said:

 

See link in the quote from above

Thanks, I found it just after posting my comment.  Got my score in and am comfortably placed towards the bottom of the scoreboard.  Here's to week 30!

 

[CudaKota66]

On 10/21/2023 at 10:46 PM, RoverRick said:

Awesome. I have to say that participating in this all season has changed the way I play golf. My regular group can have up to 24 players of varying handicaps. We have a $10 low net and a $10 net skins (1/2 handicap). So if you are a 9 handicap you get 4 strokes. 

In this format, we get full handicap so I am more conscious of this and strive harder to make pars through out the round.  

Since joining this thread, I have played Hippocratic Golf. First do no harm. The goal is to keep the ball in play and work on my net birdies for this thread. Of course there is always the added benefit of winning money in the group.

But playing poorly is still better than not playing.

First, congrats (at this point) @RoverRick  Up here in Indiana, the season is coming to a close 

I play in an organized group sporting a Modified Stableford system - it's all about getting points.

I concur about "doing no harm" & fighting through a hole, if needbe. Previously, I had a tendency to mentally quit after a bad shot, but participating in the VCT has me thinking how to save a hole much-more.

After all, even a bad day on the golf course is better than a good day at work!

[RoverRick]

On 10/23/2023 at 5:47 AM, Preeway said:

I thought I was playing a lot of golf but we clearly have a lot of retired folk among us, lol. 

I’m not retired. I would play everyday if I was retired. I just play 4 days a week.

[TylorJudd]

Have virtual (sim rounds) been able to be incorporated into this?

[GolfSpy_BEN]

8 minutes ago, TylorJudd said:

Have virtual (sim rounds) been able to be incorporated into this?

Yes. Post as you normally would. There is a drop down with a SIM option to mark the round as such. The only difference is when posting a SIM round, there is no course handicap. It is solely a gross score. So under course handicap list 0