Power play Golf

[chrisd]

What do you think of the new Powerplay golf that just been un veiled at Celtic Manor?

Do you think your club will embrace it as is the hope of the organisers. I personally dont see it catching on at all. I want to play 18 holes and, anyway, our greens are not big enough to have 2 different pin placements that would allow a real choice for the shot into the green.

What do you think?

 

[Dodger]

I switched it off after Hawksworth seemed to cream himself for the 4th time after 5 minutes coverage then proclaimed that GMac would be extremely nervous on the 1st tee......it's their equivalent of us playing in our roll up texas scramble for christ sake,nervous??!!

Hawksworth is a grade A knob.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

According to a piece in the Times recently a lot of clubs have tried it as a bit of a social fun thing over the front or back nines of their courses and many said they wouldn't do it again. I watched a bit of the coverage, but with a 3rd rate commentary panel and 4th rate on course team (excluding Boxall) I got bored very quickly and even the lovely Paula Creamer couldn't hold my interest.

 

[JT77]

Played it at Ramside a couple years ago on the spare 9, was good laugh, couldnt beat a proper comp, but for a summer eve with a bit of a competative edge, its good fun.
I have it on the tv atm, its not bad, beats having to watch disney channel! lol

 

[fundy]

far too weighted towards 3 holes, basically a birdie putt on 6 holes the diff between making and missing is 1 point, on the other 3 holes is 4 points difference

add to that the need for extra holes to be cut by the green staff and zero chance of it taking off at club level imo

nice to see miss creamer though

 

[Karl102]

Some big names! It's good for a laugh and beats Britains Got Talent! Don't think they are all that bothered! On another note, just been on the Celtic Manor website and they have some fantastic offers on! (ps Gulbis over Creamer any day!)

 

[chrisd]

Miss Creamer? - what an apt name!!


Chris

 

[Crow]

Just had a look, I'm not overly impressed with the format but the commentary is excrutiating.

 

[chris661]

Hawksworth is a grade A knob.

Nah thats doing knobs a disservice......

 

[drawboy]

Basically it's fixing what aint broken. Lets do it with other sports eh? how about a smaller goal at the side of the main one in footie or 2 more smaller pockets on a snooker table. Anyone can come up with a similar format, how about extra points for overtaking in formula one?
I hope it is doomed to failure. What pro golf needs is more Ryder cup formats and more matchplay that's where the excitement lies as the first 3 days of any tournament isn't worth watching IMHO.

 

[Crow]

I like the way Poulter just danced all round the question from the on course commentator without actually saying he liked the fomrat!

 

[dotty001]

be better if they played to targets not pins or all had to use donnay pro ones !!

 

[TheClaw]

It's a lot of shite. Felt like it was being sold to me the whole (30 mins) time I was watching it.

 

[Mongoose]

Aweful. Fawning commentators mentioning "Powerplay" every 10 seconds and bigging it up, was like a continuous 3 hour advert. Creamer 3 putts and idiot says thats the difficulty of Powerplay. Totally fails as most will pick the same holes (easiest PP pins and easiest scoring approach shots) so there's no real excitement as to whether they will take a PP. Sticking lady tour pro's off the forward tees too great an advantage, men hitting 4 irons to a Par 3, and the gals are tapping on 9 irons, and the PP pin is much easier than the regular pin, eh? This is tour golf, not the old biddies section of the local club, bring the ladies forward 20yds, but dont have them playing Par 4's as 5's, thats a nonsense. Then the so called drama of the last hole where everyone takes PP, great risk reward on a 300yd Par 4.

Total failure, wont watch it again and certainly wouldnt play it. It'll be dead in a year anyway, thank goodness.

 

[granters]

What do you think of the new Powerplay golf that just been un veiled at Celtic Manor?

Do you think your club will embrace it as is the hope of the organisers. I personally dont see it catching on at all. I want to play 18 holes and, anyway, our greens are not big enough to have 2 different pin placements that would allow a real choice for the shot into the green.

What do you think?

I couldn't see it catching on at club level. When you think about it, how many of us at club level have the ability to target a small section of the green? I know i'm fairly happy just to hit the thing

 

[FourPutt]

I quite enjoyed it as a bit of fun. It will never replace proper tournament golf, but as the occasional evening distraction, it does the job for me.

They tried it at my club for a while, but it was put on at 5pm on a Friday, so couldn't get the uptake due to people being at work etc. I think it would work as a monthly sunday afternoon comp (or similar) for a bit of fun.

 

[Tiger]

Personally I would like to see some split format golf. 2 days strokeplay with the top 16 qualifying for matchplay on days 3 & 4. In the event of a tie nice bit of countback or a nearest the pin shootout.

 

[rob2]

Not for me I am afraid. It all felt a bit forced and I couldnt help think how many of the players would have been there if there was no fee involved?

Maybe I just got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning

Rob

 

[Piece]

Not for me, got bored after 10 mins. Switched over to the test match... Thank God I did

I think that type of golf would be more interesting if they had archery style targets on the green and on the fairway. Points for landing in certain zones. Also get them to shape shots around, over, under obstacles, all from the same position so we can compare who best at doing what sort, etc.

Just some throwaway ideas...

 

[RGDave]

What a load of rubbish.

I only googled it to find a video of the smiley Paula.

Oh dear....in the words on Duncan Boringtime and Deborah I-don't-need-'um, I'm out.