The courses that made up the TGC Pro Am Championship proved to be great hosts for the members who stepped up to the challenge of this 14 event tour over its month-long tenure. The Handicap System was used for scoring for this tour which provided us some great information on where the system is tracking, and will help us to identify how and where the Handicap System can improve.

There was a nice spread of wins across the top 5 players in the tour. The clear champion across all three platforms was the vibrantly named f91898 on PS4 who ranked 1^st in 5 of the 14 events. Congratulations, f91898!

 

TGC Pro AM Championship – Top 50

Rank	Username	Wins	Top 10s	Top 20s	Over/Under	Platform
1	f91898	5	13	14	16	PS4
2	TinselRope	3	7	8	40	XB1
3	DREDOG8	3	6	8	87	XB1
4	skrymir2000	2	4	9	37	PS4
5	superkael	1	13	14	11	PS4
6	WalterLives	0	12	13	36	XB1
7	SjBusSeY	0	10	12	23	PS4
8	parttime0562	0	9	12	24	PS4
9	bigbuddahsmoker	0	8	11	29	PS4
10	benigali	0	6	8	31	PS4
11	Kayless	0	5	7	95	XB1
12	ww893	0	4	10	37	Steam
13	Red-Dopey11	0	3	7	30	PS4
14	pyeah	0	3	7	37	PS4
15	paulvale2011	0	3	7	47	PS4
16	Zzorba	0	3	5	36	Steam
17	verraires	0	3	5	56	PS4
18	Noddyspal2	0	3	5	80	XB1
19	Edugb82	0	3	4	69	Steam
20	Jaybogs2000	0	2	9	36	XB1
21	daveyc2k13	0	2	9	39	XB1
22	grassr24	0	2	4	48	PS4
23	BubbaDaye	0	2	3	67	PS4
24	N8_1983	0	2	2	60	PS4
25	heywal	0	1	9	44	Steam
26	weeemaxi	0	1	5	49	PS4
27	OverdrivePT	0	1	5	79	PS4
28	TurboTim311	0	1	4	32	XB1
29	docscape	0	1	4	75	PS4
30	Turner_83	0	1	3	57	PS4
31	mickymoo72	0	1	3	64	PS4
32	Recognise_Clarke	0	1	2	81	PS4
33	BMPCLT	0	1	2	83	PS4
34	fingers431970	0	1	2	93	PS4
35	Young Fledge	0	1	1	69	XB1
36	Majornobbs	0	1	1	101	XB1
37	heath75	0	0	4	38	PS4
38	trevev	0	0	4	62	PS4
39	TheGeronimo5000	0	0	4	68	XB1
40	goblues30	0	0	3	40	PS4
41	npoms	0	0	3	54	Steam
42	Styweezy216	0	0	3	56	XB1
43	WammerJammer	0	0	3	62	Steam
44	MasticateMyWenis	0	0	3	75	PS4
45	slashpile	0	0	3	76	XB1
46	TBolt80000v	0	0	2	60	PS4
47	Jacko917	0	0	2	114	XB1
48	GolfViking	0	0	1	46	PS4
49	JMUkid30	0	0	1	57	XB1
50	ScottyDelmonte	0	0	1	65	XB1

 

While f91898’s rounds may not seem the most consistent—with relatively poorer scores for events 7, 13 and 14—they did manage to pull out 5 wins, which was enough to bump them to the top of the tour leaderboard. It’s worth noting that f91898 was also one of only two members to stay in the top 20 for all 14 events. Joining f91898 on that front was fellow PS4 member superkael.

 

TGC Pro AM Championship – Winners’s Rounds

Event	Course Name	Par	Score	Overunder	FIR %	GIR %	Save %	Saves	Bunkers Hit	Putts	PPH	Longest Drive (yds)	Avg Drive (yds)	Longest Hole-out (yds)	Longest Putt (ft)
1	Stone Reach Golf Links	71	71	E	71.42	61.11	33.33	1	4	30	1.66	306.02	276.79	26.32	24.86
2	Flathead County Golf Club	72	67	-5	78.57	61.11	100	1	1	25	1.38	304.15	269.89	–	25.62
3	Great Tottington Golf Club	72	76	4	71.42	61.11	33.33	1	3	38	2.11	310.71	283.27	–	17.64
4	Atacama Country Club	72	69	-3	92.85	55.55	100	2	2	30	1.66	294.74	284.57	5.68	16.24
5	Black Brook Golf Course	72	69	-3	78.57	72.22	100	2	2	32	1.77	294.28	263.64	–	13.79
6	The Oaks at Westchester	72	67	-5	92.85	83.33	100	1	1	33	1.83	299.22	274.17	–	11.15
7	Crystal Lake Resort	72	82	10	57.14	44.44	20	1	5	27	1.5	296.33	274.55	–	15.51
8	Flin Flon Golf Club	72	74	2	71.42	38.88	66.66	2	3	29	1.61	308.86	278.68	–	18.93
9	Pilansburg Golf and Fish Club	72	65	-7	71.42	66.66	100	2	2	28	1.55	305.51	281.13	–	11.49
10	Sonoran Golf & Country Club	72	66	-6	85.71	61.11	100	2	2	28	1.55	309.48	284.73	–	18.43
11	Knoll Down Golf Club	72	69	-3	71.42	55.55	25	1	4	30	1.66	318.92	272.95	–	21.09
12	Craggy Island Links	72	77	5	92.85	55.55	50	1	2	34	1.88	298.09	277.39	–	18.87
13	Centennial Oak Golf Club - Championship	70	80	10	71.42	55.55	50	1	2	33	1.83	301.46	279.62	–	21.18
14	World Match Play Championship	72	89	17	84.61	50	0	0	4	36	2	291.72	275.96	–	26.34

 

The TGC Pro Am Championship saw a whopping 39 holes-in-one. Impressive! As to be expected, every ace was scored on a par 3 hole. Over 40% of the holes-in-one scored during the tour can be attributed to two courses: Great Tottington Golf Club and Flathead County Golf Club. These two courses tied for the highest ace output at 8 each. The most generous hole on the tour was #12 on Great Tottington Golf Club which gave up 6 (15.4%) of the holes-in-one scored during the tour. If you’re looking to land the Ace achievement or trophy that hole might be your ticket.
We’ll finish of this hole-in-one review with shout outs to PS4 members GSM1960 and GeeF_LFC85. Both of these golfers managed to walk away from the TGC Pro Am Championship with two holes-in-one.

 

TGC Pro AM Championship – Holes In One

Username	Course Name	Hole	Par	Platform
GeeF_LFC85	Centennial Oak Golf Club - Championship	11	3	ps4
GeeF_LFC85	Great Tottington Golf Club	12	3	ps4
jfmg8384	Atacama Country Club	8	3	ps4
YUKON_74	Centennial Oak Golf Club - Championship	5	3	ps4
carpet_man54	Centennial Oak Golf Club - Championship	17	3	ps4
Robdog001	Crystal Lake Resort	17	3	ps4
GregKohler	Flathead County Golf Club	2	3	ps4
lukeyzade8	Flathead County Golf Club	6	3	ps4
tamper21	Flathead County Golf Club	12	3	ps4
itayapc15	Flin Flon Golf Club	14	3	ps4
t8rsld	Great Tottington Golf Club	12	3	ps4
coach1472	Great Tottington Golf Club	12	3	ps4
pbodski	Great Tottington Golf Club	12	3	ps4
drperry16	Great Tottington Golf Club	12	3	ps4
pizza403	Great Tottington Golf Club	12	3	ps4
mikiborges	Great Tottington Golf Club	8	3	ps4
nicoiva83	Great Tottington Golf Club	15	3	ps4
weeemaxi	Pilansburg Golf and Fish Club	8	3	ps4
skrymir2000	Pilansburg Golf and Fish Club	8	3	ps4
Sothpaw21	Sonoran Golf & Country Club	12	3	ps4
cliff80701	Sonoran Golf & Country Club	17	3	ps4
ggrjar332	Sonoran Golf & Country Club	7	3	ps4
huggyAVFC-ownsU	Stone Reach Golf Links	12	3	ps4
PhantomKnight71	Stone Reach Golf Links	5	3	ps4
GMS1960	Atacama Country Club	8	3	xb1
GMS1960	Flathead County Golf Club	2	3	xb1
bundyt71	Black Brook Golf Course	4	3	xb1
PoodinPants	Black Brook Golf Course	8	3	xb1
garth1962	Flathead County Golf Club	2	3	xb1
CaptainCarrot71	Flin Flon Golf Club	14	3	xb1
To Mortey	Pilansburg Golf and Fish Club	17	3	xb1
TacticalGoonerX	Sonoran Golf & Country Club	12	3	xb1
Hydrofome	Stone Reach Golf Links	5	3	xb1
KimNedergaard	Stone Reach Golf Links	17	3	xb1
WalterLives	The Oaks at Westchester	9	3	xb1
cjackson	Flathead County Golf Club	2	3	steam
philster	Flathead County Golf Club	6	3	steam
Enzo	Flathead County Golf Club	6	3	steam
Goombada	Stone Reach Golf Links	12	3	steam

 

Next up we’ll take a look at the Top 25 Longest Hole Outs (not including holes-in-one). TGC PS4 member almaguard takes the top spot on this board with a gargantuan hole-out distance of 257 yards using their Three Wood on Hole 14 of Pilansburg Golf and Fish Club.

 

TGC Pro AM Championship – Longest Hole Outs

Username	Longest Hole-out (yds)	Course Name	Hole	Club	Platform
almaguard	257.18	Pilansburg Golf and Fish Club	14	Three Wood	ps4
hisz_angel	254.44	Pilansburg Golf and Fish Club	14	Three Wood	ps4
jcSLAYERS LIVE	253.57	Flathead County Golf Club	7	Three Wood	xb1
STOberg1622	241.25	World Match Play Championship	18	Five Wood	ps4
Beautybay	240.19	Stone Reach Golf Links	6	Three Wood	ps4
frekkin	234.11	Stone Reach Golf Links	6	Three Wood	ps4
jbe64230	217.48	Centennial Oak Golf Club - Championship	10	Five Wood	ps4
GeeF_LFC85	213.34	Knoll Down Golf Club	18	Three Iron	ps4
Qunnappa	209	Knoll Down Golf Club	18	Three Iron	xb1
superkael	200.18	Centennial Oak Golf Club - Championship	18	Three Iron	ps4
MrBigHAIRY42	188.47	Crystal Lake Resort	10	Five Iron	ps4
lawless74	183.18	Knoll Down Golf Club	11	Six Iron	ps4
N8_1983	181.12	Stone Reach Golf Links	10	Five Iron	ps4
FOG-Moose	180.18	Stone Reach Golf Links	8	Five Iron	ps4
BIOSHOCKguy	175.53	Stone Reach Golf Links	13	Five Iron	ps4
The GaBBstAR	170.32	Crystal Lake Resort	8	Six Iron	xb1
Red-Dopey11	168.4	The Oaks at Westchester	13	Seven Iron	ps4
icantdrag	168.39	Centennial Oak Golf Club - Championship	3	Seven Iron	ps4
Bankson44	165.77	Great Tottington Golf Club	16	Eight Iron	ps4
MickelsonFan1	164.73	The Oaks at Westchester	10	Seven Iron	ps4
jonekols	164.21	The Oaks at Westchester	10	Seven Iron	ps4
PATBAU	162.9	Atacama Country Club	11	Seven Iron	xb1
Garinou789	161.99	Great Tottington Golf Club	10	Seven Iron	ps4
itayapc15	161	Great Tottington Golf Club	16	Five Iron	ps4
mickyb71	157.19	Great Tottington Golf Club	5	Eight Iron	xb1

 

TGC PS4 member cembreus nabbed the top spot on the Longest Putt leaderboard with over a yard to spare. The top 5 longest putts were all scored on Hole 7 of Stone Reach Golf Links. Expectedly, that hole has a relatively forgiving green for a links course.

 

TGC Pro AM Championship – Longest Putts

Username	Longest Putt (ft)	Course Name	Hole	Platform
cembreus	52.9	Stone Reach Golf Links	7	ps4
itayapc15	49.76	Stone Reach Golf Links	7	ps4
patty-lu	47.49	Stone Reach Golf Links	7	ps4
bhere99	46.88	Stone Reach Golf Links	7	xb1
THE_WAGONATOR	44.71	Stone Reach Golf Links	7	ps4
INTOtheDARKiGO	47.46	Black Brook Golf Course	7	xb1
Gameheart	45.22	Black Brook Golf Course	7	ps4
byunk1	45.1	Black Brook Golf Course	7	xb1
LloydChristmas	57.75	Stone Reach Golf Links	2	steam
goblues30	48.58	Black Brook Golf Course	15	ps4
Demolition D	48.27	Black Brook Golf Course	15	xb1
donnies_dope	47.73	Stone Reach Golf Links	2	ps4
MadRick09	46.11	Atacama Country Club	14	xb1
Relgstorm	45.01	Atacama Country Club	14	ps4
I_cAn_PuTT_	52	Sonoran Golf & Country Club	2	ps4
drsgamer1	51.88	The Oaks at Westchester	14	ps4
Scalia08	47.74	Stone Reach Golf Links	9	ps4
GeeF_LFC85	46.7	Centennial Oak Golf Club - Championship	8	ps4
gaddsey2010	46.29	Stone Reach Golf Links	5	ps4
Treddy	46.06	Flathead County Golf Club	3	steam
crankshaft-43	45.62	Atacama Country Club	11	ps4
Mrac The Redard	44.96	Stone Reach Golf Links	8	xb1
itayapc15	44.87	World Match Play Championship	17	ps4
juntao87	44.85	Stone Reach Golf Links	17	ps4
verraires	44.26	Atacama Country Club	17	ps4

 

Whoa! Look at those drive distances. The top player, bhere99 squeezed into 1^st by only 0.17 yards. That’s just over 6 inches. There’s some interesting grouping going on here too: Hole 15 on Stone Reach Golf Links accounts for 48% of the longest drive in the top 25 of the tour. The deceptively-sloped 15^th on Flin Flon Golf Club was home for the top 5, and a total of 28% of the drives on this list. The hole seems quite flat when viewed from the tee, but between the tee and landing zone the elevation change is about -45ft.

 

TGC Pro AM Championship – Longest Drives

Username	Longest Drive (yds)	Course Name	Hole	Platform
bhere99	344.59	Flin Flon Golf Club	15	xb1
Bur311	344.42	Flin Flon Golf Club	15	xb1
Beautybay	344.23	Flin Flon Golf Club	15	ps4
killahshogun	344.07	Flin Flon Golf Club	15	xb1
hisz_angel	343.66	Flin Flon Golf Club	15	ps4
PierricK1973	343.59	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4
Jaybogs2000	343.35	Flin Flon Golf Club	6	xb1
paulvale2011	342.89	Flin Flon Golf Club	15	ps4
Kerrso	342.29	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4
scitmon	342.09	Flin Flon Golf Club	15	xb1
COCHRANE-82	341.38	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4
Noddyspal2	341.03	Black Brook Golf Course	1	xb1
drperry16	340.6	Flin Flon Golf Club	13	ps4
joudrey35	339	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4
GroundsZilla	338.64	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	xb1
bushwhacker89	338.61	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	xb1
totes007	337.65	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4
COBRA201266	337.08	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	xb1
TheEnforcerx2	336.7	Black Brook Golf Course	2	xb1
Lifted_Chevy32	336.39	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4
WholeFNJoe	336.28	Black Brook Golf Course	2	ps4
GeeF_LFC85	336.15	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4
superjp96	336	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4
asstastick01	336	Atacama Country Club	1	ps4
AULDY83	335.94	Stone Reach Golf Links	15	ps4

 

Finally we’ll finish this report off with our pick for Round of the Tour.

The TGC Pro Am Championship Round of the Tour goes to TGC Steam member npoms for their round on Flathead County Golf Club.

We picked this round not only because it had one of the best gross over/under scores of all the rounds played in the tour with 16–under, but also because of their flawless putting accuracy. That Putt-Per-Hole of 0.94 was with no doubt due to the phenomenal accuracy on their approach shots as well—there are some short putts on there. Great work, npoms!

 

TGC Pro AM Championship – Round of the Tour

Hole	Hole Par	Score	Over / Under	Tee-Shot Distance (yds)	FIR	GIR	Putts	Putt Distance (ft)
1	4	3	-1	286.07	TRUE	TRUE	1	11.73
2	3	2	-1	152.87	–	TRUE	1	4.35
3	5	4	-1	288.84	TRUE	TRUE	1	0.7
4	4	3	-1	261.82	TRUE	TRUE	1	4.9
5	4	3	-1	262.38	TRUE	FALSE	0	–
6	3	2	-1	158.63	–	TRUE	1	10.91
7	5	4	-1	304.37	TRUE	TRUE	1	9.11
8	4	3	-1	274.76	FALSE	TRUE	1	6.68
9	4	3	-1	278.62	TRUE	TRUE	1	2.71
10	5	4	-1	274.45	TRUE	TRUE	1	1.02
11	4	3	-1	307.78	TRUE	TRUE	1	1.31
12	3	3	0	207.09	–	FALSE	1	8.6
13	4	4	0	272.78	FALSE	FALSE	1	4.16
14	4	3	-1	222.72	TRUE	TRUE	1	14.84
15	4	3	-1	247.22	TRUE	TRUE	1	1.64
16	3	2	-1	126.75	–	TRUE	1	17.97
17	4	3	-1	271	TRUE	TRUE	1	8.27
18	5	4	-1	288.52	TRUE	TRUE	1	9.74

 

Thanks to all who participated in The TGC Pro Am Championship, of course, thanks to the community of designers whose courses help to make this tour and The Golf Club really shine.

In order of appearance:

Reebdoog (Steam) – Designer of The Oaks at Westchester

CSUGolfer69 (Steam) – Designer of Pilansburg Golf and Fish Club

jwfickett (Steam) – Designer of Centennial Oak Golf Club – Championship

 

See you all on the next tour!