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Re: Diamond Day At The Beach...Denied!

Mon, Jan 18 2010 11:26 PM (18 replies)
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  • tibbets
    1,043 Posts
    Thu, Nov 26 2009 5:25 PM

    I just completed a round of 36 on the back 9 of Kiawah in a ranked round with 13 shots from the sand....2 on 10, 3 on 11, 1 on 12, 1 on 14, 1 on 15, 3 on 16, 1 on 17, 1 on 18.  No award was given.  My awards weren't even updated beyond the Tin Day At The Beach.  Have a look and see if the award is registering correctly, it was a  royal P.I.T.A. to do it, and I'm not going to try again until i know it's working.

    For what it's worth, there was one more shot from the sand that could have been gotten, on #13, but I just missed the sand and went into the rough instead,  So, that would have made a total of 14 shots from the sand on a round of 9 holes and still par every hole!

    Here's how it was done:

    • #10:  Drive into pit bunker on the right about 210 yds.  2nd shot in to sand left of the green. (2)
    • #11: Drive right of fairway about 240 yds into sand.  2nd shot across the fairway into the sand left of the fairway about 110 yds from the hole.  3rd shot advance the ball about 30 yds into sand. (5)
    • #12:  Drive in the fairway.  2nd shot to sand left of the green. (6)
    • #13:  Drive to fairway.  2nd shot to bunker 13 yds short and left of the green. (This is the one I missed)
    • #14: Drive left into sand about 190 yds. (7)
    • #15 Drive 200 yds left of fairway into sand. (8)
    • #16: Drive 270 yds left of fairway over water into sand. 2nd shot across fairway 160 yds into sand on right.  3rd across fairway 120 yds to sand left of green. (11)
    • #17:  Drive 210 yds to bunker beyond green. (12)
    • #18: Drive to fairway.  2nd shot to sand left of green. (If you want to be bold you can drive 230 yds to sand right of fairway first) (13)

    *edit* I just  went through part of the whole thing again and looked at my scorecard.  It was showing 100% Scrambling and 0% Sand Saves even though all of my shots were coming from the sand, and I made par on every one.  I even tried driving into the fairway first on #10 and then into the sand left of the green on my 2nd, saved par, but it still recorded 0% Sand Save and 100% Scrambling.  This would explain why I got no award, but clearly there is a bug there on the back 9 of Kiawah when it comes to recording sand shots and saves.

    *edit#2* Just tried doing on the front 9 of Kiawah this time.  Hit first shot into the sand on the right.  2nd shot to the sand on the right about 30 yds from the hole, pitched up and saved par.  The scorecard once again listed 0% Sand Save, 100% Scrambling.  It would appear that its more than just the back 9 of Kiawah being affected.

  • YankeeJim
    25,827 Posts
    Thu, Nov 26 2009 8:00 PM

    Sure glad I waited to try for the award. Looks like I would have been disappointed.

    YJ

     

  • nivlac
    2,188 Posts
    Thu, Nov 26 2009 8:39 PM

    It still works on Bethpage although it seems to be more difficult there.  I was only able to get the platinum on the 18 and gold on the back 9.

  • WGTalex
    2,087 Posts
    Fri, Nov 27 2009 2:29 PM

    Thanks, we will look into this.

  • tibbets
    1,043 Posts
    Tue, Dec 8 2009 11:50 PM

    Any luck with this?  I was told it might have something to do with how the sand is categorized on Kiawah as 'dunes' rather than 'bunkers'.

  • AlaCowboy
    1,321 Posts
    Wed, Dec 9 2009 9:10 AM

    tibbets:

    Any luck with this?  I was told it might have something to do with how the sand is categorized on Kiawah as 'dunes' rather than 'bunkers'.

    Are the sand fleas on Kiawah listed on the List of Endangered Species? if so, and you harmed one, the federal government may have seized your award.  :)

  • WGTalex
    2,087 Posts
    Wed, Dec 9 2009 11:49 AM

    Let me find out where we are with testing and I'll get back to you...

  • WGTalex
    2,087 Posts
    Fri, Dec 11 2009 3:41 PM

    We are currently testing how the award is affected by hitting out of different types of sand. Thanks for your patience.

  • BolloxInBruges
    1,389 Posts
    Sat, Jan 2 2010 1:44 AM

    bump.  still doesn't work

  • sylverhare75
    44 Posts
    Sat, Jan 2 2010 6:25 AM
    I do belive you are right.. i tried for a diamond beach and it never showed up... i thought i may have had a shot over .. bu ti think i was right... but maybe not diamond but at least a platinum was sufficient...
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