CC clashes have been a big steaming pile of shite from the very second they were (ill)-concieved. There was never any attempt at matching a club against one with a similar number of members which, to anyone sane, would have been a big priority. How is a club with 20 members supposed to compete against one with 100? Or 150 or 200 even?
There's no use trying to defend them, they're utter bollox and the sooner WGT admits that and does away with them the better.
shovlovin: if you got any alternative ideas please submit,
Yes I have as a matter of fact.
Do absolutely nothing. It would be better than bloody clashes.
Or, if we want real ideas:
Run some Stableford tournaments.
Give us the option to play Texas Scramble.
Allow us to equip our bags so we can play 3 club tournaments without the risk of someone using 4 clubs by mistake.
Have a "See how far you can shove a golden putter up the butt of whoever once said, I know, let's have something called CC clashes competition". *OK, that one may not really be feasible, given the price of those stupid putters and the probable reluctance of anyone to reuse one.
Genuine CC vs CC tournaments where only 2 clubs can enter. Didn't they actually give this a try a while ago? I think we even played in one : )
Seriously, there are a lot of things they could do to bring some more life into the game rather than keep rolling out money grabbing schemes clashes.