I have been a player on WGT for close to 2 years now. I love the game, the community and the camaraderie that exists with those players whom I regularly play with. Met some really great people here and played some fantastic players. I've now amassed over 5,300 ranked rounds in this time, which tells you just how much I do love this game.
However my love for the game is waning fast, particularly so in the last few months. The reason for this is purely down to 1 issue and that is the very integrity of the game itself. Increasingly over the last few months there appear to be a plethora of new accounts that are immediately shooting scores more aligned to the very best of the long standing elite players on wgt, than that of a "new" player.
Let me give you this example. This player has been a member less than 6 weeks. Their score history is as follows;
33,31,32,27,29,30,29,29,28,29,28,29,58,27,30,28,28,29,29,28 & 28.
No names from me here, no screenshots, I don't want to fall foul of the T&Cs. You'll just have to take my word that the above is true.
There are many many great players on this site, guys and girls way better than me. I am perfectly at ease with that, indeed I have the utmost respect for many of the best players on here. However, what we are seeing is that WGT has an increasing problem with the integrity of competition. We have amateurs winning ready go tournaments with starter clubs, We have Pro players with score histories like the above. It's not right and if it continues to grow at the pace we've seen recently, this game will become a farce.
WGT's stance seems to be to brush these issues under the carpet, keep everything quiet. I don't want to see the usual if you suspect a player blah blah blah...... We should not be having to police our own community, it should be WGT's responsibility to ensure this game is fair for everyone. I have real worries over where this game is going with regard to this issue. I really really hope this situation doesn't get worse but I fear it will. If that becomes the case people will lose faith in the game.
I am off on holiday now for a couple of weeks and hope this thread will stimulate some discussion, free discussion without fear of accounts being suspended etc. Hopefully the break will recharge my batteries and love of the game, just in time for the Ryder Cup :^)