Asking if a game is dying only 3 months after it came out is a pretty bold question. It's a golf game, and its a sim game with no star associated with it - it's never going to be a gaming phenomenon. Every game sees drop-off in the first 3 months, except for the most rare circumstances. So no, TGC19 isn't dying. It's simply not a game that appeals to casual golf fans. But I'd wager that the number of base fans has actually grown - this is a better game than TGC2. Master clubs are easier to use than Tour clubs were in TGC2. There are some issues with the game, but I don't think randomness is the problem - the problem is perceived randomness. If HB would put more advanced feedback information into the game, I'd bet we'd all understand where tempo issues come from. Human perception is deeply fallible, and easily manipulated by external factors. A glass of alcohol, or caffeine can wildly shift your perception on tempo - try it sometime, and pay attention. Even mood can change how you swing, and how your swing feels vs. performs - anxious, calm, angry, tired - it all makes a huge difference. The game isn't dying. TGCT has more active players than ever. It has more course designers than ever. The twitch community is really starting to gel together into a tighter group. Casual players will fall off, but that goes for literally every game. The hardcore fanbase has grown. The worst part of all this is HB itself - their community engagement is terrible, their community relations are terrible, they've completely stopped posting to their youtube channel or streaming weekly on twitch. The community is growing and they're missing the window to really engage.
A bold question indeed but I have achieved what I wanted and that is getting the fantastic Sub base I have and the community to engage on the topic. You make some fantastic and very relevant points. Thank you very much pal
I've never played a realistic golf game like TGC2019, For me this game had a steep learning curve, I've only played GTA V Golf Online with friends, we actually have a golf community golf team, I don't play that baby golf game anymore but I talked a bunch of my GTA V Golf friends into buying this game and we all play together almost every day. So for us the game definitely isn't dying...
A late reply to this thread.... my initial post said I did not think TGC19 is dying. However with the 14.99 special running for the holiday periods, the game inconsistency and the constant patch updates HB Studios might be trying to kill the game off all by themselves. Unless they have developed a proper TGC20 and they are ready for launch and want to try and screw up 19 enough so that we can move on and purchase the new game.......
I play everyday a few rounds maybe miss the odd day and really enjoy it still. Have noticed not many people live-streaming as much. My society still gets players not a huge amount but faithful all the same.
I think if they the 3 click option more people would play. The reason is that it has been used like for years in just about every golf game that people prefer it and are used to it. I that they should give the player the option to use it or not. The game could still be easy or hard depending in the clubs that are used. And yes more updates are needed such as PGA courses, Players etc, EA has joined so it shouldn't be hard because they had them. Well there is my 2 cents worth. Thanks and happy golfing.
I thought the inconsistency was me but I guess it’s a lot more people dealing with this. Either way I still enjoy playing it from time to time. Mostly doing golf challenges with the wife or playing in the emerald society. I must say my play time in this has decreased mostly due to other games coming out but I still have that golf itch once in awhile. I still plan to play this well into the future.
Thanks a bundle for playing my course Lee ;-) Im still liking the new game. Love the matchplay and stableford matches and the fourballs are great. But personaly at the moment i prefer the Course Creating side of things. As you say it can take days.... and days, Espically for the Top Boys !! Course design has improved from the previous game a lot. so ive gotta say NO ;-) All the best m8 Nice round too Lee. AND YES !! Lowest scorer/scorers will recieve 3 Tilteist PROV1s BRAND New Ofcourse .. No Lake Balls lol Winner will be announced on New Years Day ... Happy Hitting :-)
Even though I usually finish last I enjoy this game. I play this game everyday 6 hours a day. This game is the most difficult golf game I have ever played. I have played tiger woods 98, ttc 2, and winningputt. I wish they wud make it more easier in ttc 2019. My player name is undertaker63.
I think if this game had the 3 point swing mechanic like in the Tiger Woods Series then this game would open up to much more people. This game is much more a niche because it plays like a sim.
I love this game, but I find there is no consistency, which made me move down to the beginner clubs just to get some type of control of my game. I'm hoping with this new patch that aspect of the game is fixed. Also HB Studios lack of transparency has left a foul taste in my mouth, hoping THAT also gets fixed after the patch. Thanks for all you do, Lee........Cheers mate!!
My biggest issue with the game is the matchmaking. I dont know why they cant add the courses that are in the career mode, playing the same courses over and over is getting pretty old now. The alt shot is still hit and miss trying to find a game because people cant connect.
Hi Lee. Great discussion. I voted that the Golf club was not dying. This is my go to game and I feel "empty"😁 if I dont get my daily fix of this. From the game or thanks to you and Jimgem. Im playing with master clubs and will not move back down regardless of how easy the other clubsets may be. Allthough I do find it amazing how people can shoot -45 over 4 rounds and Im struggling at less than half of those scores. I have in previous videos of yours agreed with the inconsistency. Firstly it started on random putts then very fast swings and lately slow back swings. This though is the only and biggest real issue for me. The game is enjoyable through online friends, TGC tour efforts, course designers and some realism but just not with pitching or lob wedges😆and the wind at times. 2019 does play easier due to the irons rolling less on greens than in TC2. Ok nuff said... back to the game😁
I couldn't care less. I'm the type that plays games just because I like to play them. There are games that I often play that I am sure that I may be the only person on Earth still playing them. This fact doesn't take away from my enjoyment of them.
I want a golf simulation...like real golf I want to think I am learning with each round and improving and I think I get that here and contrary to most players, I don't think the game is hard enough. 4 round scores of -40 to -60 is just not an accurate recreation of the real life game but I realise that game mechanics and other factors reduce this to numbers game which is a shame. From a course creator's point of view it's good value for money, however putting so much time into creating a challenging course only to have someone whine that it's far too hard after scoring -8 makes you wonder if it's really worth the effort.
Haha true.. I designed a course and the complaints were the fairways are too narrow and the greens too small yet someone had already scored a 55 on it. Go figure.
Hi Lee, good vid and discussion mate. I know people are pissed about the price drop but it's not the first or last game that's done this, e g. what about people who bought latest fallout Keep it coming bud😀
I do love this game. It’s the best golf game I’ve played. But I think it needs some weekly challenges / monthly. to unlock new gear stuff like that. I never like golf club 2. I don’t know why. Used to love tiger masters👍🏻
It’s a great game but what worries me is that it’s only alive for as long they keep the ‘always online required’ servers up and running. Without them, you can’t even play 1 player career.
admittedly lee the ps4 version does leave a lot to be desired in certain aspects, including often causing my ps4 pro to drop frames almost to non-playable levels that simply neither of the other versions do including dare i say it the steam version on my pc
I still enjoy playing the game full aids off but unfortunately do not get enough game time to participate in society events and interaction. I just play offline society where I pick and choose my own courses and customise my own events. The aids off challenge is what makes the game enjoyable for me. However, the fact that HB studios continue to make a shambles of testing pre-release and patching badly lets it down.
Personally no dont think its dieing I think the casuals not flocked to it like HB thought they would those who did found it different animal to EA game. Personally there always new things which can put golf to back a little me tourist bus sim. Hell still designing playing.
Anytime a game has a price drop within only weeks after its release is problematic. Part of the reason for that is because this game is really hard to play. This game is not "plug-n-play". There is a learning curve to the Golf Club. It's not like Rory McIIroy's game which is a very easy game to play in comparison. Most of you guys that played TGC since the beginning have learned how to play it. For guys like me who stayed with Rory's game and are making the transition to TGC are having the most difficult time with it. The swing mechanics aren't even close. Yes, you can use the analog to swing but the timing for the TGC is asking for perfection with every shot. For example, one little mistake and you're in 2ft high rough from the fairway; assuming the ball hasn't rolled in the rough from a ball that landed in the middle of the fairway. Around the green and bunker shots are not easy as well. There is more timing involved with chips, flops and bunker shots to the green. Perfect/slow is death for approach shots btw. The Golf Club is what i call a "true simulation" golf game. It plays very true to "real life" golf. Some days you are playing great and the next time you can't even shot Even Par. And that's how golf is really played. You have to take the good with the bad. I just think that those that came from Rory's game will have the hardest time adjusting. Personally for me, I didn't start playing Golf Club until TGC 2. And i only played it for a half season. I stopped playing it because after i moved up to "Pro Clubs" i could no longer hit the fairway. Beginner clubs are easy but they are useless if playing a 7300 yard course. So needless to say, i stopped playing it and decided to wait for 2019. My experience with TGC 2019 has been bitter-sweet. I started playing with Pro Clubs and had success early. Hitting from the rough, ie chip shot and bunker shots (to me) are easier than GC2. I can get up and down with no problem now. I caution most of you that say "just play the game and have fun with it". If it was that easy that wouldn't be the case. But it's not. It's a difficult game to play. Remember, most of you guys played TGC from the very beginning. Guys like BlinkyandJakey that shoot -58 in tournaments have pretty much mastered the game, so it's easy for him to say "just have fun" lol. In conclusion, i really hope this franchise will stay alive for years to come. However, there may come a time that TB Studios may have to adjust the settings of the game making it easy for ALL to play. Btw, that's what EA Madden football did to their football game. Unfortunately, that will turn it into a "plug-n-play" and that may not be what true hardcore base of TGC gamers will want. Only time will tell, but i truly want this game to have long success. Or we could hope for Tiger 2020. That's another topic for another day, lol. Cheers!
Also, they have the PGA license. Use it!! Add some courses, make some unique PGA stuff. You wouldn't even know this game was affiliated with the PGA. Give us some updates HB!!
About a few months ago, when TGC 2019 was going to be release, I stated that I believe the reason why you were never issued any “pre-release” code for streaming TGC 2019 gameplay was that you were too much of a honest man. Someone who “called ‘em as you see ‘em”. A man who would not hesitate in identifying a problem and saying, “we need to address this issue”. And you see, I was right, Mr. Guy-Who-Sounds-Like-Roddy-McDowell-From-‘The-Poseidon-Adventure’. Here you are now, getting all bold and ugly, asking hard hitting questions that would make William Buckley and Gore Vidal proud. I believe you are the first person to ask (or ask openly, at least) on whether TGC 2019 is “dying”, and the first person who actively sought out opinions regarding this serious question. Here’s my opinion (and if the other TGC bubbleheads don’t like, well, haters gonna hate….yippie....now lets have a Starbucks coffee). The TGC franchise is somewhat on shaky ground. It may not be dead, but it is in the ICU, intubated, and the priest is coming in for the last rites. I won’t belabor with the details since others have pointed out the game’s flaws. Let us just say that TGC franchise is an example of “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”. Yes, it’s about time we start facing the facts, that TGC may end up drifting into the void, to be forgotten as things are when they fall into the abyss. Quite frankly, it most likely would have not made it this far if it wasn’t for the fan base of TGC Tours, as well as the course designer. Think of those two items as life preservers on the Titanic of the actual game. But I digress. I was complimenting you on how you can “get down to where the cheese binds” (I heard a fisherman from Maine say that while describing how to have a no-nonsense approach in debating). You see, this is why you are such a rare breed, Mr. Guy-Who-Sounds-Like-Roddy-McDowell-From-‘The-Poseidon-Adventure’. You will praise TGC to the high heavens, but only if it deserves to be given such praise. Yet, the same is true on the other side of the coin. If you criticize, or downgrade, the performance of TGC, you show good reason to. Your critiques are not “knee-jerk” reactions, some temperamental Twitter outburst because your tailbone got bent out of shape. This is why you have your following on Twitter and Facebook, and why your subscriber count will continue to grow. You don’t bullshit, and you really do enjoy this game, and therefore, you won’t tolerate substandard work. In other words, you are a real fan of TGC.
I, too, try to live by these rules. I try to “get down to where the cheese binds”. I humbly label myself as a real fan of TGC. Not only do I point out the shortcomings and high points of TGC, but still continue my fight against the Illuminati that continuously try to destroy TGC. I was thinking about all of this while sitting calmly at end of a bar, a watering hole in a city that is far away from you. A man doesn't come here to watch the latest sporting event on the television, or have a friendly chat with his buddies from work while knocking back “a few brews”. It’s the kind of bar that you go to when you are serious about liquor. A last refuge for the lost souls that have embarked on one-too-many travels. So, as you can imagine, it was dark in the bar, and I was thankful to be here. I was sitting here in this a dive bar, this place that is not noticed by general society. I was jotting down my hazy thoughts regarding your “Is TGC 2019 dying and will Harry embalm it” video in my little notebook that I carry for situations such as this. Occasionally, I would curse under my breath when my writing hand would cramp. In those painful moments, I would look at the clock display of my phone. The last time I had looked at the clock, it was closer to the bar’s closing time than it was to midnight. The glow of another sunrise was threaten to show its face soon. But there was still hope. There was still enough time to enjoy the burn of another whiskey on ice. I raised my hand slightly, hoping to catch the bartender’s attention.
Earlier in the day, I had left the house after getting a call that a family was in need of my services. I had been practicing shots at the Magnolia National Golf Couse on TGC game and wondering who was the insipid dickwad that chose the courses that were to be played on the TGC Tours. Whoever it was, they must have been a goddamn gopher or beaver in a past life, because they sure loved holes in the side of hills. I had been fighting every sloping green that the course had to offer, withholding my desire to grab the nearest bottle or whiskey or tequila and start pouring down my gullet. It was still in the morning hours when I was practicing, and I wanted to wait at least until the earlier afternoon before I entered into the land of drunken sobbing. I had just finished Hole #10 when my Samsung began to ring. I looked down at the smartphone’s screen and saw the name of “MORTradio” as the incoming call. I considered ignoring the call, and enjoyed the temptation for a moment. I couldn’t ignore the call, though. The guilt would have screwed up my shitty gameplay even more. The dead needed me, and even though I may have cursed them for their interruption, it’s what I signed on to do. I answered the phone. “What do you want, you vicious bastard,” I shouted into the phone. “You already suck enough of the life-force out of me. Don’t you realize that I am on the ebb of an important sociological discovery regarding social interaction gameplay!” “Oh, Harry, I sorry,” said the voice on the other end of the phone. It was Ginger, the receptionist of MORTradio. “I didn’t want to call you, but the boss said to call you and no one else.” “The only purpose of why the boss had you call me is to interrupt my gameplay,” I said to Ginger. “I really didn’t want to call you,” Ginger said. “I had no other choice. I’m really sorry.” “Sorry my squeezable ass,” I said. “You’re a part of it as well. You, the boss, everyone at MORTradio, are part of the Illuminati. You’re whole mission is to prevent my studies. All of you could see me forming Secondary Groups at TGC Tours, developing them into Primary Groups, which would lead to Dyads, the driving force behind destroying the Illuminati! It’s all so obvious now.” “What is?” asked Ginger. “Are you a succubus, Ginger?” I asked. “A shewolf for the soon-to-come FEMA camps? How much are they paying you, Ginger?” “Harry….” she began to say. I cut her off. “HOW MUCH!?!” “No one is paying me anything,” Ginger said desperately. “I would never do that to you. I know you’re a special kind of guy and that you do so much for the families that we help.” “You’re recording our conversation, aren’t you?” I chuckled at this knowledge. “That’s fine, Ginger. Why don’t you record this. TGC Tours hasn’t sold out yet. They haven’t sold out like HB Studios did. The scent of the Illuminati doesn’t linger at TGC Tours. The dyads are still being formed, and WE WILL CRUSH THE ELITIST VERMIN SCUM OF THE ILLUMINATI! THEY WILL BURN LIKE THE HINDENBURG!!!” “Oh Harry,” said Ginger, her voice trembling as though on the verge of tears. “The fire of your passion and dedication to society touches my heart so deeply.” “Control yourself, Ginger,” I said. “The Illuminati feeds off weakness.” “I’m sorry,” Ginger said, sniffling. “I didn’t mean to get emotional.” “That’s all right, Ginger,” I said. “Women are naturally emotional beasts who are all overcooked oatmeal north of the eyebrows. It’s to be expected.” “Thank you, Harry.” “I have a lot of burden, Ginger, but I’ll always be here to help.” “Help this family,” Ginger said, her voice a plea. “The boss said you were the guy he wanted on this job. He said you were the only one who could do the job.” “Yeah, I’ve heard it before,” I said. “MORTradio gives you a reach-around while they stab you in the back. Thanks for the handjob, now let me die. Vicious bastards, all of them.” Ginger giggled.
“Oh, Harry,” she said. “You’re just so blunt sometimes. You make my cheeks so flushed and warm.” “Rein that in, young lady,” I said to her. “There’s only one horse I ride in this town. You know that.” “Yes, I’ve accepted that,” Ginger said, a hint of sadness gracing her tone. “Helen’s very lucky. I just….I just sometime….” “Shut up, you minx,” I said sternly. “The vixen in your blood is strong. I can’t be bothered with this annoyance. If you want to help me then you have to support me, not suffocate me with your needs and desires.” “What can I do to help?” asked Ginger. “I can wear shorter skirts. Garters and hose? More lipstick?” I shook my head in hopeless patience as I listened to her. “No, Ginger. None of that will help me. I don’t need a gorgeous woman turning into a boy scout’s masturbation fantasy.” “You think I’m gorgeous,” Ginger said happily. “Good Lord, you vile creature,” I shouted at her over the phone. “I would they were for I might die at once, for now you kill me with a living death!” “Oh, Harry, your prose,” Ginger said breathlessly. “You take my breath away. There are so many late nights when I think about you and….” “Focus!” I shouted into the phone. I could hear Ginger taking a deep breath, calming herself. “I’m sorry, Harry. I almost lost myself in my fantasy world. It won’t happen again.” “You stupid fool,” I growled. “We are talking about the construction of FEMA death camps, and you’re wanting to fantasize about a night of good whiskey and unbridle, passionate sex!?! Get your priorities straight, woman! Don’t be like every other fat feminist out there who think the world should orbit around them.” “I will do whatever I can to please you,” said Ginger. “That’s a promise.” “How much cash do you have?” I asked. “Geez, Harry. I have about a hundred bucks, I think.” “What about credit cards?” “I have the MORTradio business account credit card,” Ginger said. “Thank God you have some form of currency,” I said with relief. “Now listen to me. On your lunch break, I want you to go down to the nearest Best Buy and purchase an Xbox One and an extra Xbox controller.” I heard nothing from the other end of the phone. Had Ginger frozen in fear from the responsibility I had now laid on her? Had the hired thugs of the Illuminati been tapping our conversation and figured out what I was planning and sent a bullet from a sniper’s rifle into Ginger’s frontal lobe.
“Are you listen to me!?!” I screamed into the phone. “Yes, Harry, yes,” said Ginger. “I’m was just jotting down notes. I know that this is important and I don’t want to mess anything up.” “Good Jesus Lord Almighty, you oversexed hipster. We are on the verge of possibly eradicating the elite of the Illuminati. You damn well better not screw this shit up, or all of us will end up in a FEMA camp that will make Dante’s Inferno look like a day at Disneyland.” “Don’t worry,” said Ginger. “I always will have your back, Harry. Now, you want me to buy an Xbox One and an extra controller, right?” “That’s right,” I said. “I also want you to buy The Golf Club game on Xbox One. Don’t be chatting anyone up. There might be some Illuminati thugs that might try flirting with you to distract you, so if anyone starts flirting with you just tell them you’re married to an autistic man and that if they don’t leave you alone, scream at the top of your lungs.” “I will, Harry,” said Ginger. “By God, I will.” “Just go into the Best Buy store, get what I told you to get, and then go home.” I pulled a cigarette from the pack that was in front of me and lit it, taking a drag before continuing. “Once you get your new Xbox One console up and running, I want you to register at the TGC Tours website. Don’t use your real name, though. Use a pseudonym.” “What pseudonym should I use?” asked Ginger. “Your TGC Tournament screen name should be….” I gave Ginger the name of her TGC Tours identity. “Okay, Harry,” said Ginger. “Got it.” I took another deep drag from my cigarette, laughing softly as I exhaled the soothing smoke. “I’ve known that TGC Tours has been infiltrated by the Illuminati for some time now. They have had their thugs playing the tournaments for some time now. It’s going to be a whole different ballgame now. Your covert actions, which will be directed by me, will be able to weed out these filthy bastards.” “Oh, Harry,” said Ginger. “I know I can do this. I won’t let you down. It feels like the first time in my life I have a purpose, that I am not some dime-a-dozen girl.” “And well you should feel that way,” I said to her. “This is an extremely important moment that you and I are sharing. With my well-thought-out plan and your covert actions, we will not only be able to prevent the Illuminati from infiltrating TGC Tours, but route them out from the entities of MORTradio and other capitalistic businesses, the same businesses that made this goddamn county great.” “I knew you were a great man,” Ginger said. “My thoughts of you may have been impure, Harry, but they were set in the foundation of loyalty. Will you and I finally be able to work side by side?” “FIGHT YOUR URGES WHILE YOU’RE IN HEAT, GINGER!” I crush out my cigarette in my already overflowing ashtray. I immediately lit another cigarette. “Don’t you see, you silly woman? The Illuminati have always focus on the Id, the needs and desires of the here and now. That’s how they have been able to undermine the strength of this county. If I was to fulfill your desire, it would be like we were building a FEMA camp!” “I’m sorry,” Ginger said. “I cannot be so selfish. I must stop thinking of myself and dedicate myself to the greater good.” “Use that Thigh Master you got for Christmas,” I told her, taking a drag off my cigarette. “It will help you.” “I will, Harry,” said Ginger. “I’m going to go to Best Buy right now and buy that Xbox One and The Golf Club game.” She paused for a moment. “Harry, will you please help that family. The boss thinks you’re the only man for the job, and so do I.” “Goddamn, you bastards!” I shouted. “You’re interrupting my TGC Tour event! This is the Masters Tournament Qualifying. This isn’t the usual asinine tour event that these bubbleheads usually put on. The sloping greens only are enough to make any man castrate himself in complete frustration! Bing Crosby died on a putting green, you know. The poor bastard was assassinated by the Illuminati!” “Please, Harry,” pleaded Ginger. “Do it for me. Do it for MORTradio!” “You people ought to be grateful for my work ethics,” I said. “Tell the boss that I’m changing my underwear and I’ll be on my way.” “Thank you, Harry. MORTradio thanks you.” “Yeah, your gratitude and a dollar bill will buy me a pack of chewing gum.” I hung up the phone. I slowing smoked the rest of my cigarette as I stood there, finally crushing it out in the ashtray after a few more drags off it. I began feeling a sharp pain within the partial-occipital region of my skull. The stress of having to deal with a family, as well as the needs of Ginger, MORTradio, and society as a whole, were weighing heavily on me. It was probably for the best that I help that family. I wouldn’t be able to focus my attention on my gameplay anyway. I knew that although I struggled greatly at times on the courses that were chosen by the vicious bastards of TGC Tours, I knew that my gameplay was still good enough to be respected, and that kept the elite of the Illuminati at bay. I tossed my head back and began to laugh loudly, and then raised my fist into the air. “Illuminati swine!” I shouted. “I know you can hear me! You shall not win! We, the average joe, the common man, the backbone of this great country, will triumph!” I bent to one knee, my hands clasped in prayer. “Like the Pontic Sea, whose icy current and compulsive course, never feels retiring ebb, but keeps due onto the Propontic and the Hellespont seas. Even so my bloody thoughts, with violent pace, shall never look back, never ebb to humble love, till that a capable and wide revenge swallow them up. Now, by yond marble heaven, in the due reverence of a sacred vow I here engage my words, to destroy the clan of the Illuminati, to save our society, to offer sanctuary to the masses and allow them to join in the blessed brotherhood of the TGC. We will witness, by God in Heaven, the end of Illuminati and Big Brother. TGC will once again rise up from the ashes as though a phoenix. I am your own, forever!” I stood. Within a half hour, I was showered, dressed, and wearing clean underwear. I headed out my door and to my car. Many hours had passed now. And now, as I said in the beginning, it was dark in the bar, and I was thankful to be here. The bartender finally noticed me raising my hand. “Another one, Harry?” he asked. “Yeah,” I said. The bartender reached out and grabbed the bottle of Jack Daniels. He poured the liquor over what remained of the ice in my glass. He put the bottle of Jack Daniels back where it belong and then wrapped his knuckles lightly on the surface of the bar. “That one’s on the house,” the bartender said. “Why thank you,” I said. I was exhausted, but the gesture did not elude or escape me. I smiled at the bartender. “You do a lot of good,” the bartender said. “A lot of folks might not appreciate that, but I do.” “Thank you for noticing,” I said. The bartender smiled back at me and then went about his business. And so, within the scheme of all things, this small moment of time between two people in a dive bar, a moment that is not noticed by general society, had happened. It was a social interaction that was pleasant. A social interaction that had more meaning that any statement on social media, any speech by a leader, any proclamation by a country. It was a small moment of simple respect for one another. Yes, it was always nice to be appreciated, even if no one knows what you have done. I thought of Helen, the woman that I loved. I knew what she had done to my life, and I appreciated her. I smiled. “Goddamn good woman,” I said softly to myself. I raised my whiskey, sipping from the glass.
And so, keep up the with you videos, and with your questions, Mr. Guy-Who-Sounds-Like-Roddy-McDowell-From-‘The-Poseidon-Adventure’. Together, we will when this battle against the Illuminati and win back TGC. Remember, you sometimes have to punch the mule for no other reason other than to let him know whose boss. Long Live Barbie.avi!
I think the game is great for golf. However this is not Fortnite. I never really noticed a TGC19 society or a huge following. I have a issue with HB because I play with a friend (local) and it is so difficult just to creat a match w a gallery or people. I can create one, however when the match starts, my friend has a different or almost opposite wind direction. Can anyone else tell me how to creat a PRIVATE MATCH W A GALLERY. I want to the HB forum and it is absolutely terrible. I feel the missed the mark for this, however I enjoy the game and will continue to play and support it. Thanks again for the great videos!!
@@Early1981 Yes, I play with a friend, (Local Play) sitting right beside me, but when we want to play a Match, Skin or Stroke round with a gallery (Crowd) I dont know how to add a gallery! That would be so very much appreciated!!
Seem to find plenty of people playing the game and always looking for others. People dont like the game as its not Tiger Woods but you cant stop a 5w just like that in real life. Im KloppNo.1 if anyone wants to add me on ps4 if they get on quite a bit. Love the social side of it
Asking if a game is dying only 3 months after it came out is a pretty bold question. It's a golf game, and its a sim game with no star associated with it - it's never going to be a gaming phenomenon. Every game sees drop-off in the first 3 months, except for the most rare circumstances. So no, TGC19 isn't dying. It's simply not a game that appeals to casual golf fans. But I'd wager that the number of base fans has actually grown - this is a better game than TGC2. Master clubs are easier to use than Tour clubs were in TGC2. There are some issues with the game, but I don't think randomness is the problem - the problem is perceived randomness. If HB would put more advanced feedback information into the game, I'd bet we'd all understand where tempo issues come from. Human perception is deeply fallible, and easily manipulated by external factors. A glass of alcohol, or caffeine can wildly shift your perception on tempo - try it sometime, and pay attention. Even mood can change how you swing, and how your swing feels vs. performs - anxious, calm, angry, tired - it all makes a huge difference.
The game isn't dying. TGCT has more active players than ever. It has more course designers than ever. The twitch community is really starting to gel together into a tighter group. Casual players will fall off, but that goes for literally every game. The hardcore fanbase has grown. The worst part of all this is HB itself - their community engagement is terrible, their community relations are terrible, they've completely stopped posting to their youtube channel or streaming weekly on twitch. The community is growing and they're missing the window to really engage.
A bold question indeed but I have achieved what I wanted and that is getting the fantastic Sub base I have and the community to engage on the topic. You make some fantastic and very relevant points. Thank you very much pal
I've never played a realistic golf game like TGC2019, For me this game had a steep learning curve, I've only played GTA V Golf Online with friends, we actually have a golf community golf team, I don't play that baby golf game anymore but I talked a bunch of my GTA V Golf friends into buying this game and we all play together almost every day. So for us the game definitely isn't dying...
A late reply to this thread.... my initial post said I did not think TGC19 is dying. However with the 14.99 special running for the holiday periods, the game inconsistency and the constant patch updates HB Studios might be trying to kill the game off all by themselves. Unless they have developed a proper TGC20 and they are ready for launch and want to try and screw up 19 enough so that we can move on and purchase the new game.......
Very interesting view there pal. Hopefully this is not a yearly title but it's looking that way
I play everyday a few rounds maybe miss the odd day and really enjoy it still. Have noticed not many people live-streaming as much. My society still gets players not a huge amount but faithful all the same.
odd, seems to me there's more people streaming now than ever before.
@@cephyn11 maybe just the people I have in my subscription lol should search for more.
Hey dazza, yea the loyal guys still play cheers pal
I think if they the 3 click option more people would play. The reason is that it has been used like for years in just about every golf game that people prefer it and are used to it. I that they should give the player the option to use it or not. The game could still be easy or hard depending in the clubs that are used. And yes more updates are needed such as PGA courses, Players etc, EA has joined so it shouldn't be hard because they had them. Well there is my 2 cents worth. Thanks and happy golfing.
Very good point pal. HB and 2K need to do something to attract players and your suggestion is a good one
I thought the inconsistency was me but I guess it’s a lot more people dealing with this. Either way I still enjoy playing it from time to time. Mostly doing golf challenges with the wife or playing in the emerald society. I must say my play time in this has decreased mostly due to other games coming out but I still have that golf itch once in awhile. I still plan to play this well into the future.
Great info pal thank you. Hopefully you keep on golfing
Thanks a bundle for playing my course Lee ;-) Im still liking the new game. Love the matchplay and stableford matches and the fourballs are great. But personaly at the moment i prefer the Course Creating side of things. As you say it can take days.... and days, Espically for the Top Boys !! Course design has improved from the previous game a lot. so ive gotta say NO ;-) All the best m8 Nice round too Lee. AND YES !! Lowest scorer/scorers will recieve 3 Tilteist PROV1s BRAND New Ofcourse .. No Lake Balls lol Winner will be announced on New Years Day ... Happy Hitting :-)
Its my pleasure pal. Great fun course. I look forward to your next creation
Even though I usually finish last I enjoy this game. I play this game everyday 6 hours a day. This game is the most difficult golf game I have ever played. I have played tiger woods 98, ttc 2, and winningputt. I wish they wud make it more easier in ttc 2019. My player name is undertaker63.
The main thing is that you have fun and enjoy it. Your scores will improve with time and practice pal. Cheers
I think if this game had the 3 point swing mechanic like in the Tiger Woods Series then this game would open up to much more people. This game is much more a niche because it plays like a sim.
Yea the game would have a bigger audience/player base with that mechanic but I like the sim feel to it. Cheers
I love this game, but I find there is no consistency, which made me move down to the beginner clubs just to get some type of control of my game. I'm hoping with this new patch that aspect of the game is fixed. Also HB Studios lack of transparency has left a foul taste in my mouth, hoping THAT also gets fixed after the patch. Thanks for all you do, Lee........Cheers mate!!
Cheers Jo I hope you are well sir
I just got this game. Love it
My biggest issue with the game is the matchmaking. I dont know why they cant add the courses that are in the career mode, playing the same courses over and over is getting pretty old now. The alt shot is still hit and miss trying to find a game because people cant connect.
I very rarely play matchmaking but yes that is something that would make it more attractive pal
Hi Lee. Great discussion. I voted that the Golf club was not dying. This is my go to game and I feel "empty"😁 if I dont get my daily fix of this. From the game or thanks to you and Jimgem. Im playing with master clubs and will not move back down regardless of how easy the other clubsets may be. Allthough I do find it amazing how people can shoot -45 over 4 rounds and Im struggling at less than half of those scores. I have in previous videos of yours agreed with the inconsistency. Firstly it started on random putts then very fast swings and lately slow back swings. This though is the only and biggest real issue for me. The game is enjoyable through online friends, TGC tour efforts, course designers and some realism but just not with pitching or lob wedges😆and the wind at times. 2019 does play easier due to the irons rolling less on greens than in TC2. Ok nuff said... back to the game😁
Thank you very much for your great input. Im delighted to hear it is your go to game. Cheers pal
I couldn't care less.
I'm the type that plays games just because I like to play them.
There are games that I often play that I am sure that I may be the only person on Earth still playing them. This fact doesn't take away from my enjoyment of them.
Great way to look at gaming pal. Cheers
I want a golf simulation...like real golf I want to think I am learning with each round and improving and I think I get that here and contrary to most players, I don't think the game is hard enough. 4 round scores of -40 to -60 is just not an accurate recreation of the real life game but I realise that game mechanics and other factors reduce this to numbers game which is a shame. From a course creator's point of view it's good value for money, however putting so much time into creating a challenging course only to have someone whine that it's far too hard after scoring -8 makes you wonder if it's really worth the effort.
Haha true.. I designed a course and the complaints were the fairways are too narrow and the greens too small yet someone had already scored a 55 on it. Go figure.
100% agree with this. Great comment. Thank you for all your courses that you design
Hi Lee, good vid and discussion mate. I know people are pissed about the price drop but it's not the first or last game that's done this, e
g. what about people who bought latest fallout
Keep it coming bud😀
100% pal I certainly have got my moneys worth out of it
I do love this game. It’s the best golf game I’ve played. But I think it needs some weekly challenges / monthly. to unlock new gear stuff like that.
I never like golf club 2. I don’t know why. Used to love tiger masters👍🏻
Great idea pal. I would love to see challenges added to the game would certainly add more interest to things
It’s a great game but what worries me is that it’s only alive for as long they keep the ‘always online required’ servers up and running.
Without them, you can’t even play 1 player career.
Yes pal great point
I hope not, I purchased it today.
Enjoy pal. Let me know how you get on
Great topic to touch on Lee. Great video, lad.
Thank you pal
admittedly lee the ps4 version does leave a lot to be desired in certain aspects, including often causing my ps4 pro to drop frames almost to non-playable levels that simply neither of the other versions do including dare i say it the steam version on my pc
Cheers for info pal
5 of my friends and I just got it on Xbox One and absolutely love it.
Love to hear that pal. Great stuff
I still enjoy playing the game full aids off but unfortunately do not get enough game time to participate in society events and interaction. I just play offline society where I pick and choose my own courses and customise my own events. The aids off challenge is what makes the game enjoyable for me. However, the fact that HB studios continue to make a shambles of testing pre-release and patching badly lets it down.
Great response pal and I agree with that. Cheers
it has caused me to stream on this pc with regards to the game apart from the odd stream here and there
More official course also. And one big thing is real name roster in pga tour👍🏻
Personally no dont think its dieing I think the casuals not flocked to it like HB thought they would those who did found it different animal to EA game. Personally there always new things which can put golf to back a little me tourist bus sim. Hell still designing playing.
Cheers Vlad great input pal
Anytime a game has a price drop within only weeks after its release is problematic. Part of the reason for that is because this game is really hard to play. This game is not "plug-n-play". There is a learning curve to the Golf Club. It's not like Rory McIIroy's game which is a very easy game to play in comparison. Most of you guys that played TGC since the beginning have learned how to play it. For guys like me who stayed with Rory's game and are making the transition to TGC are having the most difficult time with it. The swing mechanics aren't even close. Yes, you can use the analog to swing but the timing for the TGC is asking for perfection with every shot. For example, one little mistake and you're in 2ft high rough from the fairway; assuming the ball hasn't rolled in the rough from a ball that landed in the middle of the fairway. Around the green and bunker shots are not easy as well. There is more timing involved with chips, flops and bunker shots to the green. Perfect/slow is death for approach shots btw.
The Golf Club is what i call a "true simulation" golf game. It plays very true to "real life" golf. Some days you are playing great and the next time you can't even shot Even Par. And that's how golf is really played. You have to take the good with the bad. I just think that those that came from Rory's game will have the hardest time adjusting. Personally for me, I didn't start playing Golf Club until TGC 2. And i only played it for a half season. I stopped playing it because after i moved up to "Pro Clubs" i could no longer hit the fairway. Beginner clubs are easy but they are useless if playing a 7300 yard course. So needless to say, i stopped playing it and decided to wait for 2019. My experience with TGC 2019 has been bitter-sweet. I started playing with Pro Clubs and had success early. Hitting from the rough, ie chip shot and bunker shots (to me) are easier than GC2. I can get up and down with no problem now. I caution most of you that say "just play the game and have fun with it". If it was that easy that wouldn't be the case. But it's not. It's a difficult game to play. Remember, most of you guys played TGC from the very beginning. Guys like BlinkyandJakey that shoot -58 in tournaments have pretty much mastered the game, so it's easy for him to say "just have fun" lol. In conclusion, i really hope this franchise will stay alive for years to come. However, there may come a time that TB Studios may have to adjust the settings of the game making it easy for ALL to play. Btw, that's what EA Madden football did to their football game. Unfortunately, that will turn it into a "plug-n-play" and that may not be what true hardcore base of TGC gamers will want. Only time will tell, but i truly want this game to have long success. Or we could hope for Tiger 2020. That's another topic for another day, lol. Cheers!
Thanks for taking the time to post this fantastic post. You make some great and very relevant points. Tiger 2020 haha lets wait and see. Cheers pal
I purchased the game yesterday first golf game since 08
I hope you enjoy it and have fun
Also, they have the PGA license. Use it!! Add some courses, make some unique PGA stuff. You wouldn't even know this game was affiliated with the PGA. Give us some updates HB!!
Great vid Lee, it does need an update. 👍 👍
Cheers pal
i will leave my pc specs in a message on psn as an indicator of hardware quality
That swan has poor course etiquette.
Lol pal
I still play this game so not dead to me
Delighted to hear that
Any tips to get a prefect swing with the Master clubs? @@Early1981
I'm buying this game later on today so I'll be another player 😀
Welcome on board pal
About a few months ago, when TGC 2019 was going to be release, I stated that I believe the reason why you were never issued any “pre-release” code for streaming TGC 2019 gameplay was that you were too much of a honest man. Someone who “called ‘em as you see ‘em”. A man who would not hesitate in identifying a problem and saying, “we need to address this issue”.
And you see, I was right, Mr. Guy-Who-Sounds-Like-Roddy-McDowell-From-‘The-Poseidon-Adventure’.
Here you are now, getting all bold and ugly, asking hard hitting questions that would make William Buckley and Gore Vidal proud. I believe you are the first person to ask (or ask openly, at least) on whether TGC 2019 is “dying”, and the first person who actively sought out opinions regarding this serious question.
Here’s my opinion (and if the other TGC bubbleheads don’t like, well, haters gonna hate….yippie....now lets have a Starbucks coffee). The TGC franchise is somewhat on shaky ground. It may not be dead, but it is in the ICU, intubated, and the priest is coming in for the last rites.
I won’t belabor with the details since others have pointed out the game’s flaws. Let us just say that TGC franchise is an example of “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”. Yes, it’s about time we start facing the facts, that TGC may end up drifting into the void, to be forgotten as things are when they fall into the abyss. Quite frankly, it most likely would have not made it this far if it wasn’t for the fan base of TGC Tours, as well as the course designer. Think of those two items as life preservers on the Titanic of the actual game.
But I digress. I was complimenting you on how you can “get down to where the cheese binds” (I heard a fisherman from Maine say that while describing how to have a no-nonsense approach in debating).
You see, this is why you are such a rare breed, Mr. Guy-Who-Sounds-Like-Roddy-McDowell-From-‘The-Poseidon-Adventure’. You will praise TGC to the high heavens, but only if it deserves to be given such praise. Yet, the same is true on the other side of the coin. If you criticize, or downgrade, the performance of TGC, you show good reason to. Your critiques are not “knee-jerk” reactions, some temperamental Twitter outburst because your tailbone got bent out of shape. This is why you have your following on Twitter and Facebook, and why your subscriber count will continue to grow. You don’t bullshit, and you really do enjoy this game, and therefore, you won’t tolerate substandard work. In other words, you are a real fan of TGC.
I, too, try to live by these rules. I try to “get down to where the cheese binds”. I humbly label myself as a real fan of TGC. Not only do I point out the shortcomings and high points of TGC, but still continue my fight against the Illuminati that continuously try to destroy TGC.
I was thinking about all of this while sitting calmly at end of a bar, a watering hole in a city that is far away from you. A man doesn't come here to watch the latest sporting event on the television, or have a friendly chat with his buddies from work while knocking back “a few brews”. It’s the kind of bar that you go to when you are serious about liquor. A last refuge for the lost souls that have embarked on one-too-many travels.
So, as you can imagine, it was dark in the bar, and I was thankful to be here.
I was sitting here in this a dive bar, this place that is not noticed by general society. I was jotting down my hazy thoughts regarding your “Is TGC 2019 dying and will Harry embalm it” video in my little notebook that I carry for situations such as this. Occasionally, I would curse under my breath when my writing hand would cramp. In those painful moments, I would look at the clock display of my phone. The last time I had looked at the clock, it was closer to the bar’s closing time than it was to midnight. The glow of another sunrise was threaten to show its face soon. But there was still hope. There was still enough time to enjoy the burn of another whiskey on ice. I raised my hand slightly, hoping to catch the bartender’s attention.
Earlier in the day, I had left the house after getting a call that a family was in need of my services. I had been practicing shots at the Magnolia National Golf Couse on TGC game and wondering who was the insipid dickwad that chose the courses that were to be played on the TGC Tours. Whoever it was, they must have been a goddamn gopher or beaver in a past life, because they sure loved holes in the side of hills. I had been fighting every sloping green that the course had to offer, withholding my desire to grab the nearest bottle or whiskey or tequila and start pouring down my gullet. It was still in the morning hours when I was practicing, and I wanted to wait at least until the earlier afternoon before I entered into the land of drunken sobbing.
I had just finished Hole #10 when my Samsung began to ring. I looked down at the smartphone’s screen and saw the name of “MORTradio” as the incoming call. I considered ignoring the call, and enjoyed the temptation for a moment. I couldn’t ignore the call, though. The guilt would have screwed up my shitty gameplay even more. The dead needed me, and even though I may have cursed them for their interruption, it’s what I signed on to do. I answered the phone.
“What do you want, you vicious bastard,” I shouted into the phone. “You already suck enough of the life-force out of me. Don’t you realize that I am on the ebb of an important sociological discovery regarding social interaction gameplay!”
“Oh, Harry, I sorry,” said the voice on the other end of the phone. It was Ginger, the receptionist of MORTradio. “I didn’t want to call you, but the boss said to call you and no one else.”
“The only purpose of why the boss had you call me is to interrupt my gameplay,” I said to Ginger.
“I really didn’t want to call you,” Ginger said. “I had no other choice. I’m really sorry.”
“Sorry my squeezable ass,” I said. “You’re a part of it as well. You, the boss, everyone at MORTradio, are part of the Illuminati. You’re
whole mission is to prevent my studies. All of you could see me forming Secondary Groups at TGC Tours, developing them into Primary
Groups, which would lead to Dyads, the driving force behind destroying the Illuminati! It’s all so obvious now.”
“What is?” asked Ginger.
“Are you a succubus, Ginger?” I asked. “A shewolf for the soon-to-come FEMA camps? How much are they paying you, Ginger?”
“Harry….” she began to say. I cut her off.
“HOW MUCH!?!”
“No one is paying me anything,” Ginger said desperately. “I would never do that to you. I know you’re a special kind of guy and that you do so much for the families that we help.”
“You’re recording our conversation, aren’t you?” I chuckled at this knowledge. “That’s fine, Ginger. Why don’t you record this. TGC Tours hasn’t sold out yet. They haven’t sold out like HB Studios did. The scent of the Illuminati doesn’t linger at TGC Tours. The dyads are still being formed, and WE WILL CRUSH THE ELITIST VERMIN SCUM OF THE ILLUMINATI! THEY WILL BURN LIKE THE HINDENBURG!!!”
“Oh Harry,” said Ginger, her voice trembling as though on the verge of tears. “The fire of your passion and dedication to society touches my heart so deeply.”
“Control yourself, Ginger,” I said. “The Illuminati feeds off weakness.”
“I’m sorry,” Ginger said, sniffling. “I didn’t mean to get emotional.”
“That’s all right, Ginger,” I said. “Women are naturally emotional beasts who are all overcooked oatmeal north of the eyebrows. It’s to be expected.”
“Thank you, Harry.”
“I have a lot of burden, Ginger, but I’ll always be here to help.”
“Help this family,” Ginger said, her voice a plea. “The boss said you were the guy he wanted on this job. He said you were the only one who could do the job.”
“Yeah, I’ve heard it before,” I said. “MORTradio gives you a reach-around while they stab you in the back. Thanks for the handjob, now let me die. Vicious bastards, all of them.”
Ginger giggled.
“Oh, Harry,” she said. “You’re just so blunt sometimes. You make my cheeks so flushed and warm.”
“Rein that in, young lady,” I said to her. “There’s only one horse I ride in this town. You know that.”
“Yes, I’ve accepted that,” Ginger said, a hint of sadness gracing her tone. “Helen’s very lucky. I just….I just sometime….”
“Shut up, you minx,” I said sternly. “The vixen in your blood is strong. I can’t be bothered with this annoyance. If you want to help me then you have to support me, not suffocate me with your needs and desires.”
“What can I do to help?” asked Ginger. “I can wear shorter skirts. Garters and hose? More lipstick?”
I shook my head in hopeless patience as I listened to her.
“No, Ginger. None of that will help me. I don’t need a gorgeous woman turning into a boy scout’s masturbation fantasy.”
“You think I’m gorgeous,” Ginger said happily.
“Good Lord, you vile creature,” I shouted at her over the phone. “I would they were for I might die at once, for now you kill me with a living death!”
“Oh, Harry, your prose,” Ginger said breathlessly. “You take my breath away. There are so many late nights when I think about you and….”
“Focus!” I shouted into the phone.
I could hear Ginger taking a deep breath, calming herself. “I’m sorry, Harry. I almost lost myself in my fantasy world. It won’t happen again.”
“You stupid fool,” I growled. “We are talking about the construction of FEMA death camps, and you’re wanting to fantasize about a night of good whiskey and unbridle, passionate sex!?! Get your priorities straight, woman! Don’t be like every other fat feminist out there who think the world should orbit around them.”
“I will do whatever I can to please you,” said Ginger. “That’s a promise.”
“How much cash do you have?” I asked.
“Geez, Harry. I have about a hundred bucks, I think.”
“What about credit cards?”
“I have the MORTradio business account credit card,” Ginger said.
“Thank God you have some form of currency,” I said with relief. “Now listen to me. On your lunch break, I want you to go down to the nearest Best Buy and purchase an Xbox One and an extra Xbox controller.”
I heard nothing from the other end of the phone. Had Ginger frozen in fear from the responsibility I had now laid on her? Had the hired thugs of the Illuminati been tapping our conversation and figured out what I was planning and sent a bullet from a sniper’s rifle into Ginger’s frontal lobe.
“Are you listen to me!?!” I screamed into the phone.
“Yes, Harry, yes,” said Ginger. “I’m was just jotting down notes. I know that this is important and I don’t want to mess anything up.”
“Good Jesus Lord Almighty, you oversexed hipster. We are on the verge of possibly eradicating the elite of the Illuminati. You damn well better not screw this shit up, or all of us will end up in a FEMA camp that will make Dante’s Inferno look like a day at Disneyland.”
“Don’t worry,” said Ginger. “I always will have your back, Harry. Now, you want me to buy an Xbox One and an extra controller, right?”
“That’s right,” I said. “I also want you to buy The Golf Club game on Xbox One. Don’t be chatting anyone up. There might be some Illuminati thugs that might try flirting with you to distract you, so if anyone starts flirting with you just tell them you’re married to an autistic man and that if they don’t leave you alone, scream at the top of your lungs.”
“I will, Harry,” said Ginger. “By God, I will.”
“Just go into the Best Buy store, get what I told you to get, and then go home.” I pulled a cigarette from the pack that was in front of me and lit it, taking a drag before continuing. “Once you get your new Xbox One console up and running, I want you to register at the TGC Tours website. Don’t use your real name, though. Use a pseudonym.”
“What pseudonym should I use?” asked Ginger.
“Your TGC Tournament screen name should be….” I gave Ginger the name of her TGC Tours identity.
“Okay, Harry,” said Ginger. “Got it.”
I took another deep drag from my cigarette, laughing softly as I exhaled the soothing smoke. “I’ve known that TGC Tours has been infiltrated by the Illuminati for some time now. They have had their thugs playing the tournaments for some time now. It’s going to be a whole different ballgame now. Your covert actions, which will be directed by me, will be able to weed out these filthy bastards.”
“Oh, Harry,” said Ginger. “I know I can do this. I won’t let you down. It feels like the first time in my life I have a purpose, that I am not some dime-a-dozen girl.”
“And well you should feel that way,” I said to her. “This is an extremely important moment that you and I are sharing. With my well-thought-out plan and your covert actions, we will not only be able to prevent the Illuminati from infiltrating TGC Tours, but route them out
from the entities of MORTradio and other capitalistic businesses, the same businesses that made this goddamn county great.”
“I knew you were a great man,” Ginger said. “My thoughts of you may have been impure, Harry, but they were set in the foundation of loyalty. Will you and I finally be able to work side by side?”
“FIGHT YOUR URGES WHILE YOU’RE IN HEAT, GINGER!” I crush out my cigarette in my already overflowing ashtray. I immediately lit another cigarette. “Don’t you see, you silly woman? The Illuminati have always focus on the Id, the needs and desires of the here and now. That’s how they have been able to undermine the strength of this county. If I was to fulfill your desire, it would be like we were building a FEMA camp!”
“I’m sorry,” Ginger said. “I cannot be so selfish. I must stop thinking of myself and dedicate myself to the greater good.”
“Use that Thigh Master you got for Christmas,” I told her, taking a drag off my cigarette. “It will help you.”
“I will, Harry,” said Ginger. “I’m going to go to Best Buy right now and buy that Xbox One and The Golf Club game.” She paused for a moment. “Harry, will you please help that family. The boss thinks you’re the only man for the job, and so do I.”
“Goddamn, you bastards!” I shouted. “You’re interrupting my TGC Tour event! This is the Masters Tournament Qualifying. This isn’t the usual asinine tour event that these bubbleheads usually put on. The sloping greens only are enough to make any man castrate himself in complete frustration! Bing Crosby died on a putting green, you know. The poor bastard was assassinated by the Illuminati!”
“Please, Harry,” pleaded Ginger. “Do it for me. Do it for MORTradio!”
“You people ought to be grateful for my work ethics,” I said. “Tell the boss that I’m changing my underwear and I’ll be on my way.”
“Thank you, Harry. MORTradio thanks you.”
“Yeah, your gratitude and a dollar bill will buy me a pack of chewing gum.”
I hung up the phone.
I slowing smoked the rest of my cigarette as I stood there, finally crushing it out in the ashtray after a few more drags off it. I began feeling a sharp pain within the partial-occipital region of my skull. The stress of having to deal with a family, as well as the needs of Ginger, MORTradio, and society as a whole, were weighing heavily on me. It was probably for the best that I help that family. I wouldn’t be able to focus my attention on my gameplay anyway. I knew that although I struggled greatly at times on the courses that were chosen by the vicious bastards of TGC Tours, I knew that my gameplay was still good enough to be respected, and that kept the elite of the Illuminati at bay.
I tossed my head back and began to laugh loudly, and then raised my fist into the air.
“Illuminati swine!” I shouted. “I know you can hear me! You shall not win! We, the average joe, the common man, the backbone of this great country, will triumph!”
I bent to one knee, my hands clasped in prayer.
“Like the Pontic Sea, whose icy current and compulsive course, never feels retiring ebb, but keeps due onto the Propontic and the Hellespont seas. Even so my bloody thoughts, with violent pace, shall never look back, never ebb to humble love, till that a capable and wide revenge swallow them up. Now, by yond marble heaven, in the due reverence of a sacred vow I here engage my words, to destroy the clan of the Illuminati, to save our society, to offer sanctuary to the masses and allow them to join in the blessed brotherhood of the TGC. We will witness, by God in Heaven, the end of Illuminati and Big Brother. TGC will once again rise up from the ashes as though a phoenix. I am your own, forever!”
I stood.
Within a half hour, I was showered, dressed, and wearing clean underwear. I headed out my door and to my car.
Many hours had passed now.
And now, as I said in the beginning, it was dark in the bar, and I was thankful to be here.
The bartender finally noticed me raising my hand.
“Another one, Harry?” he asked.
“Yeah,” I said.
The bartender reached out and grabbed the bottle of Jack Daniels. He poured the liquor over what remained of the ice in my glass. He put the bottle of Jack Daniels back where it belong and then wrapped his knuckles lightly on the surface of the bar.
“That one’s on the house,” the bartender said.
“Why thank you,” I said. I was exhausted, but the gesture did not elude or escape me. I smiled at the bartender.
“You do a lot of good,” the bartender said. “A lot of folks might not appreciate that, but I do.”
“Thank you for noticing,” I said.
The bartender smiled back at me and then went about his business.
And so, within the scheme of all things, this small moment of time between two people in a dive bar, a moment that is not noticed by general society, had happened. It was a social interaction that was pleasant. A social interaction that had more meaning that any statement on social media, any speech by a leader, any proclamation by a country. It was a small moment of simple respect for one another.
Yes, it was always nice to be appreciated, even if no one knows what you have done.
I thought of Helen, the woman that I loved.
I knew what she had done to my life, and I appreciated her.
I smiled.
“Goddamn good woman,” I said softly to myself.
I raised my whiskey, sipping from the glass.
And so, keep up the with you videos, and with your questions, Mr. Guy-Who-Sounds-Like-Roddy-McDowell-From-‘The-Poseidon-Adventure’. Together, we will when this battle against the Illuminati and win back TGC.
Remember, you sometimes have to punch the mule for no other reason other than to let him know whose boss.
Long Live Barbie.avi!
It hasn't got real player's or real tournaments has it..?...or am I being to picky
No but you can create them yourself. Something that I will be doing pal. Cheers
@@Early1981 brilliant..thanks for all your help..
if they'd fix those fucked up swing mechanics, and crazy greens,,this shit would be great
I hear ya pal
@@Early1981
crazy tho,i can't stop playing it!!
The masters clubs also are so hard for me to get perfect
Yeah bring back tiger woods pga the G.O.A.T
I think the game is great for golf. However this is not Fortnite. I never really noticed a TGC19 society or a huge following.
I have a issue with HB because I play with a friend (local) and it is so difficult just to creat a match w a gallery or people. I can create one, however when the match starts, my friend has a different or almost opposite wind direction. Can anyone else tell me how to creat a PRIVATE MATCH W A GALLERY. I want to the HB forum and it is absolutely terrible. I feel the missed the mark for this, however I enjoy the game and will continue to play and support it.
Thanks again for the great videos!!
Great points pal. Do you mean how do you set up a private game with friends? If so I am happy to do a quick video on that for you
@@Early1981 Yes, I play with a friend, (Local Play) sitting right beside me, but when we want to play a Match, Skin or Stroke round with a gallery (Crowd) I dont know how to add a gallery! That would be so very much appreciated!!
Would love to see a video how to setup a local match and add a gallery...That would be fantastic!!! Thank you!! As always great work!!
Seem to find plenty of people playing the game and always looking for others. People dont like the game as its not Tiger Woods but you cant stop a 5w just like that in real life. Im KloppNo.1 if anyone wants to add me on ps4 if they get on quite a bit. Love the social side of it
Delighted to hear this. Keep enjoying it pal
Thanks Lee for recommending birdies and begeals. Great welcoming society
Your accent is all time
Haha not sure if this is a good thing pal.