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Perhaps some of you have noticed my absence / sporadic appearances in the last 6 months. I feel like I should explain a bit. I was nearly finished with my third course when the news broke on Tiger's misadventures. This bummed me out quite a bit and although I don't judge and try to forgive, it took a lot of fun out of being associated with the product. At the same time I was hitting a wall with the course I was working on, and that bummed me out. Added to that, I could see the writing on the wall with TWO. So my motivation for virtual golf was stymied.
In real life, I lost my job, which has been very hard. This happened in November and in a rather cruel way, while at the same time is was a blessing. (It was not a happy place to work.)
In other real life, I have been avidly reading about golf design (just finished Tom Doak's "Anatomy of a Golf Course"), and actually making some progress at learning to play the game. Lately I'm pretty broke, but I have been trying to hit 100 chip shots in my back yard nearly every day. I have had some really good lessons from a great pro. I have a nice 9-hole course a block from my house, and I play there as often as I can afford to without feeling guilty. My last round of 9 holes I had 3 personal firsts: My first shot with a driver in the fairway; first birdie, and first par.
So anyway, with no EA server support, I am not sure if I will design again. If this site keeps going, I probably will, just to fun and my own satisfaction and love of the game.
Mostly I want to say a huge thanks for all the friendship and camaraderie that you all have offer me during my time here. I won't ever forget your enthusiasm, patience, and encouragement.
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dawg8 |
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| Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at
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Hi fellow
Don't give up the design work, its folks like you that keep/make
playing online GREAT FUN.
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Otto Kriete |
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| Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2010 at
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Woody....... really sorry to hear about your work situation...... I'm self-employed and things have been pretty bleak for the last year and a half, so I can relate.
ON a positive note.... this site has no plans to shut down, and pgax.com is working hard to employ plans for all levels to keep playing , even after EA shuts down the server.
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Gunpower61 |
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| Posted: Saturday, May 8, 2010 at
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Hiya Woody...
Not the end of TW08...Coursedownloads not closing and designers releasing courses every week.
Several sites are working on a solution to keep TW08 alive: Clambakers.... pgax..... gameranger.com...and some others..
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| Posted: Saturday, May 8, 2010 at
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| Hang in there my friend. Believe me, I know first hand the work situation is tough, but I think things are turning and I know you'll find work.. Nice to hear from you, sorry bout the work, but it's got to get better.:) |
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| Posted: Saturday, May 8, 2010 at
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| you will get a job soon pal,as for easo shutting down the servers i dont see how and why this will affect tw08 as gameranger is started hosting online match ups;and im sure there will be others,microsoft stopped the links franchice years ago and its still going strong ,so i see tw going down the same road and as long as talented guys like yourself continue with new courses i c a rosie future for tw,also since u started playing real golf try and get your hands on a wii and tw 11 as this is the closest to playing real golf in your home you will ever get.it will also improve your reallife game no ends |
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| Posted: Saturday, May 8, 2010 at
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| take a break for a while. If later you feel so inclined, you know where to find everyone :) |
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| Posted: Sunday, May 9, 2010 at
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| If you need anything Woody.......just pm me.. |
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nuttywoody |
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| Posted: Monday, May 10, 2010 at
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| Well thanks guys, that all sounds good. I may try a fix for my course in production and start a new one after all. |
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