Tiger Beware V: T.W. PGA Tour, Master Level

[thealmighty]

Welcome to the Master level in Tiger Woods PGA Tour '03.

Read as T.E. Almighty (maybe) goes down in flames against the golfing world masters. Suck-up to T.E. as he tries to get the millions upon millions he needs to raise his attributes to 125. Cringe with T.E. as he tries to thwart Tiger time and time again in major events. Comment on the greatness that is...

Tiger Beware V: T.W. PGA Tour.

View T.E.'s history at:
T.E. the Champion
T.E. the Tour Player
T.E. the Pro
T.E. the Amateur

And now for some hopefully competitive events...

[thealmighty]

Okie, dokie. Here we go. Let's see what's what.

To recap, all my attributes are at 100. They can now go up to 125, but it costs $500,000 to raise an attribute a single point. The $1 million that raised me 20 points last level now is good for only 2 points.

Let's get to the tee box...

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, January 10th.
Site: Torrey Pines, South Course.
Event: Stableford Scoring Rules, 18 Hole. Greens wet, rough heavy, winds strong.
Opponents: full field, 146 players.
Setup: winner is the player who amasses the most points on the round.
Scoring: Stableford: (-3)for double bogey or worse, (-1)for bogey, (2)for birdie, (5)for eagle, (8)for double eagle.
Fee: $825
Purse: $12,500,000

Hole Information		Result		Place	       Score

Hole  #1: Par 4, 449 yards	par	        T-99th 	        E			

Hole  #2: Par 4, 392 yards	par		T-99th	        E		

Hole  #3: Par 3, 193 yards	bogey		T-118th	       -1		

Hole  #4: Par 4, 479 yards	par		T-120th	       -1		

Hole  #5: Par 4, 453 yards	par		T-123rd	       -1		

Hole  #6: Par 5, 540 yards	par	        T-118th	       -1		

Hole  #7: Par 4, 459 yards	par		T-119th	       -1		

Hole  #8: Par 3, 178 yards	par		T-119th	       -1		

Hole  #9: Par 5, 622 yards	birdie		T-89th	       +1		

Hole #10: Par 4, 411 yards	par		T-91st         +1		

Hole #11: Par 3, 230 yards	par 	        T-92nd	       +1		

Hole #12: Par 4, 507 yards	bogey 	        T-104th	        E		

Hole #13: Par 5, 541 yards	eagle	  	T-34th	       +5		

Hole #14: Par 4, 436 yards	birdie		T-14th	       +7	        

Hole #15: Par 4, 475 yards	par     	T-14th	       +7		

Hole #16: Par 3, 232 yards	par		T-14th	       +7		

Hole #17: Par 4, 439 yards	par	  	T-15th	       +7		

Hole #18: Par 5, 577 yards	bogey		  23rd	       +6		

Tiger Woods WINS the tournament with 21 points (62).

2nd place ends with 12 points.

23rd place pays pays $93,331. 71 is our final score.

Career Earnings: $16,701,495
Bankroll: $9,644,748

[thealmighty]

That sucked. I could not get anything close with the wind howling.

For the record, if you have not played, strong winds are the worst in the game. The winds are in the 30 mph range at the strong level.

Also, we will watch Tiger closely. This may be the level where he starts to win all the events.

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, January 14th.
Site: Pebble Beach Golf Links. Greens normal, rough heavy, winds still.
Opponents: 146 players in 73 teams of 2.
Setup: 2-Player Scramble. Both teammates tee off on each hole. They select the best shot and each then plays a ball from that spot. Continue until the hole is completed.
Scoring: Stroke play. Lowest score wins.
Partner: Mark Calcavecchia.
Fee: $825
Purse: $25,000,000

Hole Information	Result		  Place	        Today

Hole  #1: Par 4		birdie		  T-137th 	-1			

Hole  #2: Par 5		eagle		  T-115th	-3		

Hole  #3: Par 4		birdie		  T-93rd	-4		

Hole  #4: Par 4		eagle		  T-51st	-6		

Hole  #5: Par 3		par		  T-53rd	-6		

Hole  #6: Par 5		eagle		  T-25th	-8		

Hole  #7: Par 3		par		  T-27th	-8		

Hole  #8: Par 4		birdie		  T-9th 	-9		

Hole  #9: Par 4		birdie		  T-5th	        -10		

Hole #10: Par 4		birdie		  T-3rd     	-11		

Hole #11: Par 4		birdie 		    3rd		-12		

Hole #12: Par 3		par 		    3rd		-12		

Hole #13: Par 4		birdie	  	    2nd		-13		

Hole #14: Par 5		birdie		  T-1st		-14	        

Hole #15: Par 4		par     	  T-1st		-14		

Hole #16: Par 4		birdie		    1st		-15		

Hole #17: Par 3		birdie	  	    1st		-16		

Hole #18: Par 5		eagle		    1st		-18

T.E. Almighty and Mark Calcavecchia WIN the tournament at 18 under (54).

2nd place team of Tiger Woods and Tim Herron finish -14.

First place pays $2,549,143.

Career Earnings: $19,250,638
Bankroll: $12,193,066

edit the month

[thealmighty]

A strong finish got us the win. Again, Tiger was the main competition.

We may be in a spot where partner is key. I don't think I can win much, if ever, anymore by carrying a team on my shoulders.

Without Calcavecchia, I would not have won. He played GREAT and carried the team on several holes, having only a few really shitty holes where I had to be careful not to screw-up because he was out of the play early (in the past, that occured on 50% of the holes).

[sterlingice]

Looks like you've finally run across a challenge as opposed to just blowing everyone away every event.

SI

[thealmighty]

It does, indeed, SI. As much as I hate to lose at anything, I would say the 'thrill' was pretty much gone with the 20 shot victory margins and all.

Now, I have to work my ass off- and get lucky sometimes- to win.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Originally posted by thealmighty
It does, indeed, SI. As much as I hate to lose at anything, I would say the 'thrill' was pretty much gone with the 20 shot victory margins and all.

Now, I have to work my ass off- and get lucky sometimes- to win.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm happy to see that you are finally running into someone that can beat you. I started playing a career and was having a riduculously easy time of things at the first level. I figured it would get harder as I moved up, but your dynasty convinced me that it wouldn't be much more difficult as I moved up the ranks. I've been waiting to see how things turn out for you. This is good news. I'm thinking to start up my career again.

[thealmighty]

GB, I understand exactly what you mean. It was getting boring to play, so I can imagine how boring it is to read.

Why come see the thread when you know what will happen and that it will not even be an interesting victory.

If I was you, and I'm not, I would 'POWER' win my way through every level until you get a challenge, which for anyone with any skill, will be Master.

[thealmighty]

Calendar event, Long drive, January 29th.
Site: St. Andrews Golf Links. Winds are gusty.
Opponents: Jim Furyk, Justin Leonard and Mark O’Meara.
Scoring: Long drive wins.
Fee: $750
Purse: $2.5 Million

Note: there is a creek about 345 yards away. Over that is the green, which is no shot since you must hit the fairway.

Round 1
Almighty: 1 yard from perfect.
Distance: 344 yards

Furyk: nowhere near it.
Distance: 322 yards

Leonard: not gonna cut it.
Distance: 325 yards

O’Meara: what the hell was this.
Distance: 266 yards

Almighty leads at 344 yards.

Round 2
Almighty: bounces over the creek.
Distance: no shot (362 yards)

Furyk: that was a close one.
Distance: 339 yards

Leonard: nope.
Distance: 330 yards

O’Meara: more like it.
Distance: 326 yards

Almighty leads at 344 yards.

Round 3
Almighty: power shot cleared the creek on the fly.
Distance: no shot (368 yards)

Furyk: nice effort.
Distance: 337 yards

Leonard: nope.
Distance: 327 yards

O’Meara: still nah!.
Distance: 319 yards

T.E. Almighty WINS with a drive of 344 yards.

I take home the $2,500,000 purse. At least I can still win these.

***Career Earnings: $21,750,638***

Bankroll: $14,692,316

***Career Earnings Top $20 Million***

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, February 9th.
Site: St. Andrews Golf Links.
Event: Stroke play, 18 Hole. Greens normal, rough heavy, winds breezy.
Opponents: full field, 146 players.
Setup: winner is the player who amasses the most points on the round.
Scoring: stroke play. Lowest score wins.
Fee: $825
Purse: $12,500,000[/size]

Hole Information		Result		  Place        Score

Hole  #1: Par 4, 375 yards	birdie		  T-56th 	-1			

Hole  #2: Par 4, 402 yards	par		  T-57th	-1		

Hole  #3: Par 4, 396 yards	par		  T-54th	-1		

Hole  #4: Par 4, 457 yards	par		  T-54th	-1		

Hole  #5: Par 5, 568 yards	eagle		  T-19th	-3		

Hole  #6: Par 4, 393 yards	par		  T-22nd	-3		

Hole  #7: Par 4, 366 yards	bogey		  T-38th	-2		

Hole  #8: Par 3, 173 yards	par		  T-37th	-2		

Hole  #9: Par 4, 351 yards	par		  T-37th	-2		

Hole #10: Par 4, 345 yards	birdie		  T-23rd     	-3		

Hole #11: Par 3, 177 yards	bogey 		  T-37th	-2		

Hole #12: Par 4, 303 yards	birdie		  T-22nd	-3		

Hole #13: Par 4, 439 yards	par	  	  T-23rd	-3		

Hole #14: Par 5, 556 yards	birdie		  T-13th	-4	        

Hole #15: Par 4, 442 yards	birdie     	  T-7th		-5		

Hole #16: Par 4, 412 yards	par		  T-7th		-5		

Hole #17: Par 4, 445 yards	birdie	  	  T-6th	        -6		

Hole #18: Par 4, 354 yards	birdie		  T-3rd		-7

Tiger Woods WINS the tournament at 12 under.

2nd place was Justin Leonard at -8.

A third place tie earns $527,567.

Career Earnings: $22,278,205
Bankroll: $15,219,058

[thealmighty]

If I had to make a guess, I would say this is Tiger Woods PGA golf game. He does not mess up anymore at this level, apparently. Kickin' ass in Master level like T.E. used to in all other levels.

[thealmighty]

Calendar match, February 11th.
Site: Bay Hill. Greens normal, rough heavy, winds strong.
Opponents: Stewart Cink, Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie
Setup: 4 players, 3 holes. Player with the worst score on a hole is eliminated. In case of a tie, the players tied will have a ‘chip-off’ to determine who moves on. On the final hole, the 2 remaining players face a one hole, do-or-die, playoff.
Scoring: stroke play.
Fee: $825
Purse: $10,000,000

Hole 1, #8: par 4, 440 yards
Almighty- par.
Cink- par.
Woods- par.
Montgomerie- bogey.

Colin Montgomerie is eliminated with a bogey.

Hole 2, #9: par 4, 454 yards
Almighty- bogey.
Cink- par.
Woods- birdie.

T.E. Almighty is eliminated with a bogey.

Hole 3, #10
Cink- par.
Woods- birdie.

Stewart Cink is eliminated with a par.

Tiger Woods WINS the shootout.

3rd place is good for $2,000,000.

Career Earnings: $24,278,205
Bankroll: $17,218,233

[thealmighty]

Tiger kicks my ass again. Course, $2 Million for getting third place is pretty good.

[thealmighty]

Calendar match, February 16th.
Site: TPC at Sawgrass. Greens normal, rough heavy, winds breezy.
Opponents: Mark Calcavecchia, Mark O’Meara and Tiger Woods (uh-oh).
Setup: 4 players, 3 holes. Player with the worst score on a hole is eliminated. In case of a tie, the players tied will have a ‘chip-off’ to determine who moves on. On the final hole, the 2 remaining players face a one hole, do-or-die, playoff.
Scoring: stroke play.
Fee: $825
Purse: $10,000,000

Hole 1, #2: par 5, 523 yards
Almighty- EAGLE.
Calcavecchia- par.
O’Meara- par.
Woods- birdie.

Calcavecchia and O’Meara must ‘Shoot-It-Out’ to advance.

Chip-off: 27 feet, easy shot.
Calcavecchia- 37 inches.
O’Meara- 31 inches.

Mark Calcavecchia is eliminated in the chip-off.

Hole 2, #3: par 3, 169 yards
Almighty- birdie.
O’Meara- par.
Woods- birdie.

Mark O’Meara is eliminated with a par.

Hole 3, #10
Almighty- birdie.
Woods- par.

Tiger Woods is eliminated with a par.

T.E. Almighty WINS the shootout.

The win is good for $5,000,000.

Career Earnings: $29,278,205
Bankroll: $22,217,408

[thealmighty]

I BEAT TIGER at SOMETHING.

Even beating him, look at my scores for the holes. If I had not been incredibly 'ON' he would have won. He still made 0 mistakes. I was just better today.

[thealmighty]

The key to my winning, it would seem, is the wind velocity of the event.

If the wind is gusty or strong, I am in trouble unless the greens are very wet so I can stop the ball.

Also, it doesn't say, that I know, but I wonder if the pin placement is always 'difficult' at Master level? The pins seem to constantly be close to the fringe, ie, no margin for error.

[thealmighty]

Calendar event, Long drive, February 22nd.
Site: Torrey Pines. Winds are gusty, „³ 19
Opponents: Brad Faxon, Jim Furyk and Justin Leonard.
Scoring: Long drive wins.
Fee: $750
Purse: $2.5 Million

Round 1
Almighty: WAY out there.
Distance: 340 yards

Faxon: nowhere.
Distance: 275 yards

Furyk: no.
Distance: 284 yards

Leonard: uh-uh.
Distance: 292 yards

Almighty leads at 340 yards.

Round 2
Almighty: beauty.
Distance: 343 yards

Faxon: weak.
Distance: 279 yards

Furyk: nope.
Distance: 290 yards

Leonard: wind took it.
Distance: no shot

Almighty leads at 343 yards.

Round 3
Almighty: didn't get it.
Distance: 335 yards

Faxon: no.
Distance: 284 yards

Furyk: rough.
Distance: no shot

Leonard: still blah, blah.
Distance: 287 yards

T.E. Almighty WINS with a drive of 343 yards.

I take home the $2,500,000 purse, again.

***Career Earnings: $31,778,205***

Bankroll: $24,716,658

***Career Earnings Top $30 Million***

[thealmighty]

I will play the Long Drive Events until I get to go against Tiger.

[thealmighty]

I guess about $25 million in the bank is a good time to raise the attributes, though $25 million just doesn't buy what it did, back in the day when we had to walk 20 miles to school in the snow with hand-me-down, holey shoes, uphill both ways.

Attribute		Was	New

Power		        100	110

Accuracy		100	110

Recovery		100	105

Dist. Control	        100	110

Putting		        100	110

Cost: $22,500,000

Bankroll: $2,216,658

[Buccaneer]

I have an idea for others. How about you must keep your attributes at the minimum for each level until you have enough money to go to maximum. It seems the bump in attributes (like to 110) may make the difference between 3rd and 1st? As it is, you are already in the top 3 golfers at this level. If you were mid-pack and having to work your way up, then it would be called challenging.

[thealmighty]

Bucc, unless you really suck (not you personally, but you as a generic Tiger golf game player) I don't see that mattering in any level. I, at least, kicked ass right off the bat.

That is, until the Master. I think your idea would indeed make for a more challenging time at Master level.

Wish you had said that a bit earlier.

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, February 23rd.
Site: Prince Course at Princeville. Greens normal, rough average, winds breezy.
Type: 9-Hole match play, 2 teams of 2.
Setup: Bloodsome. Both teammates tee off on each hole. The OPPONENTS select the WORST shot and the player whose ball wasn't picked plays a ball from that spot. Shots are alternated until the hole is completed.
Scoring: Match play. Most points wins.
Partner: Steve Stricker.
Opponents: Stewart Cink and Vijay Singh
Fee: $750
Purse: $2,500,000

Hole Information		T.E./Steve	Stew/Vijay	Match

Hole  #1: Par 4, 430 yards	par		par 		All-Square			

Hole  #2: Par 5, 543 yards	par	        par	        All-Square		

Hole  #3: Par 3, 179 yards	PAR		bogey		T.E./Steve, 1-up		

Hole  #4: Par 5, 516 yards	birdie		birdie		T.E./Steve, 1-up		

Hole  #5: Par 4, 450 yards	BIRDIE		par		T.E./Steve, 2-up		

Hole  #6: Par 4, 437 yards	birdie	 	birdie		T.E./Steve, 2-up, 3 to play		

Hole  #7: Par 3, 218 yards	par		BIRDIE		T.E./Steve, 1-up, 2 to play

Hole  #8: Par 4, 460 yards	par		par 		T.E./Steve, 1-up, 1 to play		

Hole  #9: Par 4, 375 yards	birdie		birdie	        T.E./Steve, 1-up

Almighty and Stricker WIN the tournament, 1-up.

Winning gives each teammate $1,250,000.

Career Earnings: $33,028,205
Bankroll: $3,465,908

[thealmighty]

Cink and Singh made one bogey, and it cost them the match. If we had made the bogey, they would have won.

Everything is very tight. The computer players rarely make a mistake. If you do mess up, you will probably lose. If you play flawlessly, you have a chance to win, but still may not (at least if Tiger is in the competition).

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, March 1st.
Site: Sahalee Country Club. Greens wet, rough heavy, winds gusty.
Setup: 18-Hole match play.
Scoring: Match play. Most points wins.
Opponents: Charles Howell
Fee: $825
Purse: $5,000,000

Hole Information		Almighty	Howell	        Match

Hole #1: Par 4, 413 yards	BIRDIE		par 		Almighty, 1-up			

Hole #2: Par 5, 510 yards	BIRDIE	        par	        Almighty, 2-up		

Hole #3: Par 4, 403 yards	par		par		Almighty, 2-up		

Hole #4: Par 4, 390 yards	par		BIRDIE		Almighty, 1-up		

Hole #5: Par 3, 189 yards	bogey		PAR		All-Square		

Hole #6: Par 4, 482 yards	BIRDIE	 	par		Almighty, 1-up		

Hole #7: Par 4, 430 yards	par		par		Almighty, 1-up

Hole #8: Par 4, 433 yards	PAR		bogey 		Almighty, 2-up		

Hole #9: Par 3, 216 yards	bogey 		PAR	        Almighty, 1-up

Hole #10: Par 4, 403 yards	birdie		birdie 		Almighty, 1-up			

Hole #11: Par 5, 548 yards	BIRDIE	        par	        Almighty, 2-up		

Hole #12: Par 4, 460 yards	BIRDIE	        par		Almighty, 3-up		

Hole #13: Par 3, 176 yards	birdie		birdie		Almighty, 3-up		

Hole #14: Par 4, 372 yards	BIRDIE		bogey		Almighty, 4-up, 4 to play		

Hole #15: Par 4, 415 yards	par	 	BIRDIE		Almighty, 3-up, 3 to play		

Hole #16: Par 4, 363 yards	bogey		bogey		Almighty, 3-up, 2 to play

Almighty WINS the match, 3 and 2.

T.E. pockets $5,000,000 for the win.

Career Earnings: $38,028,205
Bankroll: $8,465,083

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, March 9th.
Site: Spyglass Hill Golf Course.
Event: Stroke play, 18 Hole. Greens normal, rough average, winds gusty.
Opponents: full field, 146 players, 73 teams.
Setup: 2-Player Scramble. Both teammates tee off on each hole. They select the best shot and each then plays a ball
from that spot. Continue until the hole is completed.
Scoring: stroke play. Lowest score wins.
Partner: Stewart Cink
Fee: $825
Purse: $25,000,000

Hole Information		Result		Place           Score

Hole  #1: Par 5, 522 yards	birdie		T-131st 	-1			

Hole  #2: Par 4, 354 yards	birdie		T-125th		-2		

Hole  #3: Par 3, 153 yards	birdie		T-117th		-3		

Hole  #4: Par 4, 346 yards	birdie		T-105th		-4		

Hole  #5: Par 3, 180 yards	birdie		T-93rd		-5		

Hole  #6: Par 4, 416 yards	par		T-97th		-5		

Hole  #7: Par 5, 524 yards	birdie		T-65th		-6		

Hole  #8: Par 4, 406 yards	par		T-69th		-6		

Hole  #9: Par 4, 432 yards	birdie		T-37th		-7		

Hole #10: Par 4, 398 yards	birdie		T-17th     	-8		

Hole #11: Par 5, 482 yards	birdie 		T-9th		-9		

Hole #12: Par 3, 193 yards	par		T-9th		-9		

Hole #13: Par 4, 452 yards	birdie	  	T-5th		-10		

Hole #14: Par 5, 560 yards	eagle		  3rd		-12	        

Hole #15: Par 3, 131 yards	par	    	  3rd		-12		

Hole #16: Par 4, 431 yards	par		  2nd		-12		

Hole #17: Par 4, 307 yards	par	  	  2nd	        -12		

Hole #18: Par 4, 413 yards	par		  2nd		-12		

Tiger Woods and Tim Herron WIN the tournament at 13 under.

2nd place pays $1,263,259.

Career Earnings: $39,291,464
Bankroll: $9,727,517

[thealmighty]

Good old Tiger. Kickin' my ass once more.

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, March 15th.
Site: The Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
Event: Stableford, 18 Hole. Greens wet, rough heavy, winds gusty.
Opponents: full field, 146 players, 73 teams.
Setup: winner is the team who amasses the most points on the round.
Scoring: Stableford: (-3)for double bogey or worse, (-1)for bogey, (2)for birdie, (5)for eagle, (8)for double eagle.
Partner: Jim Furyk
Fee: $825
Purse: $25,000,000[/size]

Hole Information		Result		Place           Score

Hole  #1: Par 4, 438 yards	birdie(F)	T-125th 	+2			

Hole  #2: Par 4, 410 yards	birdie(A)	T-125th		+4		

Hole  #3: Par 4, 412 yards	birdie(2)	T-113th		+6		

Hole  #4: Par 3, 189 yards	birdie(F)	T-97th		+8		

Hole  #5: Par 4, 305 yards	eagle(A)	T-61st		+13		

Hole  #6: Par 4, 438 yards	birdie(A)	T-49th		+15		

Hole  #7: Par 3, 179 yards	par(2)		T-49th		+15		

Hole  #8: Par 4, 441 yards	par(A)		T-53rd		+15		

Hole  #9: Par 4, 395 yards	birdie(A)	T-31st		+17		

Hole #10: Par 4, 337 yards	par(A)		T-31st     	+17		

Hole #11: Par 4, 403 yards	birdie(A) 	T-15th		+19		

Hole #12: Par 3, 189 yards	par(2)		T-15th		+19		

Hole #13: Par 4, 487 yards	birdie(A)	  2nd		+21		

Hole #14: Par 3, 202 yards	birdie(F)	  1st		+23	        

Hole #15: Par 5, 539 yards	eagle(A)	  1st		+28		

Hole #16: Par 4, 409 yards	birdie(2)	  1st		+30		

Hole #17: Par 5, 545 yards	eagle(A)	  1st	        +35		

Hole #18: Par 4, 468 yards	par(2)		  1st		+35		

T.E. Almighty and Jim Furyk WIN the tournament with 35 points.

T.E. Almighty shot a 57 and Jim Furyk shot a 70.

1st place money was $2,549,143

2nd place, at 22 points, were Cink and Appleby.
Tiger Woods' team finished T-35th with 17 points.

***Career Earnings: $41,840,607***
Bankroll: $12,275,835

***Career Earnings Top 40 Million***

[thealmighty]

Obviously, I carried the team most of the round, which was surprising because gusty or higher winds often mess me up.

I don't know who Tiger's partner was, but I guess even Tiger can't carry a team by himself every round. Thank God.

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, March 18th.
Site: The Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
Event: Stableford, 18 Hole. Greens normal, rough heavy, winds breezy.
Opponents: full field, 146 players.
Setup: winner is the player who amasses the most points on the round.
Scoring: Stableford: (-3)for double bogey or worse, (-1)for bogey, (2)for birdie, (5)for eagle, (8)for double eagle.
Fee: $825
Purse: $12,500,000[/size]

Hole Information		Result		Place           Score

Hole  #1: Par 4, 443 yards	birdie		T-66th 		+2			

Hole  #2: Par 4, 418 yards	birdie		T-48th		+4		

Hole  #3: Par 4, 414 yards	par		T-48th		+4		

Hole  #4: Par 3, 191 yards	birdie		T-29th		+6		

Hole  #5: Par 4, 305 yards	birdie		T-17th		+8		

Hole  #6: Par 4, 461 yards	birdie		T-9th		+10		

Hole  #7: Par 3, 161 yards	par		T-9th		+10		

Hole  #8: Par 4, 446 yards	par		T-10th		+10		

Hole  #9: Par 4, 382 yards	birdie		T-2nd		+12		

Hole #10: Par 4, 331 yards	birdie		T-1st     	+14		

Hole #11: Par 4, 391 yards	birdie	 	  1st		+16		

Hole #12: Par 3, 189 yards	par		  1st		+16		

Hole #13: Par 4, 497 yards	par		  1st		+16		

Hole #14: Par 3, 204 yards	par		  1st		+16	        

Hole #15: Par 5, 547 yards	eagle		  1st		+21		

Hole #16: Par 4, 409 yards	birdie		  1st		+23		

Hole #17: Par 5, 542 yards	birdie 		  1st	        +25		

Hole #18: Par 4, 461 yards	par		  1st		+25		

T.E. Almighty WINS the tournament with 25 points.
T.E. Almighty shot a 58.

Almighty pockets $1,574,731 for the victory.

2nd place was Steve Stricker with +14.
Tiger Woods finished T-24th with 7 points.

Career Earnings: $43,415,338
Bankroll: $13,849,741

[thealmighty]

The Royal Birkdale seems to be my kind of course...and not Tiger's kind, as he has lost badly in two consecutive events, both at TRBirkdale.

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, March 22nd.
Site: Torrey Pines, front 9. Greens normal, rough average, winds breezy.
Opponents: Steve Stricker, Vijay Singh and Jesper Parnevik.
Scoring: Skins game. $277,777 per hole, carryover if no winner.
Fee: $750
Purse: $2,500,000

Hole #1: par 4, 449 yards. $277,777
$277,777 goes to Parnevik with a birdie.

Hole #2: par 4, 392 yards. $277,777
Singh and Almighty tie with birdie.

Hole #3: par 3, 193 yards. $555,554
$555,554 goes to Almighty with a birdie.

Hole #4: par 4, 479 yards. $277,777
$277,777 goes to Almighty with a birdie.

Hole #5: par 4, 453 yards. $277,777
Singh and Almighty tie with birdie.

Hole #6: par 5, 540 yards. $555,554
$555,554 goes to Almighty with a birdie.

Hole #7: par 4, 459 yards. $277,777
$277,777 goes to Almighty with a birdie.

Hole #8: par 3, 178 yards. $277,777
Singh and Almighty tie with birdie.

Hole #9: par 5, 622 yards. $555,554
Singh and Almighty tie with birdie.

Sudden Death for the Money

Hole #9: par 5, 622 yards. $555,554
Singh and Almighty tie with birdie.

Sudden Death, Part Deux

Hole #9: par 5, 622 yards. $555,554
Singh and Almighty tie with birdie.

Sudden Death, Part Three

Hole #9: par 5, 622 yards. $555,554
Singh and Almighty tie with birdie.

Sudden Death, Part Four

Hole #9: par 5, 622 yards. $555,554
$555,554 goes to Almighty with a birdie.

T.E. Almighty is 1st with $2,222,216.
Jesper Parnevik is 2nd with $277,777.

Career Earnings: $45,637,554
Bankroll: $16,071,207

[thealmighty]

Vijay was the only competition and he didn't win a thing. After the first hole, Parnevik was truly bad. He was constantly hitting 80 or 90 yard wedges and coming up with 50 foot putts out of it. Stricker was never in a hole the entire time.

[thealmighty]

Sorry to be on a good streak. I know it gets weary/boring to see T.E. winning too much. Hopefully for viewership and interest, I will play worse and/or Tiger will come back on a non-Royal Birkdale course.

Still waiting for a Driving competition against Tiger. Maybe I will go to the driving range and try to get a $10 million winner take all match or something.

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, April 1st.
Event:4-Ball Match Play.
Site: Torrey Pines. Greens normal, rough heavy, winds strong.
Partner: Notah Begay III
Opponents: Stewart Cink and Ty Tryon.
Setup: 18 holes. Lowest score on a hole gets a point.
Scoring: Match play. Most points wins.
Fee: $825
Purse: $10,000,000

Hole Information		Player		Score		Match

Hole #1: Par 4, 449 yards	Almighty	par		

				Begay           par

				Cink		bogey

				Tryon		par		All-Square[/b]



Hole #2: Par 4, 392 yards	Almighty	par

				Begay		par

				Cink		BIRDIE

				Tryon	        BIRDIE	        Cink/Tryon, 1-up



Hole #3: Par 3, 193 yards	Almighty	par

				Begay		par

				Cink		par

				Tryon		BIRDIE		Cink/Tryon, 2-up



Hole #4: Par 4, 479 yards	Almighty	BIRDIE

				Begay		par

				Cink		bogey

				Tryon		bogey		Cink/Tryon, 1-up



Hole #5: Par 4, 453 yards	Almighty	par

				Begay		par

				Cink		par

				Tryon		par		Cink/Tryon, 1-up



Hole #6: Par 5, 540 yards	Almighty	BIRDIE

				Begay		BIRDIE

				Cink		bogey

				Tryon	 	bogey		All-Square



Hole #7: Par 4, 459 yards	Almighty	bogey		

				Begay		bogey

				Cink		bogey

				Tryon		bogey		All-Square



Hole #8: Par 3, 178 yards	Almighty	par		

				Begay		birdie

				Cink		birdie

				Tryon		par 		All-Square



Hole #9: Par 5, 622 yards	Almighty	BIRDIE

				Begay		par

				Cink		par

				Tryon 		par	        Almighty/Begay, 1-up



Hole #10: Par 4, 411 yards	Almighty	birdie

				Begay		bogey

				Cink		birdie

				Tryon		par 		Almighty/Begay, 1-up



Hole #11: Par 3, 230 yards	Almighty	BIRDIE

				Begay		BIRDIE

				Cink		par

				Tryon	        par	        Almighty/Begay, 2-up



Hole #12: Par 4, 507 yards	Almighty	bogey

				Begay		par

				Cink		BIRDIE	

				Tryon	        BIRDIE		Almighty/Begay, 1-up



Hole #13: Par 5, 541 yards	Almighty	EAGLE

				Begay		bogey

				Cink		bogey		

				Tryon		bogey		Almighty/Begay, 2-up	



Hole #14: Par 4, 436 yards	Almighty	par

				Begay		BIRDIE

				Cink		bogey		Almighty/Begay, 3-up

				Tryon		par		4 to play	



Hole #15: Par 4, 475 yards	Almighty	bogey

				Begay		par

				Cink		par		Almighty/Begay, 3-up

				Tryon	 	par		3 to play	



Hole #16: Par 3, 232 yards	Almighty	par

				Begay		par

				Cink		par		Almighty/Begay, 3-up

				Tryon		par		2 to play

Almighty and Begay WIN the match, 3 and 2.

T.E. pockets $5,000,000 for the win.

***Career Earnings: $50,637,554***
Bankroll: $21,070,382

***Career Earnings Top 50 Million***

[thealmighty]

Calendar Event, April 8th.
Site: St. Andrews Golf Links.
Event: 4-Ball Stableford, 18 Hole. Greens normal, rough heavy, winds calm.
Opponents: full field, 146 players, 73 teams.
Setup: winner is the team who amasses the most points on the round.
Scoring: Stableford: (-3)for double bogey or worse, (-1)for bogey, (2)for birdie, (5)for eagle, (8)for double eagle.
Partner: Jesper Parnevik
Fee: $825
Purse: $25,000,000[/size]

Hole Information		Result		Place           Score

Hole  #1: Par 4, 374 yards	birdie(P)	T-129th 	+2			

Hole  #2: Par 4, 402 yards	birdie(A)	T-115th		+4		

Hole  #3: Par 4, 400 yards	par(2)		T-123th		+4		

Hole  #4: Par 4, 457 yards	birdie(A)	T-111th		+6		

Hole  #5: Par 5, 582 yards	eagle(A)	T-81st		+11		

Hole  #6: Par 4, 393 yards	par(2)		T-83th		+11		

Hole  #7: Par 4, 366 yards	birdie(P)	T-57th		+13		

Hole  #8: Par 3, 196 yards	par(2)		T-59rd		+13		

Hole  #9: Par 4, 351 yards	birdie(A)	T-41st		+15		

Hole #10: Par 4, 345 yards	eagle(A)	T-11st     	+20		

Hole #11: Par 3, 177 yards	par(2) 		T-13th		+20		

Hole #12: Par 4, 303 yards	birdie(2)	T-5th		+22		

Hole #13: Par 4, 439 yards	par(2)		  5nd		+22		

Hole #14: Par 5, 556 yards	birdie(2)	  3st		+24	        

Hole #15: Par 4, 442 yards	birdie(2)	  2st		+26		

Hole #16: Par 4, 412 yards	par(A)		  2st		+26		

Hole #17: Par 4, 445 yards	birdie(2)	  2st	        +28		

Hole #18: Par 4, 354 yards	par(2)		  2st		+28		

Tiger Woods and Tim Herron WIN the tournament with 29 points.

T.E. Almighty shot a 61 and Jesper Parnevik shot a 68.

2nd place paid $1,263,259

Career Earnings: $51,900,813
Bankroll: $22,332,816

[thealmighty]

Tiger and Tim Herron beat me again, though this one was closer. Parnevik and I each missed a makeable putt on 18 that would have given US the 1 point win. Not to be.

[thealmighty]

BTW, we are over halfway to the $40 million or so we need to max out our attributes at 125.

Remember, we are trying to add a bit of a handicap (though, admittedly not much of one at this point) as suggested by Bucc a bit ago by waiting until we have all the cash needed to raise attributes the rest of the way.

[thealmighty]

Because of waning interest due in part to the ease of play, and info I have obtained, I am now ready to expedite the dynasty.

I don't mean I am inventing scores, but that I have played this out and am reporting briefly on results instead of taking time to write it up as before.

And now, for the rest of the story...

[thealmighty]

On April 16th, T.E. entered a 4-man scramble at St. Andrews Golf Links. With only breezy winds and normal greens, we expected a favorable outcome.

Partners were Colin Montgomerie, Justin Leonard and Mark O'Meara.

Opponents were Andrew Magee, Billy Mayfair, Billy Andrade and Bernhard Langer.

Purse was $50 million, meaning each member of the winning team would get in excess of $10 million.

It became immediately obvious that this would be a joke. By the end of 5 holes, our team was ahead by 8 shots as the opponents could not even break par with 4 men playing best ball.

It got worse!!!

The lead grew on almost every hole. By the end, we had won by a ridiculous 23 shots, with the opposing group finishing over par. Pitiful and way to easy.

It is interesting to note that for the first time ever, MOST of the good shots were made by our teammates, as T.E. had a poor day.

Winners pocket $10,716,037 each.

Career Earnings stand at $62,616,850.

Bankroll is now $33,048,028

[thealmighty]

On April 18th, T.E. entered another 4-man scramble at Colonial in Ft. Worth, Texas, where T.E. grew up. Winds were strong, not to our liking, but greens were wet to even it out a bit.

Partners were Notah Begay III, Ty Tryon and Vijay Singh.

Opponents were, once again, Andrew Magee, Billy Mayfair, Billy Andrade and Bernhard Langer. Strange, but maybe they won't suck this time.

Purse was $68 million, meaning each member of the winning team would in the neighborhood of $15 million.

Not much changed. They still sucked, and once again ended the match OVER par. Our score was not as good, with the wind and all, but still we won by 17 shots. BBoorriinngg...

Winners pocket $14,573,809 each.

Career Earnings stand at $77,190,659.

Bankroll is now $47,620,837

BTW, for losing by 17 and shooting +@ in a best ball match, the losers still got $2.4 million or so each.

[thealmighty]

With that win, we now had the $40 million needed to raise all attributes to the MAX, which was 125, and go to the Qualifying Tournament, to take on Tiger for real.

On to the endgame.

[thealmighty]

The Q-Tournament at MAster level is a 4 day affair with a full field of 146 players, stroke play.

It is played at St. Andrews Golf Links with a purse of $100,000,000.

Unfortunately for everyone, in the Career Mode format, with attributes at 125, St. Andrews is actually the EASIEST course, maybe, of all for me. T.E. can drive half (or so) of the par 4s, so it was an unwelcome thing to see the place to play the penultimate tourney.

I hope to shoot, for the 4 rounds, around 48 UNDER and am sure to kick all ass. Too bad.

[thealmighty]

Greens: normal
Rough: heavy
Winds: gusty

Good conditions for T.E., if not perfect. Round one was actually T.E.'s best of the tourney. By the turn at #9, he was in first place and on his way, with only one bogey and 3 eagles for the round.

LEADERBOARD

Place	Player		        Today

1	Almighty, T.E.		-15

2	Faxon, Brad             -8		

3	Funk, Fred	   	-7		

4	Woods, Tiger            -6		

	Howell, Charles		-6		

	Roberts, Loren		-6		

7	Andrade, Billy		-5			

	Parnevik, Jesper  	-5		

	Cink, Stewart		-5		

10	Duval, David	        -4

Almighty shot a 57.

[thealmighty]

More of the same. Tiger made a charge, but he wasn't charging at T.E., but at the rest of the field for 2nd place.

Only 3 pars on the round, with 1 bogey and 1 eagle.

LEADERBOARD

Place	Player		        Today		Totals

1	Almighty, T.E.		-14		-29

2	Woods, Tiger            -5		-11

3	Faxon, Brad	  	 E		-8

4	Perry, Kenny            -6		-7

	Tway, Bob		-4		-7

	Hoch, Scott		-4		-7

	Perry, Chris		-3		-7	

	Parnevik, Jesper  	-2		-7

	Howell, Charles		-1		-7

	Funk, Fred	         E		-7

[thealmighty]

The highlight of the round, besides getting it over with, was a 24 yard birdie putt on 15. That, and not making a bogey.

Tiger begins to separate himself from the rest for 2nd place, and announcer David Feherty shoots the best round of the day besides T.E. with 7 under.

LEADERBOARD

Place	Player		        Today		Totals

1	Almighty, T.E.		-14		-43

2	Woods, Tiger            -4		-15

3	Perry, Chris	  	-3		-10

4	Funk, Fred          	-2		-9

	Parnevik, Jesper	-2		-9

6	Feherty, David		-7		-8

	Mayfair, Billy		-3		-8	

8	Andrade, Billy  	-1		-7

9	Toms, David		-3		-6

	Hart, Dudley	        -2		-6

[thealmighty]

Another bogey-free round. Yipee!!!

T.E. shattered the -48 that he set as a goal. He could have done a bit better, but by that time it was just "address, swing, walk..." with little desire to play for any greatness or anything.

LEADERBOARD- FINAL

Place	Player		        Today		Totals

1	Almighty, T.E.		-14		-57

2	Woods, Tiger            -6		-21

3	Parnevik, Jesper	-1		-10

4	Garcia, Sergio         	-5		-9

	Maruyama, Shigeki	-4		-9

	Perry, Chris		+1		-9

7	Funk, Fred		+1		-8	

8	Duval, David  		-4		-7

	Durant, Joe		-2		-7

	Feherty, David	        +1		-7

[thealmighty]

Final Results:

Player 			Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Totals		

Almighty, T.E.		  57		  58		  58		  58		 231 (-57)

I believe that is called "kicking people's asses."

Obviously, this was not even enjoyable, winning by 36 shots in what is supposed to be a battle.

For the record, we won $12,597,853, but it doesn't matter, as you will see.

[thealmighty]

We are treated to a video, at the end of which it says "Career Mode Master."

Then we get a screen that tells us...

Congratulations, you have COMPLETED Career Mode.

Thank you for playing career mode in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003.

I DIDN"T realize that was the end. I was expecting to go on a tour or something, but it is done. If you go to the career to look at the calendar or something, it tells you the career is over and do something else.