I'll be going out for a final crack today to see if I can break par. This tour has shown just how 'realistic' the scoring can be compared to any Pro tour. Mike's 65 was an indication of how a player can jump out of the pack when their game is 'on'. I liked the stories of guys who have a good round going only to suffer a double. There's no scripted rounds like other games. This is very exciting for leagues and competitions in the future.
One other observation I'd like to make is that the 'rough' part of the game is, for me, ideal. There is a good balance between penalty and the ability to scramble from off the fairway. The trees are a fair obstacle and I like not having to deal with leaves and branches. I made the point in the 'Rubbish' thread that a wayward drive or shot is penalty enough. So many other games had stupid rough and I've walked away from them, never to play again. No doubt there will be some form of restrictions through the leaves and branches in the future but I hope it's not 'stupid' penalties. I'm finding I'm congratulating myself when I pull off a great recovery, unsighted, from the trees and enjoying that a hell of a lot more than hacking around in the scrub for ten minutes. Another point about the rough is that I don't really have to concern myself too much about the lie. If it's way off in the mulga I assume its deep and play accordingly. If it's in the second cut I play accordingly. I seem to be scoring okay in spite of not having a lot of detailed information about my lie in the rough.
Anyway, the wind has died somewhat but it is continuing to dry out the courses across the land which means the fairways are firming up, the greens aren't holding and are becoming slick and fast. Add difficult pins and the next Tour round will be a lot of fun.