| Date |
CRZ Size |
Par |
Length |
| 2002-05-04 |
23418469 |
71 |
7139 |
| Type |
Style |
Ver 1.02/1.05
Difficulty Index |
Ver 1.06
Difficulty Index |
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FICTIONAL |
WOODLAND |
0.99 |
0.00 |
| CRZ Filename |
| Pine National.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| bd1295560cb44737918956e77f7f1c1e |
3f4e251ad9a40a379a021beda5ad75e7 |
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LINKS CORNER REVIEW |
Pine National - Designed by Matt Leclair
Reviewed by Joe Turner `Loner' May 2002
Part of the readme:
Originally designed as Carolina Pines.
I have made many changes for the better in this course. I have re-planted everything and I have added some fences. I have designed a new hole for the par 3 11th. It is a new par 3 that has many more challenges that accompany it. It is also the signature hole here. It is a beautiful downhill par 3 with the mountains in the background.
The shades of green used for the tee boxes, mowed fairway, rough, greens and fringe give this course a soft look about it. There wasn’t a first cut but those colors along with the assorted pine trees, bushes and brown sand added to the look. The floating plants and rocks in the often stone lined water hazards and the stream that ran throughout the course certainly added to the overall beauty. The deep grass or “marsh land” gave it a distinct look also. The bunkers were very well made and to these untrained eyes were excellent. The stream that ran through the course wasn’t only decorative but also served on many occasions as an effective hazard. I wasn’t exactly enthralled with the look of the rock formations or outcroppings; they just didn’t seem to fit into the general look of the course, as did the extra large bridge on hole # 5.
There were some nice elevation changes and both the elevation readout and the caddie seemed to work very well. The fairways were never on the large side, I would call them adequate except on the holes that he decided to make them a little narrow for a more interesting challenge. The greens were simply small and fairly easy if you landed close to the cup or on the fringe for a short chip. If you missed the chance to get near the flag you found yourself either on a slope or on another tier. With some of the greens being elevated you had to be certain that your approach shots were long enough. The bunker placements on the fairways and greens were just where I didn’t want them to be…in my way, excellent placement.
Hole # 9, par 5, 601y, a long slight dogleg right medium narrow fairway with 3 bunkers and 1 green bunker. My drive was to the left for a better second shot to the green, 293y. This left me 309y, I had to land in a bottleneck in the fairway with a bunker on one side, 244y. Now with 70y left to the elevated green there is a chance for a birdie.
Hole # 17, par 5, 548y, a dogleg left with 5 bunkers. 3 are near the small green. His hole preview said stay to the right, since I always listen to Mat I stayed to the right 286y. I had 250y to an elevated green, my 3w fell 26ft short of the pin and I was still in the fairway, great chance for a successful chip.
This was one of his better efforts; the course was loaded with imaginative holes, hazards at every stopping point and those small but fair greens. He has come a long way in a short time because he is willing to ask questions and opinions of others. The course wasn’t overly challenging the way I play it but under harsher conditions this will be a very enjoyable time. The download of 18.5mb is a ridiculously small especially for a good course such as this is. I recommend it highly for download and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Filesize 19MB
Reviewer Note
I am a player not a designer and therefore rate a course as a player for other players.
Summary :
Included: readme, cameo, splash, custom flag and hole previews.
Not Included: hole signs, number ball washers, custom tees or a recorded round.
Statistical Information: par 71, 7139y, 4 sets of tees, 5-3 pars, 9-4 pars, 4-5 pars, played pro, clicker, bck/nw/m/m/e, and a 18.5mb download. |
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