| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1004 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2002-08-09 |
50,371,357 bytes |
72 |
7661 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
MOUNTAIN |
San Simeon GCnR.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 7712caebe24f4bf0a48f6d8be377a697 |
b55de8558b1023d0734ac92fa50ad9e9 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, mountain course |
Location
Evidently the Rocky mountains somewhere |
Conditions
Best to stick to S*/S* |
Concept 8/10
Lovely-looking at times, this evolution of The Meadows is probably the designer's most believable work thanks to the lack of over-blown or
blind holes, and the intricate little creations lurking away in the woodland which make for plenty of visual candy on the way around. Paul's
sense of artistry and his willingness to push the boundaries of what makes a believable hole are both present, though, although it's a little
disappointing that one or two holes late in the round appear to be near-clones of earlier ones. |
Appearance 8/10
Some great 3D and imaginative landscaping make San Simeon very memorable, and there are plenty of Easter Egg moments hiding in
the dense, well-planted woodland. The textures, though, are nothing to shout about, and the ring of first-cut around the fairways is
particularly off-putting. The water and bunkers, notorious problem areas of course, are well-sculpted, though. |
Playability 7/10
Outstanding hole previews are one of the keys to managing this course well, although there's no denying it will require patience as
your drive is artificially restricted from time to time. There's plenty of good, believable, shaping here, though, and the variety required of
you will be a major factor in coming back for more. Perhaps the prehistoric green construction, and some slightly persistent sound
effects, will be less so. |
Challenge 8/10
If you can put up with having to play on slow greens, San Simeon is a test that has dated extremely well. Bunkering isn't such an
immediate threat as on other courses, and funnily enough nor is the water - even though there are plenty of lakes out and about on the
course. It's the elevations and the trees that will provide a real, and remarkably pure test here, and one that still stands up as an
examination of pure ball-striking. |
Technical 7/10
Lots of excellent customisation sets the tone here, and the elevation changes are smooth and natural. But there are issues arising with
pin positions and some poor texture choices do not show off the course's age as well as the intelligent hole design. |
| Overall |
A great mountainous woodland course with maybe only a couple of niggles but
plenty of replayability. Different enough from its predecessor to warrant owning
both. |
38/50 |
Please remember that Clipnote reviews are the opinion of one person and do not constitute an 'Official' Links Corner review of the course. |
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