| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1151 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2002-08-21 |
38,352,842 bytes |
72 |
7728 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
UNCLASSIFIED |
TGPt2K3.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 822ebc696cee4156a0bb3ba47ae5df4e |
a3d876999b35bfcd2ff9999f07fe6592 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, farmland course |
Location
Utah |
Conditions
Some greens will top out at about M*/S* |
Concept 3/10
Huge, sprawling and soulless, this is resort golf par excellence (no pun intended). Dumped unceremoniously in the prairie,
Thanksgiving Point makes heavy use of hazards and demands naught but big hitting. The problem is, in the middle of cowboy country,
the whole thing just feels manufactured and artificial: the very antithesis of what golf should be about, especially when the setting could
have given rise to something more original. |
Appearance 4/10
A great panorama dominates the course, and some good planting has been wheeled out, but the textures are poor (particularly the
long grass) and nothing really matches or coheres, or feels like part of a living, breathing golf course. Microsoft's designers' heavy
hand with elevations makes its presence felt again, and the overall impression is disappointing in light of many of the other 2003
courses. |
Playability 2/10
While I understand the logic in stretching courses out over 7,500 yards, I really find it difficult to hack round the extra length. The Par
5s at Thanksgiving Point, in particularly, are monstrously bloated slog-fests: Heaven knows how many strokes it would take me to hit
the green in real life. Despite some unusual use of the water hazards, the course as a whole is largely devoid of charm and anything
that would make you want to play again. |
Challenge 7/10
It won't come as a surprise to many big-hitters when they attempt to take on Thanksgiving Point on its merits, and wind up short. At
least a bogey or two should be routine for even the best hitters, and you certainly shouldn't bank on any of the long holes to pick up
shots. Thankfully, some moderate greens allow putts from medium range to be holed more often than you would expect, and keep
your score respectable. |
Technical 5/10
Even despite the poor visuals, MS have wheeled out a few new tricks to impose on this course. It's just a shame that the technical staff
didn't also find the time to fix the same old problems which are still recurring. |
| Overall |
A course somewhat depressing in its ordinariness. Could have been a gem with all
the praries to play with, but instead it ends up playing to the whims of an
unimaginative designer. |
21/50 |
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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