| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1252 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2003-03-18 |
48,004,900 bytes |
72 |
7073 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
|
FICTIONAL |
UNCLASSIFIED |
Cheetahbeta2.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| ae99798792114f46813da02500de5d8c |
6f09a05cf37b4fb7c210dbe5236d5798 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, heathland course |
Location
It’s very implicit that this is somewhere in Africa. Kenya, perhaps? |
Conditions
Really not wise to try this past S*/S* |
Concept 9/10
Awesome thematics in this veldt-land course with the hilly bush being convincing, attractive and a genuine hazard. Throughout there is
some excellent, twisty hole design with plenty of water, let down on only a couple of occasions by holes that are nearly impossible to
navigate thanks to the lack of the previews. The long holes are the best, with the question-mark shaped closing hole being a work of art,
but there's plenty of treats to be had on the way there, too. |
Appearance 8/10
Offbeat planting and yards and yards of 'boundary' fencing (in actual fact, it's not OB at all) set the tone at Cheetah Run, and the space
has been used so effectively that it seems hard to criticise. But there are a few notable problem areas, not least some very obvious
extrusions and an inconsistency when it comes to bunker depth - some look OK, a few look great and several look like a painted-on
afterthought. |
Playability 8/10
With viable options and dares all the way around, Cheetah Run plays like a dream. The part played by the water might be a little
excessive for those whose swing type can't tolerate it, but the hillside locale makes for plenty of opportunities, and there's always a
surprise or two lurking. |
Challenge 6/10
Whichever way you look at it, this is a pretty tough course. The opening is almost painfully difficult, as are a handful of holes along the
back, and there's not a lot of fair play when you take into account the lack of previews and the greedy water hazards. The greens really
need to be flatter, too, and the pins more equitably planted. Thankfully, the rough bush-land isn't OB, but there are enough problems to
encounter elsewhere. |
Technical 7/10
A lot of obviously careful work here, not least in the environment, which stands virtually alone in its ambition. The custom textures look
good and a lot of the difficult regions around water and sand have been well-disguised. Sadly, there are still one or two areas which
look as if they need fine-tuning, not least some fairway bunkers and the pin positioning. |
| Overall |
A novel, brilliant and semi-unknown course that deserves to be on everyone's hard
drive. A little bit old-looking by modern standards, but that certainly shouldn't
prevent anyone playing it. |
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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