| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1610 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2005-07-22 |
0 bytes |
72 |
6902 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
|
FICTIONAL |
LINKS |
.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| |
|
| COURSE NOTES |
| A version of the Old Course that has been routed in reverse, so you play from 1st tee to 17th green, 18th tee to 16th green, 17th tee to 15th green etc. |
|
|
CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, concept course. |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 2/10
What's the first thing you do when getting hold of Microsoft's blueprints for
one of the world's most famous courses? Er…that's right: turn it all
backwards. Is there any point in this exercise? Precious little, as it
happens. All the mysticism and stately aura of St Andrews is lost: many
areas are unrecognisable, and a lot of the original challenge is nullified. A
woeful and self-serving conceit. |
Appearance 4/10
The original course was no great shakes in the visuals department, and this reverse version is even worse. Of course, it all stems
down to the problem that most of the course was designed specifically to be seen from the perspective of a golfer playing the correct
way around. From the other side, more faults that would otherwise have been picked up are glaringly apparent. |
Playability 5/10
Even though Microsoft's rendition had its flaws, it still managed to communicate the magic of one of the world's most famous
championships courses. Bizarrely, there is very little of that here. There are few of the landmarks that made the course really special,
and little of the drama and unpredictability to match. It doesn't help, of course, that the course was never designed to be played
backwards and any elements of strategy built in to the original hole design are effectively nullified. |
Challenge 2/10
St Andrews was never a difficult course and, deprived of carefully-placed fairway hazards, it approaches the level of 'pushover' here.
Only the trademark rolling hummocks that make the links famous are an obstacle to scoring well: the landscape is easy to attack and
the greens easy to read. You should be closer to 60 than 70. |
Technical 4/10
Bizarrely, the nice recreations of the course buildings and various course highlights have been removed, and with them goes any last
vestige of credibility this course may have possessed. The result is unremarkable, under-polished and most certainly under-whelming. |
| Overall |
An utter waste of space. Only worth obtaining if your intention is to open it up with
the APCD and route all the holes the way they should be. |
17/50 |
Please remember that Clipnote reviews are the opinion of one person and do not constitute an 'Official' Links Corner review of the course. |
This course is available as a FREE download.
|
|
Download course
|
Please support Links Corner
|
