| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1683 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2006-07-29 |
61,669,376 bytes |
72 |
6972 yards |
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Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
LINKS |
WoodbridgeOld.crz |
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| COURSE NOTES |
| Update to this old classic predominantly to fix the steel weeds. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, links course. |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 9/10
This is real links golf. No spectacular views or fancy landscaping. No
gimmicks. No target golf. Just a barren landscape, planted with tall, sparse
grass, criss-crossed with pale paths where the grass underfoot has been
squashed down, and littered with testing little pot bunkers. It's barely
possible to discern fairway from rough but woe betide those not on target.
The hole design is nothing special, but nor should it be! This is one of its
kind, a very very real British seaside links. |
Appearance 6/10
There's not a great deal to look at, to be honest, although the texture selections are immaculately chosen and fit each other perfectly.
The few custom 3D objects are very nicely done, particularly the clubhouse. Sadly, I don't find the long grass (also customised
particularly effective, or the deeply-extruded bunkers especially gentle in their gradient. |
Playability 8/10
The long grass rears its ugly head here. The blades appear to have tree properties, which means that shots from the heavy rough are
unpredictable and a major frustration. If you can stick to the short stuff then, despite the lack of eye candy, the course is surprisingly
enjoyable, with a route between the pot bunkers being the strategic challenge. |
Challenge 10/10
I doubt any other course presents such a brilliantly-pitched challenge as Woodbridge. Nearly every hole will give you an opportunity at
birdie; equally double-bogeys are more than an outside chance. The deep bunkers are an apt hazard for wayward drives and the
greens a natural, rolling putting test. |
Technical 9/10
The long grass properties and the bunker edges are the only things urgently in need of attention; the designer deserves massive credit
for a stunningly realistic set of textures and putting superb realism ahead of contrived spectacles or gimmicky golf. |
| Overall |
A unique and uncompromising course. Ultra-realistic and constantly pushing you to
play better golf, it's an understated work of art. |
42/50 |
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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