| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1691 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2006-08-10 |
45,199,360 bytes |
71 |
7191 yards |
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Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
WOODLAND |
Eaglestooke GC_locked.crz |
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| COURSE NOTES |
Eaglestooke Golf Course is my seventh course. 7191 yards from back tee and a mixture of woodland/parkland. It's a lot of rolling hills and rocks with lofty greens and lower fairways.
Most of the par 4 are long and tricky but all par 5 are reachable in two.
I had listen to the advice from the players about my last course Moosevalley and fixed the "steeltrees" and shadows on this course.
Thanks to Chuck for your help.
Play and enjoy. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, mountain course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 7/10
A fresh mountain course, so rarefied you can almost taste the pine-scented air: that at least is Eaglestook's intention. With due credit to the designer, it succeeds in the large part, thanks to some impressive rockworks and holes that feel as if they actually follow mountain paths. Despite this good premise, there's not quite enough to hold a player's attention; perhaps the extra dimension of a mountain stream or another in-play hazard might just fulfil that promise. |
Appearance 8/10
Some decent seam blending and a good choice of 'dirty' sand for the bunkers go a long way towards impressing. Some excellent views and a well-fitting panorama mean that the overall course can't fail to impress. However, I suspect that the rocks would benefit from not being quite so 'humpy' and that the low-level grass planting needs tidying to look that little bit more convincing. |
Playability 7/10
Eaglestook throws up an excellent variety of shot requirements and certainly doesn't leave you bored. The greens are surprisingly hard to hit with accuracy and the bunkers do not come into play too often. Best of all, there is an efficient learning curve which subtly ups the difficulty as you progress through the round. Again, though, it's that undefinable 'spark' which is missing: given the impressive atmosphere it's likely that perhaps the golf isn't quite stimulating enough. |
Challenge 6/10
The mixed challenge on offer is more likely to frustrate than be accommodating. It's way too easy to pick up strokes on the Par 5s, but on other holes the greensides are utterly defeating to good play and the many blind tee shots won't result in many hit fairways. The net effect is to leave you struggling to break Par: with some Par 5 gifts, this must be the consequence of a serious misjudgement. |
Technical 5/10
It looks good, but for reasons I cannot quite put my finger on, it doesn't quite look right. It's partly a heavy hand with elevations and grasses; partly a problem with the layout, which feels disjointed; and partly the fact that the needs of the golfer (such as clear views and bunkers that accept a backswing) have sometimes been overlooked. Still, it's a decent effort, from an improving designer, and improvement should not be sniffed at. |
| Overall |
A good aura and convincing location, up to a point. Past that point, you're left thinking 'so what?' Worth a few rounds and then may be ignored thereafter. |
33/50 |
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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