| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1698 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2006-10-10 |
43,446,272 bytes |
72 |
7045 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
WOODLAND |
PoppyHills_locked.crz |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, woodland course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 7/10
There are lots of selling points to Poppy Hills. It's open, welcoming and
exciting by turns, and it - most rarely - features just eight Par 4 holes (only
three on the back nine). It's very target-golf, with most holes being very
well-protected by some permutation of bunkers, water and trees, but the
enclosed woodland surround does take away much of the sense of
location. The real joy is the hole design, with some twisting holes making
full use of the terrain and planting. It's a shame, then, that this adaptation
hasn't taken quite as much care as might be necessary. |
Appearance 6/10
Sound in parts, there are regions of this course that sadly make themselves noticed for the wrong reasons. Some of the seam blending
has resulted in some very strange and unintentional special effects, and several faces are in stark contrast to their surrounds. The
planting, as usual from this designer, is very good and the sculpture of the hazards looks natural - not all bunkers need lips, after all.
Decent on the whole, but with errors that could have been picked up from Beta testing. |
Playability 9/10
Poppy Hills makes no pretensions: it is an out-and-out fun course, and a round will just fly by. Not for no reason has it been included in
so many computer golf games over the years. It will never make a championship course, thanks to its unorthodox layout, but the back
nine is a fantastic place to pick up and drop shots, and any player will surely be hooked. |
Challenge 6/10
Some of the technical problems (below) lead to an artificially-contrived difficulty level. Too many tee shots hit the rough; too many putts
and chips become near-impossible. The nature of the course is to offer you chances to break par, but this is ruined by the amateurish
compilation. |
Technical 3/10
You have to be a very, very good designer to re-create a famous course, and Dace Fair is sadly just not in that league. The real Poppy
Hills does not have fairways this narrow, nor this heavy hand with the elevations (particularly on the putting surface). Nor does it have
an odd choice of textures under the trees. Things that might be acceptable on a fictional course just don't wash here, hence a low
score. |
| Overall |
An inadequate adaption in many ways. Schmidt, Clark and Jones set the bar very
high for Real courses: this doesn't come close to clearing it. |
31/50 |
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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