| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1700 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2006-09-10 |
78,147,584 bytes |
71 |
7255 yards |
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Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
PARKLAND |
Inverness_Club.crz |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, estate course. |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 8/10
In Ohio rather than Scotland, Inverness derives its name from its Scottish designer, and indeed there is a whiff of the links in the way this course brings the elevations into play. Gimmicks are kept to a minimum on this father of American target golf, and the innate stylishness shines through in this loving recreation. |
Appearance 9/10
A clean-cut course such as this lends itself very well to the APCD and the designer has responded in kind: making sure blends, bunkers and the diverse planting are neatly done. Several holes sit in natural amphitheatres and are impressively spectacular. Just occasionally you get the impression that either the course or the designer aren't quite selling themselves, and the landscape tends to the bland rather than the dynamic. But, after all, golf courses are for golfers, not photographers. |
Playability 7/10
A much shorter contrast to the typical US Championship layout, Inverness ushers you round pretty gently. The lack of variety sometimes hurts: there are 13 Par 4s on this round, although there is thankfully little déjà vu. Even then, perhaps the quota of mid-length holes is better suited to a links. The brilliant uphill holes restore a bit of excitement. |
Challenge 4/10
Inverness' age is catching up with it. The pros would make mincemeat of this if the Open were staged there tomorrow. The likelihood is that Links golfers will tear into it with the same ferocity. The greens are gentle, the rough is short and bogeys are surprisingly hard to come by. Underwhelming. |
Technical 10/10
Sometimes, first-time designers only have an unjust reputation working against them. Conversely, Inverness has had time and pain lavished on it and come out a triumph. |
| Overall |
A great re-creation places Inverness firmly in the increasingly large group of 'Good' courses |
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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