| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1708 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2006-12-01 |
40,538,112 bytes |
72 |
7127 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
WOODLAND |
The Lavant Course_locked.crz |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, woodland course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 7/10
Comfortably straddling the line between parkland and woodland, Lavant is
a pleasant surprise from a relative unknown of a designer. There's an
excellent joined-up feel to the holes as their woodland surrounds being
quite thin and some charming but not over-ambitious hole design, from the
booby-trap first hole to the gung-ho eighteenth. The fairways are small,
and won't appeal to everyone's tastes, mind you, and some of the
expected carries are a little ambitious. But we've seen far worse in some
fantasy courses. |
Appearance 8/10
Perhaps a little too calculated. It wasn't necessary to use such a massively wide range of trees in order to avoid cloning, nor does
every water feature have to be carefully delimited with long grass. I would propose a little more attention to bunkers and the sharp
elevations which stretch the surface picture a little, but let's not take anything away from a magnificent and carefully-matched set of
textures that genuinely bring the course to life. |
Playability 6/10
The Lavant won't win any originality prizes, but there's nothing to hold against it. There's certainly a sufficient range of strategies and a
slightly unorthodox set of hole layouts to keep from complacency. Knowing the course well helps, too: blind tee shots make their
presence felt a little too often. |
Challenge 6/10
A stiff test in the opening, the first six holes might well see you a few over par. Thankfully, any shots in the fairway will inevitably pick
up shots later on - the lies are flat and the greens pretty easy - and your game will likely swing the other way. On the whole, a bit on
the easy side. |
Technical 8/10
A very sound first effort, with the use of a range of good-fitting textures particularly worthy of praise. The course layout is up there with
the best of them, too: perhaps a little more appreciation of real-life planting would be advisable for any future courses. Definitely a
designer to keep an eye on - in the good sense! |
| Overall |
Nicely crafted with some realistic stand-out holes that would be at home at any reallife
Ryder Cup course. |
35/50 |
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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