| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1722 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2007-01-04 |
72,900,608 bytes |
71 |
6970 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
PARKLAND |
Adam's Tree Golf Club_locked.crz |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, parkland course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 10/10
The underpinning theme behind Adam's Tree is so much more than a golf
course. In case anyone doesn't know the story, it's the result of a brilliant
rallying around by Links Corner to create a course to raise a little cash for
community member Noel Kilner and his son Adam after the latter was
seriously injured in a car accident. Regardless of the nobility of this
concept, what has been created here is a superb golf course. Paul
Seaman is normally better-known for his recreations of Scottish courses,
but here is a totally convincing fictional parkland course set outside Adam's Melbourne hospital. Reminiscent of Bethpage in its layout,
the course boasts a spectacular criss-crossing of rivers and fabulous attention to detail, plus contributions from a multitude of friends
and well-wishers. Magnificence, indeed. |
Appearance 10/10
Adam's Tree has it all! A superb panorama, amazing textures and bunker modelling and an attention to detail that encompasses
sprinkler heads and tiny 3D bridges. The planting is terrific and the landscape never less than totally convincing. The real-life basis for
the course design is a definite plus in this instance. |
Playability 9/10
There's very little in the way of fanciness or gimmicks here, and all the better for it. The hole design is subtle but inspired, there's a
good selection of ambient sound, and the environment is completely immersive. I enjoyed myself immensely, without ever feeling I was
submitting to the course. |
Challenge 10/10
Given the designer's relative lack of experience with fictional courses, you might imagine that the course would either be a pushover or
frustratingly hard. But it's pitched perfectly: bad shots are punished by the soggy under-tree terrain, and delimited hazards are used
precisely and tactically without being overbearing. Any given hole could yield birdie or bogey depending on pin position and your game. |
Technical 10/10
Crowning glory. Immaculate textures and blends, a much-improved terrain on the dry river beds, and 2D and 3D structures galore
mark Paul's mastery of the APCD. And all in a good cause too. |
| Overall |
Everyone's new favourite course. Quite simply the best thing available for Links since Crystal Pines. |
49/50 |
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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