| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1759 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2007-05-07 |
38,326,272 bytes |
72 |
7558 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
WOODLAND |
Tiger Cats Forest Preserve V2.crz |
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Course Key |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, woodland course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 5/10
It's hard to take fondly to Tiger Cats. It's something of a cynical layout,
designed at pushing scores high and rewarding only the clinically
accurate. There's nothing obviously to fault from hole to hole, but over the
course of a round you get the impression that the course is being very
oppressive in its use of punishing rough and hazards. There's no better
example of this than the monstrous 17th, which can leave you with
anything up to a 250-yard approach to an island green. The designer's
excesses would be best dealt elsewhere. |
Appearance 7/10
The yellowing texture set is pleasing, and there's a good variety of planting at both undergrowth and forest canopy levels. The
panorama is convincing and doesn't over-shadow the wooded foreground. Just a few of the little things need attention: the barren
water features, the blurry bunker lips and the occasional sharp blend gradient. Competent, but you get the feeling that the designer
needs to stretch himself as far as visuals are concerned. |
Playability 3/10
I found this very hard work. It's difficult to hit fairways and greens and depressing having to constantly rely on your recovery game. The
insistent hazarding is demoralising, and very rarely through the entire round do you get the opportunity to hit the shots you really want
to hit. |
Challenge 5/10
Dropped shots are inevitable, and when you do find yourself with a shot at birdie it might well be at a near-impossible pin. A green in
regulation is the only way to guarantee a good chance at par. It's hard work, if you hadn't guessed as much already, probably a bit too
much for most. |
Technical 6/10
While Paul Dalglish has yet again shown a mastery of using the APCD for effective and novel visuals, I feel he has (not for the first
time) let himself down with some cynical and over-bearing course design. I would like to see a steadier hand on the throttle for his next
release. |
| Overall |
Some punishing golf. Satisfactory in passing, but don't try to be competitive unless
your snap's perfectly on the money. |
26/50 |
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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