| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1798 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2007-11-11 |
99,471,360 bytes |
72 |
7045 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
MOUNTAIN |
Sanctuary_locked.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| bc4895ee1df5428a9fba9da5b772c090 |
5c584a4033fa6aeae3947f7719b5c2da |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, mountain course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 10/10
I've knocked a few mountain courses for being too flat: you certainly
couldn't level such accusations against Sanctuary. It's an absolute
monster of a course, almost impossible to believe in, featuring incredible
hole after incredible hole. If the readme is to be believed, it's a fragile and
restricted hidden retreat, and the lovely water features and picture-perfect
planting certainly go a long way towards helping. It's all quite unique, and
what more perfect course could be suited to APCD creation? |
Appearance 9/10
The view from the first tee is surreal and unprecedented and the jaw-dropping just carries on all the way around. The panorama is
massive, overblown and yet somehow entirely appropriate. These are visuals on a truly grand scale, and all the more impressive for it,
bar a couple of stretched textures. Play it on the largest monitor you can find. |
Playability 8/10
There's an incredible range expected from you in the completion of just 18 holes. The elevations add their own twist to many shots,
and the narrowness of many holes doesn't preclude you from being able to take alternative routes. Indeed, you get a better approach
on several holes by deliberately playing from the rough. Two minor flaws - a problem with sound lag, and a few steel grasses - stilt the
gameplay a little, but this is certainly a course that many will come back to. |
Challenge 7/10
Sanctuary is not a particularly long course, and indeed is considerably shortened by many downhill tee shots. In addition, there are
some pretty receptive greens, and one would expect to pick up a few shots on the short Par 4s. Get lost in the deepness, however,
and it might cost you a fortune. Bearing in mind that it's not a tournament course, there's a decent challenge awaiting. |
Technical 9/10
Sanctuary shows a welcome return to form for a designer of exciting and unusual courses. With the exception of a couple of relatively
minor errors, there's plenty to appreciate here, including some artisan-like sculpture in the rockworks, and an impressive hand with
low-level planting. |
| Overall |
An incredible hidden paradise which will provide you with some knockout views and
golf to match. |
43/50 |
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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