| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1806 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2007-12-29 |
97,640,448 bytes |
71 |
7596 yards |
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Style |
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REAL |
UNCLASSIFIED |
CHillsFin_locked.crz |
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| COURSE NOTES |
| Country Hills is a replication of a real course located in central Illinois. It was first opened as a 9 hole course on July 4, 1993. The back 9 was added July 4, 2002. Constructed by Glenn and Donna Simmering, the course was constructed on farmland. The Clubhouse was renovated from an existing house and used timber beams from a barn to support the patio roof. I have gone to this level of detail by matching the textured rough wood, and at the same time, taken some creative license to enhance other areas. The real course measures only 6414 yards. I have extended the Links course to 7596 yrs. from the back tees to make it play realistically in Links. Should you desire, go to www.Countryhillsgc.com and compare some to the web pictures to what I have created. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, farmland course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 6/10
Country Hills is another in the growing field of down-at-heel 'normal' courses. It's a pleasant enough amble through converted pasture, with a light sprinkling of water, planting and sand to add variety more than anything else. Sure, it'll never set the world alight, but that's not really the point. The course is unpretentious and there to be enjoyed, and that's precisely what you'll do. |
Appearance 9/10
Given that the course is only sparsely furbished, there's a surprisingly large amount to see. The textures are appropriately brown, worn, and blended together with barely a trace. The planting works surprisingly well and doesn't look forced, all bar a couple of clones. This was a pleasant surprise to lay my eyes upon. |
Playability 8/10
Impressively swift loading and render times smoothly usher you around Country Hills. Because of its realism and relevance to the everyday golfer, it is almost gratuitously easy to enjoy. Sure, there's not a lot of variety once you see the later holes, and perhaps one gung-ho hole might have livened things up a bit, but I defy anyone not to have a pleasurable half-hour here. |
Challenge 3/10
There's very little bunkering, verging on the non-existent, and other hazards are almost laughably easy to avoid. A mis-placed tee shot will rarely result in misery, thanks to the shortage of undergrowth. Only the decision to stretch the Par 5s out to three-shot length means that this course is prevented from being a total pushover. |
Technical 8/10
This is a wonderful stride forward from an improving designer. So much has been done in terms of texture and elevation work that deserves credit. There are some excellent 3D creations propping up the golfing environment, and the use of wet sand textures at the bottom of the bunkers is very clever. There's still a bit of angularity around some of the course shapes, but they go virtually undetected as long as you focus on the golf. |
| Overall |
A terrific, understated little course with much to admire and precious little to hate. Expect to shoot low. |
34/50 |
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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