| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1856 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2008-12-20 |
118,300,672 bytes |
70 |
6963 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
WOODLAND |
Wraith Canyon 1024 ver 1.07.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 82d4f4d713cd4a5caf9c8a75c0698dba |
1ed5295e9f712810c3669e37865fd934 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, mountain course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 8/10
One of Links' best and most prolific designers continues on his quest to
apparently design courses in every genre going. Squatting beneath a
gorgeous and towering backdrop, Wraith Canyon is a very clever use of
realistic, natural elevations, and run through with some subtly exciting hole
design. Perhaps the water features are a little more dominant than they
should be, and the paths seem to have an annoying habit of coming into
play, but there is otherwise very little to fault. |
Appearance 9/10
In this instance, the water can justify taking centre stage. It's perfectly textured and deliciously planted around. The textures strike you
as experimental, but almost justified on an experimental course such as this. The panorama is a towering work of genius. However, the
forest planting is a little sparser than I feel it should be, and I can't say I'm crazy about the paths. |
Playability 8/10
Paul has carefully avoided building too many complex holes into Wraith Canyon, letting his precise elevation work determine the
challenge. It's a clever underplay to a round that starts and finishes with a bang, and in the hands of a lesser designer, a course might
get boring. Not this time. |
Challenge 6/10
Although the water isn't always directly in the line of play, you do get the feeling it has been shoe-horned in a little to support this
relatively short course. Certainly the sandy hazards are designed as punishment rather than challenge, and the rough is relatively free.
The greens are as rolling as the rest of the course, and tricky putts are guaranteed - in fact I had to four-putt one green. The net result,
rightly or wrongly, is that the challenge is the most artificial part of this fictional course, and has taken over the landscape a little bit
more than it should. |
Technical 9/10
There's no disputing the ability on offer here. Despite some 'alternative' ideas in a track a long way from the designer's home radar,
this is effective both visually and playwise. |
| Overall |
Perhaps not the most coherent of Paul's courses, but that should certainly be no
reason to overlook it. |
40/50 |
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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