| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1889 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2009-06-02 |
276,151,354 bytes |
70 |
7652 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
PARKLAND |
BethpageBlackHD_locked.crz |
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Course Key |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, parkland course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 10/10
Through inhuman length, punishing rough and some plain nasty hazarding, the Black course at Bethpage has cemented its reputation as golf's sternest test. Capably straddling the boundary between challenging and unfair with tiny fairways and plenty of uphill approaches, it still manages to exude the innocent air of just another country club. The unbelievable work that has been done to bring this Links edition to life has not been in vain: the course is breathtaking and yet again sets a new benchmark for course re-creation. |
Appearance 10/10
Seriously? Anyone really need comment passed here? Immense depth of 3D work (telegraph cables and wire-mesh bins, for heaven's sake), a glorious and detailed texture set, everything is beyond perfect, from the picture-perfect planting to every single sprinkler head on the fairway. Somewhere between genius and insanity. |
Playability 9/10
A course like this could easily become monotonous and painful. Thanks in part to the sheer amount of eye candy and the growing mythical status of the course, it's compulsive if hardly varied. The toughened-up rough does become a nuisance in the end as you struggle desperately for birdies, but there's a surprising and happily rewarding replay element, even though many holes don't have a genuine second option. |
Challenge 8/10
Well, yes, it's difficult. But it is supposed to be, for heavens' sake! And the game has seen a lot harder than this. In actuality, it's quite clever how par is kept tantalisingly within reach while ensuring that you don't ever get there. But no-one would ever expect an easy ride from The Black. |
Technical 10/10
Pixel for pixel, this is not only the most stunning production of a real-life course in Links, but the most incredible thing I've seen in the game, full stop. |
| Overall |
It's impossible to be disappointed by this. Sit and gawp in awe at the underlying genius behind this legendary course. |
47/50 |
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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