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Carnoustie 2007
by Peter Monk

Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1891
Release Date CRZ Filesize Par Course Length
2009-06-12  81,195,712  bytes 71  7418 yards
Type Style CRZ Filename
REAL  LINKS  carnoustie2007_locked.crz 
Course ID Course Key
   

COURSE SCREENSHOTS

COURSE NOTES
This is the course as used in the 2007 British Open

CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg)

Description
Real, links course
Location
TBC
Conditions
TBC
Concept  9/10
A classic Open venue makes a belated appearance on Links, and it's well worth catching. The appealing layout, with its symmetric Par 5s, is grassy Scottish links at its very best - wilder than St Andrews, but also more refined, and a stiff golfing challenge with the wind on full blast. For a first-time designer, Peter has done an excellent job catching the course terrain and the relevant wilderness.
Appearance  8/10
The pot bunkers and water edges, particularly the fine detail around the edges, have been handled very nicely, if a little unspectacularly, and generally the course looks in fine shape. I do have a few concerns about the scaling of some planting, particularly the grasses in place, and it has to be said that the course looks a little trim for the wilds of Scotland. A little more finishing might just have been in order.
Playability  9/10
That magical je ne sais quoi that hangs over all of the best real courses is certainly present here; from the beautiful 2nd hole to the epic Par 3 16th, Carnoustie really has a huge variety of challenges; all the more surprising when you consider two-thirds of the holes are Par 4s. Turning the wind up and green speeds down will make for an authentic Open experience, but the variety also makes a relatively good warm-up round too.
Challenge  6/10
I'm afraid there's something missing here, and it's on the head of the designer. A great Scottish links needs to be notable for its punishing rough and bunkers, and neither really seem to be present in great degree. Certainly a texture tweak or much more thick grass would be in order to reproduce the startlingly high scores that have featured at Carnoustie Opens. And the bunkers, for reasons I can't quite pick out, seem almost to be an irrelevance: should they be deeper?
Technical  8/10
A very coherent effort, all told, but Carnoustie has come out a little less links-like than perhaps had been intended. A rough-up of the textures seems in order, followed perhaps by better grades on the bunkers and some more photo-real planting. But perhaps this is underplaying a very credible effort at a course which presents innumerable difficulties.
Overall A great links, reproduced with lots of love and attention, but just requiring a little push to be up there with the greats. 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.

USER RATINGS

 Votes cast
Ace42 %37
Eagle43 %38
Birdie11 %10
Par2 %2
Bogey or worse1 %1

The User Course Reviews and polls have been removed from the forum due to the low numbers of members. The information above is presented merely for historical interest.

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