| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1912 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2009-09-30 |
12,106,809 bytes |
72 |
6140 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
DESERT |
Death Valley.crz |
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| COURSE NOTES |
Death Valley is a very short and tight desert course with tricky greens and a few good elevation changes.
The course is completely playable on fc/fc greens. Have fun! |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, desert course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 3/10
More straightforward than Bill Clinton's crotch, this is quite possibly the simplest, but yet still playable, Links course going. It's almost entirely arrow-straight (and thin) fairways, large greens and a wide, everlasting desert. The few novelties that are thrown in, such as the elevations and the island hole feel very awkward in that context. It could have been stultifyingly dull, but oddly there's some appeal in this very simple premise and the pretention-free golf that goes with it. |
Appearance 2/10
Sharp edges, acres and acres of forested desert and a featureless lake. There isn't really much more than this to comment upon. |
Playability 5/10
It's certainly all too easy to switch off and play through these almost-identikit holes. Funnily enough, this sort of brain-numbing tedium works pretty fine in small doses. Eighteen holes pass unhurriedly, with perhaps just enough thought required to navigate around the difficult stretches. It's not easy to pretend that it's possible to do so without much - if any - atmosphere to the course, but at least there's the valid claim that here is something a bit different. |
Challenge 0/10
Nope. Nothing. No go. Zilch. Zero. Death Valley, being relatively free from such pesky features as dog-legs, trees and deep bunkers, just throws birdies at you. The Par 5s are eminently reachable, and there are at least two Par 4s achievable from the tee. Come here for that elusive albatross attempt. |
Technical 2/10
It's hard to believe much time went into this. At the very least, it's clear that attempt has been made to create this very simple theme for the course and stick with it - the bunkers and greens certainly don't conform to the APCD default - but the designer appears to have forgotten to add anything worthy of a signature to the track. |
| Overall |
One-way golf, in a surprisingly playable way. |
12/50 |
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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