Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1918 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
2009-11-08 |
37,524,154 bytes |
54 |
2890 yards |
Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
FICTIONAL Par 3 Course |
MOUNTAIN |
Hetherington Hills 2009.crz |
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COURSE NOTES |
Hetherington Hills is a par 3 course set amongst the hills. The course has a full 18 holes available for playing in tournaments.
There are various slope conditions that make you think about your club choice.
The greens pose a reasonable challenge with gentle undulations and if difficult pin placements are chosen then an interesting round can be had.
Enjoy the course and hope you have a good round
Derek |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description Imaginary, short course |
Location TBA |
Conditions TBA |
Concept 3/10 A Par 3 course that certainly uses the elevations to best advantage, Hetherington Hills is a slightly ludicrous course in its unrealism and enormous slopes which would reduce even the fittest golfer to a staggering, wheezing wreck. If the designer is trying to present something realistic, then he's failed; if he was trying for a fantasy course, then - peculiarly - he's failed again: the real-looking green complexes acting as a betrayal in this case. |
Appearance 6/10 Not a massive amount to comment on, but what is here is done pretty well. The textures are OK, the planting is suitably varied, and there's a pretty-near perfect panorama. The bunkers are still lacking in attention, though, and the elevations are unsurprisingly somewhat unconvincing. |
Playability 5/10 There's enough variety to make this good enough fun on the first couple of rounds, although the novelty soon gets tired and it's not realistic to propose Hetherington Hills as a proper warm-up course. The frustrating lies are too commonplace and the greens not accessible enough. A novelty it will remain, but no more. |
Challenge 5/10 Despite all the frustrations of the huge gullies and bunkers, it's oddly easy to end up in the vicinity of 54 here. But that's really only the case under suitable conditions - only a sadist would turn the wind up to maximum and the greens to finely-cut. And no-one would take it seriously in a competition, under any conditions. |
Technical 5/10 I like the ambition and impulsiveness shown here, and there are few technical flaws which really grate on the eye or the golf game. But I don't really feel engaged with the course; it doesn't know whether it wants to be fictional or imaginary and is stuck in an unsatisfying limbo. |
Overall |
A bit different, but not different enough to earn a 'novelty' tag, and not playable enough to become a sleeper hit. |
24/50 |
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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