| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1937 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2010-02-09 |
54,023,563 bytes |
70 |
5955 yards |
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Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
UNCLASSIFIED |
Eberhart-Petro Municipal GC.crz |
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| COURSE NOTES |
The readme is in the zip file.
We hope you have fun with this short real life
course.
thanks
Doug and Karen |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, lakeside course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 4/10
Riverside, rather than lakeside, but nevertheless bringing a prominent body of water into play, Eberhart-Petro is indeed very Municipal in feel, and admittedly not always in the best way. There's a lot of difference between the distinctly uninspired - and older - front nine, and the slightly more creative and attractive later holes, but on the whole it's too easy to tire of the unprotected greens, and some APCD workmanship which has failed to put across the fine details of the course. |
Appearance 4/10
The first tee appearance counts for so much, and I have to say I very nearly deleted this course based on that alone: too tight a fairway with cloned trees and straight edges: yuk! Thankfully, things improve a great deal, although there is a distinct lack of grass planting and the textures are far too finely trimmed for this type of course. Too little work on the texture transitions and the array of cloned buildings are black marks against a local course that could have been so much more. |
Playability 7/10
I have to say, that - despite being initially turned off - I rather enjoyed this unthreatening and open challenge. The trees proved a major problem, being rather too tight to the fairway and distinctly impenetrable when trapped behind them, but the unprotected greens are something of an open invitation, and there were quite a few holes demanding some clever shot shaping. Whatever the course's flaws, there's a good game to be had here. |
Challenge 3/10
Eberhart-Petro suffers the same problems as so many 'local' courses: short hole lengths, easy greens and unpunishing rough and bunkers. There's a bit of bite from the hazards, but nothing that will prevent you picking up strokes like a gift from the gods. |
Technical 5/10
There's always a big step between fictional and real course design, and while the Mongomerys have turned out some fine and playable courses, I doubt they would ever claim to be in the big league. This step has been a trial, and a moderately successful one in parts, but it's all too easy to find problems with this course. |
| Overall |
Fun…but flawed. |
23/50 |
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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