| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1957 |
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Course Length |
| 2010-08-28 |
177,184,204 bytes |
72 |
7302 yards |
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REAL |
PARKLAND |
Carton House The Montgomerie Course_locked.crz |
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| COURSE NOTES |
Carton House - The Montgomerie Course by Golfgraffix.
Inspired by the greatest links lands of the world, The Montgomerie Golf Course pays tribute to the traditions of the game and sets a challenge like no other. This is golf at its purest. This is adrenaline and shot-making at its best. Designed by Colin Montgomerie, it's a journey across sweeping fairways, cavernous bunkers and impeccable greens. It's an adventure from first to last and is proud to have hosted the world's finest golfers at the 2005 and 2006 Irish Opens. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, parkland course |
Location
Ireland |
Conditions
Playable on F*/F* |
Concept 6/10
Playing around the Montgomerie Course, you do get an impression of how young and perhaps unfinished the course is. The cleverness in the golfing design is clear to see, but the surrounding landscape feels very underdeveloped. True, it is a flat patch of land, and the hedgerows and yellowing grasses of its heritage are portrayed perfectly, but it feels like there's a missing element here somewhere. Not until the last few picturesque holes does the designer's real intent shine through. |
Appearance 8/10
The beauty is all in the detail here. Those expecting stunning panoramas and spectacular landscape will be disappointed, but a tight look at the depth in planting and the soft, slightly grainy textures will reveal the excellence in John's craft. I doubt the Montgomerie course will ever make shortlists of great-looking golf courses, and I don't go a lot on the recent fad for two-tone fairways, but you have to give credit to what has been done with the source material. |
Playability 7/10
The course starts off well, with intricate fairway shapes and well-placed bunkers, but the sheer flatness of the course becomes a little monotonous towards the end of the outward nine. Things pick up after the turn, with some nicely-constructed and hard-to-hit elevated green complexes, and the round closes with an excellent trio of holes that you'll want to re-visit. Again, it's a course you feel would be at its best after a little maturation. |
Challenge 5/10
The wide-open spaces give you an unnatural amount of leeway, and the rough really isn't all that perilous. You'd have to go badly wrong to end up in trees, and the Par 5s are very reachable from the fairway. Only the Par 3s provide a stiff test, particularly those that are well-bunkered, and it's likely that's where most shots will be dropped. |
Technical 10/10
Flawless composition here, and some genuine artistry with the APCD in making the most of an otherwise unprepossessing environment. Make sure you take a bucket of practice balls out at some time and observe the real nooks and crannies in this course for the maximum enjoyment. |
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A well-designed if evidently young course, supported by an APCD conversion from one of the best. |
36/50 |
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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