| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1963 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2010-09-17 |
153,047,040 bytes |
71 |
7267 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
PARKLAND |
RidgewoodCC_FinalBeta_locked.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| c6358288f90e464c95998fff1c577e65 |
fbbb9b185435f38a64d4825acf2eb2d3 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, parkland course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 6/10
Smooth, modern, very American, Ridgewood offers good no-frills golf,
although some holes have been stretched close to tolerance. You'll be
stretched by the tree-lined fairways and the deep rough, and the countryclub
aura of the course is easy to discern, but there's not the charm or oldfashioned
golfing values of the course's more stately brethren, and the
whole thing feels a bit cold. |
Appearance 7/10
The textures have been dealt with perfectly, and the clean look of the designer's previous course has been carried across well. There
does feel like a lack of depth, though - not much underplanting, and very little by way of course features. The panorama feels like it's
set low and is barely discernable at points. It's not a poor looking course, but rather an unremarkable one. |
Playability 5/10
While it plays better than similar championship courses, notably the excruciating Cog Hill, Ridgewood does have a habit of wearing
down the player. You're rarely presented with a genuine option, other than playing very safe away from trouble, and the importance of
hitting the fairways is almost mandatory with the dual threats of hole length and omnipresent deep rough. It's yet another course that is
indispensable because of its place on the real tour, but that doesn't always conform with the pleasure you get from playing it. |
Challenge 8/10
With bunkers adroitly positioned, and green complexes that are very difficult to attack, you'll always be struggling to obtain par. And on
this sort of course, it works remarkably well. Ridgewood will exhaust you, but you'll give yourself a pat on the back for scoring a couple
over par. |
Technical 7/10
There's still work required here before the final release. The course is desperately in need of some custom objects, and the trees -
such a big part of play - are not easy to pass through. Small problems like this are likely to become very major in competitive play. |
| Overall |
A fine championship course for playing competitively, but there's nothing here for
the game's romantics. |
33/50 |
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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