| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1968 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2010-11-03 |
151,853,735 bytes |
72 |
7421 yards |
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Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
PARKLAND |
Saigon_Golf_Country_ClubV2_locked.crz |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, tropical course |
Location
Vietnam |
Conditions
Plays well on F*/F* |
Concept 5/10
You wouldn't really know this is a tropical course, for it looks all the world from the off like a comfortable stretch of European parkland.
Only the course environs and the swampy water features betray the location. A very open, flat design, it's perhaps fair to say that it won't
test the Links golfer too much, but there is much to enjoy as you go round, from the water features that border on play, to some clever
bunkering and beginnings of good green complexes. Unfortunately, 'beginnings' is too much the optimum word - this really does feel (as is
the case) like a course in its infancy, and one yet to develop the necessary muscle to really give the golfer something to think about. |
Appearance 9/10
Beautiful texture choices, particularly in the bunkers, and unbelievably talented work on the course building and around the clubhouse will
stay with you long after you've finished your round here. The small-scale artistry is beyond comparison, and really all the course suffers
from is a lack of drama by way of elevations or much exciting to see. |
Playability 6/10
While this is a thoroughly amiable saunter through some un-Vietnamese-like countryside, there isn't a massive amount of demand on
the golfer. You'll develop a simple routine for playing Saigon, thanks largely to some very accommodating greens and fairways. The
render times seem a bit long for what you're facing, but on the plus side there is some excellent ambient sound - the crickets being
timely reminder of exactly where you are. |
Challenge 1/10
This is a big stumbling block, and probably where the course has got it dead wrong so far. The short stuff is hugely open and accessible,
and the lack of anything challenging on the greens means long putts will be going in more often than not. One or two completely flat
greens in particular are just asking for the big ones to be holed out. It's hard to justify consistently going round in the low 60s. |
Technical 10/10
Whatever the weaknesses in the original course design, there's no doubting the designers' skill and dedication in bringing it to life. The 3D
work is simply glorious and probably among the best 5 clubhouses I've seen. The large quantity of newly-imported planting has not
gone unnoticed either. |
| Overall |
A young resort course, necessarily lacking a bit of grown-up 'bite', but there's a
kernel of good things here. |
31/50 |
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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