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Shinnecock Hills HD Tournament edition by Robert Miller Note: This course contains 1024x1024 textures and can only be played in version 1.07 or later of Links 2003
Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1996 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
2011-03-16 |
217,341,473 bytes |
70 |
7029 yards |
Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
REAL |
LINKS |
ShinHillsHD_TournEd_locked.crz |
Course ID |
Course Key |
a71af889dc0f4a3f871dfb18cd766b16 |
d15b8d8d66577886c3e2982a93f80afe |
COURSE NOTES |
Shinnecock Hills....Home of the 1896, 1986, 1995 and 2004 US Open
This is a completely new version with new 1024 textures, plants, and custom 3d tournament options when played with tournament objects and crowds on. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description Real, farmland course |
Location New York |
Conditions Possible on F*/F*, although a couple of greens are very unforgiving. |
Concept 10/10 Shinnecock is a real storytelling course, and it's easy to get wrapped up in the plot as you are whisked away from the clubhouse into thick
grasslands fitted with immaculate, winding golf holes. Each half wraps up with a standout Par 4 as you glimpse the clubhouse back on top
of the hill. It's a delightfully intimate course, and has been expertly ported to APCD, retaining a surprising old-fashioned atmosphere and
austerity. |
Appearance 9/10 Rob Miller is, without a doubt, the best visual artist we have seen in the Links community, and the lengths he has gone to in order to reoutfit
this course are simply incredible. It's much more than a re-texture job, although first prize goes to these marvellously detailed and
seamless textures; each bunker-edge and tee box is its own little portrait. There is a host of new 3D work as well; the clubhouse looks
awesome, and the planting at all levels is richer than ever. I can't claim to love the two-tone fairways, but it's a look based on the real
course. |
Playability 10/10 Subtle angles of attack and brisk recovery both play their part here, and the course is a far cry from several long, soulless US Open
hosts. Hazarding, landing areas and rough all dally between being an outright threat and providing wonderful scenery. But, best of all,
the authenticity of the design makes Shinnecock evocative and compulsive for people who long to play the real thing. It doesn't get
much closer than this. |
Challenge 9/10 With an impressive gradient, Shinnecock slowly ups the difficulty level through a relatively unthreatening open half, into the twisty
oblique fairways of the back nine. The greens, relatively open at first, slowly constrict towards the end, and the slope means that
anything outside 10 feet is no certainty. The US Open Rough is the final challenge, but avoid it and the course offers every chance of a
birdie putt, not least on the two generous Par 5s. |
Technical 10/10 The original incarnation of this course was close to sublime; for a re-model, this has had an inordinate amount of time spent on it, and
just looks absolutely stunning. |
Overall |
A course that really defies the superlatives. Almost as good as it gets, for now! |
48/50 |
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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