| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1997 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2011-03-30 |
0 bytes |
72 |
6812 yards |
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REAL |
WOODLAND |
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| COURSE NOTES |
A 6800 yard Par 72 course located on the Costa del Sol in Spain.
This is an update of the 2001 version by Mark Austin |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, tropical course |
Location
Southern Spain |
Conditions
Potentially F*/F*, but watch the pin positioning |
Concept 6/10
This a real get-out-and-hit-it course, with sprawling fairways and planting set well back from the target areas. Big hitters will love smacking
the ball around Campoamor, and quite rightly, with Par 5s tantalisingly within reach and bunkers largely shallow and unthreatening. It's
good touristy golf with one or two excellent holes, although the average Links slogger might find it a little bit wanting in light of good
European Tour courses. Still, given the shortage of good Spanish and/or Tropical courses available, no-one's in a position to complain. |
Appearance 8/10
The browned textures look very nice in the context of the location, and there's a great panorama to match, although it's important to try
and get a matching sky for it. The plot is well handled and very little in the mesh looks out of place. It's a good updated rendition of a rather
patchy original with a lot of the clones removed and the elevations smoothed over. |
Playability 4/10
In true resort-golf style, there really is only one style of play here: big and vicious wins the day. It's not all bad news, and two or three
holes shape nicely, but really the rest isn't demanding enough for the Links player to get much out. Not bad for beginners to work on
their snap, I suppose, and good practice course for trying other swing styles or long-driving MoPs. |
Challenge 2/10
As long as you don't tangle with the trees, there's little in your way to easy pars and birdies here. The heavy rough is tight up to the
fairway, but because most of it is pretty flat, there are easy bail-outs all the way. Big hitters will relish setting up the Eagles, which can
happen on nearly half the holes of the course. |
Technical 7/10
Stephen Sullivan has produced an excellent update, not least in terms of playability, of a course that was really only just worth
downloading in the first place. But there is a little 'update panic' here, as happens quite often, of not really changing enough to give the
course the excitement and locality it needs. It would be nice to see a little more of the course buildings and flora to leave more of an
impression than the golf does. |
| Overall |
A good update and a much-needed Spanish course for the collection, but the broad
resort golf isn't really all it could be. |
27/50 |
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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