| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2061 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2012-03-10 |
69,836,800 bytes |
73 |
7383 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
HEATHLAND |
indianflats(hills).crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| fa64a03ed13a462f9f04d61951b1e36e |
1e7a43ea2da0ee9ae83dcc546bd51542 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, mountain course |
Location
The splash screen and hints from the designer say Ohio. |
Conditions
Playable on F*/F*, although some green complexes would play tough. |
Concept 5/10
The Hills course has been through a baffling number of incarnations, although it has probably been worth it in the long run. This grass-covered course fits the billing, using the hills to good extent, and there are one or two neat holes, not least a great twist on the island green at the 14th. But the target-golf aspects have been way overplayed, and there are times when this is more like crazy golf than anything else. |
Appearance 6/10
The textures and colour set are finally a good match, and the elevations have been well-handled. The bunkers, though, are lipless with single blends, and the planting in the deep grass has something of a random feel. But it's worth a tour round to see some carefully handled buildings and the almost-perfect match between the plot and panorama. |
Playability 7/10
The basic layout of the course has remained virtually untouched, and it's clear the landscape has been used creatively. Having said this, the number of island fairways gets a bit silly towards the end, and some rather cynically-placed bunkers make an effect felt. Plus, it just doesn't have the off-the-wall charm of its brother course. |
Challenge 3/10
Something doesn't add up here. Despite the hilliness and the bunkers, the deep rough and elevated greens, it's pretty easy to knock birdies off this course. Perhaps the wideness of the cut fairways doesn't help. Nor does the fact that the designer has opted for a highly target-oriented course but missed the mark by some way. |
Technical 3/10
Steady improvement in a course is always worthy of praise, as is the fact the designer has clearly taken comments on board and acted upon them. The course is credibly presented and has had much done with it, especially in terms of visuals on the largest of scales. |
| Overall |
Perhaps the weaker of the two Indian Flats courses, but there's no denying it's now had the best brought out of it. |
28/50 |
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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