| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2085 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2012-08-07 |
39,473,152 bytes |
71 |
6702 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
PARKLAND |
7-31 whipple - Copy.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 6052a58df65349a0b63c53a4f7f14472 |
4abaa93ef087cd35b330c6df9037ccc3 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, parkland course |
Location
Possibly part of Florida, in the mould of the designer’s other courses. |
Conditions
S*/M* is about the limit. |
Concept 3/10
Michael Hamilton's previous courses have been clean affairs and generally home to some solid golf, but it appears The Whipple Club
has some way to go to match that standard. The overwhelming impression is of squiggly shapes, which are neither convincing nor
conducive to realism, and much of the golf before the closing stretch is not sufficiently ordinary to be believable, but not outrageous
enough to be memorable. The location is largely a mystery. |
Appearance 4/10
There are one or two pleasing features in the planting, but the general detraction is from the over-complex shapes and general roughand-
ready flat appearance to the course. I would like some investment in textures and blends before being able to rate this any more
highly. |
Playability 5/10
Unremarkable golf on the whole, and all too easy to cruise round these gentle designs without being overly troubled, even by the major
hazards of bunkers and rough. The absence of hole previews is of little help when the direction of a few holes is completely unclear.
It's unobjectionable for the large part, but would you play it regularly? |
Challenge 3/10
With very little standing in between most tees and greens, it's a bit of a birdie-grab at the Whipple Club. The stock rough doesn't vary
and the planting lacks sufficient density to trap in more than a few errant drives. With easily-reachable Par 5s, don't be surprised to be
shooting in the low 60s. |
Technical 3/10
It pains me to describe a course as bland, because a lot of designers put heart and soul into creating something original, but there is little
to remember at The Whipple Club beyond some rather silly shaping and the occasional opportunity to make a crowd-pleasing shot. It's
really little more than a scratchpad as it stands. |
| Overall |
Distinctly unfinished - might be worth a bit more time once some more polish has
been applied. |
18/50 |
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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