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Engineers HD (Fall) 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 - 2107 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
2012-11-29 |
188,668 bytes |
71 |
6707 yards |
Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
REAL |
PARKLAND |
EngineersCC_Fall_HD_locked.crz |
Course ID |
Course Key |
45a8ae3eeef34eaaa4b330b6a878589b |
47f23c5aff8a2e1372b9190310742720 |
COURSE NOTES |
Engineers Country Club is a country club located in Roslyn Harbor, New York. The club has an 18 hole championship golf course which hosted the PGA Championship in 1919 and the United States Amateur Championship in 1920. The competitions were won by Jim Barnes and Chick Evans, respectively. Herbert Strong was the architect of the original golf course and Devereux Emmet remodeled it in 1921.
The golf course was constructed on the former grounds of the W. R. Willet Manor estate. The property was purchased by the Engineers Country Club in March 1917, which had been formed on January 21, 1917 by the Engineers Club of Manhattan. Engineers plays 6,800 yards from the black tees, 6,625 yards from the blue tees, 6,260 yards from the white, 5,587 yards from the gold tees and 5,176 yards from the red tees. Occasionally the old 14th hole is open for play. This short 90 yard par three was dubbed the "Two or Twenty Hole" as back in 1919 by Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen, who both took double figures. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description Real, estate course |
Location New York |
Conditions F*/F* feels a little extreme, and I'd be tempted to go with M*/M* |
Concept 9/10 A delightfully eccentric club course, Engineers starts off on the flat and builds up towards an awesome finish clinging to the sides of a hill with all sorts of slippery approaches. Perhaps it's a little pat and predictable at times, and the length is nothing to shout about, but as always, the delight of a Rob Miller adaptation is in the attention to detail, and the structures surrounding the course are simply extraordinary for features that rarely impact upon play. |
Appearance 10/10 No flaws here, and really who was expecting any? Delightful textures all round; the slightly yellowing grasses are a warm and effective touch. Bunkers, as ever, are individual and painstaking works of art. And the 3D, including electricity pylons and overhead cables? Beyond reproach. |
Playability 10/10 Rob Miller has an unerring knack for selecting and converting courses that offer strategic depth and replayability, and Engineers is certainly no exception. Options off the tee are rarely obvious, and the unexpected elevations open up shots that are just begging to be hit. The added charms of a parallel autumn course are utterly delightful. |
Challenge 7/10 Perhaps it was inevitable that this course worked out a mite too easy, thanks to a relatively trouble-free layout and accommodating rough. Don't get me wrong, it's no pushover, and the greens are positioned cleverly enough that many an errant shot will trickle off into the undergrowth, but at well under 7000 yards from the middles, most holes don't push far past drive-and-chip-on territory. There's one virtually pitch'n'putt Par 3, and possibly one of the shortest Par 4s I've ever seen. |
Technical 10/10 You don't need me to tell you what Rob's technical work is like. If you've never played and adored his designs, then you wouldn't be reading this. The release of two parallel styles is commitment above and beyond. |
Overall |
A delightful, and perhaps a little less-known, addition to the Rob Miller canon. Well up to standard. |
46/50 |
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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