| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2110 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2012-12-19 |
68,501,504 bytes |
72 |
6805 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
WOODLAND |
Silver Springs - HD Final.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| fec780c855d44e8d921f7f7c23b4f897 |
ac502bde59429cc2dd65c43154f691c4 |
| COURSE NOTES |
I've included a Word Document describing my Final Version.
Again I wish to thanks Lez and Jerry and others who helped me struggle through this first crack at designing a course.
JayEff Harris |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, woodland course |
Location
Minnesota |
Conditions
A few pins are a bit iffy, but you should be fine on M*/M* |
Concept 8/10
Resurrecting a lost and demolished course with Links is a wonderful idea, and it has to be wondered why a course with the history of
Silver Springs was ever allowed to be flattened. The tall, matured trees are very much a guiding light in the course, which picks its way
between them, climaxing in a short Par 4 14th that, either by luck or judgement, has become a quite brilliant test of threading a drive
through the woods. |
Appearance 3/10
It's not brilliant, I'm afraid. Run-of-the-mill textures and very lumpy elevations are definitely a warning shot, and some of the hazards
are straight-extruded and look something of a mess. The fairways look narrow and there are stretches of emptiness beyond, which the
majority of the forests aren't dense enough to cover. Even though the trees add tone, there are plenty of visible clones, and the grass
planting is sparse. |
Playability 4/10
One outstanding hole sadly isn't quite enough to make a course, and even several other good ones (I particularly like the opener) lose
their appeal when packaged as they are. At least there is little in terms of absurdities. |
Challenge 5/10
The 'carefully-placed' fairway hazards are just a little too easy to negotiate, and most greens, although using the surrounding
elevations to advantage, are relatively unguarded. The woods aren't tight in enough to the fairways, nor dense enough to force chipouts.
Bogeys will be uncommon, which is a clue to how the course is pitched. |
Technical 4/10
Re-creating a golf course from memory is no mean feat, and credit is due in producing something convincing, believable and playable. The
fine-tuning of APCD techniques might need a little more time, though. |
| Overall |
Very rough on the surface (in more ways than one), but Silver Springs is playable
even if it doesn't look great, and the 14th should be experienced regardless. |
24/50 |
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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