| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2145 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2013-07-11 |
62,468,096 bytes |
72 |
7264 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
DESERT |
Horizons Club Final.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| c31d163c23564502bc3f48db7a6567b6 |
3a6e1d46b0f377c5b8cb4d0ea0ba5c42 |
| COURSE NOTES |
| Original desert course nine years in the making. Final release. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, desert course |
Location
Inspired by, and evocative of, real courses in Arizona |
Conditions
M*/M* is the absolute fastest, and I\'d be tempted to go a smidge lower. |
Concept 6/10
The new record-holder for \'longest in gestation\', various versions of The Horizons have been hanging around since 2004, but it has been fine-tuned well to make a fun - if slightly disconnected - set of holes. I can\'t say with all honesty that it\'s the right style for a desert course, even a fine-manicured country club, but there has been enough playtesting to ensure that each hole has the right balance of judgement, skill and ballsiness. |
Appearance 5/10
The very dark textures are evocative and nicely defined, but almost completely out-of-sync with the desert. The aim was presumably to make the rocks large, but it does just look like they\'ve been mis-scaled. The pano is impressive but doesn\'t quite tally up with the small course plot. The bunkers are straight-down extruded. This is fairly minor comment when you take account of the course as a whole, which looks fresh, different and pretty realistic. |
Playability 7/10
I love the opportunities presented here to attack fairways and greens, and the fact that the desert is playable adds new dimensions to the frequent dog-leg holes. The Horizons makes a cracking matchplay course. |
Challenge 8/10
This has always been the best-judged aspect to The Horizons. Despite a few greens which are hard work, there is a good rollercoaster ride here, with some eminently beatable holes crowding around a stiff turn. It feels right, and so do the scores that result. |
Technical 6/10
You have to admire the passion and perseverance in bringing this course back from the dead and the way in which ongoing feedback has been incorporated. OK, so there is a weakness or two, but The Horizons remains highly playable and competitive thanks to this degree of patience. |
| Overall |
A little disjointed, but this is a twist on desert courses that isn\'t altogether unpalatable. |
32/50 |
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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