| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 3 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2001-01-18 |
9,900,723 bytes |
72 |
7073 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
|
REAL |
UNCLASSIFIED |
Aphoenix.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 491d0cef70374ac19aa0aac11265198a |
bdb39232595b81312715385388121977 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, woodland course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 2/10
There's not much that makes this course stand up and demand to be
counted. Thin fairways thread straightish paths between some daunting
(and pretty bizarre-looking, it has to be said) forests. There's precious little
to tell one hole from the next and the whole course radiates mediocrity. |
Appearance 2/10
Pretty poor, on the whole. The planting looks utterly bizarre and unnatural, with several obvious clones. The tee boxes deform the
surrounding landscape, and several odd-looking humps and bumps adorn the fairways. Even the views of the greens are unclear,
which not only looks ugly, but also impedes the playing of the game. |
Playability 0/10
Yawnarama! There is no variety on this course, utterly none. You'll play one soulless Par 4 after another; if one seems a bit longer, it's
a Par 5s; and the 3s are completely nondescript. It's possible to play round without using half the shots in your armoury; the bunkers
don't come into play at all and the tightness of the fairways is frustrating. I can't see any reason for anybody to enjoy a round here. |
Challenge 5/10
Despite the restrictive fairways, the course is too easy, and for one very important reason: the greens. Nearly every green is large and
completely flat, and a much too easy way to reward yourself with birdies. Thankfully, the forested areas encroach quite alarmingly, so
there's a good chance you'll get tangled up in a tree before the stream of birdies runs to ridiculous levels. |
Technical 1/10
I honestly thought when playing this course that it had been made by an APCD first-timer. The planting is bizarre, tropical and
completely inapt, there are hard edges and unlikely elevations all over the shop, and the greens are a joke. It's scarcely believable that
this is alleged to be a commercial course. Shocking. |
| Overall |
Probably Microsoft's least redeeming moment. An awful mess of a course which
doesn't engage or challenge you one bit. |
10/50 |
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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