New South Wales Golf Club

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Colin Jones
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New South Wales Golf Club

Post by Colin Jones »

Hi all

Have decided to post some pix of my work on New South Wales Golf Club. Have been struggling with motivation, haven't worked on it at all this year until a few weeks ago, so thought doing this might help!

Its another Sydney metropolitan course, this one perched above the Pacific Ocean in La Parouse. There are some pretty spectacular ocean holes, so hope I can capture that in my APCD design. This is also another Linkster DEM.

With this course, it is all completely mapped out and textured. Now I just work hole-by-hole and try and fully complete each one before moving to the next. I like to add as much detail as possible and make a genuine attempt about replicating everything I can about the course (or what's possible).

With Royal Sydney, the clubhouse was finished early on in the design. This time, I will leave it to the end. No choice but to build it, because the first tee is right outside the front door. It will take some time but its quite a straightforward 3D build.

(For the best view, right-click the image and open in a new tab).

Driveable opening hole
Driveable opening hole
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Hole 2 - the first of 4 Par 3s
Hole 2 - the first of 4 Par 3s
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Not sure about the planting - plenty of time to junk it if needed
Not sure about the planting - plenty of time to junk it if needed
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Alot of waste sand and sandy rough in this course as was built on dunes
Alot of waste sand and sandy rough in this course as was built on dunes
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The approach to Hole 3
The approach to Hole 3
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The clubhouse!
The clubhouse!
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Last edited by Colin Jones on November 29th, 2025, 8:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Completed: Golf Club of Houston (Redstone); Banff Springs 2025 (Thompson 18 and Tunnel Mountain); Mauna Kea 2024; Royal Sydney Golf Club. Working on: New South Wales Golf Course (March 2026, hoping)
Mr Mulligan
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Re: New South Wales Golf Club

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Wow! Awesome! Things travel in 3's here recently (Sage/Ian/Colin) !!!
5 wood
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Re: New South Wales Golf Club

Post by 5 wood »

Colin, I love the look of the tall grasses ... it doesn't look like the kind of place you'd want to hit a ball into. Beautiful work
dwg
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Re: New South Wales Golf Club

Post by dwg »

Looks good Colin.

I have been waiting for this one since I saw there was a version in the X-box version of Links (and sadly found out there was no way it could be converted to a PC course).

NSW is in a spectacular location, there are 4 courses clustered in the area, with NSW the pick.
Ian Wells
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Re: New South Wales Golf Club

Post by Ian Wells »

Colin,
The textures and the planting look very good, very realistic.
Looking forward to your rendition of the clubhouse.
Ian
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Post by sagevanni »

Dang me...!!!!!!!!!! This is TOP NOTCH work Colin...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :notworthy: Super fine work...!!!!!! I am ultimately impressed...!!!!!

Sage....... :cheers1:
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Colin Jones
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Re: New South Wales Golf Club

Post by Colin Jones »

NSW Golf Club is progressing well. In spite of my fluctuating levels of motivation, 14 holes have now been completed finished and I might have something to show within the next month or two.

Spent the past week commencing and then working on the clubhouse, so I thought I'd post some progress images. This part of the design has been alot of fun.

NSWGC made a development application in 2015 to the local Council for approval for some internal renovations. The submission (available online) included a complete set of architectural documents including site plans, floor plans, elevation models, etc., of the existing clubhouse. I was able to create a texture of the floor plan, map it in APCD and then create the building right on top. In terms of dimensions, it might be the most accurate clubhouse ever built in the APCD - with windows, doors, balconies, of the main building all built exactly to spec. :smile: The only diversions are due to APCD limitations (e.g. the round buildings) but they are minor anyway. The first image shown is basically a 3D rendition of the architectural plans.

Alot of the textures for the site (windows, doors, etc) are taken directly from the real site. Thanks to Google Earth, who even took me inside the building for a 3D tour. Amazing.

Still a fair way to go, but let me know what you think of it so far. There is an image of the real clubhouse above (its a funky building isnt it?).

The template - built to spec
The template - built to spec
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Looking north off the first tee
Looking north off the first tee
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A view from the first tee
A view from the first tee
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A view from inside the game
A view from inside the game
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Completed: Golf Club of Houston (Redstone); Banff Springs 2025 (Thompson 18 and Tunnel Mountain); Mauna Kea 2024; Royal Sydney Golf Club. Working on: New South Wales Golf Course (March 2026, hoping)
dwg
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Re: New South Wales Golf Club

Post by dwg »

Coming along nicely there Colin.

I look forward to this one being released.

I noticed another golf game has quite a few Australian courses, rather an unusual selection though.

https://simulatorgolftour.com/courses
aeerph
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Re: New South Wales Golf Club

Post by aeerph »

Hi Colin,

It looks awesome so far. I appreciate that you are going to such a fine level of detail to make the course great. I'm sure if it is anywhere close to the level of your previous courses, it will be wonderful.
Ian Wells
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Re: New South Wales Golf Club

Post by Ian Wells »

Superb!

Having the plans is lucky, putting that information into APCD and making it look so good, is hard work and a lot of skill. :tiphat:

Ian
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