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Chipping Championship
by Jim Tresco
| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1390 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2004-01-18 |
6,569,984 bytes |
54 |
0 yards |
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CRZ Filename |
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IMAGINARY Par 3 Course |
UNCLASSIFIED |
chipping championship.crz |
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LINKS CORNER REVIEW |
Reviewed by Bill Bradley
Chipping Championship is a Links 2K3 design.
Technical Stuff
Par 54
All par 3
5 tees
6.5 Mb download
Included: Cameo, splash screen, pano, read me and recorded rounds.
Not Included: Hole previews, crowds, tournament objects, custom anything.
Difficulty: Extremely easy.
The course is not locked.
General Impressions
Jim seems to be one of the eccentrics amongst the LC crowd! This course is good for a laugh and may even be useful in helping with chipping if you have trouble with that aspect of your game (but don't quote me on that!!).
Textures and Planting
Default 2003 textures are used throughout.
Hole Layouts and Elevations
I'm not entirely sure that this is a relevant area to comment on this course but it does indeed have elevations though some are not exactly subtle! The greens are flat.
Ambient Sound
Jim doesn't like sound and hasn't included any.
General Comments
Jim took three days to make this course and to be honest, it shows! I have to admit that I like playing it - the signs at each hole show his sense of humour and whilst it isn't a great course, it isn't meant to be! Jim designed it to demonstrate to his playing buddies that the loft wedge was better than the sand wedge or pitching wedge in chipping situations - I don't know that he has achieved this, but what he has achieved is a light-hearted attempt at a pitch and putt course that will either frustrate the heck out of you or make you laugh throughout your round.
At 6.5 Mb it is worth a download just for the crack, but if you are one of the golfers who cannot abide irreverence at any price I strongly suggest you stay away from it.
Jim, thanks for the fun - I enjoyed it!
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Imaginary, short course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 6/10
A silly little course, with good humour, this might be better re-titled 'Flopping Championship' (although that sounds a little bit rude), as I don't tend to use my chipper for anything longer than 30 yards. 18 tiny holes, from 60 yards downwards, use a range of terrain for you to chip over. It's a good laugh and utterly not to be taken seriously. |
Appearance 4/10
This doesn't look anything like real, although it's not supposed to, of course. It's more crazy golf than anything else, so the appearance is acceptable if not outstanding. |
Playability 8/10
Of course it's fun! And anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar. You'll have a storm pitching and flopping your ball over trees and bouncing it off rocks. Plus hole in ones are easy! There's a surprisingly large range of golf skills required, given the nature of the course, so this earns an accordingly high score. |
Challenge 0/10
If it was possible to make Par 2 holes with the APCD, then this course would have eighteen of them, and I would have gone around in three over. As it was, a -15 round means this is perhaps just a little easy! Pin positions are either on flat or on an impossible slope, so it's a shame there's no middle ground. But there's nothing here to stimulate the serious golfer into competing for par. |
Technical 1/10
Decidedly iffy. With a careful hand, some small beaches, some customisation and some seam blends, this could be made to look quite nice and natural, if still quite improbable. But it's exceedingly rough-and-ready, and obviously hasn't had much time lavished on it, which is a shame. |
| Overall |
A good laugh, but no more. Serious golfers will want to steer well clear, but for 15 minutes and a quick giggle, it's a decent fix. |
19/50 |
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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