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Guyancourt - beta BETA
by Georges Tapie
| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1705 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2006-09-01 |
24,387,584 bytes |
72 |
7175 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
PARKLAND |
Guyancourt.crz |
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| COURSE NOTES |
I ask the aggreement to send this course to Linkscorner, to the the secretary of the French Open, which use this course for there yearly championship, I got no answer !!!
The course is in fact a country course, the ground plan is very similar to the real one, only the plantations are different (trees, busches, grass, etc). |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, parkland course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 6/10
Very flat and relatively featureless, Guyancourt nevertheless makes an appealing round of golf. In typical European style, there's very little target-style golf, instead allowing players to develop their own strategy. The landscape allows for good coherence between holes, and there are a few unexpected features in the planting and in green design. The links conversion is sadly packed with flaws, but they don't stop the course's merits and French feeling from shining through. |
Appearance 4/10
There are all sorts of problems in the mesh, planting and textures with this course, but rather marvellously, none of these stop this course from being rather attractive, albeit in a basic way. There's a serenity and smoothness about the whole affair which comes from underplaying the planting, and the whole thing pulls together very well from distance. Not as bad as it could be, certainly. |
Playability 6/10
The subtle strategical aspects to the course shouldn't be lost on first or second playing, but admittedly it does feel like the course has given up all its tricks too easily if it comes to any more than that. Otherwise, there's a good variation of short-ish hole lengths and shapes to maintain the interest and, like many real-life venues, it's the feeling of actually 'being there' that goes a long way towards making the course quite enjoyable. |
Challenge 7/10
The flatness of the course isn't really tempered all that it might be, but touches of deep rough add variety, and the hazards are placed with pinpoint accuracy. The greens, in particular, are very moderate, although not so much as to be boring. Despite the course's unprepossessing appearance, there's a good - if not severe - test to be had here. |
Technical 1/10
Too many errors; far, far too many, even for a course in beta testing. Stock textures, mesh folds, sharp edges, unrefined hazards, and steel planting all play their part in making Guyancourt a bit of a dog's dinner, to be honest. It's a pleasurable surprise that the course has come out looking as good as it does. |
| Overall |
A technical disaster, but surprisingly it works. There's a decent round of golf and some fair views running through this course if you can overlook the flaws. |
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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