| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1738 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2007-03-04 |
93,900,800 bytes |
70 |
6727 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
MOUNTAIN |
Ash Mountain.crz |
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| COURSE NOTES |
Designers, please have a look at the Readme:
...The planting set is corrupted and therefore most of the planting was done by hand; the removal of “morphing objects” was painstakingly slow and difficult to choose other objects I could plant, as many would instantly trigger more morphs.
I can't stress enough how important it is, NOT to put this course into APCD designer, unless you make backup copies of your planting set, object library and user library files first... |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, mountain course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 7/10
Curtis 'flaz' Killaly has the unfortunate reputation of being a half-finisher of courses, so it's nice to see at least one finally come to the fore. Ash Mountain is a relatively flattish and subtle mountain course with a great grasp of strategic golf (although cynics might say it's a little too well planned) and displays very little clash of personalities in the two stages of construction. The course really does radiate the co-operation and good spirit that has gone into its design, although it does also betray a lack of confidence in the design when large, bare stretches appear between holes. |
Appearance 8/10
There's a lovely and unexpected degree of customisation on this course: things like tee markers and hole boards all scream the course insignia back at you. The planting and under-planting are right up there with the best, too. I can't say I'm wild about the bunker lips, which sometimes seem to be mis-mapped, and I can see the good intentions behind the rockwork, but that just seems to be a bit rough also. |
Playability 9/10
The custom objects go a long way towards keeping this course memorable, and the clever hole design is a bonus, although more often than not you know you are playing a 'constructed' golf course, rather than a natural one. Plenty of Par 3s (the course is a short 70) make for good pin-shots, and the lengths are well mixed up. It's a great, settling round. |
Challenge 9/10
14 pars in my test round tell me that here is a supremely well-judged course. There is little about it that one would consider unfair, excepting perhaps some bunkers irritatingly close to good driving spots. Mountain courses are usually a little harder than the average, though, given their elevation work: could it be that the designers have missed a trick here? |
Technical 8/10
With a superbly professional panorama, a convincing colour set and nary a hint of which designer have done what, Ash Mountain is well into the 'very good' class of courses. I can't say that the rockworks drive me wild, nor some of the hazard edges, but these are only little blots on a great landscape. |
| Overall |
A modest mountain course in an indefinable location. Plays a lot better than it might sound and a candidate for a tournament favourite. |
41/50 |
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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