| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1841 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2008-07-07 |
81,948,672 bytes |
73 |
7073 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
LINKS |
Enniscrone(OWGC).crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 655c6e64d8124f6d87f7fa6cfb90f7e8 |
2e6e2c4ef7da411efe21399291a893c6 |
| COURSE NOTES |
Course textures changes to suit user setting in mod 1.07
Custom textures by mogulbasher
Rather than start a separate poll for this version of the course, the user ratings from the previous version will be used. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, dunes course. |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 10/10
I applaud the man who found a deserted patch of mountainous sand-dune wasteland on the Irish coast and thought “I could build a golf course here”. Even in the varietal world of links courses, Enniscrone is a dramatic departure from the norm. Massive dunes, tiny fairways and greens almost hidden in the landscape do not exactly sound like inviting appeal, but the atmosphere of the place is recaptured so beautifully that you just want to play again and again. |
Appearance 8/10
Dan 'The Pano Man' Watson really should be co-credited with the design of some courses. The luxurious, yet never less than convincing, backdrop that he has created for Enniscrone is really the finishing touch. The planting of the dune grass is plain (as it should be, I supposed), but leaves no doubt that it has had pains taken over it. A word, too, for the scrubby, patchy textures: they do more to make the course than many players might realise. |
Playability 7/10
Expect to spend a lot of time in the rough. An awful lot of your shots will come from the long stuff, but the designer has pulled off quite a neat coup by making sure that these shots are far from impossible. Indeed, in suitably slick conditions, you can play some almost freakishly long punch-and-run shots. The lack of fairway play might not be for everyone, though, and quite a few might exhale in relief on the final tee. |
Challenge 9/10
Again, Stewart has pulled off a neat masterstroke by making sure that the all-encompassing rough doesn't cost too many strokes. Sure, you will drop a shot or two from the really inextricable stuff, but it's easy enough to pick up score on the short-ish Par 5s. Even the bunkers allow some leeway, unusually for a Links course. |
Technical 8/10
Re-creating wilderness has never been the easiest of tasks, and a few tell-tale hard edges and odd elevations are evidence that Enniscrone might be among the hardest of the lot. I can't say I was blown over by the choice of reedy yellow grass for the dunes, either: When you see shots of the actual course, it's easy to see why. |
| Overall |
The links like no other. A morass of dunes and shotmaking golf. Worth more than just one try. |
42/50 |
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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