| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1847 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2008-09-02 |
83,308,544 bytes |
71 |
7339 yards |
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Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
PARKLAND |
coghill_locked.crz |
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Course Key |
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| COURSE NOTES |
| Tournament Edition - means the course was ready for a gaming event and does include only one set of tees. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, estate course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 7/10
What a difference Tim Hagen makes. Whereas Cog Hill was once a fairly uninspiring, short and easy Microsoft course, now it's a lush and sprawling Championship venue. It doesn't come without its drawbacks: the venue remains tough and soulless, and the holes are almost universally of the hit-'em-hard stereotype. Championship golf is very much, it seems, a double-edged blade. |
Appearance 9/10
Massively improved, of course. The elevations have been smoothed over, and the planting now offers a divine and varied assortment. The textures are now very typically lush, green and blended - exactly what we have come to expect from the designer. I find it hard to believe, though, that the course couldn't offer more potential for custom objects. |
Playability 3/10
Beware the courses that feel like hard work. In its new back-tees-only incarnation, Cog Hill is brutally long for a Par 71. You have to hit fairways, and you have to be accurate. What you don't have to do, evidently, is enjoy yourself. I certainly didn't. |
Challenge 9/10
With all the rough toughened up, it comes as no surprise to find that the scoring is significantly higher than on the original Cog Hill. You're made to constantly battle for Par, although as you keep achieving those Pars, the fact dawns on you that this is what the big PGA courses are expected to do. |
Technical 9/10
It's difficult to know how to grade the MS update releases. Naturally, the courses have almost been re-done from scratch. Perhaps the key world is 'almost', as the basic MS elevation map is being used as a template. Still, this is a more than competent makeover, and certainly a damn sight better than the original. |
| Overall |
A big improvement on the original, and a much better test of your golf. Don't expect to enjoy it, though. |
37/50 |
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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