| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1881 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2009-04-07 |
114,446,336 bytes |
72 |
7419 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
TROPICAL |
Kapaa Golf Resort.crz |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, tropical course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 9/10
This is what all tropical resort courses should look like. Using the black rocks and black sand traps that have proved successful elsewhere, Kapa'a is varied, winding, strategic and everything you expect from a tropical ocean course. The designer's style has been refined to a tee here, and many of the excesses of previous releases are thankfully absent. Plus, after having seen the terrific closing hole, I'll retract anything I previously said about the inadvisability of ending rounds with Par 3s. |
Appearance 9/10
The lava blacks work surprisingly well on a golf course, and one could never accuse this particular designer of skimping on planting. There's a drop-dead photo-realistic panorama, and the coastline has been impeccably worked. The rough rake-marks in the black sand are spot on the mark. The only weak spot for me are the stadium-course grasses when something more dry and yellow was surely called for. |
Playability 9/10
The hole design is top-notch and must be regarded as the course's winning factor. Many holes have dual routes, particularly the Par 5s, and there's a terrific amount of variety at all stages from the fairly tame opening holes to the dramatic ocean sides later on in the round. A mixture of hazards keep you awake, and there's plenty of opportunities to exercise both attacking and defensive games. |
Challenge 5/10
One-shot hazards tend to make or break your round here. Once you learn the critical lesson of avoiding the rock hazards, however, it's not too difficult to keep your ball in the short grass and hit a tidy approach, even towards the 200-yard approaches. Flat greens are the extra incentive you need not to attack too much, and the sensible player will score well under par. |
Technical 10/10
This is the course where everything clicks for Paul. Hole designs, planting and textures are all impeccably created, and there's very little to knock either visually or stylistically. Avoiding t he excesses of Kansas National and San Simeon have helped focus on quality, if still extravagant, golf. |
| Overall |
Easily the best and most coherent that we have seen from Paul Woodbury. If you're getting any tropical courses you want to start right here. |
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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