| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1975 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2017-04-16 |
110,681,779 bytes |
70 |
6746 yards |
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Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
LINKS |
ruggedduneHD.crz.crz |
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Course Key |
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| COURSE NOTES |
HD update, re-released as a free download April 2017.
User Poll covers this and a previous (Non HD) version. |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, dunes course |
Location
TBA |
Conditions
TBA |
Concept 10/10
The most remarkable portrayal of sand dunes available in the game is the
template for this course, which unsurprisingly makes a big thing of its
surrounding with plenty of sandy hazards and long grass. Not dissimilar to
Crystal Pines, in the tight landing areas and short course length, it is a
more forgiving course around the greens, which offer more bail-out, but not
around the fairway, where the deepest of deep stuff is guaranteed to add
strokes to your score. As ever, the golfing design is of the highest quality,
particularly the stretch of holes along the back nine which are never straightforward; always complex. The overall experience is striking
but still lifelike. |
Appearance 10/10
The texture work is the best on the game, period. The bunkers are amazing detailed works of art, and the textures everywhere - from
the heavy rough, to the bald spots on the fairway - are absolutely spot-on. The planting, too, despite never rising above two feet high,
is mixed, highly detailed and appropriate in a way that other dunes courses have never quite mastered. The decision to minimise
course objects is totally justified in this case and the re-creation of lonely wilderness. |
Playability 9/10
Rugged Dunes belies its short length with a lot of uphill approaches, and indeed uphill drives. In fact it's a wonder we don't end up a
few hundred feet above sea level, but that can pass. What is important is the impressive combination of target golf and perfect
risk/reward - particularly off the back tees, which for one come very much recommended. The final word is left to the intricate green
complexes, which often make tight target areas, but offer a range of putting, chipping and recovery positions unmatched within 18
holes. |
Challenge 9/10
With the release of the Mod, Rugged Dune has come close to hitting its perfect median point: as long as you have a bunker game up
to scratch, you will find the opening nine a very close scramble for par and the second half an opportunity to strike out for birdies. The
fact that the course has this amount of structure in the gameplay as well as the visual design is credit to a talented designer. |
Technical 10/10
Flawless. Amazing attention to detail: on a course like this, all the detail is on a particularly small scale, which makes the APCD-work
all the more remarkable. |
| Overall |
An incredible creation, presenting some exhilarating golf. Easily among the best
from the game's most talented designer. |
48/50 |
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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