| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2011 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2011-05-18 |
19,621,474 bytes |
70 |
6685 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
LINKS |
RDGC-CC-locked.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 0db67a6670b54f07b9c5cc6037f13e98 |
667ff6e9e8453ced9baf58d159e026a4 |
| COURSE NOTES |
Read all documents attached with the zip for full information or go to the course web site : http://doume.bois.free.fr/CyberGolf/RDGC/splash.html
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, links course |
Location
Scottish Highlands |
Conditions
I'd be inclined to stick to M*/M* and some strong wind |
Concept 10/10
A classic in the purest sense of the word. Here we have one of the oldest Links courses in the country, still bearing the hallmarks of its
design nearly a century and a half later. It's truly a seaside course, as authentic and realistic as they come, thanks to a loving reconstruction
by Dominique Bois. The landscape is utilised perfectly, as is the ubiquitous gorse - as testing a natural obstacle as they
come. Above all, though, this is one of the few courses with enough distinct personality to make it unique and standout - a job well done! |
Appearance 9/10
There's many awe-inspiring uses of the APCD here - from the integration of the periphery of the course into the panorama, and the
multitude of 3D objects that dot the course. The stony seafront is excellently constructed, and there is depth and variety to the planting on
a course with barely a single tree. I felt there was a hard texture transition or two, particularly between the heaviest regions of rough, which
needed toning down or covering. |
Playability 10/10
This is proof that a good course doesn't need signature holes. Simply picturing the fact that this course has played the same way for
well over a hundred years should be enough to tempt most golfers onto the links, and the experience is done justice by excellent
ambient sound and hole previews. Dornoch's not inconsiderable length prevents it being walked all over by the computerised golfer,
and there are almost Easter Egg moments to be found as you negotiate this piece of seafront. I don't think it's feasible to grow bored of
this course. |
Challenge 5/10
Perhaps it's false expectations built by the modern generation of harder links courses, but I was a little disappointed with the challenge
of Dornoch's pot bunkers. They just seemed a little easy to negotiate, and when the fairways are this open, then par is just asking to be
broken. The walkover is mitigated to no little extent by tricky greening (only to be expected where all the humps and hollows of the
landscape remain) and the knowledge that hitting the gorse will almost certainly need to result in a drop, but it's still a little easy. |
Technical 10/10
Delightful execution in so many areas that even the occasional visual erring can be overlooked. I've always thought Dominique's work
with the APCD was under-rated: here is more than adequate proof of my convictions. |
| Overall |
Wild, authentic and natural links golf in one of the most traditional venues. A musthave. |
44/50 |
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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