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Crookhill Park Golf Club
by Stephen Sullivan

Note: This course contains 1024x1024 textures and can only be played in version 1.07 or later of Links 2003

Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2018
Release Date CRZ Filesize Par Course Length
2011-06-05  0  bytes 70  5859 yards
Type Style CRZ Filename
REAL  PARKLAND  CrookhillParkGC.crz 
Course ID Course Key
   

COURSE SCREENSHOTS

COURSE NOTES
A short municipal course in South Yorkshire, England.

Started as a time filler while another course was being beta tested, but decided it was worth finishing.

CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg)

Description
Real, estate course
Location
South Yorkshire
Conditions
I'd settle for M*/F*
Concept  6/10
An intriguing course of many parts: the string of doglegs that make up the front nine; the tiny, often square-shaped greens; the handful of gung-ho Par 4s along the homeward stretch. They all combine to make a memorable experience at Crookhill Park. Whether it can actually be said to be representative of good golf is a moot point: at times you feel less like you're on a golf course than a fairground shooting range. Nevertheless, it's been brought to Links with Stephen's usual consistency and passion, even as something of a side-project while he was working on other things.
Appearance  8/10
Nice planting and textures are only to be expected, and it's worth taking the time to look at the features such as the wall on the 11th and the lovely wheat field adjoining the course. But there are also a number of blurry trees and a panorama that is overstated and inappropriate.
Playability  7/10
One huge issue here was the ambient sound, which was a bit intrusive: in fact I ended up turning my sound down due to one particularly annoying bird. Hopefully, this is a one-off aberration, for the other course extras are present and in suitable order, including some useful hole previews, given the bendy nature of much of the opening nine. Like many shorter 'local' courses of this type, you're bound to get enjoyment out of it one way or another, whether it's for regional authenticity or for the fact that you can have a go at driving most greens you wouldn't stand a chance of hitting in real life.
Challenge  1/10
Stephen's output has been worryingly easy (book me a holiday in Nottinghamshire for my next golf outing!), and Crookhill doesn't do much to steepen things, especially given the rather obvious imbalance between a decent first half and an all-too-easy second half. Even the few holes where I got tangled up in the trees led to pars, and chip-ins were rife given the lack of greenside protection.
Technical  7/10
This one feels just a little bit rushed to release. There are too many minor niggles, not least the overbearing sound, although you could certainly include one or two visual problems which linger throughout - especially the green shaping and some hard blends. It all just feels a little bit less coherent than his other releases.
Overall A novel, if unconvincing course, rushed a little to release and still retaining a few annoyances. 29/50
Please remember that Clipnote reviews are the opinion of one person and do not constitute an 'Official' Links Corner review of the course.

USER RATINGS

 Votes cast
Ace18 %5
Eagle68 %19
Birdie7 %2
Par4 %1
Bogey or worse4 %1

The User Course Reviews and polls have been removed from the forum due to the low numbers of members. The information above is presented merely for historical interest.

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