| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2074 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2012-05-16 |
28,298,264 bytes |
69 |
7166 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
PARKLAND |
western1.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| c851e7db3a7947c0831e808ed180db76 |
8cd5e7a147f3114990276e190cdcb55a |
| COURSE NOTES |
| An update on an old design by Matt de Souza |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, mountain course |
Location
There are no clues given to where it’s supposed to be, but it feels like
Scotland to me. |
Conditions
S*/S* only. |
Concept 5/10
The original Western Heights was one of those courses undistinguished among many other quite coarse efforts of the time. John
Brooks has taken the rough product, given it a modern makeover, and the net result is…well, to be honest it's still pretty
undistinguished. I can see why the original would hold some appeal, with its rollicking elevations and good storytelling, but the update
just looks rough and underfinished. |
Appearance 4/10
A few nice blends apart, Western Heights still looks old, with plenty of stock and cloned planting, and too much obvious shape
placement. The elevations are supposed to be a big draw, but they are handled poorly, and the remake has done little to iron out the
consistency. The small plot and heavy woodlands make the whole thing feel claustrophobic. |
Playability 3/10
I found Western Heights hard work, and it's no secret that a lot of that was due to a lack of polish. There are plenty of iffy pass-through
properties in the trees, and much of the elevation work is purely penal, rather than a challenge to creativity. Some tiny fairways and
lengthy approaches do little to help. The best hole is the 18th, but getting there might just be too much for most. |
Challenge 5/10
I can certainly see why a course of this difficulty might be much desired by John Brooks after some of his little pushover Real courses
of late, but for most of us it might be a step too far. I felt more like my real-life hacker equivalent, ploughing out of trees and rough all
the time. The lack of attention to proper, playable greening is unforgiveable. |
Technical 4/10
If courses are going to be updated, it's necessary to give them more polish than Western Heights has received. It remains something of a
peculiarity and a fossil, and plenty of old-fashioned technique is still very much in evidence. |
| Overall |
A peculiarity among the recent trend of course updates: this course was little-heardof
before, and hasn't received quite enough attention to take its place among the
other updates. |
21/50 |
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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