| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2080 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2012-06-01 |
82,395,136 bytes |
72 |
7352 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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REAL |
PARKLAND |
MuirfieldVillage2012_locked.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 30ee63bb721f47ec801cb2e2b5d063d7 |
be84b1807c478d88c86f823ea3acbd12 |
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Real, estate course |
Location
Ohio |
Conditions
Plays well on F*/F* |
Concept 10/10
Muirfield Village is a classic design, subverting the standard for American country club courses to some extent, and making clever,
aggressive use of water in a couple of notable trademark holes. It's been converted for Links over a procedure of steady improvement,
and the collaborative aspect to the design is both admirable and rapidly gaining coherence. This is one that no-one has any reason to
miss. |
Appearance 7/10
Muirfield is displaying a much-improved appearance on previous incarnations: the bluegrass planting has been toned down and
properly blended, and the planting is more - but not entirely - free of clones. There are few hard edges around the bunkers, although
some of the water features could use more low-level planting and attention, notably on the third hole. There's still an emptiness to the
plot which cries out for some extras. |
Playability 8/10
Some knockout challenges all the way around set Muirfield Village apart, and there's no denying it's an absolute pleasure to take on
the nuances of this course, with delicate shot-shaping requirements and some tricky upturned greens. A few holes, such as the 11th,
are worth the price of admission alone, although there is an inconsistent steel-tree problem which dogs others. There are few real
courses which offer so many genuine options. |
Challenge 8/10
rough tweaked to be a little harder than you'd find elsewhere, and extensive use of water hazards, there is certainly a sense of
foreboding here. Thankfully, it's balanced very well by some excellent balance in the fairways widths and greens that are playable on
all settings. It's a course that is set up ideally to punish errant strokes. |
Technical 6/10
The continuing efforts to make this a worthwhile course are admirable and are really paying off. The attention to detail, while not perfect, is
slowly increasing and the textures and low-level planting are no longer eyesores. The biggest problem, perhaps, is that the course does
continue to look very artificial due to the deep colouring and fantastical holes. How this is going to be overcome is not yet clear. |
| Overall |
A classic course brought to our attention by meticulous refining and improvement. |
39/50 |
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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