| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 2088 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2012-08-13 |
89,434,930 bytes |
73 |
7660 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
MOUNTAIN |
WildFlower_Terraces_BetaII.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| 4530c4babb21454bb608ed161be65082 |
5908189f9f4c2b35e779dff52e8f29c4 |
| COURSE NOTES |
Wildflower Terraces Beta II changes:
Designer and Player documents included with course. A detailed course book to release with Final Version.
Texture and Blend overhaul, majority now using 1024 x 1024 textures.
Added Hole Previews.
Narrowed #1 fairway.
Changed Fairway elevations on #3 so 2nd shot isn't blind.
Added Wildflower bed behind #4 green.
Added pond and wildflower patch in front of #5 green.
Added waste bunker on right side of #10 fairway.
Added bunker to front of #13 green.
Added bunker to front of #14 green.
Moved Back Tee back 25 yards on #14.
Added waste bunker to right side of fairway on #17.
Moved Back Tee forward 30 yards on #18.
Changed width and elevation of second fairway segment on #18.
Made wildflower/scrub ravine between #18 fairway segments a hazard instead of OB.
Removed Fence and Out of Bounds in several places on the course.
Fixed several sharp edges throughout the course.
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, woodland course |
Location
Idaho, by the dictates of the Readme |
Conditions
Most greens should play well on M*/M* or faster, but a few pins aren't well
checked. |
Concept 8/10
I really quite like the direction and restraint that Wildflower Terraces has taken. Deliberately aimed at the 'hacker' end of the market, it
occupies terraced hillside in Idaho (although, I have to confess, I thought Idaho was flatter than this). Contained therein are a selection
of holes with influence taken from bigger courses, but eased up with little deep rough and less bunkering. And, of course, the selection
of wild flower beds provide a suitable trademark. |
Appearance 5/10
Still some more work required here. The grass textures don't fit well alongside each other, and the blends are rather perfunctory.
Planting is quite nice, though, with the flowers carried off particularly well, although the rough is scrubby in parts. The plot edge and the
panorama give rise to some rather ugly effects at certain points. |
Playability 6/10
A different style of golf to most Links courses, thanks to the setup: there'll be less emphasis on hazard avoidance and recovery, and
more on dealing with elevations and approaches. There are a few frustrations in hidden hazards, unhelpful visual lines, and some OB
where it isn't expected, but on the whole this is a breath of fresh air as a warm-up. |
Challenge 4/10
Other than a few awkward greening issues (which really shouldn't be present in the first place), Wildflower Terraces doesn't contain
too much that's frightening, and the first half in particular should yield low scores. When you set out to make courses for recreational
players, though, expect recreational scores! |
Technical 4/10
There's a lot of tweaking needed here, and although most of the technical problems don't directly impact on a conservatively-played round,
there are frustrations in some wrongly-assigned textures and the plot edges. The course colouring could really use a total overhaul as well. |
| Overall |
A well-conceived and meticulously-worked first course with a nice concept
underpinning it. |
27/50 |
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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