| Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 999 |
Release Date |
CRZ Filesize |
Par |
Course Length |
| 2002-08-07 |
43,109,733 bytes |
72 |
6889 yards |
| Type |
Style |
CRZ Filename |
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FICTIONAL |
MOUNTAIN |
Callavary.crz |
| Course ID |
Course Key |
| af59d90d2e774f92b1ee71bb5eecade3 |
e473020fd29bf3203d9685988656174f |
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LINKS CORNER REVIEW |
Reviewed by
Mat Leclair
September 2002
The first thing that you may notice off the bat is the bright background that seems to be the panorama. It is a nice addition to the course. Gives you a pleasant feeling of autumn with the shade of green that the designer used. The hills also included in the panorama go very well with the trees.
Technical Portion:
Overall, the technical portion of the course was quite good. I saw no shadows in the top views of all the holes and it appeared to be good in the area of mesh work. The bunkers were done very well, with them being quite different on some occasions. One some holes, there were bunkers with so many different areas to them they seemed almost unnatural. Some looked quite good such as the bunker in the back left of the 12th green. The rivers that went throughout the entire course was well constructed and well placed making a small miscue a big error. Well done on those aspects.
Creative Portion:
There were many parts of the course that I considered creative. The river running throughout the entire course provided some challenge and the way some of the bunkers were shaped was quite interesting. Some of the bunkers had many protrusions going out from the center that provided many different lies and shots. You could have many different lies within just one bunker. The planting was done very well. This parkland type course was decked out in two or three small grasses throughout the entire course and there were many different trees that you could see throughout the entire course. I enjoyed the planting very much.
Playability:
Overall, the course played like a real course with exception to the running stream throughout the entire course. I liked the way that it played and the way challenges were presented to you. The challenges were straight forward and there really wasn't anything hidden. I enjoyed the way that the course was presented and laid out. The only thing that I saw that could have been done better was the creek running throughout the entire course. For me, that took away a little realism. I don't think that I have ever seen a course that had water on every single hole. A hole can be difficult with out water on it. Also, the 9th green was a bit unrealistic for me. It is a three tiered green with the bottom tier 15 feet below the top tier. I don't think that a course would have that big of a slope. For me, the course played relatively easy and gave me lots and lots of birdie chance and I even holed out on the second hole on the fly. I played it with firm/fast/ and difficult pins and shot 60.
That said, I give the playability portion a 91 because of the way the course was laid out and the way that the holes played including the 13th and the difficult 460 yard par 4s. I thought that it was an excellent lay out and many of the people in the links corner thought the same thing giving it 4 stars.
Extras:
The cameo image and the splash screen were included with the course and they were quite nice. Also the designer made hole previews that were really good and they even had trivia on the bottom of them. That's a nice addition to the course. The extras that were included in the course were well done and nice to look at. The splash screen was especially good and pleasing to the eye.
Overall:
Overall, Ross Anthony has created a very nice course that many should like because of the simplicity of the course, which in my opinion is a good thing. I like simple courses and how they play because there is nothing tricky about it. A very well laid out course with difficult shots aplenty. Many people will like this course and it is a nice addition to the Links Corner for others to download.
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CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg) |
Description
Fictional, heathland course |
Location
TBC |
Conditions
TBC |
Concept 6/10
Making a big thing out of the autumn colours and the stream that winds
through every hole (yup! Every one!), Callavary looks at points like a
Select 18, such is the reliance on strategy and target golf. Certainly the
over-reliance on water is a bit gimmicky, but at least the stream does have
the effect of tying together 18 holes that might otherwise have been
disparate and isolated. |
Appearance 4/10
A few untidy folds around the bunkers and some dismally plain wild rough planting are problematic. The stream, too, does not look
well-mapped on many an occasion. Textures are stock and uninspiring, particularly in the rough. Luckily, the course has an excellent,
towering panorama which blends in well with the autumn colours in the foreground, and - as has so often been the case - this goes a
surprising way towards making the course look convincing. |
Playability 6/10
One major bugbear on this course is off the tee. Too many shots are blind and hard to place. Add this to the frustration of the everpresent
water and some testing greens and there's the potential for some exceedingly disappointing golf. Luckily the accuracy and
target aspects are a bolster rather than a yoke around your neck. The round is kept ticking over nicely by some interesting sound and
some entertaining golf trivia on the hole previews: a clever touch |
Challenge 7/10
The greens would require some work to make them Mod friendly, and several further shots will be lost to water hazards. It's amazing,
actually, where Callavary will reach out to penalise you. Thankfully, the designer has compensated with some short Par 4s and
reachable Par 5s, but the overall challenge just doesn't feel like a real golf course. |
Technical 5/10
I don't believe this is up to Ross' usual high standards. There are too many glaring problems and not enough care taken with some of
the uglier aspects of the course. The water, in particular, is tilted in places and has oddly-textured banks. While the panorama is
excellent, the rest of the course just comes across as flat and plodding. The planting is generally of a high order and is worth looking
at. |
| Overall |
A countryside wander spoiled by just a little bit too much water and not enough
attention to the important things. |
28/50 |
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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