Links Corner Forum

Watching TGL golf for the 2nd week now. I enjoy watching it. But, the ball flight and roll physics is incredibly bad off the tee - and when they have to make an approach shot. Ball physics in Links2003 seem far better than their $600 million simulator. :)

Linkster, LinksExtender exports a .maq file. What is to be done with that in order to get to the .xyz format?

Hi Titus, I'm working on the update to Castle Pines for 2024 incorporating the changes to the course that have taken place since 2021. As for the BETA #2 from 2021 I'll have to look when I'm back home.

I had a similar problem with hole #12. Kept crashing back to desktop. Unfortunately, I did not note which hole# was used. But, interestingly, it would crash at the moment either myself or the computer golfer was about to strike the ball on the putting green.

When you have the data downloaded it can be added to a GIS program layer for viewing. Hi Linkster, okay, so I downloaded the GeoTiff file from USGS site. I've downloaded and installed QGIS program. Opened and started a New Project. Could you explain further the "add to a GIS program layer for ...

A little jig I wrote to keep track of my own game stats over last few years:

How many of you have sunk a hole in one...on the fly? No bounce...no roll...no flag pole help...just all cup?

Finally managed to get a hole-in-one on Links 2003 at Mauna Kea GC 2020 v2 (by Steven Lucey). Check out the attachment if you want to see it (you'll need to install that version of Mauna Kea) (and put the file in your "MyDocuments\Links 2003\Saved Shots" folder). Please attach your own .S...

Just inquiring ahead to see if anyone is planning to do an update of this version of Microsoft's LS course from 1999?

57 here.