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Post by staypuft39 on Apr 16, 2019 8:45:01 GMT -5
Welcome to O Say Country Club, my entry into the Major Design Contest. Set in inland Oregon, this challenging Par 70, 7402 yd track featuring 5 par 3's and 3 par 5's, ranging from 90 to 710 yards. Good luck and be sure to post any highlights or playthroughs. Contest conditions: Rd 1 Wind speed: High Wind direction: North Time of day: Default Weather: Default Green Speed: Default Green Firmness: Firm Terrain Firmness: Firm Rd 2 Wind speed: Very High Wind direction: East Time of day: Default Weather: Default Green Speed: Default Green Firmness: Default Terrain Firmness: Default Rd 3 Wind speed: Medium Wind direction: South Time of day: Default Weather: Default Green Speed: Very fast Green Firmness: Very firm Terrain Firmness: Very firm Rd 4 Wind speed: High Wind direction: Northeast Time of day: Default Weather: Default Green Speed: Very fast Green Firmness: Very firm Terrain Firmness: Very firm       |
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Post by catcherman22 on Apr 16, 2019 10:45:34 GMT -5
As Mayday was closing the contest door, Staypuft rams through the door, flicks everybody off, and slams the door shut!
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Post by lastchancehombre on Apr 16, 2019 13:15:52 GMT -5
Another really superb course Matt! Great look & feel to it. Layout is really nice. I have to say I thought I was going to be put off a bit by the abundance of stands but they really feel in place for this track.
Also thought hole 9 was a bit odd at 1st with a pitch shot off the tee until I reached the 10th tee.....WoW....then it made sense & actually works well here & for video golf! Really nicely done man & good luck in the contest! Always enjoy your designs! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 23:05:16 GMT -5
Sure, it looks good in the pictures, but how does it actually pla... damnit!
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Post by toddfather on Apr 17, 2019 9:43:11 GMT -5
Played it. Loved it. pissed me off it’s so good 😉.
Definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with in this contest. Very well done Matt!!
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Post by b101 on Apr 18, 2019 10:43:50 GMT -5
Damn this looks good - will be giving it a play this evening and look forward to it! Good luck  |
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Post by b101 on Apr 18, 2019 13:24:25 GMT -5
Only made it through eight holes on the day one settings before the baby became inconsolable. I'll try to go again tomorrow, but I love the look off the tees. Bunkering is class throughout - every tee shot on the first four holes required a lot of thought with the wind conditions, bunkering and angled fairways, so great job there! The greens were suitably tricky as well, funnelling away a couple of decent-looking shots, so well set up for a US Open  . Look forward to finishing it tomorrow. |
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Post by b101 on Apr 19, 2019 2:52:17 GMT -5
Feels like I'm single-handedly bumping this thread for you, but finally managed to get the round completed this morning. As I said last post, I really liked the challenge off the tees and the greens were fair but challenging - you just had to put it in the right spots, which I didn't do... Awful tempo and managed just +4 with hard-earned birdies on 2 and 17. My favourite part was holes 9 and 10 and you are a genius with that pairing - simply quality and didn't feel forced. 17 and 18 a good finishing pair as well and it showed that you'd thought a lot about the pace and routing of the round. Will play again with a couple of the different days' settings, but I really enjoyed. Best of luck |
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Post by Australian on Apr 19, 2019 7:10:26 GMT -5
Yet another fantastic entry into this contest. Hats off. Super course. Loved it all but particularly those beautiful Par 3s. Good luck in the competition.
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Post by staypuft39 on Apr 19, 2019 9:19:06 GMT -5
Thank you guys so much for the comments and plays. I did a few things I've never done before with this course, so it's good to know there's nothing jarringly bad 😁
And yes I always like to give the course a bit of a memorable "hook", and on this one it's for sure the 90 yd 9th followed by the 710 yd 10th. I imagine having to chug a couple beers at the turn before taking that one on.
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Post by uberanto on Apr 19, 2019 13:54:44 GMT -5
An instant classic! The 5th is probably my favourite of several memorable ones - it'll look brilliant in tournament mode with those stands full of people on the left-hand side. Loved the 9th and 10th pairing, and it'll be interesting to see where the latter one ranks in terms of the toughest holes, I reckon, even though it's a par 5. Really enjoyed the closing three holes also - all in all it's definitely a course I want to play again soon, great job!
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Post by mayday_golf83 on Apr 19, 2019 21:34:04 GMT -5
Here's my playthrough Matt. You definitely got me on a few holes, but I felt I made my way around there OK. Had to laugh about holes 10 & 16, especially given some of the ideas that you, MattF & I discussed in making Cali, which leaked into this design . Good luck in the contest! |
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Post by uberanto on Apr 20, 2019 2:08:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the link Mr Mayo, I enjoyed that playthrough. Will try and watch some of your other VODs too. |
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Post by staypuft39 on Apr 20, 2019 11:27:25 GMT -5
Yeah, thanks very much Jeremy, a very solid round despite a few bad tempos. Appreciate the thorough playthroughs and great graphics so far buddy, top notch contest running 👍👍
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Post by hershalcrustofsk on Apr 21, 2019 16:09:51 GMT -5
Really well done Matt. Great variety of holes and yardages, made it a lot of fun. Par 3 that’s essentially a long pitch followed by a beast of a par 5. Then a par 3 that’s a driver into the wind, followed by a driveable par 4, just to mention a couple. Real fun to play a course that’s such a good mix of shots into the greens. Nice work.
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. Look forward to finishing it tomorrow.
