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Post by PithyDoctorG on Apr 18, 2019 14:04:55 GMT -5
I'm currently working on a course heavily inspired by Alister Mackenzie's long lost municipal gem, Sharp Park Golf Course just south of San Francisco. While Sharp Park remains a going concern today, little of the Good Doctor's work remains. I'm working off of what little I've been able to read about the course, a couple of crude routing plans, and visual inspection of the present-day site on Google Earth, but I'll definitely be putting my own creative spin on essentially all of the holes, and it will not play to it's 1930s yardages, either (sadly, I haven't found any pictures of the original course). I'm also looking to Mackenzie's work at Cypress Point for inspiration on the greens and bunkering style. Just for the hell of it I tried importing LiDAR data but with a freeway going right through where some of the original holes were and an earthen sea wall that was built where the oceanfront holes used to be, I decided to just build the plot myself. I currently have holes 1-13 laid out and sculpted. Since none of them have been planted, I'll be holding off on photos for the time being.
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Post by theclv24 on Apr 18, 2019 15:05:06 GMT -5
I love projects like this. This and the Lido (if TaS from the HB forums ever finishes it) would be two of the top NLE courses (Sharp Park is more or less NLE as it used to exist) to bring back.
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Post by PithyDoctorG on Aug 4, 2019 8:21:32 GMT -5
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Post by Terry Grayson on Aug 4, 2019 8:29:21 GMT -5
Man that looks awesome Dan....
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Post by b101 on Aug 4, 2019 13:05:18 GMT -5
Really enjoyed watching this slowly coming together earlier and look forward to the release!
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Post by gamesdecent on Aug 4, 2019 17:19:05 GMT -5
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Post by rjwils30 on Aug 5, 2019 10:24:26 GMT -5
Very cool. Looking forward to this.
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Post by grovey31 on Aug 5, 2019 13:56:53 GMT -5
I’ve read about this course having some awesome ocean side holes and views. I think I even remember reading that some of the holes were literally on the beach and in the dunes before it got eroded and eventually disappeared. Curious to see what you do with this one. It’s looking very cool so far.
Wouldn’t it be nice though, if we could just use any and all tees/plants on any and all themes.... delta and steppe themes with some pine tees would be awesome!
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Post by ahecht415 on Aug 24, 2019 0:56:37 GMT -5
I’m really excited about this. I played in multiple NCGA junior events there and even though it was beat up in the late 90’s I really enjoyed it. Do you have tees that mirror the current course as well or has too much been changed for that?
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Post by PithyDoctorG on Aug 24, 2019 11:02:50 GMT -5
I'm guessing you won't recognize too much from the current course. The original course had a few holes wiped out by coastal storms very early on as well as freeway construction. The current course has several holes on land that wasn't part of the original routing. I've also decided to renumber the holes so the more dramatic holes along the ocean and lake aren't all on the front nine. This is very much a "semi-RCR", as I'm taking significant creative liberties with each hole. I’m really excited about this. I played in multiple NCGA junior events there and even though it was beat up in the late 90’s I really enjoyed it. Do you have tees that mirror the current course as well or has too much been changed for that?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 10:59:57 GMT -5
I started a course based on the same idea, mines gone of in a completely different direction tho.
This one looks really good.
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Post by PithyDoctorG on Aug 31, 2019 19:46:18 GMT -5
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