Post by andyf on Sept 23, 2019 7:25:46 GMT -5
Hi All,
I do have an in progress thread in the LIDAR section but I thought I would put one in here now that I've published a beta version of the course so that people can give some feedback on the work I've done so far. The best way to find it is to just search for Birchwood and there is only 1 LIDAR course listed.
A little bit of history as this is my home course that I play usually once or twice per week at least
The club was built in late 1979 as part of the development of the area and it separates the two main local motorways from nearby residential houses. As such, we are currently celebrating our anniversary 40th year and what better way to celebrate than to have the course available to play on XBox, PS4, PC and simulators
The course itself was designed by TJA McAuley (chairman of the British Institute of Golf Architects from 1988 to 1991 and responsible for the design of several courses around Europe) and each hole was named after a passage from 'The Pilgrims Progress' by John Bunyan so we tee of on the 1st hole which is named 'The Slough of Despond'!!! and end up on 'Deliverance' which is the 18th
It is a tricky parkland course with water in play on 14 holes and it is relatively long by non video game standards at 6,600 yards with 3 par 4's of at least 460 yards from the back tees. It has one of the toughest finishing stretches of holes in the area (from 14 to 17) and it is regarded by many as a very tough course to play well as it tests every single part of your game. The course was home to Phil Archer who qualified for the US Open in 2006 and 2008 and also should have been the 1st European to shoot a 59 but he missed his birdie putt on the 18th hole in the 2006 Welsh Open at Celtic Manor.
To play it truly authentically then on the par 5 11th hole you are not allowed to go for the green in 2 shots as that is a local rule to protect the housing on the right hand side of the hole from the dreaded right handers slice!
I've used Chad's LIDAR import tool to create the terrain but then I have literally planted each tree and object by hand combined with hundreds of photographs and extensive use of google maps to get everything in the right place and orientation and I'm pretty pleased with the outcome so far.
I would love to be able to expand the off course areas some more, especially the housing around the 9th, 10th and 11th however I have hit the object limit in the designer and so my upcoming task before I make it a final publish is to see what I can move around to be able to give a but more space for objects and I also know that I need to change the lighting which is something I realized only after I had hit publish!!
I would love for some feedback on the beta from more experienced designers as this is my first course and my first use of the designer at all.
Finally some screenshots...
The opening hole tee shot
The approach into the 16th hole
The 2nd shot on 11 which is the one where you're not supposed to go for the green in 2!!
Tee shot on the par 5 8th hole
The par 3 10th hole with the 9th fairway off to the left hand side of the picture
I do have an in progress thread in the LIDAR section but I thought I would put one in here now that I've published a beta version of the course so that people can give some feedback on the work I've done so far. The best way to find it is to just search for Birchwood and there is only 1 LIDAR course listed.
A little bit of history as this is my home course that I play usually once or twice per week at least
The club was built in late 1979 as part of the development of the area and it separates the two main local motorways from nearby residential houses. As such, we are currently celebrating our anniversary 40th year and what better way to celebrate than to have the course available to play on XBox, PS4, PC and simulators
The course itself was designed by TJA McAuley (chairman of the British Institute of Golf Architects from 1988 to 1991 and responsible for the design of several courses around Europe) and each hole was named after a passage from 'The Pilgrims Progress' by John Bunyan so we tee of on the 1st hole which is named 'The Slough of Despond'!!! and end up on 'Deliverance' which is the 18th
It is a tricky parkland course with water in play on 14 holes and it is relatively long by non video game standards at 6,600 yards with 3 par 4's of at least 460 yards from the back tees. It has one of the toughest finishing stretches of holes in the area (from 14 to 17) and it is regarded by many as a very tough course to play well as it tests every single part of your game. The course was home to Phil Archer who qualified for the US Open in 2006 and 2008 and also should have been the 1st European to shoot a 59 but he missed his birdie putt on the 18th hole in the 2006 Welsh Open at Celtic Manor.
To play it truly authentically then on the par 5 11th hole you are not allowed to go for the green in 2 shots as that is a local rule to protect the housing on the right hand side of the hole from the dreaded right handers slice!
I've used Chad's LIDAR import tool to create the terrain but then I have literally planted each tree and object by hand combined with hundreds of photographs and extensive use of google maps to get everything in the right place and orientation and I'm pretty pleased with the outcome so far.
I would love to be able to expand the off course areas some more, especially the housing around the 9th, 10th and 11th however I have hit the object limit in the designer and so my upcoming task before I make it a final publish is to see what I can move around to be able to give a but more space for objects and I also know that I need to change the lighting which is something I realized only after I had hit publish!!
I would love for some feedback on the beta from more experienced designers as this is my first course and my first use of the designer at all.
Finally some screenshots...
The opening hole tee shot
The approach into the 16th hole
The 2nd shot on 11 which is the one where you're not supposed to go for the green in 2!!
Tee shot on the par 5 8th hole
The par 3 10th hole with the 9th fairway off to the left hand side of the picture