Post by PicnicGuy / BobalooNOLA on Dec 1, 2020 22:35:13 GMT -5
Murray's Spring G C
It's that time again, PGA2K21ers !
BobalooDesigns is happy to release the 9th PGA2K21 course (about 20 overall) that has sprung from his mind for your e-golfing enjoyment. Once again, it's the gorgeous Swiss theme & backdrop that called Bob's name, and he feels the course is a fair test of the shots in your arsenal, but also accessible to the duffer with some wise play and good execution.
The non-course environment includes a couple of small neighborhoods, public tennis courts, a walking trail, & some light industrial buildings. As if that weren't enough meter 'wasted', when you play the 4th/5th, look to the right for the High-Performance Driving School's 1/2 mile road course and Uncle Bob's Boardwalk Putt-Putt and Pinball Arcade. Across the road is the hi-rise Hilltop Oaks Hotel with it's 9 hole pitch & putt course.
The course itself sports benches, ball washers, restrooms (unisex), water coolers even (you only see 'em if you tee up in front of 'em).
Yep, it's named in honor of 'those' Murrays, especially since Bill is an honorary 'Bob' for his 'What About ... ?" role.
Also, just because, each hole is nicknamed for a 'famous' Bob, fitting or not.
But none of THAT is likely what you came here for ...
Set in the valley ringed by the peaks, this is a flattish course for the theme, weaving between broad, shallow wetlands on ample & verdant fairways. Lined with evergreens, and some ash & oaks are scattered about. There are a few 'natural' areas that might come into play, should you stray too far, or try and cut off too much off one of the 7 or 8 doglegs. Most greens have plateaus or swales to negotiate if you don't get approaches close, putting a premium on your lag putting skills. The 3 sets of tees are designed to give a slightly different look from round to round, with some changing elevation or compass direction more than others.
1st / Fairway gives plenty of room to avoid the bunkers, leaving a short iron into the green. It's bit wavy, but get it close here - most pins are birdieable ("Barker")
2nd / Misses to the left slope to the water, and it's easy to run into the bunker on a straight shot here when picking a line around, or trying to clear the ash tree. There's a slope above the upper tier that can help if played just right. ("Saget")
3rd / Upper (Gold, red) & lower (blue) tees add variety to the first par three. From the top, it's a flat shot into an open-front green. From below, face a blind shot up the flora-filled bank. ("Costas")
4th / Safely short of the trap, stay left without running through, or just plain sail over he tree ? The wind will influence the choice. On approach, we get a view of the Performance Driving School facilities and even a glimpse of the Hillside Oaks hotel with it's nine-hole pitch & putt course. ("Bondurant")
5th / Flirt with the end of this fairway on the drive for a reasonable shot at reacing in 2. Bail outs to the left above the bunker or stay some 40 yards short in front. A shallow green that will give birdie chances, and more views of the racetrack, as well as Uncle Bob's Putt-Putt & Arcade. ("Cousy")
6th / Looks like a mirror of the fourth, but it's easier to clear the fairway trap, but to a steeper shorter approach. Add a nasty little bunker that eats up shots on-line but short, this is a tricky hole played into the wind. ("Keeshan")
7th / Another matter-of-fact par 3, with views of the 10th beyond. ("Hope")
8th / Usually best played as true 3-shot hole, letting the approach get close enough for a nice birdie putt. With a strong 'west' wind, putting for an eagle is a possibility as reward for two good full strokes. ("Dylan")
9th / Very easy to end up in the bunker or wild area when trying to cut the corner here. The round green, with it's back plateau, offers some tricky pin locations. Don't take this one too lightly & make the turn on a high note. ("Marley")
10th / The right side of a narrowing fairway with a bit of roll is the target to set up a perfect approach to the green, which slopes R-to-L. Try not to feed Titelists to the ducks. ("Goldthwaite")
11th / The most reachable par 5, so no need to get too aggressive. Misjudging the corner makes for a nasty shot from heavy rough carrying a bunker. ("McKenzie")
12th/ The groundskeepers mow the face of this hole pretty closely, as an homage to a certain 12th hole in Georgia. ("Jones")
13th/ Seemingly tame, but to be close enough to roll a birdie in on this deep green requires good distance control. ("Gibson")
14th/ Working L-R gets a few yards closer on approach to this wide open, large green. Look for eagles as they come & go from their island nest in the dead pine.
("Eubanks")
15th/ Temptation. Decision. Execution. On in one may not walk away with birdie any more often than a lay-up and chip. ("Dobbs")
16th/ Short but tough. Some of the steepest green slopes on the course, getting a birdie in a crosswind is a job well done. ("Hoskins")
17th/ Two options - to the right, a narrower landing area, and a straight shot through the gap. The left offers way more space on the drive, but a bunker carry to get
on in two. ("Denver")
18th/ A precise driving test to finish off the round, and a pretty, little greenside pond require focus til the very last stroke. ("Ross")