Post by williamwes626 on Feb 22, 2021 21:28:33 GMT -5
Hey everyone, wanted to post a thread on Tower Rock State Park GC, my first original course. I still could use help with my skills so it would be great to read some feedback on what I need to do to become better. Karma4U was very kind to agree to post some great photos of the course and he will come by shortly. This is my first thread too - I usually just post hole-by-hole previews for the CC Tour each week so I was tempted to post one for my own course finally...
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Welcome to the fictional Tower Rock State Park GC in Cascade County, Montana! Discovered by Lewis and Clark in the 1800s Tower Rock is a U.S. natural landmark. We have everything you need for a great day at our exquisite golf course. Work your way through the many natural rock formations as you play along your journey. The intimidating sandy rock land is met by brown heavy rough and green fairways. It’s of standard difficulty, pretty easy early on, more difficult in the middle of the round, and then ends with a couple of easier holes. Different types of hazards include typical bunkers, grass bunkers, empty ditches, planted ditches. About a third of the holes have you dealing with water.
Our splendid Tower Rock Clubhouse & Museum was inspired by William Pereria’s 1970 design for the Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego, and check out the rock garden behind the 5th hole. Stunning sights of Tower Rock and the mountain range around the course await your viewing pleasure. But it’s really our pleasure as we would love to serve your every need. I hope you enjoy the experience.
Tower Rock State Park Par 72 – 7347 yards
1-Up Close [4-372] The opening hole heads straight towards the base of Tower Rock. It’s a very basic easy going casual par-4 to get the golfer started since there’s no driving range. It’s straightaway and downhill with a dip left in the camber at the 300 yard mark. The further down the fairway, the steeper the pitch uphill required to hit the serene green that slopes lightly from back to front.
2-Rock Wrap [4-383] The second hole wraps around the U.S. landmark, heading to the right and uphill. As it climbs, the reverse camber tilts left severely at the driver landing area, but here, the further up the fairway, the less uphill the approach will be. The green slopes right to left as it sits on a plateau at the base of the mountain high above the fairway.
3-Bumpy Slide [4-437] This is one of those holes that will entertain just watching the ball bounce downhill on the mega-bouncy, mega-downhill fairway that winds left into an earth crevice. In a strong northeast wind, this hole can play as a drivable par-4. The green is surrounded by a rounded sandy rock area so long misses may bounce back onto the putting surface which slopes from right to left.
4-Drop [3-165] One of the more earthy and rocky holes, hit your tee shot downhill but don’t be intimidated by the rocks, tall grass and huge bunker fronting the green. It’s a short shot, but there’s not much room to miss on any side – rocky plateau left, bushes behind, and the large greenside bunker wraps it from the front to the right. The green is not dressed in an apron so it could become a messy hole if the tee shot winds up short of the green.
5-Ditch [5-544] The tee shot should clear a couple of rocky areas before landing on the fairway that cuts off at the 315-yard mark. After a break of sandy rocky earth, the rest of the fairway continues in a long ditch that heads to the right. The 250-yard approach is a blind second shot since the green is tucked into the back of the ditch. The rock wall behind can be used as a backboard for these long approaches for an eagle chance.
*When you’re finished playing this hole, get out of that dirt ditch and come on over to the rock garden where we’re displaying a lovely arrangement of flowers, plants and of course rocks. Have a seat in the gazebo and take a load off until the players behind you yell to hurry up.
6-Volcano [3-187] A fiery par-3 that heads straight towards a crater-like rock formation with a green sitting in it slopes towards the center; a punchbowl in template terms. (3 and 5 have backboards but aren’t quite punchbowls). There’s a ‘Lion’s Mouth’ bunker sitting on the front of the rock structure up to the hole.
7-Groundbake [4-429] An uphill, light dogleg left with grass bunkers on the right and a fairway bunker left. The fairway camber dips towards the bunker the further you go. A wedge will get you to your destination but the green is significantly high above – especially if you’re in the bunker or rough left. The flattish diamond-shaped green has no apron – isolated amidst tall grass – a diamond in the rough.
8-Dip Valley [4-445] Have a dip in the valley, not the water. The first hole that I’d call difficult. It’s downhill doglegging itself to the right. The fairway is split by water so it limits the driver unless there’s a significant tailwind. Chances are you’re left with a 200-yard approach that will be relatively easy since the green falls in from the sides. There’s a lone juniper tree in case your approach is too far right and you need visual guidance towards the hole.
9-Meander [5-591] Yeah this fairway has no focus and just meanders like it’s procrastinating before it finally reaches it’s destination – a narrow, but mild green that sits 6 football fields away. There’s a ridge left to let the ball work its way down to the green and water along the right.
10-Island Faire [4-389] Yeah, my first original course, I know I know, I couldn’t resist an island something. An island fairway – I’m sure there are courses with this features in the real world. A hybrid off the tee is ideal unless you can reach the continuation of the fairway 325 yards away past the water. The green is fairly routine.
*The construction workers had a couple of days off towards the end of the project and took a couple of bulldozers, played around with some boulders and spelled out the initials of the course on the hill behind Island Faire.
11-Potato Stone [3-205] Don’t let the big baked potato-like-stone that sits on a less-celebrated stone behind the green distract you from this tough cookie of a par-3. It’s slightly uphill and curves between 2 plant bunkers to the left. The apron requests a draw off the tee.
12- Twist And Curl [4-468] This plays between some steeper mounds like those found on some Irish courses. A drive too far down the fairway will leave a blind approach while a 3-wood will keep the flagstick in view. An uphill straight hole that twists between the mounds.
13-Hill Wrap [4-419] An uphill dogleg left with another reverse camber fairway. There are grass bunkers to the right – landing in the right rough will leave a blind approach.
14-Crater [3-190] A par-3 with a green angled to the right, it accepts draws best but watch the fronting bunker and the grassy ditch to the right.
15-Wavy Cliff [4-482] Probably the toughest hole, this straightaway uphill hole plays along a cliff to the left with water below. The drive is crucial to reaching the green since the recovery is very difficult. The green separated from the fairway by rough is the easiest on the course to balance out the toughness.
16- Hills Weave[5-560] A chance to make up for any bogey on the previous hole, this uphill par-5 may not yield many eagles against a tailwind, but birdies are available.
17-Tight Squeeze [4-451] A bit of a ‘Valley’ template, this downhill hole has an easy fairway to hit but the green is the most complicated on the course with 2 vertical ridges to contend with.
18-Mountain Home [5-559] On the way to our mountain home, this also plays back towards Tower Rock for a final goodbye. A sandy rock ditch passes through the fairway at the 320-yard mark and the green on this straightaway hole curls towards the clubhouse.
Once more, I'd love to get some comments to develop better as a course designer - I could use improvement, so if you have a little time, I'd appreciate it.
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Welcome to the fictional Tower Rock State Park GC in Cascade County, Montana! Discovered by Lewis and Clark in the 1800s Tower Rock is a U.S. natural landmark. We have everything you need for a great day at our exquisite golf course. Work your way through the many natural rock formations as you play along your journey. The intimidating sandy rock land is met by brown heavy rough and green fairways. It’s of standard difficulty, pretty easy early on, more difficult in the middle of the round, and then ends with a couple of easier holes. Different types of hazards include typical bunkers, grass bunkers, empty ditches, planted ditches. About a third of the holes have you dealing with water.
Our splendid Tower Rock Clubhouse & Museum was inspired by William Pereria’s 1970 design for the Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego, and check out the rock garden behind the 5th hole. Stunning sights of Tower Rock and the mountain range around the course await your viewing pleasure. But it’s really our pleasure as we would love to serve your every need. I hope you enjoy the experience.
Tower Rock State Park Par 72 – 7347 yards
1-Up Close [4-372] The opening hole heads straight towards the base of Tower Rock. It’s a very basic easy going casual par-4 to get the golfer started since there’s no driving range. It’s straightaway and downhill with a dip left in the camber at the 300 yard mark. The further down the fairway, the steeper the pitch uphill required to hit the serene green that slopes lightly from back to front.
2-Rock Wrap [4-383] The second hole wraps around the U.S. landmark, heading to the right and uphill. As it climbs, the reverse camber tilts left severely at the driver landing area, but here, the further up the fairway, the less uphill the approach will be. The green slopes right to left as it sits on a plateau at the base of the mountain high above the fairway.
3-Bumpy Slide [4-437] This is one of those holes that will entertain just watching the ball bounce downhill on the mega-bouncy, mega-downhill fairway that winds left into an earth crevice. In a strong northeast wind, this hole can play as a drivable par-4. The green is surrounded by a rounded sandy rock area so long misses may bounce back onto the putting surface which slopes from right to left.
4-Drop [3-165] One of the more earthy and rocky holes, hit your tee shot downhill but don’t be intimidated by the rocks, tall grass and huge bunker fronting the green. It’s a short shot, but there’s not much room to miss on any side – rocky plateau left, bushes behind, and the large greenside bunker wraps it from the front to the right. The green is not dressed in an apron so it could become a messy hole if the tee shot winds up short of the green.
5-Ditch [5-544] The tee shot should clear a couple of rocky areas before landing on the fairway that cuts off at the 315-yard mark. After a break of sandy rocky earth, the rest of the fairway continues in a long ditch that heads to the right. The 250-yard approach is a blind second shot since the green is tucked into the back of the ditch. The rock wall behind can be used as a backboard for these long approaches for an eagle chance.
*When you’re finished playing this hole, get out of that dirt ditch and come on over to the rock garden where we’re displaying a lovely arrangement of flowers, plants and of course rocks. Have a seat in the gazebo and take a load off until the players behind you yell to hurry up.
6-Volcano [3-187] A fiery par-3 that heads straight towards a crater-like rock formation with a green sitting in it slopes towards the center; a punchbowl in template terms. (3 and 5 have backboards but aren’t quite punchbowls). There’s a ‘Lion’s Mouth’ bunker sitting on the front of the rock structure up to the hole.
7-Groundbake [4-429] An uphill, light dogleg left with grass bunkers on the right and a fairway bunker left. The fairway camber dips towards the bunker the further you go. A wedge will get you to your destination but the green is significantly high above – especially if you’re in the bunker or rough left. The flattish diamond-shaped green has no apron – isolated amidst tall grass – a diamond in the rough.
8-Dip Valley [4-445] Have a dip in the valley, not the water. The first hole that I’d call difficult. It’s downhill doglegging itself to the right. The fairway is split by water so it limits the driver unless there’s a significant tailwind. Chances are you’re left with a 200-yard approach that will be relatively easy since the green falls in from the sides. There’s a lone juniper tree in case your approach is too far right and you need visual guidance towards the hole.
9-Meander [5-591] Yeah this fairway has no focus and just meanders like it’s procrastinating before it finally reaches it’s destination – a narrow, but mild green that sits 6 football fields away. There’s a ridge left to let the ball work its way down to the green and water along the right.
10-Island Faire [4-389] Yeah, my first original course, I know I know, I couldn’t resist an island something. An island fairway – I’m sure there are courses with this features in the real world. A hybrid off the tee is ideal unless you can reach the continuation of the fairway 325 yards away past the water. The green is fairly routine.
*The construction workers had a couple of days off towards the end of the project and took a couple of bulldozers, played around with some boulders and spelled out the initials of the course on the hill behind Island Faire.
11-Potato Stone [3-205] Don’t let the big baked potato-like-stone that sits on a less-celebrated stone behind the green distract you from this tough cookie of a par-3. It’s slightly uphill and curves between 2 plant bunkers to the left. The apron requests a draw off the tee.
12- Twist And Curl [4-468] This plays between some steeper mounds like those found on some Irish courses. A drive too far down the fairway will leave a blind approach while a 3-wood will keep the flagstick in view. An uphill straight hole that twists between the mounds.
13-Hill Wrap [4-419] An uphill dogleg left with another reverse camber fairway. There are grass bunkers to the right – landing in the right rough will leave a blind approach.
14-Crater [3-190] A par-3 with a green angled to the right, it accepts draws best but watch the fronting bunker and the grassy ditch to the right.
15-Wavy Cliff [4-482] Probably the toughest hole, this straightaway uphill hole plays along a cliff to the left with water below. The drive is crucial to reaching the green since the recovery is very difficult. The green separated from the fairway by rough is the easiest on the course to balance out the toughness.
16- Hills Weave[5-560] A chance to make up for any bogey on the previous hole, this uphill par-5 may not yield many eagles against a tailwind, but birdies are available.
17-Tight Squeeze [4-451] A bit of a ‘Valley’ template, this downhill hole has an easy fairway to hit but the green is the most complicated on the course with 2 vertical ridges to contend with.
18-Mountain Home [5-559] On the way to our mountain home, this also plays back towards Tower Rock for a final goodbye. A sandy rock ditch passes through the fairway at the 320-yard mark and the green on this straightaway hole curls towards the clubhouse.
Once more, I'd love to get some comments to develop better as a course designer - I could use improvement, so if you have a little time, I'd appreciate it.