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Post by Celtic Wolf on Mar 29, 2021 0:15:51 GMT -5
Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilisation and home to Western democracy, philosophy, literature and the Olympic Games. The country started off as a group of independent states before being united in to what forms most of modern day Greece. I decided early on that I wanted to go for a hilly coastal plot with views of the Mediterranean Sea and a town by the coast. I opted to use the tropical theme as it more suited to the light coloured coastal terrain and when sculpted correctly can provide more rocky looking hills. Routing was problematic at first as I was looking to take full advantage of the hills to create a more challenging course. I started on the back 9 which works it's way along the coast towards the town. The elevations come into play on the short uphill par 4 14th hole. Currently the 15th and 16th holes share the same wide fairway but I'm still pondering whether to separate them. Thanks to it's long history and mythology i have a good choice of material to name the course and may go for something that's suitable for both project and location.
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Apr 1, 2021 15:16:33 GMT -5
A couple of updated pics of the course with a little bit of planting done. I've got 9 holes laid out but I think I'm going to be ripping up 15 and 16 as I'm not convinced by them yet.
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Apr 8, 2021 14:59:54 GMT -5
I thought I'd post a little update on my Greek Odyssey, here's the 8th hole coming in at just under 400 yards Following that is the par 4 9th at a smidge under 60 yards longer. Then a jump to the 16th which no longer shares a fairway with the 15th and sits just in front of the clubhouse. * lighting has been modified for turdpolishing purposes.
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Post by gforce41 on Apr 11, 2021 10:28:42 GMT -5
Ah, nice to see you are channeling your inner Aeschylus while designing ...
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Apr 11, 2021 11:56:54 GMT -5
Ah, nice to see you are channeling your inner Aeschylus while designing ... Yeah I've got all his albums 😂, I had to do a quick Google search to see who he was but yeah I get it now.
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Apr 11, 2021 12:32:43 GMT -5
I posted the above pic on Reddit which got the response of "does the lighthouse have to be on every user designed course?" I know it can be quite clichéd to include a lighthouse on a coastal course, but in my defence the ancient Greeks have a good claim for building the first ever lighthouse. It's also easier to include a lighthouse than an Acropolis style structure to get that feel of Greece. Although I might see if I can rustle up something like the one below so it's a bit different.
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Apr 11, 2021 16:57:28 GMT -5
I had to at least try get a lighthouse similar to the one in the post above, I'm hoping it'll take the focus off the dodgy course 😂.
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Post by blueblood1995 on Apr 11, 2021 18:22:58 GMT -5
I had to at least try get a lighthouse similar to the one in the post above, I'm hoping it'll take the focus off the dodgy course 😂. Don't be so negative! If this Greek Tragedy is as good as your French Chateau it'll be a winner for sure. I really enjoyed that course. Looking forward to following this one. The lighthouse looks incredible!
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Post by hallzballz6908 on Apr 11, 2021 19:55:38 GMT -5
Could try making a custom light house?
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Apr 11, 2021 23:56:03 GMT -5
I had to at least try get a lighthouse similar to the one in the post above, I'm hoping it'll take the focus off the dodgy course 😂. Don't be so negative! If this Greek Tragedy is as good as your French Chateau it'll be a winner for sure. I really enjoyed that course. Looking forward to following this one. The lighthouse looks incredible! Cheers man, it's just a little self-deprecation to make sure I don't get too serious about it.
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Post by gforce41 on Apr 15, 2021 8:53:24 GMT -5
Ah, nice to see you are channeling your inner Aeschylus while designing ... Yeah I've got all his albums 😂, I had to do a quick Google search to see who he was but yeah I get it now. Shockingly, it turns out I did actually learn something in college! lol
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Apr 21, 2021 17:20:38 GMT -5
17 holes have been laid although there may be some getting ripped up again like the 2 below. I've got to see if I can fit the 18th hole between these two holes, if not this area will look a bit different when it's published.
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Post by Celtic Wolf on May 6, 2021 16:54:40 GMT -5
I've not posted on this for a while but I've been busy getting the 18 holes down and ripping out all the trees on the coastal holes. I wanted to give the holes a different look and declutter the views of the coastline.
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