Costa Soleada (Cuba) - National Treasure (Alternate)
Jun 3, 2021 14:08:32 GMT -5
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Post by coursedesignHQ on Jun 3, 2021 14:08:32 GMT -5
Hello everyone, welcome to Costa Soleada, my (alternate) entry into the 2021 National Treasure Design Contest. This tropical course is filled with stunning views of cliffs, waterfalls, and beaches while not being an overly difficult golf course to score on. A little over two months ago I was tasked with creating an 18-hole golf course based in Cuba, a beautiful island in the Caribbean. The island has lots of color and many different regions and features that look completely different from one another, so I took it upon myself to build my golf course using as many of those different regions and features as possible. Mountains, beaches, cliffs, rivers, waterfalls, ravines, dunes, lakes. I tried to make your round at Costa Soleada feel like a journey throughout the whole of Cuba, giving you a different adventure on every hole. This course took over two months to make and took a lot of my patience as well! I hope people will see the true beauty of the course and enjoy what I have created and what this course offers. Now go grab a plane ticket and your golf clubs because Cuba is calling. As of today, Costa Soleada is officially open.
Course Details:
Par 71
4 Par 3’s
3 Par 5’s
11 Par 4’s
Red - 6043
White - 6563
Blue - 7025
Some fun facts and secrets about this course:
· This plot was the first and only plot I created while attempting to make a golf course in a Cuba setting. I did not scrap any plots, the day I was assigned my country, I hopped into the designer and created this plot. I have stuck with it to the end.
· Some of my personal favorite holes are:
o Hole 4 – A cliffside Par 3 that might be this course’s picture-postcard hole.
o Hole 5 – A terrifying drive over a steep cliff with the ocean down below.
o Hole 7 – A short Par 4 with a lake guarding the front of the green. This hole is also home to one of the few waterfalls on the course.
o Hole 10 – A medium to long Par 4 that doesn’t play as long with the downhill nature of the hole. Introduces you to the colorful Cuban beach.
o Hole 11 – This stunning Par 3 beach hole gives Hole #4 a run for its money for that picture-postcard look. The green acts like an island green in the middle of the beach.
· The course was originally supposed to be a Par 72, but I miscounted my Par 5’s while routing the holes.
· The name “Costa Soleada” means “Sunny Coast” in Spanish.
· If you look closely out to the ocean, there is a lone tree floating out there. I have no idea how it got there, and I cannot remove it. Let’s just say its an oil rig.
Give it a play if you would like to, I will accept any feedback. Enjoy your round!
Course Details:
Par 71
4 Par 3’s
3 Par 5’s
11 Par 4’s
Red - 6043
White - 6563
Blue - 7025
Some fun facts and secrets about this course:
· This plot was the first and only plot I created while attempting to make a golf course in a Cuba setting. I did not scrap any plots, the day I was assigned my country, I hopped into the designer and created this plot. I have stuck with it to the end.
· Some of my personal favorite holes are:
o Hole 4 – A cliffside Par 3 that might be this course’s picture-postcard hole.
o Hole 5 – A terrifying drive over a steep cliff with the ocean down below.
o Hole 7 – A short Par 4 with a lake guarding the front of the green. This hole is also home to one of the few waterfalls on the course.
o Hole 10 – A medium to long Par 4 that doesn’t play as long with the downhill nature of the hole. Introduces you to the colorful Cuban beach.
o Hole 11 – This stunning Par 3 beach hole gives Hole #4 a run for its money for that picture-postcard look. The green acts like an island green in the middle of the beach.
· The course was originally supposed to be a Par 72, but I miscounted my Par 5’s while routing the holes.
· The name “Costa Soleada” means “Sunny Coast” in Spanish.
· If you look closely out to the ocean, there is a lone tree floating out there. I have no idea how it got there, and I cannot remove it. Let’s just say its an oil rig.
Give it a play if you would like to, I will accept any feedback. Enjoy your round!