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Post by joegolferg on Mar 11, 2018 7:51:00 GMT -5
Tough day on the course and now you're face with a tight front pin on the Redan.... Why not just sling a mid iron into slope?
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Post by theclv24 on Mar 15, 2018 10:28:18 GMT -5
I've got The Heritage coming up in my society next week. After I play that, I am going to have to ask you about your process for making courses like that one and this one. I may have to consider it as a viable alternative to making all of the RCR's that I really want to do but can no way finish. I'm thinking Cal Club, Prairie Dunes, and Gozzer Ranch, just to a name a few.
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 15, 2018 13:36:00 GMT -5
I've got The Heritage coming up in my society next week. After I play that, I am going to have to ask you about your process for making courses like that one and this one. I may have to consider it as a viable alternative to making all of the RCR's that I really want to do but can no way finish. I'm thinking Cal Club, Prairie Dunes, and Gozzer Ranch, just to a name a few. Absolutely mate. I'm always up for a chat about course design and inspirations etc. You can make fictional courses to be just as authentic as RCR's if you put your mind to it.
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 22, 2018 12:50:01 GMT -5
Finally managed to get the front 9 finished. Well ahead of schedule for the target release date of 3rd or 4th week of June, just before the Greenbrier classic kicks off in the first week of July. I won't be copying the exact templates in order that Macdonald used for The Old White TPC, but all of the holes will be MacRaynor templates. A quick run down of the front nine templates... Hole 1 - First Hole 2 - Cape Hole 3 - Biarritz Hole 4 - Road Hole 5 - Leven Hole 6 - Redan Hole 7 - Lookout Hole 8 - Leven Hole 9 - Double Plateau
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Post by PithyDoctorG on Mar 22, 2018 14:35:34 GMT -5
I've been following this project with interest. The Redan looks like fun. I also liked the Heritage, even though I'm generally not a fan of courses with trees so much in play. I like the idea of these "inspired" courses. I would love to do RCRs, but I just don't have the time to put in all the detail work to make sure it's totally accurate.
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 24, 2018 8:51:40 GMT -5
Got the front 9 fully laid down and sculpted. There is still a lot of sculpting and detailing to do around the holes and other areas throughout the front 9 but it's is pretty much done and dusted. Here is a quick flyover of the course so far...
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 26, 2018 11:13:12 GMT -5
Here are the four championship pin locations on the Biarritz green at Greenbrier CC, with varying results from the tee...
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 27, 2018 10:49:36 GMT -5
A couple of screenshots of the recently finished Alps template.
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Post by PithyDoctorG on Mar 27, 2018 11:14:40 GMT -5
Nice! Looks like you can get yourself a view of the green around the Alps if you flirt with the bunker on the right off the tee. A couple of screenshots of the recently finished Alps template.
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 27, 2018 13:20:17 GMT -5
Nice! Looks like you can get yourself a view of the green around the Alps if you flirt with the bunker on the right off the tee. A couple of screenshots of the recently finished Alps template. Correct. You can open up more if the green by hugging the right bunker. The fairway is also extremely treacherous from left to right so you can't just aim for the right side, you have carefully place your tee shot.
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 27, 2018 13:23:24 GMT -5
Oh, and there is a bunker just over the large mound that is tight to green. The way a real Alps hole was envisioned by CB Macdonald himself. I'm loving designing this course more than any other I have done before.
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Post by joegolferg on Mar 27, 2018 13:36:36 GMT -5
OK here is the final list of holes as templates from 1 through to 18...
1 - First 2 - Charles Creek 3 - Biarritz 4 - Road 5 - Mounds 6 - Redan 7 - Lookout 8 - Leven 9 - Double Plateau 10 - Hogs Back 11 - Alps 12 - Long Biarritz 13 - Plateau 14 - Pope's Nose 15 - Eden 16 - Cape 17 - Long 18 - Home (Short/Thumbprint)
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Post by joegolferg on Apr 5, 2018 10:52:05 GMT -5
The Eden template has arrived...
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Post by joegolferg on Apr 6, 2018 8:04:12 GMT -5
Another hole ticked. The 17th hole is par 5 that follows the 'long' template hole at The Old White TPC pretty closely. One of my favorites, and it has excellent views from the tee box.
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Post by joegolferg on Apr 6, 2018 13:13:15 GMT -5
I'm toying with the idea of releasing the short game course of Greenbrier CC before the actual release of the full course. I haven't done anything like this since TPC Oakwind which was a good while back now. I'm looking to get the short game area designed and released for sometime this weekend. It would also be a good way to show off a bit of the full course for those who might want to have look at the McRaynor templates etc.
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