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Post by pitt1976 on Sept 16, 2018 20:18:02 GMT -5
Welcome back to Steamshovel Golf Club. Named after Charles "Steam Shovel" Banks, this design takes cues from some of his unique work. Banks was an understudy to both C.B. MacDonald and Seth Raynor, and was known for his use of a steamshovel to create extremely steep banks and slopes on his work. Upon Raynor's death in 1926, Banks was dealt the task of completing over 10 of his works in progress, including Fox Chapel Golf Club (an RCR which I ported over last week). The course focuses on classic ideals of design including a Cape, Redan, Biarritz, and Short, among others. This relatively flat layout is set at "medium-firm" firmness and "medium-fast" green speed. When I first designed this track on TGC 1, I wanted to create the feel of an old, prestigious club, where golf carts and their paths are non existent. The course requires thought over power. Each hole needs a plan to score well. It might take a couple rounds to appreciate the beauty of these timeless design concepts. Angles are paramount to scoring as pins can all be attacked from the correct portion of the fairway. Some greens have severe areas, but none around the cup. As we all do, I found some things I wanted to change over time. I tried my best to keep the feel and flavor of the track, but make some upgrades to holes that didn't quite suit my eye after 3 years. The routing and par stayed identical. Major changes took place on #4 (road), #5 (straightaway), #8 (long, was previously plateau), #11 (cape), and#13 (punchbowl). I appreciate any feedback and thoughts. Front 9 Hole #1 - Double Plateau Hole #2 - Corner Hole #3 - Short Hole #4 - Road Hole #5 - Straightaway Hole #6 - Biarritz Hole #7 - Principal's Nose Hole #8 - Long Hole #9 - Alps
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Post by pitt1976 on Sept 16, 2018 20:24:52 GMT -5
Hole #10 - Lion's Mouth Hole #11 - Cape Hole #12 - Eden Hole #13 - Punchbowl Hole #14 - Steps Hole #15 - Leven Hole #16 - Carry Hole #17 - Redan Hole #18 - Home
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Post by jacquesy123 on Sept 17, 2018 1:01:30 GMT -5
looks good
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Post by joegolferg on Jul 27, 2020 9:42:25 GMT -5
Bump for the OG Raynor designer.
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Post by pitt1976 on Jul 27, 2020 9:50:15 GMT -5
Thanks Joe. I'm still here. Working on a new project to upload to 2K when it comes out. Steamshovel GC will get some tweaks. Fox Chapel has been renovated in the real world, so I will have to work that up as well after I get back to look at the site.
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