Detroit Golf Club (North + South + Tour)
Feb 26, 2019 13:59:45 GMT -5
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Post by theclv24 on Feb 26, 2019 13:59:45 GMT -5
I had intended on updating my quasi-RCR, Ross Club of Detroit, to be used during the Rocket Morgtage Classic, or whatever they are calling the tournament this year. I found Lidar data for the course, though, so I thought I would give this a try as my first lidar RCR. And since I had data for the whole plot, I might as well throw the South course in there, which while quite short, is supposed to have the quirkier set of Ross greens.
My plan is to do the North course as it would play in real life, and then the South course. Then I will put together the tournament routing, based on info that I found from the Detroit News. This includes changing up some of the order, creating one composite hole that actually plays to one of the South course greens, and lengthening a few holes to get to the 7300 yard layout that the tour intends to use.
I also want to use this thread to point something out. With the new lidar tool and the ability to import splines from Open Street Maps, which is undoubtedly awesome, I see that some people are importing lidar, slapping down some trees, and then calling a course finished after just a few days of work. In no uncertain terms, plenty of work is still needed on these courses to make them a quality RCR. This includes researching the course and knowing it well, making fine tune adjustments to the elevation, in many cases reworking the splines within the editor to make them perfect, and doing well thought out planting. If an RCR is to be done, it should be done right, and it still takes plenty of time.
I don't have much in the way of photos at the moment, but I have corrected splines and done some elevation smoothing, along with putting in the rough layers, for holes 1-3. Once all of the elevation work is done and the pins are playtested, I will begin the planting. Here is an overhead of the North and South layouts to get started.
My plan is to do the North course as it would play in real life, and then the South course. Then I will put together the tournament routing, based on info that I found from the Detroit News. This includes changing up some of the order, creating one composite hole that actually plays to one of the South course greens, and lengthening a few holes to get to the 7300 yard layout that the tour intends to use.
I also want to use this thread to point something out. With the new lidar tool and the ability to import splines from Open Street Maps, which is undoubtedly awesome, I see that some people are importing lidar, slapping down some trees, and then calling a course finished after just a few days of work. In no uncertain terms, plenty of work is still needed on these courses to make them a quality RCR. This includes researching the course and knowing it well, making fine tune adjustments to the elevation, in many cases reworking the splines within the editor to make them perfect, and doing well thought out planting. If an RCR is to be done, it should be done right, and it still takes plenty of time.
I don't have much in the way of photos at the moment, but I have corrected splines and done some elevation smoothing, along with putting in the rough layers, for holes 1-3. Once all of the elevation work is done and the pins are playtested, I will begin the planting. Here is an overhead of the North and South layouts to get started.
International Record: 7-0-0
