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Post by NorEaster on Aug 26, 2019 17:11:19 GMT -5
From Front --> Back, SANCTUARY WOODS is a Playful Playable Playland.
PLAY a round & find your SaNcTuArY...
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Post by NorEaster on Aug 27, 2019 16:23:16 GMT -5
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Post by jwfickett on Aug 27, 2019 19:14:18 GMT -5
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Post by b101 on Aug 28, 2019 11:03:54 GMT -5
I am so confused by that hole in the bottom right
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Post by lessthanbread on Aug 28, 2019 11:27:05 GMT -5
Looks really unique. Sweet profile pic too. What's the par and yardage?
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Post by ohheycat on Aug 28, 2019 13:35:31 GMT -5
Rotate, and resize.
Or just say it was built on a tree farm.
I'll give it a run though. I like funky stuff
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Post by NorEaster on Aug 28, 2019 14:24:45 GMT -5
Bottom right of pic 2 is hole 14, the "Rocketship" (a signature hole). Some individual hole pics to follow
The course is 6577 yds from Blues & Par 72 (4-5-3 all the way through).
"Let me take you to Funkytown"...
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Post by lessthanbread on Aug 28, 2019 14:51:39 GMT -5
"Let me take you to Funkytown"...
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Post by bluff on Aug 29, 2019 7:20:20 GMT -5
Out of an admitted morbid curiosity I played 18 "SaNcTuArY WooDs" /spongebob meme. The pictures posted make immediately clear that this will not be a design heavily influenced by the vaunted architects of the present day, and that 'Rocketship', the signature hole will not be a homage to Leven, Redan or any other template.
Throughout much of the US there are courses that have never appeared in any golf magazines or 'Best of' lists; Family owned, low budget courses, with homemade, wood-stained entrance signs, adjacent campgrounds and a kindly retiree in the proshop/tuckshop/check-in. The small greens, the orderly landscape planting, the mish-mash of tee/bunker styles used throughout had me half expecting to see an old National mower parked behind a tree, perhaps a shirtless uncle setting about fixing the latrine of his RV. What I'm saying here is that despite the mixed messaging that comes from using every colour of crayon in the box (the inland lighthouse being a prime example...) the course emerges from the chaos with its own personality. It made me imagine something real, something that many other courses here don't achieve.
Playing this course is like hearing someone do their first saxophone performance: Plenty of missed notes, but it's their own composition and they're enjoying it.
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Post by NorEaster on Aug 29, 2019 8:33:04 GMT -5
Thanks Bluff for the really insightful & entertaining review. Your last line especially hit the nail on the head (of the saxophone).
I figured my (1st) course creation was too rough around the edges to be approved for the big show & I was right. I wanted to create a course that reflected me & that I’d like playing & while I achieved that goal, I will prob avoid hitting into that trap (of course design) again. In the end, I gotta say that I have mad respect for those of you who have created the scenic & playable (& approved) courses that are out there.
Below are some individual hole pics. Now back to the crayon box (I’ve got a lot of sharpening to do 😉…
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Post by NorEaster on Aug 29, 2019 8:37:16 GMT -5
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mutigers11
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TGCT Name: Philip Donovan
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Post by mutigers11 on Aug 29, 2019 10:42:42 GMT -5
I played your course yesterday out of pure curiosity. Overall, I enjoyed it, but there were just a few things that I think you shouldn't overlook when designing your next course. First, what I liked. I enjoyed the 4-5-3-4-5-3 par pattern. You forced the player to shape the ball of the tee several times and I liked that as well. Now, what I think needs work. It felt like this course was designed in the sky and not on the ground. I'm all for some really interesting strategy from 40,000 feet, but I shouldn't have to always use the scout cam to know where the hole is going or where the hazards are. A lot of what makes this course cool, can't be seen when playing the game unless you activate the scout cam. Several times there were tee boxes that had hills directly in front of them that totally ruined what you were going for from the golfer's prospective. Overall, it was fun and very creative, but just not what I'm looking to play on a regular basis. Thanks for creating and sharing! I did make eagle on 7 and I thought I'd share that with you.
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Post by NorEaster on Aug 29, 2019 14:16:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the feedback Mut, I really appreciate it. I’m glad you had fun playing & you were def on the mark with the designing “in the sky” remark. I realized that most players wouldn’t notice some of my obscure additions (ie: the goat on top of the mount on 2, or my tree inits on 17), but I did that more for me.
As a 1st time course designer, I did struggle with figuring things out. Crazy Canucks YT vids were a big help, but didn’t answer all my ?s. My biggest labor was setting elevations. I can’t count how may times I went through & tested the course trying to even things out (esp tees). After publishing & playing, I did regret a few of the fairway humps & uneven tee boxes that got through, but it was too late to fix it (& I get why).
Anyway, thanks again & glad you shot your eagle on 7, instead of shooting the ones flying over 5.
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