Post by hickoryghost on Sept 11, 2020 2:14:34 GMT -5
Just published a test version:
NLE_TEST_12
This build has been something that I've been working on and off on for a few years. In researching it and gathering information and then having to hand sculpt it from scratch, my appreciation for it has only grown. When it was built, it was one of the longest, unquestionably the hardest, and considered by many to be the best course in the World. The only courses in the US that rivaled it at the time were Pine Valley, National Golf Links of America, and Merion. At around 6,600 yards in 1916, they called it a "He-Man's" course. It was a windy and sandy site with 3 bodies of water coming into play- the Atlantic Ocean to the South, Reynold's Channel to the North, and a large interior water hazard. The British players loved it, namely Vardon and Ray. They praised it as being the only true links experience in the States and suggested that it should host the US Open.
This video explains the history of it.
www.golfchannel.com/video/2019-pga-championship-lido-golf-club-lost-golf-treasure
I would have published a real test version a while ago, but then I learned that they wanted to try to build this at Sand Valley Resort. That sent me back to the designer to really try to extract data from all the old photos and aerials to try to get it right. There is obviously a big difference between capturing the spirit of a hole vs drafting something that can be turned into reality on the ground. While I'll keep tweaking it until construction actually starts, it is at a point where it is game worthy. I just want to finish sweeping through the course to get some of the micro contours and then it should be ready to publish.
Black Tees: these are added only for video game play. I left the par 3s as they were, but extended the rest of the holes so that the same strategies would still apply. I would recommend that you play these w/ firm and slow greens and high winds. Really think about your tee shots and the options that the course gives you. I would also recommend that you play it with clubs that are one difficulty level harder than what you are used to. You need to fear the hazards and think about how to navigate them with real dispersion. Just a suggestion to get the feel for what it was a strategic course.
White tees: these were the tips when the course was taken over by the Navy and went NLE. No point in playing these really unless you are a good player and on a simulator.
Red tees: For simulator play only
These images are pretty random order:
#1 on the right and #10 in the middle. #17 coming toward you on the left.
Looking over the cross bunkers on #7
#6 green, looking backward
#12 green looking back.
#2 greensite with original step bunkering.
#12 approach angle view... but you'd really be back at around 200 hitting in
Over the 3rd green- Eden
Over the 11th green. This was the hole that I built last because I didn't understand it. It is a great hole though now that I know what he was going for. It's all about getting the right angle to the pin and you have tons of options off the tee.
These are not the signature holes though. #4, #8, and #18 were the famous ones.
Let me know how it plays. Enjoy!
NLE_TEST_12
This build has been something that I've been working on and off on for a few years. In researching it and gathering information and then having to hand sculpt it from scratch, my appreciation for it has only grown. When it was built, it was one of the longest, unquestionably the hardest, and considered by many to be the best course in the World. The only courses in the US that rivaled it at the time were Pine Valley, National Golf Links of America, and Merion. At around 6,600 yards in 1916, they called it a "He-Man's" course. It was a windy and sandy site with 3 bodies of water coming into play- the Atlantic Ocean to the South, Reynold's Channel to the North, and a large interior water hazard. The British players loved it, namely Vardon and Ray. They praised it as being the only true links experience in the States and suggested that it should host the US Open.
This video explains the history of it.
www.golfchannel.com/video/2019-pga-championship-lido-golf-club-lost-golf-treasure
I would have published a real test version a while ago, but then I learned that they wanted to try to build this at Sand Valley Resort. That sent me back to the designer to really try to extract data from all the old photos and aerials to try to get it right. There is obviously a big difference between capturing the spirit of a hole vs drafting something that can be turned into reality on the ground. While I'll keep tweaking it until construction actually starts, it is at a point where it is game worthy. I just want to finish sweeping through the course to get some of the micro contours and then it should be ready to publish.
Black Tees: these are added only for video game play. I left the par 3s as they were, but extended the rest of the holes so that the same strategies would still apply. I would recommend that you play these w/ firm and slow greens and high winds. Really think about your tee shots and the options that the course gives you. I would also recommend that you play it with clubs that are one difficulty level harder than what you are used to. You need to fear the hazards and think about how to navigate them with real dispersion. Just a suggestion to get the feel for what it was a strategic course.
White tees: these were the tips when the course was taken over by the Navy and went NLE. No point in playing these really unless you are a good player and on a simulator.
Red tees: For simulator play only
These images are pretty random order:
#1 on the right and #10 in the middle. #17 coming toward you on the left.
Looking over the cross bunkers on #7
#6 green, looking backward
#12 green looking back.
#2 greensite with original step bunkering.
#12 approach angle view... but you'd really be back at around 200 hitting in
Over the 3rd green- Eden
Over the 11th green. This was the hole that I built last because I didn't understand it. It is a great hole though now that I know what he was going for. It's all about getting the right angle to the pin and you have tons of options off the tee.
These are not the signature holes though. #4, #8, and #18 were the famous ones.
Let me know how it plays. Enjoy!