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Post by al270710 on Dec 3, 2020 8:25:28 GMT -5
Ohio Valley Rocky Pines is my first course I am really proud of and spent a lot of time on. It is a fictional course designed with playability and realism in mind. The greens and elevation changes are it's greatest strengths. The greens are designed after Winged Foot and give the player the opportunity to get close to pins but also create tricky putts if not on the correct shelves and tiers. Please give it a play. Below is the link to the course on here to give you a little taste and a playthrough of the front 9 Jerry Shields did. www.tgctours.com/Course/Details/23410?PlayerId=55651
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Post by volinvietnam on Dec 3, 2020 10:34:40 GMT -5
Phew! What a challenging course! It was a little out of my skill range (with the wind blowing 10-15 mph), but I was still able to appreciate the beauty of it. First off, I like the elevation changes, it keeps play interesting, refreshing, and doesn't let you rest on driving ability alone. I'd like to to see an aerial view of this course with the elevation denoted; that would be quite interesting to look at. A big takeaway from this course: Greens reward accuracy on the approach shot, rather than the pace of the actual putt. Either get it in close, or you will have a very tricky green to read. These greens make two-putting an appreciated "art" Notable holes: 8th, 13th, 16th 8th: I love the risk/reward idea; the green is definitely driveable with the correct wind conditions. I risked it, and I payed for it. My drive was hit into the rough, the chip shot rolled back to me and then....ended up putting for bogey. 13th: This whole requires a near perfect second shot to set up nicely near the pin, if you leave it short. you are in deep trouble. There is a devilish, elevated back portion of the green, that will give you trouble if the pin is situated there. 16th: What a hole! A split fairway with an elevated portion on the left hand side, situating nice and high above the initial fairway used for your teeshot. The elevated part on left hand side is unplayable with wind in your face (of 10 mph or more); unless you have a lot of distance on your 3 wood. I don't think hitting a low shot would have made much of a difference on this part for me; I would have still landed short of the fairway. This forces the player to lay up on the same fairway that you drove onto. You need to be careful on the third shot and make sure that you select a long enough club. Otherwise you will hit it into "rock garden," that is quite difficult to escape from. (I played the back nine a second time, and my ball landed right in the middle of it. I'll just take a drop next time). Overall, it's a very realistic course and would be quite challenging for all skill levels, I believe. Nice design, scenery, and atmosphere as well. Once I've improved my skill level a bit, I am going to replay it....or I might just play with the wind off.... Good work man! Looking forward to the next one! Oh.....and if you have a moment, give me some tips on how to play #16
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Post by al270710 on Dec 3, 2020 10:58:09 GMT -5
Thanks for taking the time to play it and a huge thanks for the detailed insight. This is my first course submitted so all the feed back is greatly appreciated. The greens, elevation change, and the wind def are what helps make this course play difficult. If you get on the wrong side of the wind, some of the holes can be extremely difficult. For hole 16 specifically, tee shot obviously needs to be in the fairway for best results but even if you miss slightly or have a wind that does not allow to play the 2nd shot to the top tier, I would play it as far up the right side as possible.. From there, you should have anywhere from a wedge to an 8 iron in depending on the wind. It does play significantly uphill from there but I believe not unfairly.
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