rich68
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Post by rich68 on Dec 3, 2020 17:54:17 GMT -5
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Post by volinvietnam on Dec 4, 2020 7:53:15 GMT -5
If a place this nice existed in real life....I might have to just take a visit...
Water....How I loathe thee...However, I must say, it was well used on this course.
Notable holes:
Hole 1: The first thing that jumps out to you will be the crazy aesthetics of the fairway; you personally get my award for "the most eye catching fairway on the first tee." You have two options: A long drive down the left hand side or hit a shorter drive on the right, which is a better shot, will be dependent on pin location. I took the option on right, (the pin was closer to the bottom part of the green). Walked away with a birdie.
Hole 2: You will start off with a crazy tee shot because of the trees blocking your drive; you must fade/ draw to be successful, otherwise the tree will eat your ball.
Hole 4: The fairway is forked. With right wind conditions you could play the ball up on to the left side, which sits up a bit further towards the green, than on the right. If you hit it on the right side, you might have to contend with some trees blocking your sight of the pin; luckily the fairway is connected in the middle, so it might be best just to hit it down the middle, between the two, the best you can. On the second shot, you'll be tempted to go for the green, but use some discretion and just hit your hybrid or wood. From there you'll have an easy pitch and will most likely get birdie if you strike it close.
Hole 10: This split fairway gives meaning to the words "Safe" and "Risky." Along the right side you will have a snaking, narrow fairway which will not give you much room for error. The second shot, however, would give you a clear shot at the green with water only in play if you hit it too long. The left side of the fairway has quite a large reception area for your tee shot, but requires a fade or draw The following shot will require a draw, to get around the huge tree staring at you smack dab down the center. Land it well on the green and the most you'll have is a 2 putt for par.
Hole 17: Decisions, decisions...With the right wind conditions you can easily reach the left fairway that sits a bit further up than the one on the bottom right. If you hit towards the right, you will have to line up your shot with some accuracy, because you will have an iron wall of trees. Luckily for me, the wind allowed me to play to the left and I was able to get on the green with little trouble, and I got my par.
Hole 18: I'll call this one the "Double Drive," because that's how long the hole feels. The fairway gets narrower and narrower the closer it gets to the hole, making a two shot on the green doable, but treacherous; if you feel keen enough to go for it, you will have water waiting to greet you, on three sides. I went for it and failed miserably. I also didn't end up not getting much of a drop, and might have just been better off replaying my shot from where I took the second stroke, but alas I was greedy; hola agua, otra vez.....If I were to hit it shorter on my second, I would have walked away with par (minimum). Please learn from my mistake.
Overall, interesting layout. I really enjoyed the fairways on this course. The trees were an added joy, and frustration, depending on the hole. I really wish I could of hacked at some of those trees to get a clearer shot at the hole....Maybe that new hockey stick putter will do the trick?
A nice change of pace from the course I'm playing in career mode. Keep up the good work.
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rich68
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Post by rich68 on Dec 4, 2020 13:58:30 GMT -5
Thanks for the detailed review, Volinvietnam. The fairway on 2 is sloped pretty good, I find the best is to hit the edge of the right rough and maybe bounce down onto fairway. Going down the right side on 10 is tough but just get a 3 wood under that tree and your set up. Sorry about the drop area on 18, I had some extended land down the left side but I removed it and completely forgot about the drop area. My bad. Thanks for the round and feedback. Take care.
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Post by smudge22 on Dec 5, 2020 5:38:56 GMT -5
Rich always makes really fun and beautiful courses and this is no exception.
There's plenty of chances but plenty of danger too. It all depends how much you want to take on.
Really highly recommended.
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Post by meyo on Dec 5, 2020 6:14:28 GMT -5
Interesting bold layout Rich, every Tee shot had my attention. Nice job
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2020 10:33:10 GMT -5
I've been trying to keep up with the contest courses being released. So this course kinda slipped under my radar. The screenshots look fantastic, and I really like the amount of time you spent on detail object placement. I have it on my list to play later. Good job!
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rich68
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Post by rich68 on Dec 5, 2020 11:26:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words, guys. Hey Meyo & Smudge,.. I'm still waiting for your next releases. Anything in the works? Babybull -Thanks for adding Tolima to your long to-do play list. I've already had Lake Lyla and Toby's Rock on schedule in society and I'm going to check out Cape Ari this weekend and get it scheduled as well. Thanks again
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Post by meyo on Dec 5, 2020 12:45:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words, guys. Hey Meyo & Smudge,.. I'm still waiting for your next releases. Anything in the works? Babybull -Thanks for adding Tolima to your long to-do play list. I've already had Lake Lyla and Toby's Rock on schedule in society and I'm going to check out Cape Ari this weekend and get it scheduled as well. Thanks again ETA sometime before the release of the new game hopefully
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