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Post by pleatedpants on Jan 1, 2021 19:00:35 GMT -5
I really enjoyed playing this last night. Well done. Has a unique feel to it.
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Post by tpetro on Jan 1, 2021 19:38:42 GMT -5
There’s definitely some sort of code going on with your signs and I cannot figure it out for the life of me
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Post by Andy Meade on Jan 1, 2021 20:31:58 GMT -5
I played my round tonight. I really enjoyed the course. Played the red tees in fairly high winds but could only manage -3.
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Post by Q on Jan 1, 2021 21:21:40 GMT -5
There’s definitely some sort of code going on with your signs and I cannot figure it out for the life of me An ARG in a golf course? no way he'd do that.... |
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Post by 15eicheltower9 on Jan 1, 2021 22:17:18 GMT -5
Great course my friend! I played red tees pin 3 with everything else default and shot -5 with an eagle on 18. I'm still trying to figure out if there is some sort of code with all of the numbers placed on the doors and around the course. Cool little easter eggs   Check the keypad on your phone. |
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Post by statelyowl on Jan 1, 2021 22:42:46 GMT -5
What a joy to play, the shot value and the hole design are dialed in tight, while the nuance in the visuals and details is top notch.
Would play this many times and never be unhappy about it!
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Post by aeastwood54 on Jan 2, 2021 2:16:35 GMT -5
Welcome to Asylum
Thanks to jayraygun for the excellent logo!Asylum is my Second Course and is a formation of a thought experiment of "What if Sheep Ranch and Pacific Grove's Back 9 had a mountainous baby?"
6 holes of this course (7,13,15-18) won Design League Contest #4 which you can blame for me snagging a spot in WCOD.
This course has wide fairways but do not be fooled, it is a hard test that punishes errant shots harshly while still remaining scoreable and rewarding for hitting good ones.
For the Platinum experience and more realistic weather conditions try Red Tees on Pin 2 with 187(Very Fast) greens with very firm conditions and harsh winds, as any wind greatly increases this course's difficulty.
For an Easier experience Try Green Tees Default Pin 3.
Similar to Pacific Grove, this course uses partial blindness to hide optimal shots and to punish bad ones. You will always see the fairway and a safe landing zone, but throughout the round you can take more, blind and aggressive lines which will put you into a much better position on the approach shot while punishing you with blindness for a miss. This course uses subtle (and some obvious) nods towards template hole design and is extremely tightly routed.
This extensively uses Hyper-planting and very minimally uses tee manipulation (saving some new secret tech for my WCOD course!) Thanks to Crazycanuck1985 b101 and mattf27 for you techniques, strategy ideas and videos which helped me improve from The Bohemian Club and make a big leap towards hopefully being competitive against all of you for WCOD. There is no way my 2nd course would look this good without those streams and videos. Thanks to tpetro and TannerBronson for hosting the Design League, it definitely pushed me to improve and hopefully the full 18 version of the course wont disappoint! This whole community has been very helpful and welcoming to me who's only been around here for 5 months, without you guys giving feedback and motivation I don't think I would enjoy this as much as I currently do. Now to try to make you guys proud in WCOD (and kick your butts) Hole 12
 Just south of the Monterey Peninsula in Big Sur lies a strange place with a stranger history. Started by a group known simply as the A.R.E (Association for Research and Enlightenment), a private camp was made as an escape from the rest of the world, an "Asylum" . Attempt, if you dare, to make the hermitage out here to play one of the world's most private clubs on a course difficult enough to drive you insane. The old compounds and the defunct lighthouse are visible from almost every green. Something more sinister seems to be afoot ...The Devil is in the Details...
Hole 13/16 Double Green
Hole 5 Tee Shot overlooking Hole 4 Green
Hole 9 Green
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Post by FriendOfBillUU on Jan 2, 2021 12:57:32 GMT -5
With how many courses get submitted, I rarely come across one that remind of another in anyway. This course is so unique it took a few holes just to get used to the look. That’s a good thing. Played nicely too. Well done.
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Post by mctrees02 on Jan 2, 2021 18:22:00 GMT -5
I've probably played the back nine at Pacific Grove 30-40 times one the past decade and, while you did a great job with the wide fairways that play narrow and semi-blind tee shots that evoke PG...it was these patches of grass alongside the first green that made me stop to take a picture because they give just the right unkempt, slightly rugged, on a budget look one finds on the edge of PG's playing surfaces.  |
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Post by odi187 on Jan 2, 2021 18:30:24 GMT -5
Q man this course was amazing.
great to see you got into wcd
keep them coming
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Post by Q on Jan 2, 2021 18:59:19 GMT -5
I've probably played the back nine at Pacific Grove 30-40 times one the past decade and, while you did a great job with the wide fairways that play narrow and semi-blind tee shots that evoke PG...it was these patches of grass alongside the first green that made me stop to take a picture because they give just the right unkempt, slightly rugged, on a budget look one finds on the edge of PG's playing surfaces. We might have run into eachother without knowing it then! I've played it around 20 or so times over the years, used to drive down from Santa cruz |
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Post by virtualgolfer65 on Jan 2, 2021 19:19:39 GMT -5
I “love” this and wonder if the resident’s who left it was named James F? 🤔😏 Great course my friend! I played red tees pin 3 with everything else default and shot -5 with an eagle on 18. I'm still trying to figure out if there is some sort of code with all of the numbers placed on the doors and around the course. Cool little easter eggs |
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Post by mctrees02 on Jan 2, 2021 21:19:13 GMT -5
I've probably played the back nine at Pacific Grove 30-40 times one the past decade and, while you did a great job with the wide fairways that play narrow and semi-blind tee shots that evoke PG...it was these patches of grass alongside the first green that made me stop to take a picture because they give just the right unkempt, slightly rugged, on a budget look one finds on the edge of PG's playing surfaces. We might have run into eachother without knowing it then! I've played it around 20 or so times over the years, used to drive down from Santa cruz you can usually find me out there most days before sunrise one week in July or August. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2021 11:32:42 GMT -5
All these numbers make it seem like an episode of “Lost.” 😉
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Post by Q on Jan 3, 2021 12:11:34 GMT -5
All these numbers make it seem like an episode of “Lost.” 😉 I'll just come out with it, there are 3 codes, each use a different system, it just says "love you guys" if you put them together! Lighthouse (love) halfway house (you) clubhouse/van (guys). I won't speak of what's up the road however |
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