Post by sroel908 on Jan 20, 2021 22:50:15 GMT -5
I like the look of this one...hope to give this a play tonight!
Edit: finished my playthrough...black tees, pin set 1, default conditions and settings. I shot a 10-under 61.
Also, I used this website as a guide, assuming the Frisco Lakes Golf Club in Frisco, TX is the real course you've re-created: myavidgolfer.com/frisco-lakes-golf-club-local-gauge-game/
I loved the detail here around the course and in the environment. The neighborhood looks well done and it certainly feels like you're playing a course in a golf community. The layout is interesting and seems it carried over well from real life into 2K21. I love courses that make it feel like you can picture playing it in real life, and this fits that bill for me.
While I thought the fairway width was not an issue, I do think blind shots were in a few spots - especially on the front 9. Hole No. 5, a par-3, was the biggest offender of this. If you don't use scout cam, there's no way to see any of the green. All you see from the tee were shrubs in front of you. The site above says there are reeds and streams in front of the green, but in the game it just seems like a bunch of bushes and shrubs that block the view of the putting surface. Here's the view in game:
There were a few other holes in which the fairway was not at all or was just barely visible from the tee, as it was completely blocked by trees and bushes. Just something to note, as these are things that can get you dinged when trying to get your courses accepted into the TGCT database, if that's your goal (it's happened to me on a few occasions, so I know from experience!).
Another issue I saw is that, according to that website above, hole No. 18 should be a 537 yard par-5. In game, it's a 536 yard, par-4 from the tips. Thus, in -game, it's a par-71 course, but in real life, it's a par-72.
That said, I really enjoyed holes 7 and 8, around the water. And again, the off-course houses and details were great - they added to the real-life feel of the course. This was a fun track to play, and I think you did a fine job!
Edit: finished my playthrough...black tees, pin set 1, default conditions and settings. I shot a 10-under 61.
Also, I used this website as a guide, assuming the Frisco Lakes Golf Club in Frisco, TX is the real course you've re-created: myavidgolfer.com/frisco-lakes-golf-club-local-gauge-game/
I loved the detail here around the course and in the environment. The neighborhood looks well done and it certainly feels like you're playing a course in a golf community. The layout is interesting and seems it carried over well from real life into 2K21. I love courses that make it feel like you can picture playing it in real life, and this fits that bill for me.
While I thought the fairway width was not an issue, I do think blind shots were in a few spots - especially on the front 9. Hole No. 5, a par-3, was the biggest offender of this. If you don't use scout cam, there's no way to see any of the green. All you see from the tee were shrubs in front of you. The site above says there are reeds and streams in front of the green, but in the game it just seems like a bunch of bushes and shrubs that block the view of the putting surface. Here's the view in game:
There were a few other holes in which the fairway was not at all or was just barely visible from the tee, as it was completely blocked by trees and bushes. Just something to note, as these are things that can get you dinged when trying to get your courses accepted into the TGCT database, if that's your goal (it's happened to me on a few occasions, so I know from experience!).
Another issue I saw is that, according to that website above, hole No. 18 should be a 537 yard par-5. In game, it's a 536 yard, par-4 from the tips. Thus, in -game, it's a par-71 course, but in real life, it's a par-72.
That said, I really enjoyed holes 7 and 8, around the water. And again, the off-course houses and details were great - they added to the real-life feel of the course. This was a fun track to play, and I think you did a fine job!