Charleston Muni Redesign - RCR
Mar 22, 2021 16:57:45 GMT -5
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Post by sroel908 on Mar 22, 2021 16:57:45 GMT -5
Hi all,
I am here to share with you my real-course recreation of the Charleston Municipal Golf Course, which is known to locals as simply, "The Muni". I have been working on this course for a while now, and was anticipating a trip to Charleston, SC to have happened at this point. I was hopeful to have actually played the Muni in reality, which in turn would have allowed me to really nail the look and feel of the course.
However, my grandfather passed away just over a week ago, and my trip to Charleston had to be pushed back to later this year.
Before I go any further, I wanted to offer a special shoutout to lucheyschoe for offering to take a bunch of photos and send them to me after he made the trip to Charleston later this month. It was a very generous offer, and was much appreciated.
That said, I am a bit out of energy due to recent events, and don't really have a lot of desire to jump back into the designer and make changes in the future. Instead, I feel like I'm at the point that I just want to share the course with you all, and let you get after it as it stands.
So here she is, the Charleston Muni Redesign...
For more detail about the course, read my blog post on the Muni here. The post also contains hole-by-hole descriptions and diagrams, offers more images of the course in-game, and has links to other sites that provide plenty more info about the Muni.
Here's the history of the course, thanks to the "Friends of the Muni" non-profit group website:
"The Charleston Municipal Golf Course was built on James Island beside the savannas of the Stono River and adjoining a part of the historic Riverland Terrace neighborhood. Referred to early on (and still by some old-timers) as Jenkins Links, it is affectionately known today as “The Muni.” The elegant course opened in 1929 on 120 acres of land generously given to the City in 1927 by C. Bissell Jenkins with a stipulation that it be used only a as a municipal golf course...
"Today nearly 90 years later The Muni hosts over 55,000 rounds yearly for men and women, boys and girls, residents and tourists--- all sharing a passion for the game of golf and the company of friendly people. It is to preserve and enhance this treasure that an ambitious renovation was planned for 2019-2020, its first in almost 60 years of absorbing weather and enthusiastic play."
The course redesign project started in January of 2020, ending later that year in December. The redesign added various template holes. These holes were inspired by the work of Seth Raynor, which can be found at a couple private clubs in and around Charleston. The redesign also helped to protect the course from the floods that ravage the back nine, as many of the holes in that stretch sit along the Stono River. The 2020 redesign was the work of Troy Miller.
Here's a look at some of the Muni's template holes:
Hole 1 - Double Plateau
Hole 5 - Switchback
Hole 6 - Punchbowl
Hole 7 - Knoll
Hole 8 - Biarritz
Hole 9 - Alps
Hole 11 - Redan
Hole 12 - Cape
Hole 13 - Road
Hole 14 - Short
Hole 15 - Maiden
Hole 16 - Hogsback
Hole 17 - Leven
Please note that I did have to take some liberties with the layout, so my replica of the Muni will not be exactly the same as the real-life one (for example, I don't have the road in place that runs between the 17th green and 18th tee - I flat ran out of room. I also know the descriptions say that the second green is the smallest green on the course - in my RCR, that is not the case). But I feel it’s pretty close, and captures the essence of what the Muni is all about.
I am looking forward to playing the Muni in reality later this year, but for now, the virtual version will have to do.
Lastly, my recreation of the Muni is dedicated to my late Grandpa Lawrence, who always taught me that it's important to have fun in all you do, and to always keep a smile on your face. Na zdrowie, Grandpa, until we meet again!
So, head on over to the first tee...and, as they say at the Muni, "Fore, y'all!"
I am here to share with you my real-course recreation of the Charleston Municipal Golf Course, which is known to locals as simply, "The Muni". I have been working on this course for a while now, and was anticipating a trip to Charleston, SC to have happened at this point. I was hopeful to have actually played the Muni in reality, which in turn would have allowed me to really nail the look and feel of the course.
However, my grandfather passed away just over a week ago, and my trip to Charleston had to be pushed back to later this year.
Before I go any further, I wanted to offer a special shoutout to lucheyschoe for offering to take a bunch of photos and send them to me after he made the trip to Charleston later this month. It was a very generous offer, and was much appreciated.
That said, I am a bit out of energy due to recent events, and don't really have a lot of desire to jump back into the designer and make changes in the future. Instead, I feel like I'm at the point that I just want to share the course with you all, and let you get after it as it stands.
So here she is, the Charleston Muni Redesign...
Par 72
Yardage:
Blue - 6585
White - 6090
Gold - 5395
Red - 4595
Yardage:
Blue - 6585
White - 6090
Gold - 5395
Red - 4595
For more detail about the course, read my blog post on the Muni here. The post also contains hole-by-hole descriptions and diagrams, offers more images of the course in-game, and has links to other sites that provide plenty more info about the Muni.
Here's the history of the course, thanks to the "Friends of the Muni" non-profit group website:
"The Charleston Municipal Golf Course was built on James Island beside the savannas of the Stono River and adjoining a part of the historic Riverland Terrace neighborhood. Referred to early on (and still by some old-timers) as Jenkins Links, it is affectionately known today as “The Muni.” The elegant course opened in 1929 on 120 acres of land generously given to the City in 1927 by C. Bissell Jenkins with a stipulation that it be used only a as a municipal golf course...
"Today nearly 90 years later The Muni hosts over 55,000 rounds yearly for men and women, boys and girls, residents and tourists--- all sharing a passion for the game of golf and the company of friendly people. It is to preserve and enhance this treasure that an ambitious renovation was planned for 2019-2020, its first in almost 60 years of absorbing weather and enthusiastic play."
The course redesign project started in January of 2020, ending later that year in December. The redesign added various template holes. These holes were inspired by the work of Seth Raynor, which can be found at a couple private clubs in and around Charleston. The redesign also helped to protect the course from the floods that ravage the back nine, as many of the holes in that stretch sit along the Stono River. The 2020 redesign was the work of Troy Miller.
Here's a look at some of the Muni's template holes:
Hole 1 - Double Plateau
Hole 5 - Switchback
Hole 6 - Punchbowl
Hole 7 - Knoll
Hole 8 - Biarritz
Hole 9 - Alps
Hole 11 - Redan
Hole 12 - Cape
Hole 13 - Road
Hole 14 - Short
Hole 15 - Maiden
Hole 16 - Hogsback
Hole 17 - Leven
Please note that I did have to take some liberties with the layout, so my replica of the Muni will not be exactly the same as the real-life one (for example, I don't have the road in place that runs between the 17th green and 18th tee - I flat ran out of room. I also know the descriptions say that the second green is the smallest green on the course - in my RCR, that is not the case). But I feel it’s pretty close, and captures the essence of what the Muni is all about.
I am looking forward to playing the Muni in reality later this year, but for now, the virtual version will have to do.
Lastly, my recreation of the Muni is dedicated to my late Grandpa Lawrence, who always taught me that it's important to have fun in all you do, and to always keep a smile on your face. Na zdrowie, Grandpa, until we meet again!
So, head on over to the first tee...and, as they say at the Muni, "Fore, y'all!"