A Greek Tragedy by Celtic Wolf
Mar 29, 2021 0:15:51 GMT -5
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Mar 29, 2021 0:15:51 GMT -5
Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilisation and home to Western democracy, philosophy, literature and the Olympic Games. The country started off as a group of independent states before being united in to what forms most of modern day Greece.
I decided early on that I wanted to go for a hilly coastal plot with views of the Mediterranean Sea and a town by the coast. I opted to use the tropical theme as it more suited to the light coloured coastal terrain and when sculpted correctly can provide more rocky looking hills.
Routing was problematic at first as I was looking to take full advantage of the hills to create a more challenging course. I started on the back 9 which works it's way along the coast towards the town.
The elevations come into play on the short uphill par 4 14th hole.
Currently the 15th and 16th holes share the same wide fairway but I'm still pondering whether to separate them.
Thanks to it's long history and mythology i have a good choice of material to name the course and may go for something that's suitable for both project and location.
I decided early on that I wanted to go for a hilly coastal plot with views of the Mediterranean Sea and a town by the coast. I opted to use the tropical theme as it more suited to the light coloured coastal terrain and when sculpted correctly can provide more rocky looking hills.
Routing was problematic at first as I was looking to take full advantage of the hills to create a more challenging course. I started on the back 9 which works it's way along the coast towards the town.
The elevations come into play on the short uphill par 4 14th hole.
Currently the 15th and 16th holes share the same wide fairway but I'm still pondering whether to separate them.
Thanks to it's long history and mythology i have a good choice of material to name the course and may go for something that's suitable for both project and location.
I posted the above pic on Reddit which got the response of "does the lighthouse have to be on every user designed course?" I know it can be quite clichéd to include a lighthouse on a coastal course, but in my defence the ancient Greeks have a good claim for building the first ever lighthouse. It's also easier to include a lighthouse than an Acropolis style structure to get that feel of Greece. Although I might see if I can rustle up something like the one below so it's a bit different.
I had to at least try get a lighthouse similar to the one in the post above, I'm hoping it'll take the focus off the dodgy course 😂.
