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Post by PicnicGuy / BobalooNOLA on Jun 14, 2021 9:39:29 GMT -5
A 'steppe' themed southwestern course, the tight routing is lifted from the now-defunct Bluebonnet Hills in Austin, TX, USA and set in a rugged area of small hills & gullys. Saguaro, prickly pear & barrel cacti, kashmir elms, small oaks & 'tropical trees' scattered about, with colorful desert wildflowers here & there.
Fictionally it's 'attached' to the casino/hotel and is where the high-rollers come to settle things. If you are on a system that can check out the surroundings, there's a few things to see - tennis courts, a beach club with floatplane dock (none too detailed, I admit). It only ever hosts one match at a time, so we aren't worried about the sensitive landscape getting abused, and the staff can hand water things that really shouldn't grow out there (he-he)
It plays at 6900 yds, par 71 - the forward tees are mainly for show, TBH. Par 4s are all pretty short, so pack your best wedges - greens are fair but not easy at higher speeds. Risk/reward holes and pin locations come & go, with 14-18 making for a nice varied homestretch. After 3 years XBoxing, I made the switch to PS4 for social reasons, and this is my first creation as 'PicnicGuy' (playing with an anagram of my last name). Not so sure if this one is database material ... lots of rocks that could come into play, and that makes for unfair tourney conditions. What do y'all think ?
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Post by sroel908 on Jun 16, 2021 23:32:02 GMT -5
Just finished a round here tonight...as I just completed a course in the Steppe theme as well, I enjoyed your take on it, too. Fun track and very enjoyable. Nice work.
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