Chuysky Trakt (Now in PGA2k23)
Jun 16, 2021 2:36:18 GMT -5
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Post by Q on Jun 16, 2021 2:36:18 GMT -5
Чуйский тракт
Tucked away between Kazakhstan and Mongolia lies the Altai Republic, an unusual autonomous zone of Russia.
Known for it's gorgeous yellow trees in a unique Alpine Steppe environment, this cold, rocky and unforgiving terrain doesn't lend itself well to a golf course.
On top of that, Russia historically has not been keen on golf (something...something...bourgeoisie capitalist...something...something)
However, in recent years, Altai has been experiencing a tourism boom due to its amazing landscapes for the outdoorsy types, and Russia has now a fast growing list of high quality golf courses being built.
Rotting away off the Chuya River lay a long since abandoned USSR military outpost, little is known about what its purpose was. Hoping to attract more tourists to the area, a golf course was commissioned to be built on the site with the base being repurposed into a resort. Considering at the time there was little golf equipment or terrain movement equipment available to the locals, hundreds of gulag "volunteers" were bussed into the region to dig out the course by shovel.
The quality of the result of these endeavors I'll leave up to you to to decide.
Commonly the course plays with westerly winds and dries out to the point where very firm can barely describe how rock hard the surfaces play.
However in Spring when the course freshly opens, the course is still soft from the snow and gently greets players with a friendly easterly wind.
We recommend Springtime to visit for the amateur golfer while the more avid golfer can expect a challenge in the summer into the fall.
Default Time of Day and weather is the course in Spring or Autumn, For summer weather try Dawn/ Clear.
Tucked away between Kazakhstan and Mongolia lies the Altai Republic, an unusual autonomous zone of Russia.
Known for it's gorgeous yellow trees in a unique Alpine Steppe environment, this cold, rocky and unforgiving terrain doesn't lend itself well to a golf course.
On top of that, Russia historically has not been keen on golf (something...something...bourgeoisie capitalist...something...something)
However, in recent years, Altai has been experiencing a tourism boom due to its amazing landscapes for the outdoorsy types, and Russia has now a fast growing list of high quality golf courses being built.
Rotting away off the Chuya River lay a long since abandoned USSR military outpost, little is known about what its purpose was. Hoping to attract more tourists to the area, a golf course was commissioned to be built on the site with the base being repurposed into a resort. Considering at the time there was little golf equipment or terrain movement equipment available to the locals, hundreds of gulag "volunteers" were bussed into the region to dig out the course by shovel.
The quality of the result of these endeavors I'll leave up to you to to decide.
Commonly the course plays with westerly winds and dries out to the point where very firm can barely describe how rock hard the surfaces play.
However in Spring when the course freshly opens, the course is still soft from the snow and gently greets players with a friendly easterly wind.
We recommend Springtime to visit for the amateur golfer while the more avid golfer can expect a challenge in the summer into the fall.
Default Time of Day and weather is the course in Spring or Autumn, For summer weather try Dawn/ Clear.
