Post by cer1949 on Jul 9, 2022 13:02:05 GMT -5
General Description
Isla Montanosa (“mountainous island”) is a fictional golf resort set in the Caribbean. To visit requires that one travel a few hours by sea, but it is only a short hop by air. Isla Montanosa is an exclusive resort that caters primarily to golfers, but it does offer a swimming center and three tennis courts for its non-golfing visitors. Sailing, snorkeling, yacht cruising and helicopter touring are also available. To ensure a quality golfing experience, the resort limits tee times to 12 each day, each on the half hour beginning at 8:30 am. So daily play is limited to a maximum of 48 golfers. The resort remains booked year-round with a waiting list.
The three-tiered Spanish Falls located behind the 13th green is one of the most photographed sites in the Caribbean.
The golf course has five sets of tees to provide each golfer with a golfing challenge that fits his or her ability. From the back tees, the course plays 7,448 yards. From the front tees, the course plays 5,975 yards.
The island is characterized by a rocky coastline with severe cliffs. The most prominent feature of the island is its volcanic mountain which has long been inactive. Holes 1-5 and Holes 15-18 play next to the sea and are relatively flat. However, when the course turns toward the mountain, elevation begins to make its presence known. Holes 7, 8 and 11-13, which play next to the mountain, contain the most significant elevation changes. No carts are used for golf play. Because the course is walking only, a golfer must be in reasonably good condition to navigate the course. The tees for the 11th hole are carved out of the side of the mountain, so a short but steep climb from the 10th green to the 11th tee is required.
Notes
Out of bounds are present on approximately half the holes. Out of bounds areas are marked by wooden stakes which I manually placed. During playtesting, I intentionally hit some shots into steep drop-offs and other difficult locations some of which are essentially unplayable. It would be better to receive an OB penalty in these areas than to take multiple strokes that don’t advance the ball very far. I also discovered that shots hit into water sometimes crossed rocky areas situated in the water and the game offered a drop in these places which, in some instances resulted in a worse position than replaying from the original spot. The game provides an option to replay a ball hit into a hazard from the same spot instead of taking the drop, but there is of course a distance penalty if one replays from the same spot. To avoid the possibility that someone might opt to take the drop and not be able to make it back across the water or extract themselves from a difficult spot, I elected to paint all these areas as out of bounds. So now, if you hit into an unplayable area or into water, the game may offer a drop in these areas but will not allow the drop to occur because the game won’t permit a drop into an OB area. Other designers may have already figured this out, but it was my first time to face this problem. And the solution seems to work well.
Scorecard
Back Nine
Front Nine
Hole 1
Hole 11
Spanish Falls
Swimming Center
Isla Montanosa (“mountainous island”) is a fictional golf resort set in the Caribbean. To visit requires that one travel a few hours by sea, but it is only a short hop by air. Isla Montanosa is an exclusive resort that caters primarily to golfers, but it does offer a swimming center and three tennis courts for its non-golfing visitors. Sailing, snorkeling, yacht cruising and helicopter touring are also available. To ensure a quality golfing experience, the resort limits tee times to 12 each day, each on the half hour beginning at 8:30 am. So daily play is limited to a maximum of 48 golfers. The resort remains booked year-round with a waiting list.
The three-tiered Spanish Falls located behind the 13th green is one of the most photographed sites in the Caribbean.
The golf course has five sets of tees to provide each golfer with a golfing challenge that fits his or her ability. From the back tees, the course plays 7,448 yards. From the front tees, the course plays 5,975 yards.
The island is characterized by a rocky coastline with severe cliffs. The most prominent feature of the island is its volcanic mountain which has long been inactive. Holes 1-5 and Holes 15-18 play next to the sea and are relatively flat. However, when the course turns toward the mountain, elevation begins to make its presence known. Holes 7, 8 and 11-13, which play next to the mountain, contain the most significant elevation changes. No carts are used for golf play. Because the course is walking only, a golfer must be in reasonably good condition to navigate the course. The tees for the 11th hole are carved out of the side of the mountain, so a short but steep climb from the 10th green to the 11th tee is required.
Notes
Out of bounds are present on approximately half the holes. Out of bounds areas are marked by wooden stakes which I manually placed. During playtesting, I intentionally hit some shots into steep drop-offs and other difficult locations some of which are essentially unplayable. It would be better to receive an OB penalty in these areas than to take multiple strokes that don’t advance the ball very far. I also discovered that shots hit into water sometimes crossed rocky areas situated in the water and the game offered a drop in these places which, in some instances resulted in a worse position than replaying from the original spot. The game provides an option to replay a ball hit into a hazard from the same spot instead of taking the drop, but there is of course a distance penalty if one replays from the same spot. To avoid the possibility that someone might opt to take the drop and not be able to make it back across the water or extract themselves from a difficult spot, I elected to paint all these areas as out of bounds. So now, if you hit into an unplayable area or into water, the game may offer a drop in these areas but will not allow the drop to occur because the game won’t permit a drop into an OB area. Other designers may have already figured this out, but it was my first time to face this problem. And the solution seems to work well.
Scorecard
Back Nine
Front Nine
Hole 1
Hole 11
Spanish Falls
Swimming Center
