Post by cambuehl on May 18, 2024 17:35:17 GMT -5
Recently took a spin on one of my early courses, Adelante. It was designed as an old-school kind of course, with some touches of Riviera, Bel Air, and some Raynor side-quests. My reaction was a resounding yikes: harsh sculpting, overly demanding, claustrophobic, and unrealistic. But there was also a lot of, "this is so-close to being something cool"..... There were good bones, a lot of variety, fun quirks, the inkling of an atmosphere, and a ton of opportunities.... most of which were missed.
So, in the vein of a Golden Age course that had been eroded by poorly conceived renovations in the 70s and 80s, I've been "restoring" Adelante over the past few months. The routing remains, more or less, and the bones of most of the original holes and scorecard are there, but the sculpting, bunkering, play-ability, and cross-course views have been rethought. Only three of the holes could really be called "new" - it's been fun to work with the constraints and dive deep on fine-tuning. I think it's coming around.
So, in the vein of a Golden Age course that had been eroded by poorly conceived renovations in the 70s and 80s, I've been "restoring" Adelante over the past few months. The routing remains, more or less, and the bones of most of the original holes and scorecard are there, but the sculpting, bunkering, play-ability, and cross-course views have been rethought. Only three of the holes could really be called "new" - it's been fun to work with the constraints and dive deep on fine-tuning. I think it's coming around.
