New C.B. MacDonald-inspired Course Coming Soon...
Jun 30, 2024 22:01:10 GMT -5
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Post by Jeb_LaZagna on Jun 30, 2024 22:01:10 GMT -5
Calling all the golf architecture nerds!!! Boy, do I have a course for you!
I've been very quiet on this forum for the past year or so - mostly due to life events - but that doesn't mean I haven't been designing. I've had this bad boy in the "Unpublished Courses" Tab for well over a year now and I suppose finally posting this is my motivation to finish the job!
Below are a few screenshots from Suffolk County Golf Links, my take on the legendary work of Charles Blair MacDonald and Seth Raynor. Much of the work is inspired by National Golf Links and the Lido, but in staying true to their design philosophies, the course does feature some original hole designs and great care has been taken to apply the various ideal holes in the best ways possible. Even if you're not a huge fan of "template holes" or Golden Age Architecture, this course is a blast to play. One of the reasons it's taken so long to complete is I find myself just playing it over and over and over again (and the bunker shaping takes forever, and I hate planting, and I hate designing clubhouse areas, and I never stop tinkering with areas I've finished, and on and on and on).
Without a doubt this has been the most fun I've had designing and it's by far the best course I've ever done. I hope to have it finished in the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you have any questions about it or have any ideas for what to do after this course, I'm all ears.
The par-3 5th hole - "Redan" (reversed).
Approach into the long par-4 13th hole - "Road". I made it a point of emphasis to make this rendition of the road hole as menacing as the original at St. Andrews.
Aerial view of the far end of the property, which sees the front and back nines converge as they turn back toward the clubhouse.
The par-4 7th - "Double Plateau". It's named for the double plateau concept, but this hole ended up being a conglomerate of the road, double plateau, maiden, and biarritz template all rolled into one. I've not seen anything quite like it anywhere.
Aerial view of the routing with holes marked. Even before I decided to go the MacDonald route, I knew I wanted a golden age course with a tight routing.
I've been very quiet on this forum for the past year or so - mostly due to life events - but that doesn't mean I haven't been designing. I've had this bad boy in the "Unpublished Courses" Tab for well over a year now and I suppose finally posting this is my motivation to finish the job!
Below are a few screenshots from Suffolk County Golf Links, my take on the legendary work of Charles Blair MacDonald and Seth Raynor. Much of the work is inspired by National Golf Links and the Lido, but in staying true to their design philosophies, the course does feature some original hole designs and great care has been taken to apply the various ideal holes in the best ways possible. Even if you're not a huge fan of "template holes" or Golden Age Architecture, this course is a blast to play. One of the reasons it's taken so long to complete is I find myself just playing it over and over and over again (and the bunker shaping takes forever, and I hate planting, and I hate designing clubhouse areas, and I never stop tinkering with areas I've finished, and on and on and on).
Without a doubt this has been the most fun I've had designing and it's by far the best course I've ever done. I hope to have it finished in the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you have any questions about it or have any ideas for what to do after this course, I'm all ears.
The par-3 5th hole - "Redan" (reversed).
Approach into the long par-4 13th hole - "Road". I made it a point of emphasis to make this rendition of the road hole as menacing as the original at St. Andrews.
Aerial view of the far end of the property, which sees the front and back nines converge as they turn back toward the clubhouse.
The par-4 7th - "Double Plateau". It's named for the double plateau concept, but this hole ended up being a conglomerate of the road, double plateau, maiden, and biarritz template all rolled into one. I've not seen anything quite like it anywhere.
Aerial view of the routing with holes marked. Even before I decided to go the MacDonald route, I knew I wanted a golden age course with a tight routing.