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Post by williamhotel on Mar 3, 2016 11:36:13 GMT -5
Trinity Hils Club - Not Approved This course features some of the more typical elements of an autogenerated course. Fairways placed straight on the terrain, with no rough around them, which looks bad, unnatural, and impossible slopes: ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ccosxp7W4AAriUn.jpg:large) Don't hit it short!
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Post by pablo on Mar 3, 2016 11:46:57 GMT -5
I did hit it short. At least there is out of bounds...
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Post by pablo on Mar 3, 2016 11:57:40 GMT -5
Kokanee Springs B.C. - Not Approved
This course features some interesting ideas, but the terrain work is not deep enough to make the course play smooth. The elevations are very "rudimentary", they lack any kind of subtlety and smoothness. The bunkers, in the other hand, in most of the cases simply look flat, they're placed anywhere, surrounded by various cuts of rough (or the base terrain). With some more work in the details, this course could be really interesting, but it's missing just the last touches to make it more enjoyable.
Anyway, this is a nice effort
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Post by pablo on Mar 11, 2016 14:05:40 GMT -5
Augusta Masters Golf - Not Approved First of all, this is your course and if you want to call it "Augusta Masters", I'm ok with that. At least if what you are doing looks like something to the real Augusta. But that's not the case here, this has nothing to do with Augusta. But that's not the reason for the rejection of the course. I've rejected the course because basically, this is an auto-gen product. With some touches of decoration, ok, but auto-gen. If you want to make nice looking courses, in the GNCD first of all, reduce the number of holes to 0. That will give you total freedom to place the holes wherever you want, and giving them the length you want. After that, I suggest you go to map (or plan - I have the spanish version, and I don't know how the sections are called in other languages) and from there reduce fairway, rough, heavy rough and green to zero. After that you will have only the tees and a smallish green. Then draw all the shapes you want with the different brushes, you'll see how the results are incredibly better. Also there are a couple of things that you should try to avoid. Most important is removing the mounds sitting in front of the tees that block the view: ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdSbQaYXEAA_XCi.jpg:large) And also, I'd try to place the bunkers surrounded by the same cut of rough in all their perimeter, as they look much better. And most important thing, keep designing. Thanks for sharing
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Post by tastegw on Mar 11, 2016 14:55:03 GMT -5
Cómo se atreve a hablar mal de mi curso Agusta más nuevo !!! thats the real thing, mountains and all!!!
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Post by pablo on Mar 12, 2016 11:00:21 GMT -5
Cómo se atreve a hablar mal de mi curso Agusta más nuevo !!! thats the real thing, mountains and all!!! Soy una mala persona.
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Post by Harry Hates Golf on Mar 12, 2016 11:10:59 GMT -5
Trinity Hils Club - Not Approved This course features some of the more typical elements of an autogenerated course. Fairways placed straight on the terrain, with no rough around them, which looks bad, unnatural, and impossible slopes: ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ccosxp7W4AAriUn.jpg:large) It looks sort of like one putting green giving birth to another putting green. It's the Miracle of Life. This course should be granted immediate approval. The course designer will most likely seek legal advice when filing an appeal.
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Post by pablo on Mar 12, 2016 11:13:01 GMT -5
Trinity Hils Club - Not Approved This course features some of the more typical elements of an autogenerated course. Fairways placed straight on the terrain, with no rough around them, which looks bad, unnatural, and impossible slopes: ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ccosxp7W4AAriUn.jpg:large) It looks sort of like one putting green giving birth to another putting green. It's the Miracle of Life. This course should be granted immediate approval. The course designer will most likely seek legal advice when filing an appeal. Yep, I thought exactly the same thing Harry. Well, indeed not. I was trying to have any idea on how not to fall down that "hill"
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Post by Harry Hates Golf on Mar 12, 2016 11:19:03 GMT -5
Oh Hell's Bells, my course got tossed out quite efficiently and quickly. The reviewer sliced it off like it was a mole that had gone cancerous. But I do think I took some pretty pictures of my course, so I will give myself kudos for that I guess. I guess we all can't be golf course designer heroes. "Good Lord, look at the size of it! Get me a scapel!"
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Post by Harry Hates Golf on Mar 12, 2016 11:23:32 GMT -5
It looks sort of like one putting green giving birth to another putting green. It's the Miracle of Life. This course should be granted immediate approval. The course designer will most likely seek legal advice when filing an appeal. Yep, I thought exactly the same thing Harry. Well, indeed not. I was trying to have any idea on how not to fall down that "hill" Maybe HB Studios should add some water-park attractions to the Golf Club. With a slope like that, a water slide would be perfect! "Watch it boys....I'm going for a hole in one!"
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Post by scampi00 on Mar 12, 2016 15:59:28 GMT -5
Cómo se atreve a hablar mal de mi curso Agusta más nuevo !!! thats the real thing, mountains and all!!! Soy una mala persona. Y yo soy un Nino sucio.
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Mar 15, 2016 4:33:25 GMT -5
Sahalee Country Club - Not Approved
The reason for the rejection of the course. I've rejected the course because basically it wasn't up to the very high standards set by the tgct designers
I recommend firstly pulling up some of the designer videos on youtube or on the tips section on the forum and giving them a good look as these are very useful and a great starting point for any up and coming designer. There was many basic errors with this course and after viewing the videos it will bring these to light for you.
Knowledge is power my friend.
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Post by pablo on Mar 20, 2016 6:18:09 GMT -5
Upper Great Lakes National - Not Approved
The main reason for the rejection of the course is the fact that despite there is some nice work involved in the addition of mulch and plantings, the main playing surfaces show some inconsistency in their design:
The Bunkers
They appear to be untouched, no contouring has been applied to them, so you find bunkers in very strange dispositions, they look like the snow covering the top of a mountain, which is exactly the opposite to what a bunker should be.
The Fairways
The mounds found in the fairways seems overdone, they need to be smoothed. Also, there are a few fairways were the flattening is done in a wrong way. If you take a square brush and flatten an area, don't leave it like that. After doing it take a fuzzy brush and smooth the whole surface around that section, so it looks more natural. A long time ago, back in the times of PGA2000 a designer said something in one of his tutorials that has been engraved in my brain. In nature nothing is perfectly flat. That concept should be always present in golf designing.
The Water
Most of the water hazards in this course seem to be placed after the fairways, which leads to all kind of strange transitions. For future designs do it the opposite way. Place first the water, and if it's possible make sure the terrain slopes gradually towards the hazard, and once the water is laid out, place your textures, it will look much better.
The Greens
For sure, the greens are the best part in the course, they play nicely, receive well the shoots and the slopes are reasonable. My main concern? most of the greens seem to be rounded. A bit of variety might make them more interesting.
Conclusion
The routing of the holes is interesting, and shows good potential with the GNCD. The knowledge of the tools is the thing most missed in the course, but it can be learned. Don't miss all the tutorials you will find here. (I specially suggest the ones provided by CrazyCanuck and by Scampi, the most useful to learn the basics) And keep designing, as it is a bunch of fun.
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Mar 22, 2016 10:41:33 GMT -5
Oak Ridge Country Club - Not Approved
Although there was alot of work gone into this course there was a few basic errors with the course.
Hills in front of tee box meaning you were driving into a wall of green.
Bunker sculpting was very uneven
Bunkers look better been surround by the same cut of grass.
Unrealistic elevation changes some that were like walls.
transitions from fairways to greens were messy.
I would advise going to youtube or the tips section in the forum for tips and tutorials as some ideas on this course were quite good and the lighting and textures and planting gave a nice look but the basics couldn't justify an approval at this time.
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Mar 22, 2016 10:42:44 GMT -5
Pinecrest Resort - Club Open - Not Approved
Same designer same points as my last review.
Although there was alot of work gone into this course there was a few basic errors with the course.
Hills in front of tee box meaning you were driving into a wall of green.
Bunker sculpting was very uneven
Bunkers look better been surround by the same cut of grass.
Unrealistic elevation changes some that were like walls.
transitions from fairways to greens were messy.
I would advise going to youtube or the tips section in the forum for tips and tutorials as some ideas on this course were quite good and the lighting and textures and planting gave a nice look but the basics couldn't justify an approval at this time.
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