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Post by bassman70 on Mar 8, 2016 21:21:58 GMT -5
As promised, I played this a couple days ago and really liked it. I agree with an earlier review that it's not technically perfect, BUT...the creativity and hole designs for me personally were great. Very nice to look at, and very playable. The course would benefit from sculpting, but I'm rally just impressed that his is your first course. My first 20 courses are an embarrassment...I'm not kidding. I only have two courses I want to say are mine. Anyway, I hope you continue designing and watch as many tutorials as you can to get designing tips...there are some really good ones out there by Canuck and Scampi I believe does them now as well...really good stuff. Thank you for your time with this and can't wait to see another one.
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Post by numbers on Mar 9, 2016 1:48:47 GMT -5
Thanks bassman, good on you for the feedback and glad you enjoyed it
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Post by numbers on Mar 9, 2016 4:24:02 GMT -5
Hole 4: "Sunset Island"
A tricky par 3 at 197yrds, the green is a lonely island at the centre of Sunset Bay. The problem that needs solving is how to stop your ball running long. Playing into the headwind you should be able to hold the upper tier comfortably. Anything from behind or to the side and you'll need to find a sweet spot at the front and use the sculpting to your advantage. Feel free to stop for a coconut and take in the view - the group behind found the bunkers and are arguing with a clubhouse diner whose remarks were overheard. There's no hurry.
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Post by numbers on Mar 9, 2016 4:27:54 GMT -5
Hole 5: "Scotch on the rocks"
The first of two back-to-back par 5s, everything hinges on your tee-shot. Play it safe and you can reach the small peninsular fairway for a chance at birdie. Cut the dogleg and, with the right bounce, a long iron can find the pin for an eagle putt. But the risk is high. Miss the landing and your chances are slim of getting off the hole without getting wet or finding the rocks.
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Post by numbers on Mar 9, 2016 4:29:32 GMT -5
Hole 6: "Make it a double"
Anything gained or lost from the wind is now reversed as the course flips back on itself. See Simba's horn rise from the canopy and approach with due caution and another birdie should be in the bank.
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Post by adamhill413 on Mar 9, 2016 9:29:48 GMT -5
Great fun to play, I shot +4 but really enjoyed it. As bassman said, the sculpting could do with a bit of a polish, but this is a smashing effort for a first design and I hope there are many more courses from you in the future. I really liked the added in extras, like the waterfront houses and the steps from no. 9 tee (you'd need good legs to walk the course). That fence along the beach must have taken ages. Quality course, I definitely recommend playing it.
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Post by williamhotel on Mar 9, 2016 11:28:05 GMT -5
This is one of better Fantasy courses out there. Excellent use of detail.
I looked around before teeing off and found lots of little thiongs often overlooked when you skip the flyover.
Love the stairways you built throughout the course.
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Post by numbers on Mar 9, 2016 13:21:12 GMT -5
That fence along the beach must have taken ages. Yep! It's magic seeing folks enjoying the course and I do appreciate the feedback, interesting to see what different people do and don't like and plenty of areas to improve on for the next one. Thanks too William for your comment, I did wonder for a moment whether to bother with the staircase around the 14th tees as it doesn't necessarily show from the flyover but that perfectionist impulse now feels vindicated
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Post by numbers on Mar 10, 2016 6:34:29 GMT -5
Hole 7: "Under the stairs"
A test of your pitching accuracy. Make the upper tier, sink your putt and nip to the gents for a whizz. Hole 8: "Simba's Horn"
Stroke a firm one up the horn and land it anywhere in the small flat circle around the pin for a score. Go short or go long and it's calamity. A hole that can make or break your front 9. Hole 9: "Bending RodrÃguez"
Shoot hard and long from the tip of the horn but weigh your choice of fairways with care. Land your drive and bag what will probably be the last of the easy birdies.
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Post by numbers on Mar 11, 2016 12:48:44 GMT -5
Hole 10: "Nick Cave"This straightforward par 3 is dug into the side of a rock face skirting the western side of the plot. The green has a landing strip to the left of the pin which is generous enough, but only a precise shot will get on the side that slopes to the flag. The bunker at the foot of the green will hoover up anything that lands to the right. You were warned. Hole 11: "Katrina"
A dogleg par 4 with a repeat of Nick Cave's green setup, only this time dialled up to the max. Your only chance of birdie lies in the lie. Flat spots on the fairway are at a premium and a walk through the woods is recommended for anyone short off the tee. Hole 12: "The Devil's Feet"
Drive directly to a massive green that slopes down to the hole, shoot for the middle fairway loaded with bunkers, or play for the safe fairway to the right which is flat and hazard-free but uncomfortably far when you see the putt in store.
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Post by pablo on Mar 11, 2016 14:58:51 GMT -5
Peter, I finally played the course. Despite the fact that I don't love fantasy courses, know when a fantasy course is well done. And this one is very well done. Thanks for sharing, and congratulations on your work!
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Post by numbers on Mar 12, 2016 15:15:05 GMT -5
Hole 13: "Lucky For Some"
An outlandish par 4 in which you must choose between three fairways, each tiered like shelves leading up and across to a summit green. With strong tailwinds it has been known to leapfrog all of them and putt for eagle - but it's a long drop to the meandering river below. If there's a headwind you may choose to play short to the edge of the hole 12 fairway. The distance increases but a good lie is everything here if you want to avoid an uphill hack. Hole 14: "Peacock's Tail"
Play around the 'peacock' island of trees from the highest point of the property. Take the winding stairs down the rockface and don't overshoot your approach shot - the yachts in the harbour are backed up close for a view of the action. Hole 15: "Estiui Gorge"
The hardest hole on the course but a beautiful view. The fairway is split by a deep gorge dotted with coves and palm trees. A solid drive will mean a 5-wood approach for the green, but the elevation is steep and the better option might be to lay up and accept par.
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Post by numbers on Mar 12, 2016 15:17:58 GMT -5
Thanks Pablo, appreciate the review
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Post by numbers on Mar 14, 2016 7:13:33 GMT -5
Hole 16: "Darwin's Dilemma"
Your decision at the tee governs your fortune here, and it's the wind that will determine the available options, which are as follows: A direct shot at the green over (or even through) the trees; an island of elevated fairway that's flat but tight and a long way down; a patch of fairway guarded by bunkers at the foot of the green; and finally the main fairway divided into two strips - one close-but-thin, the other far-but-wide. For your approach, the flag will be difficult to hold and the deep bunker below it simply has to be avoided. Hole 17: "Diner's Cove"
A short, downhill par 3 past a gallery of tiered restaurant patios overlooking the cove and yacht club below. Only a perfect shot will hold the pin.
Hole 18: "The Endless River"
An uphill par 5 beside the water. Your aim should be to reach the highest right-hand fairway for your third shot. It's further away but the green slopes down towards Sunset Bay and you'll need to land at the front of the green with some accuracy if you're to get a satisfactory climax near the hole.
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