Hicks Islands GC (WIP)

[callmecutout]

This is a tropical resort double island. It will have a beach, airport, and cabins as well as a driving range, and full 18 hole club. I am through 5 holes, still a lot of work ahead, but here are some of the better views of my course as it stands:











P.S. - Yes, the tee boxes are triangle! I was trying something and I was thinking: How about a different tee box shape? Lol

[pablo]

Looking good, keep up the good work.

I'd suggest reducing the autogenerated rocks to 0. They look odd in my opinion

[callmecutout]

I was going to draw that back I haven't really decided the auto gen levels on anything yet, thinking about more trees too.

[bassman70]

This is looking really nice, but I do agree with Pablo..auto gen rocks to 0

[pablo]

Indeed, for me, autogen rocks to 0 is one of the first things I do

[callmecutout]

The car in pic three is actually for a couple reasons. I actually hit a hole in 1 in one during practice, and since it is a resort, I would figure they would be giving away some stuff like this.

[callmecutout]

So I decided to redo the first couple holes as I was repeatedly looking back at them and seeing a lot of little things that could be better. I also looked at some videos and saw better techniques that I could try and it is looking 4 times better (and I also made the driving range and putting greens besides the clubhouse too, makes it look more like a real resort CC). Will eventually get to the resort, but for now, holes 1-3 are all done, the hole 4 re-plan will be tonight and tomorrow I should do 5 and 6 at least.

[callmecutout]

Quick update. Back to being done through 5. Took a little longer than expected. Which is good. The little details are so frustrating sometimes lol

[callmecutout]

Updated pictures of holes 1 through 5.

Hole 1 (Par 5) -

Hole 2 (Par 4) -
Hole 3 (Par 3) -
Hole 4 (Par 4) -
And my personal favorite...
Hole 5 (Par 5) -

[callmecutout]

If anybody would like to do a playtest, I just published the first 6 holes of my course as 'F6 HIGC'.

I have already played it through a couple times with the wind and I am making the following changes:

- Editing the furniture around the tees so it looks more like the tee box area at hole 3.

- Adding tree cover to hole 1 on the right of the tee to block the cut-shot

- Adding more fairway to hole 2 towards the green

Changes for a later date:

- More height elevation changes around the course

- Adding the resort and airport landing strips.

- Sprucing up the clubhouse area.

[numbers]

Just had a quick run through now, looks great

Maybe tidy up the autogen plants dotted around the terrain (unless this was how you wanted it of course). Shrubs and plants look better to my eye when they're grouped together and positioned to frame your shot.

I liked the idea for the green on hole 3. Maybe pop a bunker just in front of the pin and give us the option to roll toward the hole from either left or right flank of the green.

As you say, elevation and sculpting still needs doing - I've been finding a good technique is to go for slightly over the top landscaping/fairway contours/bunker contouring - as in, get it how you want it and up the ante by 10% - then take the large super-soft fuzzy blue brush and flatten the lot. This will reduce the shaping and contouring down to a much more subtle and appealing level but still retain the essence of what you were going for.

It's my go-to technique recently, works a charm

I do love your little circle bunkers though, they look magic as they are.

Look forward to the finished product, keep us posted