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Post by playkex on Jul 5, 2016 11:00:44 GMT -5
Hello everyone! I've been working on a links course in the highlands theme recently and I am really enjoying the creation as well as the turn out so far! I have eight holes pretty much finished barring a few minor touchups. The question I have however is what can I do as far as planting or scenery to spice up my course just a bit more? I've been adding hills around most holes to give a more atmospheric look but some holes just look too plain. I've researched real-life links courses such as Muirfield and Royal Troon and they all seem very plain as well, but have something to draw the golfer in that my course doesn't seem to contain. I'll link an imgur album below to some of the holes on my first nine. Any tips/tricks would be appreciated! Album: imgur.com/a/SY9klThanks! |
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Post by boynsy on Jul 5, 2016 12:32:41 GMT -5
Honestly I think your course looks fine as is... The beauty and challenge of links courses come from how the course lays in the natural land. Long grass and bushes add some depth to the look, and maybe the occasional tree if you want to break from tradition. The most important thing, in my opinion, is to get the bunkers right. They don't all have to be in play but can definitely make a shot more visually intimidating and interesting wherever they are.
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Post by biyombo on Jul 5, 2016 12:43:03 GMT -5
Honestly I think your course looks fine as is... The beauty and challenge of links courses come from how the course lays in the natural land. Long grass and bushes add some depth to the look, and maybe the occasional tree if you want to break from tradition. The most important thing, in my opinion, is to get the bunkers right. They don't all have to be in play but can definitely make a shot more visually intimidating and interesting wherever they are. I agree, Links golf is more about the purity of golf course from being "man handled" or "created." I think it looks great now, maybe get rid of the "JJ Abrams lens flare" though, shadows are dynamic but it seems every course we play has that now. You would think we would not have to play the twilight rates every time  |
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Post by welikeitroughnc on Jul 5, 2016 16:08:30 GMT -5
Royal Brumby and my newest Royal Castlerock links are a couple you should look at just to get some ideas.
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Post by dryeti on Jul 6, 2016 14:23:31 GMT -5
Long grasses in the heavy rough, don't go crazy with it, but don't be afraid to add a lot of them using the multiplant tool. The bushes help but need to be random looking (not all the same size or in perfect rows etc).
The main thing is getting the rollings slopes and hills looking good, use fuzzy brushes. Get comfortable in creating nice sightlines with subtle elevation changes (I.E. slightly lower the area between the tee landing area and the green to present the hole)
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