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Post by pablo on Jul 30, 2016 2:17:04 GMT -5
Web.com Design Contest 7th Place Dehesas Pristinas by Pablo Alonso - pablo Highest Individual Placing : 3rd Pro: The best thing about Dehesas is something most TGC players won't ever experience. This course gets better for each time you play it. The way this game works with all the fantastic courses out there is that we play a course once and we move on. It's a real shame to begin with, but that also means that courses like Dehesas won't get the full credit it deserves unless it gets put on tour. It looks like a real course and feels like a real course even if it does have some minor flaws aesthetically. The greens were excellent in its firm setting yet still not too much for the average golfer to handle. Good scores can most definitely be found here but you really need to be careful not to get caught on the greens as a miss hit could be disastrous. Oh... nice work on the retaining walls by the way. We had a blast playing here. Con: It's true that finding flaws in the courses in this competition has been a challenge on its own and it doesn't get easier the further up we go, but there are a few areas where this course could be improved. Mostly with planting and the crooked / tilted cart paths. If you add something make it right and the cart paths could have used some more attention and we felt the Web.com logo could have needed some more attention as well. Another thing that was mentioned was the fairway on #1. Why was there a tree in front of the fairway and why was that fairway the obvious pick from the tee on #9? These negatives are all about looks and presentation and that is what it comes down to. Does this course contain the best holes and the best greens in the competition or is it the best one in terms of play-ability? No. It's not, but there is nothing to complain about in those aspects either. Summary: We won't lie. We were split on this course as you can see it was ranked as high as 3rd by one judge, but still only end up in 7th. We all agree though that this course was real fun with and very well done overall . Just make sure to hand out helmets in the club house because we will use that #1 fairway more than once and the tee shot is blind. (Please PM all complaints to Seth he might answer you ) Wow, 7th is a really good position, despite there are up to six better positions (My math lessons are starting to work). The best part of the review, at least for me is the fact that the flaws are aesthetics, which are easier to solve than playability flaws. They need to be solved and for sure they will be. Anyway thanks to the judges for their time.
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Post by SAM on Jul 30, 2016 3:35:14 GMT -5
Super effort Pablo............. A real..............................Mala suerte mi amigo
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Post by pablo on Jul 30, 2016 4:20:56 GMT -5
Super effort Pablo............. A real..............................Mala suerte mi amigo I don't agree sam. I mean, for sure the course is a pristine beauty But I don't feel i had bad luck. Look at the roster of designers taking part at this, and I'm the seventh best. It's amazing
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Post by SAM on Jul 30, 2016 5:02:09 GMT -5
Super effort Pablo............. A real..............................Mala suerte mi amigo I don't agree sam. I mean, for sure the course is a pristine beauty But I don't feel i had bad luck. Look at the roster of designers taking part at this, and I'm the seventh best. It's amazing Good point.... it's just that I had you finishing higher!!
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Post by pablo on Jul 30, 2016 5:09:35 GMT -5
I don't agree sam. I mean, for sure the course is a pristine beauty But I don't feel i had bad luck. Look at the roster of designers taking part at this, and I'm the seventh best. It's amazing Good point.... it's just that I had you finishing higher!! Me too, I'm not going to lie you, but hey, the top ten I'm sure is very tight
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 6:18:32 GMT -5
My top 4 is still intact. I rated the field twice in my own notes, and had this one at 5-6. Great job, pablo. It really was a GREAT course, and your best up to this point in my opinion.
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Post by pablo on Jul 30, 2016 6:21:28 GMT -5
My top 4 is still intact. I rated the field twice in my own notes, and had this one at 5-6. Great job, pablo . It really was a GREAT course, and your best up to this point in my opinion. Thanks a lot Griff, I'm very happy with the outcome of the course. And that's the most important part
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Post by hershalcrustofsk on Jul 30, 2016 11:23:15 GMT -5
Great track Pablo, could've easily ended up top 3. I think it played a great round of golf, and the caliber of work and sculpting was top notch, probably just needed that little something to make it "pop" a little more aesthetically. Either way great track and they seem to be getting better with each effort, which should be a sign of good things to come
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Post by pablo on Jul 30, 2016 13:26:35 GMT -5
Great track Pablo, could've easily ended up top 3. I think it played a great round of golf, and the caliber of work and sculpting was top notch, probably just needed that little something to make it "pop" a little more aesthetically. Either way great track and they seem to be getting better with each effort, which should be a sign of good things to come I officially ask for the change of judges. Remove the current panel and replace them with Chris He is much more objective in his views about my course. Thank you for your attentions
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Post by tastegw on Jul 30, 2016 14:52:26 GMT -5
good stuff pablo.
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Post by pablo on Jul 30, 2016 14:56:59 GMT -5
Thx taste!
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Post by scampi00 on Jul 30, 2016 17:57:37 GMT -5
Web.com Design Contest 6th Place
Hopper's Valley by - Sam Morris - Sam
Highest Individual Placing : 5th
Pro: What a fantastic setting for a Golf Course. Beautiful backdrops, thrilling elevation changes, absurdly good (and time consuming) planting are all small components that make this course stand out. (The Par 5 15th with the valley overlook and the grazing deer is particularly lovely). Oh by the way, the golf here is pretty good too. Elevation changes galore here will make you rethink your club selection (or at least it should) off the drive and on the approach. Everything is cleanly presented, if not a little outlandish. The rough and deep rough are cleanly presented, the fairways and greens are accessible and the bunkers are where you expect them to be and most are nicely sculpted. The routing itself has some imagination to it although if you're paying attention you shouldn't have too much trouble.
Con: Unfortunately, what works for this course is also what brings about it's downfall. The fact that it's played on a mountain means that the fairway has some steep drops to it that on occasion can border on unrealistic. It would be unfair to say that the sculpting here is off because in order to make a course with severe elevation changes, you have to be a strong sculptor. However, there were some areas that could have had more time and attention paid to them. Additionally, some of the bunkers looked a little rougher than usual and while the planting here was imaginative, a judge or two felt that it was crossing a line into being overplanted.
Summary: This is a pretty, pretty course in an outstanding environment. In fact, it is arguably the best setting in the competition. However, when it gets to this point of the list, it all comes down to nitpicking and this course just wasn't executed as well as those that will come above it.
(Please PM all complaints to me, I might answer you)
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Post by pyates on Jul 30, 2016 20:23:13 GMT -5
Two very strong contenders eliminated this weekend. I wasn't expecting to see one so early on in the day (still Saturday for GMT negative folk otherwise I'd have been nervous reading it . Just 5 remaining now... Not ready to hear Stisted come up just yet <bites nails>. Thought pablo and SAM did superb jobs on their courses, Hoppers just edged the two for me but wouldn't have been surprised to see both slightly higher up. I actually have Hoppers down as a could be winner, although I do agree with the judges comments. Have to say, the judges comments have been very fair and well thought out throughout. You can tell they haven't just thrown the list together, every course has been well discussed and picked through. Of course I reserve the right to change that judgement based purely off the placing of my course... The comments will mean nought
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Post by SAM on Jul 30, 2016 21:29:08 GMT -5
Awwwwwwwwww!!!!!! So close yet so far.......... Ah! Well, was an absolute blast to be involved in this competition..... (Hey! Just realised..... where's the pic of my course?) Was hoping (or should that be "hopping?" ) for a top 5 berth..... but at the end of the day this is the best finish I've had in a competition so no complaints. Thanks to Moe Slorkman mrooola & scampi00 for putting on & judging the whole kit 'n caboodle....... exciting countdown format & tons of fun..... cheers fellas!! Good luck to the final 5........ I'm routing for my favourite: Stisted Hall.
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Post by hershalcrustofsk on Aug 1, 2016 8:38:40 GMT -5
The suspense is killing me . SAM great course buddy, some fantastic views out there.
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