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Black Hills Club by Phil McCloud
My fantasy course still tries to emulate real golf. The problem
with the JNUG simulation is it still isn't exactly real golf. I
have attempted to add a frustration level similar to real golf.
In real golf, we do not always get level lies, and I see noreason
why we should not take advantage of unlevel lies that create shots
that don't go exactly as far as you want. Real golf shots include
having to hit a much shorter shot on the side of the hill or using
a different club than the computer says.
Integral to the design of this course is the penalties you take for
making less than a perfect shot. We would all get bored if only
sandtraps, water and out of bounds were the only hazards. I have
included very deep sandtraps, grass bunkers, use of cart paths in
different areas etc, to make the golfer pay the price of an errant
shot. You will notice that going around this course there is very
little out of bounds. This game is much more fun when you are faced
with a very creative shot, such as a hard hooking 5 iron shot of 210
yds in order to avoid trees that have been placed in front of your ball.
Real golf that I have played on good courses necessitates lookingat
the card to determine your shot. How many times do you get to your
ball and find that it is in a tough position for your approach? Just
because you can see the fairway doesn't mean you can just blast away.
You will find yourself looking at the overhead often in order to make
that good shot. This is a strategic game and you have to use strategy.
Regarding doglegs on greens, I agree that extreme changes in yardages
is not right. On the other hand, I have played countless rounds where
the match is decided on which distance the pin is from the tee. I
have had to walk off distances from the official marker to where the
tees are and have discovered many times that the tee adds or subtracts
many yards to the shot. Therefore, I have problem with slight
variances between stated distance and actual distance. It is sort of
like local knowledge in my book. By changing the configuration of the
green, you can create a dogleg on the green even though one wasn`t
originally there.
Another distance error happens on doglegs. The 6th hole on Black Hills
is a perfect example. In any case, even proffessionalgolfers keep
their own yardage books and practice rounds are essential to scoring
well in tournaments. Your local knowledge, and practice will result in
much better scores on this course. If you expect to break par on the
first round with out any study, then score my course low. If you want
to play a strategic round of golf, then you will enjoy this course.
Another aspect of golf that I have attempted to simulate is the
difference you will see between the the different tee boxes. Play all
three tees to see what I mean. This course is really 3 courses in one.
Believe it or not, it is actually a little harder for a real good
golfer from the white tees than the blue. You will drive through
fairways and end up in unusual situations if you blast away.
Another pet peeve of mine is greens. This course attempts to emulate
greens and the difficulty of putting given the shortcomings of this
computor program. I have never heard of anyone one putting every
green, and likewise I have heard of many 3 putt greens. I hit 17 of
18 greens in regulation once this year and 3 putted 12 greens! Don't
tell me that the greens all have to be exact. The 17th hole on Black
Hills will make some of you mad.
I decided to leave it this way on purpose. How many of you remember
Jack Nicklaus hitting a tee shot at Augusta on a green and having it roll
back in the water. I live close to Medinah, and having a chance to play
there, putted a ball into the water. Sorry guys, this happens in real
life so expect the unexpected of the greens as well. In keeping with
tradition, you will find this course has 6 easy greens, 6 hard, and 6
real hard greens. There are big greens and little greens. Typically I
tried to make the greens small when the tee shot is easy or on short
par 5's. The shape of the greens is very different from most courses
I have seen in Jnug designs. No two greens are alike and I have spent
a lot of time sculpting them.
Rather than go into a lengthy explanation here, I will just tell you I
have included long and short pars, dogleg right and lefts, easy
approaches and hard ones. Easy greens and tough greens, and blind shots
and a whole host of other creative things.
Almost all objects are of my own design and many will only appear if you
happen to be in the wrong place on the course. I also viewed every hole
from reverse angle and am satisfied with how it looks from any angle.
I have named the holes history in mind. Conjuring up the Black Hills in
your mind give you the impression of a bleak area. There is some rich
history in dem dare hills and I hope I gave you some indian education.
The course was made from seaside land plot, all hills started atzero and
it is supposed to be a no frills public course. The course routing used
the plot after the hills were created and at no time did I do a lot of
bulldozing in my editing of the holes.
Now for the course yardages and comments.
#1 par 4 blue377 white353 red305
#2 par 4 429 390 352
#3 par 5 520 474 431
#4 par 3 240 181 149
#5 par 4 462 418 385
#6 par 5 487 471 441
#7 par 4 434 397 373
#8 par 4 458 442 416
#9 par 3 250 197 147
out: 3657yds 3323yds 2999yds
#10par 4 385 313 280
#11par 4 337 315 286
#12par 4 468 404 343
#13par 4 474 452 403
#14par 4 455 400 347
#15par 4 421 394 358
#16par 5 619 578 505
#17par 3 157 138 122 * plays 20yds short
#18par 4 412 392 312
in: 3728 3386 2957
total: 7385 6709 5956
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