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The Cotugno Par-3 Golf Course
By Jason J. Cotugno Aka Holyman
THE COURSE CONCEPT:
This par three course is what I should have started off my
designing career with. It is by far the best work that I have come
up with since I began golf course design. I think that when I began
this course I was hard pressed to improve my skills since my last two
courses.
The first course: THE COTUGNO COUNTRY CLUB; was my maiden
voyage into the field of course design. It is lengthy but has many
faults to it. Visually it is nice but needs far too much work to be
anywhere near where I am now with course design. To myself, I found
it to be a designing nightmare.
The second course: ALBANY MUNICIPAL; was a better effort in
course design. I found that I became much more aware of what the
designing package had to offer. This course was well rounded and
interesting to play, but like the first course it had it's faults.
I found that when I played the course the green were unnatural. This
is something that I may go back and rebuild, but not before I get
more knowledge with course design.
OBJECTIVE:
To create eighteen holes of interesting and challenging golf.
My stress was to make a course that helps a golfer improve their
approach game. Of all the parts that makes up a golfers game the
approach shot is the most overlooked part. With this eighteen holes
I hope to stress the need to control your irons game.
Accuracy plays a vital role on this course as well. Some of
the greens here are tricky depending on the pin placement. If the
course is dry then you are truly put to the test. Every tee shot will
determine how good your round will be. There is no question that if a
majority of your putts are over 30 feet there will be problems to make
birdies. To get the tee shot close to the pin is my goal.
PREDICTIONS ON WEATHER CONDITIONS:
The course will be very difficult if the course is dry. On
certain holes where water is involved there is going to be a great
deal of pressure placed on you to perform. With wet conditions the
course to give a chance to set a course record. I find that good
conditions are not the most favorable. If you play with a wet course
the score can be much better. The winds for this course come out of
the southwest with some force. This too must be taken into consideration
when choosing a plan of attack.
SPECIAL THANKS:
I must thank all of the other designers that make up this
great BBS system. All of the courses that I have downloaded have
helped me decide how to make this par three. I think that the
greatest thanks must go to Scott Chesney, Ted Maiden and Jay Johnson.
All of these guys set the pace by which the rest of us follow. If
you haven't got any of their work I strongly suggest that you
quickly get some of them and learn. There is a lot of great stuff
that they offer the rest of us.
RESPONSE TO THE COTUGNO PAR-3 GOLF COURSE:
Input is the most important part to improving your product.
That is why I would like to hear from all of you who have taken this
course. My only request is that you try to be specific about the
problems that you see with this course. I want to know what I am
doing wrong or what I am doing right. You can drop me a line on the
BBS or write to me:
JASON COTUGNO
340 LEEDALE STREET
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12209
ON THE BBS: HOLYMAN
===> THE FOLLOWING SECTION COVERS THE YARD MARKINGS AND COMMENTS ON
THE HOLES.
HOLE 1 240 YARDS
Water shelters the green like a blanket. To carry the tee shot
right to the pin is a true test of a golfers control with the woods.
Only people who can say that they are marksmen with the woods will find
birdies. This hole is tough but after a couple of rounds you will know
how to improve your chances. The green is a little tricky but
manageable.
HOLE 2 170 YARDS
This green is tighter than hole number one. If you don't hit
the green, pars are the only thing that you can work for here. The
hills blanket the course but make it look very attractive. The putter
is your best friend here. Don't squander the chance to lower your
score. Short shots are not welcome here.
HOLE 3 189 YARDS
A nice rounded green that has water in the front. Most people
will find themselves going hard off the tee to reach the green. Use
you head and reach the green. Leaving it long or short can make pars
and bogeys but not birds.
HOLE 4 245 YARDS
This plush hole has to be my favorite of all eighteen holes.
First, there is a test with the driver. Second, there is a test with
the putter. This can be tough if you get carried away with your tee
shot. Playing safe will cause problems.
HOLE 5 290 YARDS
This is the longest hole on the course and gives you a very
hard time to reach it in one. Take all the club that you can must
if you wish to make a birdie.
HOLE 6 162 YARDS
The only difficulty with this hole is the elevated green. On
the average I think that this can be a very easy birdie hole. Most
golfers should be able to drop their shot on the green with some level
of consistancy.
HOLE 7 250 YARDS
It is the second longest hole on this course. The only major
problem that can be seen on this hole is the bunker that protect the
front portion of the green. If your tee shot is short, the bunker
will eat it up graciously.
HOLE 8 130 YARDS
The first real hole that offers you the chance at a hole in
one. All of this is pending upon your marksmanship with the eight
iron. Take your time here this is truly the only simple hole on
the entire course.
HOLE 9 226 YARDS
May be rather flat with limited detail, but this can be one
of those holes where you fall asleep at the wheel! Make sure that
this is not the hole where you decide not to get close to the pin.
HOLE 10 221 YARDS
This hole is like a couple of the other in which I placed a
dogleg that added to the lenght of the hole. Unfortunately, when you
play this hole the dogleg give you an incorrect reading. Try to
scale you shot with the overhead map as you play.
HOLE 11 178 YARDS
Most of the green is open and ready to welcome birdie
opportunities. Overshoot this green and you are going to be asking
for trouble. The wind gauge here is the key for a birdie attempt.
Never take this hole for granted.
HOLE 12 208 YARDS
A steady an accurate tee shot makes this hole easy to play.
A golf with nerves of steel and an agressive style can find that he
or she will be rewarded for taking a chance here.
HOLE 13 202 YARDS
This hole has one big open vast area but most golfers should
not worry about taking their shots into that territory. A very open
green offers tee shots to land within feet of the cup.
HOLE 14 154 YARDS
I would like to say that this hole is a memory gobbler, but
the bottom line is that it make this elevated hole look nice. The
valley that separates the tees from the green is deep but should not
be a concern of yours.
HOLE 15 176 YARDS
A small embankment slightly blocks your view of the green
from the left but the right side is rather open. If you decide to
approach this hole with a hook shot. Then put the shot as close to
the pin as you can.
HOLE 16 149 YARDS
A nice little pitch and putt from the tees. Everybody who can
conquor the course conditions and the winds should find that they can
pick any spot on this green and hit it with a high level of consistancy.
HOLE 17 208 YARDS
Another I hole that I view will be the host for many hole in
one opportunites. The key here is to be extremely aggressive and
never let up. Afterall if you are well above par or just plain want
to improve your score than this is the place to do it.
HOLE 18 210 YARDS
Water encompasses the green from top to bottom. If the winds
become a problem for you then maybe the smart money would be to lay
up and pitch on the green for par. Most of you will find your tee
shots within 20 feet of the pin.
FRONT 9 BACK 9
1. 240 10. 221
2. 170 11. 178
3. 189 12. 208
4. 245 13. 202
5. 290 14. 154
6. 162 15. 176
7. 250 16. 149
8. 130 17. 208
9. 226 18. 210
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1902 1706 3608 yards
54 par
ONCE AGAIN BEST OF LUCK AND ENJOY YOUR ROUND
end.