Fab & The
BadBody at the Links
05/21/2001
Glen Abbey V2 by
Colin Bell
Fab: First
of all I’d like to say there was a missed opportunity with the
name and music selection for this course, I mean its perfect for
something most people would know and recognize instantly.
I can picture it now. It’s
to bad Colin hadn’t though about it or I’m sure he would have
used it. I know I am
holding you all in suspense here so let me just say it, the song
should have been sung by little sprout and it starts like
this…..” Ho, Ho, Ho….From the valley of the Jolly
GREEN GIANT” …. Lol.
Actually
the course layout and technical aspects of its construction were
well done. It was a
good course to look at….it was however boring as hell to play!!!
This is the epitome of the true “Grip & Rip” course. No thought was required to make any shot here just take the
default club and wack the hell out of it.
It’s almost impossible to miss these fairways they are so
wide. I’m not sure
what the bunkers were for you couldn’t come close to them unless
you were to fall out of you chair while swinging….lol
Once
you have traversed these tight fairways … lol … You come to the
greens. Now these are
some difficult greens, pool table smooth and large enough for any
NFL team to call their home field.
Beware of playing here though I understand that Heathrow
airport uses this course as an alternate field.
Like I say the greens are all, except for a few virtually
flat, sinking a 60’ putt here requires only that you hit the ball
straight and hard enough to reach the hole.
Break is not present. It’s
like Colin lives in a two-dimensional world, that is until you reach
hole 15, then its like a school child who just learned something and
had to use it… Colin discovered elevation on his greens.
The front tee position on 15 was a joke, land anywhere around
the hole and your ball rolls off the green and into the fringe some
40’ away. But alas
three-dimensional green only lasted for 1 hole, then its back to the
prairies of the Midwest.
If
you need putting practice for long straight putts then by all means
download this course, otherwise don’t waste the time, effort or
hard drive space.
 
Don’t waste your time downloading
BadBody:
I thought Glen Abbey was a very nice
looking course. By nice looking I mean visually speaking. From the
trees to the mowed grass, it looked nice. But IMHO, that’s where
it stopped.
The
holes were laid out nicely but a bit to spacious for my liking. Not
once did I have to adjust my player’s aim off the tee. The bunkers
looked good but didn’t come into play. The fairways were just to
wide to allow the bunkers into the game. The greens are some of the
biggest that I have seen in PGA golf. Another point that
stuck out was how flat they were except for maybe 2 holes.
Colin designed a nice looking course but there really is no
challenge here.
I’m
going to base my review for newbies. For the newer shooters out
there, download this course and see how many birds you can rack up.
For the advanced shooters out there, you may like the look of the
course but you won’t find any challenges here. This course is far
to easy. If you want to make it a challenge, bring a blindfold and
use it. Can you say “grip and rip”.
 
Nice Course Worthy of Keeping
Quarry
Course At The Foothills by Aaron@Rattlesnake Designs
Fab:
Hehehehehe, that was a blast.
I loved this course, what can I say.
This course is located as the name implies in the foothills
of a mountainous area. The views are breathtaking and so are some of the elevation
changes. One of my
favorite holes was a par 3 that had you teeing off from 156’ above
the green. What a
blast.
This
course does not use sand traps like most course but instead uses
grass mounds on both sides of the fairways and greens, and frequent
outcropping of rocky areas. There
are boulder fields and, some very steep drop-offs over the sides of
the outcropping of rock. This is definitely no “Grip & Rip”
course, you must think thru all your shots.
One par 4 in particular was I believe 278 yards from tee to
green, as the bird flies, but you re3ally need some big kahunas to
try the shot. Luckily I
made it and got an easy birdie.
Meanwhile my pard fell just a tad bit short, hit the edge of
the rock and fell 105 yards downhill.
Looked like it was going to be easy to get it back up, but
alas he fell from –3 to +3 on that hole.
This
is by no means an easy course to play, you must think thru all your
drives and approaches. The
greens are for the most part unforgiving, large and well
constructed. If you
land more then 12-15’ from the cup, count on 2 putting.
But with good course management shooting below par is
possible.
As
with all courses I am sure that there were some technical problems
here, but who cares….on this course the grass could have been
orange and it still would be a keeper…lol. Great job Aaron, this course has earned a place in my
all-time favorite list.

Excellent – A Definite Keeper
BadBody:
OMG, we got us a beauty here. What a course
design and layout. I can’t explain in words what a great time I
had playing at The Quarry. Anyone here from Chicago, if so lets
rename this course to Da Quarry…lol.
I
think it was hole 10 or 11, doesn’t really matter what hole, I got
screwed big time. It was a par 4, dogleg right, with a rock hill
lining the right side. Anyhow, after seeing my pard land close to
the pin off a tee shot, I figured what the hell. I hit my tee shot,
it looked great, at the last second it sliced, hit the rocks and we
waited about 30 seconds for it to stop bouncing around. Eight shots
later I was on the green. Damn, I loved that hole. This course is
fantastic. Every shot keeps you on your toes. From the rolling hills
in the rough to the brutal greens, this is my kind of course. I
managed to miss every trap, only because I think there were only 5
on the whole course. Be very careful here and you can score under
par but if you get cocky….beware.
I
totally enjoyed my round on The Quarry Course @ The Foothills. If
you like mountain courses that present a challenge, this course is
for you. My hats off to Aaron @ Rattlesnake Designs, great job. This
course is staying on my hard drive plus it’s making it onto my
burned copy.
I’m
sure some might find minor faults, but rest assured, they won’t
effect your round. DA Quarry is an excellent course, download your
copy today at the nearest Copyright Club. Hurry, it won’t last
long.

Excellent – A Definite Keeper
Peppermill Resort
by 975D $ Flatblade
Fab:
975D & Flatblade2k are both to be
commended on a well thought out and constructed course design.
They are sure to score top marks with my pard BadBody as they
have the two key elements in this course that he looks
for……flower beds and no magnets in their sand traps….lol.
Don’t get me wrong their sand traps are probably one of the
nicest elements of this course they are very well thought out and
constructed. If you
have the misfortune of falling into one, extricating yourself is not
as easy as it may appear.
The
course has many elevation changes and an excellent and believable
rolling terrain to their fairways.
Most of the greens are either raised or lowered from the
fairway and makes your approach shot just that much more important.
Speaking of the greens, these are not your typical greens but
most are thought out and constructed very well.
There are no (well almost no) easy putts on these greens, at
least I didn’t have any.
If
you pay careful attention and make good approach shots this course
will yield the occasional birdie and eagle.
But it doesn’t give them easily.
The
only problem that I saw in the design of this course was the dreaded
un-flat water bodies. It
appears to me that the designers had flattened their water but
through the use of the smoothing tool had bent the edges up.
They should have flattened their water again after smoothing.
A small mistake but on a course of this caliber, something
that should not have been overlooked.
For this reason I can’t give this course two thumbs up, but
it was very close.  
Nice Course Worthy of Keeping
BadBody:
Oh yea, color on the 1st
tee. What a great start for my review. I know some people out the in
PGA land don’t like to see clutter on the tee boxes but not this
guy. I would much prefer to see flowers, markers, ball washers,
structures and all the other so-called clutter on the tee boxes,
rather then scattered all over the course. So 975D and Flatblade2k,
you scored points with me right off the bat.
PepperMill
Resort is a nicely designed course. There are a couple minor
problems but they didn’t affect my round. Shooters need to be
careful off the tee. Most tee shots weren’t “grip and rip”,
line your shots up well or you will be in for a tuff 2nd
shot. The rolling hills on the fairways were a very nice touch. In
my opinion, they made the course. The traps and bunkers were easy to
avoid, which is fine with me. I think I only found 2 my whole round
and both of them were greenside. I just switched my ball from a
metal core to a rubber one, so those trap magnets didn’t get me…lol.
The greens on this course were very tricky, so a good approach shot
was an absolute must. Be VERY careful putting or a 10 footer will
turn into a 3 putt.
Overall
this is a very nice course. I suggest grabbing a friend, which I
did, go out and have some fun playing PepperMill Resort. You won’t
be disappointed with the course layout. It’s nice to see a 2
person design, very nice job 975D and FlatBlade2k. Hope to more
designs from both of you in the future. Have fun and play nice
people.
 
Nice Course Worthy of Keeping

South
Pacific Golf Club by Robert@
Fab:
Another signature course by Robert@.
What can I say I think Robert@ has achieved greatness….lol.
Oh by no means are his courses perfect, none are but he gets
mighty close to it. This
course is a small departure for Robert@ as the greens are not as
tough as they are on most of his courses.
Thru good course management skills it is quite possible to
score well here.
Pacific
Coast Golf Club as its name implies is located in the South Pacific,
on a small group of islands. This
is not a course for those who do not like water, because its there
on every hole. Robert@
again demonstrates his mastery of beautiful scenery.
Now add some wind and either dry or very dry ground to this
course and might want to bring your scuba gear, or at least a half
dozen sleeves of balls…..lol.
If
you like water, sand, tropical breezes and some exciting golf you
NEED to download this course….as a matter of fact if you see
Robert@’s name on a course you won’t be disappointed.

Excellent – A Definite Keeper
BadBody: Ok,
I need to start out by saying, some people don’t believe you
should download courses solely on my review. Ok, that’s fine, I
can live with that. So I’m going to give all you dial-up shooters
out there in PGA land some other options. First go to the player
review section and check out the course review there. Ohhhh, so
sorry, nothing there. Second, grab .75 cents, go down to the corner
and buy a newspaper and check out the review there. Ohhhh, so sorry
again, no review there. Ok, my third option will work for sure. Find
a friend or relative who has dsl or cable and download the course
there. Play a couple rounds and decide if you like the course. If
you find you liked it, go home and start downloading and if you
didn’t like it, oh well, you only wasted 2 or 3 hours of your
time….OR… you can just read my review and decide.
South
Pacific Golf Club is a beauty. Robert@ has done it again. Like
everyone has pointed out, no course is perfect and this is no
exception. But when minor imperfections don’t interfere with your
play, then they can be discounted in my review. I had a total blast
shootin’ here. The course layout and design was FABulous…had to
put that in…lol. On this course, with smart shot management, nice
under par scores could be had. Don’t even think about stepping up
to the tee with a “grip and rip” mentality, cause this course
will bite you in the butt. I found most of the fairways to be narrow
but that’s how I like them. The bunkers were placed nicely
throughout the course. I really can’t comment of how easy or hard
they were because I didn’t find many…bout time. The greens, IMHO,
were not the trademark greens we have come to know and respect from
Robert@. They were still tough but not brutal.
So
people, if you believe in reviews, grab South Pacific Golf Club. If
you don’t believe in reviews, that’s fine too. It’s your time
but I know you won’t be disappointed with this latest Robert@
release, trust me. Great job Robert@, can’t wait till your next
course is ready for download.

Excellent – A Definite Keeper

Deception
Point by Bob 'Dammpa" Heider
Fab:
I always look forward to the next
Dammpa course, I think he is one of the great PGA 2000 designers,
and although his courses are not always the most challenging, they
are definitely enjoyable. So
as soon as I noticed Deception Point by Dammpa on the course
download page I rung up my pardo “BadBody” and said lets check
it out.
As
always Dammpa has a visually beautiful course to look at, he is one
of the best at graphics in this game IMHO, and this course is no
exception. The textures and landscaping as always were everything I
expected them to be.
The
course itself is a very playable although not the exciting Dammpa
creation I have come to expect.
Don’t get me wrong its still a wonderful course, just not
what I think of when I hear Dammpa.
As a matter of fact there are some technical aspects of this
course design that rather surprised me.
And of course my pet peeve was the first thing I looked for
and I didn’t have to look too hard.
It seems as though when this course was smoothed so were some
of the smaller water shapes, causing the water to run uphill at the
edges. Most of the time
it was minor, but some times it was visually noticeable. One of the
ponds was off by a foot on the edges, that’s pretty dramatic and
can be clearly seen.
Also
I was surprised by the lack of definition of many of the bunkers,
they were flat and a well-hit golf ball would just roll right
through them. Dammpa is
not known for his challenging greens and this course is no
exception, most of the greens were relatively flat and an easy putt
was the result. Now let me clarify that none of these technical issues affect
play in any way, except for maybe the flat sand traps.
This course is still very enjoyable to play, and would be
worth the download. I
guess I just hold Dammpa to a higher standard, and I was surprised
at what I saw.
 
Nice Course Worthy of Keeping
BadBody:
I enjoyed my round at Deception Point.
We decided to crank up the settings to strong winds. I must say, it
was very hard to hit anything close to a straight shot in 40mph
winds. I think that was the best part….just trying to hit the
fairways.
I
am one of Dammpa’s biggest fans. I think I might have just about
everyone of his courses tucked away for future use. I really enjoyed
seeing those tee box markers, Dammpa is a graphics genius. The hole
designs were excellent just like most of his courses. I must say
though, I was a bit disappointed with some of the other visual
effects. Although those minor visual faults didn’t affect my
round, they did catch my not to keen eye. The bunkers were rather
easy to get “nice outs”. I did have some problems with 2 of my
putts on the greens. They seemed to hit an invisible object and just
roll away from the pin.
Overall,
this is a nice course. Without the strong wind blowing, I’m sure a
whole bunch of shooters will get under par. I suggest cranking up
the wind on this course for more of a challenge. I like this course
although I think some of Dammpa’s other creations are better.
 
Nice Course Worthy of Keeping


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