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[LeazesNDR]

Dear Skunky person,

I think I love you... 

[✠ davef ✠]

what i have seen so far and i have only played Summerlin i figured i would start there since it is the biggest file of the updates

from skunky at 640mb it played great the fps was good throughout the entire course

the loading time is slow which will more then likely bring some complaints but to be honest the little extra wait is well

worth it beautiful work there skunky. thanks for the many great courses you have put out for us and continue to do.

[Goran JoeMen]

Thanks Skunky, played first 9 holes solo on each of them to have a quick look. Not sure I totally agree with Davy TASB, but I do love your designs 

[jt83]

I think Skunky has reached the Doggs/Matt Rose level of workhorse.

 

The Trump courses are fine imo.  They make for tough PC golf from the champ tees.

 

I only played the 2019 Carnoustie two nights ago and was amazed it was done without lidar.  Was there anything that gave a head start ?

[Skunky]

yes jt,the great larry kuh,sent me a terraland map that he made and matched it up with a google map so i would know where the hole layouts would be.the google map was obscured by clouds on 4 different holes and i had to really do some research to fill in those puzzle pieces.but the saving factor was Andrew Jones aka (dr twist) that did the exellent royal liverpool,and west lanchshire.
hes very familiar with carnoustie,plays it every year.he just happens to know Tommy Fleetwood and his caddie ian finnis,well tommy and ian were gracious enough to send me his caddie book from the 2017 open.the book had every elevation on every green.it was invaluable.thats why i listed them on the splash screen.i could have never done the job correctly without this info.so i consider this course a team effort.

[luetze]

Just yesterday I wondered what's the story behind the Carnoustie loading screen credit to Tommy Fleetwood and here comes the explanation already Thanks to all involved who make Carnoustie happen. It's such a marvelous course.

 

Special thanks to you of course, Skyunky. You know I'm a fan of your work since the beginning and to follow your progress in course designing is really exciting. Thank you so much not only for all your great courses but also for the continuous updates which make them even better every time. It's much appreciated!

[3199E5kennetharry]

Timbers hole 9 hit it in the water and got a 'as it lies' was waist deep  and it played. needs fixing. Very plush looking course. well done.

[✠ davef ✠]

Timbers hole 9 hit it in the water and got a 'as it lies' was waist deep  and it played. needs fixing. Very plush looking course. well done.

lol Kenny you are in the wrong thread you need to post this over at PGLS https://pgls.golflad...php?f=89&t=4108

[3199E5kennetharry]

Thx Dave

[Buck]

followed by Augustahttps://drive.google...iew?usp=sharing

Is it possible to have a look into what’s going on with the transitions between grass fairway dirt on the sides?

On multiple holes last night there was some sort of glitchy almost “gutter” where my ball was getting stuck at the transition area between 3-D grass and dirt and Fairway edges.

[Skunky]

buck,augusta was a whole different animal when i laid down the splines,its a very compact course,the faiways really all run together,like 1 endless fairway,this presents a big challange in the layout.alot of the rough and fairway splines are butted up against each other,its not a smooth transition from fairway to rough,its completely abrupt,you will notice on some shots the ball will rest in the trough between the rough and fairway.with my limited ability at the time,i couldent figure out how to do it any other way,no other course ive done is built this way.with everything ive learned in the last 2 years,if i rebuilt it, i would do it differently,but this version will be the last,unless we get a PG2.

[Buck]

Bummer, that's frustrating..

It ruined 2 holes of match play as I got stuck there and took a few shots to get out of the "gutter"..

 

Oh well - thank you for the reply.

[Skunky]

thats intresting,ive never seen it effect a shot before.could you tell me the location,what hole,i might be able to go in and move the splines closer together in that spot.

[Buck]

thats intresting,ive never seen it effect a shot before.could you tell me the location,what hole,i might be able to go in and move the splines closer together in that spot.

I should’ve taken notes on it last night, sorry…
I will try to do so in the next couple days

[jt83]

Skunky you're probably just about done with courses but playing Summerlin I was reminded of a course that never really got finished, Highland Meadows.  Did you ever play it?

[Skunky]

Skunky you're probably just about done with courses but playing Summerlin I was reminded of a course that never really got finished, Highland Meadows.  Did you ever play it?

dont remember that one jt,who did it.

[jt83]

Username was Rok21, I think he only posted at OGT.  I remember playing it and liking the course, lots of waste areas and good holes, but it's set in an estate and the designer never got around to doing any 3D which really hurt it.  It's still on PGLS.

[Charles]

I should’ve taken notes on it last night, sorry…
I will try to do so in the next couple days

Always take a print screen when confronted with something like that (which influences scoring directly) and saving the shot is also a handy thing to do. I'll make a note of what happend to you when i play Augusta.

[Skunky]

Ferry Point 2020



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happy thanksgiving !

[jurgie]

Hi Skunky, I love  what you are doing to all your original creations. Just a comment on Hudson Valley. This is strictly preference on my part but I do not care for the texture on the greens. It just looks strange to me. It kinda looks like the greens were just punched. It's somewhat distracting to me, but it is just a personal preference. Keep up the great work!