Mill Creek hole no.9.....par 5.......542yards

Hi everyone :) it sure has been a long time since my last update to the blog!

Here's my contribution to the community course currently in development at the mygolfer.net website. Hole no.9 at Mill Creek is a par 5 measuring 542 yards from the tips. To have any chance of hitting the green in 2 the player must work his ball preferably from right to left off the tee and avoid the fairway bunkers some 260 yards out. A good high 3 wood or long iron is needed over water to reach a green that slopes quite severely from back to front. The layup option is protected by 2 deep bunkers that can make the approach to the green much more dangerous.

The pics provided are an aerial view of the hole, the view from the tee, the view of the approach shot 200 yards off the green, and a view of the green looking back towards the tee. Hope you like it! :)

Glenmarnock golf links now avalaible for download!

Glenmarnock golf links have been released and is now avalaible for download at the www.mygolfer.net website. Thanks a lot for all the support and I wish everyone many enjoyable rounds on the course :)

I'm in the process of a major computer upgrade right now that includes a new motherboard, processor, and memory....all these will lead to october 22nd and the release of windows 7 by Microsoft. I should be up and running with a brand new system around october 25th and be ready by then to show some new things about my future projects, as well as adding more articles and stuff to the blog. I found out the last few weeks that building and maintaining a blog can be quite a monumental task given my limited free time, and I don't think I've yet managed to keep pace  with my initial expectations about content, analysis and discussions, but I'm slowly getting there one step at a time :)

See you all pretty soon!

Glenmarnock final pre-release pictures

 

 

 

Over the last week or so work on Glenmarnock have been smooth and fast, and therefore I can announce that the course is finished and will be uploaded shortly :) Here's some pre-release pics that will give a good idea of what to expect with the course (click pics for larger view). I'll post more pictures a bit later....

Hole no.8-----par 4--------422 yards

The 8th hole at Glenmarnock is a slightly downhill straight par 4 that gives the player an open view of the fairway and the surrounding links land. The green is perched on top of a small hill and features a deep, cavernous back bunker.

A small update after quite a long time!

After a break of a couple of weeks, I feel ready to get back to Glenmarnock to put the finishing touches. As it stands right now the course is about 85% complete, and I plan to get back to regular blog updates with pics of some of the holes, strategy discussion and plenty of other related stuff :)

Hole no.6 par 3 156 yards and playtesting infos

Glenmarnock's 6th hole is a short par 3 measuring 156 yards. Situated at one of the high points of the course it offers to golfers panoramic views of the surrounding holes. The best approach is to aim left of the deep front bunker and work a high soft fade towards the middle of the green. When the wind blows, you must avoid being short as this cavernous bunker is almost a 1 stroke penalty in itself. Missing left of the green is a "good" miss on this hole.

On another note, if any of you is interested in playtesting the course, please send me a request via email or leaving a comment on the blog and I'll be happy to send the course. The course is in good enough shape at the moment to be considered "in beta state". Lots of work still needs to be done but I'm slowly getting there :)

Hole no.3 par 4 408 yards

Here's an overview of the par 4 3rd, heading inland and playing relatively short at 408 yards from the back tees. The view from the tee to the wide open fairway can be quite deceiving as the player must choose to play left or right of 2 deep bunkers right in the middle of the fairway. Play left and you're rewarded with a clear view for the approach shot to the green (2nd picture). Play right and you can add extra yardage down the hill to your drive but have a semi-blind approach. The green slope from back to front.