Another smashing design from Mr Towersey. I imagine this must be a grand and impressive course in real life and that feeling was conveyed well here, and from previous comments a high level of realism. As the blurb says there is plenty of variety around the course.. with a fantastic finishing stretch, culminating in one awesome 18th. It's a solid challenge throughout but I found the back 9 sterner, playing both fair and demanding. Oh and good luck if you're tempted on that wicked little 15th (like I was) or you might end up with a triple-bogey (like I did!). A great great course, cheers!

very nicely done looks great and plays real smooth , had lots of fun all the way round , many thanks for sharing

Nice rendition of the course. I have one minor critique; the par 4 14th had a new tee put in recently and now plays 485 yards, which would take any thought of carrying the right water hazard out of play unless it plays severely downwind. Also I want to ask if whether a "Ryder Cup" edition of the course will be made, sort of like what was done with Valhalla for TW08?

Just played this course on the Clam tour, and it's was a nice course. Love how you made the tress & fence lines match the pano tree & fence lines with the farms making the course blend right in with things. Those deep fairway bunkers punished my errant shots off the tee like they should do. Had to learn the hard way to take my medicine, and hit a high loft shot instead of going for distance with a higher iron in those deep fairway bunkers. First time I tried hitting a high Iron out of bunkers, the shot rolled right back down to my feet..........LOL
Loved the bunkers even if they slapped me silly while hitting in them, and the work on them was good........ :)

Greens where a challenging, but fair if in right spot, but if in the wrong spot I could easily 3 putt if didn't get it close with the first putt. On one hole(not sure exactly the hole) I didn't even try going over the lake once, and hit a 3 iron or 5 wood off the tee with the winds I had, and was left with about 155-185 yds or so to get it to the green. I have much to learn with this game to get better, but it's just going to take time, and good course management to score better than my skill set. I'm learning to leave my Tin Cup play at home in some situations, and play for par & let the birds come if they show themselves during my rds.

Thanks for the time you took in making this course for us all
Squirrely

Bigt,
I beg to differ with the unplayability of the 14th. The course design is worthy of a Ryder Cup venue and will require good course management to score well. It would appear that you are attempting te drive the pond some 267 yards to get to the fairway on the other side. With a brisk headwind, that is suicidal. To the left of the pond ( and to the right of the river Usk ) the fairway starts at some 130 yards out from the back tee. So with careful planning there is plenty of fairway to aim at which will give you a good approach to this not too long par 4 at 413 yards. So even with head wind you should still reach the green in regulatory 2.

ToT

Excellent course. I didn't get to play it until recently and wish I had played it sooner. Beautiful terrain and scenery. Well done. I hope to try all of your designs.

Please dont get me wrong TOT, the pano is superb, it was just the name that was ironic lOL. I was down for the Welsh Open a couple of years ago as its only an hours drive from where I live and I can vouch for the realism the pano brings. As also mentioned, I am lucky enough to be booked in a four ball in August, which I am really looking forward to.

Id like to take credit for the 2010 course, but congrats go to ToT for a tremendous rendition. :) Challenging greens and punishing bunkers make this a tough round. I really enjoy the back 9 in particular where the water comes into play, especially the 12th hole. Fabulous detail work throughout which sets this course apart from so many including the extensive fencing, the bridge over the road on 10, and the barns with the tractor trails. Love the gorgeous views of the countryside.

Great job, Lawrence. This is a keeper!

I just want to say that I just finished playing both your courses Celtic manor and Valhalla and must say they were expertly done thank you for your time and effort its designers like you and the others on this site that make this game a pleasure to play and to see your wonderfull workmenship. Thank you again keep up the great work.

Hawkeye143 (AKA) Nick

On the face of it, this course looks very good. I have to reserve judgement on the actual realism however, as I am not quite as lucky as macinrs, in that I dont get to play this course till August, due to the resort limiting play on the actual 2010 course, to 12 four balls per day and they are pretty much booked up for this year LOL. I do think it a shame (and hopefully the hardcore Welsh dont find it an insult lOL) that the pano used is called, English Countryside....its a tad like calling a Kiwi he sounds like a Wallabie!

Having said all that,. it is a nice rendition and plays well on my mc with FPS at between 40 and 55 on an HD 3970 card and core 2 duo processor.

Brilliant course! loved the pano, I can go out of my front door here and see that pano for real, and this one looks real! lovely to play, this last week or 10 days we have had a glut of great courses, and I say thanks to all the Designers out there.

I played this one on LAN/vdry/heavy/gusty/diff.

Very nice course, probably your best 08 to date ToT. I found 2 tees that had some roll off issuesƖ and 17), but they were not too silly.

Great effort, am considering using it on the Clambakers Tour for the designated tour stop for this course on the EPGA.

Let me be the first to say this is a really fun course.. The Fountains are a really cool add, and the layout is superlative. I always enjoy the new courses, and it has re-newed my interest in this game. If more games did this with thier titles, the world would be a better place!!! LOL