After playing the Jubilee course, nicely designed by TeeOffTowersey, I decided to extend my "stay" at St Andrews by playing... three different versions of the Old course (!) : the EA stock version, released in 2007, and the two custom versions done by Neil Munro in 2012, and the CGX team in 2016.
Needless to say, it is not easy to compare all three, especially considering that the yardage has evolved a little bit, along with a few "cosmetic" changes, but this CGX version is definitely better than the stock course and closer to Neil Munro's.
In fact, if you put aside a little displaying bug on the par-3 11th hole (with a black area on the right of the ocean) and the lack of a sandy beach on the right of the par-4 12th, both versions are quite nice.
On the front 9, my favorite holes are the par-4 4th, with plenty of deep rough and well-placed bunkers, the par-4 7th hole, with a tee shot over plenty of deep rough and with that wide "Shell bunker" in the middle of the fairway, not far from the elevated green, and the short (around 355 yards) par-4 9th with a few bunkers in front of the green.
But I prefer the back 9, tougher with more pot bunkers and some tricky greens to watch for.
Besides the par-3 11th and the par-4 12th holes, mentioned above, I like the par-4 13th with a few bunkers in the middle of the fairway and plenty of deep rough as your reach the green, the right dogleg par-5 14th hole, with that big “Hell bunker” in the middle, halfway, and the right dogleg par-4 15th, with plenty of deep rough on the right side.
The par-4 16th hole is not easy either, with bunkers on the left midway near the "Principal Nose", but my favorite is definitely the right dogleg par-4 17th hole, with a tee shot cutting the corner over the railway shed (next to the hotel) and a tough approach to the green, guarded by a small pot bunker on the left, whereas the par-4 18th is easier but pretty too, with all those houses and buildings along on the right and that big clubhouse.
So, what is the best version overall ? How about combining the buildings and camera towers from the EA stock course, the fans and stands added by the CGX team and the rest of the course recreated by Neil Munro ?
Tough choice, indeed, but thanks to all the designers for giving us a choice !

Felt it could have done with a little more planting and some of variations to holes from original stock version took a little getting used too but will be back for another round...well done CGX still very pleasant to play, Thank you

Great course and fun to play much better than the stock course, thanks again for your time and effort

Great course that play fair. I had some big moments but in the end, I got a even 72 on Very Dry greens, high rough and gusty wind conditions. Keep up the good work!!