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[garynorman]

So, Wells' is in the bag...  Time to start on something new:

 

 

It's my first real course rendition.  It's still at a very early stage... 

 

Anyone care to guess which course it is?

[Dazmaniac]

Sunningdale Old?

[garynorman]

Sunningdale?

 

Got it in one!!

[Dazmaniac]

Got it in one!!

 

That pic looks awesome Gaz. Good luck with the PG design. A great British course. Seems it is in safe hands.

[luetze]

Stunning! Couldn't agree more with Dazmaniac. It's in safe hands. Looking very much forward to this one.

[Goran JoeMen]

Cant wait for this one, I made it for JN GBC some ten or more years ago and the course has always fascinated me for some reason.

 

The Story from Golfclubatlas; 

http://golfclubatlas...ningdale_story/

[DoGgs]

Beaut!  i remade this over at TGC but the tools were so limited and none of the themes suited...plays ok though....good luck!

[olazaboll]

Good Choice Gary ..Isnt that the course were James Bond plays Goldfinger ..... Looking good

[Dazmaniac]

Good Choice Gary ..Isnt that the course were James Bond plays Goldfinger ..... Looking good

 

Stoke Park CC & Spa

[olazaboll]

Stoke Park CC & Spa

Raincheck on that : Is it Sunningdale in the book , and Stoke Park in the Movie ?

[slewin]

Great to see a quality real course in the works.

[Dazmaniac]

Raincheck on that : Is it Sunningdale in the book , and Stoke Park in the Movie ?

Definitely Stoke Park where film was shot.

[olazaboll]

Ok ... Hope we are not gooing to "off topic" but I gonna drop it after this ... Seems I was a little bit off track when i said Sunningdale , but it was mentioned in the book .... I found a qoute:

"Bond wearily thrust his driver back into his bag. 'Well, all right then.' He thought of a final way of putting Goldfinger off. He said roughly, 'But I warn you I like playing for money. I can't be bothered to knock a ball round just for the fun of it.' Bond felt pleased with the character he was building up for himself.

Was there a glint of triumph, quickly concealed, in Goldfinger's pale eyes? He said indifferently, 'That suits me. Anything you like. Off handicap, of course. I think you said you're nine.'

'Yes.'

Goldfinger said carefully, 'Where, may I ask?'

'Huntercombe.' Bond was also nine at Sunningdale. Huntercombe was an easier course. Nine at Huntercombe wouldn't frighten Goldfinger.

'And I also am nine. Here. Up on the board. So it's a level game. Right?'

Bond shrugged. 'You'll be too good for me.'"

Must be that I got it from ..... now .... Enough of this

[daverollo]

Stunning looking picture and looking forward to playing the finished course.

#woodhallspanext

[mcthommo]

Stoke Park previously known as Stoke Poges GC

[garynorman]

So, I'm sad to say that I had to ditch Sunningdale due to a big hole in the elevation data that I thought I could work around by effectively couldn't.  After a long period of stagnation (mainly due to motivational issues) I have started a new project within the past week provisionally titled 'The Old Warden' .

 

I'm currently seven holes in, and hopefully my interest levels will allow me to finish it up...

 

Here are a couple of early shots.  Bear in mind that these are not the finished article and bunkers, elevations, etc are not 100% finished and there are vast unfinished areas where the remaining holes will go.

 

 

[mcthommo]

Shame about Sunningdale Gary but this looks a real beauty

[nightowl]

Looks good, Gary. Hope you can complete it. Accurate reflections, too. How'd you do that?

[garynorman]

There's an option on the water properties called texture size. I upped it to 1024

[nightowl]

How much does it affect frame rate, if you know?