Craig LeVasseur
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In this week's Loop Links:
- News of a Ray Hearn restoration prompts an examination of his work.
- That naturally leads into a discussion of Hearn's Doon Brae and what is happening at Boyne.
- And the week's biggest news, a new nine holes at Island Resort & Casino by
@alblutz
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Augusta with no planting.
The ridge that the 10th green is banked into and that 18 plays over is much more pronounced than I imagined.
Really reveals the land around 12, 13, and the 5-6 area, too.
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So 54%...
Actually no, idiots, read the damn article. There weren't just 2 choices, there is no 54%.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
It's incredible to think of what, from this tiny little 9-holer, has spawned globally in the world of golf.
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My last 72 holes in
@PGATOUR2K
:
Fishers Island (
@bspetty24
&
@age_golf
)
Friars Head (pithydoctorg)
Chicago GC (B.smooth13)
Cabot Cliffs (
@friendBOMBER1
)
The designers in this community man...
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It took a little work, but Crystal Downs is now in PGA 2K23.
Look for "Crystal Downs (LiDAR)"
Appreciate the folks who sent pics my way (apologies if I missed anyone):
@ChickenPinter
,
@noah_jurik
,
@SpenceSucharski
,
@TheDewls
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"Kingsley Club 2022"
Now published in PGA2K21. Such an awesome course from
@DeVriesDesigns
! Honored to save it for posterity in digital form.
Huge thanks to
@LukasJMichel
for several hundred high quality pics, makes a huge difference!
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One of my favorite golf holes that isn't a golf hole. Petoskey State Park.
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@the_woke_yolk
Nice, was looking for some confirmation that I positively ID'd Andy's "oh shit" moment of walking past Phil in the fairway.
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Kingsley Club (L) is now published in PGA 2k23.
It was a tough conversion from 2k21, the trees around the perimeter really took a haircut to make the file size compliant. The greens were slightly slowed down, as well, to keep things playable.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
When seen from above, it really is such an unusual and unlikely combination of topography in one course.
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"Merion East 2022" is now published in PGA 2K21 and PGA 2K23.
This update for the 2022 Curtis Cup features updates to the course made by Gil Hanse, as well as updates to the planting in-game.
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Sleeping Bear Valley
Now published in
@PGATOUR2K
.
The course location is influenced by the Sleeping Bear Dunes, along with several West Michigan lighthouses (South Haven, Holland, etc). Course design and aesthetic is inspired by Mammoth Dunes at
@Sand_Valley
.
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Just getting started on Winged Foot for
@PGATOUR2K
. Was able to get the 1st green pretty close, I think, thanks to the drone work from
@the_woke_yolk
.
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I reheated a Shotgun Start joke and now Barry Sanders is sending me an autographed PXG hat...
What a freaking world!
@AndyTFE
@BrendanPorath
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This place is cool. Should be fun to knock it around here in 2K21.
Country Club of Charleston
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Sleeping Bear Valley is now published in PGA 2k23.
This is an original fictional design, influenced by the Sleeping Bear Dunes, along with several West Michigan lighthouses (South Haven, Holland, etc). Course design and aesthetic is inspired by Mammoth Dunes at
@Sand_Valley
.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
I still need to check this one off my list. I'll be curious to see whether or not I will be a member of the "it's better than the other course" legion.
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I don't think
@AndyTFE
gave
@BrendanPorath
the appreciation he deserved for this one:
"Do you think the course asked too many questions of Phil, considering that he can't answer two questions at once?"
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
There will be no reveal today. Why?
1. If you don't know where this is, I have concerns
2. I'll be without a phone for most of the day, wandering the grounds.
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"Old MacArthur Dunes" is now published in
@PGATOUR2K
. Takes influences from Bandon, Pacific, and Old Mac, and partly just it's own thing.
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Front 9 of Meadowbrook came together nicely. On to the back 9.
Should be ready in plenty of time for some practice rounds before The Stalemate.
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I think I take this picture every single time I play Radrick Farms.
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Here's my final list of TGC19 courses ported to
@PGATOUR2K
. All courses from here on out will either be new, or the occasional fictional course port with heavy renovations.
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After a few small touch ups, Lahinch is ready to play in PGA 2k23!
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Some funky stuff going on with my twitter account this morning and my 9am tweet got lost. Of all the courses...
Anyways, it was difficult finding an updated aerial for this spot, but I got one. The water looks nice too.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Before and after of the most obvious course to feature on the 4th of July.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
I discovered last year that more of you have played this than I would have imagined. That gives me great hope.
Someday.
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Winged Foot West update,
@PGATOUR2K
.
The greens are in good shape, moving on to the planting phase.
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The Augusta National of putt-putt for any kid growing up in Michigan.
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Oakmont Country Club is now available in PGA 2k23.
The main focus of this port from 2k21 was updating the surfaces to highlight the long grass areas and create a contrast from the green parts of the course
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Hey y'all, I'm going to re-release Augusta National in
@PGATOUR2K
on Monday, and name it "Big Golf Weekend". Apparently 2K has determined that to be an acceptable term to use when ambush marketing The Masters.
Hey hey hey... it's a Big Golf Weekend! Grab your copy of
#PGATOUR2K21
right now as a part of
@Target
's Buy 2, Get 1 Free Deal. See offer details.
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A couple of looks at the lost front 9 at Tom Doak's High Pointe.
Lots of vegetation to add still, but the groundwork is mostly done.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Another of the iconic routings in the state. Almost nothing else needs to be said here.
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Orchard Lake CC (L). Now published in PGA 2K21.
A 1926 Colt & Allison. I've added a few new back tees and slightly expanded a few greens where the ground supported it.
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Pulled in the data for Torrey. This could be an enjoyable project.
Why the South Course falls short of it's potential with examples of how it could live up to it. More examples in the article.
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On the left is the 27-hole Twin Oaks GC in Freeland, MI.
On the right is the fictional 18-hole course I built in its place, which is now available to play in PGA 2k23 under the name Raynor Farms.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfMemorialDay
A before and after of the state's most obvious Memorial Day pick.
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Haven't finished a
@PGATOUR2K
project in awhile, so here's the closest one to completion. 14 holes sculpted and surfaced, clubhouse and rock walls planted.
@KingsleyClub
:
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
A round here followed by a beer at the local brewery sounds to me like just about the most Michigan afternoon a golfer can have.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Fresh May 2023 imagery. Quite amazing, actually, that the grass is so green in this pic.
It's also one of those courses. Love it or hate it, let's hear it.
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Pebble Beach: In order to prevent another Spieth situation, we grew heavy rough at the end of the 8th fairway.
2K: Heavy rock... got it!
One of the most iconic courses in the world, and the
#1
public golf course in USA is now playable in
#PGATOUR2K23
Play at Pebble Beach now!
#attproam
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Thanks to everyone who followed along with
#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
this year!
Time for a much-needed break for me with my current work demands. I'll see everyone in January for the start of the next season. Let's find some more gems out there in this great state of golf!
#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Top 50 of 2023, the runaway number one course (171k+ views).
Someone said it looked like moldy bread, some else thought it was a cookie. I don't know why this one took off like it did... maybe because of the golf empire that spawned from this course?
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
I'm glad I looked this place up. If you told me the name of this course, I almost certainly would have confused it with a 9-hole course in the area. I did not know it was this.
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"St Andrews Old (Tour)" on PGA2K21, for an Open type setup. That's my last St Andrews publish, now it's on to Chambers Bay!
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Shoreacres (LiDAR) is now published in PGA 2K23.
A pretty easy and straightforward port from PGA 2K21... all it took was a new computer.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Such a good, affordable example of what public golf can be (if not maybe a little slow at times?). Used to play it a ton when I lived up there. Wish it wasn't such an awful drive from where I currently live.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
This is among my mostly highly anticipated rounds, whenever I finally get around to playing it.
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Winged Foot West (L) is now available in PGA 2k23.
A quick and easy port from 2k21, thankfully.
Awesome pics courtesy of
@nle_golf
from the 2k21 release.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Top 50 of 2023, the runaway number one course (171k+ views).
Someone said it looked like moldy bread, some else thought it was a cookie. I don't know why this one took off like it did... maybe because of the golf empire that spawned from this course?
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
It's hard to stare at this course while speeding by on the interstate, but I keep trying!
I've heard fairly positive reviews of the course, and also that they have a pretty strong sim game in the winter.
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I entered my first round at The Loop (Red) after a long weekend of golf, ready to get my head kicked in. I’d heard reports, unfair greens that eject everything. That you have to “get” the course to play well. Others: there is nothing to “get”.
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I was asked last week if I knew anything about this collection of golf holes in Charlevoix near Dunmaglas. Digging into it revealed a strange story, a fight over shoreline property rights on Lake Charlevoix, and one awkward interview.
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$27 to golf on a perfect day… hard to beat!
I forgot how many sidehill/uphill/downhill lies there are at Leslie Park. It’s quite a property. I’m looking forward to late summer when the stream and butterfly sanctuary will be popping.
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I've spent a lot of time over the past few months studying the pics in this great course tour by
@the_woke_yolk
of Shoreacres:
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High Pointe is done!
I'll show it off next week and we can all get reacquainted with the old course.
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Shot 80 on the number again today, with 3-putts on the last three holes. Still so close to breaking 80 for the first time in about 20 years!
On to the next one...
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As news of a restored/redesigned High Pointe picks up, I'm nearing completion of digitally restoring the original High Pointe routing. Surrounding environment still a WIP.
Pics: View from above clubhouse towards 1st
18th approach
10th approach
11th green
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Bought a subscription just to look at these screenshots.
Based on the two holes I’ve seen… they are freaking doing it. They are using some of my changes from my Motown Club project as a model, especially at the 14th.
Unreal.
Detroit Golf Club says vote for $16.1M renovations passed, but is it to lenders' liking?
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I'm told a members version of this course now exists in a certain golf game. Whoever created it has a totally unique, creative vision. I also heard a tournament version is coming.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Top 50 of 2023, number 2 (36k+ views).
There were a few good debates this year around, "which course would you rather play?" This one versus its neighbor might have been the best one.
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Have you ever played a round at a nice course for the first time, trying to soak it in, and all your group can talk about is all of the other places they have either played, or want to play?
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My newest project is now available in PGA 2K23: "Chattanooga Muni"
This is a lidar-based, digital restoration of Brainerd GC in Chattanooga, TN, returned as near as possible to the 1926 drawings by Donald Ross.
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After playing Pinecroft for a third time now, I still always forget how great that view of Crystal Lake is when you get up to the stretch of holes 15-18. The land movement here is 🤌. 3rd fairway. Climb to 9th green. 1, 2, 10-12 playing up and down multiple times.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
The best e-mail of the year is when that opening day announcement hits the inbox.
We'll call it a Double Feature today.
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Very early stages, reworking a fictional course from an older game.
Going for Sand Valley, but transported to the Eastern side of Lake Michigan.
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Drove into Petoskey today through this little area. This land is absolutely outrageous. The caliber of course that could be built through there would be off the charts!
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Meadowbrook CC LiDAR is now available in PGA 2k23.
To coincide with the release, I've presented some of
@buildsmartrgolf
's thoughts on his renovation of Meadowbrook, and playing it with golf architecture nerds like me:
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Top 50 of 2023 - Number 8 (18k+ views).
I had mistakenly gotten the impression that opinions on this course were polarizing, but the response was overwhelmingly positive. I won't think twice about making this my first stop in the area.
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Everything in this is wrong, do not go to northern Michigan. The place stinks. You will especially hate it if you are from the east coast.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
"A real contemplative ass golf course" -
@DJPie
(or something like that)
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
As great as this course is, the architect said that the crew that built the course didn't fully execute his vision. I've been wondering what that could possibly mean since the moment I read that.
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Next Sunday!
Different colors and textures is where it’s at.
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It's here! Recreate all of your favorite shots from the Big Major Championship in the now-published "Big Golf Weekend 2020".
Favorite now before it's gone!
Big Release tonight to celebrate the recent Big Golf Weekend!!! Stay tuned!
(No, it's not Winged Foot).
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Everyone says the views are amazing. No surprise there. I get differing opinions on the quality of the golf.
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Missed in some spots today where you don't want to miss. Donald Ross visual deception at its best. Overall a very enjoyable round, and some great views across the course. I like what they've done here.
Thanks
@A2joec
for the connection and Mark for hosting today, tons of fun!
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Top 50 of 2023, number 3 (30k+ views).
I really just knew nothing about this course, or its place within the state's private scene. Clearly a lot of people like a lot of things about this place, though.
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The 3rd hole at Pine Lake CC was an awkwardly bending par 5.
I like the plans for the new hole. Take on the bunker with your approach, use the land to feed the ball into the green... or take dead aim and try to avoid the water.
Early in the process. Stay tuned for more updates.
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4 holes into working on this one.
Hard to tell if the green speeds and slopes in PGA 2K21 are matching up exactly to how they existed, but the digital version at least is proving to have some slopey greens that are tricky to hold.
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"Meadowbrook CC Lidar" is now published. This is as close as I can come to the 2017
@buildsmartrgolf
renovation, thanks to the helpful feedback of several members.
Stalemate participants, you have 2.5 weeks to get your practice rounds in!
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It’s impossible to not have fun at Wolf River Golf Park, fka Bear Lake Highlands. I played last Friday with the man behind the changes, Steven Biehl, and asked him a million questions.
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Digitally restoring the original course at High Pointe was fun, so I decided to document some of the work I did.
Here's part 1 of a 3-part series over the coming days:
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We will all be busy watching golf tomorrow morning, so I decided to get this out early. First, the course. This is the lost Coore & Crenshaw design in Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos Golf Links.
Now playable in PGA 2K23.
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Happy Monday, Happy New Year, and Happy Kids Back in School Day! And welcome to the 2024 season of
#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
I'd normally write this course off, but this fall I got a favorable report on the course. I'm told the greens are tough, if not a little wild.
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Top 50 of 2023, number 5 (20k+ views).
This was one of the first courses that I featured this year that got overwhelming positive feedback, and I understand why. It looks like an incredible round.
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First solo round in a long time today. I’d still rather have company. There are worse places to spend a few hours alone, I guess.
@umichgolfcourse
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheDay
Top 50 of 2023 - Number 6 (20k+ views).
I generally don't put any stock in the Twitter algorithm, but it is interesting that the neighbor course came in 15th. Does that mean, given one round, folks would prefer to spend it over here? 🤔
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#MIGolfCourseAerialOfTheday
Thank you to whoever requested this and required me to look it up. Getting strong Wawashkamo vibes.
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