[ISAWTHAT]

This started to help get the recognition of courses that were designed on the XBOX 1 exclusively.  I know how difficult, and time consuming it can be to create a well designed course, and just wanted to get the designers the plays they need to get their course HC'ed.  It is known that the plays on each course only count if played on the same platform the course was created on.  Some of these gems are often times lost very quickly on the "all platform" page of this forum without getting the plays they deserve.  Designers, I would recommend posting your course here and on the "all platforms" page, which should get your course more exposure.  I would definitely play and search for courses here, as I feel I would be helping out the hard working designers on the platform of which I play on.

Thanks


Here's a current list of some of the XB1 designed courses: 
(Note, most recent courses at bottom of list.)


Lowlander Links at Cally Park
Loon Lake state park Par 3
Devil's Whisper
Par 3 Tournament Course at Hunter Meadows
Field Stone Farm  (Sunday and Thursday Pin)   TGC rating - 4.5
Eagle Lake Resort - Sunday Pin and Thursday Pin   TGC rating - 4.25
Stone Ridge C.C. - Sunday pin and Thursday pin   TGC rating - 4.0
Cedar Lake Plantation   TGC rating - 4.0 - My tastegw contest entry
Bent Tree  TGC rating - 3.75
Cherokee Valley Executive - My par3 entry into the elz and canuck contest
Whispering Heights Country Club course
Berkshire County Down
The Par 3 World Championship at TGC Stadium
Middle Tennessee Golf Club  - 18 Holes - Par 71 - 7194 Yards
The CTGC at Graber #33 (Sunday)
Saddle Ridge C.C. - Sunday pin also Thursday pin
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Baxter Pines CC
Sleepy Willow CC (Championship)
Sundance CC
Oasis CC
Spring Meadows CC
TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course
Firestone CC South Course
El Primero CC
Hobble Creek Golf Course
The Reversible Course - Routings A & B
Links on Lake Pleasant
The Happiest Place
Meadow Lakes CC
Toad Hollar II
Birdies @ 15,000 ft.
Rolling Meadows
Stoney Brook Creek
The Snowy Summit GC
Eagle Hills National Golf Club
Harbour Point CC
Columbia Fall Classic
A Stones Throw
Woodland Valley Champions Course
Potomac Country Club
old moors gc
Boardmans bush resort
alpine chill by roboseal1
Swindlers Bluff (Thursday)
Swindlers Bluff (Friday)
Swindlers Bluff (Saturday)
Swindlers Bluff (Sunday)
Karsten Hills
Island 9-Hole at Palm Winds Resort
Crater Lakes 9-Hole at Chippewa Winds Resort
Savage Gulf Ocean Course
TGC Trail @ Adirondack National
The Par 3 Course @ Diablo Canyon
The Sidetrack @ TGC Meadows
Elk Heights Golf & C.C.
Edgewood Country Club (Being Remodeled)
St. Martin Flats G.C. (Being Remodeled)
Talon Lake G.C (First course made, Being Remodeled)
Little Kiwi Golf Course
Royal New Zealand Golf Course
Cohutta country club
Meridian Pointe Golf Links
red cloud
Misty Mountain
Oakbush golf course
Warrior Golf Club
The P'nau Plateau Golf Club and Resort
Highlow Island Links Resort
Hanging rock golf course
Tropical caves v1.0
fairway criss cross
Eighteen at Strawberry Plains
Winding River Country Club
The Narrows at Kilraine
Atled Golf
Robinsons Bay
Barco Rio Desert GC
Turtle Creek Golf Club
Cassidy Cove GC
Dupree's Diamond CC
The Lesser Antilles Casino and Golf Club
Mahogany National
Spirit Mountain Golf Club
Cedar Springs Country Club
Dam Treitaget GC
Dam Treitaget GC (18 holes)
Montavon Pines Golf
The Grand Tulip
Bonnie Star golf club
Golf & Spirits at The Locale
La Siesta Lakes Resort, Maroc
Idanha Ridge Golf Club
Propellor Island Archipelago

[Cally]

Good Idea ISAWTHAT,

Nice idea for a topic. I play and design on the XB1, and as you said would like to get a bit more recognition.
So here are 2 of my latest courses:

Lowlander Links - A links style course, after designing in Boreal and Countrside and really honing my skills I went back to an original theme to see if I could do it justice. I think I succeeded, but only XB1 users can tell me that

Loon Lake state park Par 3 - This is an Elz and Crazycanuk1985 Par 3 Challenge creation. It designed in Boreal and only 9 holes.
It should take no more than 12-15 minutes to play

enjoy and thanks in advance
Cally

[ISAWTHAT]

Good Idea ISAWTHAT,

Nice idea for a topic. I play and design on the XB1, and as you said would like to get a bit more recognition.
So here are 2 of my latest courses:

Lowlander Links - A links style course, after designing in Boreal and Countrside and really honing my skills I went back to an original theme to see if I could do it justice. I think I succeeded, but only XB1 users can tell me that

Loon Lake state park Par 3 - This is an Elz and Crazycanuk1985 Par 3 Challenge creation. It designed in Boreal and only 9 holes.
It should take no more than 12-15 minutes to play

enjoy and thanks in advance
Cally

Thanks Cally, I will give them a go.

 You made me think that courses designed on XBOX 1, would more than likely be "playable friendly" as well.  By that I mean little to zero lag, a smooth round of golf.

[The Headhunter]

This is a good idea.  You can't have too much exposure for your courses.

I have been doing a Beat the Designer (Xbox version) series.  I have a thread with the same name in the Xbox section of the forums.  The idea is to get XB1 designers more exposure for their courses.   I play a Stableford match vs the designer's ghost and stream the match on Twitch then upload to Youtube.

I would prefer to keep it to XB1 designers who have taken the time to create custom courses from scratch.  They are the ones who most deserve the exposure for putting in the time to create their courses.  For any designers out their who would like me to play a match on their course, head on over to that thread and drop me a message in there.


My courses that could use some love are Devil's Whisper  (my latest 18 hole course) and my par 3 course, also for the Elz and CrazyCanuck contest.  That course is called Par 3 Tournament Course at Hunter Meadows.

Thanks,
HH

[Cally]

Thanks Cally, I will give them a go.

 You made me think that courses designed on XBOX 1, would more than likely be "playable friendly" as well.  By that I mean little to zero lag, a smooth round of golf.

Where the course is designed has no effect on lag, the course I am designing now on XB1 does has slight lag on 1 or 2 holes. It all depends on how much planting is used and how closely it is grouped to each other. I am currently play testing it and by no means is it unplayable. Actually I think I noticed it tonight for the first time, but it is there

[drivert]

This is a good idea I design all my courses on xbox 1. Here is a list of my best.

My Best Courses:
Field Stone Farm  (Sunday and Thursday Pin)   TGC rating - 4.5
Eagle Lake Resort - Sunday Pin and Thursday Pin   TGC rating - 4.25
Stone Ridge C.C. - Sunday pin and Thursday pin   TGC rating - 4.0
Cedar Lake Plantation   TGC rating - 4.0 - My tastegw contest entry
Bent Tree  TGC rating - 3.75
Cherokee Valley Executive - My par3 entry into the elz and canuck contest

[ISAWTHAT]

Thanks Cally, I will give them a go.

 You made me think that courses designed on XBOX 1, would more than likely be "playable friendly" as well.  By that I mean little to zero lag, a smooth round of golf.

Where the course is designed has no effect on lag, the course I am designing now on XB1 does has slight lag on 1 or 2 holes. It all depends on how much planting is used and how closely it is grouped to each other. I am currently play testing it and by no means is it unplayable. Actually I think I noticed it tonight for the first time, but it is there

Yeah that's kinda what I mean.  The plant/object count and shade movement rendering of the trees etc. can be handled better at higher frame rates on the other two platforms than on the XB1, at least until HBS can work in higher frame rate capabilities along with at least 900p reso. to XB1 with the next update(s).   

Giving your courses a go in a bit.

[ISAWTHAT]

Good Idea ISAWTHAT,

Nice idea for a topic. I play and design on the XB1, and as you said would like to get a bit more recognition.
So here are 2 of my latest courses:

Lowlander Links - A links style course, after designing in Boreal and Countrside and really honing my skills I went back to an original theme to see if I could do it justice. I think I succeeded, but only XB1 users can tell me that

Loon Lake state park Par 3 - This is an Elz and Crazycanuk1985 Par 3 Challenge creation. It designed in Boreal and only 9 holes.
It should take no more than 12-15 minutes to play

enjoy and thanks in advance
Cally

Lowlander Links is such a playable and approachable course, easy on the eyes and frame rate as well.  I thought your par 5's were excellent.  Some really well made and placement of bunkers.  Some of the bigger bodies of water seemed to be shifting, but never distracted from play. The greens were receptive to long irons, and had good subtle slopes to some.  Shot 3 under.  Gave it a 7 and fav'ed it.

Loon Lake SP, has 9 things wrong with it...make another 9 please!.  Loved every hole and view from the tee on the course.  The most well colored surroundings without going overboard I've seen.  The drops from tee to green were almost (I said almost) too much, and captured the true meaning of being really FUN, as well as challenging.  That's what I got from playing this par 3 course, an absolute fun challenge.  8 and fav'ed.  Thanks for your hard work.

[Dr. Yeti]

...It is known that the plays on each course only count if played on the same platform the course was created on...

Is this true?

I had thought that only plays on that system count towards the handicap rating on that same system.   So what you're saying is a PC created course CAN NOT get handicap rating on a console?  Likewise, an XB1 created course won't get a rating on PC or PS4?

This, doesn't seem right to me.

[The Headhunter]

Regardless of what platform it was created on, it needs 200 plays on a  platform in order to get it rated for that platform.  The same course having 300 plays on the xbox and 100 plays on the PC, would only be handicap rated on the Xbox.  When it got to 200 plays on the PC, it would then be handicap rated on the PC.

[Dr. Yeti]

Yeah HH, that is what I thought was the case.  Thanks for clearing it up!

[rabidtango]

For a true challenge and I mean TRUE challenge try my Whispering Heights Country Club course.  It is not for the faint of heart.  Headhunter has played it on his Xbox beat the Designer, and he completely agrees.

[ISAWTHAT]

This is a good idea I design all my courses on xbox 1. Here is a list of my best.

My Best Courses:
Field Stone Farm  (Sunday and Thursday Pin)   TGC rating - 4.5
Eagle Lake Resort - Sunday Pin and Thursday Pin   TGC rating - 4.25
Stone Ridge C.C. - Sunday pin and Thursday pin   TGC rating - 4.0
Cedar Lake Plantation   TGC rating - 4.0 - My tastegw contest entry
Bent Tree  TGC rating - 3.75
Cherokee Valley Executive - My par3 entry into the elz and canuck contest

Play your first 2  courses FSF (Sunday) and ELR (Sunday)  I favored the Field Stone course. very well laid out design.  The Eagle Lake (while well done) was a bit to roller coaster for me.  Thank you for sharing.  You definitely have designer talent and creativity. 

[Cally]

Lowlander Links is such a playable and approachable course, easy on the eyes and frame rate as well.  I thought your par 5's were excellent.  Some really well made and placement of bunkers.  Some of the bigger bodies of water seemed to be shifting, but never distracted from play. The greens were receptive to long irons, and had good subtle slopes to some.  Shot 3 under.  Gave it a 7 and fav'ed it.

Loon Lake SP, has 9 things wrong with it...make another 9 please!.  Loved every hole and view from the tee on the course.  The most well colored surroundings without going overboard I've seen.  The drops from tee to green were almost (I said almost) too much, and captured the true meaning of being really FUN, as well as challenging.  That's what I got from playing this par 3 course, an absolute fun challenge.  8 and fav'ed.  Thanks for your hard work.

Your critique of Loon Lake has already been addressed, see my OP below:
http://www.hb-studios.com/forum/index.php?topic=9261.0

[ISAWTHAT]

For a true challenge and I mean TRUE challenge try my Whispering Heights Country Club course.  It is not for the faint of heart.  Headhunter has played it on his Xbox beat the Designer, and he completely agrees.

Yeah I've played that course, and remember the 10 yard wide fairways.  Too much of a challenge for me.