University of Maryland UMD LiDAR

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TGC2019 Course Name: U of Maryland UMD LiDAR



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The Athletic Director’s report to The President in February 1955 outlined his committee’s view that “There is no way of having a complete course of Physical Education without having at least some facilities for the teaching of golf.”

Golf Course Architect, George W. Cobb (of Augusta Par 3 fame)


Scorecard

Course History


I graduated from University of Maryland in 2009 and have enjoyed many hours and rounds of golf at their course. There is constant discussion from the University about closing the course and repurposing the land so I am very happy to have captured it for simulator play. I am also happy to share it with this community. I am appreciative of any plays this gets as I always enjoy loading up random ghosts to play against at home.


This is my first published course using TGC2019 and Chad’s Tool. Many thanks to him for the tool and documentation, and other designers for inspiration too. Any feedback is welcome as I hope to continue designing and publish more local courses. 12 hours after publishing on Steam I've already noticed things I wish I could change but, well, you know.


UMD is a fantastic track and it transferred to my sim testing play nicely. Generous fairways and primary rough allow for space and angles in but mature trees outside the cart paths punish forward progress. Mostly raised greens and elevation changes throughout. Kid’s-ish tees (3,270 yards) included.

[hankydysplasia]

Great! I'm looking forward to trying it out with me and the Kids tees. I think that's a great touch for accessibility. I love that you can preserve courses too. Congrats on your first course.

[JacobM21]

Played there a couple years back and will say it was a great course with so much change in elevation. Can't wait to try it out on the SkyTrak

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There is an updated version now available. TGC2019 Course Name: U of Maryland UMD v2




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8th tee shot:





9th fairway:





There were some issues with waypoints (default aim) on some holes, pin placements on others, and general poor designing that I wanted to overhaul. I have learned more about the designing tools available and how to layer surfaces and objects to create the features the course needs.

I also learned how to take much better screenshots within the designer and I hope these teasers get you itching to play.

Thanks again as always to anyone who loads this up and gives it a run!

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U of Maryland UMD v2 Scorecard







And the real reason for this bump - I've published a Par 3 version of this course! Five tee boxes and four pins (again). Midnight tee time.

TGC2019 Course Name: U of Maryland UMD Par 3

This is the exact same course except for new tee placements/flattening and environment adjustments. It was very easy to turn a completed course into another playable option for folks. The addition of night skies are a great vibe if I do say so myself.

From what I could find here there's not much info about creating night courses in the designer so here are my environment specs:

Lighting
TOD: 12:00
Orientation: 0.0*
Inclination: 90.0*

Weather
Haze: 1.0
Fog Ceiling: 1.0
Fog Density: 1.0
All Clouds 0'd

I hope you give it a run and enjoy it! All plays and feedback appreciated.


Behind 11th green:





14th tee shot:





Behind 17th green:





18th fairway and clubhouse:





U of Maryland UMD Par 3 Scorecard

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Updates:

• Much better splining (greens, fairways, bunkers)
• Tee box consistency
• Couple changes of bad pins
• Tree pruning
• Thinner cart paths

TGC2019 Course Name: U of Maryland UMD v3

Enjoy Terps!

[Jgain]

Thanks for the update. I play your courses frequently, and very much appreciate you sharing your work.

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I appreciate that, thanks. Your ghost has visited my sim!