Looking to design my home course

[KPaas]

Hey all, just looking for any advice, tips or tricks, things to do to make it the most accurate etc.

Im going to start designing my home town course, Caradoc Sands, Strathroy Ontario.
Its been great playing all these PGA courses and all types. But would love to be able to recreate this and play it with my buddy’s. It’s pretty open but has some fun hopes and a few tough par threes with a big pond in the middle.

Just looking for for best way to start, things to look out for, beat ways to do things.
Will keep it updated.

Thanks in advance.

[mthunt]

1) get really familiar with google earth pro
2) watch the videos here on designing
3) build an artificial course first to hone your skills

you can create anything but it’s a learning process. There’s a lot of cause and effect.

[G4zzel]

I second mthunt and add.
4) download peekthrough (search youtube for overlay TGC designer or something like that)
5) testplay the course several Times before publish. Once published theres no going back.
6) use smooth brushes

Good luck

[KPaas]

Awesome thanks for your time. I found some really good videos from CrazyCanuk1985. Will take my time with it!

[KPaas]

I'm sure I'll have some others lol But one thing, I'm going to do this on my laptop, once you get into TGC you can just disconnect Skytrak and start designing correct? Also would it be in my best interest to get some sore of controller as well or a actually mouse instead of Laptop trak pad.

[Ports]

While you are at it do bear creek too Hahaha. Played both those courses a few times.

[KPaas]

hahaha My friend and I were playing last night and said that as well. Going to start with Caradoc as it is not as elevated.
I actually live in Strathroy so that was my old course growing up. Love Bear Creek, shame whats happened to it over the years.

[Ports]

I hear they are selling a few holes off for development, might be easier only doing the 12 holes that will be left. Great course, ball eating machine though. Have to hit straight there or you be in with the poison ivy.

[KPaas]

Yea then nothing happened after that. A lot of speculation. Went as far as building another green to move number 9.
It’s a money eater as well. Drainage is bad there so it floods on the back a bit. And club house is run down. Charge to much, they can’t afford the upkeep on the course when there is no members and slow walk on tee times, so it is a bit pricey.
Just all around disappointing. But played it twice last year dispite my feelings. I missed it lol

[Weathers]

The 18 Birdies App was a big help for me. Google maps for elevation data and 3D viewing of holes.

[KPaas]

My first course is almost done! Only 2 holes left.
I was getting super frustrated trying it on the laptop lol didn’t even get one hole built lol
I had to build it on Xbox1, way easier. I’ve really got the hang of it. Super pumped to play it on the sim
Is a course ever really done? Lol
After it’s published, that’s it no editing again correct?
How often do they do course syncs?
Any final suggestions before hitting that publish button?

[wbond]

I think they suggest to play it quite a bit if you can, so you can see if there are any issues. Also, have you made it so there are different length versions of it?

[KPaas]

So I can play it on the xbox1 quite a bit. No prob.
actually no I haven’t wbond. How do you do that?! I’ve made 3 types of tee box’s for each hole.
That would be sweet.

[wbond]

Sorry, I have never designed one, but I have seen others that offer a short medium long version of their courses. I think others may be able to chime in and give you tips for creating them.

[mthunt]

FYI. Don’t publish it as the name you want until you are 100% done and happy. You can publish it as a test name then edit it then publish it as something else. Then you can edit it again and add different tees.

[KPaas]

So call it Caradoc Sands CC test course let’s say.
They you can go to that coarse. Edit it and republish it again? With another name?
So you can then call it Caradoc Sands CC white tees , black tees etc

Also when editing to do so you just change the hole start distance to the different tees then right?

[mthunt]

Call it kpass test then publish it when satisfied as cardiac white ect.

[KPaas]

I pulled the trigger!!
Caradoc Sands CC Black Tees.
now just gotta wait till it syncs as I did it on Xbox1

I made two other tee box’s. How do you make it different distances and or edit it to do that?
Or do you have to build it all again lol

[KPaas]

I figured it out
Pain in the ass to remember to change name 😭
smallest mistake so frustrating.
Anyway to delete a published course you made?
If not all good.
Cant wait to play it on the sim 👍🏻