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The Arnold Palmer Course Designer (APCD) is the most versatile software at your disposal in Links 2001. This is the same powerful tool the game developers used to build the Links 2001 courses. With it you can recreate your own hometown golf courses, detailed down to an inch, or create completely original courses based on your own dream designs.
The good news is that you don't need to be an expert game (or golf course) designer in order to have fun with the APCD. All you need to do is familiarize yourself with the basics on operating the tool, and you can be practicing on your own courses in no time.
For the more serious designers, you'll be thrilled with the level of detail you can achieve. If you are looking for the opportunity to design a truly world-class course, the APCD gives you what you need to create a beautiful 18-hole course, without having to spend millions of dollars.
There are some things to keep in mind as you get started in the addictive practice of creating your own courses. For example, you can practice on any hole that you create, but you will not be able to play an actual round of golf (complete with scoring) until you have created and saved a full complement of 18 holes on your course. Also, while you can certainly create a course from scratch, emulating your home course will take some research -- mostly in the form of playing the course and getting to know all of its bumps and dips.
Familiarizing yourself with how the real courses are designed can also help. You can find a set of profiles of some famous designers on the pgatour.com website. You can also go to the Palmer Course Design site and get information on their award-winning designs. You might also check out your local chapter of The American Society of Golf Course Architects to see about getting specifics on your local courses.
Casual and hardcore golf gamers will love the Arnold Palmer Course Designer. With the freedom to design your own world, you now have the power to let out your creative bug and build a course the way you've always wanted to.
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