Notes on "DH_SE.Zip" -- October 12, 1992

Course Name	: Deane Hill Golf Club & Resort Complex
Location	: Set in southern New Zealand (Fictional)
Length/Par	: 6,787 yards / 35-37-72
JNSE Design	: Bill Permenter (Original design - loosely
		    based on Deane Hill CC in Knoxville, Tn.)
Difficulty	: Rating 71.3 / Slope - 130

Inspiration	: The course of my youth - Deane Hill CC.
		  I can now play my old club anytime I want!


Comments about the course:

This is a complete rebuild of my "Deane Hill CC" for "JNUG".
In the last four months I have spent over 200 hours on this
layout, and I feel that this is the finest work I've done.
When I began the project I had two goals:

1) Adapt the course of my youth to "JNSE" -- so I can go
   back and walk those fairways again.
2) Design a course that was challenging, but yet was not
   nearly as hard as my first offering -- "Dead Horse Lake".
   (I want to be able to shoot some 65s)

When I adapted this course for "JNUG" I designed it to be almost
exactly the way it was in the 60s, except that I embellished it
with extra bunkers.  But, when I started this "JNSE" project I
decided to move the locale, and to cull some of the weaker holes
and then totally redesign them.

The following holes are very close to the real Deane Hill:
	1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 

The following holes have the same flavor as the orginals, 
but have been changed significantly:
        4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 18

The following holes are entirely new designs:
	3, 15, 16, 17

My favorites:
	1) Second shot from the hill at 2. (Who says Links looks
	   better? - This is a great view!)
	2) Drive on the 4th. (Prevailling crosswinds force one
	   to start their drive at the bunker in order to find
	   the fairway.  Can Links top that?)
	3) Drive at the 7th. (The adrenalin rushes as the ball flies!)
	4) Tee shot at the 9th. (Again the adrenalin rushes as the
           ball flies - "will he make it?")
	5) Drive at the 10th. (In the trees or OB right -- or maybe
	   bunkered left -- or a perfect drive 300 yards rolling 
	   down the fairway.  Never this much fun with "Links Pro"!!)
	6) Second shot at the 13th. (Can you get on in two?)
	7) Every shot, every putt at the 16th.  (My favorite hole 
	   ever -- worked out better than I ever imagined.)
	8) Tee shot at the 17th.  (A beautiful setting.)
	9) Second shot thru the slot at the 18th. (Great to look
           at from the reverse view -- I love the green!)

Special thanks to the following people for making this
project possible:
	1) My lovely wife, Joan.  (For allowing me to buy a 486
           just to play golf -- I talk a good line!)
	2) Ned Martin - great software, great digitized trees!
	3) Mark Willett - still my favorite all-time background
	   to edit!
	4) Gene Rodriquez III - a great, great spruce or pine tree!
	5) Scott Chesney & Lee Ritze - for giving me ideas that I
	   saw in some of their courses!

Other things of note:
	1) Canapoli River - came to me out of the blue.
	2) Lake Foree - named after the late great old pro at
	   Deane Hill -- "Lloyd Foree".
	3) Cook's Creek - named after my old golfing buddy
	   "Barry Cook" -- where are you Barry?
	4) Bungalows were drawn from the Clubhouse at Sherwood.
	5) The Chip, Putt & Sand course that is beside the 11th
	   can be played.  (Please download my "DH_CPS.zip")
	6) Course was designed for "30 resolution" (Please
	   judge views from tees with full resolution on).

I hope you enjoy the course.  Thanks.

Bill Permenter
(713) 353-6227
Prodigy - GSTM14E

Next - I'm presently working on another original design --
       "Beggars' Island" set in the South Pacific.
	
       I still may do "Ballybunion" -- but I'm enjoying designing
       my own courses.  Also, I still may convert more of my old
       courses.