COURSE: The Links at Spanish Bay LOCATION: Monterey Peninsula California DESIGNERS: Robert Trent Jones Jr., Sandy Tatum, Tom Watson YARDAGE: 6,820 from Championship Tees, Rating 74.7 JNSE DESIGN: Scott Chesney and Clay Clatur DATE: May 6, 1992 Several months ago, Clay Clatur offered me materials related to The Links at Spanish Bay, one of the lesser known course on the famous Monterey Peninsula in California. I agreed to try it and began work using Jack Nicklaus Unlimited Golf. Given the British qualities of the course and the somewhat limited capabilities of the JNUG design program to create a tough playing linkland course, I stopped working on the course after completing 9 holes. Both Clay and I agreed that it just wasn't working the way it could. We decided to wait until the arrival of the Signature Edition. In the interim, Clay made a trip to California and videotaped the entire course. He also provided me with photographs, drawings, a detailed hole by hole description, and the course yardage book. Howie Maurer sent me a lengthy document actually written about the course by original designer Robert Trent Jones Jr. In fact, most of the quotes on the course come from his ideas of the course. Howie also provided me with a beautiful, overhead color picture of the entire course. In addition to these materials I used three books....The Golf Courses of Robert Trent Jones Jr., Tee Off, and Golf Courses of the Monterey Peninsula. Obviously, I have never had so much material for one course. As a result, I have spent many more hours laboring on this course than any other, trying to create the true feel and look of this beautiful seaside course. My project partner, Clay, sent me the following quote for inclusion in this text file: "I have played and filmed the Links at Spanish Bay over several months. Scott's rendition of this unique course is superb and as accurate as any real JNUG or JNSE course I have seen, and I have over 120 of them. We both wish that software limitations hadn't precluded some things we would have liked to do, but they did. Nevertheless, the accuracy and "feel" of this course is very real. I was happy to be able to work with Scott and be a small part of another Chesney original. I hope you enjoy it. Clay Clatur Obviously without Clay's tremendous assistance, this course would not have been possible. He has playtested the course, made specific corrections, and offered support throughout. Clearly, the JNSE software does justice to the British type course in a way that JNUG could not. Still, even though we now have 240 objects per hole, I still found myself needing more to really create the true effects of the knarly sand dunes. In real life, you would not be permitted to hit out of many of the dune areas, as they are protected. You would lose a stroke. This is not the case in the JNSE version, so in a sense the course could play easier here. I developed all the objects and background. I did not use any scanning equipment, since I have none. I am still getting acquainted with the design program but feel pretty satisfied with this first effort. I particularly feel good about the creation of the marsh and dune grasses. In reality, the greens at Spanish Bay are often elevated and undulating. I worked hard from my sources to accurately create the greens, so I hope not to be accused of making them unreasonably difficult. If they are, that's because they really are. The course is beatable without question, as it should be on a non-windy day when played properly. You can also go sky high. I am using this text file to copyright this work. I request that you not alter my work, except for your own use. I politely request that you not upload an altered version of this course to any BBS without my permission. While I am not charging a fee for this course, I am do not authorize it's use by various freeware companies. What's next? Well, I begin working on Shattuck. Also, I will be doing a collaboration with Lee Ritze, and will also begin working on Kemper Lakes, all while updating some previous JNUG efforts of mine. Feel free to call or write. Scott Chesney 27 Edgerly-Garrison Road Durham, New Hampshire 03824 603-868-1251 (home) 603-862-1870 (work) I am also on PRODIGY in the Other Games/JNSE section.