Furnace Springs
         Golf & Country Club


Location:  Arizona Desert
Type:      Original
Length:    Out: 3447 - In: 3402
           Total: 6849
Play:      Resort Style
Design:    (c) 1993, Gene Rodriguez III

Furnace Springs is located somewhere in the Sonoran Desert just north of
Phoenix, Arizona. A "desert links" style course, Furnace Springs' fairways
follow the natural contours of the desert floor. The individual holes are
nestled in canyons and dry stream beds and are thus isolated from each other,
giving the golfer a sense of being alone within the natural environment.

Surrounded by stands of saguaro cactus and rugged mountains, the course is
given character by its numerous rocky outcrops and native flora. Golfers are
advised to stay close to the fairways and cart paths due to the "wild" nature
of the surrounding terrain...

Furnace Springs is a course that demands accuracy off the tee. Due to strict
environmental and water use restrictions, very little rough is provided
outside the limits of the fairway. Any excursions off the cozy confines of the
short grass are likely to be of an... exciting nature.

For those of you interested in the design aspects of Furnace Springs, some
items of interest include the cactus and my treatment of the surrounding hills.

The cactus were captured from video of the 1992 Skins Tournament. After taping,
the images were captured using a Computereyes R/T capture board and edited in
Deluxe Paint II enhanced. These cacti have a less symmetrical look than the ones
found on the JNUG Clip Art disk and have MUCH more realistic coloring.

The first version of FS came in at 402K COMPRESSED! After consulting with Mike
Bottari at Prodigy, it was determined that this was too large for their needs.
By removing the hills I had created using elevation changes and cart path
terrain (similar to the cliffs at #2), and replacing them with objects, I was
able to reduce the size of the course by 25%.

A quick look in the designer will reveal that the hills are created by placing
one hill object on a one pixel "peak" of about 65 units. This object is then 
surrounded by a ring of hill objects that serve to "hide the scaffolding."

I'd like to thank Mike Bottari and Dan Hecht at Prodigy for their help and
input and Mark Willett (who else?) for some early play testing and comments. I'd
also like to thank Mr. Runner and W. E. Coyote for their play test help (those
ACME Jet Clubs really take few strokes off your game).

I hope you enjoy your round(s) at Furnace Springs, and that it makes for some
enjoyable tournaments. I'm ALWAYS willing to hear your comments and
criticisms, so don't hesitate to let me know what you think.

January 13, 1993
 
Gene Rodriguez III
428 Benlea Circle
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Prodigy:  NNFG97A
Accolade: QUEEZI

Other courses by the designer:

Bay Bridge Greens - Golf by the Chesapeake Bay

Royal St. Kitts - A Caribbean island resort course

Nahabino Golf Course - Located just outside Moscow, Russia