Golf Club



Join the Spectrum Golf Club and improve your handicap in a

splendid simulation of the game by Guy Morgan of Llantri-

sant in Mid Glamorgan.

  Hazards include rough, trees, streams and bunkers. You

are allowed a full set of clubs and can input strength and

direction for each stroke. Full instructions are provided

within the game, which runs on the 48K Spectrum.



  You can easily design your own holes. For each hole the

relevant DATA statements are lines 8000 + hole number*10

and 8200 + hole number*10.

  To design a new hole, first map it out on a grid based on

the size of the sceren. Decide on the number of yards and

the par. Then use the following table to compile the DATA

in the order shown. If you do not require an item use 9999.

   The second DATA statement should contain the length of

the hole in yards, the par, and a scale factor. Calculate

the scale factor using a base of 500 yards, which has a

factor of one.

 1 Tee        0401  Co-ords

 2 Green      0326  Co-ords of top left corner

 3 Hole       0427  Co-ords

 4 Trees 1    0110  Start and finish lines

 5 Trees 1    1219  Start and finish cols

 6 Trees 1    0100  Tree type (0100 or 0200)

 7 Trees 2    1820  Start and finish lines

 8 Trees 2    0031  Start and finish cols

 9 Trees 2    0100  Tree type (0100 or 0200)

10 Bunker 1   1313  Co-ords

11 Bunker 2   1216  Co-ords

12 Bunker 3   0728  Co-ords

13 Lake       9999  Co-ords of top left corner

14 Stream     9999  Co-ords of start

15 Stream     9999  Co-ords of finish

16 Top Rough  0200  End line, step

17 Bot Rough  1606  Start line, step

  The above values are those for the first hole of the

course in the program.

  [And what the article forgot to mention: change the total

length in line 4010 when you create your own course!]