Black Rock Cove

Black Rock Cove is a Fantasy Course that was featured in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 and 2004. It is located on two dormant volcano's, one of them called 'Big Mo', somewhere close to the Fiji Island, in the Southern Hemisphere . Occasional tribal music can be heard on the course as ambiance. Black Rock Cove is the only Fantasy Course to make three appearances between the 2002-07 series, in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

*"Black Rock Cove, a golfing masterpiece located in a tropical paradise. A creative blend of mountainside and coastline holes to tantalize golfers of all levels"*

Gary McCord

In-game commentator

## Detailed Course Walk-through

### Hole 1

*"The first tee shot has many potential laying areas, but bunkers lurk everywhere to swallow a poor drive, the green slopes hard from back to front so choose your approach shot carefully."*

This par 4 is contains several separate island fairways which are often guarded by bunkers, to the left is a water hazard and a lone boat. The green plays uphill squeezed in by bunkers left and back.

### Hole 2

*"This long par 5 can be reached in two shots, but you have to land in the far fairway over the ocean inlet to have any chance, second shot is up hill all the way."*

A long par 5 that dog lefts right strongly, long hitters have the option to bypass the dogleg by aiming over the ocean inlet, shorter players are forced to play the dogleg and hit over the inlet on their second shot. The second/third shot requires the player to play to the green uphill, again surrounded by bunkers.

### Hole 3

A par 4, players have the option to hit either the short or long fairway options, the second being past a large sand trap, a small ocean channel separates the green from the fairway, with a small bunker guarding the front left of the green and two more on the right.

### Hole 4

*"This split fairway hole is much easier to the right, but the left side leads to a shorter approach to the green, if you choose right, make sure you use enough club for the uphill segment"*

This par 4 features a split fairway, the left is on a higher elevation that the right, though the left side is surrounded by bunkers. Playing right means that you have to play uphill and risk landing in either the front or back green bunkers. The player can negate this by playing to the left fairway. To the right of the green is a small straw hutch and a boat.

### Hole 5

Another par 4, this hole plays to an island fairway which leads to a shot over the ocean inlet to the second fairway and green located right at the back of the cove.

### Hole 6

This par 3 features a huge elevation change downwards towards a green surrounded by bunkers with mountainous features to the left and an ocean inlet the right.

### Hole 7

*"the seventh is a sharp dog leg to the left, don't get cute off the tee, just put yourself in position for your second and attack the pin"*

This par 4 features a very steep incline uphill and a sharp dogleg left, making it very difficult to bypass. Several bunkers protect would be long hitters from being too tempted to cut the corner. The second shot is a very tricky approach with bunkers squeezing the green to a very narrow margin.

### Hole 8

Hole 8 is a par 4 that takes place within the mountainous terrain. A large bunker is positioned in the middle of the approaching fairway and the green is surrounded by rockwork and several hidden bunkers front and back of the green.

### Hole 9

This par 5 features more split fairways, separated by a large water hazard on a mountain plateau. There are many bunkers on this hole that surround both the fairways and the green with several shots over the water hazard required.

### Hole 10

*"The tenth hole could be the most difficult par 4 in the game, the tte shot is uphill all the way and the rock wall could pose a problem on your second shot, par is a great score here."*

This par 4 has a wide fairway but is mostly uphill, the second shot contains a large rock feature that makes hitting the green for birdie very difficult. If the shot falls short of the green, it will fall down into the water hazard carving through the rocks.

### Hole 11

*"Take a moment to enjoy the beauty of your surroundings here at the 11th hole, its a straightforward par 3, just clear the water and your home free."*

This par 3 features a large waterfall and various shrubs. The player aims to hit the ball over the flowing river below the waterfall which goes from right to left. Sometimes the pin is located in the very narrow piece of green to the left, forcing the player to make a very accurate shot should they wish a guaranteed birdie putt.

### Hole 12

Hole 12 starts just to the right of the water fall. Its mostly a straightforward downhill par 4 featuring a very winding fairway. Behind the green is another water stream featuring another straw hut

### Hole 13

This hole is a double dog leg par 5, which carves its way through the canyon and to a cliff side fairway. Players must be careful when cutting dog legs not to let their ball fall down the cliff face. The green is surrounded by several bunkers right and left side.

### Hole 14

Hole 14 is a downhill par 3 which features a green on top of an open palm rock feature with a bunker in the shape of the Nike Swoosh.

### Hole 15

*"The fairway on this short Par 4 pinches at the 300 yard mark, so driver might not be the best choice off the tee, chose a long iron to ensure keep your ball aimed for the flag."*

This coast side par 4 features a fairway which narrows at driver range, tempting long hitters to challenge their accuracy. The green is guarded by a tree at the front and a bunker at the back. Badly hit shots have a chance of going off the cliff into the sea.

### Hole 16

*"The sixteenth is a very short par 4, but think twice before going for the green, its all carry and there's not much room to stop it on the green, miss it and your staring at a bogey or worse."*

Hole 16 is another cliff side hole with the sea perilously off to the left and the jarring out green tempting players to hit for the green with dire consequences should they miss. A cove like rock feature is present in the background. There is no fairway surrounding the green so players aiming for the green have to land it exactly right.

### Hole 17

*"You must choose your club wisely here at the seventeen because of the steep incline to the green, miss it short and your hitting three off the tee."*

Hole 17 takes place under the rock feature previously mentioned in the last hole. The green is elevated higher than the tee and to the back is a bunker.

### Hole 18

The final hole of the course features a downhill tee shot to an island rock feature, on top of which is a fairway and several bunkers. The hole then doglegs right towards the main island again and from there its uphill to the final green.

## Trivia

* Black Rock Cove is the only Fantasy Course to make three appearances between the 2002-07 series.

## Media

**Complete Fly-by's of Black Rock Cove:**

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_1e3gJbOsaY&t=138s&ab\_channel=SilentGaming

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg59MbF1NaI&list=PLQIrOsx7jrWZCu3LjXxXKQKuCQWena1Y3&index=2&ab\_channel=RexeMario11