Golf Course Sandbox

Course

Hills

Pick a shape, then click the map — or drag to make it bigger.

Or paint the ground: hold and move.

Height

Width

Brush size

Strength

Facilities

Features

Academy

Tournament

Wrap round

180°

Back from green

12 yds

Snap points to a 2-yard grid

Holes

Display

Hill shading (2D) Height lines every 5 ft (2D) Green slopes (2D, zoom in)

What's new

A new swing: the three-click meter — click to start, click to set the power, click as the marker passes the strike zone (gold = PERFECT). Mishits, overswings, chip / pitch / flop. (Drag and flick is still in the Play window.)
Wind (dial under the hole banner; flags blow with it), more realistic ball flight, wedges that spin back, tree trunks, hitting the pin
Putting: hold and let go, the cup can lip out, tap-ins (T), green speeds; V = overhead view
Willow Creek: a hand-made 9-hole course with an island green (New → Willow Creek). Drop choices after water, forward tees, a "Continue round" on the menu
Press F3 while playing for the tuning panel

Making the 3D view…

Nothing selected.

Use Select / Move (V) and click anything on the map to edit it here.

Clubhouse

Building type

Size and direction

Width yds Length yds Turn °

Drag it to move. Drag a white corner dot to resize, or the yellow round handle to turn it.

Fairway

Width

Street lights

Quick mixes

Or pick your own colours (click to add or take out)

Planted in

Low hedge round the edge

Change to

Turn and resize

Drag the white dots to reshape. Double-click the outline to add a dot; Option-click a dot to remove it.

Length—

Par—

Par

Hole line

Bend the white hole line to follow your fairway: drag the small dot in the middle of the line (Select / Move tool). Option-click a bend to remove it. Hole view, Fly over and the length all follow your line.

Course name Holes

Course check

Scorecard

Lays a cart path from beside each green to the next tee (and from the clubhouse to the 1st tee). Bridges appear by themselves over water.

Course colours (2D map and 3D)

Keys and tips

Moving around

Two-finger swipe: Move the map
Pinch: Zoom in and out
Space + drag: Move the map
Arrow keys: Slide the view
+ / −: Zoom
F: Fit the whole course
Shift + drag: Turn the 3D view
H / G: 3D hole view / green view
O: Fly over the selected hole

Building

V: Select and move
1 – 7: Fairway, green, tee, bunker, water, trees, cart path
W: Walking path
B: Flower bed
0: Road
8 / 9: Clubhouse / car park
Drag: Draw an oval
Click points: Draw your own outline (Enter to finish)
Esc: Stop drawing
Option + click: Remove a point (or stop a path end joining on)
Double-click: Add a point to the selected outline

Holes and hills

T / P: Place the tee / flag of the selected hole
, / .: Previous / next hole
Middle dot: Drag the small dot on the hole line to bend it (Option-click a bend to remove it)
R / L / M / K: Raise, lower, smooth, flatten the ground
[ / ]: Smaller / bigger brush
Q: Measure a distance

Editing

⌘Z / ⌘⇧Z: Undo / redo
⌘D: Duplicate
Delete: Delete what's selected
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Playing

Click / Space: Swing meter: start, set the power, strike as the marker passes the zone (Esc cancels)
Putts: Hold to draw back, let go to strike (let go when the dot is in the middle); T taps in
Drag sideways · ← →: Turn your aim (tap = a nudge, Shift = fine), or click the ground
↑ ↓ · Q / E: Change club · chip / pitch / flop near the green
V · P: Overhead / green view · look at the landing area
Right-drag: Look around
Esc: Pause: settings, restart the hole, quit
Game controller: Stick aims · A swings (hold for putts) · B cancels · LB / RB club · X shape · Y view · Start pause
Tab · R · C · M: Scorecard · replay · camera · sound

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Name

Size

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