Dangit, now I'm going to be thinking about Highbridge all day. Goodbye, productiveness.
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West Lake Park - Iowa
Rollin Ridge - WI
Bowling Green Technical College - Kentucky
Just a few of them that I have played that I needed everything in my bag to complete the course.
I was going to say Rollin' Ridge, as well. From long bombs and elevation to left, straight, and right...it pretty much has it all. The only thing it doesn't really have is water hazards, except for hole 2.
I would hope most of the 4.5+ rated courses would qualify. Perhaps excepting a few whose lofty rank is based on amazing scenery or amenities.
Unless "complete game" includes rollers, which eliminates a lot of wooded and rugged courses.
I don't think water is a necessity of requiring a complete game. You don't really need a different shot to get over water.
I just got on to say West Lake. And I only played some pussy 18 hole..
When I was learning to play, Mars Hill College course was a great teacher. If you want to score well you've got to learn up,down, right, left and straight. Short and long. Open and wooded.
I would say that in 18 par-3 holes (one throw required to get into putting range), it is next to impossible to provide a test for a complete game. So, it takes a course with several real Par-4's and Par-5's to get close.
Then, the thing with these multi-throw holes is that the designer cannot as easily/readily dictate a throw (or a line) on most 2nd/3rd drives. So, to play these holes well you do indeed need a complete game at your disposal.....but your complete game might not get tested in any given round as it all depends where your drive lands. Of course, wooded par-4's and -5's offer the most/best in this regard.
I guess is comes down to definitions. What's a "complete game"? Surely it's a variety of hyzer and anhyzer throws, for various distances. I'd be inclined to say it's a combination of forehand and backhand skills, elevation on drives, and elevation on putts. Distance, too, which requires at least some fairly open holes where distance is rewarded.
Rollers, overhand throws, and trick shots take "completeness" to another level. One question would be whether a course really forces you to learn these skills, or merely allows you to.
Almost said Idlewild, but too much randomness on 4-5 of the holes.