The really bad part is that the Course Architect is a horrible tool for designing golf courses. Initially you cannot put holes over water or make holes to your liking (say a 100yd par 3), with the Course Wizard. There are ways around this but the principles are difficult to master and very tedious. I miss the old design program of Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear which allowed you to freely "paint" a course without limits, and I still think the design style of that old program were leagues ahead of this one. If you enjoy sitting there and making constant design adjustments due to what I see as a flaw in the program design, then this program is for you. If you want to be able to architect a course from scratch without worrying about whether your "water shape" overlaps your "fairway shape" then look elsewhere.

Thumbs up for gaming. Thumbs down for design.