For my map project, I chose to do the Masters since it is currently taking place. When creating this graphic, I wanted to stick with the green theme since that is the color of the jacket that the winner of the Masters receives.
I first started off designed the landscape of the trees to give the map that golf course feel. This is the part where I struggled the most because creating this took quite some time and a lot of use of the pen tool. Although this took me awhile to figure out how to achieve, I feel that it came out to look way better than I even expected it to.
Next off, I decided to create the shapes and outlines of all eighteen holes. I went off a scorecard course map to get the most accurate shape of each hole. I also used the pen tool for this aspect of my map design. I then added the hole numbers to their designed spot which took quite some time because I had to figure out which hole was which. After figuring out the hole placement, I then decided to add the yardage of each hole on the side which I found on the Masters website.
When thinking of August National Golf Course, I was trying to think of a key location or area that is known to most people to include. I decided on pin pointing hole 12 since it is one of the most famous holes in all of the golf courses in the world. I simply found an image of it online and added this to my map. After completing this portion of the map, I then added the header and the passage underneath to explain the Masters and Augusta National. Lastly, I felt like there was a lot of open space left in the upper right corner so I decided to place the Masters Tournament logo to this graphic to give the viewer a better idea of what the tournament is if they didn’t already know what it was. Overall, I really enjoyed this project and I found that designing the maps is a very detailed and intricate process.