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Hamilton, AL

Aggieland DGC

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3.195(based on 13 reviews)
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wellsbranch250
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.3 years 658 played 637 reviews
3.00 star(s)

The Toast Of Hamilton 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 27, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

(3.067 Rating) A solid Recreational course worthy of the Alabama top 25.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - This course should satisfy a wide swath of the player population. A par 54 layout with a 255 foot hole length average, but with a couple 330 footers. Very few gimmies for a layout this short and a couple shots that are going to be hard to birdie for vast majority of the players. I could see Novices through lower Advanced players enjoying the layout.
- CHARACTER - The equipment basics and extras at Aggieland are a touch above the average course. To start, concrete tees measuring 5 feet by 12 Feet. Passable tee signage, although several in the sun are completely faded, plus they don't show the natural back tee or alternate basket placements. There are lots of benches and a few garbage cans spaced throughout. The baskets are DISCatchers and there are several bag hangers.
- NAVIGATION - Adequate. Most of the transitions are moderately intuitive or in some cases the next tee can be seen from the prior basket. As briefly noted above, there are 2 or 3 useless tee signs that need to be replaced due to fading. The readable signs unfortunately don't have next tee direction. I could see some travelers getting turned around once or twice, especially after (14), but nothing epic bad.
- UNIQUENESS - Despite being an all par 3 layout, the variety is decent. A nice mix of lightly wooded through heavily wooded holes. A nice mix of distances from the upper 100s to mid 300s. Holes break in both directions, although the breaks favor the typical right to left angle. There is also some nice elevation movement in the 30 to 40 foot range and a creek comes into play on three holes.
- RAW BEAUTY - The heavily wooded stretch between holes (3) and (6), bumps this to an above average looking course. My favorite looking lines were (3), (6) and (13).

Cons:

A solid course, just a few very minor things.
- HOLE 10 - No logical line to basket. It's a poke and hope shot.
- DISCONTINUITY - Mostly good. The transition between (14) and (15) requires backtrack down the entire length of hole (14s) fairway. I want to believe that forced course edits made this a weird transition.
- BACK TEES - This course should not be marked as having multiple tees. I didn't even realize their existence until hole (13). They are inconspicuously marked with a single unmarked paver. The tee surfaces are natural and appear to have just about no usage.
- MULTI USE HAZARDS - Walking paths come into play on a handful of holes. Overall not that bad, as walkers can be seen well enough.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Bringing a newer player here is doable but not ideal. Holes like (3), (6) and (8) just seem too intense for an inaccurate new thrower.
- FADING SIGNAGE - A note to others planning to install tee signs. Use a UV coating and avoid mounting the face of the sign in direct sunlight. Doing this will aid in the sign's lifespan.
- MAINTENANCE - The course seemed slightly run-down as all the disc golf equipment is well aged. The signage and back tees should be upgraded first.
- TIME PLAY - Average time play. Figure 80 minutes for a solo and 2 1/2 hours for a foursome.

Other Thoughts:

This was my anchor course on a mini daytrip to finish off bagging all of North Alabama. I liked it. It has a small dose of everything I enjoy about the game. Currently Aggieland finds itself on the edge of the DGCR Alabama top twenty, which IMO is right where it should be as I've played the entire Alabama top 25 now. I think the course has the potential move a few spots up if the back tees were to get concreted and a few other tweaks were to be made. As is, not designation level for those beyond a 90 minute drive, but it is definitely worth a spin if traveling on I22 between Memphis and Birmingham.
- CHALLENGING - A touch above average. I'll guess that even par would draw about an 890 rated round. The course slightly favors technical players, but a few holes will require a driver for those that max out at 350 foot power.
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AUfantastic
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Experience: 28.9 years 176 played 17 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun....needs work 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 13, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great location. Potential for a great course. Nice wooded area and up & down pics. Good mix of left and right holes as well as long and short.

Cons:

At least 6-7 of the holes need some significant work to remove trees and vegetation. They have the potential to be great but there are no clear throwing lanes. I am fine with lots of trees but there should me some way to plan a path to the basket. Throw and hope is not my favorite. Also, we smelled sewage on much of the course and was not sure where it was coming from.

Other Thoughts:

I actually liked the course and would like to play it again when some trees are removed. There may actually be some working going on there now as I did see and smell a recent burn pile of brush and logs. Never played a hole that was shaped like a "U" with even some water in play. It was quite different..
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jcburton24
Experience: 31.9 years 90 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

fun course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 15, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course has a good variety of shots and is on a great looking piece of land. Elevation changes on several holes.

Cons:

Hard to find your way around on a few holes. The pro pad on hole 3 is right behind 2's basket and right in the line of fire. No teepads on pro boxes. Also there is a walking trail through the park and on a couple of holes you may have to wait on people walking before you can throw.

Other Thoughts:

Altogether a fun course. No need for a big arm here.
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emamatt
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Shaping up at AggieLand DGC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 13, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a new course so that should be considered....

Currently most of the tee pads have been put down, signage to follow.

First Tournament will be held 8-7-2010

Cons:

none really our parks and rec department have done a great job to get to this point!

Other Thoughts:

I would like to see some drinking water piped out there one day...
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Dillon_Gourley
Experience: 16.9 years 63 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

One of the best 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 16, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is in my opinion one of the best disc golf courses I've ever seen in a city park. The land and terrain is unbelievable.

Some of the holes are VERY challenging and the holes in the woods you need accurate shots. A long arm is not needed for this course. There is a sidewalk that plays through and around a lot of the holes that play as a stream and are OB.

Cons:

This course is brand new and 14 holes are playable, 17 in the ground and the last hole will be installed sometime this week(8/16).

Also, some of the numbers on the baskets do not match the basket order. This can be VERY confusing. I am sure it will be fixed also.

It doesn't has benches, tee signs for distance, no next tee signs, course can be very hard to navigate without a map or a guide.

I am sure all of this will be put into place pretty soon since the DG community is off the charts for only a month or so in the ground.

Other Thoughts:

I was very impressed with this layout and besides the cons listed above I would recommend playing this course if you are anywhere in the area.

The tee markers are bricks in the ground with AM or Pro on them with the hole number. Hole #1 is along the side of the baseball field throwing toward the batting cage area.

I will be sure to give this course a higher rating one it's 100% complete which I hope is very soon.
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