Arnold City Park reviews
5
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dajuicej
Experience:
43.9 years
60 played
11 reviews
lot of ace opportunities 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 4, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
new course
new baskets
good course for a quick round of disc
dual tees
a lot of hole in one opportunities
new baskets
good course for a quick round of disc
dual tees
a lot of hole in one opportunities
Cons:
no signage, tee boxes are marked by blocks in the ground. the flags marking their locations are disapearing.
not particularly challenging but fun
prone to flooding, holds water, so muddy
not particularly challenging but fun
prone to flooding, holds water, so muddy
Other Thoughts:
course still needs work, at least tee signage, concrete tee pads would be nice given the sloppy tee conditions.
i'll play the course again if i`m down that way but i doubt i`d make a special trip to play it again.
i'll play the course again if i`m down that way but i doubt i`d make a special trip to play it again.
7
0
jmoslander
Experience:
4 played
4 reviews
Short Flat Course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Nov 22, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
This is a brand new course.
Great signage from the drive all the way to the first tee.
Directions on how to play next to the parking lot make it easy for new comers to learn how to play.
2 tee boxes give you multiple options; Especially on hole 6. It gives you two completely different feels to the hole.
Brand new baskets are easy to see.
Great signage from the drive all the way to the first tee.
Directions on how to play next to the parking lot make it easy for new comers to learn how to play.
2 tee boxes give you multiple options; Especially on hole 6. It gives you two completely different feels to the hole.
Brand new baskets are easy to see.
Cons:
Not much variety in the holes. The first 4 holes are almost all straight shots with no obstacles. There is not much variation on these holes.
The final 5 holes all have the same feel to them. They are in a wooded area, but almost all of the holes are straight shots without variation.
Its the fall so the underbrush and small vegetation was not a problem, but in the spring and summer this could be a real issue.
The tee boxes are only marked by small orange and blue flags. Hopefully, in the future some more permanent signs and tee boxes will come to this course.
This area is prone to flooding, so this course might be unplayable during the spring and summer months.
The last 5 holes on the course were all unplayable on today 11/22/09, due to being to wet. Hopefully some drainage will be installed to solve this problem.
The final 5 holes all have the same feel to them. They are in a wooded area, but almost all of the holes are straight shots without variation.
Its the fall so the underbrush and small vegetation was not a problem, but in the spring and summer this could be a real issue.
The tee boxes are only marked by small orange and blue flags. Hopefully, in the future some more permanent signs and tee boxes will come to this course.
This area is prone to flooding, so this course might be unplayable during the spring and summer months.
The last 5 holes on the course were all unplayable on today 11/22/09, due to being to wet. Hopefully some drainage will be installed to solve this problem.
Other Thoughts:
With a little work this could be a great 9 hole course. Better tee boxes and signage, and some general maintenance will could put this course up there with Watson Trails in my book. Better pin placement, could make this course more of a challenge for experience players. Great for anyone just starting out to get their confidence up early.
8
0
Work in Progress 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Oct 10, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
Good use of the land that is given. It's a surprisingly difficult layout (author is an AM at best) packed into not a lot of space.
Brand new bright orange Mach 2's that ya can't miss. This will be especially helpful when spring comes around and things start filling back in.
Beautiful lake in the middle of the park and sparse traffic make for a quiet, relaxing game of golf.
Practice basket has a spiral of stones laid out at various distances around it just like Endicott. A great way to warm up.
A pretty cool view at 4's pin following the power lines up the hillside to the north
Brand new bright orange Mach 2's that ya can't miss. This will be especially helpful when spring comes around and things start filling back in.
Beautiful lake in the middle of the park and sparse traffic make for a quiet, relaxing game of golf.
Practice basket has a spiral of stones laid out at various distances around it just like Endicott. A great way to warm up.
A pretty cool view at 4's pin following the power lines up the hillside to the north
Cons:
The course is flat, and not very far above either the park's lake or the Meremac River. I imagine light to moderate flooding will be common.
4 of the 5 wooded shots have a hyzer bias. I don't know if this wasn't given much thought or that's all that could be accomplished with the space given. Looking at how the course was crammed in, i'd assume the latter.
A sign (or bigger one if there was one) is needed to point discers to the park from Tesson Ferry. The turn in for Bradley Beach Road is very non-descrpit and easy to miss if you're not looking straight at it.
Forcing a throw over the walking path (twice) on hole 7 will produce many delays, if not busted pedestrian noses. The tee could be moved 15 feet to the left and out of the way of the trail with minimal shovel/sawzall work.
4 of the 5 wooded shots have a hyzer bias. I don't know if this wasn't given much thought or that's all that could be accomplished with the space given. Looking at how the course was crammed in, i'd assume the latter.
A sign (or bigger one if there was one) is needed to point discers to the park from Tesson Ferry. The turn in for Bradley Beach Road is very non-descrpit and easy to miss if you're not looking straight at it.
Forcing a throw over the walking path (twice) on hole 7 will produce many delays, if not busted pedestrian noses. The tee could be moved 15 feet to the left and out of the way of the trail with minimal shovel/sawzall work.
Other Thoughts:
This course is brand new! (It's not even officially open for another month or so as of today (October 10)).
As such, there's nothing there but ingots for blue and red tees and the baskets. No tee signs, no pads, no benches, trash cans, info kiosk, scorecards, or help navigating between holes. Debris hasn't yet been cleared and mulch hasn't been laid.
Since all of this will be covered in the next few weeks when the course is ready for visitors proper, the lack of amenities should not be considered a con and as such wasn't reflected in the cons section or the overall score.
Hole 1: Either come out straight between two trees only a few feet away, (and leaving you only a 3-4 foot gap to shoot through), or throw a big hyzer around. The big hyzer route, though, pretty well nixes any chance of a deuce as there is a large tree with a big low-hanging branch that will snag your drive before you get too far. A well designed hole.
Hole 2:Open and straight, but an OB road to the right that forces a BIG hyzer for RHBH'ers. Fantastic pin placement between two trees that forces a good approach/drive. Shots that fall off to either side will force a tough putt.
Hole 3: Basically the same as 2, but a little longer. Same OB road to the right, and another protected pin, though not as tough as 2's.
Hole 4: Again open, but a mild hyzer, and the same road that plays OB on 2 and 3 also plays here. Bad news is, there's a park access road BEHIND the pin that also plays OB. Worse news, that same road wraps around to the left, and there's a large log and some brush that blocks an approach from the front. Anyone scoring a deuce here has played the hole VERY well.
Hole 5: Into the woods we go, and this one is tough. From the blue tee, it plays as a mild hyzer, but there's not a lot of room to get through, and another 75-100 feet to go if you even pull it off. Pin is straight ahead past this gap in a clearing in the woods.
Hole 6: Shortest hole on the course, but not much easier than any other. Plays straight until a left kink at the end to a slightly elevated pin. Another tight tunnel to make.
Hole 7: Another tunnel into/out of/through woods and a mild anhyzer, but plays (twice) over a pedestrian/bike trail (not the safest design IMO). Bad releases or grip-locked shots will likely land on that trail and guarantee a 4, if not more.
Hole 8: Another narrow hyzer with a slightly elevated tee and the pin blocked by a large tree. An accurate release and a big looping hyzer shot could produce an ace.
Hole 9: Longest hole on the course by a good margin. Yet another tight shot and yet another mild hyzer. Pin is protected big a large pile of brush directly in front, and going long will leave you in the middle of a patch of tall grass.
As such, there's nothing there but ingots for blue and red tees and the baskets. No tee signs, no pads, no benches, trash cans, info kiosk, scorecards, or help navigating between holes. Debris hasn't yet been cleared and mulch hasn't been laid.
Since all of this will be covered in the next few weeks when the course is ready for visitors proper, the lack of amenities should not be considered a con and as such wasn't reflected in the cons section or the overall score.
Hole 1: Either come out straight between two trees only a few feet away, (and leaving you only a 3-4 foot gap to shoot through), or throw a big hyzer around. The big hyzer route, though, pretty well nixes any chance of a deuce as there is a large tree with a big low-hanging branch that will snag your drive before you get too far. A well designed hole.
Hole 2:Open and straight, but an OB road to the right that forces a BIG hyzer for RHBH'ers. Fantastic pin placement between two trees that forces a good approach/drive. Shots that fall off to either side will force a tough putt.
Hole 3: Basically the same as 2, but a little longer. Same OB road to the right, and another protected pin, though not as tough as 2's.
Hole 4: Again open, but a mild hyzer, and the same road that plays OB on 2 and 3 also plays here. Bad news is, there's a park access road BEHIND the pin that also plays OB. Worse news, that same road wraps around to the left, and there's a large log and some brush that blocks an approach from the front. Anyone scoring a deuce here has played the hole VERY well.
Hole 5: Into the woods we go, and this one is tough. From the blue tee, it plays as a mild hyzer, but there's not a lot of room to get through, and another 75-100 feet to go if you even pull it off. Pin is straight ahead past this gap in a clearing in the woods.
Hole 6: Shortest hole on the course, but not much easier than any other. Plays straight until a left kink at the end to a slightly elevated pin. Another tight tunnel to make.
Hole 7: Another tunnel into/out of/through woods and a mild anhyzer, but plays (twice) over a pedestrian/bike trail (not the safest design IMO). Bad releases or grip-locked shots will likely land on that trail and guarantee a 4, if not more.
Hole 8: Another narrow hyzer with a slightly elevated tee and the pin blocked by a large tree. An accurate release and a big looping hyzer shot could produce an ace.
Hole 9: Longest hole on the course by a good margin. Yet another tight shot and yet another mild hyzer. Pin is protected big a large pile of brush directly in front, and going long will leave you in the middle of a patch of tall grass.
