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Autumn Creek Park reviews
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2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 30, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Nine holes in a small park (basically just a playground) tucked in a suburban cookie-cutter neighborhood. Park on the street near the corners of Pershing Road & Jeffrey Street, as the park is so small it seems not to have its own address.
- Short holes cater to beginners, rec-level players, and putter only ace-hunting rounds. Only one hole even approaches 300', the 295' hole #9. Two holes (#'s 4 & 7) are sub-100'
- Descriptive signs show the hole details, distance, and map.
- Freshly installed fine-gravel tees. I'm hoping this is a base for concrete tees, and not the final product, because there is some real mushiness here.
- Designer attempted to incorporate a thicket of woods and schule to spice things up from just a open field, with mixed results. Hole #'s 1-8 weave in and out of the woods. Hole #1 is a downhill shot with a very small green area, crazy thick rough on all sides. Hole #2 is out of the thicket
and up the small hill. Hole #4 plays through the thicket/woods, with a large tree looming over the green. Hole #5 punches through a small wooded gap into the open; #6's basket and green is tucked just into the woods, tee in the open. Hole #7 is a fully wooded hole, the only one. Next, Hole #8 plays from the edge of the woods to the open. Last hole is an almost 300' bomber to get back to the start.
- Short holes cater to beginners, rec-level players, and putter only ace-hunting rounds. Only one hole even approaches 300', the 295' hole #9. Two holes (#'s 4 & 7) are sub-100'
- Descriptive signs show the hole details, distance, and map.
- Freshly installed fine-gravel tees. I'm hoping this is a base for concrete tees, and not the final product, because there is some real mushiness here.
- Designer attempted to incorporate a thicket of woods and schule to spice things up from just a open field, with mixed results. Hole #'s 1-8 weave in and out of the woods. Hole #1 is a downhill shot with a very small green area, crazy thick rough on all sides. Hole #2 is out of the thicket
and up the small hill. Hole #4 plays through the thicket/woods, with a large tree looming over the green. Hole #5 punches through a small wooded gap into the open; #6's basket and green is tucked just into the woods, tee in the open. Hole #7 is a fully wooded hole, the only one. Next, Hole #8 plays from the edge of the woods to the open. Last hole is an almost 300' bomber to get back to the start.
Cons:
- The schule is ri-damn-diculous for such a short "beginner/rec" friendly course. A huge swampy thicket area was used as though it was woods, but anything a foot off the fairway is in super thick, super nasty thicket. Not fun stuff...from many years of experience with this sort of "woods" at Lemon Lake. Poison ivy everywhere on the wooded holes, more than the usual amount.
- Trash everywhere on the wooded holes. It's like when they cut into the thicket/woods to install the course, they hit a rich vein of old trash heap. Pretty unappealing, aesthetically.
- The swampy area, of course, produces swampy area-level of flies & mosquitoes.
- Janky OB orange tape lining the woods in places doesn't add to the vibe.
- Holes ridiculously close to previous and/or next holes. Slightly wonky flow with backtracking (the transition from 3 to 4).
- The gravel tees are so mushy I just teed from the grass when possible.
- Trash everywhere on the wooded holes. It's like when they cut into the thicket/woods to install the course, they hit a rich vein of old trash heap. Pretty unappealing, aesthetically.
- The swampy area, of course, produces swampy area-level of flies & mosquitoes.
- Janky OB orange tape lining the woods in places doesn't add to the vibe.
- Holes ridiculously close to previous and/or next holes. Slightly wonky flow with backtracking (the transition from 3 to 4).
- The gravel tees are so mushy I just teed from the grass when possible.
Other Thoughts:
- Not much here to recommend. Definitely not worth heading out of your way. If you're in the 'hood and jonesing for something, this might work. Just don't bring more than a putter, and one you're not overly worried about losing, at that.
