Clarkston, MI

Bay Court Park

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rdblake01
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 24, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

It is clean and well maintained. The course is not extremely long, so it is a good course for shorter throwers and beginners. It is easy to follow the layout from hole to hole.

Cons:

It can get busy, it is only 9 holes.
No signs on the back tees

Other Thoughts:

If you can't pony up $2 to play, go somewhere else. It has alleviated much of the issues with kids dropping in with groups of 10 that clog up the course.
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todddarling1
Experience: 25 years 6 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great for teaching 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 23, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great for teaching beginners or kids. 2 Cement Tees per hole. (am and pro) you can play the 9 twice alternating tees to make 18 if you want. I take my son and wife there to play a lot because it's a short course and they are not long throwers.

Cons:

can get busy. Lots of beginners can make more advanced players crazy. No score cards at the park only available online

Other Thoughts:

It's a good quick course to play, nothing overly challenging but a good course for beginners to work out their throws and a good course to get the bugs out in the early season.
They have started charging to play this season. It's 2 dollars a day or $25 for the season, they also have a Family membership that is $60. I know that seams high for a 9 hole course but I think they do a great job keeping the park clean and the course looking great. Hopefully the money will go for improvements to the course and maybe more holes. Not sure where they would put them but we can hope.
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Innovadude
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 25.9 years 235 played 185 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2$? 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 1, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

- good basic design, mix of left and right shots
- elevation
- cement tees/signs
- super clean, well mowed and maintained
- dual tees to make 9 holes stretch out better

Cons:

- Pay to play- always a con regardless of whether it works or is beneficial to the course or not (which in this case it does, and is)
- Distances WAY off, some/none marked for long tees, making it hard to guess
- some tees kind of face wrong way
- hole 2 too close to fence/road for beginners

Other Thoughts:

pay at the little building to right of larger one
not worth checking out unless driving right past or live nearby
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bygwyllay
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17 years 93 played 78 reviews
3.00 star(s)

"Let this serve as your final warning" 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

So says the sign by hole #1 as you walk up, making you mindful that you are under 24 HOUR SURVELLIANCE. This course clearly has some $$$ behind it. Immaculately groomed, gloriously kept, it even comes complete with a Desperate Housewives minvan carivan mid-round, and a constant gardener on a zero-turn mower! Ladies and gents, this is UPPER CLASS AMERICANA.

The layout is spectacular; everything in its right place. Great use of elevation especially, and the hole length is proper. Dual tees on every hole w/cement tee pads. Everything one could ever want in signage. The holes play pretty open, with some older trees spotting the landscape. Not too many obstacles, but a great round over all. Hyzers and Anhyzers used here.

Cons:

The baskets. These are weird. Gargantuan. Odd to putt at. Like, I don't know how to aim correctly at them or something. I've never seen baskets like these. Maybe it's just me. They seemed taller? I hit the bottom basket three times from short range. Whatever.

Hole #9 seems almost an afterthought, squeezed in towards the back of the park. All the others were well placed and layed out. Hmm.

Other Thoughts:

Everything about this course oozes class. Some room off to the east to maybe carve out another 9 holes? Only having 9 holes means the max I'll give this course is 3/5, but it deserves every bit of that rating. If I could afford to live up in Clarkston/Waterford, I would play this course ALL the time. But I can't, so I don't, so I won't.

PLAY IT AND LOVE IT.
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toxicgolfer
Experience: 22.9 years 51 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Pretty Impressed 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The best I thing I can say about this park is that it is super clean and very well maintained. Nice cement tee pads at every hole with the option of pro or am shots on most holes was a nice touch. There is nice signage at each tee pad and it is super easy to navigate.

There weren't very many bugs despite the weather being overcast and muggy.

Overall, this was a pretty awesome course for 9 holes and I would play this very frequently if I lived near it.

Cons:

This course is fairly easy, even from the pro tees and there isn't a whole lot of variation or elevation changes (though there is a little).

Biggest con would be the type of baskets that they used. The chains do not catch well and the catching basket is a bit oversized.

Other Thoughts:

This is by far the best 9-hole course that I have played due to the cleanliness and great maintenance.

I don't know how much property is owned by the Parks and Rec for this particular lot but it appears that there is plenty of room to expand into the woods and open a full 18 hole course.

A full 18 could raise it another 0.5 points if plotted properly. Changing to another style of basket would also raise it another 0.5 points.
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jansenk4
Experience: 14.8 years 4 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 13, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-This is where I would take beginners out to play or try out new discs.
-Not too long if you want a short game
-Like above, only 2 (by road), 5 (by woods), and 9 (by woods) pose any chance of you not finding your disc right away
-Very clean park, a nice course to play

Cons:

-Probably wouldn't play this course more than a few times if it weren't with a group of people

Other Thoughts:

I used this course as a practice course to TRY OUT NEW SHOTS AND DRIVERS I had never used to observe flight patterns. (ex. when I started trying a forehand drive)

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yes s1rr
Experience: 5 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

THE REAL REVIEW 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 12, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

NEW PIN PLACEMENTS, this is no longer a kiddy course. I dont know what ppl are talking about this is good for your mid short game/no difference from am to pro tees, this course is complete opposite, there is a huge difference from pro tees to am tees, also this course is very good for your driving lol not your midgame, you shouldnt need a midgame here driver 3 350 then putt, if you hit a tree then get your buzzz out. Most holes over 300'

Cons:

They have an extra set of sleeves so they should move the pins back and forth occasionally, def. too crowded on a nice day.

Other Thoughts:

Also you can lose a disc there easier than everyone thinks you can that is of course unless your one of those that puts it 2 250' out into the middle of the fairway you should be good. anyone who says this course is to easy, is probably lying they def. shot above par
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Nickwells
Experience: 18.3 years 8 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 12, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good place for people who are new to disc golf. Real clean. Pro and Am tee's. Real hard to loose discs.

Cons:

Too short; you can play the whole course in 15-20 minutes. There's not much of a challenge. Usually a wait between holes.
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