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Panama City, FL

Bay Dunes DGC

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wellsbranch250
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2.00 star(s)

May-I-Forget-Thee 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 7, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

(2.106 Rating) AKA Majette, this a long lightly wooded ball golf conversion course that's gotten some recent upgrades.
- UPGRADE TO 18 HOLES - Just over a year ago this was just nine holes. Majette is now 18 holes and with one additional basket on each of the first nine holes.
- BOMBS - Any players who enjoys launching discs in the open air all day long will likely enjoy this more than others. This is really the only course in the area to air them out.
- CHALLENGING - The long tee set up here is way past my Intermediate level game. Sort-of one dimensional being mostly big length off the tee to score well. The back tees here are now the most difficult layout in town as Bay Memorial was obliterated by Hurricane Michael.
- CHAINS - Excellent baskets, although a couple have a slight lean to them.

Cons:

A desolate landscape.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - What happened to Panama City due to Hurricane Michael, especially the east side of town, is truly sad. Utter destruction and it left this lightly wooded landscape even more open. Lots of dead and mangled trees litter the course and horizon. To make matters worse, the grounds upkeep appears to be spotty. A conditions update a month prior to my visit noted waist high grasses and weeds. Luckily it was mowed when I showed up, but in doing so they killed much of the grass by waiting so long. In addition, many tees had encircling weeds meaning the mower went by and no weed whacking was done. I was covered in burrs a few times after leaving the tee. Perhaps a few years ago this was an above average looking disc golf course, but today it's in my lower quartile.
- TEES - Even with the above noted tee encircling weeds, the front tee surfaces were in passable shape. The back nine tees however, are horrible. Natural ground and limited markings.
- SEASONAL FUN FACTOR - This course is going to be awful to play between late May and late September due to the sun baked open landscape.
- MAINTENANCE - Was not well maintained for my appearance.
- DISC LOSS POTENTIAL - Several deep ponds and cabbage palms equals disc thievery.
- TIME PLAY - I was not expecting a 100 minute solo round.
- UNIQUENESS - I've played a few ball golf conversions now and I'm not really a fan. The designers did a nice job considering what they had to work with. Its just too open, flat and long on many holes that I found myself scoring par from 10 feet routinely. The few water shots are the only things that spice the layout up.
- NAVIGATION - As of October 2019, the front is good. The back nine is dreadful. I got turned around twice. After I made a wrong turn on (18), I improvised a tee shot to the basket and got the heck out of here.

Other Thoughts:

Majette in all, is likely going to be enjoyed by bombers and hated by noddle arms and woods players. I think winter is clearly the best time period to play here to avoid the scorching heat. For those looking to vacation at the beaches and work in a round or two, Panama City and the surrounding beaches are not the best option right now. From what I've heard, Under the Oaks is playable, but should be renamed Lost Oaks. FSU is still a dinker course. Bay Memorial and Joe Moody are both destroyed, although I just read that they reopened 9 at Bay Memorial. That leaves Majette, which at its best, is only an average course in its current state. I honestly would like to score it lower than I have. For the time being, I'd take a vacation in Pensacola or Golf Shores instead of here if looking for the beaches plus disc golf combination in this region.
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