Cleveland, MS

Bear Pen Park

Permanent course
2.675(based on 6 reviews)
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WSP420
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Experience: 21.9 years 51 played 48 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Flat but Challenging 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 4, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Concrete tees
-Baskets are in excellent condition
-Tee signs are accurate and informative (9, 10, 11, 14, 15 have been vandalized - either missing or broken)
-The use of obstacles (ditches and trees) and OB (water and roads) makes you forget how flat this course is.
-Great mix of shots: several long wide open holes, multiple water shots, and though no area of this course could be considered wooded, the excellent use of the park trees makes for some tight technical holes with nice tight lines.
-The course flows very well. Tee signs point to next tee, all baskets have the hole number on them and most tees are just beyond the previous basket making them easy to locate.
-Course loops back to the parking area where Hole #1 tee and Hole #18 basket are located.

Cons:

-Flat, very flat. The only elevation to speak of is the ditch that's in play on Holes #5 - #8
-Although, there are plenty of trash cans, benches and picnic tables in the park, there were no benches and only two trash cans on the course itself.
-There are too many paved surfaces that are in play and less than perfect shots can chew up discs really quickly.
-About half of the holes throw over or play near the main road through the park and this road must be crossed eight times each round. This is not only unsafe, but waiting on traffic causes delays in play.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this course, and look forward to playing it again.

I know I listed the flatness of the course as a con but with no elevation and many shaded baskets it's easy to misjudge distance and either over or under throw your shots which adds to the overall challenge of the course.

To sum it up: Go play this course! It doesn't have all the amenities but it has what matters.
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