Bennett's Creek reviews
2
4
sdervan
Experience:
14.8 years
41 played
41 reviews
Not the best 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 7, 2012
Played the course:once
Pros:
Nice baskets
Not to far from town
Not to far from town
Cons:
natural tees
no map
horrible smell once close to the water
some holes have no line to hit
no map
horrible smell once close to the water
some holes have no line to hit
Other Thoughts:
This course needs some serious updating.
While I love playing anywhere, this type of course would frustrate a newbie and keep a seasoned player away.
While I love playing anywhere, this type of course would frustrate a newbie and keep a seasoned player away.
5
1
halasjackson
Experience:
14.9 years
7 played
7 reviews
Needs a lot of work 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:May 15, 2010
Played the course:once
Pros:
Pros include:
Targets are sturdy and in good condition.
Some pretty views over the marsh / waterway.
For the holes that do have signs, they (the signs) are helpful and well-designed.
Ample parking day or night, people spouting, "Howdy, neighbor!"
Targets are sturdy and in good condition.
Some pretty views over the marsh / waterway.
For the holes that do have signs, they (the signs) are helpful and well-designed.
Ample parking day or night, people spouting, "Howdy, neighbor!"
Cons:
Unfortunately, many more Cons:
Bugs. Lots of them. Suffolk is bug central, so bring Off.
Poor layout. You can't take a park and drop a bunch of baskets higgledy-piggledy and call it a DG course.
Trees. I don't mind trees when utilized well for challenge and design, but having a tree 3 feet dead center in front of a tee box is not good design. If you're going to have forest holes, fine, but every hole -- forest or otherwise -- should have at least *some* semblance of a fairway, otherwise you're just dropping a basket in the woods and calling it a DG course. No.
Navigation is not intuitive. No map available (at least I haven't found one), and first-timers can count on an additional 30-45 minutes of tee hunting.
This place is a park first and a DG course a distant second. Several holes play in / around pavilions, structures, jungle gyms, etc. Not conducive.
Death brush. The OB sections of this course are no-man's-land: marsh, thick woods, bug-infested jungle, swampy nastiness... Unless you're immune to snake bites, you can kiss errantly thrown discs good-bye if they find their way past the marshy event horizon.
The marsh smells like a port-a-potty. Urine. You will be smelling pee while you play. Game on.
Bugs. Lots of them. Suffolk is bug central, so bring Off.
Poor layout. You can't take a park and drop a bunch of baskets higgledy-piggledy and call it a DG course.
Trees. I don't mind trees when utilized well for challenge and design, but having a tree 3 feet dead center in front of a tee box is not good design. If you're going to have forest holes, fine, but every hole -- forest or otherwise -- should have at least *some* semblance of a fairway, otherwise you're just dropping a basket in the woods and calling it a DG course. No.
Navigation is not intuitive. No map available (at least I haven't found one), and first-timers can count on an additional 30-45 minutes of tee hunting.
This place is a park first and a DG course a distant second. Several holes play in / around pavilions, structures, jungle gyms, etc. Not conducive.
Death brush. The OB sections of this course are no-man's-land: marsh, thick woods, bug-infested jungle, swampy nastiness... Unless you're immune to snake bites, you can kiss errantly thrown discs good-bye if they find their way past the marshy event horizon.
The marsh smells like a port-a-potty. Urine. You will be smelling pee while you play. Game on.
Other Thoughts:
The course needs a lot of work to be a good course. I give it 1.5 because the anchor says a 1.5 is "passable." This course is "passable" as a DG course, but barely. Dozens of trees needs to be cut to make real fairways in 90% of the holes.
With some rigorous re-engineering, this location could host a nice course, but for now, you are much better off heading to Bayville or Newport News -- or better yet, New Quarter in Williamsburg.
Impossible after a rain. Do Not Attempt.
With some rigorous re-engineering, this location could host a nice course, but for now, you are much better off heading to Bayville or Newport News -- or better yet, New Quarter in Williamsburg.
Impossible after a rain. Do Not Attempt.
