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Broken Chains DGC reviews
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Pleasant and harder than it looks
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Played on:Feb 25, 2023
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Big long cement tees on almost every hole. Only #18 has a relatively short, circular shape tee. The rest of the tees are 5x16 feet and I'm not used to starting my shot standing fully on the tee.
Brooms, benches and shoe cleaners at most tees.
The course is set up in tournament condition all the time.
Nice big OB stakes, mando posts, drop zones
The one water carry is on the last hole, and it's a "cape" style carry with lots of ways to go around. It's probably 220 feet at its longest point.
I imagine the church would like you to donate a little something towards maintenance, but they don't directly ask you to do that.
Brooms, benches and shoe cleaners at most tees.
The course is set up in tournament condition all the time.
Nice big OB stakes, mando posts, drop zones
The one water carry is on the last hole, and it's a "cape" style carry with lots of ways to go around. It's probably 220 feet at its longest point.
I imagine the church would like you to donate a little something towards maintenance, but they don't directly ask you to do that.
Cons:
The "Claw". This is the 2nd hole where sometimes they put the basket in a claw-like tree. While this looks cool, it has the effect of blocking pretty much all of the entrances to the basket. If you aren't standing right at the claw tapping in, or directly in front of the basket, you probably won't have a putt. (Update...I've now played in a second tournament here, and the "Claw" wasn't as bad as I remembered. It's still blockaded though, if you're in the wrong spot.)
I've heard the grass gets kind of high in the summer, but in the winter it's very pleasant. (Update: the grass was thigh high in the OB areas in late April. There isn't a lot of it though, and there are markers placed in the grass to give you a way to keep track of your disc. I threw one in there and it was pretty easy to find but you must keep an eye on it.)
I've heard the grass gets kind of high in the summer, but in the winter it's very pleasant. (Update: the grass was thigh high in the OB areas in late April. There isn't a lot of it though, and there are markers placed in the grass to give you a way to keep track of your disc. I threw one in there and it was pretty easy to find but you must keep an eye on it.)
Other Thoughts:
I enjoyed this course a lot. The church clearly takes care of the course and keeps it clean and maintained. There isn't much in the way of rough, although you do continually play in and out of the woods. On holes that are mostly in the field, rest assured you have OB to deal with, or some sort of artificial obstacle, or both! There isn't anything sneaky or hidden here.
Like any really good course, there is tons of variety and challenge for pretty much any skill level. You definitely can take a beginner here, because there's almost nowhere to lose a disc other than the pond in front of 18 tee. If you can throw 100 feet there's a way across that. Or just go to the drop zone. There's no shame in playing the course from there. As for more advanced players, the course continually asks you to be really accurate if throwing 300+, is windy enough to make you ponder your disc choice, and wooded enough at times to make you hit lines.
The course starts with 3 holes in a field, with lurking OB. 1 and 3 are relatively friendly par 3s, but keep it straight. 2 is a moderate par 4 with a relatively easy drive, then a second shot into a grove of trees. 4 is a very short par 3 in the woods, with some built up objects in the way. LIke most holes here, you don't have to throw it miles, but you do need to be relatively accurate if you want a birdie. 5 is the same, a short par 4 that starts in the woods and ends in a field. Birdie is doable, with two great shots. Par is doable with 3 decent shots.
Holes 6-9 are pretty tough although they don't really look it. 6 is the only hole that plays along a public street and is the only hole you really must play a left to right shot, from the open into the woods. . The course is extremely friendly to the right-hand, backhand player, except for here. Hole 7 is a shorter woods par 3 with multiple lines, you'd better commit to the one you pick though because there's a llama watching you. 8 is probably the most controversial hole. It's a very short par 4 on the card, with no elevation change, but 4 is a very good score. You start with a woods shot through very narrow lines, then you have an open field J-shaped shot around a mando post to a basket blocked in every direction by trees. They pack in a lot of challenge in 400 feet.
If there's a lull, it would be holes 10-12 which are pretty much just standard holes in an empty field. There is OB to keep things interesting, and 11 has an island green, but there isn't much to look at. The wind is the only challenge.
13-18 are a fine finish. 13 plays through a gap in the tree line to a basket near the parking lot. You definitely can go to your car from here if needed. 14 is an easy looking dogleg left that viciously punishes someone trying to cut the corner. 15 is a fun, moderate par 4, 16 a friendly little par 3 in the woods. 17 has a flag on the tee sign saying "stupid tree". Yeah, it's the one directly in the middle of the fairway. 17 is a surly par 3, downhill and not crazy long, but there's just no really great way to get to the basket. Just pick one side or the other of the stupid tree and throw it hard because you have to get over the OB creek which is farther away than it looks. And then 18 brings you back to your car with a fun shot over a small pond. 18 isn't really much of a hole, but with all the little extras, the shoe cleaner, the broom, the circular tee, the nice stairs.... it's just a fun ending.
No, it's not some big grand course like Muddy Run and the professional tour isn't going to come here, but it's a really well maintained public park equivalent course with lots of fun shots, and the course continually transitions between open fields into tight corners of trees, often on the same hole. It is excellent.
As for difficulty, Even par at a PDGA C-tier event over the weekend was rated 920 so even though it's not long and the pars are fair, and you're not going to shoot millions over par unless you go OB a lot, it's tough to shoot even par. (Update: I played a tournament there in April. Even par was rated 956. In the second round, the wind and rain calmed down, even par was 920. It can be a beast when there's some wind, even though it's not crazy long)
Like any really good course, there is tons of variety and challenge for pretty much any skill level. You definitely can take a beginner here, because there's almost nowhere to lose a disc other than the pond in front of 18 tee. If you can throw 100 feet there's a way across that. Or just go to the drop zone. There's no shame in playing the course from there. As for more advanced players, the course continually asks you to be really accurate if throwing 300+, is windy enough to make you ponder your disc choice, and wooded enough at times to make you hit lines.
The course starts with 3 holes in a field, with lurking OB. 1 and 3 are relatively friendly par 3s, but keep it straight. 2 is a moderate par 4 with a relatively easy drive, then a second shot into a grove of trees. 4 is a very short par 3 in the woods, with some built up objects in the way. LIke most holes here, you don't have to throw it miles, but you do need to be relatively accurate if you want a birdie. 5 is the same, a short par 4 that starts in the woods and ends in a field. Birdie is doable, with two great shots. Par is doable with 3 decent shots.
Holes 6-9 are pretty tough although they don't really look it. 6 is the only hole that plays along a public street and is the only hole you really must play a left to right shot, from the open into the woods. . The course is extremely friendly to the right-hand, backhand player, except for here. Hole 7 is a shorter woods par 3 with multiple lines, you'd better commit to the one you pick though because there's a llama watching you. 8 is probably the most controversial hole. It's a very short par 4 on the card, with no elevation change, but 4 is a very good score. You start with a woods shot through very narrow lines, then you have an open field J-shaped shot around a mando post to a basket blocked in every direction by trees. They pack in a lot of challenge in 400 feet.
If there's a lull, it would be holes 10-12 which are pretty much just standard holes in an empty field. There is OB to keep things interesting, and 11 has an island green, but there isn't much to look at. The wind is the only challenge.
13-18 are a fine finish. 13 plays through a gap in the tree line to a basket near the parking lot. You definitely can go to your car from here if needed. 14 is an easy looking dogleg left that viciously punishes someone trying to cut the corner. 15 is a fun, moderate par 4, 16 a friendly little par 3 in the woods. 17 has a flag on the tee sign saying "stupid tree". Yeah, it's the one directly in the middle of the fairway. 17 is a surly par 3, downhill and not crazy long, but there's just no really great way to get to the basket. Just pick one side or the other of the stupid tree and throw it hard because you have to get over the OB creek which is farther away than it looks. And then 18 brings you back to your car with a fun shot over a small pond. 18 isn't really much of a hole, but with all the little extras, the shoe cleaner, the broom, the circular tee, the nice stairs.... it's just a fun ending.
No, it's not some big grand course like Muddy Run and the professional tour isn't going to come here, but it's a really well maintained public park equivalent course with lots of fun shots, and the course continually transitions between open fields into tight corners of trees, often on the same hole. It is excellent.
As for difficulty, Even par at a PDGA C-tier event over the weekend was rated 920 so even though it's not long and the pars are fair, and you're not going to shoot millions over par unless you go OB a lot, it's tough to shoot even par. (Update: I played a tournament there in April. Even par was rated 956. In the second round, the wind and rain calmed down, even par was 920. It can be a beast when there's some wind, even though it's not crazy long)
