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Waveland, MS

Buccaneer State Park

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2.465(based on 12 reviews)
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MikeK
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Experience: 28.9 years 330 played 128 reviews
3.00 star(s)

If I could rate it 2.75 I would 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 6, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

+bathrooms by hole 2 & 8/12/13 area
+concrete tee pads
+useful tee signs on every hole
+nice views of the Gulf of Mexico
+great place to practice your wind game as there's almost always a breeze off the Gulf here
+camping available next to hole 10

Cons:

-not the most exciting course as it's pretty open and flat
-only one set of tees
-bugs can eat you alive at certain warmer times of the year
-most baskets are the old rusty single-chain Discatchers
-rough can be thorny in some spots
-short course with only one hole over 400 feet

Other Thoughts:

Buccaneer is a good place for beginners to learn the sport as it's pretty open and forgiving, however the deeper into the course you go the harder and rougher this course gets. Advanced players won't have too much trouble avoiding the rough except for a couple holes like 18 and 13 and 6.

The concrete pads are only 10 feet by 4 1/2 feet but they're flush to the ground so they're definitely adequate for these short fairways.

It's $4 per car to play, but you don't actually have to pass through the ranger station to play the course, and I don't think they're too strict on collecting the fee so if $4 is make or break for you then you might be able to chance it.

If you like playing in high winds, this is a really good place for that since it's literally right across the street from the wide open stretches of the Gulf of Mexico and the wind is usually 10-15 mph but some days gets up over 30+.
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buddyspop
Experience: 8 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice place during the week 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 21, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Beautiful park by the Gulf. Bathrooms, plenty of parking. Course is clean except for a few muddy baskets around 6. It has just rained the day before, so this may not be typical. On some holes you can see the Gulf. 2019 update: Seldom have muddy areas around baskets. Pretty clean course. Mosquitoes bad on basket 18.

Cons:

This course is within a state park, and several of the baskets are located in/near a playground area. There is also a large waterpark on site with several baskets near the parking lot. I would imagine on a busy summer weekend you'd have a hard time not hitting a car with a disc. Although the waterpark was closed, the maintenance folks still had music blaring from the park speakers. But- I will say the park folks were very helpful retrieving a disc that landed in the waterpark. They could have very easily said, "not our problem" Kudos to them

Other Thoughts:

The constant wind from the Gulf is challenging. Like the wind on any course, it can help or hurt, so maybe in the end it's just a wash.
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