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Athens, TX

Cain Park

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Breckster
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Much to like here 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 23, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

1. Great variety, everything from super tight lines in the woods to open bomber holes to baskets protected by creeks and a pond. An equal number of lines favoring lefties and righties.

2. A number of signature holes, especially the first 3 and also 10 and 17 (more on those below).

3. Equipment older but in good shape.

4. Great course flow, easy to follow for the most part. I used my UDisc app, but would have been able to navigate fine without it.

5. Very scenic, with opportunities to use every disc in your arsenal.

Cons:

1. A few tee signs were missing.

2. I birdied three of the four par 4's (and hit a tree but still had a birdie putt on the fourth), so perhaps a bit generous on the par 4 designations.

3. You are unlikely to retrieve your disc if you throw it into the pond, which comes into play primarily on #10, #13 and #17.

4. Not the longest course you will ever play.

Other Thoughts:

As you can see, the cons are rather nitpicky, a sure sign of a quality course. In particular I liked:

#1 - Tee shot turns to the left over a creek and into the woods. A 2 is possible, but so is 4 or more.

#2 - A tight shot through the woods that again turns left. In order to par this as a LHBH player, I used a putter off the tee gently turned to the left, then a ROC also slightly turned to the left to get close to the basket. Righties can be a bit more aggressive.

#3 - Payback time for lefties, as this one also plays through the woods and is a big dogleg right. A medium firm ROC or gentle fairway fading to the right sets up a 100' shot to the basket for a birdie putt, but any deviation into the woods and you are looking at a possible bogey.

#10 - Great hole 320' to the basket with a creek on your left and the pond on the right. If you can reach or nearly reach 320' you will clear the pond so missing to the right will not penalize you.

#17 - Best hole in my opinion. Plays about 400', but here's the thing - your drive needs to be close to the pond to set up a reasonable second shot over water and around a big bushy tree protecting the basket. Gorgeous risk / reward hole.

In summary, this is definitely a course worth going out of your way for.
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ivanhenson
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 12.9 years 672 played 219 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course and park. Intersting 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 22, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Very great park and course for a little town. Great elevation changes. Good use of water. Also a few good forest holes. Variety of shots.

Cons:

A few missing tee signs and google maps may take you wrong. A few older baskets and a fee tee pads are use of sidewalks and parking lots

Other Thoughts:

If you are withen 20 miles or so of Athens, tx you should detour and play this course. For a small town I really love half the shots. Just a great use of land and variety.
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chalos13
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.9 years 35 played 35 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Intermediate 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 30, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Excellent variation of shots here. they really mad the most of what the had to work with. Tight fairways through the woods on the front nine, very open on the back, reversed from most of the courses I've seen. Navigation was fairly easy, the layout makes sense to me. Several par 4s that are good to par, rewarding to birdie. I never thought I'd bogey a 268 foot par 4.

Cons:

went after a rain, so lots of mud. They didn't make good use of the pond in my opinion, Some holes by the water, but none over. hole one was a little hard to find, 2 entrances to the park. If it looks like you're at the front of the cain center, you are at the wrong entrance.

Other Thoughts:

Probably the first course I've played that I would call intermediate. This was a very fun challenge. I've played challenging courses, and I've played fun. This was one of the few that is both. Met a very friendly local who helped us navigate, told us about mini's, etc. PLAY THIS COURSE if you are close to it, I'd recommend it all day long
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