Calvary Hill Park reviews
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pallen03
Experience:
16 years
9 played
9 reviews
Decent, challenging course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 3, 2010
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Hole variety, you see around half the course in thick woods, another portion in areas with light trees, and on hole 5 you have a chance to test out your arm
-Forgiving pars for newbies, however this is not the case in the woods.
-Can potentially find new discs in the woods, I did.
-Multiple tees for different skill sets
-The hills make it a good workout
-Spacious park area for a lot of walking
-Forgiving pars for newbies, however this is not the case in the woods.
-Can potentially find new discs in the woods, I did.
-Multiple tees for different skill sets
-The hills make it a good workout
-Spacious park area for a lot of walking
Cons:
-Sometimes tricky to navigate course
-Baskets are sometimes hidden, can't see the baskets from a lot of tees. This means you have no idea where to throw if its your first time.
-Road can be a dangerous hazard on a couple holes, I wonder how many cars have been hit
-Baskets are sometimes hidden, can't see the baskets from a lot of tees. This means you have no idea where to throw if its your first time.
-Road can be a dangerous hazard on a couple holes, I wonder how many cars have been hit
Other Thoughts:
A nice course in a nice park with variety. Hole 5 is epic. You feel challenged and a bit tired after the course, especially on a 95+ degree day when I went. Definitely worth the trip to STC.
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revmatty
Experience:
32.9 years
12 played
10 reviews
fFirst Impersions are good 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 23, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Tee Signs in fairly good shape
-Practice basket at the begining of the course
-Multiple Tees and Pin Placements
-Excellent use of elevation changes
-Up in the hills is challengeing, real tight fairways and tree's to navigate around.
-Great place to practice your hyzers and anhyzers as a couple holes require them.
-Tee #5 comes off the top of the sledding hill to the basket at the bottom, so even weak arms can make par as you dont have to toss hard to get it down bellow. Go for the 460' tee up there, and chose a light stable driver and let it rip. Be suprised at how close you get to the pin. Even my wife ripped on halfway down the hill, and she can barely throw 100ft.
-A few blind basket shots
-For as busy as it was a fairly clean park.
-Practice basket at the begining of the course
-Multiple Tees and Pin Placements
-Excellent use of elevation changes
-Up in the hills is challengeing, real tight fairways and tree's to navigate around.
-Great place to practice your hyzers and anhyzers as a couple holes require them.
-Tee #5 comes off the top of the sledding hill to the basket at the bottom, so even weak arms can make par as you dont have to toss hard to get it down bellow. Go for the 460' tee up there, and chose a light stable driver and let it rip. Be suprised at how close you get to the pin. Even my wife ripped on halfway down the hill, and she can barely throw 100ft.
-A few blind basket shots
-For as busy as it was a fairly clean park.
Cons:
-Pin 4 was missing the day I played.
-The hills and woods may not be sutiple for beginers as they require pin point accuracy or some fancy navigation skills. Excluding #5 which is wide open downhill throw.
-The the mosiqutoes in the woods are bad
-Few holes play near the road, so a bad throw could mean trouble if you hit a moving car.
-Can be pretty crowded, so pay attention to the other players as not to hit them.
-Tee #14 was missing the sign.
-The hills and woods may not be sutiple for beginers as they require pin point accuracy or some fancy navigation skills. Excluding #5 which is wide open downhill throw.
-The the mosiqutoes in the woods are bad
-Few holes play near the road, so a bad throw could mean trouble if you hit a moving car.
-Can be pretty crowded, so pay attention to the other players as not to hit them.
-Tee #14 was missing the sign.
Other Thoughts:
-Weekends the local founder of the St Cloud DG Club (Ken) is there in the afternoons selling discs from his shop, great prices (or find him at Riverside)
- #5 would be my epic hole choice. As I tee'd off at over 400 ft (down hill of course) But it was awesome to see that disc just buxxr (what looked like inches) above the ground.
- #5 would be my epic hole choice. As I tee'd off at over 400 ft (down hill of course) But it was awesome to see that disc just buxxr (what looked like inches) above the ground.
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Mopbrothers
Experience:
12 played
12 reviews
Nice Course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 24, 2009
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
i like this course because there are signs posted (unlike most courses). the trees and hills also make good scenery and give it diversity. i live close by so naturally thats a pro also.
Cons:
some of the holes in the forest area can be hard to find and navigate, so sometimes i just skip them.
Other Thoughts:
FUNNY STORY: I was throwing terrible on this course one time and got so angry i flung my putter into the street. of ALL the places for the disc to go, it went into the SEWER GRATE!!! To this day it's still there and you can see it! good luck trying to get it out!
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kjtw55
Experience:
16 years
39 played
7 reviews
2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:May 25, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
This is a well-layed out 18 hole course. Most of the tee pads are concrete and there are multiple pin placements. Both the short and the long tees have signs that tell the hole number and the distance to the pin. The course is easy to follow and once in the woods, there are signs telling you where the next tees are located. There are a good mix of wooded/tight holes and open holes. The fairways are nicely mowed and there is not much underbrush, so not much chance for losing discs. There is also some elevation on this course. There are 3 pairs of pins where the first hole is an uphill shot, then the second shot is down another part of the hill.
Cons:
Some of the holes in the woods you cannot see the basket from the tee. A quick walk down the fairway to find it is needed. After hole 12, you have to cross the road to finish the course. There should be some signs warning cars to watch for people crossing the road here.
Other Thoughts:
The parking lot has a porta-pottie and this is also where the only garbage is located. The course layout is roughly divided into thirds. After the 6th hole, you are back at the parking lot. Then after hole 12, you are at a little playground located across the street from the parking lot. Hole 18, of course, also ends across from the parking lot.
