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Camp Durant DGC

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New013
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Experience: 13.8 years 179 played 120 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Summer Camp 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 25, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Layout - Nice mixture of shots throughout the course. You'll have to work the disc through tight gaps at different parts of the fairway. Good mixture of hole length. There are a few open holes to mix it up including one bomber.

Nice elevation changes on parts of the course and it's used well. You have to shape shots while also going up or down.

Two pads and they drastically change each hole for the most part. I played the whites which combined some more simple holes to some that were challenging. I found the whites to be fun and varied to keep it interesting.

The blue tees all looked to be incredibly challenging, definitely designed for experienced and skilled players. On many blue holes you'll have to hit a very tight gap early and late while getting good distance on the disc.

Challenging green areas, some that will make you think about your placement off the tee and on approach.

Good course flow, not confusing and no weird transitions. It goes through the camp in a way that seems to avoid all of the other aspects of the place well enough.

A few holes where the lake somewhat comes in play, no real danger or water crossings but a few baskets are within 50' of the water.

Atmosphere - Camp Durant is an awesome and beautiful place. The course weaves through different parts of it and the scenery changes as you go through. Parts have some old hardwood areas and then you get an open field and then in to some more piney areas. Because it's a boyscout camp you'll probably be mostly alone while playing and it's got that serene feeling.

Equipment - Newer baskets with yellow poles and flags on top to make them easy to see. The pads are a boxed in tiny gravel/dirt mixture that actually works pretty well.

Cons:

Layout - I wish some more open holes could be incorporated and maybe the water was brought in to play more. I think it could have been possible to make some longer wooded holes and get some par 4/5's in.

There's just some holes that are maybe to simple and straight forward from the whites.

The blues looked to be brutal in some places, maybe overly challenging and unfair.

Equipment - No tee signs and they are needed with some blind shots. The gravel/dirt pads may be an issue for some. The baskets are the bottom shelf DGA sort, there were some spit-throughs.

Other Thoughts:

I grew up as a boyscout and I came to Camp Durant for about 5 straight summers. I loved that place as a kid and can only wish they had disc golf back then and I could of found the sport I love so much now back then.

It's great that the BSA is now promoting the sport to a younger generation and this course goes a long way in growing our sport.

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