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Chauga Rapids reviews
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Unique Upstate Disc Golf Experience 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 27, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Very nice wooden deck tee boxes on many holes.
-Tee signs that feature local wildlife.
-Wonderful elevation change that adds variety to what Upstate SC already offers.
-Brand new baskets
-Camp store stocks Innova gear.
-Tee signs that feature local wildlife.
-Wonderful elevation change that adds variety to what Upstate SC already offers.
-Brand new baskets
-Camp store stocks Innova gear.
Cons:
-Hills can be slippery when wet.
-Couple of "poke and pray" holes. (6 & 18)
-Can be a bit of a hike if the back access gate is not open.
-Hole numbers are wrong in Udisc. (They put the tee pad distance in Udisc in place of the hole number.
-Couple of "poke and pray" holes. (6 & 18)
-Can be a bit of a hike if the back access gate is not open.
-Hole numbers are wrong in Udisc. (They put the tee pad distance in Udisc in place of the hole number.
Other Thoughts:
Took a birthday trip to Westminster to play this course since I had been hearing rumors. We first drove into the park and paid our $2 fee and cruised on down to the park office to have a peek. The campground appears quite nice with a river flowing right past. Looks like a great camping destination.
The office is stocked with various standard Innova molds, some bags, towels, etc. We talked with the Ranger who happened to be in there, and she told us the back gate was open and it would be much less of a hike to just drive around. It is only open on weekends in the off season, but it will be open all week for the summer season starting on April 1, 2021. We decided to drive around and that was the best decision we made on Saturday.
We parked on the power line and made our way in. The first tee was within circle 2 of the parking area. There were very nice wooden navigation signs. We walked up to this beautiful wood deck tee pad with high detail tee sign. I had a par 800 rated player with me, so we considered playing the white tees, but decided against that when the first white tee was only 175ft from the basket. That was our first mistake. The white tees lengthen out just fine after hole 1, and it would have been much more reasonable for my buddy's skill level.
I love the elevation change this course presents. I felt like I was looking at types of holes I rarely get to see with other Upstate SC courses. Hole 3 was especially impressive. Its a big sweeping left hand turn through the woods. I would love to just play that hole again and figure out how to get into C2 with my drive. Great fun!
The woods are absolutely beautiful. It felt more like a nature walk with disc golf. There was a good variety of holes, and I was loving it.
I will say the elevation change could make navigation very tough after a rain. It could definitely use some steps to help footing on the steeper ascents and descents. There were also a couple of holes that were a little tight for my preference, but I honestly would not take out any trees to clear them out. I would wait for nature to select which ones come down.
You could tell a lot of love has been put into this place. It seemed as though they could easily put another 18 in, and that would be phenomenal. The rating on this course could definitely improve with some steps to help navigate. Keep in mind, I already place this course in very good company when compared to other local courses with similar rating.
Out of the 68 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
7-Shaver Recreation Center Championship, Seneca, SC
8-Tyger River DGC, Reidville, SC
9-N.E. Lions Park, Norman, OK
10-Grand Central Station, Central, SC
11-Chauga Rapids, Westminster, SC
12-Stoney Hill DGC, Newberry, SC
13-Mekusukey DGC, Seminole, OK
14-Regional DGC, Ardmore, OK
15-Dolly Cooper Park DGC, Powdersville, SC
16-Woodruff Leisure Center DGC, Woodruff, SC
The office is stocked with various standard Innova molds, some bags, towels, etc. We talked with the Ranger who happened to be in there, and she told us the back gate was open and it would be much less of a hike to just drive around. It is only open on weekends in the off season, but it will be open all week for the summer season starting on April 1, 2021. We decided to drive around and that was the best decision we made on Saturday.
We parked on the power line and made our way in. The first tee was within circle 2 of the parking area. There were very nice wooden navigation signs. We walked up to this beautiful wood deck tee pad with high detail tee sign. I had a par 800 rated player with me, so we considered playing the white tees, but decided against that when the first white tee was only 175ft from the basket. That was our first mistake. The white tees lengthen out just fine after hole 1, and it would have been much more reasonable for my buddy's skill level.
I love the elevation change this course presents. I felt like I was looking at types of holes I rarely get to see with other Upstate SC courses. Hole 3 was especially impressive. Its a big sweeping left hand turn through the woods. I would love to just play that hole again and figure out how to get into C2 with my drive. Great fun!
The woods are absolutely beautiful. It felt more like a nature walk with disc golf. There was a good variety of holes, and I was loving it.
I will say the elevation change could make navigation very tough after a rain. It could definitely use some steps to help footing on the steeper ascents and descents. There were also a couple of holes that were a little tight for my preference, but I honestly would not take out any trees to clear them out. I would wait for nature to select which ones come down.
You could tell a lot of love has been put into this place. It seemed as though they could easily put another 18 in, and that would be phenomenal. The rating on this course could definitely improve with some steps to help navigate. Keep in mind, I already place this course in very good company when compared to other local courses with similar rating.
Out of the 68 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
7-Shaver Recreation Center Championship, Seneca, SC
8-Tyger River DGC, Reidville, SC
9-N.E. Lions Park, Norman, OK
10-Grand Central Station, Central, SC
11-Chauga Rapids, Westminster, SC
12-Stoney Hill DGC, Newberry, SC
13-Mekusukey DGC, Seminole, OK
14-Regional DGC, Ardmore, OK
15-Dolly Cooper Park DGC, Powdersville, SC
16-Woodruff Leisure Center DGC, Woodruff, SC
