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Tampa, FL

Cypress Point Park

3.825(based on 37 reviews)
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blake833
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14 years 160 played 140 reviews
2.50 star(s)

the good and the bad 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 21, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

I was lucky to play this course with a season'd local named Nick B. He showed me the good local lines, knew the way around, and generously lent me some discs to throw to fill in some gaps I'd left at home.

I really enjoyed some of the holes here at Cypress Point. There are some fun short technical holes, and some long bomber/strategic holes.

The first few and last few were my favorite holes by far. They were a little longer and more open.

Baskets were in great condition, but tees were pretty narrow.

The course was separate from the other park amenities, which took away all the pedestrian danger (except for one end of the park).

Cons:

The biggest con was the amount of "poke and pray" holes. Even the local I was with apologized for a few of them, because they managed to make what almost looked like open holes into tightly wooded, no fairway, difficulty. And the no-fairway part cannot be stressed enough. On multiple occasions you're just looking at dense palm trees.

The tee's were a little narrow but honestly I was ok with it, they were big enough and level. There were a couple blind water spots Nick warned me about upon approach. I would have definitely lost a disc if he hadn't.

Some of the fairways play into each other as well, or very close to other fairways, other tee's other baskets. We were the only people out there, but if any other group had been out there, it would've caused a problem in a few areas.

Other Thoughts:

The luck factor here is huge. There's just no way around it. If a local who's played dozens of times still doesn't know how to get through it and just gives up, it's not a great design. Luckily there are enough really good holes on this course to give you a fun round.

We also ran into some of the maintenance guys and got to talk about the history of the Park, and of the course, and they really loved it.
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weatherbill
Experience: 8 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

better directions 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 29, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

nice landscape
good baskets.
I found the landscape quite intriguing.

Cons:

too long for amatures
need arrows at baskets
Not many chances to get aces.

Other Thoughts:

better directions....take Cypress to its end, then take the left to the park parking area. Park in area closest to entry.
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macfleming1
Experience: 40.9 years 82 played 10 reviews
2.50 star(s)

not fun 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 4, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is for the pros with its monster length. Very scenic, excellent baskets, great signs, fantastic tee pads.

Cons:

At age 51, I play DG for fun. Cypress Point is not fun due to excessive length and ridiculous number of trees. On 1, 4, 8, 16, 17, and 18, it takes 2-3 perfect drives to get within chipping distance. Adding some amateur/shorter alternate teepads would immediately add a point to my rating. Being a tree lover, I can only fault poor (or sadistic)design for several holes chock-full of palm trees and other foliage. I recommend throwing champion plastic that can take a beating.

Other Thoughts:

Absent some shorter teepads, definitely for younger players, who won't have to ice their shoulders the next day. With the addition of signs, I noticed "OB across sidewalk" on a couple of holes, which can VERY easily happen with a bad bounce off one of the many trees. That adds insult to injury, upping the frustration level IMO.
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nitron2097
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.3 years 13 played 12 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Epic course; thanks, 'Champ!' 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 9, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This was the first time I've played a brand new course since Ed Medard.
You'll throw every disc in the bag and get tested every shot. Roller approaches, thumbers, annys, spikes...
Kenny and Patrick used all the land they had. Nice mix of pars and a good variance in distances to the pins. Nice Innova baskets.
Tees here are great; really scuffed and rough; I'd bet these play great when they're damp.
There's plenty to do in this park besides disc golf. A huge beach area sits on the bay and there are biking and skating trails and picnic shelters.
Plenty of parking at the beach lot and a big practice/warm up area with a basket and benches.
Love the proximity to Tampa Airport; the sound those planes is awesome!

Cons:

A few of the baskets are in close proximity to each other. We weren't sure which bucket as #1 until we were on top of it.
Some of the underbrush is a little overgrown and dead palm fronds still need to be removed.
The course doesn't return to the parking lot at all until you finish.
No tee signs as of yet.
Ant hills are a major issue here. Long pants are already a good idea. 'Off' and sunblock are also musts.
No real on course seating save for some picnic tables between #8 and # 14.
#16, #17, and #18 go through a huge field that has a drainage pond in it.
#16 also runs right along the parking lot for the industrial park, so watch the cars.

Other Thoughts:

Editing my review after playing my fourth round here.

A couple of things this park could use:
It'd be pretty cool to see a club get started up here like at Taylor Park in Largo; the course does need TLC.
Signage...omfg, signage...
Palm trees are oppressive beyond reason....I understand it being part of the challenge, but a few of the holes are just stupid hard thanks to the huge groves of palm trees that only offer 5" wide gaps (8 thru 12 especially).
One nice thing about other local courses is the number of am pads; this place needs them badly. Unless everyone in your group is a seasoned player, you won't have fun; this place eats too many shots. Even perfect shots here can be punished for no reason...really takes away from the fun factor for casual players.
Fairways need mowed. I don't have more than 300' worth of air arm, but I can roll 400'+ and the grass won't let me do it....this is a little annoying. It'd be really nice to see these fairways get haircuts more than a couple times a year.
After playing this place a couple times, I can say it's definitely over my skill level. That said, it would be nice if you could still go out here and have fun, but the way the course is right now, that's just not really true.
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