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Douglasville, GA

Deer Lick Park

2.55(based on 8 reviews)
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lazrman778
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Experience: 13.3 years 264 played 100 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Deer Lick Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 11, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Has concrete tee pads for most holes (holes 1&9 have rubber tee pads)

Has tee signs

Has many benches throughout course

Has multiple basket placements some holes (4, 9, 14, 16, 18)

Good mix of open/wooded fairways with most holes having slight elevations

Free parking - but it's a walk to the first tee and from last basket

Restrooms

Cons:

Safety issues - course has a few holes that play near the road and park's amenities

Course design and flow could use improvement as there are awkward transitions between holes 9&10 and 11&12

Some opportunities to lose discs here via the lake at hole #14 and murky creek at hole #15

Tee signs for the revised holes (1, 2, 5, 6, 9) could use some updating

Course can get crowded with other parkgoers which can interfere in playing hole #14 if the basket is in the long position due to a swing in the fairway

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice course in a multi-use park in Douglasville that I enjoyed playing. Construction of a new animal control center broke ground in 2016 and has affected several holes. For the new layout, only five holes (1, 2, 5, 6, 9) have been modified and it's about 400-500 feet shorter than the old layout. It's been recommended to park at the tennis courts since hole #1 starts adjacent to the dog park - leaving a shorter walk to hole #1 tee pad than from hole #18 basket. Since the practice basket from the old layout has been removed, the basket for hole #10 serves as a suitable one. Hole #1 is now a shorter and open, forgiving fairway unlike its old counterpart. Hole #2 seems to be flat and about the same distance as the old one but feels shorter due to no uphill elevation. Holes #5 and #9 are significantly shorter than its predecessors due to the construction dirt and boulders dumped in that area. Hole #6 is slightly shorter to make space for the relocated hole #9 tee pad. One thing I noticed is that I could never find any of the short tee pads here as the old layout had them posted. Other than the two concrete slabs with one on hole #14's fairway and the other one near the trail between holes #16 & #17, the short tees are not marked and non-existent. A couple of holes, such as hole #11 playing close to the road and hole #14 playing close to a swing, can present challenges on a busy day at the park. A couple of holes had transitions where you have to backtrack a little but it's not too bad. There are some opportunities to lose discs here via the lake at hole #14 and the murky creek at hole #15. Also the layers of leaves on holes #10&11 and boulders on hole #9 can make difficult work to find a drive. The park is very popular with parkgoers but you won't really come into contact with them until holes #11-14. There are restrooms near hole #11 basket but these are closed for the winter. The local disc golf club has really given this course some TLC considering the ongoing construction and missing baskets at one time. I appreciate the club's efforts in making this 18 holes again and this is a very good course that I recommend playing if you're in this area.
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