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Diavolo @ New Hope reviews
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zjones9
Experience:
14.2 years
70 played
9 reviews
Championship Caliber Course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 25, 2020
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
-Great mix of open and wooded holes
-Really made use of the elevation and slight rolling hills. This is made even better by the tee signs, which include an indication of the elevation change from tee to pin.
-Essentially 4 courses that service the full spectrum from beginner (red tees), to intermediate (white tees), to professionals (blue tees or fusion layout).
-Signage is top notch. I mentioned tee signs with elevation already, but the do a great job with signs to next hole, as well as depicting various line options on the tee signs.
-Great variety of shot shaping, but not in a way that you need to get lucky. Every tree hit, or bad kick I got, was because I missed my line in some way. I never felt like I threw a good shot that got 'unlucky'.
-Really made use of the elevation and slight rolling hills. This is made even better by the tee signs, which include an indication of the elevation change from tee to pin.
-Essentially 4 courses that service the full spectrum from beginner (red tees), to intermediate (white tees), to professionals (blue tees or fusion layout).
-Signage is top notch. I mentioned tee signs with elevation already, but the do a great job with signs to next hole, as well as depicting various line options on the tee signs.
-Great variety of shot shaping, but not in a way that you need to get lucky. Every tree hit, or bad kick I got, was because I missed my line in some way. I never felt like I threw a good shot that got 'unlucky'.
Cons:
-The only type of hole that the course is missing is the long par 3. I had originally rated this as a 5, but after thinking back through the rounds I played, I felt like in order to get that perfect rating (for me) it would need a couple of those longer par 3 holes.
-I personally would like the water to come more into play on hole 8, but that's more personal preference. *They do have a pin placement closer to the water (position C), but the basket was not there when I played and this might lead to safety issues with the blue tee on the next hole having to throw over/near the pin of 8.
-There are a couple of holes that use a single tee for Blue/Red/White. On these holes, the teesign only shows the color Blue, so it may be a bit confusing your first playthrough. Just know that UDisc had it mapped perfectly, so you can be confident you are teeing in the right spot if you follow UDisc.
-I personally would like the water to come more into play on hole 8, but that's more personal preference. *They do have a pin placement closer to the water (position C), but the basket was not there when I played and this might lead to safety issues with the blue tee on the next hole having to throw over/near the pin of 8.
-There are a couple of holes that use a single tee for Blue/Red/White. On these holes, the teesign only shows the color Blue, so it may be a bit confusing your first playthrough. Just know that UDisc had it mapped perfectly, so you can be confident you are teeing in the right spot if you follow UDisc.
Other Thoughts:
I had a blast at this course, and can't wait to go back. If you are thinking about playing this course, do it!
FWIW: My distance maxes at 450ish, probably closer to just over 400 on golf shots. I think something close to that distance is needed in order to score from the Blue tees, especially on some of the par 4's and 5's. (Holes 9 and 16, I'm looking at you...)
FWIW: My distance maxes at 450ish, probably closer to just over 400 on golf shots. I think something close to that distance is needed in order to score from the Blue tees, especially on some of the par 4's and 5's. (Holes 9 and 16, I'm looking at you...)
18
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rwgatorfan
Experience:
3.9 years
29 played
18 reviews
Going to be an Elite course! 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Oct 22, 2020
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
The course opened today so the family went and played the "front 11." We absolutely loved it. Here are the pros
- Signs by the blue and white tee pads are the best I've ever seen. They show a detailed map with the trees where they are. They also show the elevation changes along the holes. I've never seen that before, but it is very cool.
- The course will likely be a pro-level course, but we played the red tee locations since I had the wife and kids with me. This is a very playable course for recreational players from the red tees. We were worried that it would be too hard for us, but it was very playable for beginners from the red tees.
- The blue and white tee pads are, of course, brand new and are in great shape.
- The course is extremely fair. Some of the holes are quite wooded, but they all give lanes you can hit if you throw well. We didn't encounter any unfair holes on the from 11.
- Number 8 is a very short par 3, but forces all players to throw over water. From the red tee, it's only like 100-120 feet to clear the water. The wife and kids didn't make that throw, but it was an easy traversal of the water for me.
- There's a mixture of short, tight North Carolina holes and long, open holes. It's nice to have the variety. Not many courses in the area offer that.
- There are THREE different practice baskets spread around. One is by the smaller course parking lot. The other two are across the street near the larger parking lot.
- There are very nice bathroom facilities right across the street from the course.
- Very cool having some of the combined holes to make the course more difficult.
- Signs by the blue and white tee pads are the best I've ever seen. They show a detailed map with the trees where they are. They also show the elevation changes along the holes. I've never seen that before, but it is very cool.
- The course will likely be a pro-level course, but we played the red tee locations since I had the wife and kids with me. This is a very playable course for recreational players from the red tees. We were worried that it would be too hard for us, but it was very playable for beginners from the red tees.
- The blue and white tee pads are, of course, brand new and are in great shape.
- The course is extremely fair. Some of the holes are quite wooded, but they all give lanes you can hit if you throw well. We didn't encounter any unfair holes on the from 11.
- Number 8 is a very short par 3, but forces all players to throw over water. From the red tee, it's only like 100-120 feet to clear the water. The wife and kids didn't make that throw, but it was an easy traversal of the water for me.
- There's a mixture of short, tight North Carolina holes and long, open holes. It's nice to have the variety. Not many courses in the area offer that.
- There are THREE different practice baskets spread around. One is by the smaller course parking lot. The other two are across the street near the larger parking lot.
- There are very nice bathroom facilities right across the street from the course.
- Very cool having some of the combined holes to make the course more difficult.
Cons:
Not much for cons. This is an awesome course. The cons will likely be fixed over time.
- Red tee pads are missing on most holes. I expect they'll be coming soon.
- It will take some time for the fairways to be beaten down. They're still a bit of an adventure to traverse in some places.
- The parking lot right beside the course is not paved and is quite small. It was completely full today, but it's very easy to park in the lot across the street.
- Paths are not quite beaten down either. The transition from hole 6 to hold 7 was confusing. It felt like we were supposed to either walk back up the 6th fairway or to switch over to the 7th fairway and walk up it.
- Red tee pads are missing on most holes. I expect they'll be coming soon.
- It will take some time for the fairways to be beaten down. They're still a bit of an adventure to traverse in some places.
- The parking lot right beside the course is not paved and is quite small. It was completely full today, but it's very easy to park in the lot across the street.
- Paths are not quite beaten down either. The transition from hole 6 to hold 7 was confusing. It felt like we were supposed to either walk back up the 6th fairway or to switch over to the 7th fairway and walk up it.
Other Thoughts:
Diavolo is now the closest course to where we live. It is a fantastic course. I'm sure it will mature and evolve into one of the best courses in North Carolina. Very happy to have it nearby. Kudos to CADL for all the work to make this happen.
