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Disc Golf @ Southwestern

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Can't get right
Experience: 8.9 years 25 played 16 reviews
3.50 star(s)

King in Keene 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 2, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Concrete pads are sweet. Long enough for a good run-up.

Well marked and good flow.

Nice hole variety. A couple of nice tunnel shots, some nice open holes for throwing bombs, & 1 disc eating hole clipping the corner of the local pond. Better have an arm if you want to go for it!

Cons:

Parking is not fabulous.

Driving range is a nice addition, but too far from good parking to be enticing.

Needs 9 more holes! The wooded area on the property has a lot of potential.

Other Thoughts:

This is a solid 9-hole course. Great compliment to the other 9-hole course just a block or two away. For a less than average player like myself, this is a great challenge to test my skills with.
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jrrttmrgn
Experience: 19.9 years 128 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

9 Holes... that I wish were 18 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 14, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Disc Golf at Swau is very Scenic. the course's holes are nestled above a small lake and elevation comes into play as well as a variety of shots that make the course balanced. The jewels of the course are hole 2's choose your own challenge 17-400' water carry depending on the amount of risk you want and hole 9's 525' downhill bomb that is guarded by a harsh tree-line and near hidden green. Most 9 hole courses are aimed at beginners, this one is aimed at the intermediate / advanced crowd and delivers. 10' concrete teepads, trashcans, prodigy baskets, and distanced marked putting baskets all help to complete the experience. Signage and flow were clear.

Cons:

The cons are that the course needs more trees and also 9 more holes. There are also 2 holes that just lacked obstacles. Hole 3 is an uphill throw but usually just results in a half- hearted approach for a gimme 3. Hole 5 is downhill and is a chance to try to throw an uninhibited 400'. Overall no major issues.

Other Thoughts:

Did I mention it needs 9 more holes in the adjacent woods?
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Pizza God
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Experience: 36.1 years 1717 played 567 reviews
3.50 star(s)

I am Keene on this course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 18, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Cement Tee boxes
Tee signs for every hole
Very good (light green) Prodigy baskets
4 very good memorable holes and 5 reasonable holes
VERY good use of the land given for the course
Driving range with tee pad and distance markers

Cons:

Only 9 holes right now
Parking on the street, only 4 hour parking
Technically the course is suppose to be closed on Saturdays (although a local says he always plays it that day)
Little bit of a walk from 9 back to hole 1/parking lot

Other Thoughts:

I really liked this course.

It starts off with a nice little hole below the dam, DON'T throw long, that rough hides discs.

Hole 2 tees off from the dam across the edge of the lake. You can choose how far you risk throwing across the lake to get closer to the basket that is 430ft away (almost all water)

Then a few run of the mill holes going up the hill and across to hole 8. Nice tight fairway to the left.

Hole 9 is the longest hole on the course, downhill with key trees blocking most shots.

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TheHipstick
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.9 years 171 played 69 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Another great course to play. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 7, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Concrete teepads
-Great signage on every hole
-Very nice Prodigy baskets
-Course is very well maintained
-Trashcans available on the course
-Practice basket

Cons:

-Parking isn't the greatest
-Only a 9 hole course
-Could use more trees or bushes to make the course more difficult

Other Thoughts:

Really fun course, its nice that it is just down the the street from the other 9 hole course. They both make for a fun 18 holes.
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aclay
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 39.6 years 309 played 236 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Good 9-hole course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 17, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-- Practice basket near highway and first tee.
-- Water in play on one hole (2). The water carry is probably 350 feet, but you have an option to bail out shorter to the right.
-- Elevation change. You have uphill and downhill throws.
-- Good use of limited number of trees on the majority of the course provides challenge. Some trees guard baskets, and other times, the challenge is low-hanging limbs.
-- Easy parking (on highway just as you reach the lake/pond if you are heading south). No. 1 is immediately on your right north of the lake/pond.
-- Easy navigation. Tee signs are excellent and point you toward the next tee. Also, fairways and paths to baskets are mowed shorter than surrounding grass.
-- Concrete tee pads. The are a little narrow but plenty long. Three sets of tee pads were listed at one time, but the short and long tees were natural, and the markers are gone. The hole info on this site now just lists one set of tees.
-- Driving range near hole 5.
-- Trash cans throughout course.
-- Variation in hole length (from low/mid 200s to longer than 500).
-- Port-o-potty (near ball field).

Cons:

-- No benches/seating at tees.
-- Water only in play on one hole.
-- No course map, but navigation is so easy this isn't much of a concern.
-- Only 9 holes.

Other Thoughts:

-- Given the proximity to Carver Park (less than half a mile up the road), this is worth a drive to play. I wish the water were used more, but the water hole is memorable.
-- Four years elapsed between my first and second visit, and the course has grown in nicely. I have also grown as a player; I raised my rating a full disc, the first time I have made that much of a change when updating a review.
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