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Earl W. Brewer Park - Red

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myhouseinthewoods
Experience: 13.8 years 14 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

"Smokers" Spot 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- This course is a good challenge
- Around one of the holes, there is a nice - private area and a bench where you can relax, and smoke
- This course doesnt get as busy as Blue course
- Nice open areas where you disc uphill and downhill
- There are nice sunny spots

Cons:

- Watch your disc, theres woods around certain holes ready to rob your disc
- Gets busy on whole park

Other Thoughts:

- Its a nice area
- A or more than one hole next to the road, watch your disc and try not to hit any cars
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rshrevo
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 45 played 34 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Red Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 25, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice course to work on your driving ability. A lot of the holes you can just let it rip. if you can keep it straight you will do fine. easy to navigate your way around the course. nice open course so even if you are in the rough your next shot can still put you back on track.

Cons:

mostly the same type of shots over and over for each hole. so no real need for trying to figure out how you are going to shoot the next shot to get back on track for the hole.

Other Thoughts:

The elevation changes help to make the course challenging. throwing uphill then downhill then back uphill. I like on hole 7 the ability to just rip it and watch your disc fly as far as it can. A good throw there seems to float forever.
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nrohtlaw
Experience: 30.3 years 37 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Twilight 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 27, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Cement tee pads,some good hyzer shots,and not as busy as the rest.Good vantage point to watch people play from far off.

Cons:

Like another person said,1 and 2 are too close together,and hole 5's rough on the left side can get a little thick so spot where you go in at.

Other Thoughts:

I love to play this one right before sunset because being out in the open and more up on a hill gives a good vantage for some spectacular sunsets.Don't pay attention to the tee signs because as it is with every 9 the course has been moved around so much that 90 percent of all the tee signs in the whole park are not accurate.
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Opus
Experience: 15 years 20 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Best of the 4 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 13, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Of the 4 courses at Brewer, this one is the most open for long drives and features a variety of different angles to throw. Hole 7's tee is at the top of a hill and you can get some extremely good drives that seem to sail forever from here.

Cons:

Holes 5 and 8 are along a wooded area that are easy to curve into if you fade left like I do. It can be difficult to find a disc in there if you are not 100% certain where it went into the woods at.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, I like all 4 courses at Brewer, but find myself playing the Red course more often than the others.
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Adaven
Experience: 25 years 22 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 30, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Course has concrete tee pads that are very well maintained (swept all the time). Fairways are clean and clear. Because it is a big distance course it seems to get less traffic, and even when it is busy the course is long enough that it does not become to congested. Signs at each hole indicating number and the distance (this is a plus since most signage at other local parks lack this info). On most of the signs there are also cans for garbage. Finally the layout has a smooth flow to it, making it next to impossible to get lost.

Cons:

This course recently underwent some changes, which allow several of the holes to be birdied. These changes also created a major problem. If you have a group in front of you, while at the second tee, you will have to wait since the fairways are very close and the third tee is very close, if not in, the fairway of two. The course lacks much variety, most holes seem content with distance as its only challenge.

Other Thoughts:

A warning to those playing this course, the third hole is up over a little hill and back down, The basket and most of the fairway is hidden from view of the tee. Before you throw send a spotter to make sure its clear, if you can throw 450' you should also have someone at the top of the hill to warn any disc golfers of at the next tee. This course is fun but I only play it because there are other courses at Brewer which provide technical aspects to reds big distance. Brewer is a county park so you can drink alcohol there please put take care of your cans or bottles. Final thoughts, do not be afraid of Guy, he sweeps up the tee pads and makes the course look great.
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Azar002
Experience: 18.8 years 13 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 12, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Upgraded in 2008. More deuce opportunities with the installation of holes 1 and 2. Better starting position by the parking lot. As with all brewer courses, concrete pads are swept and trash emptied daily.

Cons:

Water on hole 9 seems to stick around later and later each year.

Other Thoughts:

Seems impossible to finish EVEN without a partner. I've been even, teeing off on #9 more times than I can count, and can't par it. Or when I par it, I was +1 or higher.
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phishbrained
Experience: 18.2 years 23 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Long Open Drives 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 16, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Open and long throughout the course, really is a great chance to work on your drives.
Trash cans at every tee.
Woods gets close to fairway on only 2 holes.
Usually the driest out of all the Brewer courses.

Cons:

Some of the baskets are old an rusty, but many have been replaced or give an alternate basket to shoot to. Very close to a playground on one hole so try not to get frustrated when a kid yells in the middle of your drive.

Other Thoughts:

Good course for long drives, but not many obstacles to have to avoid. I would like to see more of a technical challenge on these holes, but the other courses in Brewer provide this technical challenge.
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landon77
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 24.6 years 78 played 43 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Wide open-lack of variety 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 3, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Earl Brewer Park has 4 nine hole courses on this property. Each course is somewhat unique and offers it's on set of challenges.
The course is well maintained and taken care of.
The property has a soccer complex as well as a park area for the little ones.
Dog friendly, ample parking, somewhat decent signs, and benches to sit on.
Easy to find off highway 131.
Very clean and an excellent area made for disc golf.
Pretty decently marked with a good layout of course so it would be hard to get lost in the Red course.

Cons:

There are a few con's on the RED course. Lack of variety is the big one. Most of the holes are in a open field. Baskets are dated and some tee pads are worn out. Hole #8 and #9 can get flooded in early spring and you need to beware of the mud. Not too busy. Probably the 3rd busiest out of the 4 courses.

Other Thoughts:

Red course is a long course. There is one hole that is a mid range the rest are basically grip and rip holes. Most are wide open and next to picnic areas and some are hugging the tree line so it is possible to fall in the woods and lose a disc here or there but would be hard. Red course is a lot of fun, but most holes are on wide open fields and it can get repetitive. Lack of variety with no water holes and minor elevation shifts, and very little tree cover. (could be a plus for some) Hole seven is a very cool hole down hill and next to a small drainage creek that is empty most of the time.
There are speed traps by cops here.
Respect the leash law because this area is high traffic.
Out of the four courses at this excellent park Red would be my second to last choice to play.
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sgamerp
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 16.1 years 102 played 73 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Over all great course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 27, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

4 different 9 hole courses, although the white course when we went only had 7 holes that seemed playable. Blue is my personal favorite with a lot of par 3's in area with lots of trees.

Cons:

Sometimes can be groups of up to 10 people, or people bringing children with them making it hard to play threw, we just went back and played a few holes over again.

Other Thoughts:

All pretty nice baskets, good place to come and master a few types of shots, can be kind of hard to find the starting spots to each course when you first come, but not to hard from then on.
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