East Carolina University reviews
10
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Beautiful Layout 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 21, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
-A flat course that meanders thru moderate pine trees and a minority of other trees. The course is set on East Carolina University Property and has a 19th hole. Theirs water in play on the last two holes.
-Beautiful landscape course within the top 5 of courses I've played. The fairways, rough, and a few sand traps on hole 12 will remind you of a ball course. Some fairways are doglegs and will give you another impression of a ball course. Pine trees offer over hanging branches to keep your attention on shot selection. Fairways when try are firm and the fallen pine needles will offer some fun skip bounces.
-Hole 19 the only open hole from tee to basket can be brutally windy. The wind thru the pines on the previous 18 holes can be felt thru the pine trees and comes into play.
-Tee's are concrete and in good shape. Holes 5 and 6 have elevated tees in the open of about 4 feet in height. Hole 6 has the only alt. tee pad that is flat. Most tees have no gaps to hit.
-Baskets catch well! Baskets are strategically placed on the other side of doglegs; some have tree guardians to help provide difficulty. Baskets can be difficult to reach for a birdie and are the dominating factor on the course. There are alt. basket placements on some holes. #4 is placed on a knoll and is a roller, I two putted.
-Tee signs are outstanding in school colors of purple and gold. Posted is par, distance, map, and hole number.
-Navigation is counterclockwise with tee signs showing next tee. You shouldn't have a navigation problem. Tees are easy to spot from played basket.
-Beginners and Recreational may find themselves doing very well on the course, its fair play. Intermediate and Advance players the challenge will be to navigate the pine trees for birdie chances.
-Beautiful landscape course within the top 5 of courses I've played. The fairways, rough, and a few sand traps on hole 12 will remind you of a ball course. Some fairways are doglegs and will give you another impression of a ball course. Pine trees offer over hanging branches to keep your attention on shot selection. Fairways when try are firm and the fallen pine needles will offer some fun skip bounces.
-Hole 19 the only open hole from tee to basket can be brutally windy. The wind thru the pines on the previous 18 holes can be felt thru the pine trees and comes into play.
-Tee's are concrete and in good shape. Holes 5 and 6 have elevated tees in the open of about 4 feet in height. Hole 6 has the only alt. tee pad that is flat. Most tees have no gaps to hit.
-Baskets catch well! Baskets are strategically placed on the other side of doglegs; some have tree guardians to help provide difficulty. Baskets can be difficult to reach for a birdie and are the dominating factor on the course. There are alt. basket placements on some holes. #4 is placed on a knoll and is a roller, I two putted.
-Tee signs are outstanding in school colors of purple and gold. Posted is par, distance, map, and hole number.
-Navigation is counterclockwise with tee signs showing next tee. You shouldn't have a navigation problem. Tees are easy to spot from played basket.
-Beginners and Recreational may find themselves doing very well on the course, its fair play. Intermediate and Advance players the challenge will be to navigate the pine trees for birdie chances.
Cons:
-Holes 1 thru 17 from tee to basket is repetitive. I found no "wow" hole, but that doesn't mean it wasn't challenging or fun. You're teeing off for the most part easily trying to fly your way past pines to reach well placed baskets.
-Other than for cosmetics I don't see a purpose for the sand around both pin placements on #12. The sand reaches out past C1, and IMO to give a purpose I would cut it down to C1 and apply a penalty stroke for missed putts in C1, that would get your focus on a putt.
-That brings us to the sand on 12, the elevated tees on 5 and 6, and the roller on 4. IMO there their to enhance the course which is needed for those who find the course repetitive. But doesn't take the fun away from those holes.
-I had track the course for several months prior to playing it, and after any heavy rain, sustained rain, and tropical storms it severely floods!! I've seen photos of where portions were under water earlier this year. I wouldn't make any special trips during the winter months.
-Lost disc potential only on 18 and 19, anywhere else will be on you.
-Other than for cosmetics I don't see a purpose for the sand around both pin placements on #12. The sand reaches out past C1, and IMO to give a purpose I would cut it down to C1 and apply a penalty stroke for missed putts in C1, that would get your focus on a putt.
-That brings us to the sand on 12, the elevated tees on 5 and 6, and the roller on 4. IMO there their to enhance the course which is needed for those who find the course repetitive. But doesn't take the fun away from those holes.
-I had track the course for several months prior to playing it, and after any heavy rain, sustained rain, and tropical storms it severely floods!! I've seen photos of where portions were under water earlier this year. I wouldn't make any special trips during the winter months.
-Lost disc potential only on 18 and 19, anywhere else will be on you.
Other Thoughts:
Prior to playing East Carolina I thought there was the potential to favorite the course with a higher rating, but it just didn't happen. The well-placed baskets were difficult to reach on most holes, but that tee to basket experience just wasn't there for myself. Close up the tees, and I think it could be a different playing experience. I enjoyed the beauty of the course, its well taken care of by the park staff and provided a pleasant walking experience from 1st tee to 19th basket. I think the highlight of the round was watching my disc sail past and thru pines trying to reach baskets.
With the beautiful landscape of the course, some well placed baskets, and buzzing thru the pines my rating is anchored on a 4.5. My round snapping some pictures took 1 hour.
Notable Basket Placement:
No. 11 from the tee 340 feet is a bowing dog leg right from the open into some heavy trees where the basket is located deep into the trees with some canopy hard to reach. This was my favorite basket placement.
Notable Hole:
No. 19 Par 3 at 471 feet is open from tee to basket. There is water all along the right side, but the tee is angled away from it, and you would have to screw it up to find yourself in the water, unless you have a big arm to reach the green. From the tee its wide open to about 250 feet and the fairway angles back towards the basket. There are guardian trees on the right to give the basket some protection, but the 250 should get you past it. Just outside of C1 is the water to the right and a roller into it. Some bushes behind basket as well. If the wind is blowing provides more difficulty! When I played the hole wind was about 15 mph and coming at me right shoulder. The hole is totally different than the previous 18 holes.
Signature Hole:
No. 15 Par 3 at 416 feet is one of the few gaps you must hit off the tee. About 150 feet out are two trees in the middle part of the fairway with 25 feet in between them. To the left another tree a little way up fairway is another tree with a 50-foot gap. Doesn't sound to hard but off tee is a tree on both sides about 20 feet out with over hanging branches having to keep it low and difficult to reach that left gap out in the fairway. The basket is tucked away on the right, behind a group of very large trees making a direct reach difficult or even an approach. Around C1 front and to the right looked like rose bushes not in bloom, and I would imagine quite scenic. The hole IMO is the most scenic with difficulty and represents the course to its fullest potential.
Trouble Hole:
No.18 Par 3 at 359 feet is straight away from tee to basket leaving the woods to the open and into the wind. Straight away at about 200 feet are two dominating trees with canopy spread out with a 50-foot gap between them, but not much room to offer with extended branches. Off the tee to the left is canopy sticking out, to the right is a wide to the right to reach basket or if you have the arm and up and over the trees in front of you that are at least 40 feet high. You feel boxed in at the tee. The basket in the open sits just 15 feet on the other side of a T-intersection that are drainage ditches for when the course floods and empties into the lake along side #19. The ditches are about 3 feet deep and when I played just a few inches of muddy water. After a heavy rain those ditches could be flooded or full, and likely lost disc. Don't forget about the wind! I hit the tree on the left, and wind took me hanging on the edge of the ditch to the right.
With the beautiful landscape of the course, some well placed baskets, and buzzing thru the pines my rating is anchored on a 4.5. My round snapping some pictures took 1 hour.
Notable Basket Placement:
No. 11 from the tee 340 feet is a bowing dog leg right from the open into some heavy trees where the basket is located deep into the trees with some canopy hard to reach. This was my favorite basket placement.
Notable Hole:
No. 19 Par 3 at 471 feet is open from tee to basket. There is water all along the right side, but the tee is angled away from it, and you would have to screw it up to find yourself in the water, unless you have a big arm to reach the green. From the tee its wide open to about 250 feet and the fairway angles back towards the basket. There are guardian trees on the right to give the basket some protection, but the 250 should get you past it. Just outside of C1 is the water to the right and a roller into it. Some bushes behind basket as well. If the wind is blowing provides more difficulty! When I played the hole wind was about 15 mph and coming at me right shoulder. The hole is totally different than the previous 18 holes.
Signature Hole:
No. 15 Par 3 at 416 feet is one of the few gaps you must hit off the tee. About 150 feet out are two trees in the middle part of the fairway with 25 feet in between them. To the left another tree a little way up fairway is another tree with a 50-foot gap. Doesn't sound to hard but off tee is a tree on both sides about 20 feet out with over hanging branches having to keep it low and difficult to reach that left gap out in the fairway. The basket is tucked away on the right, behind a group of very large trees making a direct reach difficult or even an approach. Around C1 front and to the right looked like rose bushes not in bloom, and I would imagine quite scenic. The hole IMO is the most scenic with difficulty and represents the course to its fullest potential.
Trouble Hole:
No.18 Par 3 at 359 feet is straight away from tee to basket leaving the woods to the open and into the wind. Straight away at about 200 feet are two dominating trees with canopy spread out with a 50-foot gap between them, but not much room to offer with extended branches. Off the tee to the left is canopy sticking out, to the right is a wide to the right to reach basket or if you have the arm and up and over the trees in front of you that are at least 40 feet high. You feel boxed in at the tee. The basket in the open sits just 15 feet on the other side of a T-intersection that are drainage ditches for when the course floods and empties into the lake along side #19. The ditches are about 3 feet deep and when I played just a few inches of muddy water. After a heavy rain those ditches could be flooded or full, and likely lost disc. Don't forget about the wind! I hit the tree on the left, and wind took me hanging on the edge of the ditch to the right.
4
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Balzac
Experience:
22.1 years
94 played
13 reviews
ECU 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:May 15, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
- First of all this course is located in a large recreational complex built by the university. Lots of other activities available: kayaking, soccer fields, sand volleyball, but even so the disc golf course is well separated from these. There is a nice bath house close to the parking lot.
- Overall course feels very open but there are strategically placed trees on many holes that keep it interesting and make you use different shots
- Nice tee pads
- A few holes have beautiful manicured fairways and greens
- Nice little lake next to hole 18
- Overall course feels very open but there are strategically placed trees on many holes that keep it interesting and make you use different shots
- Nice tee pads
- A few holes have beautiful manicured fairways and greens
- Nice little lake next to hole 18
Cons:
- Some holes missing signs
- This may seem nitpicky but I like the front nine better than the back nine and wish the course played in reverse
- The water in the ditch that runs along the course is muddy, foul smelling, and a bad place to lose a disc
- Very flat, although not unusual in this part of the state
- This may seem nitpicky but I like the front nine better than the back nine and wish the course played in reverse
- The water in the ditch that runs along the course is muddy, foul smelling, and a bad place to lose a disc
- Very flat, although not unusual in this part of the state
Other Thoughts:
- Very different than West Meadowbrook and the other courses I have played in eastern North Carolina
- Hole 2 may very well be my favorite hole on any course that I have played; that being said there are several holes that just seem like filler
- Seems well thought out
- Well worth your time if you are in the area
- Hole 2 may very well be my favorite hole on any course that I have played; that being said there are several holes that just seem like filler
- Seems well thought out
- Well worth your time if you are in the area
5
2
Rmldchi
Experience:
6 played
6 reviews
ECUDG 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 7, 2014
Played the course:once
Pros:
One of the best maintained courses that you will ever play. Good set up for technical back handed, side armed and rollers.Tee boxes are concrete pads and chains/baskets are in great shape.
Cons:
Might need more then just one par four on the back nine. Multiple holes are 400 feet plus that are par 3's. This course gets that much tougher when its windy since it is so flat (almost like playing St.Andrews in Scotland).
Other Thoughts:
Different course from winter to summer... some of the trees when fully bloomed make it extremely difficult to navigate.
3
3
JebandTela
Experience:
23.7 years
93 played
1 reviews
ECU NRC 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 8, 2011
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Course offers a relatively comfortable round. New park is free from trash and rough hazards. The difficulty increases as the round progresses. Plenty of variation in shot selection, with a few nice boomers. 18 is a beautiful hole to finish.
Cons:
The terrain is flat and monotonous. Many baskets are blind and until tee signs are erected they are hard to find. As a collegiate recreation center, golfers must follow school rules including bans on pets, alchohol, and tobacco.
Other Thoughts:
A fun and friendly course good for casual and advanced players alike. During summer evening or morning rounds are preffered, due to a prevailing lack of shade.
4
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Shodow
Experience:
13.2 years
7 played
1 reviews
Awesome new course! 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 19, 2011
Played the course:once
Pros:
This course has both a variety of short and long shots. The long shots dont have too may trees in the way. All the short game goes though tall young pine trees. Since This course is a part of campus there are always people out and about. Tractor mowers make it real easy to see the fair way sine the OB grass is almost a foot higher then the fairway. The last holes 16-18 are golf course like.
Cons:
OB can sometimes be tricky to see your disc. However they are still clearing out stuff. Today when i was there i had to play 16 off the tee since they were clearing the area with a backhoe. It is easy to lose a disc in the young pines since branches are from the ground up.(unlike older pines where the only thing to hit is the trunk)
Other Thoughts:
There working hard to clear all the debris and brush out of the way. In the next month they plan to put signs at the tees to help explain where the basket is.Since this course is part of the ECU campus there is no alcohol or tobacco allowed. I like going out and not having to look at 40's in every trash bin along the course. Best place to park is left of the second club house.Overall very cool course. Sometimes it can be hard to find the next basket so be on the lookout.
