Swainsboro, GA

East Georgia College - Piney Woods

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2.735(based on 11 reviews)
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TheMushroomBomber
Experience: 11.2 years 3 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good beginner course offers something for everyone 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 7, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Coming from Savannah I enjoyed immensely the piney sandhill terrain. There were very nice concrete tee pads. The course has no problems with land erosion. There is a lake, so water can come into play on a number of holes and from a number of angles (behind the basket, along the right side of the fairway, etc). There's at least a couple of cool, super hard turning doglegs. Hole 18's fairway is a raised dyke with the lake on one side and a steep ditch on the other.

Cons:

Mainly that there is only one tee location per hole. Some of the holes seem too short and open for a par 3, while others seem too long with no definition to the fairway.

Other Thoughts:

The layout has definitely been changed as the previous reviewer in '11 mentioned. The pictures seem to be from the old course layout. There doesn't seem to be much traffic on this course-- that can be a pro or con.
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sdervan
Experience: 14.8 years 41 played 41 reviews
3.00 star(s)

good course for beginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 25, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Only course in the area
- good mix of wooded and a few open
- had a few shots where water came into play
- good course for mid and putter practice
- a few holes required precision shots

Cons:

- short by challenging.
- the basket numbers were very messed up the day i played it which led to confusion on which basket we should be throwing to.
- good course
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martinb
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Experience: 44.7 years 183 played 58 reviews
3.00 star(s)

East Georgia College, Swainsboro Ga. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 8, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great beginner course. Easy to navigate around the course. No conflict with other pedestrian traffic.

Cons:

Bathrooms? Natural teepads, mostly sandy thus inconsistent footing from teepad to teepad. No trash cans on course. Out of bounds (Cyclone fencing) on some of the holes may cause problems for beginners.

Other Thoughts:

This course is located on East Georgia College's campus, east of downtown Swainsboro, Georgia. A little hard to find, it might be a good idea to google map the course before trying to drive there. Considering there are no other courses within the immediate area it's a pretty decent course, for beginners.
If you are a beginner, this is a good course, no holes are longer than 300 feet, and each hole has a valid fairway to navigate, except for hole 5 (or 6 (pinball alley)). As a beginner you might have problems with some of the holes where a fenceline marks OB on holes 7, 8, and 9, it may come into play with no chance to retrieve your disc. The same on hole 18 where the pond comes into play. Experienced players will not have a problem with fencing or the pond. If you are an experienced disc golfer with nowhere else to play, you can set up a safari course and have a very challenging round, or if you want to practice your approach shots with a midrange just play the regular course.
The terrain is fairly flat with very sandy soil which makes your footing on tee shots dicey. Course design incorporates trees and shrubbery very well, some tee shots will need to avoid parking lot and street OB. The course flows very well starting on one side of the visitor parking lot and ending fairly close to where you started next to the same parking lot. Teesigns are adequate and are in plain sight behind the teeing area. The teepads are marked with flat red square cinder blocks which gives you the correct direction and area to tee from. Baskets are all numbered correctly if you have a problem figuring out which basket to shoot to.
Course knowledge is hardly a factor, most all tee shots are straight forward being such a short and relatively open course. Playing time is around 30-40 minutes for 18 holes for a solo player. Multiple players will take an hour max, depending on playing level.
Keeping in mind this is a beginner course, my rating is a solid three, three and a half if they had better teepads. Comparing this course to a championship level course would give it a lower rating, but it is what it is, a good beginner course and worthy of any community trying to introduce and develop disc golf.
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33tango
Experience: 18 years 19 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun course, doesn't see much use 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 26, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Easy to get around course.
Course is well maintained, grass mown, trash picked up.

Cons:

No facilities

Other Thoughts:

A little overgrown on 16 maybe? Limbs block any approach save throwing along a road. Course is laid out kinda zigzag in places, but on reflection that keeps you from throwing toward cars in the parking lot if school is in. I enjoyed playing this course.
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