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Kingman, AZ

Firefighters Memorial Park

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2.435(based on 7 reviews)
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The Valkyrie Kid
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Experience: 46 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Small Community Park Comes With A Massuese! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 12, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Firefighters memorial Park is a fairly small community type park. I didn't find any rolling hills, to speak of, just flat lawn area with a nice smattering of scattered trees. There were ball fields on one end, a skate punk park, a picnic shelter, restroom facility, etc. Mostly, your typical small city park.

The nine hole course starts in the corner near the parking lot on Detroit Avenue. At first, I was a little confused by the three distances marked on the tee signs. I quickly determined that the REDS distances were used from the concrete tee pads. The YELLOW and the BLUE were the alternate tees and their pads were smaller concrete blocks which were harder to see. The baskets are older models usually with the number marked in the middle. Navigation was fairly easy after I figured out to stick with the REDS.

Most of the holes seem to be in 270-330' range. There are enough trees to provide challenge and enjoyment for most players. Baskets are placed behind, next to and in the trees whenever possible.

# 8 was an interesting hole, to say the least. From the RED tee, which is across Fairgrounds Avenue, your initial tee off has to pass over the tee sign, the # 7 basket and then negotiate between two trees. True to form, I clipped a tree.

Cons:

There are a couple of major safety hazards here but they effect play if they course was crowded with players or if there were other park users in the way..

Obviously, # 8, teeing off across the previous basket could be a problem. But I'm willing to bet on this course, that problem has never came up.

# 9 plays right across, thru or over the picnic shelter. Players would have to be aware of be willing to skip this hole if necessary. Or. Maybe, throw a harmless roller. But's that probably the case on any other hole here or on many other city courses we play. The day I played Firefighters Memorial, a lady brought out a massage table and was giving a massage under the trees.

Other Thoughts:

This is just another fun little recreational course. Like a previous reviewer stated, it's not a destination course. But it's right off Route 66. It's a quick 30 minute fun round. If I lived in Kingman, I'd play this course all the time. Just try not to nail the lady with the massage table table. And she didn't look like THAT kind of a masseuse. Too bad! Firefighters Memorial could become a real popular course. Maybe even be the first course to a receive SIX star rating!
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