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First Colony Aquatic Center reviews
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A Nice Change of Pace 2+ years
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Played on:Sep 15, 2012
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
The course tries to make the best use of the available land (which is pretty tight). The best thing you can say about the FCAC course is that it's unlike any other course in Houston. This course will test your ability to execute shots, control the height of your throws, and play smart around the water. Unlike the majority of Houston courses which are primarily sparse on trees and let you get away with bad shots, the FCAC course will punish those bad throws with extra strokes.
The tees are natural and are marked with painted cinder blocks in the ground. They're easily found with the use of the online map or the beautiful Houck course map located at the parking lot. The short tees are beginner-friendly and well suited for a neighborhood course. The long tees will challenge experienced players.
Has a cool sidewalk circle "island" hole which is more challenging that it looks from the 248' long tee.
The tees are natural and are marked with painted cinder blocks in the ground. They're easily found with the use of the online map or the beautiful Houck course map located at the parking lot. The short tees are beginner-friendly and well suited for a neighborhood course. The long tees will challenge experienced players.
Has a cool sidewalk circle "island" hole which is more challenging that it looks from the 248' long tee.
Cons:
Water bordering four holes will get a lot of discs wet if you're not careful. During evening hours you need to be conscious of pedestrians on the sidewalks. Single chain baskets with very heavy chains have been known to reject a few putts. The course is RHBH friendly, especially all the holes close to the water.
Walking from #7 to #8 crosses #2, be careful. When teeing off on #9 you need to be conscious of players on hole #10.
Walking from #7 to #8 crosses #2, be careful. When teeing off on #9 you need to be conscious of players on hole #10.
Other Thoughts:
Not a destination course by any means, but a great change of pace from the grip-and-rip spray-drives-everywhere courses around town.
Parking at the clubhouse parking lot can be limited at times, overflow parking is available on the street.
Course Ground Rules:
The course is intended to be played with the following rules:
* All lake water is OB.
* All streets (including curbs) are OB.
* Sidewalks and non-basket side of sidewalks are OB (This means you must throw from the tee box to in-bounds territory on #5 Long and #6, or you must re-tee with a penalty stroke).
* Hole #4: your tee shot must come to rest inside the sidewalk circle or you throw from the Drop Zone with a penalty stroke
* Hole #10 Long: the Mando tree has been cut down -no more mando-.
Parking at the clubhouse parking lot can be limited at times, overflow parking is available on the street.
Course Ground Rules:
The course is intended to be played with the following rules:
* All lake water is OB.
* All streets (including curbs) are OB.
* Sidewalks and non-basket side of sidewalks are OB (This means you must throw from the tee box to in-bounds territory on #5 Long and #6, or you must re-tee with a penalty stroke).
* Hole #4: your tee shot must come to rest inside the sidewalk circle or you throw from the Drop Zone with a penalty stroke
* Hole #10 Long: the Mando tree has been cut down -no more mando-.
