Lake Harmony, PA

Francis E. Walter Dam - Original

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4 5
Improbably
Experience: 17.8 years 56 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Improving and growing 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 23, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Alternate sleeves are now in use.
Many pickers and dead branches have recently been removed.
Tee 15 now has a paving stone tee.

Cons:

Finding all the holes is difficult.
Finding all the tees for all the holes is more difficult.
The signage is poor where the signage exists.

Other Thoughts:

Wear orange hunting is permitted.
Wear boots and stop whining.

This is NOT a 27 hole course. This is currently a 37 hole course (17 of those holes are now on their own course page as FEW-top) and 12 of those 37 have alternate sleeves. More holes are under construction; always. . .
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laderjr
Experience: 12.9 years 13 played 13 reviews
4.00 star(s)

BIG Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 27, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is excellent for the novice to the pro with several alternative holes and tees and terrain extremes from the Rocky "surface of Mars" to trees and bomber shots. Wild blueberries abound, please remember to drop a few to reseed the plants!

Cons:

Played this course yesterday afternoon 4/7/2012, unfortunately, someone playing this course, or hanging out in the back 9, started a brush fire! The holes from 4B to 8B have been affected! The holes themselves were saved but you should expect to have to clean your discs of soot for a while! The undergrowth and a large portion of the wild blueberries have been burned!!! Please remember to pack out your butts and keep the "camp fires" to a minimum.
Getting more difficult to navigate this course, as the signs are getting old and some are missing.
Ticks all year and a breeding ground for snakes too.
Remember to respect the wildlife.

Other Thoughts:

The road past the course is fairly well traveled and it seems like the locals enjoy running over Discs! :-( Other than that it is a GREAT 27 hole afternoon ... bring lots of water and possibly some food! Picnic areas close by.
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2 9
aklimbing
Experience: 15.5 years 4 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

second time playing here 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 28, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice and open with some good long holes. The pars are hard to come by on some big holes. Great set-up. the bear claws did some great work up there.

Cons:

The wind can get out of control. the good part is you can laugh like crazy when you hae a bad shot and just blam it on the wind. The tee boxes are a little short, but better than not having them.

Other Thoughts:

I lost a blue 173 champion Valkyrie on one of the seldom played back holes and don't know how to log it
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jcavanaugh
Experience: 17.4 years 8 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Unique Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

This course was very diffrent from every other course I have every played (Rocks and Pine Trees). Some of the holes seem really long (exspecially when going up hill).

Cons:

Maps/Signs and pins not marked can make it hard to find the "right" pin on a few holes

Other Thoughts:

Everytime I play this course I always have a good time. Just past the course is a Dam with a beatuiful overlook. Everytime I take someone new here we stop afterwords. Definetly worth the time.
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21111
Experience: 26.9 years 111 played 14 reviews
4.00 star(s)

dam fine course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 7, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

elevation changes, terrain diversity, bamboo poles added to the tops of the baskets allows throwers to see the target even with some pins being protected.

Cons:

course still under re-construction. plays wet in the spring and ticks can be a problem if you don't wear long pants in the spring and summer.

Other Thoughts:

what an interesting course! very unique terrain. Can play very difficult if the wind is whipping across the pocono plateau. 17 new mach II's have been installed. The local club is working on a new nine holes there as well.
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