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Barnwell, SC

Fuller Park DGC

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Upshawt1979
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Fuller's Flicks 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 4, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Fuller Park DGC is a decent course that can be quick, easy and fun so long as you avoid the punishing kudzu brush and limited water hazards. Limited trees to navigate, and slight elevation change on a couple of holes. Each of the 9 holes has a sign with distance and a map with other pertinent info. There is a small concrete tee pad for every hole as well. They are sufficiently sized on holes 1-4, which are all short enough for a set shot or limited run-up. Holes 5 and 7 are the only ones exceeding 300 feet, and there is flat grass providing extra space if you need more room to drive. Hole 8 is interesting because it is next to the cemetery. The baskets are Mach 2 and mostly ok, but the basket on 6 was kind of twisted. We played 2 rounds, and for the second we chose safari tee positions on 6 of the holes. I liked scoring -4 and bogey free on both rounds. I wound up throwing RHFH flicks on 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9, and birdied all except hole 4. The fact I play predominately RHBH and have far less distance on the forehand throw should give you a notion of how easy these holes are. 9 is by far the trickiest of them because there is a 15' hill right behind the basket. I lucked out with a low branch knockdown to park it. The second time through, we safari teed off hole 1 from atop the hill right next to the 9th basket. It is a great open line from an elevated tee about 360' maybe. This goes directly over the parking lot, and close to some sort of concession stand that was closed at the time. It may not be wise to try this on a busy day at the park. My car was the only one in the lot, and nobody was around, so we went with it, and it paid off with a great drive and a park job for a 2. On hole 2, we crossed the bridge on Dunbarton Blvd to a grassy spot on the opposite side of channel of water, adding 60-75' of distance, but still managed a forehand birdie with a car honking in the middle of my run-up. Tacking on distance and changing angles also worked on holes 3, 4, 6 and 9, but teeing hole 1 from the 9th hole basket was the best throw of the night for me. It was getting dark, but the lights were fairly goodn Night play might be possible, but I believe the park may have closed at sun down.

Cons:

This course is ridiculous short and easy on the whole. 1 and 2 especially. I did see the sign on hole 1 labeled it a par 2. Really? I have mixed feelings about this, it is absurdly short, but an ace is actually a birdie? Whatever. We played longer safari tees frequently to spice up the second round a bit. On hole 3, my buddy's drive turned over and sailed into the channel of water that runs next to holes 2 and 3. Initially some vegetation held the disc where we could see it, but after attempting and dropping a rim snag with a long stick, it sank below the surface, and the water proved to be quite deep. It was not recovered, and cost us some time to walk back to the bridge before hole 2. There is also serious heavy brush, vines, and foliage to steer clear of, mainly near holes 4 and 6. Loosing a disc in there would be quite easy. There is also many places where the walking path through the park is crossing or dangerously nearby some fairways. A busy day may be hard to get in every hole.

Other Thoughts:

Fuller Park DGC is a 40 minute drive from my house. Now that I've been there once, I can say that is on the outer limits of how far I would drive to play disc golf there. It is a very nice little park with soccer fields, basketball courts, fishing, and other amenities. The course itself was fun, but I was -8 on 18 holes my first and second time out, and adding length to 6 holes on the second round. I am ok, but destroying a course like that tells me it's too easy. Not a single bogey says lacking challenge to me. I birdied the longest hole, and 3 holes twice. I guess that is partly why I enjoyed the course, but it wasn't as satisfying as par on a more difficult and diverse course. If you are relatively close, and have 30 minutes to spare, you may consider playing here, but I wouldn't go out of my way to experience Fuller. Great for newer players, but too easy for an experienced player.
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