Oakland, MS

George Payne Cossar State Park

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WSP420
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.9 years 51 played 48 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great State Park Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 17, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Excellent flow to this course. (Follow the yellow posts from #7 --> #8)
-Tee signs on every hole (with the exception of Hole #8)
-Concrete tee pads > some of the reviews have negative things to say about the size of the tees; I didn't see an issue.
-A multitude of shots: short, long, wooded, open, tight & technical, grip & rip, left & right doglegs, and a few opportunities to get wet.
-Plenty of elevation change.
-Parking available next to Hole #1 and the course loops back around with Hole #18 finishing a couple hundred feet from the first tee.
-Minimal traffic.
-Beautiful park and wonderfully maintained with several scenic views of the lake as you're playing.
-Very friendly park staff and locals.
-Restroom next to Holes #9 / #11

Cons:

-No Benches or trash cans
-Tee signs are old and could be replaced. Quite a few are damaged, broken, or uprooted and #8 is missing. They are all still readable and do the job they were intended to do.

Other Thoughts:

I truly enjoyed this one! Got some help from a group of local players as I was getting started. The course flows well enough that I didn't really need it, but it's always fun to meet new players. Holes #12-#14 are the most memorable to me, all play by the lake and provide the best views on the course.
This one is worth a day trip! Alternately, you could rent a cabin or bring your tent, because this park offers much more than just disc golf.
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Memphis Newbie
Experience: 12.4 years 33 played 23 reviews
3.50 star(s)

scenic solitude 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 25, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Well manicured--though this is a very rural course that may not get too much play, the state park has the grass cut short and the woods are completely free of any underbrush. This was a very unique feature from any wooded course I have played. Even on an errant drive in woods you could easily shape an approach shot through the bare tree trunks and get back on track (I don't know if this is a good or bad thing, it sure made it easy to par even if your drive was bad.)

Tees--as noted in previous reviews the tees are small (4X8 feet) however, they were installed flush with the ground at the back and have been shored up with what I think is crushed limestone. The result is that the effective tee length is really as long as you want it to be since there is a seemless transition from ground to tee. Best tee installation I have ever seen (not best tees, but best installation).

signs- basic signs routered in dark wood with hole #, distance and a flight path (one sign was missing and on hole 7 the sign shows a flight path turning to the right, but it really turns to the left). Not elaborate signs but more than adequate.

Good hole variety--short, long, left, right, water hazards, wooded, open. #14 is an amazing shot to a narrow peninsula (however, since the lake is at a record low level, the water was nowhere neer any of the holes).

Cons:

No multiple tees---there is plenty of room here for another set of tees. Even if they were just some sturdy stakes driven into the ground with some numbers painted on them they would last well on this terrain and with the low traffic levels here. Lots of potential here for alternate layouts.

Other Thoughts:

There were a couple hundred discs in the park office, however, they were crazy overpriced. $19 for star plastic, $18 for champion. I did discover that a few discs were priced much lower. I think they must have made a huge price increase and there were some leftovers with their previous prices. I bought a star wraith for $12. I couple years back the state was threatening to close the park. Luckily, the park stayed open, but the restaurant and the pool were closed. I am guessing that this is when the disc prices increased. The problem is that at these prices, anyone who knows what the internet is would be crazy to buy here.
We rented a cabin and spent a weekend here with our families on the lake and on the disc golf course and had the whole place to ourselves--great time. FYI-- cabin 14 is 100 feet from hole 12 where you can start and finish your round.
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ricco2623
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Out of the way but worth the play 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 10, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful scenery, secluded, and wildlife. Holes are not too difficult yet still require skill to shoot low scores. Hole #1 is bland but with a few exceptions after that is a unique experience. holes playing toward the water, throws through tight gaps, some 400+ holes and oh yea an island type hole. Starting with hole 12-18 is some great finishing holes and a true test of skill, esp. if the wind picks up. Throw in a good pro shop on site and a friendly staff and you have a true disc golf venue.

Cons:

None to speak of other than the short tee pads, and it being out of the way. If this course was in an area of disc golf prominence like Memphis, Mobile, or even Tupelo this course would rank as one of the better courses.
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tdortch
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.9 years 84 played 34 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 7, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a challenging course. There are lots of nice little tunnel shots and risk/reward shots. #5 and #14 in particular stand out. #5 (when the pad is not underwater, which it currently is not, but some locals told me that it does go under sometimes) is a tight, slightly uphill tunnel shot over water. Granted, this is just a little finger of water, but it's water nonetheless, and the tunnel is pretty small - i'd say it's about 10' tall at most and just a few feet wide, and the whole tunnel is the part that's over the water. Pretty cool. #14 is a brutal shot, even when the basket is in the 'relief' spot that it was in today. The tee box is on one side of an inlet, with the basket on another. The tough part is that the basket also sits on a finger of land that at its narrowest is about 15' wide. Today, the pin was at the wide part - about 25' wide. The other location is at the end of the finger and it's tight! Water on both sides, and a deep dropoff on the back side. Tricky and fun. Most of the other holes on this course also have something or another about them that just makes it fun. Of the 18, maybe 2 are just straight, nothing in the way shots. I really enjoyed it. Don't let the $3 fee scare you off. Pay it and come enjoy a cool little course.

Cons:

Not too many. The tee pads are kinda short, but I'm used to really long ones at my home course. I just stood off the back and no big deal. I do think, though, that new players could lose a lot of discs here as the water holes could be hard for them.

Other Thoughts:

The course is set in a beautiful park - the lake that surrounds the course is very large and the course is well maintained. Even when you get off the fairway, there is no tall grass or stickers,etc. I'd definitely recommend it! *EDIT* There are tee signs now, and they show distance and a rough drawing of the hole. There are also score cards that have course maps on them. But, they really aren't needed as the course flows very well from basket to next pad. I had no problems at all navigating. There are also hooks to hang bags on at every pad.
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