Gordon Holton Memorial DGC reviews
7
59
SuperWookie
Experience:
2 played
1 reviews
No thanks 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Nov 24, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
Ummmm, there's baskets. That's about all I can say is a pro
Cons:
Everything. I'm not sure how this rates so highly, but to me, IMHO, this course is just horrible. First of all, it's a very ugly and unkept area of land. There's all sorts of nasty trees, nasty little creeks, nasty large water areas, nasty looking scrub bushes and just junk all over. It looks more like a landfill, than a disc golf course.
Second, it is just a horrible layout as far as the trees go. There's a big difference between holes that can actually be played well with a decent to great shot and some strategically placed trees, vs something like this place. There's just random trees everywhere. And almost no thought went into how the holes work through those trees and how discs fly, etc. Very poorly thought out course. I can't even tell you how many holes I'd throw a beautiful tee shot and WHAM, right into some tree that shouldn't be there. Absolutely horrendous how many random trees are just sticking out or in the way of good tee shots. And I've played some pretty nice wooded courses. But this one makes no sense. You shouldn't be trying to penalize people for good tee shots and forcing them to make some miracle shot just to get on the fairway or have a decent approach. No thanks, next!
And third, there are far too many holes right near water that are just stupid. There were a few holes where my buddy barely over shot his approach and we get up to the basket and after 20 mins of looking around, his disc is gone! Because the water line is like 10-20' behind the basket, and yet you don't know that and can't see it. What kind of lame design is that? Where you penalize someone for landing a great shot close to a basket, and instead it ends up in the water?!?! I just was shaking my head the entire time we played this course and couldn't wait to leave.
And fourth, there's tee pads where there is NO tee pad! It's just this loose rubber like material that is so slippery you'll break your neck trying to throw off of it! Concrete teepads or nothing. Why do places think some sort of astroturf or rubber mat is an acceptable option? Concrete or the ground are the only acceptable tee pads when you are outside.
Overall I had a horrible time here, hated every min of it, and I'll never go back and can't recommend anyone to waste their time playing here.
Second, it is just a horrible layout as far as the trees go. There's a big difference between holes that can actually be played well with a decent to great shot and some strategically placed trees, vs something like this place. There's just random trees everywhere. And almost no thought went into how the holes work through those trees and how discs fly, etc. Very poorly thought out course. I can't even tell you how many holes I'd throw a beautiful tee shot and WHAM, right into some tree that shouldn't be there. Absolutely horrendous how many random trees are just sticking out or in the way of good tee shots. And I've played some pretty nice wooded courses. But this one makes no sense. You shouldn't be trying to penalize people for good tee shots and forcing them to make some miracle shot just to get on the fairway or have a decent approach. No thanks, next!
And third, there are far too many holes right near water that are just stupid. There were a few holes where my buddy barely over shot his approach and we get up to the basket and after 20 mins of looking around, his disc is gone! Because the water line is like 10-20' behind the basket, and yet you don't know that and can't see it. What kind of lame design is that? Where you penalize someone for landing a great shot close to a basket, and instead it ends up in the water?!?! I just was shaking my head the entire time we played this course and couldn't wait to leave.
And fourth, there's tee pads where there is NO tee pad! It's just this loose rubber like material that is so slippery you'll break your neck trying to throw off of it! Concrete teepads or nothing. Why do places think some sort of astroturf or rubber mat is an acceptable option? Concrete or the ground are the only acceptable tee pads when you are outside.
Overall I had a horrible time here, hated every min of it, and I'll never go back and can't recommend anyone to waste their time playing here.
