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Green Valley Community DGC reviews
5
1
Green Valley Kind Of Has The “Green Acres” Vibe Going! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 28, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
For those readers too young to remember the immortal television program, Green Acres, it was a silly sitcom about life in the country with a catchy theme song. The community of Green Valley, the Green Valley Community Hall and the Green Valley Disc Golf Course all have this country or rustic feel. I have to wonder if Green Valley has it's own catchy theme song?
The course starts up behind the horseshoe pits (of course, they have horseshoes here). The tee pads are natural (naturally). The hole numbers are interesting, something I've never encountered before. They are tin with the numbers made by punching holes in the tin. They're readable and mostly vandal proof. The baskets are old, rustic, country DGA models which have seen several coats of paint. There are quite a few benches through the course.
The course plays in this high desert scrub forest with lots of scrubby bushes for your discs to hide in. This is no pitch and putt probably more recreational level. Many baskets are well hidden in the scrub bushes. I liked the basket placement in # 3. The basket sits up on this little restraining wall, about three feet high, makes for a raised basket effect. I also liked where the # 8 tee lad has been placed just a few steps above the # 7 basket. # 4 might be 350' but the rest are mostly in the mid-200's.
The course starts up behind the horseshoe pits (of course, they have horseshoes here). The tee pads are natural (naturally). The hole numbers are interesting, something I've never encountered before. They are tin with the numbers made by punching holes in the tin. They're readable and mostly vandal proof. The baskets are old, rustic, country DGA models which have seen several coats of paint. There are quite a few benches through the course.
The course plays in this high desert scrub forest with lots of scrubby bushes for your discs to hide in. This is no pitch and putt probably more recreational level. Many baskets are well hidden in the scrub bushes. I liked the basket placement in # 3. The basket sits up on this little restraining wall, about three feet high, makes for a raised basket effect. I also liked where the # 8 tee lad has been placed just a few steps above the # 7 basket. # 4 might be 350' but the rest are mostly in the mid-200's.
Cons:
Green Valley is way out in the middle of no-wheresville!
No cell reception or wi-fi. You have to find your way in and out using the Daniel Boone method.
Older equipment.
Dessert scrub terrain is not the prettiest.
No cell reception or wi-fi. You have to find your way in and out using the Daniel Boone method.
Older equipment.
Dessert scrub terrain is not the prettiest.
Other Thoughts:
You know how women from different parts of the country are rated differently? Like how a 10 in Tacoma, WA is only an 8 in Scottsdale, AZ. Well, the same goes for disc golf courses. So Green Acres, I mean Green Valley Disc Golf Course is a 2.0 here but in Raleigh, NC, it would only be a 1.0. So I'm giving Green Valley the official 1 point added bonus for "It's so far out in the toolies, there is no competition for it."
And as I was driving out today, a couple was walking in to play and brother, they was country folk! And they probably had the last laugh when after playing the course, they walked back to their two million dollar house here in Green Valley with the view, the pool, the hot tub and outdoor kitchen!
And as I was driving out today, a couple was walking in to play and brother, they was country folk! And they probably had the last laugh when after playing the course, they walked back to their two million dollar house here in Green Valley with the view, the pool, the hot tub and outdoor kitchen!
7
0
Surprisingly Nice 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 9, 2010
Played the course:once
Pros:
- better than average distances for a 9 hole course (most are above 250')
- baskets are good quality for being non-mainstream (I wouldn't call them 'homemade' as some people have, but they aren't top tier either)
- large natural tees are in good shape
- quality layout that uses all of the elevation available, and actually makes you throw on the defined fairways
- no holes that seem repetitive
- the baskets have been painted bright lime green within the last week, so they are easily noticeable
- baskets are good quality for being non-mainstream (I wouldn't call them 'homemade' as some people have, but they aren't top tier either)
- large natural tees are in good shape
- quality layout that uses all of the elevation available, and actually makes you throw on the defined fairways
- no holes that seem repetitive
- the baskets have been painted bright lime green within the last week, so they are easily noticeable
Cons:
- hard to follow without a local or a map
- poor tee markings (usually just a log or wood beam marks the front end of the tee. about half of the holes have bright yellow trash cans near the tees)
- many congested fairways due to lack of course maintenance (no trimming of brush, etc.)
- can be easy to lose a disc with all the desert scrub bushes in the fairways, so watch your shots like a hawk
- poor tee markings (usually just a log or wood beam marks the front end of the tee. about half of the holes have bright yellow trash cans near the tees)
- many congested fairways due to lack of course maintenance (no trimming of brush, etc.)
- can be easy to lose a disc with all the desert scrub bushes in the fairways, so watch your shots like a hawk
Other Thoughts:
This course can be just as windy as Desert Sands in Palmdale, but because it's longer you get to work on your drives in the wind instead of just your approaches.
The places that I was most confused when trying to follow the course were between 2 & 3 (tee 3 is near tee 1, and throws over the horseshoe pits), and between 5 & 6 (from basket 5, walk west [down the valley] and you will see tee 6 in about 50'-75')
I was pleasantly surprised at this course. It was much more legit than I expected after reading the other reviews. One thing that I thought was cool for a backwoods 9 holer like this is that the baskets are moveable. They're just cemented into tires, so too heavy to steal, but you can roll them to make the layout a little different each time, if you want. All in all this is a more quality course than Palmdale, but still too far out of the way to take a side trip to unless you live, or are staying in the Antelope Valley. But it's a pretty drive to get up there too.
The places that I was most confused when trying to follow the course were between 2 & 3 (tee 3 is near tee 1, and throws over the horseshoe pits), and between 5 & 6 (from basket 5, walk west [down the valley] and you will see tee 6 in about 50'-75')
I was pleasantly surprised at this course. It was much more legit than I expected after reading the other reviews. One thing that I thought was cool for a backwoods 9 holer like this is that the baskets are moveable. They're just cemented into tires, so too heavy to steal, but you can roll them to make the layout a little different each time, if you want. All in all this is a more quality course than Palmdale, but still too far out of the way to take a side trip to unless you live, or are staying in the Antelope Valley. But it's a pretty drive to get up there too.
