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Trussville, AL

Greg Carter Memorial DGC

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TRoss886
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22 years 283 played 32 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Strong start, with an average finish. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 21, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- The Big 3: All boxes are checked here. Good Chainstar baskets, well executed metal signage, and new concrete pads on every hole. Based on previous reviews (and the look of the pads), I think the concrete pads are a new addition and very welcome to this course. It appears that the nice signage was a later addition as well.
- Amenities: I counted 6 benches total. A couple of these were very appreciated after long climbs uphill on the previous hole. A few more would be nice due to the elevation, but the current amount is definitely better than nothing. I counted 6 trash cans as well. Both benches and trash cans were fairly well distributed through the course.
- Alternate Pin Locations: I'd say there was an average of 3 pin locations for every hole on the course. I noticed a couple with 2 and a couple with 4. If these are rotated with any kind of frequency, this could make for very different rounds.
- Boulders: I wouldn't label this course as being very beautiful overall, but a few of the earlier holes (2,3,4) are stunning with large boulders. #3 features an elevated basket on top of a boulder. If you play Lemaster and only have time to get in a few holes here, I would certainly play 1-4 which can loop you back close to the car.
- Navigation: I remember this being fairly challenging the first time I played here. The addition of metal arrow next tee signs are a really great addition. Many courses could take note on how easy of an addition this is and how much it positively increases an experience.

Cons:

- Course Map: While there was a kiosk, there was no course map available. The new directional arrows help tremendously, but this would also be a nice feature
- Short: This course can be very short on certain holes. additional tee pads would help with this. Also, the farther back pin locations help with this tremendously.
- Basket Visibility: This course has you frequently walking ahead of the tee to find the basket for multiple reasons. The orange tape on the center pole has worn off and most and could use a replacing. The multiple pin locations leave you wondering which placement is active. Some flags atop the baskets would help out significantly I think.
- #17: This hole puts a damper on this course for a few reasons. It is one of the longer walks from the previous hole and can be hard to spot across a road and parking lot. It is currently throwing directly over a semi-busy road. The signage only shows one pin location even though I counted three. While you don't finish on this hole and #18 is fun; it can leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Other Thoughts:

Not pros or cons:
- Alternate Tee Pads: I noticed 3 total alternate pads on this course. While that is a pro, I think a few more alternate pads could make this course more interesting to a larger group of players.
- No Turn: While a halfway turn is always a nice pro, this course is short enough to take this detail out of the con category.
- Elevation: This course has a good bit of steep elevation. While I think elevation is just shy of crucial, this course has a level of elevation that might deter some players for various reason. However, if you like a good bit of elevation, you might really enjoy it.
- Pin Placements: I think this course would stand to gain a lot by doing one of two things: Have all pins set to one locations for the entire course (example: "All pins are at location B") posted at the kiosk. Or have current pin location indicators located at the tee signs.
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Bennybennybenny
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.2 years 306 played 289 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Not the Best Alabama Has to Offer but it's Not Bad 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 26, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Nice course in a very nice neighborhood. It's a short course mostly, but most holes have at least another pin position. The overall challenge of the course could change because of the different pin placements. A couple holes had four different pin locations.

-The front nine consists of a lot of elevation change. You'll instantly see that on the first couple of holes. Hole one is pretty tight and uphill. Hole two is straight downhill in the woods. The elevation continues until you get to hole twelve. #8's basket is high up on top of a hill that you tee off on the bottom of. #11 is a very fun steep downhill anhyzer over a creek. Couple others, and a couple of the holes here have elevation changes just over thirty feet.

-Very cool rock formations on holes #2-4. One of them is probably fifteen feet tall and is an attraction for locals. Fun to walk up and sit for a while on.

-Tee signs are nice and accurate with great hole diagrams.

-Playing in the Magic City Megabowl. Was good practice for my round at Clay (tee off was close to 2 PM). You can easily play this course and throw some multiple practice shots in an hour.

-Mostly wooded, but has a few holes that are more open. I love #8. Steep uphill. #9 is more open even though you are throwing out of the woods and into the open. The basket is in a different wooded section. Some other holes are kind of in between wooded and open.

-The chainstar baskets catch very well. Shot eight under. My drives weren't great but my putting was good enough.

Cons:

-Repetition of fairways. Primarily on the back nine. There were many holes that play slightly to the left when I played here. Just barely. Starts on hole #6. The next hole was very similar in regards to fairway design. A couple of the holes were fun, such as #9 being a nice small hyzer sweeping slightly left. But the ones on the back nine were all pretty boring. Not only is the repetition in fairways (slight hyzers and anhyzers). No real curves here.

-So many extra pin placements, but only one of them is not a par three. That is #18. I'm sure that there could be a couple more par fours at least.

-I think wellsbranch250 nailed it in his cons. The holes are pretty short and basic, but beginners will probably get bored. The first five holes may interest them (they are all pretty wooded at least) because they are all fun. But the course gets very boring and loses its creativity when you get to #12. Holes are short and tight with nothing too interesting to them. #17 is boring. Plays right by the road and is just a simplistic hyzer. #18 is an okay finisher in the open, probably the best hole from #12 to the end.

Other Thoughts:

-I thought this course was pretty good overall. Not the funnest around the area. Civitan is across the street and offers a different disc golf experience than Greg Carter. You could easily play a couple of practice rounds or just one of them if you are on a work break. This course is no where near as fun as Clay or Inverness, but it's still decent.

-If the basket locations frequently change, then your experience here could possibly be better the next time than the first or the other way around. If I play the Mega Bowl next year, which I plan to, I'll come here again.
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samxyx
Experience: 6 years 31 played 30 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Long Walk, Good Holes 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 19, 2020 Played the course:once

Other Thoughts:

Great course that plays primarily in the woods with a good mixture of hole types. Most of the holes test your ability to control the disc, but a few are wide open challenging your distance. The course wraps around several baseball/football fields and can be a hike. Make sure you bring some water.
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magictenor1
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 24 years 353 played 91 reviews
3.00 star(s)

nice but not well maintained 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 1, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Variety of different shots. Lots of elevation changes. Mostly shady for hot summer days. Baskets are mostly good. wasn't crowded. scenery is nice. some big boulders scattered around.

Cons:

Tee pads could use some work in places. Basket #9 is missing. found the post but no basket. Some tee signs are missing. you have to cross a road to get to the next tee several times. can be confusing. Grass was high in places.

Other Thoughts:

This is a very nice layout and design overall. It does however need some work. There are tee signs on most holes but some are missing. Most holes have arrows directing you to the next hole but not all. One long walk between 7 and 8 with not a lot of direction as to where to go. Overall it flows ok and I did find all the holes but there were some navigation issues. Most of the holes have either 2 tee options or 2 pin positions but not both. You have to look for the pin because it is not indicated anywhere which one is being used. As I said above #9 basket appears to be missing. I just played object to the post I found. tee pads are mostly natural or with a soft covering. not really long enough. Could be better. Most of the course is in the woods but on a few that were not the grass had not been cut and was fairly high.Course is in a huge multi use park so I know there are bathrooms around but I didn't seek them out. Course generally stays away from the other areas so I didn't see any issues with other park users being in the way. With a little more TLC this could be an excellent course. I would play there again.
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captain_d
Experience: 12 years 19 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Decent course in East Birmingham 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

* Hole 12 is probably my favorite all-time hole shooting downhill with a slight left break toward the basket.
* Good variety of shots throughout the course.
* Decently manicured.
* Easy to navigate course design.
* Up and down elevation gives a nice blend of shots and good exercise.

Cons:

* Needs concrete teepads on a number of holes.
* One hole on the back nine (can't remember which one specifically) is on a downright dangerous downhill. Makes it difficult to go down.
* Lots of short tree stumps that can cause injury.
* An errant shot can land in in-play baseball and tee-ball fields while kids are playing.
* Lack of signage.
* Hole 18 is a little too uphill.

Other Thoughts:

A respectable course that is in need of some work, but continues to improve every time I play it. I didn't really enjoy it the first time I played it, but I've since gotten the hang of the shots.

A good course to play if you are in the area, but nothing worth making a trip out of your way for as of August 2013.
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