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Haley Nelson Park reviews
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A Hidden Gem 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Feb 8, 2014
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
This is a great 9-hole park-type course. There are plenty of large, mature trees and mowed grass, with little brush or scrub.
There are nine well designed holes on this course. Most holes require shaping a drive around or through trees, with few straight shots to the basket. Several holes favor a left-to-right shot, while others require right-to-left.
Holes 5, 7, 8, and 9 give you an opportunity to air it out a little, but never without the need to work your drive around some trees.
The height of the trees takes away most overhand shots. Rollers work well on a couple of holes.
While there is not a lot of elevation change, there is a shallow drainage swale splitting the course in half. This modest (10') elevation change adds interest to several holes.
There is a huge paved parking lot. A large mowed field next to the parking lot is a great place for practicing drives. At least 500 - 600 feet available.
Excellent course map near Hole 1, and good tee signs at each tee. A practice basket is located just across the entrance road from the Hole 1 basket.
There are nine well designed holes on this course. Most holes require shaping a drive around or through trees, with few straight shots to the basket. Several holes favor a left-to-right shot, while others require right-to-left.
Holes 5, 7, 8, and 9 give you an opportunity to air it out a little, but never without the need to work your drive around some trees.
The height of the trees takes away most overhand shots. Rollers work well on a couple of holes.
While there is not a lot of elevation change, there is a shallow drainage swale splitting the course in half. This modest (10') elevation change adds interest to several holes.
There is a huge paved parking lot. A large mowed field next to the parking lot is a great place for practicing drives. At least 500 - 600 feet available.
Excellent course map near Hole 1, and good tee signs at each tee. A practice basket is located just across the entrance road from the Hole 1 basket.
Cons:
The gravel teepads suffer from the usual issue of getting extended further and further toward the basket. With no defined front edge it is difficult to determine exactly where the front of the tee is.
A couple of the holes have so many trees that luck becomes a factor. Hole 6 has a wall of trees about halfway down the fairway, and the basket for Hole 8 is surrounded by trees. This makes the drive on Hole 6 and the second shot on Hole 8 a real toss-up as far as getting to the basket cleanly.
Several of the baskets are mounted at least 6" low. Also many are loose in the ground and are leaning a bit.
There is a large restroom on the far side of the parking lot, but I've never found it open. Also no water on the course.
A couple of the holes have so many trees that luck becomes a factor. Hole 6 has a wall of trees about halfway down the fairway, and the basket for Hole 8 is surrounded by trees. This makes the drive on Hole 6 and the second shot on Hole 8 a real toss-up as far as getting to the basket cleanly.
Several of the baskets are mounted at least 6" low. Also many are loose in the ground and are leaning a bit.
There is a large restroom on the far side of the parking lot, but I've never found it open. Also no water on the course.
Other Thoughts:
I've played this course dozens of times, and generally have it to myself. Occasionally I've seen a small group of local guys getting ready for a round.
There are picnic tables scattered through the course, and rarely I've had to skip a hole when a non-golfer was using a table near a basket.
There are picnic tables scattered through the course, and rarely I've had to skip a hole when a non-golfer was using a table near a basket.
