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Haverford Reserve DGC reviews
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Short, Wooded, New in PA 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 17, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
3500' new course designed by Dustin Keegan. Plays almost entirely in the woods, with a little bit of water and elevation
+ While the length doesn't vary much, there are a few standout holes:
Hole #3 puts a single tree dead center off the tee, and it's a narrowing fairway all the way, with a significant dropoff just past the basket. Getting that tree out of your head so you can concentrate of the line and the landing is a challenge
At 240', Hole #16 is one of the longest, It has some large trees to avoid along the right side which protect against the big hyzer route, and the basket is guarded by two beautiful old beech trees
The elevation on Hole #18 comes as a complete surprise: you'll find yourself throwing off a bluff, similar to several of the tees at Tyler West. The hole length is only 200' and the basket is slightly to the left, so the challenge is to throw an easy and controlled fade. There's water short left. You won't see the basket from the tee, so a spotter would come in handy
+ Very good distribution of right-to-left and left-to-right holes. As a right-hander, I probably used FH on four holes and turnovers on a couple more
+ The course is pretty, it's clean and it's well-marked. It won't provide much challenge to intermediate and above, but it offers ace runs, lots of birdies - and the occasional bogey penalizing a sloppy throw that you can't scramble out from. 60 - 90 minutes of very pleasant disc golf where you can concentrate on hitting lines with low power
+ While the length doesn't vary much, there are a few standout holes:
Hole #3 puts a single tree dead center off the tee, and it's a narrowing fairway all the way, with a significant dropoff just past the basket. Getting that tree out of your head so you can concentrate of the line and the landing is a challenge
At 240', Hole #16 is one of the longest, It has some large trees to avoid along the right side which protect against the big hyzer route, and the basket is guarded by two beautiful old beech trees
The elevation on Hole #18 comes as a complete surprise: you'll find yourself throwing off a bluff, similar to several of the tees at Tyler West. The hole length is only 200' and the basket is slightly to the left, so the challenge is to throw an easy and controlled fade. There's water short left. You won't see the basket from the tee, so a spotter would come in handy
+ Very good distribution of right-to-left and left-to-right holes. As a right-hander, I probably used FH on four holes and turnovers on a couple more
+ The course is pretty, it's clean and it's well-marked. It won't provide much challenge to intermediate and above, but it offers ace runs, lots of birdies - and the occasional bogey penalizing a sloppy throw that you can't scramble out from. 60 - 90 minutes of very pleasant disc golf where you can concentrate on hitting lines with low power
Cons:
- The only significant "con" is that some of the holes get a little samey-samey: there are more than a few straight 200ish holes, and you'll initially step up to the tee with the same disc in hand, thinking "oh, this again." But clever use of the woods keeps them from becoming carbon copies of one another: every hole has its own "signature" variation of trees to avoid, lines to hit, elevation to consider
- The tees are a little short (but, a 200' throw doesn't require much run-up)
- The tees are a little short (but, a 200' throw doesn't require much run-up)
Other Thoughts:
~ Reminded me of Waveny Park in CT: another short, wooded layout set aside in a park and in immaculate condition
~ Although the disc course is apart from the main park, a walking trail (and cross-country running course) intersects at a few places. Signage on #18 asks you to yell down to the trail before throwing from the bluff
~ After some debate, I gave this a 3.5 instead of a 3. Other than the relative shortness of the course, there really isn't much to criticize here. Sure, it's no Tyler or Nixon, but it's a very good short wooded course that will make you think before you throw
COURSE AMENITIES:
Discgolfpark fixtures, meaning good baskets and excellent signage, with a very helpful overall map at the entrance. Tees are carpeted. Largely cart-friendly - just a few spots with tricky transitions.
RECOMMENDED COMBINATIONS:
There is so much to choose from: you're close to Sedgley Woods (and Edgely Fields). You could start here as your warmup, and then you have Fort Washington to the north, and Kerr Park and Anson B. Nixon to the west. You could even drop down into Delaware and play Bellevue and Brandywine. Have a ball!
~ Although the disc course is apart from the main park, a walking trail (and cross-country running course) intersects at a few places. Signage on #18 asks you to yell down to the trail before throwing from the bluff
~ After some debate, I gave this a 3.5 instead of a 3. Other than the relative shortness of the course, there really isn't much to criticize here. Sure, it's no Tyler or Nixon, but it's a very good short wooded course that will make you think before you throw
COURSE AMENITIES:
Discgolfpark fixtures, meaning good baskets and excellent signage, with a very helpful overall map at the entrance. Tees are carpeted. Largely cart-friendly - just a few spots with tricky transitions.
RECOMMENDED COMBINATIONS:
There is so much to choose from: you're close to Sedgley Woods (and Edgely Fields). You could start here as your warmup, and then you have Fort Washington to the north, and Kerr Park and Anson B. Nixon to the west. You could even drop down into Delaware and play Bellevue and Brandywine. Have a ball!
