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Longview, TX

Hinsley Park

3.645(based on 7 reviews)
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Shipley
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Can't See The Forest For The Trees 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 5, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course starts out with the first 5 holes playing around a basketball course, in a park like setting. These holes have some elevation, although nothing extreme. An OB creek comes into play on several of the first few holes. There are makeshift bridges to help you across the creek from hole 1 to 2, and again from hole 3 to 4. Hole 6 tees off from the open area of the park, into a densely wooded pine forest.

The rest of the course plays very technical through dense pines. Although there isn't any real tall brush or thick undergrowth, there's enough ground cover to lose discs, if you don't see where your shot landed.

Some of the baskets are not visible from the tees, however, the local club installed Discatchers, making it easy to spot the target once you've located it.

The course has a good variety of left, right and straight ahead holes, and distances vary from a few holes being under 200', to a couple of holes close to 400'. Most holes are under 300 feet.

Cons:

The course starts losing it's character when there are so many trees and the holes start looking the same, hence, you can't see the forest for the trees.

Other Thoughts:

Risk / Reward - Starting with hole 6, you basically risk hitting a tree and getting a bad kick off it, on every tee shot. There are clear lines to the baskets, BUT...there are so many trees it feels like shooting consistent golf here from one day to the next, would be a matter of luck as much as skill.



A mix of dirt and cement tee pads.
Trash cans on some holes.
Plenty of shade.
No practice basket that I saw.
A few places to sit, throughout the course.
Fun factor - Starts out good, then things become to repetitive in the woods.
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