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Winston-Salem, NC

Horizons Park

2.925(based on 44 reviews)
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New013
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.8 years 179 played 120 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Classic 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 11, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Layout - Horizons is an oldey, a course of yesteryear, it's like time traveling to a time long long ago for people who are not that old as this course surely is. To truly understand a course such as this you have to get in the shoes and knee high socks and short shorts of the people of that bygone era.

First, they were frolfing with legit frisbees. Just like the iPhone and the internet and pewdiepie; they had no friggin clue what a Shryke was. So the holes are all short, so short in fact 300' holes here are par 4's.

Secondly, just like old ole Avery Jenkums they wanted less trees so the grass meadows are dotted with old growth trees which sparsely create multiple lines for you to enjoy. If you don't like multiple lines throw a hyzer every time, Avery approves.

Thirdly, this is a great course for people new to the game or who just aren't that good to come have fun and chuck stuff around.

Fourthly, they added three new holes with more trees in the way if that's your thing.

Recap: Short holes, multiple routes, open holes and less open holes. Three new holes.

Equipment - They recently poured giant concrete pads bigger than some of the holes. Older baskets but they work better than those at the Ledgestone.. am i right? Informative tee signs that let you know the basket you're throwing to is definitely one of the 10 you can see.

Atmosphere - Quaint little area full of grass, one sweet tree, other trees, two red barns and smiling faces.

Cons:

Layout - All the holes are short. They're kind of cramped in together so navigation can be an issue if you're new and can't read signs to good. Not a ton of variety, it's a lot of throw whatever shot you want and miss 4 trees.

Equipment - One of the pads was broken negative 1 review point.

Atmosphere - Sam Mowles passed awful gas on the barn hole.

Other Thoughts:

I've been awake for a very long time so excuse the format of this review. I'm not giving Horizons a 2 because I think it's bad and not worth playing, that's just kind of where it fits in with other courses I've reviewed.

It's a great course for new people, families or just to have some fun throwing discs. The historical factor is super cool and honestly to be that old and in such great shape is a miracle in itself. Definitely worth hitting if you're in the area. Below is a numerical scoring some people seem to want.

Parking: 6
Sweet Trees: 1
Red Barn Quality: 10
Duos of Chuckers playing super slow: 400
Bambi meadow beauty: 8

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Field Mouse
Experience: 16.1 years 13 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Home Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 1, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great use of space.
Great for learning the potential of putters/mid-range discs.
It's all basically flat right now, so you can play several rounds without wearing yourself out.

Cons:

Really poor upkeep with the tee-boxes and baskets. I think they repaint the baskets once a year, but I don't think they care much about the otherwise.
Short tee boxes. I frequently stand beside the box to tee off so that I don't trip stepping up onto the concrete.
Short holes. I'm by no means a pro, or even the strongest arm out there, but I park or overthrow most of the holes even with my mid-ranges.

Other Thoughts:

This is my home course and it has a lot of potential. I've heard that this is the oldest course in NC, and that's great, but there is now room for improvement. There is a lot of unused land behind the 11th an 12th holes that could be used to add in a couple of really great distance holes.
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NCSU2002
Experience: 24.8 years 46 played 8 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Nice Park, Very short Pitch and Putt 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 5, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very Clean, well kept up park
Easy to navigate with signs and scorecards
Many ace opportunities
Hard to lose a disc here
Great beginner course

Cons:

All holes are short (under 300')
Very little in the way of elevation changes
Course is kind of tightly arranged and drives on several holes can reach the other tees

Other Thoughts:

Nice short, open beginner course, easy to find and well kept up. I wish it was a little more spread out and challenging.
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Plankeye
Experience: 24.1 years 40 played 6 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Bring a midrange and a putter 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 8, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This a good course for high intermediate, advanced, and pros to get some practice throwing midrange and putters off of the tee.

The course is kept in great shape and there are very few areas that show signs of errosion. These areas are generally at the back of a few teepads.

There are tee signs which shows the distance and the route to the basket. Flow from one teepad to the next is pretty obvious.

There is a box with scorecards at the first tee.

This can be a good beginner's course if...

Cons:

They need to do something about the baskets. These are Mach I baskets with an additional set of chains added. The chains are very stiff and it kicks a lot of solid putts out. The way the second layer of chains were added also tends to kick good putts out as well.

The baskets are also lower to the ground which takes a while to get use to.

Other Thoughts:

The longest hole by footage 300 ft and it is slightly downhill which means it plays closer to 270. The following hole is 280 feet uphill but it plays as if it is closer to 300. There is enough land near these holes that the park owns and is not using that could be used to make these 2 holes a little longer and more challenging.

There is an alternate set up that is used in some tournaments. This alternate setup is much better than the original course and it is sad that the alternate course is not used more.

I live close to this course, but would prefer to drive a little farther to get to better courses. I would only come out and play this course if I needed to work on throwing midrange discs and putters.
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