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Hannibal, MO

Huckleberry DGC

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3.125(based on 21 reviews)
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mrbro855
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.6 years 363 played 105 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Needs a refresh..... 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 5, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very scenic course with lots of trees, lots of elevation and a small pond thrown in.

Solid concrete pads, accurate enough signage, next tee markers all helping find the way.

Memorable holes:
#1 Throws from top of a hill with a visual of the breadth of the pond at the bottom of the hill, with the basket tucked ibn the trees to the left.

#3 Basket tucked in the left tree line along the side of the pond.

#8 Was a 90 degree dog leg right through the trees.

#12 Was a tantalizingly close looking basket at the top of the hill that was further away than it seemed.

Lots of others with solid mature trees as basket protection.


Cons:

The flow: While #18 does finish up in the parking lot, you have to search to find #1 up in the corner across the entry road.

Then the flow got weird after hole 11....have to walk back around the ball field for #12, #13 is isolated up a hill, #16 comes back between 11-12??

Same designer of the Palmyra course must have designed this one too!!

Other Thoughts:

There were no longer multiple tee pads and it does not appear that there are multiple basket placements. The course was totally fine in that way.... just need to redo the signage to accurately reflect how the course now is.

Also, the flow as cited in the cons could be cleaned up a bit.

This was course #1 of a Hannibal west into rural MO road trip of 4 courses. This was easily the best of the lot. Gave it a fun factor of 3.5 while the course itself is worthy of 2.5 resulting in my overall score of 3.
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Innovadgfan1
Experience: 8.9 years 53 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 25, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Clean
-Easy to understand
-Variety of shots
-Some decently memorable holes (1, 2, 7, 9, 12)
-Pouring of new longer tees make the course much more appealing to players with 350+ feet of power.

Cons:

-Nothing that stands out. A few baskets were moved to different locations that I can't say I particularly prefer over their previous spots but still a fun course.
-A few awkwardly shaped holes on the course. Some may dislike them, I, however, enjoy the uniqueness.

Other Thoughts:

-Overall, this course is a very enjoyable one. Players young and old, casual to professional will all find something in this course they enjoy. Living only 20 minutes away, I plan on playing this course many times in the future as it has become a favorite of mine.
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MidwestZest
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 23.9 years 103 played 73 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice Community Park Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 14, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

- In general, an easy, open course with a fair bit of length.
- Baskets in decent condition, good tee pads.
- While course flow isn't the greatest, navigation was just fine. Good signage on every hole that indicates where the next tee pad is.
- Decent amount of elevation on this course, used fairly well.
- #4 is a cool, simple looking hole. You may choose any number of flight paths or shot shapes, but all require you to come through exactly how you intended. Nice hole design.
- #12 runs along a very steep hill the whole fairway, as well as the pin locations. Very precarious, and really makes you think about matching your landing angle to the green angle.
- #13 for some reason is memorable to me, even though it's really just an ace run. Uphill, straight away, 180 some feet that plays more like 230. Still fun though.
- #14 is that longer downhill bomber hole that lets you choose any shot shape you wish to get up on the hole.

Cons:

- Finding the start of the course may be difficult. The kiosk sign is located near what is probably the desirable parking lot, but closer to hole 12 than hole 1.
- It's very much a shame that the pond on site wasn't used at all in the course design. There are multiple pin and pad locations all over the course, but none bringing the pond into play.
- A few too many wide open holes for my liking, but they did what they could. Including a ridiculous mando on #10 that requires a shot not allowed by the laws of physics to get close enough for a deuce. I suppose a consistent roller might get you there, if the ground was more even and the grass mowed short.
- All sorts of chances for the roads and other park activities to come into play. Not an issue most times, but during softball games it's likely an issue.
- As with about any park pond, the ducks and geese are plentiful, which means the nearby fairways and greens were covered in droppings.
- #8 is designed as a cut-back hole, redesigned from what is on the course map. Short, and wonky, it's asking you to lay up at or near the apex, which is fine, but from there you're just laying up for a drop in par. No real chance for 2, not nearly long enough to consider being a par 4.

Other Thoughts:

- Enjoyable round here, and obviously the course has been here a while and gets a fair bit of play. Good solid community course.
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urdone00
Experience: 43.9 years 136 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 10, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

nice, well maintained course next to hwy 61. most holes are descent

Cons:

a "U" turn hole?? what the hell are you doing. got all this land and you put a hole in like this.

Other Thoughts:

most holes are pretty wide open with gently sloping hills, maybe plant a bunch of trees and in 10-20 years this course could be pretty good.
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dajuicej
Experience: 43.9 years 60 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

ahhh shucks Huck... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 4, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

very well maintained course. nice baskets, and concrete tees. check the course directory on the parking lot to find tee#1 and the signs on each tee do a pretty good job of guiding you around the course.

Cons:

the park is pretty small. while the first 7 holes are kinda spread out the rest are in a relatively small area. the course has a couple U-TURN holes which I really dislike, throwing in a circle around obstacles/trees to a basket not far from the tee. holes from #12 on zig zag back and forth up a long hill around parking lots and the road. half the course plays around a ball field and parking lots, if there was a game going on with spectators it would be very difficult to play. the street that runs through the park is very busy and an errant throw could easily hit a passing car. so it`s best to time your throws to the cars particularly on #7.

Other Thoughts:

if you`re in the area, it`s worth a round.
even with the cons mentioned above any course this well maintained deserves
"3 discs".
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discinvan
Experience: 16 years 26 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great Recreational Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 23, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Every time I haved played this course I think they were mowing it, or trimming. This is a great course for beginners to learn on because the distance and open fairways. The small lake comes into play on the first 9. Some good elevation changes through the course. The wind does crazy things in the valleys. At the tee you feel no wind walk up 50 feet and you a brisk breeze 50 more feet the directions change and on and on. Signs are helpful and a scorecard with course map on it is available and the skate park when opened. They have recently added concrete tees on about 5 Holes ( the ones with the most worn out natural tees).

Cons:

If you have a long arm ( I don't) you won't be able to air it out here. Some holes play to close to the busy road that goes through the park. I have actually hit a car that was driving through on a bad throw on hole 7. Many time I have to wait for cars to stop coming by just in case.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course. And Palmyra course is only 15 miles north or Quincy, Il, 30 min. so make the drive and enjoy the day in NE MO.
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