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Jackson College DGC reviews
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Very pleasantly surprised. great college course! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 12, 2013
Played the course:once
Pros:
Aesthetic-- plays through the campus area and wooded areas on the edges of the JCC campus. didn't see any other people but there were frequent arrows spray painted on the grass so I'm assuming cross-country or 10k/5k type running go on here as well.
Signage-- I'm assuming this isn't typical of this course, but all 18 had GREAT signage with accurate lengths, trees, obstacles and next tee arrows. I was overly impressed with the teesigns.
baskets--chainstars, in reasonable repair, a couple were bent, but all 18 had baskets.
Routing/nav-- take a copy of the map from here, 1, 2, and 7 on were accurate but 3-6 seem to be (at least) partially re-placed. the teesigns will help you route to the next tee. the back 9 could be VERY confusing with multiple trails throughout if you don't have the map.
Challenge-- the lengths here are great. averaging 300-425 this course keeps you throwing but demanding accuracy. the rough is tough but not unreasonable.
Basket placement-- great! tucked into enclaves and behind trees, I love the basket placement here.
Signage-- I'm assuming this isn't typical of this course, but all 18 had GREAT signage with accurate lengths, trees, obstacles and next tee arrows. I was overly impressed with the teesigns.
baskets--chainstars, in reasonable repair, a couple were bent, but all 18 had baskets.
Routing/nav-- take a copy of the map from here, 1, 2, and 7 on were accurate but 3-6 seem to be (at least) partially re-placed. the teesigns will help you route to the next tee. the back 9 could be VERY confusing with multiple trails throughout if you don't have the map.
Challenge-- the lengths here are great. averaging 300-425 this course keeps you throwing but demanding accuracy. the rough is tough but not unreasonable.
Basket placement-- great! tucked into enclaves and behind trees, I love the basket placement here.
Cons:
Risk v Reward-- none really, the rough is the biggest risk, throwing over the rough is definitely a risk. the reward lies on the fairway, trust me.
Teepads--dirt scuffs at best. some places don't even have this. this course would benefit from ANY sort of teepad other than dirt.
Safety-- first couple holes play near benches and busier areas than the rest of the course and could be a little more dangerous.
Teepads--dirt scuffs at best. some places don't even have this. this course would benefit from ANY sort of teepad other than dirt.
Safety-- first couple holes play near benches and busier areas than the rest of the course and could be a little more dangerous.
Other Thoughts:
This course reminds me a lot of Kensington Toboggan. this course could be champion caliber with a few tweaks honestly. the lengths aren't up to toboggan's lengths but the hole layouts do.
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JN9000
Experience:
13.9 years
105 played
7 reviews
2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Oct 2, 2010
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
This course has great use of elevation changes. If you like hilly courses you should play this course. It's in a scenic area of the Irish Hills, with a great view from under the water tower. The fairways are mowed and well defined. It has a nice variety of holes and is well designed, at least the holes are.
Cons:
Bad signs, on the holes that have them. The first time I played this course me and my friends spent more time looking for the right holes then we did actually playing. There's also a lot of rough that can make finding discs a pain.
Other Thoughts:
For me the hole design and the other pros outweigh the cons. I don't know when all the construction finished up. But the course is better now(2014) then it ever was.
