Lebanon, MO

Jared Hilton Memorial DGC

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Bluehills Drive
Experience: 3.9 years 30 played 14 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Beautiful course and fun drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 7, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Starts in a wide open park setting that meanders into a technical wooded section mid-way through and opens back up into the park.
Not crowded when we where there but there were a few others playing the course. No Sherpa needed to get yourself around on a first run. Simple layout overall.
Well manicured grounds, good signage/tee pads, solid baskets and clean bathrooms. Came out tick and chigger free which is a big plus.
We enjoyed the entire course although it wasn't super technical for the most part. Great for Intermediate golfers like myself. Next time I am in Mighty MO I will definitely be playing this course again and again. It was worth the 30+ minutes drive from Sunrise Beach.

Cons:

The ground on the first 4 holes were super soggy in the fairways which made for some squishy shoes for the rest of the course.

The basket on the long hole (#4) was confused by the basket on the back nine hole 15 which added a stroke for each of us on the day.

Other Thoughts:

Keep in mind that there is another super fun 18 hole course starting (hole 1) by the baseball field outfield fence next to the parking lot.
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KDinIN
Experience: 20.1 years 24 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Outsider's Point of View 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 17, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- 18 holes of disc golf is never a bad thing.

- Long concrete teepads with some texture to help with footing in wet weather.

- Uses almost all of the land available.

- Some interesting elevation changes.

- Uses available obstacles pretty well, though many of the holes do turn into "throw and go" as many have said.

- Tee signs.

- Monkey Trap baskets aren't bad, but I wouldn't label them "top-of-the-line either."

- Numerous benches and trash cans around the course. Not every hole, but at least every few.

Cons:

- Navigation: There were tee signs that were knee high or a little higher on every hole, that showed a picture of the hole (not always accurately) and the number... sometimes distance, sometimes par, but not both all the time, nor did it have any next hole indicator. After you finish one hole, best bet is to look for the nearest teepad, but there were a number of times where I found myself with no idea where to go, so I just started walking until I had to correct myself. Arrows to next hole, as well as hole markers on top of baskets would be INCREDIBLY helpful.

- A number of holes look the same, a few obstacles or guardian tree/bush/electric pole, but otherwise pretty wide open throws. Mando's help on a few holes, as does OB, but where that is can be difficult to figure out if you have never been there before.

- The walking path. As mentioned, the walking path comes into play on the vast majority of holes. Usually there are no "blind" throws when it comes to the path, you usually can tell if someone is in danger, but there are a few holes where walkers can be "in-play" for nearly the entire hole.

- What seems like the signature hole, the mound hole, which I think was 16, was not very well maintained. I think Lebanon had had quite a bit of rain, so the fresh grass clippings were numerous, but on the mound, it was completely overgrown, to the point that you could barely see the stairs.

- Because of the lack of trees, there are a number of holes with no shade or escape from elements. I went and it was pretty toasty, and found myself wishing I had more water.

- As I said, the Monkey Trap baskets are good, but when struggling with navigation anyways, having only a small amount of black plastic coating at the top of the basket left me searching for holes more than I expected on such an open course.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this was a pretty good course to play, a fun 18 holer in an area that does not have a lot of 18 hole courses. Could be a lot better though with the addition of some trees, and time to let them grow in, as well as some additional navigational help.

The map at the very beginning could use an update, with things like hole numbers for instance.

I am sure after playing this a few times, those things would be no-brainers, but for someone like me who has never played this course before, some of these things were a bit more off-putting than I expected.
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dj3k
Experience: 11.8 years 34 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Simple Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 11, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well marked out holes.
Concrete Tees.
Nice Monkey Trap baskets.

Cons:

Most holes aren't that challenging due to a lack of trees around.
Some of the wooded holes are a little ridiculous. One of them is really short but densely wooded with no real defined fairway. I don't remember what hole this was. There were about four wooded holes in the middle of the course the rest hardly had any trees and were pretty wide open.

Other Thoughts:

Just not the best spot for a disc golf course due to a lack of wooded holes. I like a mixture of wooded to open holes or holes that go out of the woods into the open. Still fun to play though.
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dudiablo
Experience: 18.2 years 97 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 11, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good flow from hole to hole

Managed to use the very limited wooded areas incredibly well.

Baskets are top notch.

As always, the disc golf monkey has come through and created some very accurate and descriptive signs.

Good mix of long and short holes

Cons:

Trails are still not very beaten in.

Multi use park, so the walking trails (OB) get a lot of traffic, so you will probably have to watch out for a padestrian or 2 as you play this course.

The long holes are OPEN, and the short ones are really tight. Not much shot shaping on the long, and the short holes consist of picking out what looks like a good line with your putter and giving it a shot.

The wooded holes will get better as more and more people play it, and better lines become carved.

Other Thoughts:

This is still a fairly new course, but seems to be coming along very well. The land that was provieded was used very well, the designer just didnt look like he was given much terrain to deal with. Its a great park thats always in good shape, and is hands down the round to play in town.
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