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Jim Mozola Memorial DGC (Bayou Course)

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dodgeball
Experience: 13.8 years 5 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun on the Bayou 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 19, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course has it all! From shooting along the bayou, to numerous elevation changes, to sidehill pins, to low canopies, you will get a little bit of everything here. With so much going on, you will need a variety of shots. Also, there is a nice balance of left to right, right to left holes, with only one wide open hole (number 4).

The designers did a good job of using the land here. You really get the feeling that the land itself dictated the layout of the course. Beginners may find this course too much to handle, but it offers returning players lots of challenges!

Cons:

No doubt that lots of discs are lost on this course, with all the water. Hole #6 is especially challenging with a tunnel shot over water. A lot of times I might even skip this one.

This is Houston, so it can be HOT in the summer! And if you play more than a round or two, you will start feeling all the elevation changes in your legs.

The DG course runs along a jogging/walking path, so at any time of day there will be people using the path. If it's a busy time of day, this might mean waiting at some tees before it's clear.

Other Thoughts:

A fun and challenging course that offers returning players enough to keep them interested.
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crashzero
Experience: 17 years 44 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great new design 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 13, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice elevation, good variety of anhyzers and hyzers, great design and flow.

Well thought out alternate tees as well for an 18 hole experience.

Really makes you shape your shots and placement is key due to many baskets on slopes and the risk of rolling away into the bayou. This course is 'technical' in all the right ways and does not use gimmics or ridiculous tunnel shots to make a challenge. Instead, you are challenged with moderate distance and shot placement with elevation in play on most holes.

Best holes - 1, 3 and 9 (reg & alt)

Cons:

The skatepark is the main con at this location as the whole park is sometimes crawling with skater rats. This used to be a peaceful and quiet park dedicated only to disc golf, now feels somewhat like skateboarding is the priority.

Other Thoughts:

The course is planned to be expanded to 18 holes in the next few years and I would say it would be the top faciliy in the Houston area when this occurs.
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Omega SuperSloth
Experience: 22.9 years 12 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

when isay its downtown i mean its downtown 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 12, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

very safe(helicopter patrolled) clean well maitained park , great finesse course not too hard too shot even here or hit birds but enough bogey chances to keep better players interested.

there are plenty of chances to turn easy shots and guaranteed birds and pars into holy crap how did i shoot a 5or 6 on that hole moments and turn a i think im gonna shoot my record on this round into i think im gonna have to play another round after this.

Weekdays before 3 the place is all yours. and i know the long over the river hole seems impossible in the summer but in winter/fall it opens up

Cons:

you wont be able to get back most water shots,

Other Thoughts:

stick to the regular tees its a 9 hole deal with it if you wanna play 18 go to mac gregor ,just make sure you bring a gat;}
Great course to bring just fairway and a putter , also look out for the pond on #2 you might not realize your first time there is water there and even a good shot can end up rolling down into it and most of the time its not clear enough to see into.
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ChrisMacG
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.3 years 221 played 33 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A View to thrill 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 7, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Like every other disc golfer in Houston I rarely get a chance to play a course that has so many elevation changes. Most of the time when I'm throwing downhill it's because I'm standing on a man made hill; not so at Mozola. This course challenges you not only with well designed holes and the bayou on a number of holes, but also to throw up or downhill. The view of the city from #6 on is really wonderful too. This course it a gem.

Cons:

The bayou on the south side of the course eats discs. If they land in the water, they're gone. Play this course with older discs you won't mind losing.

Other Thoughts:

I've heard the city is being petitioned to add a second 9 hole course on the south side of the bayou.
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gcrussell4
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.2 years 146 played 26 reviews
3.50 star(s)

The Bayou 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 18, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

This is one of the few courses in the Houston area where you can play a course where elevation comes into play. This beautiful course in the heart of Houston is an exception to the typical community rules that disc golf courses be located only in the worst and ugliest parks in town. You play nine holes along the edge of a bayou with some streams that feed into it also coming into play. Accuracy is more helpful then distance and power as this is more of a precision course then a big arm course. Overall, a very nice experience and a good exposure for our sport.

Cons:

The alternate tees do change the looks that the holes give you to a certain extent, but not a ton. If this course is expanded to 18 holes as has been rumored at different points it could be a real gem. I also feel the need to mention the fact that you could lose a disc in the drink pretty easily as a con although frankly I like the added challenge and risk.

Other Thoughts:

This course is located in a pretty busy park for disc golfers, joggers, bikers, skaters, and sunbathers. Being in such a pretty setting in downtown Houston shows people unfamiliar with DG just what it can look like. A good and active course is the best advertisement out there.
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Texconsinite
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.3 years 138 played 79 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Mozola AKA Disc-Eater 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 11, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is challenging, with the sloping hillside coming into play on several holes. Without a doubt one of the most challenging nine- hole courses I have ever seen. Its in a really cool location- the overpass runs almost overhead of some of the pins, and cool little streams leading to the bayou. Actually fairly open, but with a lot of elevation changes, and the ever- resent bayou in play, makes it very challenging and interesting course. Lost discs aside, you will want to come back and play this course again and again.

Cons:

Very unforgiving. The bayou is a cruel mistress, and will eat your discs good without a second-thought. My heart skips a beat every time my disc starts rolling after it lands, for fear it will fall into the water.

Other Thoughts:

Even floaters won't really help you here, since the bayou current will sweep them away. Just be prepared beforehand to lose some discs, and enjoy the ride!!!
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