Gainesville, FL

Jonesville Park

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Baysinger
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 93 played 55 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Jonesville Park DGC 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 4, 2018 Played the course:once

Other Thoughts:

On a trip to Florida, I made a stop in at Jonesville Park to get a round in at the DG course... and I was pleasantly surprised. With multiple tees and multiple pin positions for every hole, this course has something for everyone. Some tightly wooded holes as well as some long open holes. From ace runs to big bomber crushes, this course has it all. Beautiful park and a great use of the land to design this course. If I ever find myself near Jonesville Park again, I will be sure to get another round in at this course. Stop by and get a round in because this just an overall fun course to play! If you want to see this course on video, check out my video below...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrfCCsPVGIc
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thrembo
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Experience: 49 years 242 played 195 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Here's A Good One Folks! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 15, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

A very fun and diverse course with many different looks and hole types. Open holes, tightly wooded holes, long holes, short holes and minor elevation changes make for a fun and exciting round. This course will make you really think about lines and what type of throws to utilize. The course is beautiful and well maintained and features most of the amenities found on other top notch courses. This is a good one folks!

Cons:

There are some long walks between holes. The course is large and spread out but there are navigation aids to help with the extra hikes.

The potato vine plants are very angry here. Watch out if you stray from the beaten path as these nasty plants have sharp thorns that will rip you up. You might want to wear long pants if your discs like to stray from the fairways a lot.

Other Thoughts:

This course is a straight up gem and a must play if in the area.
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allenshorter
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

This course is ready for prime time! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 11, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Very well maintained
- Grass is now cut every week
- Great mix of technical wooded shots and a few open longer shots too!
- Locals play free doubles matches late on Tuesdays and Thursdays all summer long.
- If you lose a disc, you are likely to get called back (if you have your number on it and it does not go into private property).
- Very pretty with very little trash.
- Handles rain very well, and rarely any real water hazard in play here.
- Lots of spiders in the woods, but virtually mosquito free.
- Easy to access (8 minutes and 2 turns) from I-75.

Cons:

- Lots of sun on a few of the holes on the back nine. Trees are getting bigger now so only a few places.
- If you throw too far off the fairways, you can lose a disc. if it goes over a neighboring fence, you can lose it to private property.
- Some Poison Oak on all many of the wooded holes. Wash your hands and feet well when you leave the course.
- Carpet tee pads.

Other Thoughts:

Over the next year all 18 holes will get A and B basket locations, and several will get C locations. Concrete pads, a bulletin board with a disc return box, more trash cans, and better signage are also all in the works. But it plays GREAT now! Most of the older reviews are critical of the grass, but it is mowed every Thursday now. If you lose a disc now, it is because you hooked or shanked it way off the fairway.
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bilborph
Experience: 26 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Gainesville Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 16, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice mixture of woods, small hills, and open fields.
Fun to play from short tees for a novice.
Well laid out in a multi use park - tennis, jogging, sports fields.

Cons:

Hard to find a couple of tees.
At times, grass in the fields is very long.

Other Thoughts:

Way different course than Gainesville Northside, but just as fun, and better drainage.
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tonyfrank1750
Experience: 18.9 years 75 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Jonesville Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 24, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I'm going to start with location and directions. The park was very easy to find and the course within the park was also very easy to locate all the way at the back.

There is not a course sign yet, but the start is very intuitive. There is also a practice basket if you like to warm up a little.

I played on a weekday so parking was easy, but the course runs around a multipurpose park so parking could be more difficult when all of the baseball, softball, and soccer fields are in use. Not to mention the tennis courts.

The pads are large pieces of carpet, which some people see as a CON. But they were nice and large and staked to the ground very well so footing was not on my mind even though the surrounding ground was wet.

There are tee signs (wooden posts) for all of the holes. They all have hole numbers and distances.

Once you get going the flow is very intuitive. Most baskets are visible from the tees and the trails from one pin to the next tee are very well cleared. If there is doubt, small signs with arrows point you in the right direction.

The 18 holes are a mix of left, right, straight, open, wooded, long, medium, and short. The variety of shots will make you use more than just your simple RHBH. I found myself using discs that simpler courses don't make me reach for.

Cons:

Some of the wooded holes still need some clearing.

If you go in the summer, bring some good bug spray.

Some of the holes ran along or across a walking path. I only encountered one pedestrian, but again I was playing on a off day.

Few benches.

Other Thoughts:

I had a great time playing the course! I will certainly make it down again. This course is mostly fair. There are a couple of trees that could stand to be taken out, but for the most part, good shots were rewarded and poor shots were not punished more than they deserved.

Rec players should expect to shoot several over. Advanced players should be anywhere from +3 to -6. And I would expect a pro to shoot better than advanced.
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