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Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park

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enragedmullet
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Experience: 12.5 years 115 played 79 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Discs ah, find a way.

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 24, 2023 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

+ Concrete tees, Baskets in decent condition, Signage is helpful, so is the map here.

+ Dual tees giving you 18 holes in a dedicated space of a large beachside municipal park w/ facilities and lots of other features; ample parking, all making the entrance fee & drive from I-95 worth it

+ Great example of Florida DG, the course has character

+ Beginner-friendly? Bag-worthy?

Cons:

- Shorter course - if you've just GOTTA air it out during your round you'll be disappointed.

- Rough - It wasn't terrible, but it was present when I played, and I can see how it can be a nightmare if neglected.

- That beachside municipal park mentioned in the pros above? it also belongs here - I wouldn't expect to ever have the park to yourself - it can get quite busy, though I did have the course itself to myself both times I played

- They call it Spiders' Den for a reason. Big ole guys.

- Not beginner-friendly? Bag-worthy?

Other Thoughts:

I got to play Hanna a couple times while in town seeing an old friend in late September. The park itself is great, with lots of features including a decent surf break, splash pad, picnic tables/pavilions, public restrooms and probably other things, too.

The course itself had me thinking of Jurassic Park more than once - TALLLLLL palm trees, Not-so-tall palm trees, palmetto bushes, GIGANTIC spider webs with GIGANTIC spiders. Occasionally you'd hear a child scream. In terms of the golf what I found was, to me, a decent, short wooded course, where your challenge is coming from the usual wooded course suspects- avoiding the Rough, hitting your line/threading needles, distance control, etc. Personally I very much enjoyed myself. The rough was definitely a pain, but it could have been worse I feel - I was able to find all my discs at least.

That said, I could see how someone else might come here and have a terrible time. And this is why I question the beginner-friendliness and bag-worthiness of the course. First, it's not the closest course to the highway by any means. I got lucky and was staying right down the road, but I could see how it would be a pain for someone just looking for a quick bag, especially coming from west of the city on I-10. Then this hypothetical person finally gets here and there's a fee - another thing I didn't have to worry about b/c my buddy had a pass.

So now this poor schlep has dealt with nightmare Big City traffic, got stuck w/ a $5 fee, and negotiated who-knows-how-many other park patrons as well as getting a bit turned around before finding the course. And what do they find? The Spiders' Den. Where errant shots can get harshly punished, where palm trees slap discs right out of the air, and where the word elevation checked out a loooong time ago, and, if you aren't used to the weather, it's probably sticky-humid-hot beyond belief.

Our hapless bagger is also still a bit of a noob, so he's pingin' palm trees and getting punished indeed, searching under seemingly thousands of palmetto fronds, battling webs left and right. You get the idea. It could easily be a nightmare here under the right conditions. But such is life, and such is disc golf.

Beginner-friendly? Maybe not. Bag-worthy? Definitely. Take a swim in the Atlantic when you're done.
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PumaPaws
Experience: 17.9 years 28 played 23 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Picnic time 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 8, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Mostly shaded
Small but usable tee boxes
Beach and lake nearby
Enjoyable for a DG/Picnic event
Need to mix up the shots, some technical challenge

Cons:

Fee to get into the park
short course
lots of trees down and stumps to be careful of
Only 9 holes
Nothing on the course to draw you back to play again.

Other Thoughts:

If you come just to play disc golf, go elsewhere.
If you want to have a nice pleasant park, with swimming and picnic areas and have a fun game of disc golf, then this course will work.
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billnchristy
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.2 years 64 played 60 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Tropical fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 21, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

2 sets of tees making a round of 18.
Small but workable concrete tees made with large tiles, but since the course is short you don't need a run-up anyways.
Not a lot of ground schule so finding discs was relatively easy even with the thick bushes and plants.
Good signs and 2 pin positions, most were set for the lefty (right dogleg) shot.

Cons:

Not that it was an issue (we were the only ones playing) but if you had folks on the course playing the "back 9" and "front 9" at once then you could have some conflict.

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun, short course with a very tropical flair. There were a couple of blind shots that a spotter could be useful (mainly 3/12). We played this course before leaving for the disc golf cruise so we both only had 3 discs in the bag and it was more than enough to have a couple mids and a putter.

The fairways are nice and tight and it was basically like playing a north GA pine course but with palm trees and plamettos as the main vegetation which made the experience unique for us.

Again, the course is not hard, but it is fun, the course has multiple tees and pin positions and is in great shape right now (now tree issues or any other issues for that matter).

I felt the 3 bucks for the park was well worth it and enjoyed the course and the facilites in general.

We both loved the Do not feed the cats, alligators, raccoons and possums signs.
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rolltidegopokes
Experience: 18.2 years 16 played 13 reviews
2.50 star(s)

The Spider's Den! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 20, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

My first on the beach type course. This thing is something out of The Jungle Book. All you need is a putter, a midrange, and a decent hyzer/anhyzer disc to get you around the trees.

Cons:

BUGS! SPIDERS! GATORS! This is not a course that you want to go and not use bug spray. Also, this could eat a disc or so, so use nothing that is yellow or green.

Other Thoughts:

I will go back when I visit family in Jax. Lots of fun, well worth the 3 dollars. This is an old park which is just surreal and interesting.
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Jonny_Dread
Experience: 27.9 years 86 played 10 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Palm leaves! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 6, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Dedicated disc golf course. No pedestrians getting in the way. Short and technical. All holes in thick woods with a lot of palm frans to cover your disc if not shot perfectly. Great signage and navigation. Benches at every hole! They have awesome campsites 100ft from the course. Perfect stop for a DG road trip.

Cons:

Only 9 baskets but set up for 18 holes (a short 9 and a longer 9). Tight tecinal course. Need some trimming on and around a few of the trees. Short, driver needed only once, at that.

Other Thoughts:

Good start for a course. Looks like it will need routine maintenance with tree and palm trimming. Bring a midrange and a putter, maybe a driver... no need to lug the bag on this course. Recommended if passing by the area.
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