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Lake Chabot DGC reviews
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A Valiant Effort 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 4, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
• Walking on grass is always nice
• New baskets
• Two baskets and tees per hole making for a varied 18
• A decent mix of fairly wide-open shots
• Restrooms/water nearby
• Easy and free parking
• Practice baskets
• New baskets
• Two baskets and tees per hole making for a varied 18
• A decent mix of fairly wide-open shots
• Restrooms/water nearby
• Easy and free parking
• Practice baskets
Cons:
• No map and unclear navigation
• Tee boxes aren't always obvious in their location nor particularly flat or desirable to throw off of
• Pay to play (Minor quibble, as I'm pretty sure some of this money goes to the course.)
• Very tight layout making for easy backups and constant head-swiveling on where balls and discs are coming from
• Tee boxes aren't always obvious in their location nor particularly flat or desirable to throw off of
• Pay to play (Minor quibble, as I'm pretty sure some of this money goes to the course.)
• Very tight layout making for easy backups and constant head-swiveling on where balls and discs are coming from
Other Thoughts:
Tips:
• There are markers on the ground signifying the tee 'spot' for the front 9 versus back 9. Generally they are color coordinated to the basket. I think Green is the front 9 and Yellow is the back.
• There's one tee (I believe #3) that's buried in the trees on the right. There's a little white sign on the ground pointing you there but it's quite easy to walk past it unnoticed.
• Also, #2 Green is all the way on the left, on the road.
• Do use the pics on this site to aid navigation.
Random Thoughts:
I get excited about any new course but a new one on a golf course always intrigues me because of the (usually) nice conditions and potential layout opportunities. For Lake Chabot, we had a fairly uneven experience on our first visit. Finding the course isn't too difficult although whatever genius decided to run the road right through the middle of the full course next door should be slapped around something fierce. In any event, when you arrive, drive all the way to the back and you'll eventually see the club house on the left and #1 of the disc course on the right, along with a nice practice area. After you park, you'll need to pay the nice person in the club house (pricing varies depending on if you want a one day ($12) or longer pass (I don't recall the price)) and then you're off. Here's where things immediately get interesting as the tee markers aren't what I'd call 'obvious'. You have to be looking for the little green (or yellow for the back) knobbies or markers on the ground to know where to tee off. It's not necessarily right next to the ball golf tee area. What makes this a further challenge is they aren't paved or rubber mats. They're just spots on the ground. The day we were there the ground was still pretty saturated from all the recent storms so teeing off was a bit hit or miss as to getting good footing. However, once you're ready and glance down the fairway, you'll see these beautiful new baskets which are mostly easy to spot, although a couple do require a walk-up to scope the locations. That's when you'll notice that some thought went into their locations. I found the green locations to be fair and a good way to get warmed up, while the yellow locations will challenge your arm strength and shot making capabilities. Most shots are what most might call 'wide open' with the primary challenges being not getting a stroke penalty on the greens or sand traps, however, if you do go off the fairway here, the rough is ROOOOOOUUUUGGH. It is dense forest all around the course with steep drop-offs in several spots. Punishing, if your shot goes astray. We joined with another foursome and they lost three discs and I almost lost one (miraculous that it didn't end up at the bottom of a ravine). So I would say, on the surface, it looks beginner friendly, but that's if you can throw fairly straight with decent distance control. If you spray a bit, I would advise using discs you don't mind losing. With that said, it is a very pleasant place to play a round. Really nice views in a few locations and #4 is a gorgeous 'top of the world' shot that I'd highly advise an overstable disc for. The major rub is that because it's an executive course you get a higher number of beginner golfers which caused major backups all over the place. They also don't quite know the courtesy rules so it was a bit of a mess trying to play through. Really slowed things down, but everyone had good attitudes about it, so that helps. With all that said, we had a fun time out here. The locals were quite friendly. I hear the wind can blow a bit but it was calm the day we were there. You can definitely see the potential in this course but it's definitely rough around the edges currently.
Bottom Line:
Lake Chabot has some decent potential to really be something special. I don't know that you can solve every issue out here but I would love to see the effort made and would support that effort by returning on a regular basis.
• There are markers on the ground signifying the tee 'spot' for the front 9 versus back 9. Generally they are color coordinated to the basket. I think Green is the front 9 and Yellow is the back.
• There's one tee (I believe #3) that's buried in the trees on the right. There's a little white sign on the ground pointing you there but it's quite easy to walk past it unnoticed.
• Also, #2 Green is all the way on the left, on the road.
• Do use the pics on this site to aid navigation.
Random Thoughts:
I get excited about any new course but a new one on a golf course always intrigues me because of the (usually) nice conditions and potential layout opportunities. For Lake Chabot, we had a fairly uneven experience on our first visit. Finding the course isn't too difficult although whatever genius decided to run the road right through the middle of the full course next door should be slapped around something fierce. In any event, when you arrive, drive all the way to the back and you'll eventually see the club house on the left and #1 of the disc course on the right, along with a nice practice area. After you park, you'll need to pay the nice person in the club house (pricing varies depending on if you want a one day ($12) or longer pass (I don't recall the price)) and then you're off. Here's where things immediately get interesting as the tee markers aren't what I'd call 'obvious'. You have to be looking for the little green (or yellow for the back) knobbies or markers on the ground to know where to tee off. It's not necessarily right next to the ball golf tee area. What makes this a further challenge is they aren't paved or rubber mats. They're just spots on the ground. The day we were there the ground was still pretty saturated from all the recent storms so teeing off was a bit hit or miss as to getting good footing. However, once you're ready and glance down the fairway, you'll see these beautiful new baskets which are mostly easy to spot, although a couple do require a walk-up to scope the locations. That's when you'll notice that some thought went into their locations. I found the green locations to be fair and a good way to get warmed up, while the yellow locations will challenge your arm strength and shot making capabilities. Most shots are what most might call 'wide open' with the primary challenges being not getting a stroke penalty on the greens or sand traps, however, if you do go off the fairway here, the rough is ROOOOOOUUUUGGH. It is dense forest all around the course with steep drop-offs in several spots. Punishing, if your shot goes astray. We joined with another foursome and they lost three discs and I almost lost one (miraculous that it didn't end up at the bottom of a ravine). So I would say, on the surface, it looks beginner friendly, but that's if you can throw fairly straight with decent distance control. If you spray a bit, I would advise using discs you don't mind losing. With that said, it is a very pleasant place to play a round. Really nice views in a few locations and #4 is a gorgeous 'top of the world' shot that I'd highly advise an overstable disc for. The major rub is that because it's an executive course you get a higher number of beginner golfers which caused major backups all over the place. They also don't quite know the courtesy rules so it was a bit of a mess trying to play through. Really slowed things down, but everyone had good attitudes about it, so that helps. With all that said, we had a fun time out here. The locals were quite friendly. I hear the wind can blow a bit but it was calm the day we were there. You can definitely see the potential in this course but it's definitely rough around the edges currently.
Bottom Line:
Lake Chabot has some decent potential to really be something special. I don't know that you can solve every issue out here but I would love to see the effort made and would support that effort by returning on a regular basis.
