Nicholasville, KY

Lake Mingo DGC

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swatso
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 755 played 414 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Not The Merciless 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 4, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Concrete tees and tee signs, minimal chance to lose a disc. Near food/petrol options.

Cons:

Mostly flat and open, some holes near walking path (#5 practically on a path!) Bits of trash scattered about. If other park patrons use the abundant open space for alternate purposes, some holes could become quite awkward (impossible?) to play.

Other Thoughts:

Course plays about a practically flat, fairly open (a few clusters of trees) small public park. Over half the holes simply require a straight throw as the initial shot, while the turns required by the other holes are fairly subtle. Probably a good course for glow and/or local safari, and quite suitable for beginners.
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mashnut
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Experience: 22.2 years 831 played 777 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Fun park course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 14, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through a very pretty city park with mature trees and a decent sized pond. The course plays mostly through scattered large trees with some sidewalk and drainage ditch ob areas to add some challenge and punishment for errant drives. The fairways are well-kept and nicely mowed grass with no muddy areas even after a recent rain.

There are lots of fun birdie holes here, and chances for ace runs with good shots. There are a couple holes with a little more distance and challenge mixed in to keep it a little more interesting.

The tee pads and signs here were very nice, and in great shape. Even on short holes there were large concrete pads with some texture that made for great throwing surfaces. The tee signs were easy to read, and made navigation a breeze here, though the flow is good enough that you wouldn't have problems anyway. The baskets looked relatively new and were in great shape.

Cons:

The biggest issue here is the crowds of people that have nothing to do with disc golf. There are lots of walking paths, and most holes play near at least one. On a nice day, these paths were full of people, and it was a lot of waiting to be able to throw without the chance of hitting someone. There were also lots of people doing other things on fairways, like picnicking, flying kites etc., and they didn't seem to really get that the disc golf course was there. It made for a long and slightly frustrating round here, and I could see safety issues with less courteous players.

The course seems to be aimed at newer players, and at exposing new people to the sport. It's a great course for those goals, but that means it's not the most challenging course, and doesn't really require very many different shots or line shaping skills to score well. There are a lot of holes that are mostly open with just a couple trees to avoid, and you can just throw an easy hyzer shot on nearly all of them.

This isn't something I count against the course, but it would have been fun if the pond could come into play on the course for a little more challenge and risk/reward.

Other Thoughts:

This course is pretty, and a fun quick round if the park isn't busy. If it is, 9 holes will take you quite a while here. If you're in the area, head to Riney B for more challenge on a course with less interference, but this is a good course to warm up on or to bring new players to.

Beginners will find the course approachable with some challenges, especially if they play all the obs noted on signs. More experienced players won't find a lot here to test their game or a lot of real variety, but might have fun racking up the birdies.
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