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Lake Stephens

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IMC3
Experience: 1.7 years 48 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Well-designed Course, instant classic!

Reviewed: Played on:May 19, 2023 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Located at beautiful Lake Stephen's, about 10 miles from Beckley, this may be the number one course in WV. I love the design of this wooded course; no hole is like another.

-The course is very wooded, but fairways are wide for this kind of course
- Plenty of par 4's that placement and upshots are crucial to score on.
-Elevation is all over the place, not just flat, not just steep.
-Blue tees for pros, Whites for intermediate, so all will enjoy this course
-Great Tee signs have just been installed at EACH tee pad. (5/19/22)
-Course isn't easy, but still scorable. Birdies and Bogeys to be had.
-Awesome forest, very beautiful area.
-Forces you to throw all types of shots with all types of discs.
-For being a newer course, fairways are in great shape.
-Blue Prodigy baskets are a nice change from typical colors.
- It's a park, but because its big and out and back, it doesn't feel like it at all.
-Turf tee pads often can be a miss or hit, and these hit pretty well, best out of nearby courses for sure.
-Baskets are placed very well.

Cons:

Very few Cons, these are kind of picky.

-Hole 8 is really fun but at the bottom of the hill is swampy.
- I wish Hole 10's tee pad was slightly more right, its a tad off.
-It's not completely finished yet, so still a few small rough spots, like no OB stakes yet. But signs were just installed that gives you a good idea of the OB, and it will come.
-Hole 18's basket is really close to the overlook, so sometimes there's something going on there that makes it dangerous to play the hole.
-More Navigation would be nice, but not super hard to follow. Udisc map helps.
-The lake inlet eats discs :)

Other Thoughts:

I love this course, and it's not even done. There will be B positions all holes, and even a couple of C positions! Not sure if they will get more baskets after they make those positions or move baskets around. Once OB stakes is added, finishing fairway touches are added, and new positions brought about, this will be one of the best courses built.
All Positions are A as of 5/19/22 except for 18, which they just did B for the par 4.

Best Holes:
Hole 8: a bomb it massive downhill 378 foot shot for White. Blue has a elevated tee thats 438 feet.
Hole 11: Double mando through a natural V tree.
Hole 13: a up and down par 4 that then turns left on the hillside. (Position C will be a par 5!)
Hole 15: Island hole across the lake inlet (only white tee pad for now)
Hole 16-18: 16 is a twisty par 3 with two shots: pitch up around the corner or get aggressive on a s curve/turnover. 17 is 204 foot downhill that plays way shorter. Lake is through the trees behind the basket. nearly impossible to park. 18 is a par 4 that starts with a wooded uphill shot that sets you up for a open straight shot on a hillside. First shot is crucial here.


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ultimatediscman
Experience: 18.9 years 332 played 14 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Appalachian Awesome

Reviewed: Played on:May 16, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

From the shorts:
destination course, a must play off 77. Very pretty, quiet, and superbly maintained park and course.
All holes have evaluation from small to extreme.
They range from moderately easy to challenging.
All holes are wooded but the fairways are wide. It is not a typical tight wooded course. For being a new course, the fairways are impressively clear of stumps. Small "weed" trees that generally take years to clear or never are not present on any hole.
The holes are not repetitive and most are unique to each other.

Cons:

There are no signs or course map. More next to tee signs are needed. The tees are turf but adequate.

I played the course out of order: 1,10-18, 3-9 and finished at 2. It flowed but a map should be made next.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed playing here more than Seth Burton and Paw Paw. The longs will offer plenty of challenge for advanced players. Park has a beautiful lake for other activities.
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