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Lake Travis Disc Golf - A reviews
5
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Pizza God
Diamond level trusted reviewer
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Experience:
36.2 years
1729 played
580 reviews
Fun in the Sun 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 14, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
Well maintained fairways as this is a ball golf course
Cart rentals available (and MUCH recommended)
Very good tee signs
Cart rentals available (and MUCH recommended)
Very good tee signs
Cons:
You have to share the course with ball golfers
long walks between several holes (which is why a cart is much recommended)
Cheap baskets
Tee pads inconsistent
long walks between several holes (which is why a cart is much recommended)
Cheap baskets
Tee pads inconsistent
Other Thoughts:
First of all, let me say that I am over rating this course because it is a pleasure to be able to rent a cart and to play disc golf on a ball golf course. As far as disc golf courses go, this is a decent course, but not great.
With that said, the course has great elevation and really is a bomber course. There are only a few holes that you need to be technical
RENT A CART, there are long walks between the holes going up and down hills. A Cart will be much beneficial and give you a better overall experience.
It was 100 when my wife and I played the course, I never would have survived without the cart.
Best hole on the A course is hole 10, specially from the White tee. With the green and bunkers considered OB, this hole really relies on a decent, well placed first shot to set up the upshot for a chance of a 3. Of course when I go OB twice, I didn't even make par.
My knocks against this course are the use of cheap baskets and that they used the cart paths on most of the holes as the tee boxes. While this did give you cement tee pads on most of the holes, I would rather see them eventually invest in real tee boxes.
The other issue is that most of the course uses the ball golf fairways. This means wide open shots on most of the holes. Most of the time on disc golf courses on ball golf courses you can use the land between the holes. However in this courses case, there are homes surrounding the holes so using the land off the ball golf fairways is pretty much out.
Would I play here again? YES, I really would love a chance to play this course when it was not so hot. The day I got to play I had the course to myself as they were actually closed and let me play anyways. I even had to lock the gate when I left.
With that said, the course has great elevation and really is a bomber course. There are only a few holes that you need to be technical
RENT A CART, there are long walks between the holes going up and down hills. A Cart will be much beneficial and give you a better overall experience.
It was 100 when my wife and I played the course, I never would have survived without the cart.
Best hole on the A course is hole 10, specially from the White tee. With the green and bunkers considered OB, this hole really relies on a decent, well placed first shot to set up the upshot for a chance of a 3. Of course when I go OB twice, I didn't even make par.
My knocks against this course are the use of cheap baskets and that they used the cart paths on most of the holes as the tee boxes. While this did give you cement tee pads on most of the holes, I would rather see them eventually invest in real tee boxes.
The other issue is that most of the course uses the ball golf fairways. This means wide open shots on most of the holes. Most of the time on disc golf courses on ball golf courses you can use the land between the holes. However in this courses case, there are homes surrounding the holes so using the land off the ball golf fairways is pretty much out.
Would I play here again? YES, I really would love a chance to play this course when it was not so hot. The day I got to play I had the course to myself as they were actually closed and let me play anyways. I even had to lock the gate when I left.
14
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Watch it Fly, Watch out for Deer 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 18, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
(NOTE: I played both courses on this property on the same day and some pros and cons overlap between them. The reviews are similar in parts where the same characteristics apply to both courses. Also note: I played the long (white) tees. There are two sets of tees, white and red.)
*Nice piece of property with great trees and numerous wildlife sightings (On the morning I played, I think I saw deer on at least a dozen holes, including a young one and mother sitting almost beneath a basket. I had to frighten them away before throwing my approach shot.).
*Beautiful views of hills and the lake on several holes.
*Well-manicured grass and not-so-high-grass rough areas that are benefits of playing on a ball golf course.
*Informative signage and clearly-marked tee areas on each hole.
*Nice and apparently new DGA baskets on 17 of the 18 holes.
*The course is very easy to follow and flows well. The arrows painted onto the cart path that direct disc golfers to their next tee are very helpful and wisely placed.
There are several of these that appear at just the right time, when you might be thinking, "wait, did I pass it already?"
*Speaking of the cart path, I played using a golf cart and I definitely recommend it. I think it is a big part of what makes this course so enjoyable
*Green areas usually have interesting topographical features, such as hills and/or trees, which add to the enjoyment, though they do not necessary add to the difficulty (more on that later).
*This is just a fun place to be and playing here was a nice experience. Making the long, open, downhill throws and watching each disc make its full flight under those circumstances will likely be pleasing to any disc aficionado.
*Nice piece of property with great trees and numerous wildlife sightings (On the morning I played, I think I saw deer on at least a dozen holes, including a young one and mother sitting almost beneath a basket. I had to frighten them away before throwing my approach shot.).
*Beautiful views of hills and the lake on several holes.
*Well-manicured grass and not-so-high-grass rough areas that are benefits of playing on a ball golf course.
*Informative signage and clearly-marked tee areas on each hole.
*Nice and apparently new DGA baskets on 17 of the 18 holes.
*The course is very easy to follow and flows well. The arrows painted onto the cart path that direct disc golfers to their next tee are very helpful and wisely placed.
There are several of these that appear at just the right time, when you might be thinking, "wait, did I pass it already?"
*Speaking of the cart path, I played using a golf cart and I definitely recommend it. I think it is a big part of what makes this course so enjoyable
*Green areas usually have interesting topographical features, such as hills and/or trees, which add to the enjoyment, though they do not necessary add to the difficulty (more on that later).
*This is just a fun place to be and playing here was a nice experience. Making the long, open, downhill throws and watching each disc make its full flight under those circumstances will likely be pleasing to any disc aficionado.
Cons:
*The tees are a mix of asphalt, concrete, natural, and turf on various holes. A spot on the cart path is often marked as the tee area, so sometimes that is asphalt and sometimes it is concrete, depending upon what spot on the path fits into the course design. The concrete tees are consistent, the quality of the asphalt ones varies greatly. There are a few that make for very difficult footing. The natural tees are uneven and unpredictable. The turf tees (or "tee," there may have been just one on each course) were level and well-placed.
*There is one older Innova Discatcher basket mixed in with the others. It is placed in a raised position. Not a significant con, but it stood out on a property with 35 other baskets that matched one other.
*Although many baskets are placed on a hillside, among trees, or near rocks or a rock wall, in almost every case this placement makes the hole easier and not harder. Many drives or upshots are thrown into a "backstop," so to speak, of a hill, tree, or rocks, so speed and angle control are not needed. I consider this to be a con, because I prefer the challenge of difficult pin placements, though some players may disagree.
*The biggest drawback of the course, for me, is that there are many holes where the play is to throw my longest shot and then pitch up for a drop-in. Some of these are drop-in birdies, some are drop-in pars. (I have no plans to pursue a "what should be par on these holes" discussion in this review.) This creates a lot of what John Houck calls "NAGS," "Not a Golf Shot." There are also several tee shots that the strategy for me is to throw a straight drive into a backstop and then putt. It is nice to shoot what seems like a great score, but I had the nagging thought (or perhaps the "NAGS-ing" thought) that I should feel like there is danger of a bogey, at least occasionally.
*There is one older Innova Discatcher basket mixed in with the others. It is placed in a raised position. Not a significant con, but it stood out on a property with 35 other baskets that matched one other.
*Although many baskets are placed on a hillside, among trees, or near rocks or a rock wall, in almost every case this placement makes the hole easier and not harder. Many drives or upshots are thrown into a "backstop," so to speak, of a hill, tree, or rocks, so speed and angle control are not needed. I consider this to be a con, because I prefer the challenge of difficult pin placements, though some players may disagree.
*The biggest drawback of the course, for me, is that there are many holes where the play is to throw my longest shot and then pitch up for a drop-in. Some of these are drop-in birdies, some are drop-in pars. (I have no plans to pursue a "what should be par on these holes" discussion in this review.) This creates a lot of what John Houck calls "NAGS," "Not a Golf Shot." There are also several tee shots that the strategy for me is to throw a straight drive into a backstop and then putt. It is nice to shoot what seems like a great score, but I had the nagging thought (or perhaps the "NAGS-ing" thought) that I should feel like there is danger of a bogey, at least occasionally.
Other Thoughts:
*The drive down the hill to the parking/check-in area takes you over one of the roughest stretches of road I have ever experienced. This did not influence my ratings for the course, but it needs to be mentioned, if for no other reason than that you WILL doubt if you are going the right way. (I spoke to two other golfers who mentioned this doubt to me and I experienced it myself.) Despite the signage and what you have read online, when you drive steeply downhill over a section of road this rough, you will wonder. To say it is full of potholes would be inaccurate. There are sections of this road that contain more potholes than pavement, so really you are driving in potholes and the large bumps you are hitting are the still-extant portions of road. (Note: You should chart your favored route through here carefully because you will be driving your golf cart up and down this hill later to get to and from the courses.)
*When you see a sign that reads, "Next Tee, Bring your discs and park your cart nearby" it means you must take a little hike to reach the next tee and you are about to play my favorite hole on the course. Hole 10 is a 520' hole that requires a gap hit and good placement off the tee, then a gap hit and good placement onto a green area that is cut out of the woods. You play a shot from the woods onto the ball golf fairway (avoiding the ball golf green and OB cart path) and then play across a stream and between the trees onto the most beautiful green on the property, IMO. I kept waiting for more great holes like this, but they never came.
*Hole 17 may be considered the signature hole because the basket area is among trees with the lake as a breathtaking backdrop. The hole is a basic open uphill shot, but the view is spectacular.
*As I looked through my photos and notes again, I realized that something I often focus on when playing is almost a non-factor here: Getting a "clean drive" off the tee. I think hole 10 is the only hole on this course that requires any significant shot-shaping from the tee box (though hole 14 also requires a gap hit, the gap is straight ahead). That is probably part of why that hole is my favorite and part of why this course, though beautiful and well-maintained, is not one of the best I have played.
*This place is definitely worth a visit if you would enjoy two full courses in a beautiful location, riding in a golf cart and watching discs take full, long flights! I think most of us would and I know I certainly did!
*When you see a sign that reads, "Next Tee, Bring your discs and park your cart nearby" it means you must take a little hike to reach the next tee and you are about to play my favorite hole on the course. Hole 10 is a 520' hole that requires a gap hit and good placement off the tee, then a gap hit and good placement onto a green area that is cut out of the woods. You play a shot from the woods onto the ball golf fairway (avoiding the ball golf green and OB cart path) and then play across a stream and between the trees onto the most beautiful green on the property, IMO. I kept waiting for more great holes like this, but they never came.
*Hole 17 may be considered the signature hole because the basket area is among trees with the lake as a breathtaking backdrop. The hole is a basic open uphill shot, but the view is spectacular.
*As I looked through my photos and notes again, I realized that something I often focus on when playing is almost a non-factor here: Getting a "clean drive" off the tee. I think hole 10 is the only hole on this course that requires any significant shot-shaping from the tee box (though hole 14 also requires a gap hit, the gap is straight ahead). That is probably part of why that hole is my favorite and part of why this course, though beautiful and well-maintained, is not one of the best I have played.
*This place is definitely worth a visit if you would enjoy two full courses in a beautiful location, riding in a golf cart and watching discs take full, long flights! I think most of us would and I know I certainly did!
