Vineland, NJ

Landis Park

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Ryal
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Experience: 6.9 years 222 played 185 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Bland is Landis 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 26, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ The course exists at all.
+ The very many oaks provide quite a few chances to practice your tree dodging skills from afar and up close.
+ No overgrowth or undergrowth of any kind, so losing a disc is almost impossible.

Cons:

- There are no tee pads: just vaguely defined areas in some spots marked by slats of wood if you're lucky to spot them.
- Navigation is a nightmare. There is barely any signage to begin with. With a few exceptions, there is no way to know what hole you are at, where to throw or where to go to reach the next tee from the basket.
- The baskets are rusted through and/or damaged. There are numbers on top of them, but most are so badly faded that you need to use light glare to identify which basket you're at. That user-provided image for hole 15 is not a deception, either. The bottom cage really does rest on the ground now because the retaining joint has corroded away!
- There is an information board right next to hole one, but there is nothing on it at all. The front and back are completely devoid of any and all information. It may as well not be there for how useless it is.
- Trash is visible everywhere. Discarded beer cans, umbrellas, fast food wrappers, you name it. During my visit, basket six had an entire pile of bottles and cans on top of it.
- A few holes play uncomfortably close to a busy street, to my mind.

Other Thoughts:

I can't pick a favorite hole here. They all play identically. I can't pick a least favorite hole, either. They all underwhelm identically.

That could be because the whole course is implanted within a uniformly level city block park. That isn't a, strictly speaking, bad thing, but there is little else on the course to make it worthwhile, which accentuates the monotonous quality of the course. Each and every hole at Landis is a park-style hybrid hole with plenty of impressive oak trees around and just enough space between those trees to encourage throwing with more power than you would at a conventional forested course. Ignoring the course's (many) faults for the moment, the repetitive nature of it all doesn't make for an engaging round.

To make matters worse, the course infrastructure has deteriorated over time. I can tell by looking that this used to be a competently-planned place to play, but while the grounds are well-kept, the course has suffered from immense neglect. Except for holes 3, 5 and 18, the tee sign posts have no signs to guide players. The baskets are aged and rusted. The layout becomes confusing with no navigation cues of any kind. The tee areas are scuffs of land sometimes marked with blocks of wood and sometimes not. Simply put: this course is a mess.

Here is where I would normally say that it could still be an entry point for beginners still picking up the game or a spot for experienced players who are just looking for an easy round without elevation or hazards. And I still do say that, but it's a shame the state of disrepair the course is in. I am glad it exists, at least. Things can always improve, and I would love to see it get better. But Landis as it is right now does not faithfully represent what our sport can be. Not even close.

So in terms of a bottom line, I can't recommend this course to too many people unless you just want a flat and straight-forward round and aren't too bothered by aged equipment, a vague layout and bland features. For those of you seeking a proper 18-hole experience, I suggest you give this one a miss.
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Buchajs1
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Experience: 11.8 years 168 played 44 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 26, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

18 holes located in a small park

Use of trees- i wouldnt be sure if i would classify this course as wooded or open because it is open with trees in play on every hole. This makes you need some accuracy and would probably be a good course to set you up for South Vineland.

Distance variety- holes anywher rom 200-450ft.
Posts to mark tees- this helps with the little amount of navigation that there is. It seems like the locals are creating gold tees. Im pretty sure only the locals know them though.

Cons:

Sketchy- the park seems to be a hangout for bad people. There os a pavillion in the middle of the course where such activity always seems to be happening

No elevation and no variety- i ould come here with one driver one mid and one putter and still shoot relatively well.

Navigation- there are many baskets tucked into a small area, and therefore you can get messed up with navigation, because there are muliple baskets ou can see from an area at any given time. There are no arrows or any navigational tools to help you locate where the next tee is

Other Thoughts:

The vineland group is doing a good job aound here and i hope they continue to do so.
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solomon.trenton
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Experience: 15.7 years 89 played 68 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Waste of 18 baskets 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are very few pros to this course. There are multiple tees which does offer some much needed variance to the extremely flat course. The summer time has a lot of growth which offers a nice canopy to play under. The fairways aren't overgrown so there is a low chance of losing your discs in high grass or getting bugs all over you. The park features, such as the pavilion and ball field, are used to give some variety to an otherwise straightforward grip and rip course.

Cons:

Bums and graffiti have taken a large toll on this course which drastically limits course playability and appeal. It also doesn't help that there isn't a caretaker for the course either. Lots of baskets are missing numbers which makes it incredibly hard to find the right basket to tee off into, especially since you can see multiple baskets from each tee. The course is on a very loud and busy city block, so teeing off and hitting a passing by car is a distinct possibility. The alternate tees are near impossible to find without having a person familiar with the course there. The only variance between the holes is distance and this helps a little bit with the entire course being totally flat. The tee signs are also missing or weatherworn beyond recognition.

Other Thoughts:

The neighborhood decay shows a lot on the course. A large use of OB makes the course slightly more challenging. South Vineland is much better to play by yourself , with a group, and especially with your children.
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valkyriefb11
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Experience: 17.6 years 23 played 22 reviews
1.00 star(s)

play South Vineland 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 24, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Landis Park DGC is a simple straightforward disc golf course located in a small city park. All of the holes are pretty much open and grip & rip shots. The course makes large use of OB to mix things up on some of the holes and it is much needed. There isn't much variation to any of the holes except distance. There are three tees per hole which can add a different perspective to each hole

Cons:

Landis Park doesn't have much going for it. The course looks like no one takes care of it. The natural tees need to be leveled, and it seemed like some were actually missing. The signs are mostly missing or very weather worn. The baskets are rusted and need a lot of TLC. Vandalism has really taken its toll at this course. The basket numbers are gone on most and since it is easy to see several baskets form any tee, teeing off to the wrong basket is a distinct possibility.
The course is surrounded on all sides by busy roads. Due to the close proximity of the holes to the roads sometimes you have to wait to tee off because of heavy traffic (an errant throw can hit a car). The park also seems home to a lot of local bums which detracts from the course.

Other Thoughts:

With the nicest disc golf course in south Jersey only 5 minutes away at South Vineland Park there is no reason to play Landis Park. I like to play new course and so I don't regret playing this course once, but I would never go there again. Play two rounds at Vineland (whites & yellows) and you will enjoy it far more than the stress of playing at Landis Park.
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Godard
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Experience: 16.7 years 65 played 46 reviews
1.00 star(s)

A real dump 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Lots of trees yet fairly open. Some decent decison-making with fair routes to each basket. 3 tees on every hole.

Cons:

"New" blue tees are very hard to find. Signs missing on about half the holes. Baskets are rusting. Park looks like it hasn't been maintained for years. Grass and dirt is splotchy.

Other Thoughts:

What should have been a signature hole, teeing off from a pavilion down to the canopied fairway below, was ruined by a drunk woman asking us for a dollar or some beer. There was no one else on the entire course except a few joggers passing through on a Saturday.
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