Pittsburgh, PA

Linbrook DGC

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3.575(based on 27 reviews)
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Jeriicco
Experience: 19.2 years 23 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Linbrook 2019 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Seclusion, this course takes you on a hike through the woods up, down and away from the other sections of the park. No distractions.

-Hole length variation, for just 9 holes you get it all. Short and long par 3s and 4s. There are a few holes that have ace potential and two monster holes with distances that you'd typically not see on a woods course.

-Signs leading you to the course, parking, practice basket with a pavilion near by. Easy course navigation, it flowed pretty nicely from the parking lot, through the woods and back to the parking lot.

Cons:

-Tee boxes, they are small, bumpy and slick. The turf is worn out and at the end of its life. You can still drive fine from every hole but this is one minor issue I found with the course.

-Maintenance, this is a tough course to navigate let alone maintain. It's has some steep up and down terrain and its in the middle of the woods relying on more natural features to define the fairways, I assume many discs have been lost on this course. Much respect to whoever maintains it...if anyone.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this course. Some of the holes would provide a challenge to even the best of players. It has some narrow driving lanes and can be unforgiving if you find a tree with your disc. I had my 10 year old son with me and found the red tee's really give beginners a much easier look. The blue and whites were pretty similar with the blue tees being only a few feet back from the whites on several holes both providing a much more challenging drive than the reds.
This course is truly a hike, you ascend and descend through some fairly steep hills. I played the course through a very rainy stretch and some of these descents were slick. When in rains there will be unavoidable mud but as long as your ok with that it's still good disc golf.
I loved hole 7, it's an absolute monster in length at 800+ feet, you drive down hill through a lightly wooded fairway before it opens up into a small clearing with a few patches of trees to keep it challenging. More experienced players could ace holes 4, 8 and 9.
The one thing I want to say before I end this review is I really wish it had 18 holes. I have no idea who's behind the course but they did an excellent job winding this course through the woods. It would really add another level if it had some open holes and in my opinion the park could accommodate more. If you find yourself in this area playing some of the more popular courses I think this course is worthy of a visit.
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