Tyler, TX

Lindsey Park - Blue Course

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RustyP
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 83 played 34 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 22, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great course to pratice your accurate Big D shots...there are only a handful of holes where someone with a short arm (<300) can have a shot a birdie. Long tee boxes make it even more of a crusher course.

LOTS of elevation through one stretch of holes...all of which are well over 300', making them pretty challenging.

Decent mix of open/tight holes...though mostly long and open. A small handful of holes that are easily birdied to keep your confidence from being completely shot :)

One very fun/memorable hole...<200' downhill to a slightly elevated basket with dense woods behind. Definitely within putter distance, and a really fun ace run! Another is the "blue monster" (or so I've heard it called)...950'+ downhill with many large trees and an OB fence on the right side.

Dual tee boxes that add considerable length. Nice concrete tees on all, cool stone markers on most (if not all...can't recall exactly).

Cons:

Course flow...plan on getting a little lost your first time through, unless you can find a local to show you around. The 2 courses in this park cross over and play next to each other in a few spots, so you have to really pay attention to what hole you're playing. Could use some better signage.

Each tee box has both blue and red text spray-painted on it...which makes the course flow even more confusing.

There are 2 wooded holes that are just ridiculously tight...to the point that they're "poke-n-hope" type shots, even for upper level players! In my opinion, these need to be opened up a bit to make them even remotely fair or playable for lower divisions.

Because of the length and mostly open landscape, this course favors the big arms and doesn't give finesse players much of a chance to catch up.

Sticker burrs ALL OVER the place...watch your knees and bag-straps!

Other Thoughts:

Just like the Red course, if the blue had better signage (showing overview of the current hole and the direction to the next) and some maps, it would gain a few points in my eyes. Both courses at Lindsey have great potential, but some glaring "Cons" keep them from being great.
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Stan
Experience: 15.7 years 18 played 11 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Blue Is Best 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 14, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

This has everything except for water. A great balance of variety. Long holes (800 ft) and Short holes (150 ft). The most elevation changes in Tyler. Wooded holes and open holes. The ability to bend your shots is a must in order to reach par. Numerous blind shots.

One very fun hole was relatively short...throwing down a hill to a basket in a small clearing. Several holes have unique obstacles that force you to think.

Dual tees offer longer distances.

Cons:

I would like to see more signage...telling you where the next tee box is and where the baskets are.

I basically walked the course twice. With so many blind shots, you had to walk 150 ft to find the basket, walk back, and then throw. If it were a busy day, I would have frustrated those playing behind me. It wouldn't be such an issue if this was your regular course.

Other Thoughts:

I've played all 4 courses in Tyler and this one is the best. I look forward to playing it again. It's a nice, well kept course.

Make a day of it and play the Red as well.
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onjejank
Experience: 29.2 years 42 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Black and Blue 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 14, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Long and lots of elevation here. You'll get some extreme chances at shooting uphill and downhill here. A third of the holes will test your distance and allow you to rip it. Very well kept course except... (see cons)

Cons:

through the middle holes of this course there are a few holes which have no clear line at all. Too many thin trees and no clear-cut path to shoot. Ideally there's a clear path (even if its very small) here, there's just throw and hope. Most of these holes you have to walk to find before you throw. Also, these holes need directions to the next tee badly. These cons keep the Blue from being great.

Other Thoughts:

I loved this course - probably a second playing would be more fun as I wouldn't have to wander around most holes looking for where to shoot. Still, it's well worth your time and will test every part of your game (including patience).
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Innovadude
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 25.9 years 235 played 185 reviews
2.00 star(s)

can't see how this course got anything higher than 2 stars 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 17, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Long AND tight mix, fair for all skill levels. Well balanced, grueling. Well maintained, dual cement tees and has signs.

Cons:

I wonder if there's room for the cons to fit in this box...
- Really, really, really, really hard to navigate. I mean seriously, it's like it was designed to BE hard to navigate. (There were no maps in the box). If playing the long tees, you have to walk up to the short to find out what hole you are on (which is important due to the bad layout) and the length. The tee signs don't inform you where the basket is, with many long blind holes. One hole is 900' long and can't be seen until you walk up more than half the way, then it's an uphill walk back to the tee. The hole next to #2 is not #3, it's #14, #3 is actually far away, across the park road and hard to spot. #5 backtracks from #4. #6 is not in the direction that a sign points, and the hole is hard to even find when walking down the fairway. GOOD LUCK!
- Way too much poison ivy, so much I cannot play some of the holes. Hole #10 has too much around the green, you can't walk to the pin from any angle and not get it up to your knees. A few other holes had it carpeting the fairway. Therefore, holes #6-12 are not playable to those severely allergic.
- A few holes were just not well thought out, close to being good but needed the tee pad moved over.
- Many (about 1 in 3) tee pads were buried in thick sand, up to 8 inches deep.

Other Thoughts:

When there's that much ivy, and it's that hard to navigate, it does not matter how good the holes are, it's a bad course because I, and some others, cannot enjoy it.
Skip holes #6-12, bring a guide.
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DctrJ
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great Course, Nice Challenge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 20, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

This course is well taken care of. There are certainly long shots and some tough wooded shots. You get to use a range of skills so come prepared. Lots of fun!

Cons:

No cons, a must play.

Other Thoughts:

They are planning a third course in Lindsey Park!
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overstable
Experience: 4 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

tyler rocks.. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 24, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

This course is one of the first real good courses I played ...besides ellison pk in ny....i live near this course for 4 years and I loved it and ,yes we did cater to the long arm...but everything is bigger in tx!....LZM

Cons:

concrete tees for all holes... no cons but your game..!!...LZM

Other Thoughts:

LZM
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NIBSTOOLS
Experience: 35 played 35 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Long and challenging course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 20, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Long well maintained course or you can play the other "red course"!

Cons:

May be frustrating if you don't have a long shot!

Other Thoughts:

Played in the "ice bowl" Ice bowl in texas!? Ha Ha! Played our ice bowl in Syracuse two weeks later in two feet of snow!
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