Livermore DGC reviews
7
0
Pricklier than the Southeast 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 12, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
A nice little 9-holer with various elements of challenge.
-Terrain: There's some stuff to work with here--some gullies, a few mounds and hills, patches of shrubbery, and various trees.
-Multi-Tees: Though nine holes, each basket has an alternate tee. I believe you can play (1)-(9) and then backtrack (9)-(1) from the other set of tees pretty smoothly.
-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: All par-3s, but the terrain and man-made features are used to good effect. A couple holes have some thick woods, and the rest, while open, force you to control the shot at least somewhat. Gullies, undergrowth, or baseball fields will punish poor choices and execution off the tee.
-Terrain: There's some stuff to work with here--some gullies, a few mounds and hills, patches of shrubbery, and various trees.
-Multi-Tees: Though nine holes, each basket has an alternate tee. I believe you can play (1)-(9) and then backtrack (9)-(1) from the other set of tees pretty smoothly.
-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: All par-3s, but the terrain and man-made features are used to good effect. A couple holes have some thick woods, and the rest, while open, force you to control the shot at least somewhat. Gullies, undergrowth, or baseball fields will punish poor choices and execution off the tee.
Cons:
Several detractors from the experience.
-Spiky Flowers: Coming from Georgia, our fairways are not covered with spiky yellow flowers. It was significantly uncomfortable to walk through and required extensive picking once I was done. The one time I ended in a gully with undergrowth it was exceedingly unpleasant.
-Navigation: Not any next tee cues. I got somewhat turned around but had a partner to straighten me out. I'm sure it would be no issue with UDisc. Also, hole (9) finishes a bit of a walk from the parking lot.
-Amenities: Tee pads are rubber, which is not very good. The tee signs aren't always enough to show you where to throw, either.
-Lack of Variety: All par-3s with no real distance or startling shaping required. A strong thrower could play with all putters.
-Safety: (1) plays close to a parking lot. (2)-(3) are near a ball field that could take errant shots, and (8)-(9) are near private subdivision property. I had to stop multiple times for people on the walking path.
-Spiky Flowers: Coming from Georgia, our fairways are not covered with spiky yellow flowers. It was significantly uncomfortable to walk through and required extensive picking once I was done. The one time I ended in a gully with undergrowth it was exceedingly unpleasant.
-Navigation: Not any next tee cues. I got somewhat turned around but had a partner to straighten me out. I'm sure it would be no issue with UDisc. Also, hole (9) finishes a bit of a walk from the parking lot.
-Amenities: Tee pads are rubber, which is not very good. The tee signs aren't always enough to show you where to throw, either.
-Lack of Variety: All par-3s with no real distance or startling shaping required. A strong thrower could play with all putters.
-Safety: (1) plays close to a parking lot. (2)-(3) are near a ball field that could take errant shots, and (8)-(9) are near private subdivision property. I had to stop multiple times for people on the walking path.
Other Thoughts:
Livermore DGC is a Reasonable little course, and the town is better for its inclusion. As a rec-level player I enjoyed it, but better players are going to need to find somewhere else to get satisfaction.
6
0
There Is Some Scrambling Involved Here! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 22, 2014
Played the course:once
Pros:
First of all, Livermore, CA is a beautiful little village.
The course here plays around the outskirts of the Ernie Rodriguez Softball complex. There's plenty of parking at the beginning. The course has rubber fly pads although a few are fairly rough and uneven. There is the standard Disc Golf Rules sign at the beginning. Small tee signs give you all the information needed like hole #, Par, distance, next tee and a map showing OB, trees, etc. Hole length range from 162' to over 400' and vary from technical to wide open.
My favorite was the shortie, # 2. It's just 162' but tight and technical to a basket just visible over a small ravine and a dry creek bed. It's very pretty while most holes on this course are borderline U-G-L-Y.
The baskets are DGA with the hole # on the inner tube. The wind was a factor later on the course out on more open holes.
The course here plays around the outskirts of the Ernie Rodriguez Softball complex. There's plenty of parking at the beginning. The course has rubber fly pads although a few are fairly rough and uneven. There is the standard Disc Golf Rules sign at the beginning. Small tee signs give you all the information needed like hole #, Par, distance, next tee and a map showing OB, trees, etc. Hole length range from 162' to over 400' and vary from technical to wide open.
My favorite was the shortie, # 2. It's just 162' but tight and technical to a basket just visible over a small ravine and a dry creek bed. It's very pretty while most holes on this course are borderline U-G-L-Y.
The baskets are DGA with the hole # on the inner tube. The wind was a factor later on the course out on more open holes.
Cons:
As swatso says, there is a decent amount of scrambling up and down to be done here.
It's hot and there isn't a lot of shade.
You finish out at # 9 and then have to basically backtrack through about 5 holes to get back to the parking lot. Would be a problem during tournies or if ever busy.
It's hot and there isn't a lot of shade.
You finish out at # 9 and then have to basically backtrack through about 5 holes to get back to the parking lot. Would be a problem during tournies or if ever busy.
Other Thoughts:
IMO 8 & 9 were really boring. Felt more like they needed to get those last two holes in and then ran out of clever ideas.
# 2 saved this course for me. Take away that hole and I didn't find much here to excite me. Terrible long walk back after #9, hot dusty and not pleasant to look at and mostly uninspiring holes. But I thought the little town of Livermore was absolutely charming.
# 2 saved this course for me. Take away that hole and I didn't find much here to excite me. Terrible long walk back after #9, hot dusty and not pleasant to look at and mostly uninspiring holes. But I thought the little town of Livermore was absolutely charming.
5
6
One hyzer short 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 8, 2013
Played the course:once
Pros:
RHBHyzer, Hyzer, Hyzer, Hyzer...
Cons:
Missing one hyzer
Other Thoughts:
I joke but this is a pretty nice layout for the area that the park covers. The designers have utilized a lot of the varied terrain and have a range of distances, but almost all of the holes have been created for a RHBH hyzer shot...
