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Lutz Executive DGC reviews
3
0
Are Those Baskets? 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 28, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
(1.686 Rating) An open course that plays alongside a golf course.
- BOMBER HOLES - One of the longer courses in the area (6,400 feet) and at It allows the big throwers to really air them out. The par 3's here average around 350 feet and several of them are over 400 feet. Also one 550 foot par 4.
- CHALLENGING - Above average due to the length but you are really not required to throw thru tight lines or to shape your shot on 90% of the tee shots. Most advanced players should be a couple under course par. Intermediate players playing the back tees will likely finish around even.
- SCORE CARD - Although kind of expected, a nice score card map with course fee.
- NAVIGATION - No issues with the scorecard map.
- ELEVATION FOR TAMPA AREA - Tied with Limona in Brandon for the most elevation changes in the area. Several 15 foot elevation plays with (9/18) being the most prevalent. However, 95% of the country would consider this course flat.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Supposedly three sets of tees allowing many skill levels to play appropriate tees. (see cons Tees)
- QUICK PLAY - I personally played this one in 45 minutes solo but I played the holes in pairs to speed up my round (ie 1/10 then 2/11 the 3/12 and so on) I'm going to say 2 to 2 1/2 hours for a group of four players to knock a round out.
- MAINTENANCE - excluding the condition of the baskets and tees, (see cons) the fairways and overall course layout was in wonderful shape. Cut fairways, trimmed up trees and bushes and very little overgrowth.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Probably one of the brighter features of the course. The pond features look charming and there are several well done landscaping features as well. I gave the course a 2.625 out of 5.
- BOMBER HOLES - One of the longer courses in the area (6,400 feet) and at It allows the big throwers to really air them out. The par 3's here average around 350 feet and several of them are over 400 feet. Also one 550 foot par 4.
- CHALLENGING - Above average due to the length but you are really not required to throw thru tight lines or to shape your shot on 90% of the tee shots. Most advanced players should be a couple under course par. Intermediate players playing the back tees will likely finish around even.
- SCORE CARD - Although kind of expected, a nice score card map with course fee.
- NAVIGATION - No issues with the scorecard map.
- ELEVATION FOR TAMPA AREA - Tied with Limona in Brandon for the most elevation changes in the area. Several 15 foot elevation plays with (9/18) being the most prevalent. However, 95% of the country would consider this course flat.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Supposedly three sets of tees allowing many skill levels to play appropriate tees. (see cons Tees)
- QUICK PLAY - I personally played this one in 45 minutes solo but I played the holes in pairs to speed up my round (ie 1/10 then 2/11 the 3/12 and so on) I'm going to say 2 to 2 1/2 hours for a group of four players to knock a round out.
- MAINTENANCE - excluding the condition of the baskets and tees, (see cons) the fairways and overall course layout was in wonderful shape. Cut fairways, trimmed up trees and bushes and very little overgrowth.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Probably one of the brighter features of the course. The pond features look charming and there are several well done landscaping features as well. I gave the course a 2.625 out of 5.
Cons:
Major issues with Lutz. Even the basics weren't done properly.
- BASKETS - What and the heck are these things? Among the oddest baskets I've ever seen. I probably lost 2 or 3 throws due to the baskets. The chains on them don't give the nice "Ching" sound either.
- BASKET PLACEMENT - Every basket is placed on the top of a mini hill. Seriously why? I understand introducing an element like this on a few or even several holes, but every hole? Very annoying.
- TEES - I played the back tees and they are in horrendous shape. All tore up and the mat is even missing on a couple holes. They are also uneven and too short for what you'll need. I played to the side of them on several holes, it was that bad. As for the shorter tees, according to the scorecard you're supposed to tee to the side of the ball golf tee box. In case you were wondering, the sides of the golf tee box are all sloped.
- CHARACTER - In addition to poor baskets and tees, Lutz is lacking on just about everything else as well. No hole signage, no seating, no practice basket, no extra pin sleeves, no everything else.
- MULTI USE HAZARDS - Lutz plays directly alongside the ball golf course. I fortunately got on the course right at 5pm and played without any ball golfers in front of me.
- FORGIVENESS - There are a couple ponds in play and they appear to be deep. Discs entering them will likely be irretrievable.
- PAY TO PLAY - $6 plus tax to play this one. It's not worth it unless you need to bag every course. Plenty of better free courses in the area to choose from.
- UNIQUENESS - The overall hole variety is pretty bleak. Fairways lack definition. No pocket shots and baskets are generally unguarded by trees. No doglegs and the most any one hole veers is perhaps 10 degrees. As stated above however, there's a par 4s and a few water shots.
- TIME WAITING - Considering that you'll be playing alongside ball golfers, there's a good chance that the opposing sports will interfere with each other's play.
- BASKETS - What and the heck are these things? Among the oddest baskets I've ever seen. I probably lost 2 or 3 throws due to the baskets. The chains on them don't give the nice "Ching" sound either.
- BASKET PLACEMENT - Every basket is placed on the top of a mini hill. Seriously why? I understand introducing an element like this on a few or even several holes, but every hole? Very annoying.
- TEES - I played the back tees and they are in horrendous shape. All tore up and the mat is even missing on a couple holes. They are also uneven and too short for what you'll need. I played to the side of them on several holes, it was that bad. As for the shorter tees, according to the scorecard you're supposed to tee to the side of the ball golf tee box. In case you were wondering, the sides of the golf tee box are all sloped.
- CHARACTER - In addition to poor baskets and tees, Lutz is lacking on just about everything else as well. No hole signage, no seating, no practice basket, no extra pin sleeves, no everything else.
- MULTI USE HAZARDS - Lutz plays directly alongside the ball golf course. I fortunately got on the course right at 5pm and played without any ball golfers in front of me.
- FORGIVENESS - There are a couple ponds in play and they appear to be deep. Discs entering them will likely be irretrievable.
- PAY TO PLAY - $6 plus tax to play this one. It's not worth it unless you need to bag every course. Plenty of better free courses in the area to choose from.
- UNIQUENESS - The overall hole variety is pretty bleak. Fairways lack definition. No pocket shots and baskets are generally unguarded by trees. No doglegs and the most any one hole veers is perhaps 10 degrees. As stated above however, there's a par 4s and a few water shots.
- TIME WAITING - Considering that you'll be playing alongside ball golfers, there's a good chance that the opposing sports will interfere with each other's play.
Other Thoughts:
Not a good disc golf experience. The only saving feature of Lutz is the length as there are numerous short courses in the area. So practice your drives here or add another notch to your belt if you're a bagger. If you're looking to play some of the better courses in the Tampa Bay area, I can recommend these courses which I've rated 3.5 or better. Taylor, Picnic, Cypress, Oldsmar, Medard and Cliff Stevens.
