Macon Early College DGC reviews
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LeeLK
Experience:
15.9 years
68 played
53 reviews
Needs work 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:May 18, 2014
Played the course:once
Pros:
Baskets in good shape. One or two holes were pretty unique (big down/sidehill shot on #2, #4 was a cool sidehill shot through the woods).
Cons:
The course just seems a bit hard to follow and not well planned out. There are a few good holes at first...but then you throw across an open field twice in a row. Most tees were natural and had no signage. Just needs a lot of work.
Other Thoughts:
Looks like there's a decent bit of land here, just wish they could use it a little better.
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Old Siler Farm DGC 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 7, 2012
Played the course:once
Pros:
This is the only 9 hole course in the area spanning out a wide radius. There are 9 baskets here and 9 distinct holes. The individual holes themselves aren't horrible- they are not repetitive, offer challenges of tight fairways, open/woods, long/short. #4 was interesting as it is basically along the top of the cliff. #5 and #6 are along the greenway by the river, but the river is not in play- the rough will eat it first!
There was a map on the kiosk (turned out to be very useful.) Some of the baskets had faint arrows point to the next tee.
The holes are very spread out and you will probably have the course to yourself.
There was a map on the kiosk (turned out to be very useful.) Some of the baskets had faint arrows point to the next tee.
The holes are very spread out and you will probably have the course to yourself.
Cons:
This course had too many: A quick summary of it is it was really difficult to navigate, without a map it would be impossible, super tall grass everywhere, no next tee signs, and more frustrating than fun.
The course is set on an unattractive piece of land that looked like a forgotten wasteland in places and sometimes smelled of sewage- a disappointment as you are surrounded by the Appalachian Mtns. everywhere you look.
Tall grass was everywhere, and the fairways, were very narrow and just mowed in a sea of tall thick grass- without a spotter I would have lost several discs and we still had trouble at times. The "paths" between holes also had tall grass- several times there were no paths- basically mowed fairway islands in the middle of a field of tall grass and there are long walks to each hole and the next hole is never in sight of the previous one.
The hole by the public garden and greenway by the river smelled like sewage.
There was a map on kiosk that I took a picture of and had to refer to it several times, there were a couple of spots where we felt lost in the middle of nowhere and if we had no map we would have been wondering around because there is greenway path and a couple dirt roads that added to the confusion as some times they are the path and sometimes they are not. There was no path to hole #4, too many choices after #6 looking for #7, and the path to #9 was a good rain away from disappearing.
Missing tee signs for #1? #6 was pointed the wrong way (towards #8 at the top of an overgrown mountain, so don't panic like I did and think the hole is impossible, the correct basket is the logical one you see on flat ground.
Hole #4, evan though the cliff is unique, is dangerous because the fairway just drops off ~20' on the right.
The course is set on an unattractive piece of land that looked like a forgotten wasteland in places and sometimes smelled of sewage- a disappointment as you are surrounded by the Appalachian Mtns. everywhere you look.
Tall grass was everywhere, and the fairways, were very narrow and just mowed in a sea of tall thick grass- without a spotter I would have lost several discs and we still had trouble at times. The "paths" between holes also had tall grass- several times there were no paths- basically mowed fairway islands in the middle of a field of tall grass and there are long walks to each hole and the next hole is never in sight of the previous one.
The hole by the public garden and greenway by the river smelled like sewage.
There was a map on kiosk that I took a picture of and had to refer to it several times, there were a couple of spots where we felt lost in the middle of nowhere and if we had no map we would have been wondering around because there is greenway path and a couple dirt roads that added to the confusion as some times they are the path and sometimes they are not. There was no path to hole #4, too many choices after #6 looking for #7, and the path to #9 was a good rain away from disappearing.
Missing tee signs for #1? #6 was pointed the wrong way (towards #8 at the top of an overgrown mountain, so don't panic like I did and think the hole is impossible, the correct basket is the logical one you see on flat ground.
Hole #4, evan though the cliff is unique, is dangerous because the fairway just drops off ~20' on the right.
Other Thoughts:
This was one of the worst courses and disc golf experiences I have ever had. It took a long time to play 9 short holes- tough to find the next hole, tough to get to the next hole, tough to find discs- uggghhh! If someone were to play this course as their first course, they would probably never play disc golf again as it is way more frustrating than it is fun. I have played run down or poorly designed courses that at least has some element of enjoyability, but this course offered very little.
It may be a whole lot better in the winter season when the tall stuff is gone or thinned out, but I would not recommend anybody playing this course in the summer. (the pics already uploaded were taken in winter, I added a few to show what it looks like in the summer.)
My immediate thought was to give this a 0.5, but playing a 2nd round would have eased a few frustrations and the course was probably at its worst condition during the time of year I played so I decided to go with a 1.0, but even at its best it would still be no better than a 2.0 if that.
For locals this course is all you have and navigation is not as big of an issue after the first round. Out-of-towners- this is NOT where you want to play in NC, there are too many excellent courses to waste your time here.
The kiosk called this course "Old Siler Farm Disc Golf". Hole 1 and the parking area is to the left and behind the Cecil L. Groves Center, which is the building on the left once you enter the complex. Also, Macon Early College is for advanced high school students, and not a multi-building complex you would expect with most colleges.
It may be a whole lot better in the winter season when the tall stuff is gone or thinned out, but I would not recommend anybody playing this course in the summer. (the pics already uploaded were taken in winter, I added a few to show what it looks like in the summer.)
My immediate thought was to give this a 0.5, but playing a 2nd round would have eased a few frustrations and the course was probably at its worst condition during the time of year I played so I decided to go with a 1.0, but even at its best it would still be no better than a 2.0 if that.
For locals this course is all you have and navigation is not as big of an issue after the first round. Out-of-towners- this is NOT where you want to play in NC, there are too many excellent courses to waste your time here.
The kiosk called this course "Old Siler Farm Disc Golf". Hole 1 and the parking area is to the left and behind the Cecil L. Groves Center, which is the building on the left once you enter the complex. Also, Macon Early College is for advanced high school students, and not a multi-building complex you would expect with most colleges.
