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Nixa, MO

McCauley Park

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2.675(based on 15 reviews)
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adambarton
Experience: 26 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice park Course, but nothing too special 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 5, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Concrete Tees
Always mowed
Friendly walkers
Easy navigation
Tee signs on posts by each teepad

Cons:

Some wide open holes
Tee-shot across road on one hole is dangerous with traffic
Baskets are older DGA style, so put with low velocity

Other Thoughts:

This course is special to me because it is where I was introduced to the sport. It was my favorite as an amateur but now I find the course very easy and boring because all the holes (except Hole 18) are birdie friendly. It's a great course to take the family out on for an afternoon together, but for serious discgolfers, it is a birdiefest and a place where you're frustrated when you shoot -6.
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dudiablo
Experience: 18.2 years 97 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

dg in Nixa 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 11, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The flow to the course is very good,so if its your first time out you probably wont get lost, or need a local showing you around.

The park is kept up VERY nicely! The baskets signs and tee pads are all top notch.

The grass was kept very managed, made it very nice not to have to look for a disc in the middle of a fairway.

There is quite a bit of variation of shots here. MOST are pretty straight shots, so being able to throw on a line is well rewarded, but the distances vary pretty greatly.

The front 9 use the elevation VERY well, there are some tough up hill and very fun downhill shots here.

Cons:

The back 9 gets a little boring, many very straight and long tees.

From basket 10 to tee 11 you need to back track the fairway and that could cause some delays if the course gets busy.

The walk from 15 to 16 was confusing the first time I played because you need to walk all the way around the playground and across a pretty sizable drainage ditch to get to the next tee.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this is a pretty decent course. One of the better in Springfield area, and definitely worth the drive down from Springfield to play a pretty fun round. Wouldn't hesitate at all to make the 30 min drive for a pair of rounds, or if your passing through, its pretty close to 65 so its worth the hour detour for a game! (only 5 min from 65)
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kcnickster
Experience: 15.4 years 85 played 17 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Played Windy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 19, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Was well worth the diversion off 65 to play, the concrete tees were nice and the signage was decent. I was also impressed by the community center setting and a very good use of the available space. Wide open without a ton of distance so two-fers should be plentiful. I enjoyed working my way around the football and soccer fields but they were empty.

Cons:

Wide open and the day I played about a 20 mph cross wind. Not the course for technical challenges could play almost every hole fore and back handed.

Other Thoughts:

Hole 15 by the pool had a bus parked next to the basket and of course the wind drove my drive right OVER the bus.
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Dthunderchicken
Experience: -3 months 9 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 17, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

A well maintained course in a nice community center. Maps are available at the community center desk. Long open holes make this course a good place to throw drivers.

Cons:

Poor design on holes 6, 9, and 10 require throwing across or closely parallel to vehicle traffic. (A worm burner could be a car denter.)
This course is not very technical or seriously challenging

Other Thoughts:

Given the layout, I'd say that the course designer did a good job with what was available.
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