Sacramento, CA

McClatchy Park

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2.645(based on 11 reviews)
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nathanbutgame
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good starter 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 28, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I've never had to wait on any groups
Decently set up to get you around the park and away from the populated areas
Shorter with not too many obstacles so a good beginner course

Cons:

The first hole doesn't have a tee marker so just know it's next to the baseball field
I don't trust any of the signs for how long a hole is. One says like 400 ft, and it's not even 200.
It's a ghetto park so get there in the morning or mid-week for best results, otherwise make sure you're good enough not to hit someone who will hit you back with something other than a disc

Other Thoughts:

I like it cuz it's close to my house and I'm new to the sport. It's always encouraging when you have a good chance to birdie multiple holes without having to have the drive of your life.
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Redline4j
Experience: 156 played 42 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great park course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 8, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Course is well laid out and marked. The play structure for the kids was recently finished adding value to this park as a family outing. Skate park is near tee pad for hole #4 which is fun to watch skaters of all levels.

Oak Park Brewing Company is less than three blocks away, soft opening on Nov. 8-9, 2014.

Cons:

Busy with other people enjoying the park.

Other Thoughts:

Beginner to intermediate player course. Some obstacles other than moving ones come into play. Hole #6 plays along the road to the right, so discs might land in the street if not careful.
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Dude Dudeson
Experience: 14.6 years 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Not bad at all 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 5, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good layout, course plays way better than you'd expect at first. Extra nine tees to make 18 holes but you probably need to ask the locals to find them all, or spend some time walking around. Bathrooms, but not very nice ones. Decent variety of shots. Almost impossible to lose a disc unless you manage to get caught in a tree (20+ rounds and I haven't seen it happen yet though).

Cons:

Can be a mudfest after it rains on the dirt tees - extremely thick mud that practically requires a hose to get rid of. Play a couple feet to the side of the vaguely defined tees to solve that problem.

Other Thoughts:

This place is definitely worth a round for any reasonably experienced player who's in the area.
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Don DiscHulk
Experience: 34.6 years 137 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Oak Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 13, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

9 holes, no extra pin positions yet, but hardware in place for future location. Tee-pads are coming soon. Hole 1 has a great Mandatory. Good use of this Park, Amy done a great job. Long, medium, and short shots, with many obstacles

Cons:

needs t-pads installed. Some of the neighborhood locals(non discgolfers) can be a handful, but pretty harmless. just ignore them

Other Thoughts:

this is the 3rd course for this park district, along with the Mackey DGC and the one in Natomas. That brings it up to 6 in sacramento. Amy did a great job planning, and installling this course, good club members
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Micronaut
Experience: 11.9 years 7 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice step-up course for beginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 3, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice step-up course for beginners. When you've mastered Santa Anita, but don't yet have the distance for John Mackey, come play here. You'll love it, and it will improve your game. The grass is nicely kept, the trees provide nice shade for hotter days, and it's an all-around good looking park/course. There is no water to eat your discs.

Cons:

As others have mentioned, there are occasional problems with the locals. I haven't had any major issues, but you sure have to watch out for small children who will pick up your disc and walk off with it if you're not too careful. Some of the holes play very close to the street. I'm kind of surprised that I haven't seen anyone hit a car and set off an alarm yet. Hitting a moving car would be worse. :p Signage is okay, but could be better. There are a few mandos, and an island hole that you wouldn't know about unless somebody told ya. I hope they mark those one of these days. There are as yet no tee pads or tee board. You just tee off anywhere behind the signs. Maybe it's just me, but the baskets seem a little low to the ground.

Other Thoughts:

This course is a work in progress, and already very nice. I understand that future improvements are also in the works. In my opinion this is a course that's good for most players. Not too hard for beginners; not too easy for experienced players. Probably boring for advanced players. But I wouldn't know personally. :)
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