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Minerva DGC

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leath
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.9 years 142 played 17 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun course, awareness required 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 23, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- The course is in a very nice city park, playing across a wide, clear creek. The creek didn't appear to be very deep when I was there, but the water was fast-flowing.
- The tee pads are concrete, and are nice and flat.
- The baskets are in good shape
- Tee signs show route to basket and the direction to the next tee pad.
- The course makes good use of the creek and trees available, making for a quick and fun round. Most of the holes play straight or straight-to-right, but encourage diversity in shot type. Several basket locations are dangerously close to the water, leading to some risky birdie putts.

Cons:

My main complaint is the potential safety issues.
- The course mostly plays along a paved walking trail, so all players need to stay aware of others using the park. I played on a weekday morning, and there were several times when I had to wait for walkers to clear the area. Surely it would be much worse at other times.
- There are also several areas where you need to be aware of other disc golfers on the course. Hole #4 plays toward the tees for both #5 and #7. And hole #8 plays back past #7 basket and #4 tee (and approaches #3 basket).

Other Thoughts:

With the creek in play on several holes and the necessity for accuracy in a busy park, this is not a very beginner friendly course. But as a low-level intermediate player, my round consisted of Drive, Layup, Easy Putt on almost every hole. I had birdie opportunities on #4 and #7, but with the baskets being so close to the creek, I opted for a safe layup and easy par.

Hole #1 - The tree closest to the tee pad in the course photos has been cut down, opening up a clear shot to the wrong basket (#9). The correct basket is straight ahead through the gap, on the far end of the cluster of trees (and not visible from the tee pad).

Hole #2 - The tee sign is missing. The tee is straight past the first basket at the end of the line of trees, and the hole plays down the row of trees and to the right.

Family Friendly Rating - 4.0
PROS: With the flat terrain and the walking path, it is easy for a stroller or young players to get around the course. There's a very large and diverse playground that would keep most kids occupied for quite some time. There is a porta-potty on site.
CONS: The playground isn't easily visible from the other side of the creek (holes #5-6 especially). The porta-potty is better than nothing, but isn't ideal for all situations. As stated earlier, the setting requires awareness and accuracy, and the creek poses a big risk for young arms.
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Brall
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 43 played 38 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Small but Fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 22, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Plenty of parking
- Playground for the kids, base ball, tennis, basketball, pavilions & grills. Just a good place to bring the family.
- Bathrooms located at Hole #1
- Entrance is marked by a sign for the park
- Excellent concrete tees!
- Accurate Tee signs with distances
- Baskets are in good condition and well labled
- The course flows very nicely. Hole #1 starts only a few feet from the parking lot and Hole #9 ends at the parking lot. The only time that there is a bit of confusion is the transition from Hole #7 to #8. Once you finish Hole #7 you walk away from the general direction toward the tennis courts to find Hole #8's Tee.
- There is a mix of shots required here. #1 requires you to drop a light shot behind a group of trees while staying under the branches in the fairway. #2 requires to go far around a row of trees while getting UNDER or around some very low branches off the tee (may be a perfect spot for a roller). #4 is a very sharp right with thick rough straight ahead and water to the right if you turn too hard. You have an open ceiling on #4 so you can do whatever you feel comfortable doing to get over the low trees or around them. #7 has you launch over tall rough, over the water, then turning right toward the basket. #8 tricks you into thinking you need to bomb your biggest drives, but RHBH drivers here are in danger of fading into the water on the left.
- Very nice upkeep here. I have only played this course once but it has the appearance of being well mowed all the time. And of course you gotta love the Tank by Hole #6 Tee.
- The water hazard provides a fun obstacle

Cons:

- No map available
- Could use a next tee sign from Hole #7 to #8
- 2500 feet for 9 holes is rather short. There are only two holes over 300'. I will say that the land was used to its fullest here, there just wasn't much land to use.
- On a nice Summer day, the walking path was incredibly busy and we had to wait numerous times for people to pass. This can take a while because a few holes throw along the path so you have to wait for a looooong opening in between walkers to safely throw.

Other Thoughts:

- Standard flat park with only a few trees and the playground for the landscape. But it is a pretty park so I wont list this as a Con.
- Basket #4 was missing. I won't list this as a Con because I'm guessing it was stolen.
- This course may not be challenging but it is a very fun time. I definitely recommend for beginners.
- The most challenging hole is Hole #4 (see above for a description of this hole)
- My favorite hole was #7 (see above for a description of this hole).
- This is not a destination course but it was my favorite course of the day (we also played Tank Run & Wildwood). If I find myself in the area I will play this course but I will not make a long drive to it again.
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kinger
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.1 years 101 played 101 reviews
2.50 star(s)

And Singing Fun, Fun, Fun 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 3, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

~Pleasant layout w/ variety
~Great concrete tee pads
~Adequate signage, easy to navigate
~Cool little park
~Fun to play

Cons:

~Most holes are under 300' and pars are a dime/dozen
~Intermingled w/ walking path and other amenities
~Short 9 creates too quick of a round, wanted more holes

Other Thoughts:

Stopped by on my way down to Carrolton and had time for an afternoon nine. Overall I found this course extremely fun and quite enjoyable. Conditions are good and all of the baskets are currently in the ground. Shot even par on my first visit with a few birdie opportunities and never any worries about making bogey, because of this the course will likely play too easy for regulars. On the other side all of the holes had a technical aspect mixing mature trees, doglegs, water, a bridge, tennis court and a winding walking path which created good variety and the need for some decent skill. I will make sure to stop by for a quick nine whenever I am in the area, it really is a good fun course and with Malvern only 5 miles away you can get a solid mix of 18 holes.
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calcuttajoe
Experience: 12 played 9 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Easy & Open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 27, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Short 9 holes a few challenging holes over a creek. A nice family friendly park.
Good beginners course. Lots of kids activites and playground. Easy parking and signs. Nice scenery..................

Cons:

Hole 8 placement
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