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Mission Bay Golf Course reviews
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Generous Fairways
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 26, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
A bomber layout that's very Typical of disc golf on bolf courses.
-Maintenance: Immaculate grass. The baskets are also in very good shape.
-Bolf Integration: Just like Colina Park, this course integrates frolf and bolf well. The layouts share tees and fairways, so there isn't the dangerous and confusion rite of crossing fairways and deciding who should be throwing.
-Rip It: Wide open with plenty of long holes to sling the disc with abandon. I found myself going with the widest rim driver on a bunch of these holes that, at least for a player of my distance, didn't really require accuracy off the tee.
-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Minimal shaping, with distance being key on most of these. An average hole utilizes one key tree and perhaps two additional peripheral trees to define the shape. More often than not, it's a simple hyzer or anhyzer. A few holes have baskets perched on hills for extra action. There are a couple of shots that stand out though: hole (4) is slightly downhill and the basket is guarded by trees with low ceiling, hole (7) is a fun downhill bomb with obstacles on both sides of the large fairway, and (9) deals with cart paths, OB left, and mid-fairway trees. Also included are some birdie opportunities for 300' or lesser throwers.
-Maintenance: Immaculate grass. The baskets are also in very good shape.
-Bolf Integration: Just like Colina Park, this course integrates frolf and bolf well. The layouts share tees and fairways, so there isn't the dangerous and confusion rite of crossing fairways and deciding who should be throwing.
-Rip It: Wide open with plenty of long holes to sling the disc with abandon. I found myself going with the widest rim driver on a bunch of these holes that, at least for a player of my distance, didn't really require accuracy off the tee.
-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Minimal shaping, with distance being key on most of these. An average hole utilizes one key tree and perhaps two additional peripheral trees to define the shape. More often than not, it's a simple hyzer or anhyzer. A few holes have baskets perched on hills for extra action. There are a couple of shots that stand out though: hole (4) is slightly downhill and the basket is guarded by trees with low ceiling, hole (7) is a fun downhill bomb with obstacles on both sides of the large fairway, and (9) deals with cart paths, OB left, and mid-fairway trees. Also included are some birdie opportunities for 300' or lesser throwers.
Cons:
-Interest: Or lack thereof. I wouldn't consider any of these holes to be technical. Throw far or throw farther. As noted, there are obstacles, but very few that are difficult to avoid.
-Drainage: I've been told this was a historically rainy winter, so perhaps this isn't valid. Nonetheless, when I played here, several holes had marshy sections and two had lots of standing water. Hole (18) was so bad they shortened it temporarily.
-Basket Location Finding: with no tee signs, it can be difficult to locate baskets. On a couple of long holes, I aimed for the wrong basket on my first drives.
-Traffic: My sense after playing here was that the bolf course constantly busy. Early afternoon on a Thursday, I played through at least 5 slow golf groups. Obviously a problem everywhere in San Diego, not just here.
-Amenities: Passable, but slightly worse than average. Tees are natural, but giant. Solid, numbered DISCatchers. No disc golf-specific signage. Definitely no extra frills, other than of course the club house for golfers.
-Fee: $20 here was about as much as I've ever paid for a round. Only other time I remember doing so, it was at Bucksnort, which is substantially more interesting than here.
-Drainage: I've been told this was a historically rainy winter, so perhaps this isn't valid. Nonetheless, when I played here, several holes had marshy sections and two had lots of standing water. Hole (18) was so bad they shortened it temporarily.
-Basket Location Finding: with no tee signs, it can be difficult to locate baskets. On a couple of long holes, I aimed for the wrong basket on my first drives.
-Traffic: My sense after playing here was that the bolf course constantly busy. Early afternoon on a Thursday, I played through at least 5 slow golf groups. Obviously a problem everywhere in San Diego, not just here.
-Amenities: Passable, but slightly worse than average. Tees are natural, but giant. Solid, numbered DISCatchers. No disc golf-specific signage. Definitely no extra frills, other than of course the club house for golfers.
-Fee: $20 here was about as much as I've ever paid for a round. Only other time I remember doing so, it was at Bucksnort, which is substantially more interesting than here.
Other Thoughts:
Mission Bay is a fun opportunity to throw lots of drivers. It is not an opportunity to face challengingly shaped fairways. Keep in mind that you'll pay a lot to share with golfers, but it could be worth it on a mild day where the sun will shine on the manicured fields.
~Similar Courses: The Pasture (Tunnel Hill, GA); Lenora Park (Lawrenceville, GA).
~Similar Courses: The Pasture (Tunnel Hill, GA); Lenora Park (Lawrenceville, GA).
10
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Disc Golf on a Public Golf Course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Nov 18, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ Fun, very well maintained golf course with baskets (and foot golf holes!) placed near the greens. Use red (short) golf tees for disc golf
+ Wide open fairways with a few trees, and the basket placements take advantage of the trees as much as possible
+ Nothing very memorable in the way of holes, but a few nicely-placed baskets: #16 is up on a hill under the biggest tree on the course, and #18 is up on a hill next to the green
+ The course felt pretty long for the pars - a lot of the par 3's were 375+ and a few over 400'
+ Playing with the bunkers and greens as OB added challenge that wouldn't otherwise be there because of the open landscaping
+ The scorecard they give you at the starter's desk is beautiful - and indispensable (see cons below)
+ Wide open fairways with a few trees, and the basket placements take advantage of the trees as much as possible
+ Nothing very memorable in the way of holes, but a few nicely-placed baskets: #16 is up on a hill under the biggest tree on the course, and #18 is up on a hill next to the green
+ The course felt pretty long for the pars - a lot of the par 3's were 375+ and a few over 400'
+ Playing with the bunkers and greens as OB added challenge that wouldn't otherwise be there because of the open landscaping
+ The scorecard they give you at the starter's desk is beautiful - and indispensable (see cons below)
Cons:
- Pars don't match. Some of the holes differ between the scorecard, the tee signs and uDisc. I used the scorecard as the ultimate authority
- Some of the baskets aren't where the tee signs say they are. Look around. You might even have to walk forward and check them out a few times the first time you play. This is especially helpful on a few of the middle holes in the front 9 - it's easy to confuse baskets
- Some of the baskets aren't where the tee signs say they are. Look around. You might even have to walk forward and check them out a few times the first time you play. This is especially helpful on a few of the middle holes in the front 9 - it's easy to confuse baskets
Other Thoughts:
~ Basket #1 is way out by the green (it's a 765' par 4 disc hole). The basket you see on the right is basket #2. I found out after I had successfully thrown a beautiful upshot to it. Don't make the same mistake!
~ The afternoon I played was pretty windy. I don't know if that's a regular feature, but it added challenge to the round.
~ Even though there are lights on this course, parts of it get very dark. Tees and greens are well-lit, but the fairways aren't. Keep a careful eye on your throws. I started in the daylight, but played much of the back 9 after sunset. I had trouble locating the tee on #17, and the long fairway of #18 is really dark
~ This was my first time playing on a ball golf course - and on a foot golf course. Players of both those games were on the course around me. I was amazed how much faster my pace of play was (but I was a single, and the others were in groups). Playing though ball golfers was pretty easy. I'd tee off after them, and be finished while they were still lining up putts
~ The staff and players I met at this course were all uniformly friendly. It's a nice place to play a round on a ball golf course
~ The afternoon I played was pretty windy. I don't know if that's a regular feature, but it added challenge to the round.
~ Even though there are lights on this course, parts of it get very dark. Tees and greens are well-lit, but the fairways aren't. Keep a careful eye on your throws. I started in the daylight, but played much of the back 9 after sunset. I had trouble locating the tee on #17, and the long fairway of #18 is really dark
~ This was my first time playing on a ball golf course - and on a foot golf course. Players of both those games were on the course around me. I was amazed how much faster my pace of play was (but I was a single, and the others were in groups). Playing though ball golfers was pretty easy. I'd tee off after them, and be finished while they were still lining up putts
~ The staff and players I met at this course were all uniformly friendly. It's a nice place to play a round on a ball golf course
