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Magnolia, AR

Mulerider DGC

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Pizza God
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Experience: 36.2 years 1729 played 580 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Mixed bag 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 19, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent DD tee signs with hole maps and distance listed.
Nice sized cement tee signs
Most of the course was well groomed
Decent course flow except where noted below

Cons:

Couple of the back holes had longer grass
Couple of holes are near areas where you are in danger of throwing near other people, specially holes 6, 7 and hole 11 that has you throwing over a volleyball court.
Kind of longer walks from hole 5 to 6, 13 to 14 and from hole 18 back to hole 1.
Parking is also an issue, it's a longer walk from where you can park to hole 1.

Other Thoughts:

As far as school campus courses go, this is a decent one using a lot of interesting parts of the school campus.

Holes 1 to 5 are your run of the mill park like holes.

Then you get to hole 6, this one throws over the edge of a large pond with the basket hidden past a walking path down a small hill.

Hole 7 has the tennis courts along one side and a row of large trees on the right, makeing this a tunnel shot. its a longer hole too.

hole 8 to 11 are mostly wide open shots

Hole 12 and 13 use the pond again, with hole 13 throwing over the pond on a little chip shot.

Then back to the more park like settings for holes 14 to 18.

As I stated above, to park for free, you park next to the Baptist Ministry building across from the University. It's not a far walk, but coming back from 18, it was a pain.

Would I play here again. Well there are not many courses nearby, if I was in this area, I would play it again. The course isn't bad, you just have to watch out for students on a few of the holes. If you skipped the back holes and just played 1 to 5, then 14 to 18 and maybe a safari hole from 18 back to basket #1, you could make it an 11 hole fun course to play.
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MadGame32
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Experience: 7.4 years 69 played 69 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Birthday Trip 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 25, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Great tee boxes
-Great tee signs
-Good welcome sign
-Well maintained course
-Good use of azaleas and other bushes to make holes more difficult
-Very much enjoyed the water play holes

Cons:

-There is some water in play that will eat disks
-Confusing flow
-Gimicky obstruction placement on holes 9 & 10
-Many mandos due to the relative open nature of most holes
-Hole 6 could be dangerous if kids are in playground
-Close proximity to parked cars if a drive goes off course
-Some of the lengths on the tee signs were off.

Other Thoughts:

This course is located on a small college campus. We stopped in for a round during a birthday weekend road trip that included 3 difficult courses and this one. It was a welcome relief to enjoy a stress free round on this quiet campus.

The signage is excellent and gives good detail except for a couple holes where the distance is off a bit. We really enjoyed the flexibility this course allowed due to its relative openness. There are some very large pines on site, but branches are way to high to be a major factor. There were several places where flowering bushes were used to block certain approaches, and they were very nice. But, most of the technical challenge had to be manufactured through the use of mandos. The hole going into the baseball field was a bit absurd with the basket being placed directly behind the home plate backstop. The next hole would have been cool if the fenceline was OB, but since it was in play, it turned out quite simple. The basket across the pond squeezed in close to the shore was a lot of fun.

Is this a destination course? Probably not. Is this a stress free course that we really enjoyed? Yes! Play it if you happen to be passing through. I think you will like it.

June 10, 2020 Update:
Out of the 64 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
34-Crooked Creek Park, Chapin, SC
35-USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
36-Trails DGC, Anderson, SC
37-Shoally Creek DGC, Boiling Springs, SC
38-The Dragon, Purcell, OK
39-Mulerider DGC, Magnoli, AR
40-Lakeside DGC, Elmore City, OK
41-Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Enid, OK
42-Broadlawn Park, Ardmore, OK
43-Alex Clark Memorial DGC, McKinney, TX
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meeotch
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Cool Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 27, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

*Visually pleasing course - I especially liked the wooded section
*Interesting array of obstacles - I enjoyed the Home Plate backstop, and the baskets nestled up to the water. Provided good challenges
*Course appears well taken care of. Most likely a benefit of the college campus.

Cons:

*One of the holes plays over a sand volleyball court. You'd have to skip that hole, or play way out to the side to avoid any people playing.
*Course is on a college campus, so expect a decent amount of foot traffic during peak times.
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Fireball501
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Not bad for being on campus 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 27, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

No holes are heavily wooded, so it can be forgiving even when you do hit trees.

Holes 1-5 and 14-18 are in a really beautiful part of the SAU campus. The remaining holes are pretty open.

Cons:

Hole 7 was closed due to construction.

There's a baseball/softball backstop right in front of the basket on Hole 9. It can be a nightmare
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huntin4hitters
Experience: 37 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

great new course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 7, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent mix of long and short holes. Efficient use of the available plot of land. Very fun little course that would be beginner friendly. Nothing too tough out on this course.

Cons:

Only cons I can see will be when there are people playing volleyball (cant remember which hole # that is) but you throw over the volleyball courts.

Other Thoughts:

Nice little course that is worth stopping in and checking out. Very fun course that is fairly easy to score well on.
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