Williamsburg, VA

New Quarter Park

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bettsjc
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.2 years 39 played 30 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Williamsburg Dream! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 11, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Usually when visiting a part of the country with limited disc golf choices, the courses around are typically passable and nothing beyond. New Quarter is a very big exception.

NQ is equipped with Chainstar baskets which are in excellent catching condition, some with flag poles to aid in the location of those difficult-to-see positions. Tee pads for white and blue tees are concrete and in excellent condition. The pads are not long, but are sufficient. Tee signs located at white tees are in excellent condition, depicting distance, par, map and hole name for both positions.

A pole with bag hooks are located on each tee. Not necessary, but make it alot easier to locate the next tee as they are quite visible and a nice little extra.

This course has a little of everything. Open holes, wooded holes with tight lines and interesting angles. Left turns, right turns. Some elevation comes in to play on 4 or 5 holes. Some shorties and a few opportunities to air one out.

The layout of this course is beautiful. The park is very clean, dispite lack of trash cans along the way. Benches located on a few of the blue tee pads.

Navigation is not a problem. Course flows fairly well. Full color scorecards/maps available at the park office. There are also arrows on the bottom of each basket pole pointing the way to the next tee.

One of the few times I may list the $3/day fee as a pro. The funds coming in from DG seem to be put to good use, reflected by the course conditions. Office has a large selection of plastic and other accessories for sale, along with disc and bag rentals for those out-of-towners or newbies without gear. Greeter at office was very helpful and considerate, especially for not being a DGer himself. They seemed very pleased to have me out there, as I was very pleased to experience this one!

Cons:

I could put that the course was boring, lacked necessities or was repetitive, but these would all be lies. A couple more benches might have been nice, but not really a problem. Bugs could be plentiful in the summer, but where on the east coast aren't they?

Alternate pin placements on a few holes that are not depicted on tee signs that can be deceiving. Maybe not so obvious on the first go around but not a problem with locals.

Overall, nothing bad to say about New Quarter.

Other Thoughts:

This was my first pay-to-play experience, and I was not disappointed. Staffers that are friendly, knowledgable and hospitible. Stopped by Newport News before my round at NQ and was turned away because of a cross country meet. Got to NQ, found out there was a big 8k race on site and they kindly guided me around and allowed me and others to play. Thank you NQ!

New Quarter has a $3/day or yearly membership of $25 fee, the yearly fee I would gladly pay if I lived in the area. I look forward to visiting the area again just to play New Quarter.

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justinTHEcoastie
Experience: 10 played 5 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Well Done 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 13, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Well maintained; good mix of short and long, downhill and uphill; beautiful scenery.

Cons:

Short tee pads, there are a few that you can't really step behind to start because of slope. That sucks for tall people such as myself. Also, not free, that's always a con.

Other Thoughts:

This is the nicest course in the hampton roads area and it's well worth fighting Virginia traffic.
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norcalrock15
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Amazing course, terrible ticks 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 10, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Holes were very challenging
Scorecard and map were very helpful
Disc store at front office
Nice variety of holes

Cons:

TICKS!!!
Five of us played, three of us hit with ticks. One of us ended up having five ticks on him. Bugspray just isn't enough here my friends. These things are swarming.

The only other con is that this course can definitely be a disc eater if your throw veers to far off.

Other Thoughts:

I wish the old man at the office would of just given us at least a heads up about the tick infestation when we paid. That way we would of been searching for the ticks, instead of finding them 2 hours later sucking our bodies dry and giving us lyme disease.
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zapplayer12
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 26 years 149 played 40 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Class of the Area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 29, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

* The course is in disc golf only area situated in a large, regional park designated a 'bird sanctuary'
* DG office has a good variety of discs for sale as well as discs/bags available for rental
* Maps/scorecard available at office minimize possible navigation issues
* Amenities on site (bathroom, water)
* Am/Pro Concrete Tee pads facilitate enjoyment for multiple skill levels
* Tee signs at AM tees / baskets in good condition
* The benches provide a needed break on multiple holes
* Nice balance of open/wooded holes
* Necessitates shot variety with a mix of right/left/straight throws off the tee and/also as the hole progresses
* Well designed course with a nice flow with the available elevation incorporated ingeniuosly
* Challenging mentally and physically
* Minimal possibility of disc loss and lack of other annoyances leaves one free to focus on enjoying the round

Cons:

* $3 pay to play may be disincentive for some players however this place is worth it
* Abundance of ticks
* Lack of tee signs at Pro tees (not really a problem, just being picky cuz ya pay to play)

Other Thoughts:

What a pleasure it is to have the opportunity to play a course such as this.
Practically every aspect is well thought out and designed with emphasis on the player's enjoyment.
It appeals to a wide range of players - from those who've never played (with disc/bag rental availability,
amateur tees, maps/scorecards, helpful/friendly/instructional staff, amenities) to seasoned veterans
(pro tees offering a greater challenge w/more shot variety needed and physical/mental demands).


While the pay to play aspect may deter some, it was worth the 3 bucks as far as I'm concerned.
I could nit-pick about the lack of tee signs at the pro tees but with the map provided at the office,
this wasn't a real concern - its the type of course you'd be familiar with after just a single round.

I will mention that the ticks were excessive even with bug spray. After every hole, we did a tick check
at each tee and I'd say either one of us found a tick (usually on our socks) on over half the holes - so be mindful.


What I was most impressed with was the balance playing from the pro tees - a good mix of right/left/straight shots,
distance, risk/reward, elevation, shot variety (backhand/foerhand/roller/tomahawk/open bombs/precise woods carving, etc)
and most of all - Fun Factor. I never felt at risk of losing a disc as the woods holes were clear of thick brush and
the open holes provided ample room to avoid the dense brush/woods on the borders.

The design and flow of the course was seamless - it just felt 'right' when playing (meaning no major issues or problems
which detracted from trying to play a solid round). I didn't feel there were any 'epic' holes but certainly
some wonderfully fun/challenging ones which stick in my mind. However, I usually look at a course as a whole rather
than focusing on 'stand out' holes so this wasn't at all an issue.


Although challenging, I wouldn't consider this course excessively difficult from the pro tees - really fair in my mind.
Its one of those must plays if in, around or near the area - a destination course for sure. As described by a response to
a roadtrip forum post I created: 'This is the class of the area'. True words indeed. So give New Quarter Park a play - you'll have a blast.

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DiscGolfCraig
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 19.9 years 594 played 543 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Party like it's 1799 in Williamsburg

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 24, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a very good course, enjoyable play on a tough, fair course.
- Course does a great job of using natural obstacles - well placed baskets behind trees, along the edge of the woods, elevation variations, etc.
- Good variety of hole layouts. Two birdie chances to start the round, then plenty of tougher holes. I liked the tight, wooded, downhill shot on #4 followed by the tight, uphill, dogleg right on #5. Even the open holes required some strategic shots, especially #6 & 7. You'll definitely find a couple holes you really liked on this course, and also a couple you really don't care for.
- Great mix of open and wooded holes. I really liked the back-and-forth flow of open and wooded holes throughout the course. There are a couple open, followed by a couple wooded holes throughout, so you never felt like you were getting too many of one.
- Course has long & short basket placements to spice things up. I really enjoyed some of the longer basket placements, especially #10. Instead of a average, ho-hum hole, the long basket plays into the woods.
- Nice clubhouse with a huge selection of discs. Newbies can rent discs or buy ones if they choose. The guy working there was really helpful. I also liked the added touch of having cans of bug spray right outside the front door. It's the little things like that which go a long way.
- Nice detailed course map and scorecards are available.
- Low risk of losing discs for having so many wooded holes. The wooded holes aren't thick with trees, so should be able to find any errant shots.
- Great natural scenery. For the most part, course is very secluded from the rest of the park.
- Park is very clean. I don't remember seeing any trash - bottles, cans, etc. anywhere on the course. Maybe the $3 keeps the litterbugs away.

Cons:

No major problems to speak of, only a couple small things.
- Course had minor flow problems on, or between, a couple holes. On #3 tee, it's hard to pinpoint which opening in the woods is the fairway. Markers/ribbons on trees would help. Between #2 & 7, the long tee pads are somewhat close, so better signage/tee marker can clear up an possible confusion. Also walk between a couple holes was slightly confusing. Again, these were minor problems.
- Baskets are metallic colored, instead of bright yellow DISCatchers, so they're hard to spot on some of the wooded holes, especially when playing on a cloudy day (like I was).
- For those who care, you don't pass any water fountains or restrooms once out on the course. It's a short walk back to the building, so it's not a real problem.
- There was little variety in shots/hole layouts from the short to long tees. Almost every hole had the long tee essentially placed right behind the short tee 50 - 150 feet back, so you didn't get different looks or angles playing one to the other.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this course. To date, this is my favorite course in Virginia, and in the top 10% of all my favorites.
- It is a better version of Hornets Nest in Charlotte. Hornets Nest is my old home course, but I'm proud calling NQ a step up from HN.
- The course kept things very simple. Sometimes a well-placed basket behind one or two trees is just as difficult as one placed behind 20.
- This course had more dogleg right holes than normal courses. There are seven true dog legs (#4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 17 &18), with some being minor/gradual doglegs to extreme ones (#5).
- There were a lot of fun, well laid-out holes on this course. The back-to-back of #15 & 16 was a great stretch. #15 tees off at the edge, and over, a slight ridge to a dogleg right. #16 is a wooded hole to a basket in the bottom of a slight ravine. Both take smart shots; both have good risk/reward factor, and both have nice scenery to take in.
- I think all types of players will enjoy this course - from beginners to advanced, to those who prefer open courses to wooded-hole fans. Everyone should enjoy the variation.
- The $3 daily play/$25 year-long pass is well worth the price. Anyone living in Williamsburg is getting there money's worth for the season pass.
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DWill
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 324 played 45 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Worth every Quarter 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 25, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice duel concrete teepads at each hole, with excellent and informative teesigns. Multiple pin locations offer additional flexibility. Each basket has an arrow indicating the direction of the next tee. This made course navigation much easier, and a map wasn't really necessary.

Great use of elevation, present at almost every hole. Maybe the best mix of left/right, open/wooded and long/short holes I've seen, it has basically every type of hole one can think of.

On site pro shop, with disc/equipment for sale, score card and map available as well as clean bathrooms.

Well maintained, the grass and surrounding areas are very nice. The nice Irish gentleman at the Park Office is very helpful directing you to the course for first timers.

Cons:

Very little to complain about here. I felt that the teepads were a little too short for my liking, and where only noticeable on the longer holes.

Other Thoughts:

You have to pay $3/day or $25/annually. If this was my home course, I would have no issues paying the annual fee. My home course is in a state park that charges an entrance fee, that is more per year than $25. I've also paid over $7 to play a crappy 9 hole course for one round, so this is a bargain.

This is a very beautiful family park, that has plenty of other things for the family to do while you are out playing around or two.

Conveniently located not too far off of I64, stop by, it's well worth it.
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sloppydisc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.4 years 201 played 147 reviews
4.50 star(s)

It's all good! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 23, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Everything. Course is located in a really nice park. $3 fee to play, but it is worth it. Great place to bring the family. Nice playground, trails, Volleyball. Good clean bathrooms. The office has a large selection of Innova discs, drinks and snacks.

Long and short tee pads on every hole except #15. Pads were all concrete and good sized. Signs at the short pads showed distances and hole layouts. Course was fairly easy to navigate. Scorecards and maps at the office help. Great variety. There was never a time when I felt anything was repetitive. There were some uphills, downhills, rights and lefts. Course layout uses everything that is available. Basket positions added to the challenge of the course. Every hole had a line to hit, and made sense. No holes that were gimicky or squeezed in. If you like to aire it out there are holes for you. If you like to shape lines in the woods there are holes for you.

Cons:

None. I could nitpick and whine about no water hazards, baskets on boulders or man-made hills, or the fact that this course doesn't have beautiful mountain views. But I won't. It's a great course, built in the woods in Williamsburg. Everything that was available was used well.

Other Thoughts:

Not much elevation on the holes with hills, but what there is gets used. Some of the baskets were in alternate and longer positions. It added some length and challenge compared to where the baskets were normally located. #4 is a nice downhill tunnel shot into the woods. #5 goes uphill and bends around to the right. Nice hole. #10 stands out as an excellent hole. It's about 300' from the long tee and ends up down in the woods. When the basket is in an alternate position like it was today it's even longer. The basket is hidden down in the woods with lots of trees to keep you from an easy layup. #16 is also a really good hole. Through the woods and ending up to the left behind some more trees. Fun, challenging and fair.

#18 lets you finish by throwing a bomb. It's about 600' of open field ending up with a tunnel into the woods for the last 100' or so. A great way to finish.

Go to Williamsburg. You will not be disappointed.
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jkdisc
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.6 years 117 played 110 reviews
4.00 star(s)

New Quarter Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 28, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Wow! It all begins where you pay your
3 dollars in the pro shop with a great selection of gear. The staff are great people too. Grab a map and scorecard there. Then the fun begins.
-2 Well maintained concrete tee pads for each hole
-bag hooks
-perfect signs
-practice baskets
-great land usage
-a variety of shots needed
-wooded and open shots
-long bombs and shorter finese holes
-trash baskets and benches
-clean bathrooms
-Amazing scenery and elevation
-litter free park

Cons:

not many but , beginers may be overwhelmed

Other Thoughts:

The staff pointed out where confusion can happen on the course which helped out. The baskets had been moved to a longer position so they had an updated map to follow since the tee signs just show the two basket positions they could be in. I was hoping to play through twice but it was tiring, bring water! Mountain bike trails look awesome too. The first few holes don't seem too tough but it seems to get more and more challenging each hole. If you are down this way hit this course (it's the best around.)
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halasjackson
Experience: 14.9 years 7 played 7 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Best Course in HR area 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Top notch course with excellent use of natural obstacles, elevation changes, extremely challenging terrain, and boomer shots. This is th ebest course in the Greater Hampton Roads area and is a must-play for any aspiring player.
The obstacles are "fair" in that they can be circumvented with the right throw -- i.e., they're not freaking impossible and downright stupid like you see on some courses.
Great workout walking up and down hills, in and out of forest.
The rough/brush is certainly challenging, but your disc is at least recoverable/"findable," so you don't have to worry about losing a disc in some impregnable swamp.
Extra challenging for RHBH players due to predominantly right-benders in the course -- have you anhyzer ready!
Hole 18 is freaking awesome (600+ feet!) and you will feel it later in the day.
This course rewards players who have more than one kind of throw in their bags.
The Pro Shop is impressive and the best in the area.
$3 per person includes scorecard and mini-pencils.
New Quarter Park is HUGE. Bring refreshments.

Cons:

First timers -- print out the map! Finding the next hole can be very tricky sometimes, so the map is a lifesaver.
Although most wood/forest obstacles are "fair," some are not and require a one-in-a-thousand shot.
Not necessarily a Con, but the baskets are way out of site of several of the holes, so it's bad news for first timers.

Other Thoughts:

Definitely the best course in the area
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Gran Pa Fibbz
Experience: 20.8 years 13 played 9 reviews
4.50 star(s)

New Quater Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 14, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful Course. This is what a disc golf course should look like. If you are a boomer you will love this course. But you can still three par most of the holes even if you are not. If you are playing the course for the first time I suggest that you walk up and look at eighteen before you throw. the sign doesn't do the basket area justice. The park staff is friendly. Good selection of plastic.

Cons:

If you play here in the spring summer and fall bring the bug repelent. The chiggers are something awful. mosquitos mostly a problem in the spring and early sumer.

Other Thoughts:

Yeah they charge 3 dollars. So what. I would pay twice that much to play this course. Make sure you have your walking shoes on when you go up there.it is a long course.
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jdobber
Experience: 73 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Solid course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful park, friendly staff, stocked "pro shop", good variety of holes, challenging from both the white and blue tees.

Clean, well maintained, quiet and fun to play. Lots of deer even in the middle of the day to see.

Cons:

Difficult to find (probably more user error than anything)

Bugs can get nasty in the middle of the summer (I played when it was upper-80s and sunny), but the park provided (and encouraged) a good spray of bug spray before starting the round.

A few holes do not make it clear or intuitive where to go next, but the park employee did point this out before the round.

Other Thoughts:

Watch our for the massive red ant hill near 3's basket.

The bag holders on each hole were a nice touch
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Doktor John
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 35.3 years 423 played 64 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Beautiful, diverse course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 6, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful setting...as I turned into the large field where the tee for 10 was located--I could see about 5 deer
DIscs fo sale in park office
Friendly staff (offered to walk me over to the first tee since it was my first time--even had bug spray available for free)
Two very nice cement tee pads per hole
Excellent signage
Good mix of wooded and open holes
Good mix of various layouts for holes...long, short, hyzer, anhyzers and dead straight away
Creative use of available space and terrain--the holes that go in to or out of the woods are very creative
Wooded holes have challenging yet distince paths to the basket available
Great use of limited elevation--no 100' + drops but excellent use of what's available (if you like woods and elevation changes...hole 16 is awesome...the best of everything)
Bag hangers at each hole
Well maintained and groomed
Very intuitive layout
Great map that can be downloaded or pick one up for free at the park office

Cons:

Not many cons at all...

Other Thoughts:

This is an amazing course...worth whatever it takes to get there to play
The price ($3) is not an issue...I've played courses that aren't half this good for twice the price
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CMS8
Experience: 15.9 years 4 played 4 reviews
4.50 star(s)

All around great 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 20, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Where to begin?
Pro shop with good selection of discs, scorecards with course map, bags, snacks and drinks, and friendly staff.
Big open fields for driving practice and practice basket for putting.
Concrete tee pads and two sets of tees.
Great mix of wide open holes and tight woods holes, so you'll need a variety of shots and skills.
Civil War earthworks on or near several holes.
Some nice marsh views.

Cons:

$3 per day to play, or $25 for an annual pass. But it's a small price to pay for such a great park and course, so this really isn't a complaint.
Bugs in the summer. From about April through October I usually find ticks, and all summer and into fall there are often chiggers. Wear long pants, closed shoes, and use bug spray and you'll be fine.

Other Thoughts:

This is where I first played disc golf and it's very close to home, so I'm pretty spoiled to have New Quarter Park as my home course.
There's also a very good mountain bike trail here. I found out about disc golf by seeing the course when I ride here.
There's a pro tournament here at least annually, and there are usually open tournaments monthly on Sundays.
I'd give the course itself a 4, but I bumped up the rating to 4.5 due to the great park facilities described above which makes the whole experience of New Quarter Park great.
From about late fall through the end of April the park is only open on weekends and maybe Fridays. So if you want to play while the park is closed you'll have to park at the small lot at the closed park gates and walk (or ride a bike) about half a mile down the park road to the first tee. I don't know the park's policy on playing the course while the park is closed, so try this at your own risk of getting caught. While the park is open just drive all the way to the end of the park road, check in at the small brick building to get a scorecard, and the map on the scorecard will show you where to go.
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SoonerDisc
Experience: 15.9 years 6 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Go to see it to believe it. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 9, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Awesome layout. Great Views and well worth the drive and 3 bucks.

Cons:

Hole 18 is a long one and tucked off the fairway on the right about the size of a parking spot

Other Thoughts:

The shop also has disc fairly priced in all plastics.
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SomeChump
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 33 played 33 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Worth the $3 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 18, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Elevation, elevation, elevation. Compared to other courses in the area (flat and heavily forested) this one has a great combination of open and wooded holes as well as uphill and downhill holes. Several true par 4s and even a true par 5. Missing the fairways on the wooded holes will really hurt you. Having a short arm on the open holes or lacking the experience to throw in the wind will also hurt you.

Maintenance. There is a real commitment to disc golf here. They cut down trees and pulled out stumps here to make fairways.

Hardly any trash. Good selection of Innova in the shop. Beautiful, historical setting.

Cons:

Pay to play, and they're nazis about it. At least they have a nice selection of discs and a very well-maintained course to make up for it. You actually feel like you're getting your money's worth here. But I fail to understand why I can ride my mountain bike here for free but have to pay money to play disc golf. They both take similar amounts of upkeep.

Can be a long walk. The elevation is cool to play, but can be tough for the stroller/kid crowd. We have a nice jogging stroller, but I'd hate to push a crappy one on this course. Don't even think about taking that stroller down the hill on 16.

Closed Monday-Thursday. Actually, you can still play (and for free) but you have to walk a mile from the gate to the course.

It is really hard to find too. The directions on this website were much more accurate than the ones I got off google.

Other Thoughts:

Don't miss this one.
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tmahan
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 40.9 years 86 played 31 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Excellent course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 28, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The woods holes are top shelf, including the ones that enter and exit the forest. Beautiful old growth trees, nice contours and some elevation (rare in eastern VA) thrown in for good measure. Nice mix of long and short holes in a clean, well maintained park. #3 is a nice huck across a field before entering the woods, make sure you spot the basket before you drive here as you really want to be 'in the slot' to have a good approach. Nice mix of technical woods and open air holes. The a stretch of woods holes in the middle of the back nine are classic, big trees define tight but fair fairways that roll up and down over a good sized ravine. Save some arm for #18, you'll need it.

They sell a nice selection of discs in the Park Office. The folks working there are friendly and a couple of them are golfers. They even keep some bug spray there for your use if you forgot yours. Picked up a sweet Wraith there with a NQ stamp.

Cons:

Course tends to favor the classic lefty lines. Seems like there are 3 or 4 indentical 200-220 right fades with woods on the right. Could benefit with some better signage, gets a little hard to follow around 8-10. Fair length walk from the parking lot to #1 and #18

Other Thoughts:

I dearly love this course. Along with Walnut Branch is one of the best public courses in VA. Bring water, especially in the summer, it's a hike
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Jager
Experience: 17.2 years 13 played 6 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great Winter Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 12, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Lots of variables. Open holes, wooded holes, uphill, downhill, up and over hills, long holes. This course has it all and is beautiful to play.

Cons:

Played once in the summer and it was way too hot, muggy, and the bugs were ferociouse. I'll stick to winter play at this course.

Other Thoughts:

This course is layed out great. Nestled in historic Colonial Williamsburgh the beauty of this course will take you away. I love the way the holes role in and out of the woods.
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Ragmagnet
Experience: 8 played 8 reviews
5.00 star(s)

A King Course in Virginia! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 31, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The killer selection in the disc shop. The massive size of the course. The majestic challenges.The physical tole it can take on you.

Cons:

There aren't more courses like this.

Other Thoughts:

New Quarter Park is a MUST PLAY course. It is one of Virginia's finest and it sports some of the most challenging holes. It is loaded with walks through the majestic woods of Virginia, with deep hills and old trees. Hole 18 is the most challenging par 5 an average player will encounter (though not as hilled as Bryan Park). The shop is great with a massive collection of discs, all Innova brand though, no Discraft. All discs are listed alphabetically with DX, Champion, and Star plastics to choose from. There are also many open field shots.
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Disc Dog
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.8 years 109 played 48 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great course! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 7, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I need to start out by saying that this review is being completely redone. New Quarter was one of the first courses I played and I judged it poorly because of the lack of experience. I have now played many more courses and have gained a lot more experience and knowledge in which to judge this course.

This course is well maintained, picturesque, and tough.

There are wonderful picnic sites, a pro shop, bathrooms, playgrounds, fitness trails,and several other amenities. Bring the family here for the day. There is so much to do. It has plenty of parking.

I found it to be well laid out with a nice natural flow and progression. There is a lot of elevation change, technical and bomb shots, and even an ace run or two. It does not favor left or right handed throwers.

The tees are concrete and there is a sign for each basket. Also a post to hang your bag off of the ground. The fairways are tough but well maintained and the baskets are in excellent shape.

No criss-crossing fairways.

The course map is a good one. But because it is gaining in popularity the walking paths are getting more pronounced.

You will use every shot you have here.That is said of many courses but is is really true here.

Hole 1) A straight or annie will work well here. The trees do protect it but it is a nice basket to begin with. The annie works good for me.

2) A straight throw with a hard right to left at the end. If you get behind the last bunch of trees they are hard to get through.

3) It is a straight throw and the last 80 feet are a narrow opening in the woods. Don't get into the trees on the right or you will find yourself with a 5 or 6 here.

4) A tight downhill straight fairway. Can be aced from the white.

5) Commonly thought of as the meanest basket here. There is no cutting across. The first 100 feet are flat but then it starts an uphill grade around to the basket. Which is also protected by a huge fallen tree.

6) A long gently turning left to right along the trees. With the basket tucked into a hollow at the bottom of a hill.

7) My favorite basket. It is tucked into the trees about 100 feet. but can be birdied with a real good drive that hyzers hard (RHBH) at the end into the trees.

8) Nice hole that gives a choice of a left or right fairway. But the basket is behind a big split tree so a hard but short break at the end of the flight is good.

9) Another tight but doable fairway.

10) A straight throw that needs a hard left to right break at the end.It is thrown along the trees and if you get in there your score is going to be high.

11) You can go left or right here but the left is more forgiving. On the right is the heavy underbrush again which again is going to cause extra throws.

12) Straight up and over the hill. If you do not get over the hill and it rolls it will roll along way.

13) A tight shot out on to an open area with a hard right to left at the end of the throw. You can sneak it through the trees but it is high reward and high risk.

14) A nice straight throw but you better not get into the trees.

15) High risk and high reward. If you can get it through its a birdie. If not then you have your work cut out for you. Better hope it doesn't roll down to the right.

16) Through the trees in front of you then a break to the left. Tougher than it looks.

17) Not a tough throw but still very unforgiving if you get into the tree line on the right. This is a great basket for a gentle annie (RHBH).

18) The signature basket. It is a long drive then a long up shot with the basket about 100 feet into the trees. The opening in the trees is doable but you will add extra throws if you don't hit the opening.

Cons:

Not many.... The shule is rough and will eat discs. Especially along the tree line. Chiggers can be bad here. Get a good spray and you will be okay. Not beginner friendly unless you have an experienced player with you. Get a few rounds and some basic understanding of the game and you can begin to understand how good this course is. Could use some "too the next tee signs",
Very few benches.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course but not for the faint of heart. It is best to have someone who knows it go with you the first time to help you find your disc and pass along a good way to throw the hole. If you do play by yourself play to not go into the fringe shule.

This came close to a 5 but the shule is just to rough and some additional signs at both white and blue teepads would be nice along with some benches. The bug problem is not a reason to downgrade most all courses have that problem.
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Experience: 16.9 years 11 played 8 reviews
5.00 star(s)

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Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 2, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course has a great layout with a good mix of holes going into and out of the woods. It also makes good use of the hilly country side. They have concrete tee pads, good signage, and a great scorecard that shows an overview of the course on the back side. You can pick up the scorecard along with some loaner discs, and even a loaner bag at the nice pro shop. Pro shop even sells brand new discs, and minis.

Cons:

I can't think of any improvements to this course other than to move the bag holders to either the front tees or back tees.

Other Thoughts:

This course is a pay to play, but well worth it. We saw deer, and heard musket sounds, and canons when we were there. This is a very nice historic place, it was cool to be playing where civil war soldiers once walked and fought. They have a nice mountain biking trail, along with baseball, and basketball areas, picnic areas and of course the best Disc Golf course in the area. There is Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Water Country USA, and even and outlet mall go near by. This course is not designed to bring strollers along, but with so many other things to do close to the course, there is plenty to keep the rest of the family entertained.
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