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Jacksonville, NC

Northeast Creek Park

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3.325(based on 14 reviews)
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BrotherDave
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Experience: 16.8 years 192 played 189 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Vastly Improved 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Way, way better design than in years past. This redesign utilizes the park land much better and gone are the multiple pitch-and-putt holes and the absurd, 1000' power line hole. In their stead you have an actual white and blue level disc golf course, yea! The tees are nicely done concrete pads with good signs for the most part and there are lots of signs to clue you onto how to navigate if you're observant. A few holes had alternate pin placements and the Whites and Blues didn't just look like short and long versions of the same hole, generally.

This is a well-balanced course that blends long with short, open with wooded. The wooded holes are moderately so, with mature pines supplying most of the obstacles, but numerous enough to make gaps obvious and define the fairways. More than a few holes had enough length and shape to be solid multi-shot par 4's and the fairway variety is up to par.

Has a practice basket, interestingly a Marksmen/Bullseye type basket (the kind Dynamic Discs sells).

Cons:

The only outright con is that many of the tee signs are of an impermanent nature and are faded to the point of being illegible, especially on the open holes. This was confusing as multiple baskets can be seen on occasion, like hole 12 where it's a little unclear which tee corresponds to which basket.

Some of the holes run a little close to each other, necessitating the use of mandos. Mando haters might complain but it wasn't a big deal to me. Some of these holes didn't quite have the length to be drive-drive par 4s but rather placement shot-drive par 4s and seemed a bit soft but I've seen worse 'tweeners.

The defunct tees from the previous design don't make navigation easier. The parking lot closest to hole 1 is in easy range of that one hole's green but not too bad since it's a placement shot par 4.

Other Thoughts:

This is just an understated, solidly good course now. There isn't any extreme fairway shapes or much elevation change but fun and quality golf can be had here. Kudos to the area DGers for making the improvements, they deserve a solid pat on the back. It's no Castle Hayne but it's possibly on equal footing with the Barnet Parks of the world. I think the ~3.25 disc rating of this course currently is bang on.
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Jessestoda
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Not bad. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 12, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good variance of trees and open areas; this allows you the opportunity to test your precision as well as your ability to 'let it fly' accurately.

Cons:

5 baskets missing. Bummer. Also, the course needs some maintenance. There are quite a few unlabeled concrete tee off pads. A bunch seen to be old ones. Needs a good face lift.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, a fun course. Has potential to be great. Needs a little help to get there. I'm just visiting the area for a few weeks. Hopefully the locals take some much needed initiative.
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chainbangers
Experience: 12.3 years 15 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 14, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Challenging woods holes
-Open holes for a sort of "breather" where you can really let one rip
-Plenty of risk/reward shots
-Multiple Launch Pads
-Amenities
-Updated Signs at all tee pads and baskets directing you to next basket

Cons:

-Challenging woods holes
-Areas where if your disc were to land there, you have no hope of getting it back.
-Locals at the course are not very considerate and will not let you play through, especially during weekend doubles.

Other Thoughts:

My first course where I learned to play. Probably how all of my future courses will be graded on.
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