College Station, TX

Oaks Park

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blake833
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14 years 160 played 140 reviews
3.00 star(s)

An old friend 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 17, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I have probably played this course 100 times. It was the course I lived 3 minutes from and go play a quick 9 and be back home in half an hour. Or if I had time, I could play it twice! What this course is great for, and how I often used it, is taking two discs you aren't super comfortable with, or two new discs, and playing the whole course with just them.

That works well because this course has an incredible variety of throws, at some great distances, for such a small space. Whoever designed this course did a great job of making a beginner friendly course that you can play with any discs, but with specific throws.

This isn't the greatest course you'll play, especially in College Station, (not the worst either) but it is fun.

The tee signs are surprisingly great for such a beat in course.

Cons:

Being in a park that gets a fair amount of use, you have to be careful of pedestrians and that means waiting a long time sometimes.

Some of the holes are fairly short, some don't have apparent paths, despite what the tee signs suggest.

The natural tee pads are worrrrrrn down, and can be muddy.

Hole 1 is in the middle of the park. I think it's better to park on the street and start at hole 3, on the side, a little closer to the Harvey end of the park.

The creek in the middle is deceptively deep. Avoid the tree on hole 2.

Other Thoughts:

I know I am overrating this course in the context of the rest of the reviewers, but here's my rationale: when choosing a rating for a course, the two main factors, beyond all of the aesthetics, all of the amenities, are two things: Was this course fun? Would I come back and play again? And my experience in this course has been a huge yes to both of those. Like I said, this isn't the prettiest, most challenging, most anything course you will ever play. But it serves its purpose as a great neighborhood 9 hole course. It is fun, it is addictive, and even when it's the worse for wear, it will still deliver a good time.
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34blast
Experience: 26.9 years 50 played 31 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice small technical 9 hole 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 3, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Technical
Variety of shots required
Close to A&M campus

Cons:

Nothing long
only 9 holes
Odd suspect parking places

Other Thoughts:

NIce little small course with short but challenging holes. Nice and shaded and fun. I like to play it 2 or 3 rounds. You are never very far from your car or a decent bathroom
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Pizza God
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Experience: 36.1 years 1717 played 574 reviews
3.00 star(s)

GREAT course for Beginners 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 26, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Tee signs for every hole
no holes that will discourage beginners

Cons:

Not exactly a course a seasoned player will enjoy, unless you want to work on your upshots

Other Thoughts:

This is a very small park with 9 holes squeezed in. But being near A&M in the apartment area and near my son's Dorm, this is a great course to get players started.

I also drove by at night and the course has enough lights you could play at night.

Not much else to say about the course other than it has a wide variety of shots, but none over 250 ft. Great course to just play with your mid-range/putter and play a quick round. I would say this is a par 2 course for pro's.

I loved the fact that as I was playing, I saw a group of beginners with regular Frisbee's playing.
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Clark
Experience: 14.5 years 26 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Play it with One Disc! 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

This is a very short, quick course. A typical game lasts about 25 minutes with a small group.

The baskets are in excellent shape. The signs are helpful for some of the more tricky holes.

The course is moderately wooded, and trees obscure the basket on a few holes. Be prepared to pull out a variety of mid-range shots, but leave the drivers at home. The longest hole is a mere 228ft, but it is a par 4! So be looking for some very low scores even among beginners.

You will use almost every shot on this course. The holes offer hyzer, anhyzer, blind, tunnel, and ace-potential shots. This course would make a great warm up for the mid-range and putts on the way to a longer game somewhere like Research Park. One could play this course easily with a single disc. I shot three under par with a Discraft Buzzz, and I am a fairly new player.

There is a public restroom at the pavilion, which is near the 1st tee as well as the 9th hole.

A small creek comes into play on a few of the holes, but it is shallow enough to retrieve sinking discs. The next tee is always pretty easy to find as well.

Cons:

Dirt tee pads.

Just one tee placement. This course could really benefit from a set of longer tees. There is certainly space on most of the holes.

A few holes have poor drainage after a rain: The third hole floods considerably in the approach / basket area; hole four had a large puddle; and the ninth hole also had a sizable fairway puddle. Caution: the rain drives the fire ants out into the open.

The small park is loaded with features to attract non-golfers: a basketball court, a covered pavilion, and a concrete cookout pad. Be prepared to skip hole 2 due to children near the basket.

Other Thoughts:

This is the perfect neighborhood course. The holes are short, and the play is quick but varied. Apartments line the back of the park, and the sorority houses are nearby. A few restaurants are just across the large street on the south end of the park. It would be possible to catch a quick round while waiting to be seated at Johnny Carino's or Ozona.
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