El Cajon, CA

Olive Glen

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Mr. Butlertron
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Experience: 21.2 years 673 played 131 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Pleasantly surprised 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 30, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Three tees per hole gave this straight course some shape
- Mach X baskets are nice especially for an ace run type course
- Well maintained and landscaped
- Numbered/lettered tee placards with distances
- Low course traffic regularly
- Relatively easy to navigate

Cons:

- Pay to play
- No map
- No Fairway map on tee signs
- No directional signs between holes
- Only one out of the three tees per hole were bricked , the other 2 were mostly natural
- Natural tees were rutted
-Basket/Tee/Fairway overlap.
- Course closed on Tuesday for a School's use
- Fairways lacked distance
- pedestrian putting/chipping green interferes with a couple holes

Other Thoughts:

I played 3 rounds of 9 holes from (A), ((B), and ((C) on a Monday afternoon. I had originally intended to throw Morley, but it looked really busy. I could see from driving passed the course that I couldn't have picked a worse time to show up and just kept on driving. It was a good excuse to check out Olive Glen. The front desk at Oliver Glen didn't have a map and I didnt know where to start, so I parked and began my round at the nearest hole from the lobby (6). Don't be like me, follow the road around the practice golf putting green and small pond. It will dead end at the start of 1. From 6 I wandered aimlessly around for the last 4 holes until I started to figure out the flow. It took me a couple holes to figure out that there were 2 additional tees per hole, which made the course much more exciting.

The 9 basketed course is located within a tree orchard. Each tee (A) is comprised of large landscaping tiles. Tees (B)&(C) are either rubber matted or natural and have slightly tougher fairway routes. Even though I wasn't able to break out the distance drivers as much as I may have liked, I thought it was a well planned out course. The course designer did a great job using every inch of the course. Birdies were plentiful, but not always a given from (B) & (C). The biggest criticism I have is that the course is a could have better tee pads & hole navigation. If I'm paying for a course I expect more of a polished product, I payed less for Skyline Wilderness. I'd give it a 2.5 if this was a free course or if they had better tees. I saw a pallet of tiles near 6, hopefully the resort plans to make tile tees for the rest of the course
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The Valkyrie Kid
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Experience: 45.9 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Aptly Named Olive Glenn Not A Destination Course! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Located on the far corner of the Sycuan Golf and Tennis Resort sits this little 9 hole beginner disc golf course. They're charging you $ 5 to play. I didn't ask how long you could play for your $5. They give you a little purple hospital band like the ones Morley uses.
There is ample parking at the beginning. The course follows a very simple layout basically just playing up and down the rows of olive trees. It is nicely shaded as I'm sure it gets really hot out here.
The baskets are the portable, single chain models which are somehow attached to the ground. They do have a large red # bolted to the top which makes navigating the course even easier. The tee pads are natural although # 8 did have a nicer patio block pad.
There are simple signs giving the hole # and distances.
This is just a decent little beginner course. It does provide many opportunities for ACES.
Most holes are pretty straight forward, throw down the row of olive trees which are spaced about 50' apart.

Cons:

# 8 basket is bent over like a old man using a crutch.
Single chain baskets.
Sub-standard tee pads.
Lack of difficulty and creativity.
Flat.
$ 5 to play this course is a bit steep.

Other Thoughts:

I had fun playing this course twice. It was pleasant, shady throw on the very hot day I was driving by. I wouldn't make a special trip to play here but I would play it every time I was passing by. It might be the best beginner course in the San Diego area but then again, that's not saying much, is it?
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