Osprey DGC @ Benton Beach reviews
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Spike Hyzer 23
Experience:
30.8 years
92 played
88 reviews
Botched Opportunity 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Jan 23, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
Hole 1
Hole 8 (with a caveat)
Hole 11
Hole 12
Hole 15 (with huge caveats)
Hole 8 (with a caveat)
Hole 11
Hole 12
Hole 15 (with huge caveats)
Cons:
--Horrible overall design. It is shocking that a pro who has played all over could create something so miserable.
--There is dangerous backtracking everywhere. Cale must be a righty, because he didn't even consider that a LHBH on hole 2 would go right over the tee of #3 (you have to go BACK 50 feet to that tee). Ridiculous.
Additionally, you have to backtrack somewhat from #8 to the tee for #9.
Worst of all, you have to backtrack 200 of the 230 feet from #11's pin to get to the tee for #12. These are the best two holes on the course, yet a huge hazard. The best part of the woods and the creek are at the pin for #11 and you could clearly have woven some holes in there and come around later to create the great #12.
--Hole 8 would have been one of my favorites, except is is completely unfair for a lefty. Clearing brush along the creek and an opening to the pin would both make it fair and tempt the lefty to hang one out and end up in the creek. The way it is designed for a righty, the lefty can only hope to lay it out in the open 150' and hope to make the 35' putt.
--#15 would be a great hole, except it's another of those 90 degree turns. 300 feet straight out and then 75 feet left. Ridiculous. What makes it worse, especially for players who throw in the 250' range is that the basket for #17 and the tee for #18 are almost straight ahead. A 200' forehand from a righty could hit players in that area. The basket should be on the edge of the creek near the birdhouse.
--The sign was missing for #14. I think.
--The tee pads aren't just short, they don't even approach level. The fact is, the back of the first concrete square is raised, and the front of the front square is as well. The tee pads literally form a little 'V' and you are always walking down into that before walking upward to the end. And these pads are WAY too short. Something like 10 feet short of standard. You can't get a decent run up at all.
--It's hugely righty friendly overall.
--There is dangerous backtracking everywhere. Cale must be a righty, because he didn't even consider that a LHBH on hole 2 would go right over the tee of #3 (you have to go BACK 50 feet to that tee). Ridiculous.
Additionally, you have to backtrack somewhat from #8 to the tee for #9.
Worst of all, you have to backtrack 200 of the 230 feet from #11's pin to get to the tee for #12. These are the best two holes on the course, yet a huge hazard. The best part of the woods and the creek are at the pin for #11 and you could clearly have woven some holes in there and come around later to create the great #12.
--Hole 8 would have been one of my favorites, except is is completely unfair for a lefty. Clearing brush along the creek and an opening to the pin would both make it fair and tempt the lefty to hang one out and end up in the creek. The way it is designed for a righty, the lefty can only hope to lay it out in the open 150' and hope to make the 35' putt.
--#15 would be a great hole, except it's another of those 90 degree turns. 300 feet straight out and then 75 feet left. Ridiculous. What makes it worse, especially for players who throw in the 250' range is that the basket for #17 and the tee for #18 are almost straight ahead. A 200' forehand from a righty could hit players in that area. The basket should be on the edge of the creek near the birdhouse.
--The sign was missing for #14. I think.
--The tee pads aren't just short, they don't even approach level. The fact is, the back of the first concrete square is raised, and the front of the front square is as well. The tee pads literally form a little 'V' and you are always walking down into that before walking upward to the end. And these pads are WAY too short. Something like 10 feet short of standard. You can't get a decent run up at all.
--It's hugely righty friendly overall.
Other Thoughts:
I was so psyched to find two courses within 5 miles of each other.
I was horribly disappointed that BOTH of them rated 1 or below.
What an awful day of disc golf.
Better to go to Millstream, the finest I've played in the region thus far.
I was horribly disappointed that BOTH of them rated 1 or below.
What an awful day of disc golf.
Better to go to Millstream, the finest I've played in the region thus far.
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