Pike Lake State Park reviews
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discerfred
Experience:
12 played
1 reviews
Like a classic car slowing wasting away.
Reviewed:
Played on:Feb 11, 2024
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
This course has some beautiful and challenging holes. Some of the holes play next to the creek and present a good risk / reward challenge. The next tees are fairly easy to find. Low traffic course so mostly will have this course to yourself. You mostly have the course to yourself. Some long holes and some challenging ones. A fair amount of putter shots and some longer ones.
Cons:
Steps are starting to come apart on some of the holes. Hole 2 had a tree fall on the pin so the pin was repaired and moved. A few places there was no bridge so just had to wade through the water in the small creek. A few places you need to back track on the fairway.
Other Thoughts:
This course is like a classic 1960s muscle car. At first glance it looks rather shabby and a bit worn like nobody has taken care of it. You get in and turn the key, the engine sounds good. You drive down the road and realize this car with the manual transmission is such a joy to drive. That's how this course is. It looks a little run down but the baskets are in good shape and when you get done you realize, That was a great experience! But as with old cars this course will need some upkeep soon to keep playable and relevant.
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Johnny Conservative
Experience:
13.8 years
21 played
5 reviews
Nice course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 11, 2011
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
The course is set in a beautiful setting in Pike Lake State Park. There are great elevation changes in the course also. I feel that it is just difficult enough for experienced players but not too tough that a novice would not enjoy the course. The day I played it was VERY hot. But the shade of the mature trees kept some of the heat off of me.
Cons:
The tee pads are not as good as some that I have seen at other courses. The shorter tee (on the holes that you can actually find them) are too drastic a change from the long tees in my opinion. The baskets can be difficult to spot. There is some orange reflective tape on the pole but it is still sometimes hard to find. The baskets are not numbered either. Lastly, this course design is geared more toward lefties. I counted 8 of the 18 baskets more suited for LHBH or RHFH players.
Other Thoughts:
Everything considered, I think that this course, with a few improvements to the baskets, would be a great course.
