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Port Aransas, TX

Port Aransas DGC

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aclay
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Experience: 39.7 years 309 played 236 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Port Aransas

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 23, 2022 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-- All holes are marked with sign posts; red and blue for holes 1-9; 10-12 just have blue.
-- Good course flow; no navigation issues once you find No. 1 (between ball field and skatepark on the northwest corner of the property).
-- Restrooms on site.

Cons:

-- No course map on site; the one here is the original 9-hole layout; 10-12 have been added between 9 and 1.
-- No tee pads.
-- Holes are mostly short (less than 250 feet) and void of obstacles except for lost disc and safety concerns. No. 3 basket is very close to the 4 and 5 tees. After playing 4 (water immediately right could mean high lost disc potential, but the water was low with more mud than water in June 2022), you have to backtrack up the fairway to get to the 5 tee. No. 5 tees between the water and an outfield fence. Your direct line to the basket is over the outfield, so this is another lost disc waiting to happen. Nos. 6 and 7 baskets are near a small depression/ditch that seems to collect a lot of water. No. 9 has you throwing across a road and between a practice ballfield and a basketball court from the red tee; from the blue tee, you are throwing directly over the basketball court. Nos. 10 and 11 play back and forth along the road into the park; All but a few feet of the "fairway" is the road. No. 11 is particularly tight (18 feet wide) between the road to the right and fence line/restricted nature area to the left. No. 12 tees from the 10-foot-wide median in the road; the vast majority of any legitimate flight path to the basket is over the road.
-- With no map and no tee signs, you have no distance to aid you. You can always see the basket from the tee, but distance would be nice.
-- Mosquitos. I seldom mention or worry about things like this, but these bugs were ridiculous on my first visit, in May 2021. I had blood smears on my hands, arms, legs and discs from swatting them. And that was after slathering on the bug spray. The mosquitos were not nearly as bad in July 2021 and were no problem at all in June 2022.

Other Thoughts:

-- Some baskets are pretty rusted, but they still catch OK.
-- It's about a mile from the beach, so it's a nice diversion if you are there, but I wouldn't drive very far just to play this course.
-- Fly It! Port A on Avenue G (the road from the course to the beach) has a decent selection of Innova discs.
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Pizza God
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Experience: 36.2 years 1738 played 589 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Not worth the time 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 27, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Has 7 baskets right now?
Has Blue and Red posts on most of the holes
Nice view of the nature area

Cons:

No tree's
flat
Dirt tees
Under construction at the moment with 2 baskets missing
Tee signs only show the hole number.

Other Thoughts:

This course is not much, you have 9 holes that go around the baseball fields. They are upgrading them at the moment so holes 3 and 5 are missing.
No tee signs to show distance or next hole. You pretty much need a map, but the course is not that hard to follow if you pay attention.

Hole 4 is interesting in that you have sort of an island hole. However after throwing the hole, you have to walk back to 5 tee pad that is near 4 tee pad.

Then you have some longer wide open holes, 6 and 7 that throw between the homes and the ball fields. Right now that area has a lot of construction equipment, the giant culverts did add a little to hole 6.

Holes 8 and 9 are also pretty open and hole 9 has you throwing across a court.

The holes should be shorter, if you want disc golf in this park, the course should be a pitch and putt course for families. There is nothing out here to make it interesting for a seasoned player.

Would I play here again.

Well, it was fun coming across the Ferry to get from Ingleside, however I would never play here again. Only playing each hole as a island hole would make any of the holes sort of interesting. It was windy, but the wind is to your back on the holes you would worry about getting way off in the rough. The holes against the wind, you risk turning over into the ball fields or the disc carrying over into the backyards. (I did hit the fence on hole 7)
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