Santa Maria, CA

Preisker DGC

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Hazer
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Experience: 18.1 years 168 played 54 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Fun Long Holes with a Confusing Layout 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 14, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Some long holes that test your distance. A few shorter more technical holes as well. Nice tees made of cement blocks with a wood frame around them. Hole numbers on most baskets. Some very simple signs next to tees with hole numbers on them. Some small hills throughout the course and they are used well. Fun course to play. Nice, clean, well maintained park with grass throughout most areas. Restrooms on site.

Cons:

Very confusing layout. I think a couple holes have either been moved or removed as they are not where the course map says they are and I could not find them. Even with the course map it took a minute to figure out where the next tee was. Most of the holes are pretty wide open offering little challenge besides distance. Hole numbers on some baskets are missing or worn off. Some baskets are close to other tees and walking paths. Only one tee and pin position per hole. Not very beginner friendly due to it's distance but not ideal for experienced players either due to it's low level of difficulty and wide open shots.

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice intermediate course with a mix of distance and technical shots, but definitely more distance than technical. I'm not sure if there is a new layout being implemented or is some baskets are just missing currently but the course was not complete when I played (I believe 3 baskets/holes were missing). Even with the current course map the layout of the existing holes is confusing. Once I did figure it out though, I really enjoyed the holes and I think the designer did a good job getting the best possible holes out of the space available, and maybe that was the main goal with flow and layout suffering a bit from this. All in all I think the holes I got to play were fun and designed well and this is a good course for intermediate to experienced players, especially is trying to test your distance.
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roadtripstuff
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.2 years 286 played 57 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Just Meh 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 10, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's A Disc Golf Course
Course Ends Where It Begins
No Long Walks Between Holes
Ample Parking
Bathrooms and Soda Machines in Park

Cons:

Park is Crowded
No Tee Pads
Some Tees Not Marked At All
Discs Can Get Lost Near Back of Park (Going over wall.)
Parking Lots Close to Some Baskets (Could hit parked cars.)

Other Thoughts:

Enter the park off of Hidden Pines Way near the intersection of Preisker Lane and turn left as you enter the park. Park in the first lot and the first tee will be towards Hidden Pines and play to the corner of the Hidden Pines and Preisker.

From here the next few holes were very easy to navigate; tee pads were marked near the previous basket, within eye shot, no long walks or wandering required. After hole four, everything goes downhill.

After playing hole four we glanced at our map and made our way to five. Unfortunately we were only able to locate the basket due to the missing tee sign. After searching for a bit we just made our own hole and continued on to six. Long story short there were a couple holes that had no pad, no sign, nothing at all to mark them, making it nearly impossible to navigate without a certain level of frustration.

Aside from the upkeep issues, the park also has crowd issues. Not only do the other park users walk in front of you, they seem to have no regard for what you are doing at all. Again, not only is this somewhat frustrating it is also very dangerous. I think it was hole six where a small boy ran out from behind the pines trees just after I released. We were freaking out. After it landed the kid, of course, proceeded to pick it up and start to run off with it. After retrieving the disc and holing out we make our way over to seven to find a group of gentlemen that were playing horseshoes, or something of that nature and rather than ask them to move we continued on to eight. From here navigation started to get a little easier with less signs missing and the layout started to make sense.

I would have to say that Preisker Park has seen better days. Did I enjoy the round? I could go either way really, but the course is definitely on the bottom of the list of courses I have played so far, and could use some work. Would I play it again? Probably not unless I was told they put it some hard work getting it back up to "par".<---Yeah I did it, used the lamest golf pun there is, what of it?
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