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Gatesville, TX

Raby Park

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3.065(based on 8 reviews)
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Pizza God
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Experience: 36.1 years 1727 played 576 reviews
3.50 star(s)

too much walking 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 5, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good use of land
Tee signs with hole number and distance
Map between holes 1 and 18

Cons:

Dirt tee pads with a few of the holes using a walking path or an old picnic table platform
Several of the holes were a little close to the deep creek.
freaking long walk from hole 8 to 9 and 11 to 12.

Also, came across a few tees that were too close to the last basket. Twice I would have hit people if they had been on the tee.

Other Thoughts:

So apparently this was a 9 holes course that they expanded to 18 by connecting several parks together.

After throwing the pitch and putt ace run 5, you cross the street and walk down the path to hole 6. This is a natural hyzer but tee sign for 7 is right in the way. (my drive landed on the tee area)

Hole 7 is a crazy long hole down a field.
Hole 8 is one you DO NOT want to be left on. If your disc goes down the bank, it is not safe to attempt to get it back.
Then you have the mega walk to 9 that is in another park about 500 feet down the road.

9 is a longer hyzer shot
10 is crazy, over the road down to a peninsula with the river coming into play.
do not turn your disc over on hole 11 or it is gone.

Then the long walk to hole 12 that throws down the road.

Again, if you throw a hyzer here, you are throwing over 13's tee area.

I really like holes 17 and 18. using a hill, 17's basket is protected by trees and elevation. If you got the arm, a knife hyzer worked good for me here. Got the bird.

I could not find a tee sign for hole 18, I played it from the top of the hill and apparently that is where the tee is somewhere.
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Saddin
Experience: 12.2 years 8 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

upgrade 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 20, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The city of Gatesville expanded the park into another parks. adding a additional 9 holes.
this includes extra bathrooms and water fountains. shade and benches to sit. trash cans.
these newer holes add a additional challenges to the course.
A course Map was added at the beginning of the course. Course lay out was changed. FYI

Cons:

Sadly they started to put in concrete tee pads on the front 9 and was never finished ,Better signage to direct you to hole 6, 10 and 13
quit a ways walk from hole 9 to 10
and 12 to hole 13
Lets talk about the Water holes.
#6 rather simple short shot across the water , if you short line your disc. it's getting wet(you will too if it lands in the middle and you go after it).
#9 Plays next to a river about 10-15 feet away from the basket(a steep cliff off to the left side) a lefty shot or a long fade from a righty will result in you losing your disc in the river.
#11 also plays next to a river to your left be careful right hand players a long fade will go into the river. also if you over drive the hole you'll end up in the river keep this in mind.
#16 plays next to shallow creek no real troubles here ,unless it's over grown.
#18 has a very small creek fed by the city pool very shallow and narrow shouldn't be any troubles, unless you loose sight of your disc.

Other Thoughts:

Gatesville steps up there game in the expansion of Raby Park . with the new hole offered these will even challenged the more "pro" players
over all I would say this is a must play for you'll in central texas.
the course plays in a circle and starting at hole #1 you'll end up at hole #18
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teamtexas
Experience: 11.9 years 26 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Raby Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 25, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course has a great mix of terrain. The park is clean and quite. Hills , trees and water make for a challenge.

Cons:

Hole #7 goes beside a small child play ground. Danger of wacking a kid! Hole #4 sometimes has cars parked by the restroom in the way.
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