Naples, NY

Raines Family DGC

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HyooMac
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Experience: 6.8 years 419 played 387 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Decent Community Park Course

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 12, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ Course is located in a large community park with lots of athletic fields, but the play doesn't intersect with anything other than a hiking trail and a sledding hill. The layout is positioned in a wooded hillside edge of the otherwise very flat and open park


+ The course is two 9 hole loops. The front 9 was built in 2007, and the back in 2014. Signage shows the difference: 1-9 use old style DGA fibreglass and 10-18 use very detailed printed metal signs. DGA baskets throughout


+ It's a relatively short par 27. The back nine is slightly longer than the front, but "feels" longer, because the front has a handful of really short holes (2-4)


+ Good mix of open, wooded and hybrid holes. Good use of minor elevation change


+ Hole #18 is a challenging finisher. It's only 325' but it's slightly downhill with low ceilings off the tee and guarding the basket. Pretty easy to overcompensate and hit the ground early


Cons:

- Only Con is the length, especially because of three back-to-back holes that are 126' to 162'



Other Thoughts:

~ There are streambeds traveling down the hillside crossing a few holes, but I'm not sure if they're ever very wet. There is a sneaky small rainwater pond guarding the green on 13


~ Because there's a wide swath of open ground crossing the course (a right of way for overhead power lines), the design features some really good hybrid holes where you're throwing across an open field into a green protected by trees - needing to make a gap that's 175' - 200' off the tee


~ Solid footbridges across various streams; excellent navigational signs to next hole


~ The woods and the elevation make this a better-than-average community park course, but it's pretty short. The technical holes make for fun play, and it's one of the few courses in the area



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hisson
Experience: 17.9 years 81 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 8, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Interesting basket placement.
Very scenic and natural.
Elevation
Challenging throws
Good descriptive signs and next tee signs

Cons:

It is a short course maybe too small for some.
Three later holes fairways are bound by Thick brush

Other Thoughts:

Fun course. Use a map. Baskets are marked but some numbers are wearing off (6) Shots and throws are short, but ideal for me. I don't throw over 200 feet ( unless downhill ) Long drive but I'll return. Great restaurant on 21 at intersection. Bob's and Ruth's
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bearat07
Experience: 10 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

wish there were 18 here 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 24, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

short, technical, beautiful course. a few chances to air out a drive, but not many. it's far enough out of the way to avoid getting too busy

Cons:

only 9 holes leave you wanting more variety. course traffic can build up quickly

Other Thoughts:

9 more holes and the rating will go up.
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Firefinger
Experience: 20.9 years 8 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

a great finesse course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 3, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Naples community park course is a great short course to work on your short game with one 420 yard hole to stretch out on. A great place to play in the fingerlakes!!

Cons:

mosquito's bring your clove oil or off as its layed back in the trees and it's a new course so grass is filling in ect...

Other Thoughts:

I think a back 9 with longer holes for advanced players is in the plans for next season...
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DanDwyer
Experience: 40 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

nice to play a new course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

its sweet that those people who they mentioned took the time and money to open this one. we loved it, every hole is fun, theres only one long one and yes its 420 feet...always cool

Cons:

the bugs were there, they wanted my girlfriend more than me, it plays real quick, kind of a con not really

Other Thoughts:

thanks so much for the cool course, my dad had a cabin in south bristol, near naples, and if this course would have been there when i got dragged to the cabin every weekend that would've been great
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