Vicksburg, MS

Redbone Road DGC

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Redbone 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 1, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

-- The land has all of the features to build a really nice course: elevation, water and trees.
-- Steps cut into the side of the hill leading to No. 7 are awesome.
-- Two tee pads per hole. All of them are short but very tight and technical. From the short tee pads, all holes are shorter than 200 feet. From the longs, four of the nine are shorter than 200 feet.
-- Trash cans and benches. They are not at every hole, but there are some.

Cons:

-- Maintenance. It appears that nothing has been done for several years. The area around the house is mowed and mostly open, but the back area (2, 4 basket and 5-8) is in bad shape. Vines hang down in tee areas, and there is no discernible path from hole to hole or from hole to basket in many instances.
-- Navigation is not good. There is no course map, which adds to the problem. Some tee markers (simple posts with hole number, distance and a crude map carved into them) are missing. Others are lying on the ground. Many are unreadable. I uploaded a picture of one as an example.
-- There are at least four types of baskets (some homemade), and none of them have any color to stand out against the trees and foliage. Some are badly rusted, making them blend in even more. Most are not numbered, so there are questions about which basket you are throwing to.

Other Thoughts:

-- This course had no reviews within the past two years before this one, and only two reviews in the past seven years. There is no way this is a 3- or 3.5-disc course, but I can see where it might have been one 10 years ago. This is a private course, so we have to be very thankful to the owner for allowing us to play, but time and neglect have not been kind.
-- Hole distances might make you think this is a good course for newbies, but it's not. Fairways (other than the couple by the house/road) are really tight, and the risk of losing a disc is significant.
-- Walking up and down hills (and putting from the sides of hills) gives you a real workout. Come prepared.
-- After you see baskets on the right as you drive down Redbone Road, pass the house and park on the shoulder of the road. No. 1 tees from the east side of the house playing south. No. 2 (the best hole if it were maintained) plays west across a ravine. Nos. 3 and 4 play more or less parallel to each other on the west side of the house. No. 5 tees from near the top of the hill and goes slightly right and down to within about 30 feet of the pond. Follow along the edge of the water (kind of a long walk) to No. 6 on the west side of the pond. From there, you'll see the stairs up the hill to No. 7. Keep playing around the edge of the pond. No. 9 finishes near the No. 1 basket, on the east side of the house/property.
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