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Ridge DGC reviews
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PureAngus
Experience:
13 played
5 reviews
Great Course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Nov 4, 2017
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
An absolutely beautiful course located on Hunt Valley Country Club which is shared by ball golf and kick golf.
As someone who almost always plays at sea level, I really enjoyed the elevation changes (Hole 1 is a sweet downhill bomb) and how the pin locations flowed with the terrain for challenging but fun holes.
The entire course is maintained very well and while most of the fairways are open, they still require accuracy on your drives to avoid the rough. All of the drop zones were in fair locations and none of them felt like a punishment for going OB.
They have golf carts! This was great as I played two rounds during a tournament and still logged about 15,000 steps on my fitness tracker carting around all day.
The clubhouse and surrounding area seemed pretty upper class which was refreshing due to the riff raff I've come across at other courses (based on their location alone).
Good fun factor with a variety of lines to attack each hole from. I can't think of any holes where it was crucial to hit a certain line on for a good score.
As someone who almost always plays at sea level, I really enjoyed the elevation changes (Hole 1 is a sweet downhill bomb) and how the pin locations flowed with the terrain for challenging but fun holes.
The entire course is maintained very well and while most of the fairways are open, they still require accuracy on your drives to avoid the rough. All of the drop zones were in fair locations and none of them felt like a punishment for going OB.
They have golf carts! This was great as I played two rounds during a tournament and still logged about 15,000 steps on my fitness tracker carting around all day.
The clubhouse and surrounding area seemed pretty upper class which was refreshing due to the riff raff I've come across at other courses (based on their location alone).
Good fun factor with a variety of lines to attack each hole from. I can't think of any holes where it was crucial to hit a certain line on for a good score.
Cons:
Without a golf cart, there would be some very long walks between some holes and the elevation change would probably kill any motivation I'd have for walking a second round.
Only country club members have regular access to the course. While understandable due to the nature of the course/location, it makes a casual round while nearby almost impossible. I do believe that its a bit pricey but for the quality of the course I would consider it if I lived closer.
All of the tees were brackets sprayed on grass or cart paths. As sidewinder stated in his review, they felt very temporary given the solid maintenance and facilities everywhere else along the course.
Even though the rough isn't very thick, there are thorns galore. I didn't have trouble spotting any of my discs in the woods but getting to them required a bit of grace.
Only country club members have regular access to the course. While understandable due to the nature of the course/location, it makes a casual round while nearby almost impossible. I do believe that its a bit pricey but for the quality of the course I would consider it if I lived closer.
All of the tees were brackets sprayed on grass or cart paths. As sidewinder stated in his review, they felt very temporary given the solid maintenance and facilities everywhere else along the course.
Even though the rough isn't very thick, there are thorns galore. I didn't have trouble spotting any of my discs in the woods but getting to them required a bit of grace.
Other Thoughts:
While I have only played here once during a tournament, I was able to play both the short and long tees (only one pin location per hole). I had a great time and would certainly consider paying up for league play if I wasn't so far away.
Even though the focus of this place is its ball golf course, it's a nice classy disc golf course that with a few tweaks (concrete tee pads, more descriptive signs, an open day once in a while) would be even better. I'd love to play here again if I get a chance.
Even though the focus of this place is its ball golf course, it's a nice classy disc golf course that with a few tweaks (concrete tee pads, more descriptive signs, an open day once in a while) would be even better. I'd love to play here again if I get a chance.
