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Roche Harbor DGC reviews
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need more island time 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 15, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
+small covered shelter meeting area
+3 baskets on each hole (red & blue new veterans, yellow old discatchers)(+ hanging tones)
+plenty of parking
+variety - left, right, open, tight, long, short
+tee signs (though they don't appear to be totally accurate)
+benches
+3 baskets on each hole (red & blue new veterans, yellow old discatchers)(+ hanging tones)
+plenty of parking
+variety - left, right, open, tight, long, short
+tee signs (though they don't appear to be totally accurate)
+benches
Cons:
-navigation - some next tee signs would fix this
-getting here - isolated
-not much elevation
-rubber mat tees (looks like they might be getting replaced w/pavers, like tee 1)
-dog walkers/trail users - at least the ones i saw were aware of disc golf
-getting here - isolated
-not much elevation
-rubber mat tees (looks like they might be getting replaced w/pavers, like tee 1)
-dog walkers/trail users - at least the ones i saw were aware of disc golf
Other Thoughts:
great course.
i really wish i would have had more time to play all 3 baskets; maybe even a few days to really get the feel & play to the tone poles too. i would bet the gold track would have absolutely kicked my butt; blue did a pretty good job at keeping me humble. it plays like a typical (west side) pacific northwest course with gaps to hit through a variety of moss covered trees. there are also 4 or 5 holes out in the open field exposing a wind blowing as opposed to in the trees where the wind could hardly be felt. a few holes have some elevation, but it's not more than 15ft up/down on any of them.
there is a bonus hole after 2: 2a... it does seem there is more land which could be converted to more holes, or maybe some par 4 or 5s that snake through the woods. some signs indicated an alt pad, but i couldn't locate most of them (again, maybe with more time).
lots of work has been put in to keep the blackberries & other bushes off the main fairways and the grass in the field mowed. there are some bushes off fairway, so tree kicks could result in a lengthy disc search (must have taken me 20 minutes to find the sideways kick i had on 10).
pretty good flow, but w/o next tee signs i referred to the map a few times. there are a few places where the next tee is a bit of a walk.
a few mandos according to the signs are kinda weird: blue go one way, red go the other. one example is hole 5; there is a cluster of trees with a small gap midway to the basket(s) & the sign mandos do this with the 2 trees of that gap. gold isn't marked on the sign, but i would imagine it would make you go through the middle of that small gap (both mandos). 5 also has a small dried up pond with a pin in the middle and a wood plank to walk out to get to what would be a tiny island. it would be cool to see the pin there surrounded by water; maybe that happens late winter with more rain.
i really appreciate the tone poles on every hole (not sure there was one on 17 with no trees to hang it from); it's so great to hear the ring from tones.
it appears this course is very taken care of, big thanks to those that are keeping rhdgc up & improving it.
i really wish i would have had more time to play all 3 baskets; maybe even a few days to really get the feel & play to the tone poles too. i would bet the gold track would have absolutely kicked my butt; blue did a pretty good job at keeping me humble. it plays like a typical (west side) pacific northwest course with gaps to hit through a variety of moss covered trees. there are also 4 or 5 holes out in the open field exposing a wind blowing as opposed to in the trees where the wind could hardly be felt. a few holes have some elevation, but it's not more than 15ft up/down on any of them.
there is a bonus hole after 2: 2a... it does seem there is more land which could be converted to more holes, or maybe some par 4 or 5s that snake through the woods. some signs indicated an alt pad, but i couldn't locate most of them (again, maybe with more time).
lots of work has been put in to keep the blackberries & other bushes off the main fairways and the grass in the field mowed. there are some bushes off fairway, so tree kicks could result in a lengthy disc search (must have taken me 20 minutes to find the sideways kick i had on 10).
pretty good flow, but w/o next tee signs i referred to the map a few times. there are a few places where the next tee is a bit of a walk.
a few mandos according to the signs are kinda weird: blue go one way, red go the other. one example is hole 5; there is a cluster of trees with a small gap midway to the basket(s) & the sign mandos do this with the 2 trees of that gap. gold isn't marked on the sign, but i would imagine it would make you go through the middle of that small gap (both mandos). 5 also has a small dried up pond with a pin in the middle and a wood plank to walk out to get to what would be a tiny island. it would be cool to see the pin there surrounded by water; maybe that happens late winter with more rain.
i really appreciate the tone poles on every hole (not sure there was one on 17 with no trees to hang it from); it's so great to hear the ring from tones.
it appears this course is very taken care of, big thanks to those that are keeping rhdgc up & improving it.
9
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Hidden Gem 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Aug 28, 2012
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
This is a very nice course That is about as far out in the San Juan islands as you can go.You can tell this is really a labor of love by local golfers. I wish I had a camera to get pics of some of the benches at the holes, some of the prettiest and most unique that I have seen on a course. Please, Whirlybird, get some pics up.
The course started as 9 holes around a field and 9 holes have been added in the surrounding woods. This is kinda a pro and a con. It's good that they have been able to make it a full 18 and all the holes are good, but the new holes are kinda spread out. They went to where there was a good shot instead of forcing holes so that leads to the new ones being a little spread out. Signs leading to next tee are well placed and forest is thick enough that it is easy to follow the trails.
New in 2015: Tees are better and course is wearing in nicely.
Oh, yeah, couple of pins are elevated for a different look. Good use of the land available.
The course started as 9 holes around a field and 9 holes have been added in the surrounding woods. This is kinda a pro and a con. It's good that they have been able to make it a full 18 and all the holes are good, but the new holes are kinda spread out. They went to where there was a good shot instead of forcing holes so that leads to the new ones being a little spread out. Signs leading to next tee are well placed and forest is thick enough that it is easy to follow the trails.
New in 2015: Tees are better and course is wearing in nicely.
Oh, yeah, couple of pins are elevated for a different look. Good use of the land available.
Cons:
No signs on tees or map on site. There is a map at the kiosk(which they will hopefully put here, hint hint! 
New in 2015: signs are missing or hard to follow a couple of times. One on back, I believe 10, was especially tough to find. Only newer con.
Other cons are that many of the holes are shorter, altho still challenging due to trees and narrower fairways. Roughs are REALLY rough, which is good, but so are some of the fairways. Shot selection was a little repetitive, but not too bad. Members have been doing alot of work trimming to clean up fairways and greens, again good, but seem to have opened up a couple of the holes too much, 16 in particular. Nice thing in this area is that it will grow back fast.
Last con, and not fixable by golfers. Ferry ride to island is expensive but worth it.
New in 2015: signs are missing or hard to follow a couple of times. One on back, I believe 10, was especially tough to find. Only newer con.
Other cons are that many of the holes are shorter, altho still challenging due to trees and narrower fairways. Roughs are REALLY rough, which is good, but so are some of the fairways. Shot selection was a little repetitive, but not too bad. Members have been doing alot of work trimming to clean up fairways and greens, again good, but seem to have opened up a couple of the holes too much, 16 in particular. Nice thing in this area is that it will grow back fast.
Last con, and not fixable by golfers. Ferry ride to island is expensive but worth it.
Other Thoughts:
This really was a fun course that I greatly enjoyed playing. This would be a great area to go camping, check out whales, and catch a couple rounds on one of the coolest courses I have played in the Puget Sound. With some polishing it is an easy 4, 4.5 with a couple of longer alt tees. I really look forward to visiting this course over the next couple of years to see how it grows. Having talked to a couple of locals I think their passion will lead to this being a beautiful destination course.
New in 2015: Still really like this course and will gladly play it again. Map was stolen at beginning of course. Earned an upgrade.
New in 2015: Still really like this course and will gladly play it again. Map was stolen at beginning of course. Earned an upgrade.
