Windham, ME

Rocky Mountain @ Seacoast

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Experience: 20.9 years 16 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very generous pars 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 30, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

First time I played this course, and I absolutely love what they have done so far with this course since opening last year. The courses front nine starts off with a par 3 then goes to a par 5 before it transitions into a string of 5 par 4's. As far as any of these holes are concerned the par is very generous, but let me be clear, a skilled player will have no problem coming out of this course way below par; the unseasoned player should have no problems correcting mistakes for par on any hole, at least on the front nine. The first hole is easily a put in two given a good first shot anywhere near the hole since it's a short par 3 right in front of you and slightly to the left. The next hole a par 5 and should be an easy par if not a birdie for most players, I suggest shooting for the fairway about 100ft ahead of you just where your eyes can no longer see over the hill and land near center for a perfect RHBH layup shot to the basket for a eagle, don't over think it. Then you get into a string of par 4's and, should you be able to control your shots enough to get close enough to the rock formation next to the basket on hole 3, which is just a few hundred feet from the tee you should have no problem sinking an eagle or birdie. The rest of the par 4's finish up the same way, make good on your first shot and you'll defiantly get under par, and even if you miss a shot the course is very forgiving in both the tree areas and the outskirts of the fairways, so don't fret and reevaluate your next shot when you get to your disc; you should have no problem settling up for a par in any case.

This course does indeed do a lot with what it has, you figure, its at seacoast and they already have a lot of things going on such as snow tubing, mini golf etc. Where are they going to fit in this course? The answer is they use a lot of the outside areas of the park and transition well into the tree areas of the park using a series of switchbacks on the back 9 so you work your way slowly to the top sections of the snow tubing areas and finally finish up on a long 420' downhill shot on the final hole a par 5. I had an amazing shot here with a lot of power to about 30 feet from the hole and tapped the basket for an almost Alcatraz ( 3 under on a hole ), a hard shot but I would say use your straightest disc and grip it and rip it for maximum yield here.

Overall a lot of the holes on the back nine, since they use switch backs, would seem about the same shot but they do a good job with the incorporation of the elevation here and change shots with different obstacles to shoot around, however, like I stated about the front nine a skilled player should be able to lay up shots for well below par on a good deal of these holes.

Cons:

I have to state again that the par is fairly generous at times and this is somewhat of a con for an experienced player, however players of all expertise can enjoy this course and experienced players can always go for the pro par.

I have heard from a few friends that this place can get a bit loud in the summer time since this course is located at seacoast fun park and there are a lot of other activities to do here including mini golf and bungee jumping, and their music is very loud through out the park; I came here in March 2011 and the tubing park that they have in the winter was shut down and the rest of the park had not opened for the season so it was pretty silent. So this would be a great time of the season to experience the park without these distractions. However, on the other hand there were two holes where maintenance men had been working and left their trucks in the middle of the fairways on the front nine, kinda hard to play around but we got through it fine, just something to keep in mind.

Other Thoughts:

Pretty close to a lot of the other course in Southern Maine, about 30- 40 min from the Portland area where you can play Pleasant Hill in Scarborough for more open holes and on the way to Seacoast from Portland you can stop at Westerly Winds which is right on the way on the road you take in and this course is also brand new as of last year, 2010; so you can make a day of it and hit up two brand new courses in Maine.
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