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White Settlement, TX

Saddle Hills DGC - Old Layout 3

3.735(based on 15 reviews)
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Pizza God
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 36.2 years 1738 played 580 reviews
4.00 star(s)

don't play by yourself 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Cement tee pads
posts marking hole numbers
From heavy wooded to wide open holes
From flat to drastic elevation changes
Multiple pins
There are long grass tee's marked

Cons:

back holes are pretty rough, you need a spotter on a few of the holes
It would be nice to know the distance from the tees to the pins
need a bridges to cross the creek

Other Thoughts:

1 first played the original 9 holes right after the course was installed, you can still see the original map near the new tee box on hole 1.

Now the course is 19 holes and it is a challenge to your game. You start off simple enough, downhill 300 ft hole.

Then cross the street for a hole you don't want to overthrow or your down the hill and in the creek.

Hole 3 is a crazy little turnover that you have a huge hill right in front of you.

Hole 4 is the exact opposite of 3, you throw with the basket down the hill.

Hole 5 is an elevated tee shot with the basket way back on the other side of the creek. There is a big tree hiding the basket.

Holes 6 and 7 are tight though the woods, these holes are the worst about holding water and can be very muddy after recent rains.

Hole 8 is a blind, across the creek and up the hill shot.
Hole 9, 10, 11 and 12 are run of the mill disc golf holes, each has it's own character and uses the elevation and trees to make them interesting.

Hole 13 and 14 are crazy shots that are hard to describe. Mando an 13 make you throw to the base of the hill to try to hit the uphill putt. 14 is like 3, you have a HUGE hill right in front and the basket is 200 ft after the top of the hill. Not an easy hole at all.

Hole 15 is probably the best/hardest hole on the course. 150ft of flat to a 200ft downhill fairway with tree's you only see the top of. The creek is 30 ft behind the basket so an overthrow is wet. With the wind, even a 3 is tough on this hole.

then back to the open regular type of holes for 16 to 19.
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hotstang
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.1 years 452 played 59 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Saddle "HILLS" 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 23, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great Layout.
Challenging Shots.
Good use of elevation.
Very physical course.
Brings a good mixture of lines and shots.
Not just a big arm course.
Placement is key.
New Teepads.
Good flow. But.


Cons:

No Tees signs.
Mach 2 baskets.
No Bathrooms.
Old course map on one (9 hole).


Other Thoughts:

Great course just a work in progress.
Needs a lot of TLC.
No Playground.
Not recommended for beginners or lower level players.

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Designer response by Johnyfo8
The course receives an enormous amount of thought and precise grooming (TLC) to maintain the difficulty, diversity and fun that was put into the redesigned layout. Many trees, bushes and "rough" areas were left on purpose and some discgolfers may want a course that is completely free of "rough area" so they never lose a disc, this is not the best course for those players. There has to be a good level of risk/reward built into a course to keep it interesting for all levels and abilities for many years. A new High-Def map will be uploaded to dgcoursereview, discgolfscene and pdga.com by the end of 2015 and it will be posted on the Kiosk by hole 1 soon as well.
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huntin4hitters
Experience: 37 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great course! awesome variety of shots, scenery, etc.

Cons:

No teepad signs so if you dont know the course there are quite a few blind shots. Could not find gold tees (the longer ones) on some holes.

Other Thoughts:

Great course overall, I know it was just recently redesigned so im sure signage and more is to come in the future. Would definitely recommend this course though.
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Designer response by Johnyfo8
We were only able to choose one tee location for the new cement pads. Some holes we used the long and others we used the short. Long and short alternate tee pads are currently being evaluated and will be in place for next year. The small gold tee markers are not used at this time.
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TWD1
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Love Saddle Hills 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 4, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Well thought lay-out with plenty of variation. The course does Not get boring. Great mix of long, short, wooded, and open holes with a creek strategically in play on many of the holes. Really nice elevation changes too. Great course to play!

Cons:

Not really much to say negative. Except maybe that the tee signs are not in place yet. But I know that is next on the local club's list, and from what I have heard, the club is really working hard to get everything in order. There are guys and gals out there every week working on the course...

Other Thoughts:

Get out and play this course when you get a chance. You won't be disappointed.
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WookieFlash
Experience: 10.6 years 23 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Foot in Mouth 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 3, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course layout

Concrete tee pads are nice addition

Multiple pin positions

19 holes!

Hole 14!?! That's just plain fun.

Cons:

Still working through re-numbering the holes, but otherwise a very fun course.

Other Thoughts:

I am very willing to admit when I am wrong. I clearly wrote my last review to early. I don't think my review was wrong (and it definitely was not due to a bad day). I feel as if I jumped the gun and judged too quickly of people who were improving a course that was not great before. They had a lot of work to do and I'm very happy to say they have done an amazing job. Well done Patriot Disc Club. Big time kuddos.

And now I'm removing my foot from my mouth.
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aclay
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 39.7 years 309 played 236 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great redesign 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 18, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

-- Elevation changes. There are uphill throws and downhill throws.
-- Variation on the length and difficulty of holes. Plenty of birdie chances, but there are also longer holes and tougher holes where a 5 or a 6 is not out of the question. Also, there is variation in terms of open/tight holes.
-- Water is in play on nearly half of the holes. The creek isn't very wide, but the holes are designed to REALLY bring it into play. Excellent use of the creek.
-- Other than a walking path through two holes (18 and 19), this is a dedicated disc golf park.
-- Practice basket.

Cons:

-- Creek crossings were treacherous. It had rained recently, and that added to the difficulty.
-- Concrete tee pads were nice, but they were not level with the surrounding ground, making them something of a safety hazard.
-- No facilities.
-- In two spots (4-5 and 11-12), you walk back through the previous fairway and potentially put yourself in harm's way.
-- Holes overwhelmingly favored RHBH throwers.
-- No signage with map or distance. Also, most holes and baskets were numbered incorrectly. This is mostly leftover numbering from before the redesign.

Other Thoughts:

-- A 3-foot long poisonous snake made one creek crossing especially interesting.
-- Cacti are plentiful, particularly on No. 14. Ouch!
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Designer response by Johnyfo8
The correct and safe trail from 4 to 5 has been marked and it goes up the hill, to the right and to the back of #5 tee pad. There are two trails that go up the side of the hill from #11 basket to #12 tee pad that do not lead people into the fairway for #12.

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