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Sand Ridge DGC reviews
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Lake Township Sand Ridge DGC - A work in progress. But it can be played! 2+ years
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Updated:
Played on:Oct 7, 2017
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
- This new layout avoids all the safety hazards of the old layout.
- Variety here is refreshing. From left to right and visa versa. We even have a water hazard now!
- The flow is natural and intuitive.
- Navigation for the most part is easy. The permanent signage is now in place and clearly indicates where to find the next tee. There are temporary "thataway arrows" on the bottom of each basket. I know cause I made them and installed them.
- Some of the holes offer challenges not seen anywhere else in the area and are a bit punishing - borderline punitive. #3 and #4 are good examples of this. Those two have a tight fairway with a tight turn to the basket. Anything long or short of the turn is going to be impossible to get to the basket.
- #8 is probably the toughest sub-150' hole I have ever seen. The elevated basket is a tempting ace run but throws short or long are heavily penalized.
- Turf tees. What a relief from concrete tees. Easier on the knees and they don't tear up your shoes. They are slightly less grippy than rough concrete but are so much more pleasant to tee off of IMHO.
- Variety here is refreshing. From left to right and visa versa. We even have a water hazard now!
- The flow is natural and intuitive.
- Navigation for the most part is easy. The permanent signage is now in place and clearly indicates where to find the next tee. There are temporary "thataway arrows" on the bottom of each basket. I know cause I made them and installed them.
- Some of the holes offer challenges not seen anywhere else in the area and are a bit punishing - borderline punitive. #3 and #4 are good examples of this. Those two have a tight fairway with a tight turn to the basket. Anything long or short of the turn is going to be impossible to get to the basket.
- #8 is probably the toughest sub-150' hole I have ever seen. The elevated basket is a tempting ace run but throws short or long are heavily penalized.
- Turf tees. What a relief from concrete tees. Easier on the knees and they don't tear up your shoes. They are slightly less grippy than rough concrete but are so much more pleasant to tee off of IMHO.
Cons:
- No benches - yet
- The walks between some of the holes are pretty long. 14 to 15 isn't terrible but 17 to 18 is really long. Unfortunately, with the way the park is laid out there's really no practical way to get around this issue.
- #9 fairway is prone to flooding during heavy rains. However, this is going to be fixed this winter (2017) or next spring.
- The walks between some of the holes are pretty long. 14 to 15 isn't terrible but 17 to 18 is really long. Unfortunately, with the way the park is laid out there's really no practical way to get around this issue.
- #9 fairway is prone to flooding during heavy rains. However, this is going to be fixed this winter (2017) or next spring.
Other Thoughts:
Full disclosure here folks...I have been doing a lot of work on this course so I am doing my best to not sound like a course homer here. So my score is intended to be rather neutral and I am trying to be honest with the pros and cons. Please take this review with a grain of salt. Also, I will be constantly updating this review to detail changes and improvements that occur here.
Just a word of caution here. Like a lot of Michigan courses there is plenty of poison ivy and bugs - especially ticks. Nothing can be done about it other than educating yourself on both items especially after the horrendous amount of precipitation we've had this year (2018). Please be careful.
This course is quite rough and raw in the wooded areas. There is still quite a bit of work that needs to be done to really get it to that finished state. Tee pads will be installed along with all sorts of other amenities. PLEASE IGNORE MY SCORE. I feel that I am in a position where it would be difficult for me to be completely unbiased because of all the time I've spent here working on it. Get out here and play it yourself and come up with your own conclusions and formulate your own score. Thanks for reading!
Just a word of caution here. Like a lot of Michigan courses there is plenty of poison ivy and bugs - especially ticks. Nothing can be done about it other than educating yourself on both items especially after the horrendous amount of precipitation we've had this year (2018). Please be careful.
This course is quite rough and raw in the wooded areas. There is still quite a bit of work that needs to be done to really get it to that finished state. Tee pads will be installed along with all sorts of other amenities. PLEASE IGNORE MY SCORE. I feel that I am in a position where it would be difficult for me to be completely unbiased because of all the time I've spent here working on it. Get out here and play it yourself and come up with your own conclusions and formulate your own score. Thanks for reading!
