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Sheridan College DGC reviews
5
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A Really Strange Course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 20, 2015
Played the course:once
Pros:
First of all, I am always happy to see courses installed on college campuses. That being said, this is a very strange course.
Loved the poured rubber tee pads. They were flat and grippy, though small. Map shows multiple tees for each hole, but I only ever found one.
Innova baskets were all in perfect condition, but not numbered. This course needs all of the navigation help it can get!!
Holes 1 - 3 work their way around a soccer field and the Golden Dome. Main obstacles are roads, fences, buildings, etc. Hole 4 was unplayable while I was there due to building construction.
Holes 5 - 7 use an open hillside to introduce the only elevation on the course. Hole 5 is a blind shot up and over the hilltop. Hole 7 is a big downhill drive to a basket near the baseball field fence.
Holes 8, 9 and 10 all play in the vicinity of buildings, roads and pathways, but are playable. Holes 11 and 12 are very tight to buildings and roadways and I felt were unsafe to play due to nearby parked cars.
Then it seems like you go to play a completely different course across the road in a swamp. Holes 13 - 17 play in an undeveloped wetland area. Most baskets are up on slightly elevated dry ground, with a lot of boggy, swampy ground surrounding the holes. Interesting holes but big opportunity to lose discs.
Hole 18 is back across the road to a(nother) hole with a basket too close to parked cars.
Loved the poured rubber tee pads. They were flat and grippy, though small. Map shows multiple tees for each hole, but I only ever found one.
Innova baskets were all in perfect condition, but not numbered. This course needs all of the navigation help it can get!!
Holes 1 - 3 work their way around a soccer field and the Golden Dome. Main obstacles are roads, fences, buildings, etc. Hole 4 was unplayable while I was there due to building construction.
Holes 5 - 7 use an open hillside to introduce the only elevation on the course. Hole 5 is a blind shot up and over the hilltop. Hole 7 is a big downhill drive to a basket near the baseball field fence.
Holes 8, 9 and 10 all play in the vicinity of buildings, roads and pathways, but are playable. Holes 11 and 12 are very tight to buildings and roadways and I felt were unsafe to play due to nearby parked cars.
Then it seems like you go to play a completely different course across the road in a swamp. Holes 13 - 17 play in an undeveloped wetland area. Most baskets are up on slightly elevated dry ground, with a lot of boggy, swampy ground surrounding the holes. Interesting holes but big opportunity to lose discs.
Hole 18 is back across the road to a(nother) hole with a basket too close to parked cars.
Cons:
Navigation and course flow are really bad. Without the map you have zero chance of finding the holes. The map is difficult to read, but an absolute necessity on this course. Some long walks between holes. Especially the walk from Hole 12 across the road to the "swamp holes" 13-17.
Not a sign, post, stake or arrow to help you. The teepads are small and set flush with the ground, so they are not easy to find.
Many of the holes are wedged into odd shaped pieces of land, with parked cars, roads, buildings, and pathways nearby. I felt that Holes 11 and 12 were not safely playable due to the very close proximity of parked cars to the fairway and basket. Hole 3 requires a blind drive around the Golden Dome with the basket very near an entry door. Bring a spotter!!
The swampy areas around Holes 13 - 17 was pretty nasty. Getting your disc off any distance into the water would make it difficult to recover. I don't know if this area dries up at any time.
Not a sign, post, stake or arrow to help you. The teepads are small and set flush with the ground, so they are not easy to find.
Many of the holes are wedged into odd shaped pieces of land, with parked cars, roads, buildings, and pathways nearby. I felt that Holes 11 and 12 were not safely playable due to the very close proximity of parked cars to the fairway and basket. Hole 3 requires a blind drive around the Golden Dome with the basket very near an entry door. Bring a spotter!!
The swampy areas around Holes 13 - 17 was pretty nasty. Getting your disc off any distance into the water would make it difficult to recover. I don't know if this area dries up at any time.
Other Thoughts:
I played this course on a weekday, while classes were in session. There were a lot of parked cars and construction activity that made several holes dicey or downright unplayable. Playing on weekends or during summer when school is out could be different.
