San Luis Obispo, CA

Sinsheimer Park DGC

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Hazer
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.1 years 168 played 54 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Fun Beginner/Intermediate 9 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 14, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Small cement tees with wide grooves in the front. Small creeks running throughout the course (seasonal). Nice grass throughout most of the course that was not too long when I played. 2 pin locations per hole. Some technical shots required but nothing too challenging. Garbage cans next to hole 2's tee and at the entrance to the park near the baseball fields. Benches on most holes. Nice, clean park with restrooms on site. Slight elevation change throughout course. Baskets have hole number on them. Hole 6: nice longer blind shot throwing from behind a grove of short bushy trees. Nice views of the mountains.

Cons:

Tees are only 6' long and 3' wide making full run-ups difficult. No signs. Some baskets were close to other tees and the last 3 holes play side-by-side-by-side with one another. Mostly open throughout the course. All baskets were a little bit too high off the ground and some were worse than others. Layout can be tricky without signs so the using the course map is highly recommended your first time playing. All holes medium distance; none are very long.

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun and interesting shorter 9 hole course with decent hole variety. Great course to challenge beginners and give them a taste of what the more difficult courses are like. To me it felt like a mini, tamed-down version of a challenging professional caliber course as it has a couple creeks in play (although they are very small and were dry when I played), some small hills and elevation change, a variety of left, right, and straight shots (although none are very long), some technical shots throwing around trees, a blind ~300' shot, and some well placed baskets. Quick and easy course to play (< 30 minutes to play 9). Print the map before your first round and navigation will be a breeze.
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Legend KILLer
Experience: 20.6 years 90 played 18 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Sinsheimer Park DGC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 11, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A perfect course to get a quick 9 in
Nice concrete pads (though a bit small)
Good variety for such a short course
Can play at night when baseball stadium lights are on
Variety in pin placement
Elevation change and constant wind add plenty of challenges for the recreation player

Cons:

Random visitors will often cross the course
On weekends it can often get crowded
Short holes
Holes a place right next to each other so you will often find players from the next hole on yours
There's often a murky area crossing the bridge on hole 7
You will often find homeless people within the brush

Other Thoughts:

To sum up, I gave it a 2 because of it's lack of difficulty, yet it can be outrageously difficult if the wind is blowing hard. Number 8 is virtually impossible in heavy wind. For newer players, this is definitely the course to develop your skills.
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radsnowsurfer
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 176 played 49 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 18, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Fun 9 hole course in the city.
Some variety and elevation change.
Nice tee pads and baskets.
Wind can add some needed challenge.
Course uses the land available well.
Not really any place to lose discs.
Good place for newer players to learn.

Cons:

Course layout is fairly simple, no holes really offer much of a challenge in distance or in overall difficulty of the hole.
When I played in July the course was very dusty and dry and just felt unforgiving on the whole.
Some trees or other obstacles would really help the course.

Other Thoughts:

In general Sinsheimer has some nice charm for a small city park course, I played it twice in my 4 days in the San Luis Obispo area, there were many other casual golfers using the course. It's main limitation is simply space and the lack of challenge. But surely a good course for newer players and a good short game tune up for the areas more skilled shooters.
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