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Smuttynose Brewing DGC reviews
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Slow Your Throws At Smuttynose
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 21, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ All nine tee pads are sturdy and flat poured concrete. Each one has spray paint markings showing the hole#, distance and location of the pin relative to the tee. (But maybe they're faded by now.)
+ It's disc golf at a brewery.
+ It's disc golf at a brewery.
Cons:
- There was tremendous undergrowth everywhere except the final two holes.
Other Thoughts:
I want to make it known that this review is being written eight months after playing this course. Its current condition could be drastically different from how it was when I played it.
But how was the 9-hole course at Smuttynose Brewery when I played it? Eh... pretty bad.
It was so overgrown to the point of being almost unplayable. Holes2-6 more resembled jungles than fairways. Virtually every throw was in a danger of being lost forever in those knee-high grasses, tangled vines or grabby shrubs. Any brewery customers who might have been hoping for some fun activity to do after a few beers would get the wrong idea about the sport. And any disc golfers hoping for the same thing would scratch their heads in confusion so much that it could spark a flame.
Most painfully of all, I could see the potential within the property that the course designer wants to develop. With some dedicated fairway maintenance, it can definitely be a nice string of holes in the loose woods behind the brewery. If I imagine all of the undergrowth cleared away, I see a fun collection of fairways. My favorite example is hole8. It might be just a simple and brief 70-footer in the woods, but the fairway was clean and well-presented among nice natural scenery.
The whole course could be like that. It probably wouldn't set the disc golfing world ablaze but would definitely bring more positive exposure to both the brewery and the sport. It's quite a rare treat to have some food with several beers and then play a leisurely round just outside. That's exactly the kind of gentle, low-pressure, fun and approachable attitude that we wish for people to have when engaging with the sport.
But in its current state (back in July 2022) we don't have that yet. I want to see it improve. I really hope it does, to be honest with you. Please, won't someone reach out and tell me when it does? I hope to have two reasons to return to Smuttynose one day so I can enjoy the course as it was meant to be.
But seriously, the course as it is right now is awful. If you absolutely must play it, keep both eyes on all throws. Then grab a black cherry sour for me. Good luck!
But how was the 9-hole course at Smuttynose Brewery when I played it? Eh... pretty bad.
It was so overgrown to the point of being almost unplayable. Holes2-6 more resembled jungles than fairways. Virtually every throw was in a danger of being lost forever in those knee-high grasses, tangled vines or grabby shrubs. Any brewery customers who might have been hoping for some fun activity to do after a few beers would get the wrong idea about the sport. And any disc golfers hoping for the same thing would scratch their heads in confusion so much that it could spark a flame.
Most painfully of all, I could see the potential within the property that the course designer wants to develop. With some dedicated fairway maintenance, it can definitely be a nice string of holes in the loose woods behind the brewery. If I imagine all of the undergrowth cleared away, I see a fun collection of fairways. My favorite example is hole8. It might be just a simple and brief 70-footer in the woods, but the fairway was clean and well-presented among nice natural scenery.
The whole course could be like that. It probably wouldn't set the disc golfing world ablaze but would definitely bring more positive exposure to both the brewery and the sport. It's quite a rare treat to have some food with several beers and then play a leisurely round just outside. That's exactly the kind of gentle, low-pressure, fun and approachable attitude that we wish for people to have when engaging with the sport.
But in its current state (back in July 2022) we don't have that yet. I want to see it improve. I really hope it does, to be honest with you. Please, won't someone reach out and tell me when it does? I hope to have two reasons to return to Smuttynose one day so I can enjoy the course as it was meant to be.
But seriously, the course as it is right now is awful. If you absolutely must play it, keep both eyes on all throws. Then grab a black cherry sour for me. Good luck!
