Lebanon, PA

South Hills DGC

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PRC90
Experience: 7.8 years 20 played 18 reviews
4.50 star(s)

A hidden gem 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 23, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

2 layouts that do actually change the difficulty(gold and red)
Excellently maintained
Hole variety (checks almost every box except for water crossings)
Compact and Logical layout (each holes pin plays close to the next holes tee)
Excellent signage

Cons:

A few holes are slightly generous with par ratings, but still reasonable.
Parking is okay, lot seems a little small but wasn't bad when I was there.

Other Thoughts:

I played this course on a whim, as it was inbetween me and our day trip destination and did minimal research on the course apart from location and boy was I shocked when set eyes on the course. It is nothing short of Picturesque, who ever maintains this place does an amazing job. The course layout is very fun, being a novice I played gold tee's and found the course to be challenging enough to push my limits without completely punishing me. The shot variety is nice and despite being mostly wooded the course does a very good job of mixing your shots up between touch midrange throws and long bombers. The locals were very nice and the course layout is very easy to follow, I never once felt like I was wandering around looking for the next hole.
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adlacro
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.9 years 152 played 125 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Dunkle Does It Again! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 17, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

18 Holes with DIScatchers in phenomenal shape. Good mix of mostly open holes with some trees. Lines for drives and approaches are quite fair with errant shots punished. Signage is top notch. Great variety of holes and shots to keep it from getting boring.

Cons:

If you're looking for ace runs you will have to hit your lines to be rewarded, but there is hardly any to be found, especially if you are a rec player. Otherwise, that is not so much a con but it is not a pro.

Other Thoughts:

I met Dunkle at a tourney he runs in a nearby town and his passion for good disc golf is unmatched by a lot. Once again he, along with others, have planted a challenging and fair disc golf course in an area that needs it. This is well done and a must play.
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MQTdiscgolfer
Experience: 21 years 12 played 4 reviews
4.50 star(s)

A Wonderful Find 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 2, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Incredible setting! Beautiful little park and the leaves changing colors and falling all around were a real treat
- Good mixture of shots/use of the terrain. Some elevation changes, good use of trees, etc.
- Signage was very clear. Layout could have been confusing, but it was well marked and I didn't get lost once.

Cons:

Very few here

- A bit confusing to find it at first. I ended up in the hospital parking lot trying to find directions to no avail and ended up driving around for a while trying to find the start of the course. A sign by the road would be nice, but that's being pretty picky.

- This may be temporary, but it looks like they are trying to create a stream through the course around holes #4 and #5. This has resulted in a bit of flooding in front of #5 tee box and made for a sloshy next couple of holes. Hopefully they'll fix that soon.

Other Thoughts:

Seriously, one of the more picturesque courses I've ever played. I enjoyed every single shot on this course, except of course the ones I shanked. They have some space, I hope they think about adding a few more holes. I think they could even squeeze in another 18 if they wanted.

Side note: There is only one tee box per hole. They make up for this by having two baskets. Interesting set-up that I had never seen before.
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Junkman510
Experience: 14.3 years 3 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Excellent! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 22, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Very well thought out course. Beautiful setting. Thoroughly enjoyable experience. One of my favorites now.

Cons:

A bit tight of a layout. Would difficult to find tees if they didn't have next tee arrows on the baskets.

Other Thoughts:

Another great course close to me! .. doing the happy dance at the moment...
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Leroy Twizzlers
Experience: 18 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Empty hearted 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is beautiful ! The entire couse is well maintained . All the holes are clearly labeled and every basket currently has arrows pointing to the next tee.The effort that is being put forth is clearly demonstrated on hole 9 where they currently have some of the fairway blocked from play to try to establish a grass path through the woods,The hole is still playable. The mix of challange and fun between the yellow and red baskets is well plotted . This course is a 40 minute drive from my house and I fully intend to play it a few more times this season. With courses like Roland park , Long trout winery , French creek state park and Ship rock close by me I have become kind of spoiled by great places to play , with that being said this place definitely ranks as my favorite course .

Cons:

The signage indicating the parking lot needs up graded . The lack of water hazzards was somewhat disappointing. But the only thing that keeps me from ranking this course a 5 , is the fact my dog was not allowed in the park.

Other Thoughts:

Worth the drive
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kyledstauffer
Experience: 13.1 years 53 played 4 reviews
4.50 star(s)

South Hills Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is immaculately cared for. Everything was mowed nicely, trees were limbed up appropriately - even a few perrenials/landscape beds scattered about. Very aesthetically pleasing. As far as play goes the course flowed very nicely. It was VERY easy to navigate- had next tee signs on every basket. Each hole also had two basket locations - very clearly marked with a red basket for longs and a yellow basket for shorts. Requires a good gambit of shots to master - some long some shot, some tightly wooded. It's an all around good time - this what a great course should look like.

Cons:

There's not a whole lot this course can do better! I wished it required more anhyzer (RHBH) routes - only one or two wholes required this type of shot. Most were hard left pin placements. I'd like to see a bit more elevation change though a few holes made good use of terrain. You really can't complain about this course though - most faults are nitpicky.

Other Thoughts:

The only other thing you could really wish for is a water feature - though this may not be feasible. In short, this is one of the better courses in the area and I hope they can maintain it as nicely as it was today because it was fantastic!
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jbetz45453
Experience: 10.9 years 14 played 12 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Really nice course. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 7, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Scorecards at the first tee. Two sets of baskets. Concrete tee pads. Nice mix of woods and open holes.

Cons:

No water hazards.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed playing here. Wish it was closer to where I lived so I could play there more often. Two baskets makes it good for new players and those wanting more of a challenge. Only had first set of baskets in when I was there which is fine because I am a newbie anyway.
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