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Jeffersonton, VA

Spilman Park

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3.315(based on 8 reviews)
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sidewinder22
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Experience: 17.8 years 304 played 198 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 15, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Enjoyable 18 holes with adequate tee signs and good variety of fairway design incorporating some moderate elevation changes and mix of heavily wooded and some more open space terrain. You will play uphill, downhill, over the valley and through the woods.

Pavillion and Port-a-pottie.

Cons:

I probably would have rated the course as 3 discs/Good, but the small gravel tees were worse than natural. No multiple tees or basket positions. I had to consult the map to figure out which direction hole 3 plays.

Couple fairways had knee high grass(single man crew was doing some mowing in the park, but said he wasn't mowing the fairways I asked him about). Beware some poison ivy about the course and near some baskets. No running water.

Other Thoughts:

Spilman DGC is a much needed fun little course for the area with basically no other courses within a 25 mile radius. This is the type of course that will get newer players hooked on the game, while still entertaining more advanced players.

For traveling players this is not a destination course, but a decent quick play if traveling along Rt 29.
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swatso
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Experience: 15.8 years 755 played 414 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Spielmann 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 11, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

If you can't spot the bright lime-green baskets, you must be blind.

Teesigns/navigation good/easy.

Cons:

Single tee/basket.

As of 11/11/16, the tees were filled with rough gravel, which was more hindering than helpful.

Other Thoughts:

This course dominates a small historic (information board near chimney) park, set on a couple small hills, the land between, and a small woods / copses of trees.

With only:
* three (and one of these is ~300' downhiller) holes >250', this is not course about distance.
* a few holes that could be described as tight throughout
The primary challenges are:
* elevation changes
* a primary window to hit, or tree to miss

The design is fine - the available resources were max'd out - it's just a fairly small footprint for a course. Worth a play, but advanced+ players will only face a few difficulties.
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