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Stonehenge DGC reviews
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Fun, great for introducing players to the sport 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:May 8, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
- 18 Holes
- Good Flow
- Easy Parking
- Good access
- Baskets - Mach X's throughout.
- Tees at each (although two appear to have been vandalised and missing the rubber mats)
- Good Flow
- Easy Parking
- Good access
- Baskets - Mach X's throughout.
- Tees at each (although two appear to have been vandalised and missing the rubber mats)
Cons:
- Baskets (First time playing on Mach X's and personally really disliked them, more in thoughts)
- Lack of variety
- Short
- Only one set of tees
- Signage at holes was quite basic and lacking maps, but TBF, didn't really need them
- Couple of blind holes difficult to play by yourself risking lost discs
- Lots of tees very close to baskets
- Hawthorns are the main obstacle and they hurt and are very difficult to get a lie behind if you are in them.
- Lack of variety
- Short
- Only one set of tees
- Signage at holes was quite basic and lacking maps, but TBF, didn't really need them
- Couple of blind holes difficult to play by yourself risking lost discs
- Lots of tees very close to baskets
- Hawthorns are the main obstacle and they hurt and are very difficult to get a lie behind if you are in them.
Other Thoughts:
I managed to sneak in a running round at Stonehenge on a beautiful Sunday morning after dropping some discs for the local club.
You can park up by the allotments right next to the welcome sign and 20 meters from the first tee which is great. Some of the baskets are visible from the surrounding roads as well and with bus stops at the course it is an incredibly easy course to access. Great location on the edge of new build housing estate and I can see why the course has done such a great job of bringing new players into the sport. The course felt looked after and welcoming even in the peak of growing season when many can get difficult to navigate and play.
The course is enjoyable but very short and lacking challenge to an experienced player. Holes range from around 25 - 75 meters, most around the 50 ish mark. In pure design terms most of the holes lack variety and risk reward. I threw the same flat to fade putter shot on I believe 14 of the 18 holes. There is not much balance, nearly all holes sit on the right hand friendly side rather than left with just one hole (5) more of a Lefty shot but at this stage of the courses age still easily breakable with a dumped RHBH hyzer over the small trees.
There are a couple of holes you need to walk out to have a look at first, hole 3 (probably my favourite on the course, a tunnel that opens up to a bowl with the basket the other side and the only hole I wouldn't be too annoyed to take a three on) and hole 8 which is a blind RHBH hyzer.
There is a really cool feature in the chalk drainage ditch which goes down the middle of the course, I would have liked to see this utilised more than it was but not sure if this was allowable by the council. It's still a good looking unique feature to draw your eye as you play.
I would have liked to see two tees for some of the baskets at least and looking around there does appear to be this possibility in the future. It looks like the local club has added some other layouts on UDisc, it would be great to incorporate the new pines along the side of 12 - 16 to create some more interest.
Some of the tees are very close to the previous baskets - especially 1,2,3 but these are so short it should be no issue. I went the wrong way after 16 and wandered around for a couple of minutes till UDisc helped me find the 17th (it's back towards 1, I went out looking around the pines towards the road)
I had a fun 25 minutes playing here and whilst it's not a course I would say to make a big detour for I would definitely recommend checking it out if you are in the area. Playing at normal pace it's probably about 40 minutes for a round of 18 by yourself. If I were playing here regularly my aim would be to shoot 17 twos and an ace which feels very doable.
For the quick first round out I managed to miss putts for 2 on the first three holes (Criminal on 1 and 2 which is almost putting from the tee!) but after that hit all but 13 where I drove long not realising there was a slope behind. I also had two chain outs for aces which brings me onto the Mach X's.
It turns out I really dislike DGA baskets, they're not common in this country fortunately. I've played on Mach v's before and not been a fan at all but expected to really like the Mach X's.... I didn't at all. Two pro side, low putt spit outs and two ace run spitouts (which all looked like they should be good) left me not trusting the baskets much which was a bit disappointing but despite that I still walked off the course energised for the two hour drive home.
The course has made me have a think about my own design ideals. If tasked with designing here I probably would have recommended going with just 9 holes in the same space but with multiple tees and more challenging holes.
Looking at Stonehenge though I can really see the benefit and appeal for growing the sport locally of having gone with 18 and making them shorter and accessible. The proof of this working is seen in the vibrant local club, one of the more successful in the country. All in all a fun course, definitely worth playing if you are visiting Stonehenge or driving nearby and I look forward to future developments from the club.
You can park up by the allotments right next to the welcome sign and 20 meters from the first tee which is great. Some of the baskets are visible from the surrounding roads as well and with bus stops at the course it is an incredibly easy course to access. Great location on the edge of new build housing estate and I can see why the course has done such a great job of bringing new players into the sport. The course felt looked after and welcoming even in the peak of growing season when many can get difficult to navigate and play.
The course is enjoyable but very short and lacking challenge to an experienced player. Holes range from around 25 - 75 meters, most around the 50 ish mark. In pure design terms most of the holes lack variety and risk reward. I threw the same flat to fade putter shot on I believe 14 of the 18 holes. There is not much balance, nearly all holes sit on the right hand friendly side rather than left with just one hole (5) more of a Lefty shot but at this stage of the courses age still easily breakable with a dumped RHBH hyzer over the small trees.
There are a couple of holes you need to walk out to have a look at first, hole 3 (probably my favourite on the course, a tunnel that opens up to a bowl with the basket the other side and the only hole I wouldn't be too annoyed to take a three on) and hole 8 which is a blind RHBH hyzer.
There is a really cool feature in the chalk drainage ditch which goes down the middle of the course, I would have liked to see this utilised more than it was but not sure if this was allowable by the council. It's still a good looking unique feature to draw your eye as you play.
I would have liked to see two tees for some of the baskets at least and looking around there does appear to be this possibility in the future. It looks like the local club has added some other layouts on UDisc, it would be great to incorporate the new pines along the side of 12 - 16 to create some more interest.
Some of the tees are very close to the previous baskets - especially 1,2,3 but these are so short it should be no issue. I went the wrong way after 16 and wandered around for a couple of minutes till UDisc helped me find the 17th (it's back towards 1, I went out looking around the pines towards the road)
I had a fun 25 minutes playing here and whilst it's not a course I would say to make a big detour for I would definitely recommend checking it out if you are in the area. Playing at normal pace it's probably about 40 minutes for a round of 18 by yourself. If I were playing here regularly my aim would be to shoot 17 twos and an ace which feels very doable.
For the quick first round out I managed to miss putts for 2 on the first three holes (Criminal on 1 and 2 which is almost putting from the tee!) but after that hit all but 13 where I drove long not realising there was a slope behind. I also had two chain outs for aces which brings me onto the Mach X's.
It turns out I really dislike DGA baskets, they're not common in this country fortunately. I've played on Mach v's before and not been a fan at all but expected to really like the Mach X's.... I didn't at all. Two pro side, low putt spit outs and two ace run spitouts (which all looked like they should be good) left me not trusting the baskets much which was a bit disappointing but despite that I still walked off the course energised for the two hour drive home.
The course has made me have a think about my own design ideals. If tasked with designing here I probably would have recommended going with just 9 holes in the same space but with multiple tees and more challenging holes.
Looking at Stonehenge though I can really see the benefit and appeal for growing the sport locally of having gone with 18 and making them shorter and accessible. The proof of this working is seen in the vibrant local club, one of the more successful in the country. All in all a fun course, definitely worth playing if you are visiting Stonehenge or driving nearby and I look forward to future developments from the club.
