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Sunny Lake DGC reviews
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Pyre231
Experience:
3 played
3 reviews
Not a Fan of the New Layout drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 25, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
Note: This review is of the updated layout as of September 24th, 2022. I want to preface this review that I *loved* the old red/white course layout. The course is scenic, well maintained, and technical. There are portions of the old layout remaining, so I want to address my issues with the course refresh.
New Layout Pros:
- Vegetation has been cleared making throw lines clearer and easier.
- Greater variety of hole length. The addition of 2 par 5's and the relabeling of old long par 3's into par 4's make this feel fair.
- New concrete tee boxes on all holes except for one.
New Layout Pros:
- Vegetation has been cleared making throw lines clearer and easier.
- Greater variety of hole length. The addition of 2 par 5's and the relabeling of old long par 3's into par 4's make this feel fair.
- New concrete tee boxes on all holes except for one.
Cons:
New Layout Cons:
- The new layout is even more confusing than the old. Although you no longer have 4 courses overlapping, you now have greatly increased walking distances between holes. Sometimes you have to walk through an entire hole from the old layout to reach the tee box of the next hole on the new layout. You can't even play the old hole because the old baskets have bags over them. I only found my way with the help of the U-Disc app and spray painted signage *on the ground* which will soon be washed away. New players will likely be completely lost.
- The new layout adds 2 very long water holes without alternate tee boxes for players who want to avoid throwing over the water. I find this strange because they had previously eliminated the water hole over Loch Ness II in the old layout.
- They removed / covered the old hole signage. The old plaques which showed the hole layout are now just laminated 8.5x11 sheets with the hole number.
- The new layout is even more confusing than the old. Although you no longer have 4 courses overlapping, you now have greatly increased walking distances between holes. Sometimes you have to walk through an entire hole from the old layout to reach the tee box of the next hole on the new layout. You can't even play the old hole because the old baskets have bags over them. I only found my way with the help of the U-Disc app and spray painted signage *on the ground* which will soon be washed away. New players will likely be completely lost.
- The new layout adds 2 very long water holes without alternate tee boxes for players who want to avoid throwing over the water. I find this strange because they had previously eliminated the water hole over Loch Ness II in the old layout.
- They removed / covered the old hole signage. The old plaques which showed the hole layout are now just laminated 8.5x11 sheets with the hole number.
Other Thoughts:
I hope the course redesigners see this review. I was *really* excited to play the new layout. I can tell care and thought went into the redesign, but I feel like it misses the mark... especially with how much additional walking there is. I get the feeling that the players used to the old blue/gold layout set up this new layout with less concern for players who played the old red/white layout. I don't know how permanent these changes are, but please consider these ideas:
- Remove the new water holes (10 and 11). Add the old hole 1 back in. You would then have an 18 hole course that is more friendly to beginners / amateurs.
- There are enough tee boxes and baskets to make the revised white layout 27 or 36 holes, especially since you're skipping over old holes. I would *love* to have a layout with more than 18 holes, and if you made 9 of them near the back 'skippable alternate loop' you could still have an 18 hole course layout where the old red/whites were.
- Remove the new water holes (10 and 11). Add the old hole 1 back in. You would then have an 18 hole course that is more friendly to beginners / amateurs.
- There are enough tee boxes and baskets to make the revised white layout 27 or 36 holes, especially since you're skipping over old holes. I would *love* to have a layout with more than 18 holes, and if you made 9 of them near the back 'skippable alternate loop' you could still have an 18 hole course layout where the old red/whites were.
